NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Medical Device Tax; HR 1465/S 1030 STORAGE 2013; energy efficiency tax incentives, comprehensive tax reform; tax extenders 179D.

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Navy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1465 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Implementation of MAP-21 (P.L. 112-141); future legislation authorizing federal surface transportation programs; U.S. regulation of lithium batteris in air cargo.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Health Issues HCR

VA procurement; Health IT; equipment maintenance; CTC coverage; low dose CT lung coverage

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Navy, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

CY 14 HOPPS Rule (CT & MR Separate Cost Centers); reimbursement for medical equipment including imaging and radiation therapy; beta amyloid PET imaging coverage.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Navy, Dept of

Natural Resources NAT

Helium legislation (H.R. 527 and S. 783)

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Navy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 527 (113th), S. 783 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Transportation Appropriations Bill (CMAQ Program)

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Energy, Dept of

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity industrial controls; SHIELD ACT (H.R. 2417)

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 2417 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Conformity of electical cable purchased for naval ships; federal usage of electrical surge protection devices; smoike and carbon monoxide detectors/awareness initiatives; voluntary indsutry battery standards re Ingestions; CPSC database

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Navy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Science/Technology SCI

Electric vehicle charging metrology

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Navy, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); General Services Administration (GSA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Classification of LED lamps in U.S. Customs nomenclature; export promotion of energy efficient equipment; negotaitions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement; trade negotiations with the EU; US-Brazil trade relations.

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Navy, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Protection Act

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Navy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 22 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Smart Grid: cybersecurity, caucus and other smart grid policies; Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (S 1000 and S 1392); electric vehicle legislation (S 1230); industrial energy efficiency; electric transmission siting policies; SF6 regulation; Department of Energy Solid State Lighting Program.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Navy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)