Army Drawdown and Restructuring, and More from CRS
New or newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress, October 25, 2013
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, October 23, 2013
Chemical Regulation in the European Union: Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals, October 23, 2013
Proposed Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in the 113th Congress: S. 1009 Compared with S. 696 and Current Law, October 23, 2013
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, October 25, 2013
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