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
As humans expand our geographic reach, encroach on untouched natural territories, and interact more with animal populations, we will encounter novel zoonotic diseases that threaten the human body. The sooner we act to address these risks, the better.
This report serves as a landscape assessment and toolbox from which local governments can negotiate an informed position when it comes to the levers available to them and includes a first-of-its kind analysis of eight executed community benefits agreements.
When a hurricane hits, it’s all hands on deck – that goes for federal data, too. Pulling back from our investments in timely, accurate, and accessible public data will only make us less prepared and put us all at greater risk.
This is bigger than a singular elimination of race and ethnicity questions. It could accelerate the second wave of widespread reductions to demographic data, leaving public health officials with even less information to deliver better health outcomes for all Americans.