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Data Breach Notification Laws, and More from CRS

01.04.16 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New and updated reports that were issued by the Congressional Research Service last week include the following.

Data Security and Breach Notification Legislation: Selected Legal Issues, December 28, 2015

Sex Discrimination and the United States Supreme Court: Developments in the Law, December 30, 2015

The Budget Control Act of 2011 as Amended: Budgetary Effects, December 29, 2015

Former U.S. Hostages of Iran to be Eligible for Compensation, CRS Legal Sidebar, December 29, 2015

Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief, December 28, 2015

NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: A Fact Sheet, December 29, 2015

Iran, Gulf Security, and U.S. Policy, December 29, 2015

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