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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements: Digital Trade: U.S.-Kenya FTA; African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); US-Japan FTA, US-EU FTA, US-UK FTA, WTO. Bilateral Trade Issues: China 301 investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, China World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance; China market access; India data localization. Customs and Border Protection Proposed Rule related to potential changes to Country of Origin Labeling for USMCA and non-USMCA countries. Indo-Pacific Economic Framework discussions.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: Implementation of H.R. 6395, S. 4049, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for FY21, including provisions concerning the U.S. semiconductor industry, 5G development, Quantum Computing, and Artificial Intelligence; S. 2792, H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, issues related to cybersecurity incident reporting, printed circuit boards, FedRAMP authorization, quantum technologies, and artificial intelligence; S. 3099, Federal Secure Cloud Improvement and Jobs Act of 2021. Department of Defense issues.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 4049 (117th), S. 3099 (117th), H.R. 6395 (117th), S. 2792 (117th), H.R. 4350 (117th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Civil Rights: H.R. 5, S. 393, Equality Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 393 (117th), H.R. 5 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: Overhauling International Tax framework of Senate Finance Committee; Implementation of U.S. Treasury regulations and follow on issues from H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, TCJA, Public Law No. 115-97; Proposed regulations on Classification of Cloud Transactions and Transactions Involving Digital Content, new regulatory section 1.861-19 and amendment of -18 regulations; tax proposals in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. S. 1887, H.R. 4267, Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2021. Global Digital Taxes, e.g. DSTs; U.S. Treasury guidelines and related regulations on OECD, Addressing Tax Challenges of Digitalization, and GloBE anti-base erosion proposals, model rules and commentary; implementation of OECD Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) recommendations. Bilateral income tax treaties pending before the Senate, e.g., Chile and selected treaties under negotiation.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: S. 1887 (117th), H.R. 1 (117th), H.R. 4267 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks: Patent Eligible Subject Matter legislation; draft Digital Copyright Act of 2021; Transitional Covered Business Method Patent Review Proceeding; H.R. 1723, S. 632, Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act (IDEA Act); WTO TRIPS Waiver proposal; S. 2774, Pride in Patent Ownership Act.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2774 (117th), H.R. 1723 (117th), S. 632 (117th)

Education EDU

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce Development Initiatives -- Ideas for Apprenticeships, career-focused education, and certification programs; Higher Education Act reauthorization; S. 864, H.R. 2037, Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students Act (JOBS Act); Federal Work Study Experimental Site Initiative; H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act; Increasing Federal Support for Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs); H.R. 3294, S. 1945, Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education at HBCUs Act (IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act), reducing the use of credential based skills requirements for the federal contracting workforce; draft Student Apprenticeship Act; cyber workforce/skills development policy.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1945 (117th), H.R. 2037 (117th), H.R. 447 (117th), S. 864 (117th), H.R. 3294 (117th)

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: Emerging technologies: Blockchain, cloud computing, 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI regulatory governance, AI bias, facial recognition policy, quantum computing, privacy legislation, and weather modeling; implementation of H.R. 6227, S. 3143, National Quantum Initiative Act (P.L. 115-368); H.R. 1837, the Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology Program (QUEST) Act; H.R. 1866, Quantum Network Infrastructure Act; implementation of S. 2200, National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018; Reform of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996; S. 797, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act; S. 1260, U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), provisions relating to manufacturing and research and development in the U.S. semiconductor industry; H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act; H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act; H.R. 21, FedRAMP Authorization Act; S. 2499, SAFE DATA Act; S. 3195, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act; S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021. Supply chain security / DHS ICT Supply Chain Task Force; Encryption policy; provisions related to state and local funding for cybersecurity planning, defense and response activities; Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity provisions on software bill of materials, zero trust and cloud security architecture and standards to improve software supply chain security; Executive Order 14071, Securing America's Critical Supply Chain scope of year long review of ICT; incident response policy; S. 2407, Cyber Incident Reporting Act; S. 2875, Cyber Incident Reporting Act; S. 2902, Federal Information Security Management Act of 2021; H.R. 5491, Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure Act. Information Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain Security rulemaking; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities (IaaS). Federal guidelines for vaccine credentialing development and solutions.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3195 (117th), S. 797 (117th), H.R. 1866 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 6227 (117th), H.R. 21 (117th), H.R. 3593 (117th), S. 2875 (117th), H.R. 5491 (117th), S. 2902 (117th), S. 2499 (117th), H.R. 2225 (117th), S. 3143 (117th), S. 1494 (117th), S. 2200 (117th), S. 2407 (117th), H.R. 1837 (117th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to the Environment: Carbon emissions pricing issues, including carbon tax; U.S. participation in Paris Climate Accord.

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: Draft FY2022 appropriations provisions relating to higher education skills training, quantum computing, technology modernization, 5G, energy and smart grid investments, and semiconductor incentives; H.R. 4355, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4549, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, issues relating to quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence, TMF, High Performance Computing, Cybersecurity, and Federal Agency IT Modernization; H.R. 4432, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022; funding for and implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act (CHIPS for America Act), and S. 1260, U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA); National Science Foundation appropriations for Minority Serving Institution scholarships focused upon quantum computing. H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 4432 (117th), H.R. 4549 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), H.R. 4355 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, and S. 264, Dream Act of 2021; H.R. 1440, Fairness for All Act; H.R. 1177, S. 348, U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021; H.R. 3648, Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment Act (EAGLE Act 2021). Health Care reform, Mental Health Issues; Vaccines requirements for employers and federal contractors. Paid Family and Medical Leave policy; family and medical leave provisions in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. Antitrust policy and related issues; H.R. 3843, S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021; S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (117th), S. 225 (117th), S. 228 (117th), S. 2992 (117th), H.R. 3648 (117th), H.R. 3843 (117th), H.R. 1177 (117th), H.R. 1440 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 348 (117th), S. 264 (117th)