Featured Reports From the 2011 Report to Congress
The 2011 Report to Congress presents highlights of the work of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council. We examined many and diverse issues in 2011, and in all, completed nearly 450 studies and projects.
Links to the 20 reports featured in the Report to Congress are provided below.
Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment, Phase I: Improving Accuracy, Second Edition
Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Promoting Healthier Choices
Medical Devices and the Public's Health: The FDA 510(k) Clearance Process at 35 Years
Essential Health Benefits: Balancing Coverage and Cost
Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations
Advancing Oral Health in America
Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity
A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas
Federal Funding of Transportation Improvements in BRAC Cases
The Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue
Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout: Lessons for Offshore Drilling Safety
Evaluating Testing, Costs, and Benefits of Advanced Spectroscopic Portals Final Report
Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters
The National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring: A Retrospective Assessment
Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy
Review of the Environmental Protection Agency's Draft IRIS Assessment of Formaldehyde
