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Refugee Admissions and Resettlement, and More from CRS

03.02.15 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

Newly updated publications from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.

Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy, February 18, 2015

U.S. Tsunami Program: A Brief Overview, February 20, 2015

Legislation to Facilitate Cybersecurity Information Sharing: Economic Analysis, February 23, 2015

Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 114th Congress, February 23, 2015

Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, February 24, 2015

Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons, February 23, 2015

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