Financial Disclosure by Federal Officials, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from broad public distribution include the following.
Financial Disclosure by Federal Officials and Publication of Disclosure Reports, August 22, 2013
Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information, August 22, 2013
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights, August 22, 2013
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy, August 20, 2013
Changing the Federal Reserve’s Mandate: An Economic Analysis, August 12, 2013
The Affordable Care Act and Small Business: Economic Issues, August 15, 2013
Financing Natural Catastrophe Exposure: Issues and Options for Improving Risk Transfer Markets, August 15, 2013
Reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Issues for Consideration, August 13, 2013
International Drug Control Policy: Background and U.S. Responses, August 13, 2013
Mexico’s Peña Nieto Administration: Priorities and Key Issues in U.S.-Mexican Relations, August 15, 2013
Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 113th Congress, August 9, 2013
Uzbekistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests, August 21, 2013
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