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Access to Unapproved Drugs: FDA Policies on Compassionate Use and Emergency Use Authorization

Description: This report discuses the approval or licensure procedures of drugs and biological products which Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may permit the sponsor to provide an unapproved or unlicensed product to patients outside the standard regulatory framework.
Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: Thaul, Susan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Support for Reproductive Health Services: Frequently Asked Questions

Description: This report provides answers to frequently asked questions concerning the provision, funding, and coverage of reproductive health services. The report is organized by the federal program that pays for or directly provides these services. It concludes with questions about coverage requirements for reproductive health services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and discusses of various federal programs that provide grants to non-governmental entities to provide reproductive hea… more
Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: Heisler, Elayne J.; Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Jansen, Don J.; Lister, Sarah A. & Panangala, Sidath Viranga
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2015 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan

Description: A report updating the progress made by The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the implementation of established health-related climate sustainability goals and strategies. Each objective and strategy is thoroughly discussed and the report also includes appendices that highlight successful examples of sustainability by individual HHS employees..
Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: Kozak, Ted
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

Description: This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy; it gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations. Congress's decisions on the Aegis BMD program could significantly affect U.S. BMD capabilities and funding requirements, and the BMD-related industrial base.
Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Naval Station Guantanamo Bay: History and Legal Issues Regarding Its Lease Agreements

Description: This report briefly outlines the history of the establishment of the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during the early twentieth century, its changing relationship to the community around it, and its heightened importance with the onset of military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also explains in detail the legal status of the lease of the land on which the naval station stands, the statutory and treaty authorities granted to the President with regard to any potential closure o… more
Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Else, Daniel H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Iran Sanctions

Description: This report analyzes U.S. and international sanctions against Iran and provides some examples, based on open sources, of companies and countries that conduct business with Iran. U.S. sanctions have been a major feature of U.S.-Iran policy since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, but the imposition of U.N. and worldwide bilateral sanctions on Iran that began in 2006 and increased dramatically as of 2010 is recent by comparison.
Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Budget: Fact Sheet

Description: This report summarizes the goals and focus of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The AHRQ is a piece of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) which is meant to improve the quality of health care, enhance the delivery of health care, and increase the amount of access people have to health services. Moreover, the report covers how the AHRQ is financed and debates how it will continue to be so.
Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: Sarata, Amanda K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Abbie McMillen, August 4, 2015

Description: Transcript of an interview with Abbie McMillan, homesteader and simple life advocate, concerning her childhood; early experiences with gardening and self-sufficiency; discovering the Nearings and the Simple Life; decision to homestead in Maine; memories of the Nearings and the Good Life Center.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A. & McMillen, Abbie
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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