New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
The Debt Limit Since 2011, February 12, 2014
The Corporate Income Tax System: Overview and Options for Reform, February 14, 2014
The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy: In Brief, February 10, 2014
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Policy, February 14, 2014
Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations, February 12, 2014
The FutureGen Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project: A Brief History and Issues for Congress, February 10, 2014
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Research, Development, and Demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy, February 10, 2014
Food Fraud and “Economically Motivated Adulteration” of Food and Food Ingredients, January 10, 2014
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