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Defense DEF

DISA Data Centers, NGEN Program, JLENS. Data Centers, Analytics: H.R. 154 (PL 112-081) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and FY2014 NDAA.

Contacted: Defense Information Systems Agency; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 154 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform: H.R. 634 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 (Exempt End-Users from Margin); H.R. 766 Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 (Exempt End -Users from Inter-Company Affiliate Swaps).

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Defense Information Systems Agency; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 634 (113th), H.R. 766 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

U.S. International Tax including Deferral, Foreign Tax Credits: S. 250 Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act; H.R. 694 The Corporate Tax and Fairness Act. U.S. Corporate Tax Reform: S. 268 Cutting Unjustified Tax (CUT) Loopholes Act. Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: U.S.-Spain Income Tax Treaty.OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation. Employee-Related Tax Reform: H.R. 1129 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense Information Systems Agency; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 268 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th), S. 250 (113th), H.R. 694 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Fair Labor Standards Act: CPU Act. Immigration Reform: S. 169 Immigration Innovation Act of 2013; House High-Skilled Immigration Reform. OFCCP Rulemaking on People with Disabilities Employment (PWD) NIOSH Health Study.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Defense Information Systems Agency; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 169 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade. Cloud Computing. Privacy -- reforming ECPA, CFAA, Privacy Act. Discussions of Re-authorization of the 2004 High Performance Computing Act.Clinical Decision Support Software and Mobile Medical Devices. Cybersecurity: S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 1163 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013; H.R. 756 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013; House Judiciary Cybercrime bill discussion draft.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense Information Systems Agency; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), S. 21 (113th), H.R. 1163 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Agreements: Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); International Services Agreement (ISA); WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with Nigeria. Bilateral Trade Issues and Policy: China, Brazil, Indonesia, India, Nigeria.Export/Import Regulation: Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits, Regulation of High Performance Computers. Disability Policy: UN Treaty for People with Disabilities Act. India's Preferential Market Access Policy. U.S. Proposal for APEC Used Electronics Dialogue.

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense Information Systems Agency; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

China Patent Regulations and Amendments. H.R. 845 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act of 2013. Software Patentability. Patent Ownership Transparency.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Information Systems Agency; White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 845 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense: H.R. 933 (P.L. 113-6), DoD Appropriations, and FY2014 DoD Appropriations - Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), SOCOM R&D, Air Force IT.Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds; Social Security Administration - Program Integrity, SSA & SSI Disability Claims Processing. H.R. 8, American Tax Payer Relief Act, Issues Relating to Sequestration. Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid FY2013 Budget and RFP for Common Origination and Disbursement System.

Contacted: Defense Information Systems Agency; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 933 (113th), H.R. 8 (113th)