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Army Drawdown, Special Operations Forces, More from CRS

01.04.13 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made available to the public include the following.

Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress, January 3, 2013

U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress, January 3, 2013

The Unified Command Plan and Combatant Commands: Background and Issues for Congress, January 3, 2013

Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues, January 3, 2013

Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress, January 2, 2013

Federal Regulation of Chemicals in Commerce: An Overview of Issues for the 113th Congress, January 3, 2013

Physician Practices: Background, Organization, and Market Consolidation, January 2, 2013

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