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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: U.S.-Spain, U.S.-India OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation S. 3485/H.R. 1129 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification ActS. 1859 Tax Extenders to extend for one year several tax extenders

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1129 (113th), S. 3485 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: H.R. 2131 SKILLS Visa Act OFCCP Rulemaking on People with Disabilities Employment Trade Adjustment Assistance

Contacted: SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2131 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements: H.R. 3830/S. 1900 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Bilateral Trade Issues: China, Brazil, Indonesia, IndiaExport Regulation of Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits; Export Regulation of High Performance Computers UN Treaty for People with Disabilities Act S. 1788 Digital Trade Act of 2013

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3830 (113th), S. 1788 (113th), S. 1900 (113th)

Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: DISA Data Centers, NGEN Program, Joint Land Attack Cruise Elevated Nettled Sensor System (JLENS) National Defense Authorization Act, FY2015 (not yet introduced): Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A), Data Centers and Analytics, DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks: China Patent Regulations and Amendments; China Competition Law S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013; S. 1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; S. 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013; S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013; S. 2049 Transparency in Assertion of Patent Act;Coons/Hatch Draft Trade Secret Legislation; Administration High-Tech Patent Recommendations; Patent Ownership Transparency; Abusive Demand Letters; Software Patentability

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 1013 (113th), S. 2049 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 866 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: H.R. 3547 Omnibus Appropriation Act, FY2014 and DoD Appropriations Act, FY2015 (not yet introduced): Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), SOCOM R&D, Air Force IT, DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health RecordsH.R. 3547 Omnibus Appropriations Act, FY2014 and Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2015 (not yet introduced): Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds; Social Security Administration - Program Integrity, SSA & SSI Disability Claims Processing H.R. 3547 Omnibus Appropriations Act, FY2014 nd Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY 2015 (not yet introduced): Army Corps of Engineers IT H. R. 3547 Omnibus Appropriations Act, FY2014 and Military Construction/VA Appropriations Act, FY2015 (not yet introduced): DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, VA Disability Claims Processing and Program Integrity

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3547 (113th)

Education EDU

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Reauthorization of Perkins CTE Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Workforce Investment Act and other career and technical training and education programs

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: H.R. 2495 American Super Computing Leadership Act H.R. 3303 Software Act; S. 2007 Protect ActH.R. 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; National Defense Authorization Act, FY2015 (not yet introduced): software assurance provisions, network penetration reporting requirements, supply chain provisions, cyber weapons language modification

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2495 (113th), H.R. 3303 (113th), S. 2007 (113th)