Congressional Research Service Reports this week

Congressional Research Service (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. This week brings us CRS reports on the Iraq, defense, climate, and much more. 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 OpenCRS and Secrecy News:

• U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues
• Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests
• Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations
• Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress
• Distribution of Homeland Security Grants in FY2007 and P.L. 110-53, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
• Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches
• India-U.S. Relations
• Pakistan-U.S. Relations
• Venezuela: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy
• Latin America: Terrorism Issues
• Iraq and Al Qaeda
• Congressional Influence on Rulemaking and Regulation Through Appropriations Restrictions
• Congressional Intervention in the Administrative Process: Legal and Ethical Considerations
• Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: New Independent Agency Status
• Gasoline and Oil Prices
• Defense Acquisition: Use of Lead System Integrators (LSIs) -- Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
• Veterans' Benefits: An Overview of Benefits for Disabled Veterans
• Veterans' Benefits: The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program
• Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts
• Monetary Policy: Current Policy and Conditions
• The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA): Summary and Proposed Amendment
• Federal Funding of Presidential Nominating Conventions: Overview and Policy Options
• Climate Change and International Deforestation: Legislative Analysis
• Legal Issues Relating to State Health Care Regulation: ERISA Preemption and Fair Share Laws
• Regulating Ballast Water Discharges: Current Legislative Issues
• Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties
• Organic Agriculture in the U.S.: Program and Policy Issues
• The Federal Government Debt: Its Size and Economic Significance
• Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status
• China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
• Visa Issuances: Policy, Issues, and Legislation
• Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
• Merger Review Authority of the Federal Communications Commission
• Tax Expenditures and the Federal Budget
• Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
• Tax Credit Bonds: A Brief Explanation
• Former Presidents: Pensions, Office Allowances, and Other Federal Benefits
• Text and Multimedia Messaging: Emerging Issues for Congress
• The Controlled Substances Act: Regulatory Requirements
• The FDA FY2009 Budget
• HUD Proposes Administrative Modifications to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
• The Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act and Circular A-76
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2009 Appropriations

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.