Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has declined to make readily available to the public include the following.
Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law, February 15, 2012
Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Federal Contractor Criminal Liability Overseas, February 15, 2012
Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons, February 14, 2012
The U.S. Export Control System and the President’s Reform Initiative, February 16, 2012
NATO Common Funds Burdensharing: Background and Current Issues, February 15, 2012
The Federal Budget: Issues for FY2013 and Beyond, February 17, 2012
Reducing the Budget Deficit: Policy Issues, February 15, 2012
Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions, February 13, 2012
Previewing the Next Farm Bill, February 15, 2012
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