Monday Resource Round-Up

Due to the holiday last week, I'm posting a belated round-up of recently issued government publications today.

Abortion Surveillance - United States, 2002
An article from the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Indicator
This indicator has recently been updated by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Changes in Patterns of Prices and Financial Aid
A new report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Compliance and Enforcement Annual Results - FY2005
An EPA report on compliance and enforcement activities.

Contraceptive Use - United States and Territories, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002
An article from the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Dealing With the Effects of Trauma: A Self-Help Guide
A guide from the National Mental Health Information Center (a division of the Department of Health and Human Services).

Depression among Adults
A report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs: Guiding Principles and Recommendations
A guide from the National Mental Health Information Center.

Environmental Protection Agency FY 2005 Performance and Accountability Report
An annual report from the EPA's Chief Financial Officer.

Federal Trade Commission Performance and Accountability Report
An annual report from the FTC.

Hate Crime Statistics 2004
New data from the FBI.

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2005
A report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing
A Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report v. 54, no. 46
The latest MMWR features articles on diabetes, poliomyelitis, and HIV.

No Child Left Behind Act: Improved Accessibility to Education's Information Could Help States Further Implement Teacher Qualification Requirements
A General Accountability Office (GAO) report.

Prospects for the Global Economy
A World Bank assessment.

The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report issued at the request of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee.

Science.gov
Science.gov has been upgraded (version 3.0) to incorporate improved search capability.

Subsidy Estimates for Guaranteed and Direct Student Loans
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report.

Superfund National Accomplishments Summary Fiscal Year 2005
An EPA update.

To the Geneva Summit: Perestroika and the Transformation of U.S.-Soviet Relations
Documents on the 1985 summit have been posted on the National Security Archive website.

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:

Bosnia: Overview of Issues Ten Years After Dayton

The Budget Reconciliation Process: The Senate's "Byrd Rule"

Child Welfare: Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Bills

Committee Controls of Agency Decisions

The Homeless Management Information System

The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the State Budgets of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation

Iran's Influence in Iraq

Legislative Maps of ANWR

Methamphetamine: Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress

Pandemic Flu Liability Limitation Legislation

Rumsfeld v. FAIR: The Solomon Amendment and Free Speech

U.S. Military Overseas Basing: New Developments and Oversight Issues for Congress

United Nations Documents:

Afghanistan Opium Survey: 2005

AIDS Epidemic Update

Changing a Harmful Social Convention: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Eighteen-Nation Committee on Disarmament transcripts

Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine

Portfolio of Mine Action Projects 2006

Report of the Committee against Torture

Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2003

Report of the Security Council mission to Central Africa, 4 to 11 November 2005

The State of Food Insecurity in the World: 2005

WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women