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The Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress releases reports on various issues related to U.S. politics. The U.S. Embassy / American Center Reference Service holds the latest CRS reports. For new acquisitions, please check the title list below. If you are looking for a title not in the list, please contact us.

Added 10/29/08 New

Financial Market Intervention
Edward V. Murphy. 6 p. RS22963
9/29/2008
U.S. - ECONOMY (N-139)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/110707.pdf

Military base closures: socioeconomic impacts
Tadlock Cowan, Baird Webel. 6 p. RS22147
9/19/2008
U.S. - DEFENSES AND MILITARY POLICY (N-141)

GSE regulatory reform: frequently asked questions
TN. Eric Weiss . 6 p. RS21724
8/29/2008
U.S. - ECONOMY (N-142)

Mortgage revenue bonds: analysis of sections 3021 and 3022
Mark P. Keightley. 6 p. RS22841
9/15/2008
U.S. - ECONOMY (N-143)

Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
N. Eric Weiss, Darryl E. Getter, Oscar R. Gonzales, Mark Jickling . 22 p. RL34623
9/30/2008
U.S. - ECONOMY (N-144)

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods
Geoffrey S. Becker. 6 p. RS22955
10/7/2008
FOOD SAFETY (N-145)

Federal Food Safety System: a Primer
Geoffrey S. Becker and Donna V. Porter. 6 p. RS22600
6/6/2008
FOOD SAFETY (N-146)

Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2007
Patrick Purcell. 27 p. RL32697
10/3/2008
SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL POLICY (N-147)
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32697_20081003.pdf

U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons from Japan
Dick K. Nanto. 6 p. RS22960
10/2/2008
U.S. - ECONOMY (N-148)

Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections
Thomas H. Neale. 15 p. RL32611
10/8/2008
ELECTIONS (N-149)

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: Background and Issues
Kevin J. Coleman. 6 p. RS20764
10/6/2008
ELECTIONS (N-150)

Food Safety: Oversight and Current Issues
Geoffrey S. Becker. 6 p. RS22734
11/8/2007
FOOD SAFETY (N-151)

China - U.S. Trade Issues
Wayne M. Morrison. 31 p. RL33536
10/7/2008
U.S. - COMMERCE - CHINA (N-152)

Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990
Shirley Kan. 60 p. RL30957
10/8/2008
TAIWAN (N-153)

American War and Military Operations Casualties: List and Statistics
Hannah Fischer. 24 p. RL32492
5/15/2008
U.S. - DEFENSES AND MILITARY POLICY (N-154)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/106165.pdf

Foreign Students in the United States : Polices and Legislation
Chad C. Haddal. 27 p. RL31146
4/28/2008
EDUCATION (N-155)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/105192.pdf

Burma - U.S. relations
Larry A. Niksch. 18 p. RL33479
6/2/2008
BURMA (N-156)

China's Currency: Economic Issues and Options for U.S. Trade Policy
Wayne M. Morrison. 47 p. RL32165
5/22/2008
CHINA - ECONOMY (N-157)
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32165_20080522.pdf

Health and Safety Concerns over U.S. Imports of Chinese Products: an Overview
Wayne M. Morrison. 6 p. RS22713
10/17/2008
U.S. - COMMERCE - CHINA (N-158)

Averting Financial Crisis
Mark Jickling. 19 p. RL34412
10/8/2008
U.S. - ECONOMY (N-159)

Added 9/26/08

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Definition of Disability
Nancy Lee Jones. 15 p. (RL33304)
8/15/2008
SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL POLICY (N-122)

China's Economic Conditions
Wayne M. Morrison. 30 p. (RL33534)
8/7/2008
CHINA - ECONOMY (N-119)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/109513.pdf

Cooperative R&D: Federal Efforts to Promote Industrial Competitiveness
Wendy H. Schacht. 19 p. (RL33526)
8/20/2008
U.S. - COMMERCE (N-125)

Department of Defense Role in Foreign Assistance: Background, Major Issues, and Options for Congress
Nina M. Serafino, Catherine Dale and Richard F. Grimmett. 99 p. (RL34639)
8/25/2008
U.S. - DEFENSES AND MILITARY POLICY (N-126)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/110406.pdf

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis
James K. Jackson. 6 p. (RS21857)
8/15/2008
U.S. - COMMERCE (N-114)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/109490.pdf

Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
Henry Cohen. 41 p. (95-815)
9/9/2008
U.S. - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT (N-137)

Gasoline and Oil Prices
Robert Pirog. 13 p. (RL34625)
8/20/2008
ENERGY (N-115)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/109499.pdf

Higher Education Opportunity Act: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
David P. Smole and Blake Alan Naughton. 65 p. (RL34654)
9/8/2008
EDUCATION (N-132)

International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Key Changes to U.S. Programs and Funding
Kellie Moss. 24 p. (RL34569)
8/25/2008
HEALTH (N-134)

Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
Kenneth Katzman. 68 p. (RL32048)
9/4/2008
U.S. - FOREIGN RELATIONS - MIDDLE EAST (N-124)
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32048_20080904.pdf

Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
Kenneth Katzman. 68 p. (RL31339)
8/12/2008
IRAQ (N-128)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/108957.pdf

Iraq: U.S. Casualties
Susan G. Chesser. 1 p. (RS21587)
9/5/2008
IRAQ (N-133)

