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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Dr. Lim will help develop, organize, and implement FAS’s growing contribution in the area of catastrophic risk including on core areas of nuclear weapons, AI and national security, space, and other emerging technologies.
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The first Trump Administration’s E.O. 13859 commitment laid the foundation for increasing government accountability in AI use; this should continue