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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Met with House Democratic staff to lobby in support of Permanent Normal Trade Relations status with Russia. H.R. 6156

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Bills named: H.R. 6156 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

Incentive Auctions Implementation (FCC + Congress) FCC NPRM released in Q4: Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, Docket No. 12-268 Transition of Federal Spectrum to Commercial Use (FCC, Congress, and NTIA)

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Health Issues HCR

1. Implementation of ACA - Transitional Reinsurance House and Senate leadership 2. Meaningful Use Stage 3 (HITECH Act) ONC/HHS 3. CMS - telehealth reimbursement 4. HR 6626 Healthcare Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act (HIMTA)

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6626 (112th)

Immigration IMM

HR 2161; HR 3012; S.1857; S.1983; S. 3185; S. 3192; S. 3217, H.R. 6429; H.R. 6412 Lobbied in support of Rep. Chaffetz/Sen. Lee Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants bill to eliminate per-country caps. Met with House and Senate staff regarding other immigration legislation that is being drafted. Focused on issues of green cards and H1-B visas. Lobbied in support of the STEM Jobs Act of 2012 (H.R. 6429), which was voted on in the House, and Rep. Lofgrens Attracting the Best and Brightest Act. Uniting American Families Act H.R. 1537/S. 821 Lobbied House and Senate staff and members in support of legislation to permit gay and lesbian citizens to sponsor their foreign-born partners for immigration.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6429 (112th), S. 3185 (112th), H.R. 2161 (112th), H.R. 1537 (112th), S. 3217 (112th), H.R. 3012 (112th), H.R. 6412 (112th), S. 1857 (112th), S. 821 (112th), S. 3192 (112th), S. 1983 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.1747 Computer Professionals Update Act; We lobbyied for additional Senate and House member support to revise the FLSA by modernizing the Computer Professional exemption so that it aligns with the expanded roles being performed by computer professionals today and has room to continue to grow along with the industry. Met with Senate staff in support of the computer employee exemption act (no bill number).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1747 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Meetings/phone calls with House staff on legislation to improve Americas cyber security,H.R. 3523. Specific topics include supply chain management definition of covered critical infrastructure. Met with House staff to express concern with Microsoft-sponsored supply chain letter.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Bills named: H.R. 3523 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Extension and expansion of alternative simplified research& development tax credit (HR 942, S.1577);issues related to corporate tax reform, including lowering the corporate tax rate; international tax reform issues

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1577 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Met with House staff to lobby for delegation letters to the ITC regarding Intels case with X2Y. Met with House staff to lobby on H.R. 4216, the Foreign Counterfeit Protection Act.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 4216 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Provided support for Helium Stewardship Act to maintain adequate supplies of helium for industrial uses.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)