New Items of Interest – September 2013

Art and Outer Space

National Aeronautic and Space Administration.
earth – Earth as Art.
NAS 1.83:NP-2012-07-889-HQ

Benghazi Terrorist Attack

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The Security Failures of Benghazi.
Y 4.G 74/7:112-193

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Terrorist Attack in Benghazi: The Secretary of State’s View.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-11

Braille

Library of Congress.
World Braille Usage.
LC 19.2:B 73/11/2013

Chechnya

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Islamist Extremism in Chechnya: A Threat to the U.S. Homeland?
Y 4.F 76/1:113-24

China

Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Falun Gong in China: Review and Update.
Y 4.C 44:F 19

House Committee eon Foreign Affairs.
China’s Rapid Political and Economic Advances in Central Asia and Russia.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-22

House Committee eon Foreign Affairs.
The Threat of China’s Unsafe Consumables.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-25

Civic Art

United States Commission on Fine Art.
Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.
FA 1.2:C 49

Cybersecurity

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cybersecurity: The Pivotal Role of Communications Networks.
Y 4.C 73/8:112-123

Education

House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Protecting Students and Teachers: A Discussion on School Safety.
Y 4.ED 8/1:113-6

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bridgeport Education, INC.: A case Study in For-Profit Education and Oversight.
Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 112-774

Energy Policy

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Natural Gas Exports: Economic and Geopolitical Opportunities.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-17

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Supporting American jobs and the the Economy Through Expanded Energy production: Challenges and Opportunities of Unconventional Resources Technology.
Y 4.SCI 2:112-84

House Committee on Small Business.
If You Build It: The Keystone XL pipeline and Small business Job Growth.
Y 4.SM 1:113-018

Environment

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The Role of the States Protecting the Environment.
Y 4.C 73/8:113-7

Health Care Policy

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  The Affordable Care Act: The Impact of Health Insurance Reform on Health Care Consumers.
Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 112-766

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Health Insurance Exchanges and Ongoing State Implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 112-780

House Committee on Small Business.
The Health Care Law: Implementation and Small Businesses.
Y 4.SM 1:113-011

Homeland Security

House Committee on Homeland Security.
Using Unmanned Aerial Systems within the Homeland: Security Game-Changer?
Y 4.H 75:112-107

Human Trafficking

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Local and Private Sector initiatives to Combat international Human Trafficking.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-19

Immigration

House Committee on the Judiciary.
Separation of Nuclear Families Under U.S. Immigration Law.
Y 4.J 89/1:113-9

House Committee on the Judiciary.
Agricultural Guestworker Act.
Y 4.J 89/1:113-12

Internet

Joint Hearing – House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Fighting for Internet Freedom: Dubai and Beyond.
Y 4.C 73/8:113-2

Kosovo and Serbia

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Kosovo and Serbia: A Pathway to Peace.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-23

Land Management

Bureau of Reclamation.
Reclamation-Managing Water in the West: The Bureau of Reclamation: From Developing to Managing Water, 1945-2000, vol. 2.
I 27.2:R 24/28/v.2

Bureau of Land Management.
National and State Fire Program Summaries, 2013.
I 53.2:F 51/14

Latino Culture in America

National Park Service.
American Latinos and the Making of the United States: A Theme Study.
I 29.2:L 34/2

Media

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Media Ownership.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 108-947

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Media Ownership.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 108-957

Military History

Office of Army Reserve History.
United States Army Reserve Mobilization for the Korean War.
D 101.2:K 84/2

Center of Military History.
Operation Enduring Freedom March 2002-April 2005.
(United States Army in Afghanistan)
D 114.2:AF 3/3

Center of Military History.
The Vicksburg Campaign November 1862-July 1863.
D 114.2:C 49/2:VICKSB.

Marine Corps University Press.
Wotan’s Workshop: Military Experiments before World War II.
D 214.2:W 91

Marine Corps History Division.
U.S. Marines in Battle – Al-Qaim September 2005-March 2006.
D 214.13:AL 7

Navy

Naval Air Warfare Center.
Arming the Fleet – 1943-2011: Providing Our Warfighter the Decisive Advantage.  3rd edition
D 202.2:F 62/20013.
Highlights volume – D 202.2:F 62/2013/HIGH

House Committee on Armed Services.
The Future of Seapower.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2013-2014/7

North Korea

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
U.S. Policy toward North Korea.
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 113-36

Religion

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Anti-Semitism: A Growing Threat to All Faiths.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-15

Veterans Affairs

House Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Reevaluating the Transition from Servicemember to Veteran: Honoring A Shared Commitment to Care for Those Who Defended Our Freedom.
Y 4.V 64/3:112-53

House Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Hearing on Optimizing Care for Veterans with Prosthetics.
Y 4.V 64/3:112-61

Vietnam

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
U.S. Relations with Vietnam.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-28