Congressionally Mandated Reports

The following are congressionally mandated studies from the 110th Congress which have been completed. Click on the public law number to view the original language. Click on the title of the report to view the completed study.

Review of Federal Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research
Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: BioWatch and the Public Health System: Interim Report (First of two reports.)
BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance: Evaluating Systems for the Early Detection of Biological Threats: Abbreviated Version: Summary (Second of two reports.)
Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration
Evaluating Testing, Costs, and Benefits of Advanced Spectroscopic Portals for Screening Cargo at Ports of Entry: Interim Report
Evaluating Testing, Costs, and Benefits of Advanced Spectroscopic Portals: Final Report (Abbreviated Version)
Fostering Visions for the Future: A Review of the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts
Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies: Interim Report
Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies: Final Report
An Enabling Foundation for NASA's Space and Earth Science Missions
Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States
Advancing the Science of Climate Change (First of five reports in the America’s Climate Choices suite)
Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change (Second of five reports in the America’s Climate Choices suite)
Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change (Third of five reports in the America’s Climate Choices suite)
Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change (Four of five reports in the America’s Climate Choices suite)
America's Climate Choices (Final report in the America’s Climate Choices suite of reports)
Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration
Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean
Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era of Space Exploration: An Interim Report
Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era (Final)
Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Approach to Risk Analysis
Women's Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise
Understanding and Managing Risk in Security Systems for the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex

Please see our Public Laws page for all legislative language from the 110th Congress mandating studies for the National Academies.