From the Congressional Research Service 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 only brings us a number of CRS reports on economic issues, national security, government employees, 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:

• Brazil-U.S. Relations
• Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices
• China's Economic Conditions
• Colombia: Issues for Congress
• Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program
• China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -- Background and Issues for Congress
• Older Workers: Employment and Retirement Trends
• Submission of the President's Budget in Transition Years
• A Joint Committee on Intelligence: Proposals and Options from the 9/11 Commission and Others
• Executive Branch Reorganization and Management Initiatives: A Brief Overview
• Outer Continental Shelf Leasing: Side-by-Side Comparison of Five Legislative Proposals
• Japan's Political Turmoil in 2008: Background and Implications for the United States
• Libya: Background and U.S. Relations
• Energy Tax Policy: History and Current Issues
• Peacekeeping and Conflict Transitions: Background and Congressional Action on Civilian Capabilities
• Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues
• Royalty Relief for U.S. Deepwater Oil and Gas Leases
• The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives, and Issues
• Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: Background and Issues
• Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests
• Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Processes, and Effects
• Do Not Mail Initiatives and Their Potential Effects: Possible Issues for Congress
• Federal Funding Gaps: A Brief Overview
• Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2009 Appropriations
• The U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons From Japan
• The U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons From Chile
• Economic Stimulus Proposals for 2008: An Analysis
• The U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons From Sweden
• Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
• Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program
• Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
• Safe Drinking Water Act: Selected Regulatory and Legislative Issues
• Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Recent Developments and Their Policy Implications
• The Resolution Trust Corporation: Historical Analysis
• U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Rising Oil Prices
• Air Pollution from Ships: MARPOL Annex VI and Other Control Options
• Bisphenol A (BPA) in Plastics and Possible Human Health Effects
• Boumediene v. Bush: Guantanamo Detainees' Right to Habeas Corpus
• District of Columbia v. Heller: The Supreme Court and the Second Amendment
• Federal Deductibility of State and Local Taxes
• Federal Government Debt Collection: An Overview of the Treasury Offset and Federal Payment Levy Programs
• Federal Liability for Hurricane Katrina-Related Flood Damage
• Financial Market Intervention
• Guantanamo Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court
• Instability in Chad
• Israel: Background and Relations with the United States
• Navy Role in Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) -- Background and Issues for Congress
• Pay-for-Performance: The National Security Personnel System
• Reforming the Regulation of Government-Sponsored Enterprises in the 110th Congress
• Sovereign Wealth Funds: Background and Policy Issues for Congress
• Tax Expenditures and the Federal Budget
• Tax Issues Relating to Charitable Contributions and Organizations
• Tax-Exempt Section 501(c)(3) Hospitals: Community Benefit Standard and Schedule H
• The Defense Base Act (DBA): The Federally Mandated Workers' Compensation System for Overseas Government Contractors
• Topics in Aging: Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2007
• United States Military Casualty Statistics: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
• Vulnerability of Concentrated Critical Infrastructure: Background and Policy Options

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.