New and updated products from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made readily available to the public include the following.
Cloud Computing: Constitutional and Statutory Privacy Protections, March 22, 2013
The National Broadband Plan Goals: Where Do We Stand?, March 19, 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Trade Facilitation, Enforcement, and Security, March 22, 2013
Itemized Tax Deductions for Individuals: Data Analysis, March 21, 2013
International Monetary Fund: Background and Issues for Congress, March 21, 2013
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress, March 21, 2013
Former Presidents: Pensions, Office Allowances, and Other Federal Benefits, March 21, 2013
America’s affordability problem is bigger than home prices and rents. The best housing policies make it easier to build homes, and recognize how housing connects to other domains.
America’s affordability problem, for instance, is bigger than home prices and rents. How we build affects household costs like insurance and utilities.
As humans expand our geographic reach, encroach on untouched natural territories, and interact more with animal populations, we will encounter novel zoonotic diseases that threaten the human body. The sooner we act to address these risks, the better.
This report serves as a landscape assessment and toolbox from which local governments can negotiate an informed position when it comes to the levers available to them and includes a first-of-its kind analysis of eight executed community benefits agreements.