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Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, and More from CRS

06.11.13 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following.

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments, June 10, 2013

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis, June 10, 2013

Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Research, Development, and Demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy, June 10, 2013

Unapproved Genetically Modified Wheat Discovered in Oregon: Status and Implications, June 7, 2013

Social Security Reform: Legal Analysis of Social Security Benefit Entitlement Issues, June 7, 2013

Social Security: The Trust Fund, June 4, 2013

Budget Issues Shaping a Farm Bill in 2013, June 3, 2013

Earthquake Risk and U.S. Highway Infrastructure: Frequently Asked Questions, June 5, 2013

Filling U.S. Senate Vacancies: Perspectives and Contemporary Developments, June 7, 2013

Guatemala: Political, Security, and Socio-Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations, May 16, 2013

“Fast Track” Legislative Procedures Governing Congressional Consideration of a Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Commission Report, June 10, 2013

Gun Control Proposals in the 113th Congress: Universal Background Checks, Gun Trafficking, and Military Style Firearms, June 7, 2013

Homelessness: Targeted Federal Programs and Recent Legislation, June 7, 2013

Moldova: Background and U.S. Policy, June 5, 2013

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