New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made publicly available include the following.
Hydraulic Fracturing: Selected Legal Issues, July 16, 2013
An Overview of Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas: Resources and Federal Actions, July 15, 2013
Legislative Branch: FY2014 Appropriations, July 16, 2013
The President’s Budget Request: Overview and Timing of the Mid-Session Review, July 16, 2013
Delay in Implementation of Potential Employer Penalties Under ACA, July 16, 2013
Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview, July 15, 2013
Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean, July 15, 2013
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements, July 15, 2013
Rep. Barbara Lee requested and released a CRS memorandum on The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, including a list of U.S. military actions that were initiated under AUMF authority.
The Federation of American Scientists supports Congress’ ongoing bipartisan efforts to strengthen U.S. leadership with respect to outer space activities.
By preparing credible, bipartisan options now, before the bill becomes law, we can give the Administration a plan that is ready to implement rather than another study that gathers dust.
Even as companies and countries race to adopt AI, the U.S. lacks the capacity to fully characterize the behavior and risks of AI systems and ensure leadership across the AI stack. This gap has direct consequences for Commerce’s core missions.
The last remaining agreement limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons has now expired. For the first time since 1972, there is no treaty-bound cap on strategic nuclear weapons.