Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets: Implications of a Withdrawal, April 8, 2013
Foreign Investment and National Security: Economic Considerations, April 4, 2013
Financial Market Supervision: Canada’s Perspective, April 4, 2013
The European Union: Foreign and Security Policy, April 8, 2013
The Berne Union: An Overview, April 5, 2013
Japan’s Possible Entry Into the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Its Implications, April 8, 2013
El Salvador: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations, April 5, 2013
Latin America: Terrorism Issues, April 5, 2013
U.S. Policy Towards Burma: Issues for the 113th Congress, March 12, 2013
Congressional Authority to Regulate Firearms: A Legal Overview, April 5, 2013
Procedural Analysis of Private Laws Enacted: 1986-2013, April 9, 2013
U.S. Natural Gas Exports: New Opportunities, Uncertain Outcomes, April 8, 2013
Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Review of Fluoridation and Regulation Issues, April 5, 2013
State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: Selected Legal Issues, April 5, 2013
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