China’s Stock Market Volatility, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
China’s Recent Stock Market Volatility: What Are the Implications?, CRS Insights, July 20, 2015
Can Military Servicemembers Carry Firearms for Personal Protection on Duty?, CRS Insights, July 17, 2015
Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2014, July 22, 2015
Microbeads: An Emerging Water Quality Issue, CRS Insights, July 20, 2015
OPM Data Breach: Personnel Security Background Investigation Data, CRS Insights, July 24, 2015
Cyber Intrusion into U.S. Office of Personnel Management: In Brief, July 17, 2015
U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation Following “El Chapo” Guzmán’s Escape, CRS Insights, July 21, 2015
Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations, updated July 22, 2015
North Korea: U.S. Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation, updated July 21, 2015
Iran Nuclear Agreement, updated July 22, 2015
Agricultural Biotechnology: Background, Regulation, and Policy Issues, updated July 20, 2015
A Primer on WIC: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, July 21, 2015
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID): Background, Operations, and Issues, July 21, 2015
U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and FY2016 Appropriations, July 21, 2015
U.S. Agricultural Trade with Cuba: Current Limitations and Future Prospects, July 23, 2015
Sanctuary Jurisdictions and Criminal Aliens: In Brief, July 24, 2015
FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues, July 22, 2015
Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations, updated July 24, 2015
The European Union: Questions and Answers, updated July 24, 2015
Airline Passenger Rights: The Federal Role in Aviation Consumer Protection, updated July 21, 2015
Update on the Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak of 2014-2015, July 20, 2015
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The U.S. government should establish a public-private National Exposome Project (NEP) to generate benchmark human exposure levels for the ~80,000 chemicals to which Americans are regularly exposed.
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To respond and maintain U.S. global leadership, USAID should transition to heavily favor a Fixed-Price model to enhance the United States’ ability to compete globally and deliver impact at scale.