Japan's Political Turmoil in 2008: Background and Implications for the United States
Mark E. Manyin and Emma Chanlett-Avery. 6 p. (RS22951)
9/16/2008
JAPAN - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT (N-136)
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22951_20080916.pdf

National Environmental Education Act of 1990: Overview, Implementation, and Issues for Congress
David M. Bearden. 5 p. (97-97)
9/5/2008
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (N-135)

North Korean Crime-for-Profit Activities
Liana Sun Wyler and Dick K. Nanto. 18 p. (RL33885)
8/25/2008
KOREA (NORTH) (N-131)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/110378.pdf

North Korean Economy: Leverage and Policy Analysis
Dick K. Nanto. 60 p. (RL32493)
8/26/2008
KOREA (NORTH) (N-129)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/110390.pdf

Salary Linkage: Members of Congress and Certain Federal Executive and Judicial Officials
Barbara L. Schewemle. 6 p. (RS20388)
8/6/2008
CONGRESS (N-120)

Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress
Clare Ribando Seelke. 49 p. (RL34317)
8/14/2008
HUMAN RIGHTS (N-118)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/109559.pdf

United Nations System Efforts to Address Violence against Women
Luisa Blanchfield. 19 p. (RL34518)
8/12/2008
HUMAN RIGHTS (N-117)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/109495.pdf

U.S. - China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy
Shirley A. Kan. 14 p. (RL33001)
8/6/2008
U.S. - FOREIGN RELATIONS - CHINA (N-121)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/108959.pdf

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues
James K. Jackson. 6 p. (RS21118)
8/15/2008
U.S. - COMMERCE (N-116)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/109497.pdf

U.S. Forces in Iraq
JoAnne O'Bryant and Michael Waterhouse. 6 p. (RS22449)
7/24/2008
IRAQ (N-127)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/108068.pdf

U.S. Periods of War
Barbara Salazar Torreon. 6 p. (RS21405)
8/19/2008
U.S. DEFENSES AND MILITARY POLICY (N-123)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/110396.pdf

Added 8/22/2008

China - U.S. Trade Issues
Wayne M. Morrison. 31 p. (RL33536)
7/15/2008
U.S. - COMMERCE - CHINA (N-108)

China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
Kerry Dumbaugh. 40 p. (RL33877)
7/23/2008
U.S. - FOREIGN RELATIONS - CHINA (N-106)

Electoral College Reform: 110th Congress Proposals, the National Popular Vote Campaign, and Other Alternative Developments
Thomas H. Neale. 31 p. (RL34604)
7/31/2008
ELECTIONS (N-109)

International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Key Changes to U.S. Programs and Funding
Kellie Moss. 20 p. (RL34569)
7/21/2008
HEALTH (N-107)

National Security Strategy: Legislative Mandates, Execution to Date, and Considerations for Congress
Catherine Dale. 24 p. (RL34505)
7/28/2008
U.S. - DEFENSES AND MILITARY POLICY (N-113)

North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?
Larry Niksch, Raphael Perl. 31 p. (RL30613)
7/10/2008
KOREA (NORTH) (N-111)
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL30613_20080710.pdf

Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) Provisions and Implications
William H. Cooper. 53 p. (RL34330)
6/27/2008
U.S. - COMMERCE - KOREA (SOUTH) (N-112)

U.S. Assistance to North Korea
Mark E. Manyin. 6 p. (RS21834)
7/31/2008
KOREA (NORTH) (N-105)

Women in the United States Congress 1917-2008
Mildred L. Amer. 97 p. (RL30261)
7/23/2008
CONGRESS (N-110)

Added 7/16/2008

Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements
Amy F. Woolf. 66 p. (RL33865)
4/9/2008
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT (N-103)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/105105.pdf

Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress
Lorraine H. Tong. 22 p. (97-398 GOV)
6/23/2008
CONGRESS (N-099)

Biofuels Provisions in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L.110-140), H.R. 3221, and H.R. 6: A Side-by-Side Comparison
Brent D. Yacobucci. 34 p. (RL34136)
1/17/2008
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTETION (N-097)

Child Pornography: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes
Henry Cohen. 20 p. (95-406)
6/25/2008
CRIME (N-101)

Climate Change: Current Issues and Policy Tools
Jane A. Leggett. 31 p. (RL345130)
6/3/2008
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTETION (N-095)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/106182.pdf

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 110th congress
Harold C. Relyea. 16 p. (RL32780)
3/13/2008
U.S. - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT (N-098)

Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
Kenneth Katzman. 66 p. (RL31339)
6/26/2008
IRAQ (N-100)

Iraq: Reconciliation and Benchmarks
Kenneth Katzman. 6 p. (RS21968)
6/5/2008
IRAQ (N-099)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/106176.pdf

Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized in Iraq?
R. Chuck Mason. 31 p. (RL34531)
6/16/2008
U.S. - FOREIGN RELATIONS (N-096)
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34531_20080616.pdf

U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Rising Oil Prices
James K. Jackson. 146 p. (RS22204)
6/10/2008
U.S. - COMMERCE (N-102)

CRS Reports are released from the following institutions.

• Federation of American Scientists (Military, national security related)
• Foreign Press Center (Foreign affairs, current affairs, etc.)
• IP Mall (Intellectual property rights, cyber laws, digital economy, etc.)
• National Council for Science and the Environment (Environment, economics, etc.)
• U.S. House Committee on Rules (Mainly legislative process at the House of Representatives)
• Open CRS (CRS reports already in the public domain)