CRS Reports - 2012

Overview

The following are the CRS reports published in 2012 that are discussed in this wiki (in reverse chronological order). Those reports that have already been summarized are in blue; those that have not yet been summarized are in red.

[NOTE: CRS Reports are often updated; many are updated multiple times. The links below are to the most recent version of the Report.]

December

• The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (Dec. 18, 2012).
• Offshoring (or Offshore Outsourcing) and Job Loss Among U.S. Workers (CRS Report RL32292) (Dec. 17, 2012).
• The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework (CRS Report RS21900) (Dec. 17, 2012).
• Intelligence Identities Protection Act (Dec. 13, 2012).
• Intellectual Property Rights Violations: Federal Civil Remedies and Criminal Penalties Related to Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents (Dec. 13, 2012).
• Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development (Dec. 3, 2012).

November

• The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy: Issues for Congress (Nov. 26, 2012).
• The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (Nov. 16, 2012).
• The Presidential Records Act: Background and Recent Issues for Congress (Nov. 15, 2012).
• Government Transparency and Secrecy: An Examination of Meaning and Its Use in the Executive Branch (Nov. 14, 2012).
• Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions (Nov. 9, 2012).
• Photo ID Requirements for Voting: Background and Legal Issues (Nov. 2, 2012).
• The First Responder Network and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress (Nov. 1, 2012).

October

• Promoting Global Internet Freedom: Policy and Technology (Oct. 23, 2012).
• Privacy: An Abbreviated Outline of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping (Oct. 9, 2012).
• Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping (CRS Report 98-326) (Oct. 9, 2012).
• Privacy: An Overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Oct. 9, 2012).
• Privacy: An Abridged Overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Oct. 9, 2012).

September

• U.S. Public Diplomacy: Legislative Proposals to Amend Prohibitions on Disseminating Materials to Domestic Audiences (Sept. 21, 2012).
• Airport Body Scanners: The Role of Advanced Imaging Technology in Airline Passenger Screening (Sept. 20, 2012).
• Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges (CRS Report R40240) (Sept. 18, 2012).
• The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (CRS Report RL32589) (Sept. 14, 2012).
• Reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act (Sept. 12, 2012).
• National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications: A Summary of Executive Order 13618 (CRS Report R42740) (Sept. 12, 2012).
• Online Video Distributors and the Current Statutory and Regulatory Framework: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R42722) (Sept. 11, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (CRS Report R42507) (Sept. 11, 2012)
• Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Acquisition: Issues for Congress (Sept. 10, 2012).
• Pilotless Drones: Background and Considerations for Congress Regarding Unmanned Aircraft Operations in the National Airspace System (Sept. 10, 2012).
• Availability of Injunctive Relief for Standard-Essential Patent Holders (CRS Report R42705) (Sept. 7, 2012).
• Drones in Domestic Surveillance Operations: Fourth Amendment Implications and Legislative Responses (Sept. 6, 2012).
• Search and Seizure Cases in the October 2012 Term of the Supreme Court (Sept. 4, 2012).

August

• The Role of Trade Secrets in Innovation Policy (Aug. 31, 2010).
• The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities (CRS Report RL33586) (Aug. 30, 2012).
• Promoting Global Internet Freedom: Policy and Technology (CRS Report R41837) (Aug. 30, 2012).
• Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R40674) (Aug. 29, 2012).
• The First Responder Network and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R42543) (Aug. 29, 2012).
• Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Overview of U.S.C. 1831 and 1832 (CRS Report R42681) (Aug. 28, 2012).
• Internet Firearm and Ammunition Sales (CRS Report R42687) (Aug. 28, 2012).
• Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: New Independent Agency Status (Aug. 27, 2012).
• Critical Infrastructure Resilience: The Evolution of Policy and Programs and Issues for Congress (CRS Report R42683) (Aug. 23, 2012).
• Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice, and Recent Developments (Aug. 21, 2012).
• An Overview of the "Patent Trolls" Debate (CRS Report (Aug. 20, 2012).
• Pipeline Cybersecurity: Federal Policy (CRS Report R42660) (Aug. 16, 2012).
• Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress (Aug. 10, 2012).
• Wiretapping, Tape Recorders, and Legal Ethics: An Overview of Questions Posed by Attorney Involvement in Secretly Recording Conversation (Aug. 9, 2012).
• Wiretapping, Tape Recorders, and Legal Ethics: An Abridged Overview of Questions Posed by Attorney Involvement in Secretly Recording Conversation (CRS Report R42649) (Aug. 9, 2012).
• The Speech or Debate Clause: Constitutional Background and Recent Developments (Aug. 8, 2012).
• The First Responder Network and Next- Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R42543) (Aug. 7, 2012).
• Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R40674) (Aug. 6, 2012).
• State Taxation of Internet Transactions (CRS Report R41853) (Aug. 6, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (CRS Report R42507) (Aug. 3, 2012).
• Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Aug. 1, 2012).

