Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a research agency of Congress and writes reports at Congress' request. These short reports (usually 10-40 pages long) cover recent topics of concern. This week brings us reports on earthquakes, national security, water, and other topics. Although 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. These reports were discovered by OpenCRS and Secrecy News:

• Earthquakes: Risk, Detection, Warning, and Research
• Haiti Earthquake: Crisis and Response
• U.S. Immigration Policy on Haitian Migrants
• The Future of NASA: Space Policy Issues Facing Congress
• The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) — Responsibilities and Potential Congressional Concerns
• Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
• China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress
• Coast Guard Deepwater Acquisition Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
• Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
• Displacing Coal with Generation from Existing Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants
• DOD Leases of Foreign-Built Ships: Background for Congress
• Energy and Water Development: FY2010 Appropriations
• Federal Employees: Pay and Pension Increases Since 1969
• Greece Update
• Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
• Laos: Background and U.S. Relations
• Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress
• Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress
• Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress
• Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
• Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress
• Pay-for-Performance: Lessons from the National Security Personnel System
• The Future of NASA: Space Policy Issues Facing Congress
• The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation
• Using Army Corps of Engineers Reservoirs for Municipal and Industrial Water Supply: Current Issues

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