NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Manufacturing MAN

extension of the research & development (R&D) tax credit

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections/import safety, including proposed legislation; FDA Globalization Act, draft legislation which would create new inspectional requirements for medical device manufacturers and impose new fees on the industry;

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, a bill to strengthen and reform the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, provisions relating to whistleblowers, state attorney general enforcement, preemption, public database/disclosure, restrictions on advertising/labeling of products; CPSC report on electrical receptacles; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA; P.L. 110-314), specifically provisions relating to advertising, testing and certification, and lead limits; Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations on product testing under the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) program; Trans-atlantic Economic Cooperation (TEC) issues related to suppliers' declaration of conformity (SDOC) and third-party product certification; Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 47 CFR Part 15 regulations on electromagnetic interference and emissions limits

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4040 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

legislation to extend renewable energy and energy efficiency tax incentives; technical corrections to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA); H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, including those for commercial buildings, smart meters, smart grid, and motors H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, including provisions for commercial buildings, smart meters, smart grid, and motors; implementation of smart grid initiatives and transmission investments; assistance with the High Performance Building Congressional Caucus to promote commercial building initiatives; Department of Energy rulemaking on lamps; Department of Energy rulemaking on ballasts; Federal Trade Commission rulemaking on lamp labeling; U.S. - India Civilian Nuclear Agreement; U.S. - Russia Civilian Nuclear Agreement; Energy Star program for solid state lighting luminaires; Energy Star program for residential light fixtures; Energy Star specification for programmable thermostats

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 7060 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S. - India Civilian Nuclear Agreement; U.S. - Russia Civilian Nuclear Agreement; U.S. - Columbia Free Trade Agreement; U.S. - South Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S. - Panama Free Trade Agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) free trade negotiations and negotiations on industrial goods; H.R. 5195, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Red 30-kilovolt high-frequency cable, 30 square millimeters; H.R. 5196, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on UNITRONIC LIYCY-type 350-volt Multi-conductor copper cable, PVC (Polyvinylcarbonate) insulation, 8.9 millimeter diameter; H.R. 5356, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain surge protective receptacles and surge suppressor strips; H.R. 5357, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain lighting control timers; H.R. 5358, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain electrical connectors and adaptors; H.R. 5359, a bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on aluminum lamp-holder housings containing sockets; H.R. 5360, a bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on brass lamp-holder housings containing sockets; H.R. 5361, a bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on plastic lamp-holder housings containing sockets; H.R. 5362, a bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on porcelain lamp-holder housings containing sockets; H.R. 5363, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on high current ground fault circuit interrupters; H.R. 5364, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on in-line ground fault circuit interrupters; H.R. 5365, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ground fault circuit interrupter receptacles of greater than 15 amps; H.R. 5366, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ground fault circuit interrupter receptacles of 15 amps or less; H.R. 5367, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on right angle ground fault circuit interrupters

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 5357 (110th), H.R. 5367 (110th), H.R. 5360 (110th), H.R. 5359 (110th), H.R. 5358 (110th), H.R. 5365 (110th), H.R. 5363 (110th), H.R. 5195 (110th), H.R. 5366 (110th), H.R. 5362 (110th), H.R. 5364 (110th), H.R. 5361 (110th), H.R. 5356 (110th), H.R. 5196 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S. 2029/H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, a bill to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Mediciare, Medicaid or SCHIP; H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Section 135, provisions relating to accreditation requirements for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services H.R. 1293/S. 1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 2-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for 2009 physician fee schedule regarding Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) expansion

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1338 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th), S. 2029 (110th), H.R. 1293 (110th), H.R. 5605 (110th)

Transportation TRA

development of legislation authorizing the Ingelligent Transportation Systems (ITS); lithium battery safety in transportation

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

tax reform legislation - LIFO (last in, first out) and FIFO (first in, first out) preservation; legislation to extend renewable energy and energy efficiency tax incentives; H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, including those for commercial buildings, smart meters, smart grid, and motors; H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, including provisions for commercial buildings, smart meters, smart grid, and motors;

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7060 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 3325, Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act, bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws; H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, a bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property law; S. 522, Intellectual Property Right Enforcement Act, a bill to safeguard the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of U.S. citizens by improving the management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international property rights enforcement

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 3325 (110th), S. 522 (110th), H.R. 4279 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations, provisions relating to the DOE EERE Solid State Lighting Program, the commercial building initiative, energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives, reprogramming of lighting research monies, and the DOE Bright Tomorrow lighting prize (L-Prize); Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations, provisions relating to DOE energy efficiency programs and funding of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA): Fiscal Year 2009 Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology's smart grid incentive(s) authorized by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of

Environment/Superfund ENV

development of legislation to restrict/eliminate certain hazardous substances in electrical products; implementation of energy efficiency standards; Environmental Protection Agency proposed rulemaking on greenhouse gas emissions reporting, specifically related to SF6

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 800/S. 1041, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, a bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 1041 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

development of the Digital Imaging and Communication for Security (DICOS) standard which addresses the exchange of digital information between security-imaging equipment and other systems as part of ongoing U.S. efforts to secure ports and mass transportation systems against threats, including explosives

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Science/Technology SCI

implementation of Title 13 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), provisions related to smart grid; assistance with the High Performance Building Congressional Caucus to promote commercial building initiatives; implementation of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) with respect to high performance buildings and commercial building initiatives

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)