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Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets, and More from CRS

04.10.13 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

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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