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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Fourteen teams from ten U.S. states have been selected as the Stage 2 awardees in the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC), a national competition that helps communities turn emerging research into ready-to-implement solutions.
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