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Environment/Superfund ENV

Power generation, market regulations and permitting.

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

Manufacturing MAN

Data privacy and Buy America requirements for manufactured products.

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) - government procurement, the renew, review provision, and digital and energy chapters; US Japan trade agreement - issues relating to digital trade. Customs duty moratorium on electronic transfers at the WTO. 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 impacts to export controls; Export Import Bank functionality; S.2293, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2019; S.577 Import Tax Relief Act of 2019 - bill in entirety; H.R.1 and S.949 For the People bill, issues relating to definition of foreign agent; U.S. Trade Act of 1974 Section 301 - issues related to the exemption process; Chinese tariffs - lists 1-3 exclusion process and issues related to submission requirements; FIRRMA implementation - issues related to technology definitions and pilot program.

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

Bills named: S. 577 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th), S. 949 (116th), S. 2293 (116th)

Defense DEF

H.R.2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 - Navy programs; issues related to siting, permitting,and energy performance contracts; Office of the Secretary of Defense and S.1215, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 - Navy programs; issues related to siting, permitting, and energy performance contracts; a nd the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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

Bills named: S. 1215 (116th), H.R. 2500 (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; Reauthorization of Public Law 114-94, the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act and H.R.3409, Coast Guard Reauthorization - siting and permitting and S.2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 - issues related to infrastructure.

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

Bills named: S. 846 (116th), H.R. 3409 (116th), H.R. 2739 (116th), S. 2302 (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 Base Erosion Anti Abuse Tax (BEAT); Section 245A and the future of Section 385 regulations; 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; Section 48 - issues related to energy; Section 45 - issues related to energy; H.R.2207 & S.692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 201 - repeal medical device excise tax and S.1988, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act; S.1957, Offshore WIND Act.

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

Bills named: S. 692 (116th), H.R. 2207 (116th), H.R. 2096 (116th), S. 1957 (116th), S. 1094 (116th), S. 1988 (116th), S. 617 (116th), H.R. 2256 (116th), S. 1142 (116th)

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

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

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

Bills named: H.R. 3584 (116th), S. 2246 (116th), H.R. 2009 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

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.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; H.R.2500 & S.1215, National Defense Authorization Act 2020 - siting, permitting, and energy saving performance contracts; 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, LNG permitting, 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: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1201 (116th), S. 1602 (116th), S. 2137 (116th), H.R. 1480 (116th), S. 1460 (116th), S. 253 (116th), S. 2425 (116th), H.R. 762 (116th), H.R. 3962 (116th), S. 1245 (116th), H.R. 3079 (116th), S. 1593 (116th), H.R. 2659 (116th), H.R. 2986 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), H.R. 1315 (116th), S. 1706 (116th), S. 1215 (116th), S. 1857 (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: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 287 (116th), H.R. 1008 (116th), S. 365 (116th), H.Res. 31 (116th), H.R. 940 (116th), H.R. 764 (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; H.R. 1592, the Cybersecurity Skills Integration Act - bill in its entirety - workforce development and workforce development policies and Data privacy and Buy America requirements for manufactured products.

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

Bills named: S. 734 (116th), H.R. 1668 (116th), H.R. 1592 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

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

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

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to data privacy and issues related to advanced manufacturing technologies.

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