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Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer

Description: This report discusses section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), the specific requirements of which must be met in order for the United States to engage in civilian nuclear cooperation with other states. The AEA also provides for exemptions to these requirements, export control licensing procedures, and criteria for terminating cooperation.
Date: April 22, 2011
Creator: Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characteristics of Children With and Without Health Insurance, 2009

Description: This report examines the characteristics of insured and uninsured children in 2009 using data from the annual social and Economic supplement to the 2010 current population survey (CPS). It also points out the rate of uninsured children under 18 over the past 10 years.
Date: August 22, 2011
Creator: Rapaport, Carol
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Funeral Protests: Selected Federal Laws and Constitutional Issues

Description: This report discusses the Supreme Court's decision in Snyder vs. Phelps, which deals with the question of Westboro Baptist Church's tort liability, a church that has protested military funerals for a number of years. It analyzes the constitutional issues facing federal laws that create funeral protest buffer zones and examines legislative options for amending the federal laws restricting funeral protests, including H.R. 961.
Date: March 22, 2011
Creator: Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Congressional Budget Process: A Brief Overview

Description: This report is intended to describe in brief each of the parts of the budget process that involve Congress, clarify the role played by each, and explain how they operate together. It includes the President's budget submission, the budget resolution, reconciliation, sequestration, authorization, and appropriations.
Date: August 22, 2011
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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