INTEL CORPORATION for INTEL CORPORATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Advocated for enactment of free trade legislation and Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Congressional support of the Trans Pacific Partnership, and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Act. Advocated for Information Technology Agreement and Trade Facilitation Agreement. Engagement with USTR officials on the following: (1) World Semiconductor Council-Government Authorities Meeting in the areas of encryption and customs/trade facilitation; (2) WTO-Information Technology Agreement negotiations in support of expansions of tariff reductions for integrated circuit products and related hardware; (2) WTO-Trade Facilitation Agreement in support of supply chain and customs process easing in support of ICT supply chains

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Advocated for extension and expansion of alternative simplified R&D tax credit and issues related to corporate tax reform, including lowering the corporate tax rate, and international tax reform issues. No specific bills on these issues at this time.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Telecommunications TEC

Continued advocating in support of HR 5125, The Wi-Fi Innovation Act (companion to S. 2505), to expand unlicensed spectrum use by requiring the FCC to test the feasibility of opening the upper 5 GHz band to unlicensed use. Worked on adding IoT language to S. 886, the Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act; S. 1046, the Smart Building Acceleration Act; S. 270 the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act; and the House Energy and Commerce Committee discussion draft on energy efficiency and accountability.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 270 (114th), S. 886 (114th), S. 1046 (114th), H.R. 5125 (114th), S. 2505 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Advocated on H.R. 9, the Innovation Act and S. 1137, the PATENT Act, reforms to the patent litigation system and for trade secret protection.

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1137 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Advocated for the 21st Century Cures Act, H.R. 6 and advocated for electronic health records interoperability, tele health expansion, and the integration of genomics into clinical practice in H.R. 6 and before the Senate HELP, Commerce, and Finance Committees.

Contacted: White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Advocated for immigration reform for highly skilled employees and the SKILLS Visa Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

Advocated in support of the America COMPETES Re-Authorization Act, H.R. 1806, and the IANA transition.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1806 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Advocacy regarding programs supporting enhanced cybersecurity capabilities in the following: FY 16 DHS appropriations bill, S. 1619, DHS authorization bill, FY 16 DoD Appropriations bill, H.R. 2685 and S. 1558, and the 2016 NDAA, H.R. 1735 and S. 1376.

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2685 (114th), S. 1558 (114th), S. 1376 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), S. 1619 (114th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Advocacy regarding lithium batteries on airplanes in FAA reauthorization.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Homeland Security HOM

Advocacy regarding security and privacy issues, including to improve privacy and liability provisions of cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation (the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (NCPAA) of 2015, H.R.1731), to improve numerous aspects of data breach legislation including the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, H.R. 1770, advocacy to improve section 515 of the FY 2016 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill (H.R. 2578) and issues related to Administration legislative proposals regarding cybersecurity information sharing, cybercrime and data breach, as well as Administration executive order Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2578 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th)

Intelligence INT

Advocacy regarding security and privacy issues, including to improve privacy and liability provisions of cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation (the Protecting Cyber Networks Act, H.R. 1560, and the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, S. 754); advocacy to improve the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048) and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 (S. 356 and H.R. 283), and advocacy regarding an Administration memorandum establishing the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center.

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: H.R. 283 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 2048 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 356 (114th)