Defense Authorization Act Highlights, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of H.R. 3979, the Carl Levin and Howard “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for FY2015, December 3, 2014
FY2015 Budget Requests to Counter Ebola and the Islamic State (IS), December 4, 2014
Proposed Train and Equip Authorities for Syria: In Brief, December 3, 2014
U.S. Assistance Programs in China, December 2, 2014
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