RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES for RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES

Defense DEF

FY22 National Defense Authorization, FY22 Department of Defense Appropriations, and FY22 Intelligence Authorization (Bills Pending) - provisions relating to acquisition policy, aircraft propulsion, force protection, command and control, simulation and training, self-defense systems and decoys, missile defense, sensors and radars, missiles, munitions and artillery, advanced technology programs, naval shipbuilding and systems, system sustainment, avionics, and intelligence matters. Issues related to H.R.302 from 115th Congress--FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Issues related to recovery funding for military engine defense industrial base. H. R. 1721 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, COVID relief provisions.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Bills named: H.R. 302 (117th), H.R. 1721 (117th)

Aerospace AER

FY22 National Defense Authorization, FY22 Department of Defense Appropriations, and FY22 Intelligence Authorization (Bills Pending) - provisions relating to acquisition policy, aircraft propulsion, force protection, command and control, simulation and training, self-defense systems and decoys, missile defense, sensors and radars, missiles, munitions and artillery, advanced technology programs, naval shipbuilding and systems, system sustainment, avionics, and intelligence matters.

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1304 - American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021; S. 749 - American Innovation and Jobs Act, provisions related to R&D Amortization. Issues related to Corporate tax rate (Bills Pending) H.R. 8832 - SAFE TO WORK Act, S. 4317 - SAFE TO WORK Act (116th Congress); provisions related to Liability protection for employers regarding workplace COVID exposure. Issues related to international tax & competitiveness, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) digital tax. Issues related to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)/Tax Reform implementation: Global Intangible Low Tax Income (GILTI), Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII), and High Tax Exception and Taxation of Advance Payments.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 4317 (117th), H.R. 8832 (117th), S. 749 (117th), H.R. 1304 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 6800 (116th Congress)- The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act), S.684 (116th Congress) - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019, and S. 1895 (116th Congress) - Lower Health Care Costs Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1895 (117th), H.R. 6800 (117th), S. 684 (117th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues associated with Congressional notifications of proposed foreign military and direct commercial sales. Export control reform and foreign military sales policy issues. Issues related to U.S. defense cooperation with countries in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. FY22 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations (Bills Pending); all provisions. S. 4712 (116th Congress) - Safeguarding Human Rights in Arms Exports Act of 2020 (Safeguard Act), all provisions. H.J.Res. 16 - Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Italian Republic of certain defense articles and services.; all provisions.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 4712 (117th), H.J.Res. 16 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY22 Transportation-HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations (Bills Pending) - provisions relating to the funding of the Administration's budget request for air traffic control modernization. FY22 National Defense Authorization, FY22 Department of Defense Appropriations, and FY22 Intelligence Authorization (Bills Pending) - provisions relating to acquisition policy, aircraft propulsion, force protection, command and control, simulation and training, self-defense systems and decoys, missile defense, sensors and radars, missiles, munitions and artillery, advanced technology programs, naval shipbuilding and systems, system sustainment, avionics, and intelligence matters. FY22 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (Bills Pending) - provisions relating to aviation, maritime, border, and cyber security. FY22 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (Bills Pending) - provisions relating to Joint Polar Satellite System, Suomi NPP satellite, NASA space exploration, earth science, and remote sensing. General outreach on science, technology, engineering, and math programs (STEM). H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan, provisions relating to aviation and Return to Flight.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues arising from the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), enacted as Innovation for the Environment, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133-Section 103, Division S,116th Congress) - provisions related to enacting a phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

Contacted: White House Office; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)

Bills named: H.R. 133 (117th)

Homeland Security HOM

FY22 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions relating to aviation, maritime, border, biometrics, and cyber security. Issues related to Aviation Safety during COVID.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Science/Technology SCI

FY22 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (Bills Pending) - provisions relating to Joint Polar Satellite System, Suomi NPP satellite, NASA space exploration, earth science, and remote sensing. General outreach on science, technology, engineering, and math programs (STEM). FY22 NASA Aeronautics and Space Authorization (Bills Pending), all provision.

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Treasury, Dept of; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Monitoring issues affecting intellectual property concerns of large industrial manufacturers.

Contacted: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

FY22 Transportation-HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations (Bills Pending) - provisions relating to the funding of the Administration's budget request for air traffic control modernization. General issues related to Aviation Research Funding.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to Sec. 301 Tariff Exclusion

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Transportation TRA

General issues related to Aviation Research Funding. President Bidens -The American Jobs Plan (No Bill #); issues related to infrastructure spending.

Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)