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Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues generally relating to funding for Army IT programs (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4); issues generally relating to efficient government operations, including cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Small Business SMB

Issues generally relating to small and medium-sized businesses, including government regulations, taxation, cloud computing, security and access to credit (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Korean, Panamanian and Colombian free trade agreements; issues generally relating to domestic preferences, remanufactured goods, Peru's imposition of VAT exemptions and local preferences, implementation of trade facilitation/customs measures in Latin America, and trade facilitation for Mercosur customs authorities (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Defense DEF

H.R. 2055: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 (provisions relating to funding for Department of Defense); issues generally relating to funding for Army IT programs (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: H.R. 2055 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues generally relating to consumer data privacy, and implementation of debit card exchanbge rules enacted in S 3217 (Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010) (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1834: Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 (all provisions); HR 1693: Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011 (all provisions); HR 2862: Putting America Back to Work Act of 2011 (all provisions); tax policy generally, including deferral of foreign-earned income, repatriation, and corporate tax rates (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1834 (112th), H.R. 2862 (112th), H.R. 1693 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

S 1040: Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011; S 911: Strengthening Public Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization and Modernization Act; issues generally relating to voluntary auctions in the broadcast spectrum, "white spaces," expansion of universe of generic Top Level Domains, and oversight of ICANN by Dept. of Commerce and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S 23: Patent Reform Act of 2011 (all provisions); HR 1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (all provisions); HR3261: Stop Online Piracy Act (all provisions); S 968: Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (all provisions); issues generally relating to online piracy, unfair competition and misappropriation of IT (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th), H.R. 3261 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues generally relating to healthcare IT, and to potential for regulation of healthcare IT as medical devices (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 2170/HR 2284: The Responsible Energy Recycling Act (all provisions); issues generallly relating to export of electronic waste, and to Energy Star and the Electronic Product Assessment Tool (EPEAT) (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2284 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues generally relating to efficient government operations, including cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Immigration IMM

Issues generally relating to H1B visas, visas for employees of small business start-up companies, and visas for foreign higher education students (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Education EDU

Issues generally relating to education technology (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

HR 174: Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act (all provisions); S 413: Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act (all provisions); S 21: Cybersecurity and American Competitiveness Act (all provisions); S 813: Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act (all provisions); issues generally relating to cybersecurity workforce development, supply chain security and cybersecurity procurement (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q4).

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: H.R. 174 (112th)