Refugee Admissions and Resettlement, and More from CRS
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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