Congressional Research Service - 2011 CRS Reports Index

2011 (PDFs)

Title Date Order
Genetic Testing: Scientific Background for Policymakers

 

December 19, 2011 RL33832
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations Process: A Brief Explanation

 

November 22, 2011 RS20906
Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities

 

November 9, 2011 RL33424
State Taxation of Internet Transactions

 

November 1, 2011 R41853
The FCC's Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC

 

October 27, 2011 R40234
Universal Service Fund: Background and Options for Reform

 

October 25, 2011 RL33979
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

 

October 25, 2011 R40616
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

 

October 24, 2011 RL30719
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Policies, Programs, and Funding

 

October 19, 2011 R42052
Deregulating Genetically Engineered Alfalfa and Sugar Beets: Legal and Administrative Responses

 

October 18, 2011 R41395
Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress

 

October 17, 2011 R40674
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service

 

October 14, 2011 RL33816
Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards

 

October 12, 2011 R41775
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues

 

October 7, 2011 97-868
Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) Access Cable Television Channels: Issues for Congress

 

October 7, 2011 R42044
Funding Emergency Communications: Technology and Policy Considerations

 

October 4, 2011 R41842
The Proposed AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: Would It Create a Virtuous Cycle or a Vicious Cycle?

 

September 2, 2011 R41813
Funding Emergency Communications: Technology and Policy Considerations

 

September 2, 2011 R41842
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Federal Funding and Issues

 

September 1, 2011 RS22168
Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals

 

August 31, 2011 RS20748
Intent Standard for Induced Patent Infringement: Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A.

 

August 30, 2011 R41976
Congress’s Power to Restore Copyright Protection to Works That Have Entered the Public Domain: Golan v. Holder

 

August 30, 2011 R41977
Intent Standard for Induced Patent Infringement: Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A.

 

August 30, 2011 R41976
Illegal Internet Streaming of Copyrighted Content: Legislation in the 112th Congress

 

August 29, 2011 R41975
A Legal Analysis of S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act

 

August 29, 2011 R41911
The V-Chip and TV Ratings: Monitoring Children’s Access to TV Programming

 

August 25, 2011 RL32729
The Technology Innovation Program

 

August 17, 2011 RS22815
The State Secrets Privilege: Preventing the Disclosure of Sensitive National Security Information During Civil Litigation

 

August 16, 2011 R41741
Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information

 

August 4, 2011 R41404
The Obama Administration’s Cybersecurity Proposal: Criminal Provisions

 

July 29, 2011 R41941
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background and Policy Options for the 112th Congress

 

July 26, 2011 R41933
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program

 

July 25, 2011 RL33375
The Interplay of Borders, Turf, Cyberspace, and Jurisdiction: Issues Confronting U.S. Law Enforcement

 

July 19, 2011 R41927
Regulation of Broadcast Indecency: Background and Legal Analysis

 

July 13, 2011 RL32222
Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy, and Implementation

 

July 11, 2011 RL30153
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

 

June 30, 2011 R40616
Universal Service Fund: Background and Options for Reform

 

June 30, 2011 RL33979
Patent Reform in the 112th Congress: Innovation Issues

 

June 30, 2011 R41638
Text and Multimedia Messaging: Emerging Issues for Congress

 

June 22, 2011 RL34632
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service

 

June 17, 2011 RL33816
The Smart Grid and Cybersecurity— Regulatory Policy and Issues

 

June 15, 2011 R41886
Funding Emergency Communications: Technology and Policy Considerations

 

June 14, 2011 R41842
The Bayh-Dole Act: Selected Issues in Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology

 

June 9, 2011 RL32076
State Taxation of Internet Transactions

 

June 7, 2011 R41853
Promoting Global Internet Freedom: Policy and Technology

 

May 26, 2011 R41837
Text and Multimedia Messaging: Emerging Issues for Congress

 

May 18, 2011 RL34632
P.L. 111-292, the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010: Summary of Provisions and Possible Issues for Oversight

 

May 11, 2011 R41818
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service

 

April 27, 2011 RL33816
Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards

 

April 19, 2011 R41775
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

 

April 12, 2011 RL30719
Universal Service Fund: Background and Options for Reform

 

April 11, 2011 RL33979
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

 

April 8, 2011 R40616
Patent Reform in the 112th Congress: Innovation Issues

 

April 7, 2011 R41638
Privacy Protections for Personal Information Online

 

April 6, 2011 R41756
Online Data Collection and Disclosure to Private Entities: Selected Federal Laws and Self-Regulatory Regimes

 

April 1, 2011 RL34693
Privacy: An Abridged Overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act

 

March 30, 2011 R41734
Privacy: An Overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act

 

March 30, 2011 R41733
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

 

March 11, 2011 R40616
Patent Reform in the 112th Congress: Innovation Issues

 

March 9, 2011 R41638
Terrorist Use of the Internet: Information Operations in Cyberspace

 

March 8, 2011 R41674
Intellectual Property Rights and International Trade

 

February 17, 2011 RL34292
The FCC’s Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC

 

January 28, 2011 R40234
Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Settlements: Implications for Competition and Innovation

 

January 20, 2011 RL33717
Patent Reform in the 111th Congress: Innovation Issues

 

January 20, 2011 R40481
Current Issues in Patentable Subject Matter: Business Methods, Tax Planning Methods, and Genetic Materials

 

January 13, 2011 R40681
Patents on Tax Strategies: Issues in Intellectual Property and Innovation

 

January 13, 2011 RL34221
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

 

January 12, 2011 RL32706
Patent Reform: Issues in the Biomedical and Software Industries

 

January 12, 2011 RL33367
Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress

 

January 7, 2011 R40674
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations Process: A Brief Explanation

 

January 6, 2011 RS20906
False Patent Marking: Litigation and Legislation

 

January 6, 2011 R41418
Applicability of the Copyright Law’s First Sale Doctrine to Imported Goods Manufactured Abroad: Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega S.A.

 

January 6, 2011 R41422
Intellectual Property in Industrial Designs: Issues in Innovation and Competition

 

January 5, 2011 RL34559
Patent Reform: Judicial Developments in Areas of Legislative Interest

 

January 5, 2011 R41090
Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

 

January 4, 2011 R40436
Copyright Protection for Fashion Design: A Legal Analysis of Legislative Proposals

 

January 4, 2011 RS22685
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service

 

January 4, 2011 RL33816
Distribution of Broadband Stimulus Grants and Loans: Applications and Awards

 

January 4, 2011 R41164
U.S. Initiatives to Promote Global Internet Freedom: Issues, Policy, and Technology

 

January 3, 2011 R41120

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