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U.S.-Egypt Relations, and More from CRS

07.02.13 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New and newly updated publications from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public access include the following.

Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations, updated June 27, 2013

Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Plant and Plutonium Disposition: Management and Policy Issues, June 25, 2013

Ballistic Missile Defense in the Asia-Pacific Region: Cooperation and Opposition, June 24, 2013

Constitutional Analysis of Suspicionless Drug Testing Requirements for the Receipt of Governmental Benefits, updated July 1, 2013

School Resource Officers: Law Enforcement Officers in Schools, June 26, 2013

President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, June 26, 2013

EPA Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants: Many Questions, Some Answers, June 26, 2013

Leaving Congress: House of Representatives and Senate Departures Data Since 1989, updated June 26, 2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Background and Current Issues, June 24, 2013

Tax Provisions Expiring in 2013 (“Tax Extenders”), updated June 27, 2013

Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt, updated June 24, 2013

Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information, updated June 24, 2013

U.S. May Face Significant Obstacles in Attempt to Apprehend Edward Snowden, June 2013

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