Intellectual Property Rights Violations and Remedies, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made available to the public include the following.
Intellectual Property Rights Violations: Federal Civil Remedies and Criminal Penalties Related to Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents, December 13, 2012
The President’s State of the Union Address: Tradition, Function, and Policy Implications, December 17, 2012
The Sustainability of the Federal Budget Deficit: Market Confidence and Economic Effects, December 14, 2012
Organized Retail Crime, December 11, 2012
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers, December 17, 2012
Immigration of Temporary Lower-Skilled Workers: Current Policy and Related Issues, December 13, 2012
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006: Background and Performance, December 5, 2012
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006: Implementation Issues, December 14, 2012
Presidential Transition Act: Provisions and Funding, December 17, 2012
Title IX, Sex Discrimination, and Intercollegiate Athletics: A Legal Overview, December 7, 2012
Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties, December 17, 2012
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2013 Appropriations, December 14, 2012
Satellite imagery of RAF Lakenheath reveals new construction of a security perimeter around ten protective aircraft shelters in the designated nuclear area, the latest measure in a series of upgrades as the base prepares for the ability to store U.S. nuclear weapons.
It will take consistent leadership and action to navigate the complex dangers in the region and to avoid what many analysts considered to be an increasingly possible outcome, a nuclear conflict in East Asia.
Getting into a shutdown is the easy part, getting out is much harder. Both sides will be looking to pin responsibility on each other, and the court of public opinion will have a major role to play as to who has the most leverage for getting us out.
How the United States responds to China’s nuclear buildup will shape the global nuclear balance for the rest of the century.