Congressional Research Service - 2012 CRS Reports Index

2012 (PDFs)

Title Date Order
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

 

Sept. 14, 2012 RL32589
Online Video Distributors and the Current Statutory and Regulatory Framework: Issues for Congress

 

Sept. 11, 2012 R42722
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

 

Sept. 11, 2012 R42507
Availability of Injunctive Relief for Standard-Essential Patent Holders

 

Sept. 7, 2012 R42705
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities

 

August 30, 2012 RL33586
Promoting Global Internet Freedom: Policy and Technology

 

August 30, 2012 R41837
Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress

 

August 29, 2012 R40674
The First Responder Network and Next- Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress

 

August 29, 2012 R42543
Internet Firearm and Ammunition Sales

 

August 28, 2012 R42687
An Overview of the "Patent Trolls" Debate

 

August 20, 2012 R42668
State Taxation of Internet Transactions

 

August 6, 2012 R41853
Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions

 

July 25, 2012 R42114
Cybersecurity: CRS Experts

 

July 23, 2012 R42619
Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues

 

July 23, 2012 R42409
Cybercrime: Conceptual Issues for Congress and U.S. Law Enforcement

 

July 20, 2012 R42547
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service

 

July 13, 2012 RL33816
China, Internet Freedom, and U.S. Policy

 

July 13, 2012 R42601
Department of Defense Implementation of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative: Implications for Federal Information Technology Reform Management

 

July 12, 2012 R42604
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

 

May 31, 2012 R42507
The Siting of Wireless Communications Facilities: An Overview of Federal, State, and Local Law

 

May 21, 2012 RS20783
Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions

 

May 10, 2012 R42114
Rural Broadband: The Roles of the Rural Utilities Service and the Universal Service Fund

 

May 9, 2012 R42524
Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues

 

May 3, 2012 R42409
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service

 

April 27, 2012 RL33816
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities

 

April 20, 2012 RL33586
Data Security Breach Notification Laws

 

April 10, 2012 R42475
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and Its Implementing Regulations

 

April 10, 2012 RS22749
Regulation of Broadcast Indecency: Background and Legal Analysis

 

April 5, 2012 RL32222
FY2013 Budget Documents: Internet and GPO Availability

 

April 2, 2012 R42384
The FCC’s Broadcast Media Ownership and Attribution Rules: The Current Debate

 

March 29, 2012 R42436
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

 

March 27, 2012 RL32589
Cybercrime: Conceptual Issues for Congress and U.S. Law Enforcement

 

March 23, 2012 R42547
The First Responder Network and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress

 

March 23, 2012 R42543
Cybercrime: An Overview of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute and Related Federal Criminal Laws

 

March 21, 2012 97-1025
Cybercrime: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. 1030 and Related Federal Criminal Laws

 

March 21, 2012 RS20830
The Bayh-Dole Act: Selected Issues in Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology

 

March 16, 2012 RL32076
Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards

 

March 14, 2012 R41775
Congressional Oversight of Agency Public Communications: Implications of Agency New Media Use

 

March 14, 2012 R42406
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

 

March 13, 2012 RL30719
Cybersecurity: Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (S. 2111)—A Legal Analysis

 

March 12, 2012 R42403
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Policies, Programs, and Funding

 

March 5, 2012 R42052
Drug Patent Expirations: Potential Effects on Pharmaceutical Innovation

 

March 2, 2012 R42399
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

 

February 21, 2012 R40616
Patent Infringement and Experimental Use Under the Hatch-Waxman Act: Current Issues

 

February 9, 2012 R42354
Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress

 

February 9, 2012 R42351
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues

 

February 3, 2012 97-868
Smart Meter Data: Privacy and Cybersecurity

 

February 3, 2012 R42338
Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Settlements: Implications for Competition and Innovation

 

January 27, 2012 RL33717
Internet Gambling: An Overview of Federal Criminal Law

 

January 24, 2012 97-619
Follow-On Biologics: The Law and Intellectual Property Issues

 

January 24, 2012 R41483
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: Innovation Issues

 

January 24, 2012 R42014
Internet Gambling: An Abridged Overview of Federal Criminal Law

 

January 24, 2012 RS21984
Online Copyright Infringement and Counterfeiting: Legislation in the 112th Congress

 

January 20, 2012 R42112
Promoting Global Internet Freedom: Policy and Technology

 

January 17, 2012 R41837
Text and Multimedia Messaging: Issues for Congress

 

January 12, 2012 RL34632
Funding Emergency Communications: Technology and Policy Considerations

 

January 5, 2012 R41842
Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress

 

January 5, 2012 R40674

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