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Veterans and Homelessness, and More from CRS

02.07.13 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following.

Argentina’s Defaulted Sovereign Debt: Dealing with the “Holdouts”, February 6, 2013

Honduras-U.S. Relations, February 5, 2013

Veterans and Homelessness, February 4, 2013

VA Housing: Guaranteed Loans, Direct Loans, and Specially Adapted Housing Grants, February 4, 2013

Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs, February 5, 2013

The National Flood Insurance Program: Status and Remaining Issues for Congress, February 6, 2013

Appropriations Subcommittee Structure: History of Changes from 1920 to 2013, February 5, 2013

U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress, February 6, 2013

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