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 the military, foreign affairs, budget, and much more. 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 Open CRS:

• China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress
• Comparison of the Current World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program and the World Trade Center Health Program Proposed by Title I of H.R. 847
• Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy, and Implementation
• Disability Benefits Available Under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Veterans Disability Compensation (VDC) Programs
• DOD Leases of Foreign-Built Ships: Background for Congress
• Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Authorizations and Corresponding Appropriations
• Intelligence Issues for Congress
• Iraq Casualties: U.S. Military Forces and Iraqi Civilians, Police, and Security Forces
• Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals: History and Current Status
• Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
• Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
• Navy Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
• Navy CG(X) Cruiser Program: Background for Congress
• Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress
• Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress
• Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress
• Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
• Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options 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
• Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress
• Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990
• The Army's M-4 Carbine: Background and Issues for Congress
• The Budget Reconciliation Process: The Senate's "Byrd Rule"
• The FY2011 Federal Budget
• The Haitian Economy and the HOPE Act
• The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010: Summary and Legislative History
• Trade Remedies and the WTO Rules Negotiations
• U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements
• War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress
• World Trade Organization (WTO): Issues in the Debate on Continued U.S. Participation

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.