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In FY2012, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) had an appropriation of $106.79 million available for expenditure. U.S. taxpayers fund the CRS, a “think tank” that provides reports and briefs to members of Congress on a variety of topics. However,there is no easily accessible depository for all these reports and U.S. citizens who want them have to request the reports from their member of congress.

On its annual report for FY2012, CRS indicated that it prepared 534 new reports, and 2,702 report updates. Some CRS reports are available through the Federation of American Scientists, the University of North Texas, and Open CRS. Also check out CRS on Open Congress; it includes links on the discussion of direct public access of these CRS reports. The reports made publicly available through the State Department are available below. We will routinely republish them here. Note that some documents are web-accessible but most are in pdf formats.

Subject	CRS Reports – July 2014
Afghanistan	-07/28/14 Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance [674 Kb] -07/11/14 Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy [1068 Kb]
Africa	-07/24/14 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Background and Reauthorization [444 Kb] -07/23/14 U.S. – Africa Leaders Summit: Frequently Asked Questions and Background [571 Kb]
Arctic	-07/02/14 Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress [1469 Kb]
China	-07/29/14 U.S. – China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress [846 Kb] -07/15/14 China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities – Background and Issues for Congress [4546 Kb] -07/10/14 China – U.S. Trade Issues [581 Kb] – 07/09/14 China’s Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States [644 Kb]
Gaza/Palestinians	-07/03/14 U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians [451 Kb] -07/18/14 Israel and Hamas: Another Round of Conflict – CRS Insights [288 Kb]
Israel	-07/22/14 Israel: Background and U.S. Relations [1264 Kb] -07/18/14 Israel and Hamas: Another Round of Conflict – CRS Insights [288 Kb]
Iran	-07/25/14 Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses [827 Kb]
Iraq	-07/24/14 Conflict in Syria and Iraq: Implications for Religious Minorities – CRS Insights [62 Kb] -07/15/14 The Kurds and Possible Iraqi Kurdish Independence – CRS Insights [170 Kb] -07/15/14 Use of Force Considerations in Iraq – CRS Insights [59 Kb] -07/03/14 Iraq Crisis and U.S. Policy [762 Kb] -07/02/14 Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights [495 Kb]
Libya	-07/28/14 Responding to Libya’s Political and Security Crises: Policy Choices for the United States – CRS Insights [62 Kb]
Mexico	-07/01/14 U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications [498 Kb]
Russia	07/29/14 U.S. – Russia Economic Relations – CRS Insights [125 Kb] -07/28/14 Russia Sanctions: Options – CRS Insights [60 Kb] -07/18/14 U.S. Sanctions on Russia in Response to Events in Ukraine – CRS Insights [60 Kb]
Syria	-07/24/14 Conflict in Syria and Iraq: Implications for Religious Minorities – CRS Insights [62 Kb]
Ukraine	-07/18/14 U.S. Sanctions on Russia in Response to Events in Ukraine – CRS Insights [60 Kb] -07/08/14 Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy [367 Kb]
Arms Control	-07/21/14 Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements [661 Kb]
Economy	-07/25/14 Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Abridged Overview of 18 U.S.C. 1831 and 1832 [231 Kb] -07/17/14 International Monetary Fund: Background and Issues for Congress [523 Kb] -07/01/14 Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions [339 Kb]
Elections	-07/24/14 The 2014 European Parliament Elections: Outcomes and Implications – CRS Insights [62 Kb] -07/14/14 Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile [286 Kb] -07/01/14 The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Background and Overview [398 Kb]
Immigration	-07/28/14 Unaccompanied Alien Children: An Overview [338 Kb] -07/18/14 Unaccompanied Alien Children – Legal Issues: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions [407 Kb] -07/16/14 Unaccompanied Alien Children: A Processing Flow Chart – CRS Insights [207 Kb] -07/03/14 Unaccompanied Alien Children: Potential Factors Contributing to Recent Immigration [501 Kb]
Missile Attack	-07/28/14 Possible Missile Attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 – CRS Insights [61 Kb] -07/28/14 Protecting Civilian Flights from Missiles – CRS Insights [61 Kb]
Technology	-07/23/14 Deploying 5G (Fifth Generation) Wireless Technology: Is the United States on Track? [58 Kb] -07/02/14 Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate [332 Kb]

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Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS) and Briefs – Published July 2014

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