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Manufacturing MAN

Data privacy requirements Issues related to Buy America requirements for manufactured products.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Power generation, market regulations and permitting.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to cybersecurity and critical infrastructure including medical device cybersecurity.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Defense DEF

S.4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 - issues related to advanced manufacturing; H.R.6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 - issues related to advanced manufacturing; S.4049 issues related to siting, permitting, energy savings performance contracts, and power generation and H.R.6395 issues related to siting, permitting, energy savings performance contracts.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 4049 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Implementation of U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). Advanced proposed rule making for foundational technologies and impacts to export controls; issues related to proposed Executive Order on export controls and Buy America provisions for medical equipment; export control activities and supply chain resilience; issues related to proposed ideas of U.S. withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement, issues related to proposed Executive Order on export controls and Buy America provisions for medical equipment.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to the implementation of Positive Train Control railway technology; H.R.2, The INVEST in America Act - Titles I and II; issues related to the administration highway/rail crossing safety grant programs and issues related to the development of a national high speed rail system, EV charging infrastructure, and port modernization and H.R.3409 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019 issues related to offshore wind.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (116th), H.R. 3409 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

PL 115-9, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, issues surrounding implementation of Section 245A, 163(j) and the future of Section 385 regulations; global digital tax proposals; S.1094 and H.R.2256, Driving America Forward Act; S.1142 and H.R.2096, Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019; Section 48 - issues related to energy; Section 45 - issues related to energy; S.1988 and H.R.4887, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act; S.1957, Offshore WIND Act and 45Q - Issues related to Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage and S.3548, CARES Act provisions related to corporate tax.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1142 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), S. 1094 (116th), H.R. 2096 (116th), H.R. 4887 (116th), S. 1957 (116th), H.R. 2256 (116th), S. 1988 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S.734, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act, creates national standards for cybersecurity for products purchased by the federal government; S.142, American Data Dissemination Act of 2019 - creates data privacy rules; S.189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act; draft legislation and HHS proposed rules to create new value base care arrangement safe harbors under Stark and Anti-Kickback Statutes and educate key staff on FDA regulation of device service; S.3404, H.R.6102, The Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development Act 2020 - legislation to modernize regulation of lab tests; S. 3548 CARES Act regarding enhanced provider funding and medical device shortage provisions. COVID-19 Testing - PCR molecular, serology testing coverage, payment, and funding.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6102 (116th), S. 734 (116th), S. 189 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), S. 3404 (116th), S. 142 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3772, Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2019 and COVID-4 omnibus package; H.R.2009, Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019 and S.2246, Allergy Testing Access Act of 2019 - equal coverage of initiative-specific Immunoglobulin (IgE) tests and percutaneous test for allergies under Medicaid and Medicare Programs.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3772 (116th), H.R. 2009 (116th), S. 2246 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.7613, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriation Act of 2021 - program funding levels and Department of Energy programs, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2021 - siting and permitting, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2021 - siting and permitting, H.R.7617, Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2021 - siting, permitting, program funding, H.R.7612, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2021 - siting and permitting; H.R.7667, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; 2021; H.R.7616, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 and S. ___, Draft Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 748, Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act - providing support to hospitals, labs, imaging center who are treating COVID-19 patients; H.R.6201, Families First Coronavirus and Response Act, increasing support for hospitals, and medical device surge support and H.R.6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - emergency funding to provide medical supply surge capacity; COVID-19 and testing federal funding.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 7617 (116th), H.R. 7616 (116th), H.R. 7667 (116th), H.R. 7612 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 7613 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S.3422 and H.R.1957, Great American Outdoors Act; S.4060 and H.R.7303, The Open Back Better Act of 2020; H.R.2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act - energy efficiency, grid modernization, distribution energy; S.2657, American Energy Innovation Act - issues related to R&D programs, energy efficiency, grid modernization, workforce development; S.2137 & H.R.3962, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 - issues relating to energy efficiency; Public Law 114-94, Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act - energy infrastructure permitting; S.1706 & H.R.3079, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 - hydropower modernization; H.R.2659, to establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems; S.2425 & H.R.1480, CHP Support Act of 2019 - technical assistance; H.R.1315, Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019 - workforce development; Draft legislation issues related to grid modernization, energy infrastructure regulations, vessel modernization, electric vehicle infrastructure, energy storage, and on and offshore wind development; H.R.762, Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act - energy retrofitting; S.253, Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act - energy retrofitting; S.1245, All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2019 - energy saving performance contracts; S.1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 - energy savings performance contracts; S.1201, Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act of 2019 - research and development activities; S.1602 & H.R.2986, Better Energy Storage Technology Act - energy storage technologies; S.1593, Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019 - energy storage technologies.

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2659 (116th), H.R. 1957 (116th), H.R. 2741 (116th), S. 1245 (116th), H.R. 2986 (116th), H.R. 762 (116th), S. 3422 (116th), H.R. 7303 (116th), S. 1857 (116th), S. 2425 (116th), S. 1602 (116th), S. 253 (116th), H.R. 1480 (116th), S. 4060 (116th), S. 2137 (116th), S. 1706 (116th), S. 2657 (116th), H.R. 3079 (116th), S. 1201 (116th), H.R. 1315 (116th), H.R. 3962 (116th), S. 1593 (116th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

H.R.1008 and S.365, the Trade Security Act of 2019 - tariffs; S.287 and H.R.940, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 - bill in its entirety; H.R.764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act - tariffs; H.Res 31, exclusion process for 301 tariffs; Section 232 Proclamations 9704 and 9705 on steel and aluminum.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 365 (116th), H.Res. 31 (116th), H.R. 1008 (116th), H.R. 940 (116th), H.R. 764 (116th), S. 287 (116th)