The Trump Defense Budget Proposals, and More from CRS
Would the Trump Administration’s defense budget proposals comply with the current Budget Control Act limits on defense spending?
“No,” answered the Congressional Research Service CRS in a new report, which was authored by CRS specialist Pat Towell and analyst Lynn M. Williams. See The Trump Administration’s March 2017 Defense Budget Proposals: Frequently Asked Questions, April 3, 2017.
Other new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
The War Powers Resolution: Concepts and Practice, updated March 28, 2017
FY2017 Defense Appropriations Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of H.R. 5293, S. 3000, and H.R. 1301, updated March 28, 2017
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), updated March 31, 2017
The Army’s Sustainable Readiness Model (SRM), CRS Insight, March 31, 2017
Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present, updated March 30, 2017
Keystone XL Pipeline: Development Issues, CRS Insight, March 30, 2017
Expiring Funds for Primary Care, CRS Insight, March 30, 2017
Overview of CEQ Guidance on Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change, CRS Insight, updated March 30, 2017
The Civil Service Reform Act: Due Process and Misconduct-Related Adverse Actions, March 29, 2017
A Brief Overview of Rulemaking and Judicial Review, updated March 27, 2017
Major Disaster Assistance from the Disaster Relief Fund: State Profiles, updated March 29, 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Issues, Challenges, and U.S. Responses, March 21, 2017
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy, updated March 29, 2017
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, updated March 28, 2017
Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Policy: In Brief, March 30, 2017
Iran Sanctions, updated March 31, 2017
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress, updated March 29, 2017
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