The Presidential Nominating Process, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have been withheld from online public distribution include the following.
The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions, updated December 30, 2015
Need-Tested Benefits: Estimated Eligibility and Benefit Receipt by Families and Individuals, December 30, 2015
Federal Reserve: Oversight and Disclosure Issues, updated January 4, 2016
Analysis of the Tax Exclusion for Canceled Mortgage Debt Income, updated December 30, 2015
Iraq: Politics and Governance, updated December 31, 2015
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief, updated December 30, 2015
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy, updated December 30, 2015
The WTO Nairobi Ministerial, CRS Insight, January 4, 2016
By preparing credible, bipartisan options now, before the bill becomes law, we can give the Administration a plan that is ready to implement rather than another study that gathers dust.
Even as companies and countries race to adopt AI, the U.S. lacks the capacity to fully characterize the behavior and risks of AI systems and ensure leadership across the AI stack. This gap has direct consequences for Commerce’s core missions.
The last remaining agreement limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons has now expired. For the first time since 1972, there is no treaty-bound cap on strategic nuclear weapons.
As states take up AI regulation, they must prioritize transparency and build technical capacity to ensure effective governance and build public trust.