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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 8/22/2008 New

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)

Added 6/17/2008

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Definition of Disability
Nancy Lee Jones. 15 p. (RL33304)
4/23/2008
SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL POLICY (N-072)

Child Pornography: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes
Henry Cohen. 20 p. (95-406)
5/21/2008
CRIME (N-086)

China's Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy
Wayne M. Morrison. 13 p. (RL34314)
5/19/2008
U.S. - COMMERCE – CHINA (N-082)

Congressional Budget Resolutions: Revisions and Adjustments
Robert Keith. 22 p. (RL33122)
4/25/2008
BUDGET (N-071)

Electronic Voting System in the House of Representatives: History and Evolution
Jacob R. Straus. 22 p. (RL34366)
5/8/2008
CONGRESS (N-081)

Foreign Investor Visas: Policies and Issues
Chad C. Haddal. 34 p. (RL33844)
5/1/2008
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION (N-077)

Gasoline Prices: Legislation in the 110th Congress
Carl E. Behrens. 15 p. (RL33521)
5/22/2008
ENERGY (N-093)

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress
Andorra Bruno and Chad C. Haddal. 36 p. (RL34204)
5/9/2008
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION (N-084)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/105161.pdf

Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs
Andorra Bruno. 45 p. (RL32044)
5/28/2008
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION (N-090)

Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance
Curt Tarnoff. 42 p. (RL31833)
5/22/2008
IRAQ (N-091)

Japan - U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
Emma Chanlett-Avery, Mark E. Manyin, and William H. Cooper. 22 p. (RL33436)
5/23/2008
U.S. - FOREIGN RELATIONS – JAPAN (N-089)

Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests
Emma Chanlett-Avery and Mary Beth Nikitin. 13 p. (RL34487)
5/9/2008
U.S. - FOREIGN RELATIONS – JAPAN (N-075)
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL34487.pdf

Korea - U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
Larry A. Niksch. 23 p. (RL33567)
4/28/2008
U.S. - FOREIGN RELATIONS - KOREA (SOUTH) (N-070)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/105198.pdf

Leave Benefits in the United States
Linda Levine. 24 p. (RL34088)
5/7/2008
SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL POLICY (N-083)

Mad Cow Disease and U.S. Beef Trade
Charles E. Hanrahan and Geoffrey S. Becker. 6 p. (RS21709)
5/13/2008
AGRICULTURE (N-088)

Membership of the 110th Congress: A Profile
Mildred Amer. 6 p. (RS22555)
5/20/2008
CONGRESS (N-087)

North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?
Larry Niksch and Raphael Perl. 28 p. (RL30613)
6/1/2008
KOREA (NORTH) (N-092)

Obscenity, Child Pornography, and Indecency: Recent Developments and Pending Issues
Henry Cohen. 6 p. (98-670)
5/20/2008
CRIME (N-085)

Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data
James K. Jackson. 28 p. (RL32461)
5/13/2008
U.S. – COMMERCE (N-080)

Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: Background and Current Developments
Jonathan Medalia. 53 p. (RL32929)
5/1/2008
U.S. - DEFENSES AND MILITARY POLICY (N-074)

Rising Energy Competition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Issues for U.S. Policy
Emma Chanlett-Avery. 23 p. (RL32466)
5/13/2008
ENERGY (N-078)

Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices
Kerry Dumbaugh. 22 p. (RL33510)
5/23/2008
TAIWAN (N-094)

U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients
Thomas Lum. 36 p. (RL31362)
5/1/2008
FOREIGN AID (N-073)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/105177.pdf

Weak Dollar, Strong Dollar: Causes and Consequences
Craig K. Elwell. 20 p. (RL31985)
5/7/2008
U.S. – COMMERCE (N-079)

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)