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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate Tax issues

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Education EDU

EARNS Act; S.2945 - Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act. Specifically, the EARNS act would authorize $100 million in federal funding to increase access to apprenticeship across the country.

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 2945 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Customs classification of semiconductor devices; Export controls for high tech products; WTO Information Technology agreement product coverage; Russia sanctions; Russia controls on encryption products; TPP; TISA

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Defense DEF

Cybersecurity Training & Certification National Defense Authorization Act FY2017 and Defense Appropriations bill for 2017 have been worked on but no bill number as of this report - FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act in House and Senate - HR 1735; S. 1736 - an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the DOD, for military construction, and for defense activities of the DOE, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; General issues pertaining to cybersecurity training and certification FY 18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA;

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Bills named: H.R. 1735 (114th), S. 1736 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Participated in coalition calls that discussed lobbying activity. Have not actively participated in meetings; H.R. 5801, The Protect and Grow American Jobs Act, to the House Judiciary Committee. The bill expands the H-1B non-immigrant visa program by updating provisions in the 1998 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA).

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5801 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 1731 - now law but still discussing implementation; H.R. 1560; S. 754; Training and certification for government cybersecurity workers, Information sharing- to foster information sharing on cybersecurity threats between the government and private sector; General issues related to Federal Information Technology (IT) and the Federal IT and cybersecurity workforce;Internet of Things and Smart Cities and the Office of Technology Assessment; Internet of Things Regulation - S. 2607 Digit Act - sets up a federal working group to assess Internet of Things regulation and harmonize agencies;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 2607 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th)