July

• Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards (CRS Report R41775) (July 31, 2012).
• "Amazon" Laws and Taxation of Internet Sales: Constitutional Analysis (CRS Report R42629) (July 26, 2012).
• Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions (CRS Report R42114) (July 25, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (CRS Report R42507) (July 24, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: CRS Experts (CRS Report R42619) (July 23, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues (CRS Report R42409) (July 23, 2012).
• Cybercrime: Conceptual Issues for Congress and U.S. Law Enforcement (CRS Report R42547) (July 20, 2012).
• The Interplay of Borders, Turf, Cyberspace, and Jurisdiction: Issues Confronting U.S. Law Enforcement (CRS Report R41927) (July 20, 2012).
• Cybercrime: Conceptual Issues for Congress and U.S. Law Enforcement (CRS Report R42547) (July 20, 2012).
• The Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement: Background and Key Issues (CRS Report R41107) (July 19, 2012).
• Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service (CRS Report RL33816) (July 13, 2012).
• China, Internet Freedom, and U.S. Policy (CRS Report R42601) (July 13, 2012).
• Publishing Scientific Papers with Potential Security Risks: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R42606) (July 12, 2012).
• Department of Defense Implementation of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative: Implications for Federal Information Technology Reform Management (CRS Report R42604) (July 12, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (CRS Report R42507) (July 3, 2012).
• Individual Mandate and Related Information Requirements Under ACA (CRS Report R41331) (July 2, 2012).

June

• Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions (CRS Report R42114) (June 29, 2012).
• Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information (CRS Report R41404) (June 26, 2012).
• Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R40674) (June 21, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (CRS Report R42507) (June 8, 2012).
• Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges (CRS Report R40240) (June 1, 2012).

May

• Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (CRS Report R42507) (May 31, 2012).
• The First Responder Network and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R42543) (May 23, 2012).
• Cybercrime: Conceptual Issues for Congress and U.S. Law Enforcement (CRS Report R42547) (May 23, 2012).
• The National Nanotechnology Initiative: Overview, Reauthorization, and Appropriations Issues (CRS Report RL34401) (May 22, 2012).
• Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges (CRS Report R40240) (May 21, 2012).
• The Siting of Wireless Communications Facilities: An Overview of Federal, State, and Local Law (CRS Report RS20783) (May 21, 2012).
• U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism (CRS Report RS22030) (May 21, 2012).
• The U.S. Export Control System and the President’s Reform Initiative (CRS Report R41916) (May 18, 2012).
• Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Current Structure and Alternatives (CRS Report RL32525) (May 14, 2012).
• Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions (CRS Report R42114) (May 10, 2012).
• Rural Broadband: The Roles of the Rural Utilities Service and the Universal Service Fund (CRS Report R42524) (May 9, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (CRS Report R42507) (May 8, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues (CRS Report R42409) (May 3, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (CRS Report R42507) (May 2, 2012).

April

• United States v. Jones: GPS Monitoring, Property, and Privacy (CRS Report R42511) (Apr. 30, 2012).
• Issues and Challenges for Federal Geospatial Information (CRS Report R41826) (Apr. 27, 2012).
• Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service (CRS Report RL33816) (Apr. 27, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (CRS Report R42507) (Apr. 26, 2012).
• Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions (CRS Report R42114) (Apr. 23, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues (CRS Report R42409) (Apr. 20, 2012).
• The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities (CRS Report RL33586) (Apr. 20, 2012).
• Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer (CRS Report RL34511) (Apr. 13, 2012).
• Data Security Breach Notification Laws (CRS Report R42475) (Apr. 10, 2012).
• Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and Its Implementing Regulations (CRS Report RS22749) (Apr. 10, 2012).
• Selected Federal Data Security Breach Legislation (CRS Report R42474) (Apr. 9, 2012).
• Regulation of Broadcast Indecency: Background and Legal Analysis (GAO Report RL32222) (Apr. 5, 2012).
• Defining Homeland Security: Analysis and Congressional Considerations Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy (CRS Report R42462) (Apr. 3, 2012).
• Protecting Classified Information and the Rights of Criminal Defendants: The Classified Information Procedures Act (CRS Report R41742) (Apr. 2, 2012).
• FY2013 Budget Documents: Internet and GPO Availability (CRS Report R42384) (Apr. 2, 2012).

