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The Volcker Rule: A Legal Analysis

Description: This report provides an introduction to the Volcker Rule, which is the regulatory regime imposed upon banking institutions and their affiliates under Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-203).
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Carpenter, David H. & Murphy, M. Maureen
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EPA and the Army Corps' Proposed Rule to Define "Waters of the United States"

Description: This report describes the March 25 proposed rule to define "waters of the United States," particularly focused on clarifying the regulatory status of waters located in isolated places in a landscape, the types of waters with ambiguous jurisdictional status following the Supreme Court's ruling. It includes a table comparing the proposal to existing regulatory language.
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
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Native American Housing: Additional Actions Needed to Better Support Tribal Efforts

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities face both external and internal challenges in carrying out affordable housing activities under the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program, which was authorized by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA). The most commonly identified external challenges included the often remote location of tribal lands … more
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Manufacturing Extension Partnership: Most Federal Spending Directly Supports Work with Manufacturers, but Distribution Could Be Improved

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Of the approximately $608 million spent by the Department of Commerce's (Commerce) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in fiscal years 2009 through 2013 on the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program, NIST used most of the funds to directly support MEP centers. Specifically, NIST spent about $495 million on awards to centers and spent the rest on contracts, staff, agency-wide… more
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: Review of the Audit of the Financial Statements for 2013 and 2012

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO found that the independent public accountant's (IPA) audit of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's (PCORI) 2013 and 2012 financial statements was performed in accordance with professional standards, in all material respects. PCORI's IPA provided an unmodified audit opinion on its 2013 and 2012 financial statements and found that PCORI's financial statements were presented fairly, in all… more
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Defense Infrastructure: DOD's 2013 Facilities Corrosion Study Addressed Reporting Elements

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO's review found that DOD's July 2013 report addressed the four elements specified in the House Committee on Armed Services' report. Specifically, the report by the Director of DOD's Corrosion Office addressed the following elements related to corrosion of facilities and infrastructure: (1) identification of key drivers of corrosion costs and recommended strategies for reducing their effect; (2) review… more
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Major Automated Information Systems: Selected Defense Programs Need to Implement Key Acquisition Practices

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Of the 15 selected Department of Defense (DOD) major automated information system (MAIS) programs, 13 had cost information available (2 did not, due to revisions to requirements and changes in scope). Of these 13 programs, 11 experienced changes in their cost estimates, including 7 that experienced increases ranging from 4 to 2,233 percent and 4 that experienced decreases ranging from 4 to 86 percent. T… more
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Canceled DOD Programs: DOD Needs to Better Use Available Guidance and Manage Reusable Assets

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Cancellation of a major Department of Defense (DOD) weapon program can have broad effects. Cancellation of one program can affect the schedules or budgets for related programs as well as the industrial base and local economies. For example, the cancellation of one program has impacted the schedule for the Army's network modernization efforts. DOD stakeholders can provide input to program officials on th… more
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reporting Foreign Financial Assets Under Titles 26 and 31: FATCA and FBAR

Description: This report outlines the U.S. reporting requirements for foreign assets and accounts under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) along with the reporting requirements of the Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR) under the Bank Secrecy Act. It also addresses the requirements imposed on foreign financial institutions and the agreements the United States has with other countries to cooperate in information reporting.
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Lunder, Erika K. & Pettit, Carol A.
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Credit for Military Service Under Civilian Federal Employee Retirement Systems

Description: This report discusses the Crediting Military Service under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS). Under both CSRS and FERS, federal employees who have served on active duty in the military can have their years of military service counted for retirement eligibility and pension benefits.
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Isaacs, Katelin P.
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Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations

Description: This report provides background information on U.S.-Turkey relations and discusses key foreign policy issues regarding the Kurdish issue, Israel, Syria, Iran and Iraq.
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
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Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1970-FY2014

Description: This report is a research aid, which lists the Department Of Defense authorization bills and appropriations bills for FY1970-FY2011. It includes key definitions and all the pertinent information on the passage of these bills through the legislative process: bill numbers, report numbers, dates reported and passed, recorded vote numbers and vote tallies, dates of passage of the conference reports with their numbers and votes, vetoes, substitutions, dates of final passage, and public law numbers.
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: DeBruyne, Nese F.
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Regulation of Clinical Tests: In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Devices, Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs), and Genetic Tests

Description: In vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices are used in the analysis of human samples, such as blood or tissue, to provide information in making health care decisions. Examples of IVDs include pregnancy test kits or blood glucose tests for home use; laboratory tests for infectious disease, such as HIV or hepatitis, and routine blood tests, such as cholesterol and anemia; and tests for various genetic diseases or conditions. More recently, a specific type of diagnostic test--called a companion diagnostic-… more
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Sarata, Amanda K.
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SPHK1 regulates proliferation and survival responses in triple-negative breast cancer

Description: Article describes study suggesting that the inhibation of sphingosine kinase 1 (SPHK1) can attenuate ERK1/2 and AKT signaling and reduce growth of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells in vitro and in a xenograft SCID mouse model.
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Datta, Arpita; Loo, Ser Yue; Huang, Baohua; Wong, Lingkai; Tan, Sheryl S.L.; Tan, Tuan Zea et al.
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