The US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, and More from CRS
The latest updated products from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
The U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications, March 7, 2013
Arab League Boycott of Israel, March 5, 2013
Senate Select Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction, March 7, 2013
Small Business Administration: A Primer on Programs, March 7, 2013
Lobbying Registration and Disclosure: The Role of the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate, March 7, 2013
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Welfare Waivers, March 7, 2013
Multilateral Development Banks: How the United States Makes and Implements Policy, March 7, 2013
The Judgment Fund: History, Administration, and Common Usage, March 7, 2013
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Fourteen teams from ten U.S. states have been selected as the Stage 2 awardees in the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC), a national competition that helps communities turn emerging research into ready-to-implement solutions.
The Fix Our Forests Act provides an opportunity to speed up the planning and implementation of wildfire risk reduction projects on federal lands while expanding collaborative tools to bring more partners into this vital work.
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