March

• Federal Depository Library Program: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R42457) (Mar. 29, 2012).
• The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities (CRS Report RL33586) (Mar. 27 2012).
• The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (CRS Report RL32589) (Mar. 27, 2012).
• Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Current Structure and Alternatives (CRS Report RL32525) (Mar. 26, 2012).
• Cybercrime: Conceptual Issues for Congress and U.S. Law Enforcement (CRS Report R42547) (Mar. 23, 2012).
• The First Responder Network and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R42543) (Mar. 23, 2012).
• Cybercrime: An Overview of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute and Related Federal Criminal Laws (CRS Report 97-1025) (Mar. 21, 2012).
• Cybercrime: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. 1030 and Related Federal Criminal Laws (CRS Report RS20830) (Mar. 21, 2012).
• The Bayh-Dole Act: Selected Issues in Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology (CRS Report RL32076) (Mar. 16, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues (CRS Report R42409) (Mar. 14, 2012).
• Congressional Oversight of Agency Public Communications: Implications of Agency New Media Use (CRS Report R42406) (Mar. 14, 2012).
• Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards (CRS Report R41775) (Mar. 14, 2012).
• Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Mar. 13, 2012).
• Cybersecurity: Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (S.2111) - A Legal Analysis (Mar. 12, 2012).
• The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Appropriations Overview (CRS Report 95-30) (Mar. 5, 2012).
• The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Policies, Programs, and Funding (CRS Report R42052) (Mar. 5, 2012).

February

• The European Union: Questions and Answers (CRS Report RS21372) (Feb. 29, 2012).
• The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (CRS Report RL32589) (Feb. 21, 2012).
• Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (CRS Report R40616) (Feb. 21, 2012).
• The U.S. Export Control System and the President's Reform Initiative (CRS Report R41916) (Feb. 16, 2012).
• Identity Theft: Trends and Issues (CRS Report R40599) (Feb. 15, 2012).
• The Interplay of Borders, Turf, Cyberspace, and Jurisdiction: Issues Confronting U.S. Law Enforcement (Feb. 15, 2012).
• Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges (CRS Report R40240) (Feb. 13, 2012).
• The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy: Issues for Congress (Feb. 10, 2012).
• Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R42351) (Feb. 9, 2012).
• Smart Meter Data: Privacy and Cybersecurity (CRS Report R42338) (Feb. 3, 2012).
• Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (CRS Report 97-868) (Feb. 3, 2012).

January

• Internet Gambling: An Overview of Federal Criminal Law (CRS Report 97-619) (Jan. 24, 2012).
• The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: Innovation Issues (CRS Report R42014) (Jan. 24, 2012).
• Internet Gambling: An Abridged Overview of Federal Criminal Law (CRS Report RS21984) (Jan. 24, 2012).
• Online Copyright Infringement and Counterfeiting: Legislation in the 112th Congress (CRS Report R42112) (Jan. 20, 2012).
• Promoting Global Internet Freedom: Policy and Technology (CRS Report R41837) (Jan. 17, 2012).
• The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities (Jan. 13, 2012).
• The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (CRS Report RL32589) (Jan. 12, 2012).
• Text and Multimedia Messaging: Issues for Congress (Jan. 12, 2012).
• Privacy Protection for Customer Financial Information (Jan. 12, 2012).
• Online Copyright Infringement and Counterfeiting: Legislation in the 112th Congress (CRS Report R42112) (Jan. 10, 2012).
• Funding Emergency Communications: Technology and Policy Considerations (CRS Report R41842) (Jan. 5, 2012).
• Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R40674) (Jan. 5, 2012).
• U.S. Unmanned Aerial Systems (Jan. 3, 2012).

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