Climate Change and Existing Law, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future, updated August 20, 2014
The “Militarization” of Law Enforcement and the Department of Defense’s “1033 Program”, CRS Insights, August 20, 2014
China’s Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States, updated August 21, 2014
Clean Coal Loan Guarantees and Tax Incentives: Issues in Brief, August 19, 2014
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