Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public online include these (all pdf).
“Obstruction of Justice: an Overview of Some of the Federal Statutes that Prohibit Interference with Judicial, Executive, or Legislative Activities,” December 27, 2007.
“Obstruction of Congress: a Brief Overview of Federal Law Relating to Interference with Congressional Activities,” December 27, 2007.
“Suits Against Terrorist States By Victims of Terrorism,” updated December 17, 2007.
“Proposals to Reform ‘Holds’ in the Senate,” updated December 20, 2007.
“Federal Tort Claims Act,” updated December 11, 2007.
“Intelligence Issues for Congress,” updated December 18, 2007.
The United States has the only proven and scalable tritium production supply chain, but it is largely reserved for nuclear weapons. Excess tritium production capacity should be leveraged to ensure the success of and U.S. leadership in fusion energy.
Despite an emerging awareness of the importance of state and local government innovation capacity, there is a shortage of plausible strategies to build that capacity.
Innovations in artificial intelligence and robotics will allow us to accelerate the search process using foundation AI models for science research and automate much of the experimentation with robotic, self-driving labs.
FAS commends the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for clearing a historic 75 pieces of legislation, including multiple crucial bills to confront the wildfire crisis.