Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Congress’s Contempt Power and the Enforcement of Congressional Subpoenas: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure, May 8, 2012
The Financial Action Task Force: An Overview, May 9, 2012
Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Issues and Policy Options for Congress, May 7, 2012
The National Nanotechnology Initiative: Overview, Reauthorization, and Appropriations Issues, May 22, 2012
U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism, May 21, 2012
The transition to a clean energy future and diversified sources of energy requires a fundamental shift in how we produce and consume energy across all sectors of the U.S. economy.
A deeper understanding of methane could help scientists better address these impacts – including potentially through methane removal.
While it is reasonable for governments to keep the most sensitive aspects of nuclear policies secret, the rights of their citizens to have access to general knowledge about these issues is equally valid so they may know about the consequences to themselves and their country.
Advancing the U.S. leadership in emerging biotechnology is a strategic imperative, one that will shape regional development within the U.S., economic competitiveness abroad, and our national security for decades to come.