Mental Disorders Among Iraq Veterans, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following.
Mental Disorders Among OEF/OIF Veterans Using VA Health Care: Facts and Figures, February 4, 2013
Evaluating the “Past Performance” of Federal Contractors: Legal Requirements and Issues, February 4, 2013
Increasing the Social Security Payroll Tax Base: Options and Effects on Tax Burdens, February 5, 2013
Water Resource Issues in the 113th Congress, January 31, 2013
Upcoming Rules Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: The 2012 Unified Agenda, February 1, 2013
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: Modifications to the Budget Enforcement Procedures in the Budget Control Act, February 4, 2013
United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues, January 15, 2013
U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians, January 18, 2013
European Union Enlargement, February 4, 2013
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.