Changes in the Arctic : Background and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Pollution.

Arctic regions.

Arctic Regions.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (130 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Provides background on Arctic area and relations between the Arctic countries, comprised of the U.S., Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark-by virtue of Greenland, Finland, Sweden, and Iceland. Covers definitions of the Arctic, U.S. Arctic research, Bush Administration Jan. 2009 Presidential Arctic Policy Directive, May 2010 Obama Administration national security strategy, May 2013 National Strategy for Arctic Region and its implementation, Jan. 2014 implementation plan for national strategy for Arctic region, and Jan. 2015 executive order for enhancing coordination of Arctic efforts. Discusses appointment of the first U.S. Special Representative for the Arctic, U.S. Chairmanship of Arctic Council in 2015-2017, and establishment of UN Convention on Law of the Sea and its impact on Arctic area. Addresses current and potential policy issues, including climate change and loss of Arctic sea ice; territorial claims and sovereignty; commercial sea transportation; oil, gas, and mineral exploration; oil pollution and response; fisheries; protected species; indigenous populations living in the Arctic; polar icebreaking; search and rescue; geopolitical environment; and U.S. military forces and operations. Includes appendices providing full texts of Title I of P.L. 98-373, the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984; P.L. 101-609 of 1990, the Amending Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984; Jan. 2009 Presidential Arctic Policy Directive; May 2013 National Strategy for Arctic Region; and Jan. 2014 implementation plan.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-1153g in the 2014 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Feb. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Changes in the Arctic

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