CRS Reports - 2009

Overview[]

The following are the CRS reports published in 2009 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[]

Security Classification Policy and Procedure: E.O. 12958, as Amended (CRS Report 97-771) (Dec. 31, 2009).
Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Set to Expire February 28, 2010 (CRS Report R40138) (Dec. 23, 2009).
U.S. Public Diplomacy: Background and Current Issues (CRS Report R40989) (Dec. 18, 2009).
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL32706) (Dec. 9, 2009).
Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping (CRS Report 98-326) (Dec. 3, 2009).

November[]

Border Searches of Laptop Computers and Other Electronic Storage Devices (CRS Report RL34404) (Nov. 16, 2009).
Advertising Industry in the Digital Age (CRS Report R40908) (Nov. 9, 2009).
Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (CRS Report R40436) (Nov. 5, 2009).
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development (CRS Report RL33527) (Nov. 5, 2009).
Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS Report R40901) (Nov. 5, 2009).

October[]

Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (CRS Report R40616) (Oct. 29, 2009).
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (CRS Report 97-868) (Oct. 28, 2009).
Expanding the Scope of the Public Performance Right for Sound Recordings: A Legal Analysis of the Performance Rights Act (H.R. 848 and S. 379) (CRS Report RL34411) (Oct. 28, 2009).
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (CRS Report RL32589) (Oct. 27, 2009).
Public Safety Communications and Spectrum Resources: Policy Issues for Congress (CRS Report R40859) (Oct. 27, 2009).
Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Enforcement: Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (CRS Report RS22880) (Oct. 26, 2009).
Text and Multimedia Messaging: Emerging Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL34632) (Oct. 22, 2009).
Intellectual Property Rights and International Trade (CRS Report RL34292) (Oct. 21, 2009).
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and Its Implementing Regulations (CRS Report RS22749) (Oct. 19, 2009).
Protection of Children Online: Federal and State Laws Addressing Cyberstalking, Cyberharassment, and Cyberbullying (CRS Report RL34651) (Oct. 19, 2009).
Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment (CRS Report 95-815) (Oct. 16, 2009).
Reauthorizing the Satellite Home Viewing Provisions in the Communications Act and the Copyright Act: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R40624) (Oct. 9, 2009).
Obscenity, Child Pornography, and Indecency: Brief Background and Recent Developments (CRS Report 98-670) (Oct. 6, 2009).
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Oct. 6, 2009).
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (CRS Report RL33816) (Oct. 6, 2009).

September[]

Cybersecurity: Current Legislation, Executive Branch Initiatives, and Options for Congress (CRS Report R40836) (Sept. 30, 2009).
The Google Library Project: Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law? (CRS Report R40194) (Sept. 25, 2009).
Spectrum Policy: Public Safety and Wireless Communications Interference (CRS Report RL32408) (Sept. 22, 2009).
Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R40674) (Sept. 22, 2009).
Net Neutrality: The Federal Communications Commission’s Authority to Enforce Its Network Management Principles (CRS Report R40234) (Sept. 21, 2009).
Social Networking and Constituent Communication: Member Use of Twitter During a Two-Week Period in the 111th Congress (CRS Report R40823) (Sept. 21, 2009).
Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (CRS Report R40436) (Sept. 16, 2009).
National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations: Legal Background and Recent Amendments (CRS Report RL33320) (Sept. 8, 2009).

August[]

Access to Government Information In the United States (CRS Report 97-71) (Aug. 31, 2009).
Patents and Innovation: Issues in Patent Reform (CRS Report 97-599 STM) (Aug. 29, 2009).
Statutory Royalty Rates for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings: Decision of the Copyright Royalty Board (CRS Report RL34020) (Aug. 27, 2009).
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (CRS Report 97-868) (Aug. 10, 2009).
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Aug. 4, 2009).
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (CRS Report R40616) (Aug. 3, 2009).

July[]

Reauthorizing the Satellite Home Viewing Provisions in the Communications Act and the Copyright Act: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R40624) (July 30, 2009).
"Gang of Four" Congressional Intelligence Notifications (CRS Report R40698) (July 14, 2009).
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service (CRS Report RL33816) (July 13, 2009).
Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R40674) (July 13, 2009).
Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (CRS Report R40436) (July 8, 2009).
The U.S. Newspaper Industry in Transition (CRS Report R40700) (July 8, 2009).
Cartoon Network LP v. CSC Holdings, Inc.: Remote-Storage Digital Video Recorders and Copyright Law (CRS Report RL34719) (July 6, 2009).
The Google Library Project: Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law? (CRS Report R40194) (July 6, 2009).

June[]

Protecting the U.S. Perimeter: Border Searches Under the Fourth Amendment (CRS Report RL31826) (June 29, 2009).
The Technology Innovation Program (CRS Report RS22815) (June 29, 2009).
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All-Hazard Warnings (CRS Report RL32527) (June 26, 2009).
Emergency Communications: The Future of 911 (CRS Report RL34755) (June 16, 2009).
Federal Rulemaking: The Role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (CRS Report RL32397) (June 9, 2009).
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (CRS Report 97-868) (June 8, 2009).
The National Security Council: An Organizational Assessment (CRS Report RL30840) (June 8, 2009).
Reauthorizing the Satellite Home Viewing Provisions in the Communications Act and the Copyright Act: Issues for Congress (CRS Report R40624) (June 5, 2009).
Security Classification Policy and Procedure: E.O. 12958, as Amended (CRS Report 97-771) (June 4, 2009).
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (CRS Report R40616) (June 1, 2009).

