Computer printout listings of three data tables (Digitized Accelerogram, Recording Station, and Earthquake) organized alphabetically by country.

This report provides background on the Pacific Islands region and discusses related issues for Congress. It discusses U.S. relations with Pacific Island countries as well as the influence of other powers in the region, including Australia, China, and other external actors. It includes sections on U.S. foreign assistance to the region, the Compacts of Free Association, and issues related to climate change, which has impacted many Pacific Island countries.

A photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) BA551, 4-8-0, as altered for shunting-tender cab, tender pilot and additional sand dome for tender-first running, Dunedin, NZ.

A photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) J1233, 4-8-2 (north British Loco Co.), a mixed-traffic general purpose locomotive of NZR design with Baker valve gear - the newest design on the NZR. Photo taken in Dunedin, two days after entering service.

A photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) J1243, 4-8-2, the second locomotive out of the new class and photographed in the Hillside workshops yard, Dunedin, where she was built. Specially painted grey for the official photograph.

A photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) J1243, 4-8-2, at the Hillside workshops yard, Dunedin, where she was built. Frontview

A photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) J1243, 4-8-2, at the Hillside workshops yard, Dunedin, where she was built. Rearview

A photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) KA952, 4-8-4, on passenger train, Wellington-Auckland Relief Express, passing Waikanae Station. (New Plymouth-Wellington Express is standing in the crossing loop)

A photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) WAB790, 4-6-4T, and WAB793, 4-6-4T, double-heading on passenger train No. 176, Invercargill-Lyittelton Wharf Express, leaving Dunedin and crossing the "Leith".

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed regional free trade agreement (FTA) currently under negotiation between Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam. The negotiating partners have expressed an interest in allowing this proposed “living agreement” to cover new trade topics and to include new members that are willing to adopt the proposed agreement's high standards. This report provides a comparative economic analysis of the TPP countries and their economic relations with the United States. It suggests that the TPP negotiating partners encompass great diversity in population, economic development, and trade and investment patterns with the United States. This economic diversity and inclusion of fast-growing emerging markets presents both opportunities and challenges for the United States in achieving a comprehensive and high standard regional FTA among TPP countries.