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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements: Digital Trade; CFIUS Bilateral Trade Issues: China, India, Nigeria ICT Guidelines and Kenya (including tax issue); China 301, China WTO compliance Renegotiations of NAFTA

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Defense Logistics Agency; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: S. 990 and H.R. 2227, Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT Act) 2017; Concepts for modernizing Federal IT infrastructure, generally; Buy America Act; S. 760 and H.R. 1770, OPEN Government Data Act. S. 1691 Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017; Emerging technologies: Blockchain Technology, cloud, AI, IOT; Federal Advisory Committee on the Development and Implementation of AI (Draft) Implementation of H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act S. 1693 Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Defense Logistics Agency; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1691 (115th), S. 990 (115th), H.R. 2227 (115th), H.R. 1770 (115th), S. 1693 (115th), S. 760 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th)

Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: H.R. 2810, S. 1519, the National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018: Distributed Common Ground System, Hybrid cloud data centers, Data Centers and Analytics, DISA commercial cloud, Army Talent and Engagement programs, and DoD IT procurement; MGT Act

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense Logistics Agency; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 1519 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: Fundamental corporate tax reform based on the Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code U.S. Treasury Guidelines and related regulations on OECD Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) Project and implementations H.R. 1393 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act and S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, the Senate companion bill Bilateral Income Tax Treaties with focus on U.S.-Spain and U.S. - Chile

Contacted: Defense Logistics Agency; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1393 (115th), S. 540 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks: Patentable Subject Matter Eligibility Legislation; Draft Trade Secret Legislation; PTAB Reform

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense Logistics Agency; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: H.R. 601, Emergency Supplemental/FY17 CR extension/and Debt Limit: DOD/Cognitive; Data center consolidation; hybrid cloud data centers; DoD Public/Private Partnerships; DoD FY2018 appropriations - IT procurement; DISA Commercial Cloud; Army Talent & Engagement programs; Distributed Common Ground System -Army; DoE Office of Science; FY 2018 Defense Appropriations - DCGS-A, FY 2018 DHA Appropriations - FEMA Riskamp Funding, The America First Budget Blueprint 2018, issues regarding DHS- FEMA Risk Map program, NOAA, NASA and NSF funding. Recommendations for more efficient government operations, generally. Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, FY2018: FBI IT, USPTO funding.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense Logistics Agency; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 601 (115th)

Education EDU

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce Development Initiative -- Ideas for Apprenticeships, career-focused education, and certification programs. H.R. 2353 - The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense Logistics Agency; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program; H.R. 1468 - Recognizing America's Children Act; H.R. 3440 - DREAM Act; S. 1852 - SUCCEED Act;

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense Logistics Agency; White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1468 (115th), H.R. 3440 (115th), S. 1852 (115th)