New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made available to the public include the following.
Table Egg Production and Hen Welfare: The UEP-HSUS Agreement and H.R. 3798, May 14, 2012
Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges, May 21, 2012
Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests, May 18, 2012
U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2011: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy, May 18, 2012
The U.S. Export Control System and the President’s Reform Initiative, May 18, 2012
Given the unreliability of private market funding for agricultural biotechnology R&D, substantial federal funding through research programs such as AgARDA is vital for accelerating R&D.
“Given the number of existential crises we must collectively confront, I have found policy entrepreneurship to be a fruitful avenue towards doing some of that work.”
We sit on the verge of another Presidential election – an opportunity for meaningful, science-based policy innovations that can appeal to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies sectors.