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Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: FY2022 appropriations provisions relating to higher education skills training, quantum computing, technology modernization, 5G, energy and smart grid investments, and semiconductor incentives; funding for and implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act (CHIPS for America Act) through S. 1260, U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) and H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022; National Science Foundation appropriations for Minority Serving Institution scholarships focused upon quantum computing; H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. Implementation of H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 4521 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 2471 (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 impact assessments, AI bias, facial recognition policy, quantum computing, privacy legislation, and weather modeling; implementation of H.R. 6227, S. 3143, the 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; Reform of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996; S. 797, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act; S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), provisions relating to manufacturing and research and development in the U.S. semiconductor industry; H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022; H.R. 2225, the National Science Foundation for the Future Act; H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act; H.R. 21, The 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; S. 3620, Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act. 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; H.R. 6497, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2022; S. 3600, Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act; cyber incident reporting provision within Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022; Cybersecurity Framework 2.0.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 4521 (117th), S. 1494 (117th), H.R. 21 (117th), S. 2499 (117th), S. 3620 (117th), H.R. 2225 (117th), S. 3143 (117th), S. 3600 (117th), H.R. 6227 (117th), S. 797 (117th), S. 3195 (117th), H.R. 6497 (117th), H.R. 1837 (117th), H.R. 3593 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 1866 (117th)

Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: Implementation of H.R. 6395, 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; Implementation of S. 1605, 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; draft FY23 NDAA provision related to Navy Converged Enterprise Resource Planning.

Contacted: SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (117th), S. 1605 (117th), S. 3099 (117th)

Education EDU

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce Development Initiatives: Ideas for Apprenticeships, career-focused education, and digital credentials; H.R. 2037, Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students Act (JOBS Act); 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; H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; cybersecurity workforce/skills development policy; draft competency-based hiring for federal contractor workforce legislation.

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 447 (117th), H.R. 3294 (117th), S. 1945 (117th), H.R. 2037 (117th), H.R. 7309 (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. 3648, Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment Act (EAGLE Act 2021). Health Care reform; Implementation of CAA of 2020 Health Care Price Transparency provisions. Antitrust policy and related issues; H.R. 3843, S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3843 (117th), S. 228 (117th), H.R. 3648 (117th), S. 264 (117th), H.R. 6 (117th), S. 2992 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: 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; Tax proposals in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act; T.D. 9959, 87 Fed. Reg. 276, Final Foreign Tax Credit Regulations; S. 1077 and H.R. 5371, Permanently Preserving America's Investment in Manufacturing 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 BEPS 2.0; implementation of OECD Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) recommendations. Bilateral income tax treaties pending before the Senate, e.g., Chile and relevant treaties under negotiation.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5371 (117th), S. 1887 (117th), S. 1077 (117th), H.R. 4267 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 1 (117th)

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: Russia sanctions, H.R. 7185, Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act; 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 (COOL) for USMCA and non-USMCA countries; COOL provisions within S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA). Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 7185 (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: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks: Patent Eligible Subject Matter legislation; H.R. 1723, S. 632, Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act (IDEA Act); S. 2774, Pride in Patent Ownership Act; H.R. 3429, SHOP SAFE Act provision within H.R. 4521, American COMPETES Act; S. 3880, SMART Copyright Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 632 (117th), H.R. 3429 (117th), S. 2774 (117th), H.R. 1723 (117th), S. 3880 (117th), H.R. 4521 (117th)