U.S.-Vietnam Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S.-Vietnam Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on nuclear energy and nonproliferation that has grown in recent years along with closer bilateral economic, military, and diplomatic ties.
Date: September 15, 2014
Creator: Nikitin, Mary Beth D.; Holt, Mark & Manyin, Mark E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights (open access)

Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights

This report discusses the state of Iraqi politics, governance, and human rights, including the worsening relations between local Sunni and Shiite populations.
Date: September 15, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scotland's Independence Referendum (open access)

Scotland's Independence Referendum

This report examines varying opinion in regards to Scotland's Independence Referendum. The report also discusses U.S. views on the topic.
Date: September 15, 2014
Creator: Mix, Derek E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implementation of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS): Issues for Congress (open access)

Implementation of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS): Issues for Congress

This report analyzes data from a variety of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) presentations, testimony, and other sources to present a historical overview of program performance to date. It identifies an ongoing gap between the number of facilities that have received final risk tier assignments and the total number of regulated facilities.
Date: September 15, 2014
Creator: Shea, Dana A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2014 (open access)

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2014

This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted.
Date: September 15, 2014
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar
System: The UNT Digital Library
Common Core State Standards: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Common Core State Standards: Frequently Asked Questions

This report addresses frequently asked questions related to the Common Core State Standards and federal involvement with the standards.
Date: September 15, 2014
Creator: Skinner, Rebecca R. & Feder, Jody
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dairy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79) (open access)

Dairy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79)

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Date: September 15, 2014
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions (open access)

Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions

This report provides information about the Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions including the Burmese freedom and Democracy act of 2003.
Date: September 15, 2014
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
System: The UNT Digital Library