There have been a significant number of changes in merit badges for this year. Also there is a change in the First Class requirements and a new merit badge has been added.

According to US Scout, the following merit badges have changes:
American Cultures
American Heritage
American Labor
Astronomy
Bird Study
Camping
Chemistry
Citizenship in the World
Computers
Crime Prevention
Disability Awareness
Energy
Environmental Science
Forestry
Genealogy
Geology
Photography
Pioneering
Plant Science
Public Health
Pulp and Paper
Reptile and Amphibian Study
Scholarship
Shotgun Shooting
Skating
Truck Transportation
Veterinary Medicine
Whitewater

NEW MERIT BADGE
Composite Materials

The following is the address where you can find changes to individual merit badges. It is not an official site, but always has provided accurate info. If you have not reviewed the changes, it is worth a look.

https://www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/advchanges06.html It is also in the related links below.

Tina Sansone is the Bellaonline Genealogy editor. Her article is linked below. You might find her site can provide you with a lot of useful information to complete this merit badge