New from the U.S. Government

U.S. Congressional Budget Office.
Available online.
"To elucidate the possible effects of major legislation affecting health care and health insurance on the federal budget, CBO's analysis examines the budget outlook under current law; the likely budgetary effect of efforts to expand the scope of insurance coverage; the potential for reducing health care spending; the likely impact of specific changes in the health system; and mechanisms for engendering efficiency gains in health care over time."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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U.S. Department of State.
Available online.
Annual U.S. State Department report on "severe forms of trafficking in persons" in countries of the world.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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U.S. House of Representatives.
Available online.
These are the Federal "general and permanent laws of the United States," codified by subject and published in a new collection every six years. Note that the Code may be either browsed by subject area (title) or searched by word.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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U.S. Federal Reserve Board.
Available online.
Published eight times each year (this one 10 June 2009), this is the latest set of informal regional economic surveys, summarizing "comments received from business and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Available online.
"The share of families with an unemployed member rose from 6.3 percent in 2007 to 7.8 percent in 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today... These data on employment, unemployment, and family relationships are
collected as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample survey of approximately 60,000 households."
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U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.
Available online.
Latest edition of this annually-published compilation "summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 46 indicators on the status and condition of education."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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U.S. Social Security Administration.
Available online. (W&L subscription)
Most recent "Supplemental Security Income" data by state, county, amounts, other categories. No longer available in printed form -- only online.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Available online.
The latest edition of this annual "assessment by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the outlook for international energy markets through 2030" reveals that "world marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44 percent between 2006 and 2030."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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