Items of interest – March 2014

Afghanistan

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
After the Withdrawal: The Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Part II).
Y 4.F 76/1:113-82

Arctic Region

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Assessing U.S. Preparedness and Response in the Arctic: The Opportunities and Challenges of Increased Marine Activity.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 113-116

Congress

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Authority and Rules of Senate Committees, 2013-2014.
Y 1.1/3:113-20 (Senate Document 113-20)

Consumer Protection

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Stopping Fraudulent Robocall Scams: Can More Be Done?
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 113-117

Education

House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Challenges and Opportunities Facing America’s Schools and Workplaces.
Y 4.ED 8/1:113-1

House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Preparing Today’s Student’s for Tomorrow’s Jobs: A Discussion on Career and Technical Education and Training Programs.
Y 4.ED 8/1:113-34

Energy Policy

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
The Future of Coal: Utilizing America’s Abundant Energy Resources.
Y 4.SCI 2:113-44

Financial Services Industry

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
JPMorgan Chase Whale Trades: A Case History of Derivatives Risk and Abuses.
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 113-96/v. 1-2

Foreign Relations

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Iraq.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-83

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
U.S. Policy Toward the Arabian Peninsula: Yemen and Bahrain.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-84

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Examining Ongoing Conflict in Eastern Congo.
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 113-136

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Where is Turkey Headed? Gezi Park, Taksim Square, and the Future of the Turkish Model.
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 113-151

Human Trafficking

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Regional Perspectives in the Global Fight Against Human Trafficking.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-88

Military Affairs

Office of the Surgeon General, United States Army.
Emergency War Surgery, Fourth United States Revision (2013).
D 1.6/2:W 19/2013

United States Army Special Operations Command.
Human Factors Considerations of Undergrounds in Insurgencies (2nd edition). .
D 101.2:H 88/4
Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies

United States Army Special Operations Command.
Undergrounds in Insurgent, Revolutionary, and Resistance Warfare.
D 101.2:IN 7
Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies

United States Army Special Operations Command.
Casebook on Insurgency and revolutionary Warfare, Volume II: 1992-2009. .
D 101.2:IN 7/2/v. 1-2
Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies

United States Army.
Soldier’s Guide: Tools for the Tactical Athlete.
D 101.2:SO 4/8

United States Army Special Operations Command.
Irregular Warfare Annotated Bibliography.
D 101.56:W 56
Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies

National Debt

Joint Economic Committee.
The Economic Costs of Debt-Ceiling Brinkmanship.
Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 113-127

National High School Debate Topic for 2013-2014

Congressional Research Service and the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. National Debate Topic for High Schools, 2013-2014 – Resolved: the United States Federal Government Should Substantially Increase Its Economic Engagement Toward Cuba, Mexico, or Venezuela.
Y 1.1/3:113-19 (Senate Document 113-19)

Nuclear Waste

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural resources.
Nuclear Waste.
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 113-123

Oceans

House Committee on Natural Resources.
The President’s New National Ocean Policy-A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.
Y 4.R 31/3:112-76

Small Business

International Trade Administration.
Exporters! – The Wit and Wisdom of Small Businesspeople Who Sell Globally.
C 61.2:SM 1

House Committee on Small Business.
The Power of Connection: Peer-to-Peer Businesses.
Y 4.SM 1:113-049

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Connecting Main Street to the World: Small Business Perspectives on Internet Access.
Y 4.SM 1/2:S.HRG. 111-1168

Space Exploration

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Next Steps in Human Exploration to Mars and Beyond.
Y 4.SCI 2:113-30

Terrorism

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Al-Shabaab: How Great a Threat.
Y 4.F 76/1:113-86

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Counterterrorism Policies and Priorities: Addressing the Evolving Threat.
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 113-135

Veterans’ Affairs

House Committee on veterans’ Affairs.
Lowering the Rate of Unemployment for the National Guard and Reserve: Are We Making Progress?
Y 4.V 64/3:113-10

Water

United States Forest Service.
Planning and Layout of Small-Stream Diversions.
A 13.137:1325-1801-SDTDC