MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Government Procurement Agreement/trade Agreements At (TAA) and Buy American Act (BAA); Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama and Korea, EU noncompliance with Information Technology Agreement (ITA); legislation related to currency valuation, countervailing duties and their impact on global trade (including S.296,Fair Currency Act of 2007; H.R.321, Currency Harmonization Initiative; H.R.2942,Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007; Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 296 (110th), H.R. 2942 (110th), H.R. 321 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Extension and strengthening of the R&D Tax Credit H.R.2138, Investment Act of 2007 S.41, Research Competitiveness Act of 2007 S.2209, Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.5681, Innovation Tax Credit Act of 2008 S.2884, Research and Development Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2008 Withholding Tax Relief H.R.1023, To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities S.777, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 Proposals related to internal tax reform and deferral, AMT and Tax extenders S.2886 and S.3098, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R.6049, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 Nonresident Withholding Tax H.R.3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2884 (110th), H.R. 5681 (110th), S. 2886 (110th), H.R. 2138 (110th), S. 41 (110th), S. 777 (110th), S. 3098 (110th), H.R. 3359 (110th), S. 2209 (110th), H.R. 1023 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

Data security: H.R.958, Data Accountability and Trust Act S.495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007S.1178, Identify Theft Prevention ActS.1260, Data Security Act of 2007 H.R.836, Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 S.1202, Personal Data Protection Act of 2007 H.R.2124, Federal Agency Data Breach Protection S.1558, Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act S.239, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Protection Act of 2007 S.234 and H.R. 1597, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007 S.337, White Spaces Act of 2007 H.R.964, Spy Act S.1625, Counter Spy Act Pretexting H.R.936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act S.92, Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act H.R.948 and S.1208, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 S.238, Social Security Number Misuse Protection Act H.R.1525, Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2007 S1691, Social Security Number Online Protection Act of 2007 H.R.3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identify Theft Protection Act of 2007

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1597 (110th), S. 234 (110th), S. 1202 (110th), H.R. 1525 (110th), H.R. 836 (110th), S. 92 (110th), S. 1208 (110th), S. 1558 (110th), S. 495 (110th), S. 337 (110th), S. 238 (110th), H.R. 948 (110th), S. 239 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th), S. 1625 (110th), H.R. 3046 (110th), H.R. 936 (110th), H.R. 2124 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronics recycling: H.R.223, Informed Choice Act Federal requirements related to environmentally preferable purchasing (EPEAT, Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines); transboundary waste issues pertaining to the shipment of used IT products.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 223 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Star Program related to IT products (computers, printers, servers and data center); implementation of the EPEAT program; climate change, specifically as it relates to the structure of a cap and trade system and its impact on the IT industry: S.2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007 S.1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 S.309, Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act S.405, Title I Integrity Act of 2007 S.280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 H.R.620, Climate Stewardship Act of 2007 H.R.1590, Safe Climate Act of 2007 S.3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 H.R.6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act H.R.6316, Climate MATTERS Act of 2008 Energy efficient data center

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 3036 (110th), H.R. 6316 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), S. 280 (110th), S. 309 (110th), S. 1766 (110th), H.R. 620 (110th), H.R. 6186 (110th), S. 405 (110th), H.R. 1590 (110th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration reform provisions related to highly skilled workers; H-1B program and greens cards: H.R.5642, To increase the numerical limitation with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 H.R.5630, Innovation Employment Act H.R.5515, New Employee Verification Act of 2008 H.R.1930 and S.1083, SKIL Act of 2007 S.3257, Legal Immigration Extension Act of 2008 H.R.5634, New Americans Investor Act H.R.5642, To increase the numerical limitation with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants for fiscal years 2008 and 2009

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1930 (110th), H.R. 5515 (110th), S. 3257 (110th), H.R. 5642 (110th), S. 1083 (110th), H.R. 5630 (110th), H.R. 5634 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

Funding for physical sciences research in agencies such as NSF, NIST and DOE H.R.1867, National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007 H.R.1868, Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007 H.R.362, to authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers, and for other purposes H.R.363, Sowing the Seeds through Science and Engineering Research Act U.S. DoE; funding for supercomputing R&D; nanotechnology act H.R.2436 and S.1199, Nanotechnology in the Schools Act Bayh-Dole issuses; bills funding America Competes Act of 2008 and 2009 H.R.2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 S.3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (110th), H.R. 1867 (110th), H.R. 2436 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 362 (110th), H.R. 363 (110th), S. 3182 (110th), H.R. 1868 (110th), S. 1199 (110th)

Computer Industry CPI

Patent reform provisions relating to damages, venue, patent quality, post grant review, and similar matters: H.R.1908 and S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)