Can the President Bar Travelers from Ebola-Stricken Countries?, and More from CRS
New and updated products from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Can the President Bar Foreign Travelers from Ebola-Stricken Countries from Entering the United States?, CRS Legal Sidebar, October 23, 2014
The Appointment Process for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations: An Overview, October 22, 2014
No Second Amendment Cases for the Supreme Court’s 2014-2015 Term…Yet, CRS Legal Sidebar, October 23, 2014
JPMorgan Data Breach Involves Information on 76 Million Households, 7 Million Small Businesses, CRS Legal Sidebar, October 23, 2014
Customer Choice and the Power Industry of the Future, September 22, 2014
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): An Overview, updated October 22, 2014
Political Transition in Tunisia, updated October 22, 2014
The “Islamic State” Crisis and U.S. Policy, updated October 22, 2014
Investing in interventions behind the walls is not just a matter of improving conditions for incarcerated individuals—it is a public safety and economic imperative. By reducing recidivism through education and family contact, we can improve reentry outcomes and save billions in taxpayer dollars.
The U.S. government should establish a public-private National Exposome Project (NEP) to generate benchmark human exposure levels for the ~80,000 chemicals to which Americans are regularly exposed.
The federal government spends billions every year on wildfire suppression and recovery. Despite this, the size and intensity of fires continues to grow, increasing costs to human health, property, and the economy as a whole.
To respond and maintain U.S. global leadership, USAID should transition to heavily favor a Fixed-Price model to enhance the United States’ ability to compete globally and deliver impact at scale.