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Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R.2960, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 - program funding levels and Department of Energy programs; H.R.2968, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020 - siting and permitting.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 3163 (116th), H.R. 2968 (116th), H.R. 2960 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) - government procurement, the renew, review provision, and digital and energy chapters; Public Law 115-232 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Advanced Notice for Proposed Rule Making defining emerging technology, advanced proposed rulemaking for foundational technologies and export controls; Export Import Bank reauthorization; S.577, Import Tax Relief Act of 2019 - bill in its entirety; H.R.1 and S.949, For the People bill - definition of foreign agent; H.R.2500 - definition of foreign agent and U.S. Trade Act of 1974 Section 301 - exemption process.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 949 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 577 (116th)

Transportation TRA

The implementation of Positive Train Control technology; S.846, Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act - bill in its entirety; H.R.2739, Transit Vehicle Security Act - bill in its entirety; H.R.3409, Reauthorization of Public Law 114-94, the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act and Coast Guard Reauthorization - siting and permitting.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2739 (116th), H.R. 3409 (116th), S. 846 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Power generation, market regulations and permitting.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Public Law 114-94, Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act - energy infrastructure permitting; S.1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 - energy efficiency development, hydropower, LNG permitting and grid modernization; 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; National Defense Authorization Act 2020 - siting, permitting, and energy saving performance contracts; H.R.1480, CHP Support Act - 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, LNG permitting, vessel modernization, electric vehicle infrastructure, energy storage, and on and offshore wind development; H.R.762, Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2019 - 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: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1602 (116th), H.R. 1315 (116th), S. 1857 (116th), S. 1593 (116th), H.R. 3079 (116th), S. 1201 (116th), H.R. 1480 (116th), H.R. 2986 (116th), S. 1460 (116th), H.R. 762 (116th), S. 253 (116th), H.R. 2659 (116th), S. 1245 (116th), S. 1706 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S.617, Tax extender and Disaster Relief Act - bill in its entirety; H.R.2207, Repeal the Excise Tax on Medical Devices; Public Law 115-9 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) - issues surrounding the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI), Base Erosion Anti Abuse Tax (BEAT), Foreign-derived Intangible Income (FDII), and the future of Section 385 regulations; and global digital tax proposals; H.R.2207 and S.692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical device issues related to medical device tax; 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; H.R.2207 and Section 48 - energy storage and offshore wind energy; Section 30D - electric vehicles and H.R.2207 and S.692, Protect Medical Innovation Act - repeal medical device excise tax.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1094 (116th), H.R. 2096 (116th), S. 692 (116th), S. 1142 (116th), S. 617 (116th), H.R. 2256 (116th), H.R. 2207 (116th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1592, the Cybersecurity Skills Integration Act - bill in its entirety - workforce development and workforce development policies.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1592 (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, U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act - tariffs; H.Res 31, exclusion process for 301 tariffs; Section 232 Proclamations 9704 and 9705 on steel and aluminum.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

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

Manufacturing MAN

Data privacy and Buy America requirements for manufactured products

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Defense DEF

H.R.2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 - Navy programs and the Office of the Secretary of Defense and S.1215, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 - Navy programs and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1215 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

FDA report on regulation of non-manufacturer medical device service; H.R.307, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization - stockpile and diagnostic products; Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, Discussion Draft - opioid testing and treatment; H.R.2207 and S.692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019; H.R.6, 21st Century Cures Act - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act - waiver guidance implementation, regulation of point of care diagnostics products; Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act (Bucshon-DeGette) Discussion draft In vitro diagnostic regulatory reform; Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development Act (discussion draft), modernizes regulations of in vitro diagnostics; S.734, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act, creates national standards for cybersecurity for products purchased by the federal government; S.142, Data Dissemination Act - creates data privacy rules; S.189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act; Draft legislation 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.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6 (116th), S. 692 (116th), H.R. 2207 (116th), S. 189 (116th), S. 734 (116th), H.R. 307 (116th), S. 142 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R.4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) - implementation and Medicare reimbursement for clinical laboratory tests; H.R.3584, Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act - Medicare Reimbursement of clinical laboratory tests and Draft legislation to provide separate payment for PET drugs in the hospital outpatient setting.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3584 (116th), H.R. 4302 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity requirements for critical infrastructure, the energy sector and internet-connected devices; S.734, the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 - bill in its entirety and H.R.1668, the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement act of 2019 - bill in its entirety.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 1668 (116th), S. 734 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to data privacy.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)