May[]

Statutory Royalty Rates for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings: Decision of the Copyright Royalty Board (CRS Report RL34020) (May 27, 2009).
Science and Technology Policymaking: A Primer (CRS Report RL34454) (May 27, 2009).
Expanding the Scope of the Public Performance Right for Sound Recordings: A Legal Analysis of the Performance Rights Act (H.R. 848 and S. 379) (CRS Report RL34411) (May 20, 2009).
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (CRS Report RL32706) (May 19, 2009).
The Google Library Project: Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law? (CRS Report R40194) (May 14, 2009).
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (CRS Report RL32589) (May 14, 2009).
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities (CRS Report RL33586) (May 14, 2009).

April[]

Obscenity and Indecency: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes (CRS Report 95-804) (April 28, 2009).
Obscenity, Child Pornography and Indecency: Brief background and Recent Developments (CRS Report 98-670) (Apr. 28, 2009).
Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (CRS Report R40436) (Apr. 24, 2009).
Federal Advisory Committees: An Overview (CRS Report R40520) (Apr. 16, 2009).
The National Intelligence Council: Issues and Options for Congress (CRS Report R40505) (Apr. 10, 2009).

March[]

Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (CRS Report RL33816) (Mar. 27, 2009).
An Overview of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Jurisprudence in Patent Law (CRS Report RL33923) (Mar. 26, 2009).
Patent Reform in the 111th Congress: Innovation Issues (CRS Report R40481) (Mar. 24, 2009).
Statutory Royalty Rates for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings: Decision of the Copyright Royalty Board (CRS Report RL34020) (Mar. 23, 2009).
Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (CRS Report R40436) (Mar. 20, 2009).
The American's with Disability Act: Application to the Internet (CRS Report R40462) (Mar. 19, 2009).
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Mar. 19, 2009).
Net Neutrality: Background and Issues (CRS Report RS22444) (Mar. 19, 2009).
Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (CRS Report R40436) (Mar. 12, 2009).
U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview (CRS Report 95-307) (Mar. 12, 2009).
Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative: Legal Authorities and Policy Considerations (CRS Report R40427) (Mar. 10, 2009).

February[]

Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service (CRS Report RL33816) (Feb. 20, 2009).
Privacy Law and Online Advertising: Legal Analysis of data Gathering By Online Advertisers Such As Double Click and NebuAd (CRS Report RL34693) (Feb. 20, 2009).
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Feb. 20, 2009).
The Evolving Broadband Infrastructure: Expansion, Applications, and Regulation (CRS Report R40230) (Feb. 19, 2009).
Patents on Tax Strategies: Issues in Intellectual Property and Innovation (CRS Report RL34221) (Feb. 13, 2009).
Expanding the Scope of the Public Performance Right for Sound Recordings: A Legal Analysis of the Performance Rights Act (H.R. 848 and S.379) (CRS Report RL34411) (Feb. 13, 2009).
U.S. Patent and Trademark office Reforms: Regulatory Impacts Upon Innovation and Competition (CRS Report RL34422) (Feb. 10, 2009).
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Program (CRS Report RL30719) (Feb. 10, 2009).
The Bayh-Dole Act: Selected Issues In Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology (CRS Report RL32076) (Feb. 3, 2009).
Broadband Loans and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service (CRS Report RL33816) (Feb. 3, 2009).

January[]

Cartoon Network LP vs. CSC Holdings, Inc.: Remote-Storage Video Recorders and Copyright Laws (CRS Report RL34719) (Jan. 30, 2009).
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and its Implementing Regulations (CRS Report RS22749) (Jan. 29, 2009).
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations (CRS Report R40174) (Jan. 27, 2009).
Statutory Royalty Rates for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings: Decision of the Copyright Royalty Board (CRS Report RL34020) (Jan. 27, 2009).
Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights and State Soverign Immunity (CRS Report RL34593) (Jan. 26, 2009).
Campaign Finance: Regulating Political Communications on the Internet (CRS Report RS22272) (Jan. 26, 2009).
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Jan. 23, 2009).
Expanding the Scope of the Public Performance Right for Sound Recordings: A Legal Analysis of the Performance Rights Act of 2007 (H.R. 4789 and S.2500) (CRS Report RS34411) (Jan. 23, 2009).
Wireless Technology and Spectrum Demand: Advanced Wireless Service (CRS Report RS20933) (Jan. 22, 2009).
Infrastructure Programs: What's Different About Broadband? (CRS Report R40149) (Jan. 22, 2009).
Obscenity and Indecency: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes (CRS Report 95-804) (Jan. 21, 2009).
Obscenity, Child Pornography and Indecency: Recent Developments and Pending Issues (CRS Report 98-670) (Jan. 21, 2009).
Privacy Law and Online Advertising: Legal Analysis of Data Gathering by Online Advertisers Such as DoubleClick and NebuAd (CRS Report RL34693) (Jan. 16, 2009).
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (CRS Report RL30719) (Jan. 15, 2009).
Congress as a Consumer of Intelligence Information (CRS Report R40136) (Jan. 15, 2009).
Homeland Security Intelligence: Perceptions, Statutory Definitions, and Approaches (CRS Report RL33616) (Jan. 14, 2009).
Fairness Doctorine: History and Constitutional Issues (CRS Report R40009) (Jan. 12, 2009).

Other CRS Reports[]

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