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Bitcoin, South Sudan, and More from CRS

01.06.14 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.

Bitcoin: Questions, Answers, and Analysis of Legal Issues, December 20, 2013

The Crisis in South Sudan, December 27, 2013

Increasing the Efficiency of Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants, December 20, 2013

Spectrum Policy: Provisions in the 2012 Spectrum Act, December 23, 2013

Brief History of NIH Funding: Fact Sheet, December 23, 2013

The Medical Device Excise Tax: Economic Analysis, December 23, 2013

In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001: Dismissals of Claims Against Saudi Defendants Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), December 27, 2013

Environmental Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, December 20, 2013

Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations, December 20, 2013

Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations, December 20, 2013

Science and Technology Issues in the 113th Congress, December 27, 2013

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