Congressional Research Service reports

This week brings us Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports on presidential politics, China, terrorism, and much more. CRS is a research agency of Congress and writes reports at Congress's request. These short reports (usually 10-40 pages long) cover recent topics of concern. While these reports are in the public domain there is no central database available to the public. To get a copy of a CRS report you can request it from your Senator or Representative. This list is compiled from CRS reports discovered by Secrecy News and OpenCRS:

• Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects
• National Strategy for Combating Terrorism: Background and Issues for Congress
• China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -- Background and Issues for Congress
• Renditions: Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture
• The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position
• Medicare Program Integrity: Activities to Protect Medicare from Payment Errors, Fraud, and Abuse
• Presidential Nominating Process: Current Issues
• Burma and Transnational Crime
• Federal Income Taxation of Indian Tribes and Members
• The Law of Church and State: U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Since 2002
• Director of National Intelligence Statutory Authorities: Status and Proposals

Interested in historical CRS reports? If you are here at the Boulder campus, check out the LexisNexis Congressional database, which has reports back to 1916.

Not on campus, but still want access to additional reports? The library has a guide linking to various additional sources of CRS reports.