CRS reports to check out

I have found a few regularly updated sources for Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports, so the blog will now start featuring a list of new CRS reports on Tuesdays.

What are CRS reports? They are reports written by the CRS for members of Congress. They usually range from 6 to 20 pages long and are written in a clear and concise manner. These reports cover anything of interest to Congress, which can mean you will can find a report on defense spending or maybe a report on the effects of climate change.

Here are this weeks reports:

• Iraq: Tribal Structure, Social, and Political Activities
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2008 Budget in Brief, and Key Issues for Congress
• The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and Single-Employer Plan Terminations
• Railroad Retirement Board Annuities for Widows and Widowers
• Forestry in the 2007 Farm Bill
• School Finance Litigation
• The FY2008 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture
• The 2006 Increase in U.S. Motor Vehicle Imports from Japan
• Health Care Spending and the Aging of the Population
• The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA): Background and Issues for PDUFA IV Reauthorization
• The Whistleblower Protection Act: An Overview
• The Budget for Fiscal Year 2008
• Aviation Finance: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization and Related Issues
• District of Columbia School Reform Proposal: Authority of the D.C. Council To Implement
• The Charter of the American National Red Cross: Current Issues and Proposed Changes
• Institutional Eligibility for Participation in Title IV Student Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act: Background and Reauthorization Issues
• Mining on Federal Lands: Hardrock Minerals
• Project BioShield: Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Policy Implementation Issues for Congress
• Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations, 2006
• China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -- Background and Issues for Congress
• Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries
• Bolivia: Political and Economic Developments and Implications for U.S. Policy
• The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

These links are coming to you courtesy of OpenCRS and Secrecy News.

Want access to historical reports back to 1916? Those of you either here on campus or affiliated with campus can access the LexisNexis Congressional database, which has full-text access.

For those of you without campus access, check out the library's guide.