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Immigration IMM

Visa Policy & Procedures, Visas for Highly Skilled Immigrants & Foreign Graduates of U.S. Universities I-Squared Act (S.153); Comprehensive immigration reform; Executive action on high skilled immigration.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 153 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export Controls Reform Initiatives, Anti-counterfeiting Efforts, Expanding the International Technology Agreement, reauthorization of the Export Administration Act (EAA), international product standards, semiconductor duty suspension agreements, customs reauthorization. Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Harmonized System (HS) 2017 revision; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). WTO Environmental Agreement (EGA), Semiconductor industry support policies; listing of chemicals under Convention of Narcotic Drugs.

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Defense DEF

Appropriations for Basic Research at DOD, Nanoelectronics Basic Research Funding, National Nanotechnology Initiative, Anticounterfeiting in DOD Procurement, National Defense Authorization Act; Export Control reform initiatives.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Customs Policy related to the importation of counterfeit semiconductors; Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Protection Act; Customs Reauthorization Legislation; Abusive Patent Litigation Reform (H.R. 9; S.632); protection of trade secrets and reform to the Economical Espionage Act.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 632 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Chemicals regulation and reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (S.697; S.725); regulation of nanotechnology and the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI).

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 725 (114th), S. 697 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Research & Development Incentives (H.R. 880)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 880 (114th)

Education EDU

Math & Science Programs America Competes Act Programs STEM Education Competes Reauthorization

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal Expenditures on Research and Development, National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), Basic Research and Education (Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill).

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)