New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service which Congress has withheld from online distribution to the public include the following.
China’s Currency Policy: An Analysis of the Economic Issues, July 22, 2013
International Illegal Trade in Wildlife: Threats and U.S. Policy, July 23, 2013
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act, July 24, 2013
Analysis of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), July 22, 2013
Proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): In Brief, July 23, 2013
Hague Convention Treaty on Recovery of International Child Support and H.R. 1896, July 15, 2013
Kazakhstan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests, July 22, 2013
Called today to speak on behalf of U.S. science and technology, Dr. Jedidah Isler, astrophysicist, educator, strategist, policy-maker, and science communicator, will provide constructive, nonpartisan feedback to the House Committee’s hearing “American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secure U.S. Technology Leadership.”
“Federal data and access to it is not a partisan issue. It is a people issue. Our country cannot achieve greatness without access to the data that measure what we value, who we are, and where we’re heading.”
The United States’ biosecurity governance system is structurally incapable of detecting and responding to certain classes of threats. U.S. biosecurity tools have not kept pace with technological advancements or a changing threat landscape.
The United States has never lacked for scientific ambition. What we need now is a renewed civic commitment to ensuring that talent is harnessed for the benefit of all people. Science can work for everyone. Join us as we build a broader coalition committed to that vision.