INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL for INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL

Government Issues GOV

Baca amendment: Food stamp program

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; White House Office

Education EDU

Higher education reauthorization; America COMPETES funding

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Columbia FTA Korea FTA Panama FTA Trade Adjustment Assistance

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Banking BAN

Export Controls

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Agriculture AGR

Broadband deployment expensing Broadband inventory H.R. 2419 S.2303

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: S. 2303 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R&D Tax Credit Corporate tax reform Repatriation HR 6049 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 Economic Recovery Package

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 6049 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform Legislation

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Telecommunications TEC

General wireless standards; Standards policies; Broadband deployment; WiFi issues; Federal jurisdiction over voice over internet protocol (VoIP); DTV transition; Economic Recovery Package VoIP FCC Universal Service Fund IP services Intercarrier compensation reform Spectrum reform White spaces H.R. 1597 S.234 S.337 Broadband census H.R.3919 S.1492 S.1853 E911 H.R. 3403 S.428 Accessibility legislation Wireless consumer protection H.R.275

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1597 (110th), H.R. 3919 (110th), H.R. 275 (110th), S. 1492 (110th), S. 428 (110th), S. 337 (110th), S. 234 (110th), S. 1853 (110th), H.R. 3403 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Wired for Health Care Act Promoting Health IT Act TRUST Act Health Care Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act PRO(TECH)T Act Medicare bill, H.R.6331 e-prescribing; Health-e Information Technology Act

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 6331 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Health IT e-prescribing H.R. 6331, Medicare bill H.R. 6898 - Stark health IT bill

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 6331 (110th), H.R. 6898 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Continuing Resolution bill: COMPETES funding

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of

Environment/Superfund ENV

Implementation of EPA's Energy Star program EU Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment Equipment Directives (WEEE) EU "EEE" directives TIER Act Electronic waste recycling National Computers Recycling Act Draft electronic waste legislation Lead content H.R. 4040 S.2663

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 4040 (110th), S. 2663 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Implementation of H.R.6

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Privacy legislation Data breach Cell phone records legislation Consumer product safety H.R.4040 S.2663 Lead content

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2663 (110th), H.R. 4040 (110th)

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration H.R. 5882, Lofgren EB recapture bill H.R.5921, Lofgren "per country limits" bill H.R.6039, Lofgren STEM bill Supplemental Appropriations: Murray-Gregg amendment on EB green cards Defense Authorization Bill - Menendez Recapture Amendment

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 5921 (110th), H.R. 6039 (110th), H.R. 5882 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Global Sourcing Higher Education legislation Workforce development and training legislation Immigration, H-1B & EB legislation American competitiveness legislation H.R. 3920 H.R. 3801 S.122 S.1848

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 1848 (110th), H.R. 3801 (110th), S. 122 (110th), H.R. 3920 (110th)

Computer Industry CPI

White House export control initiative Scott organized retail crime legislation Multilateral hardware & software export control limits

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economic Recovery Package Emergency Economic Rescue Act

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Foreign Relations FOR

Global Online Freedom Act

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Science/Technology SCI

America COMPETES funding Supplemental Appropriations R&D Tax Credit Economic Recovery Package

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of