SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION for SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Research & Development Incentives, corporate and international tax reform, Reach Act of 2016 (H.R. 5187)

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: H.R. 5187 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Chemicals regulation and implementation of the TSCA reform legislation; regulation of nanotechnology and the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI).

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal Expenditures on Research and Development, National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), Basic Research and Education (Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill); Energy and Water Appropriations Bill.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Immigration IMM

Visa Policy & Procedures, Visas for Highly Skilled Immigrants & Foreign Graduates of U.S. Universities I-Squared Act (S.153); Comprehensive immigration reform; Executive action on high skilled immigration.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 153 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export Controls Reform Initiatives, Anti-counterfeiting Efforts, reauthorization of the Export Administration Act (EAA), international product standards, semiconductor duty suspension agreements, Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2015 (S.1269; H.R. 644). Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Harmonized System (HS) 2017 revision. WTO Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA), Semiconductor industry support policies.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 644 (114th), S. 1269 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Competes Reauthorization Act America Competes Reauthorization Act (H.R.1806) American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (S.3084) Digit Act (S.2607; H.R.5117) Internet of Things Policies (IoT)

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: S. 2607 (114th), S. 3084 (114th), H.R. 5117 (114th), H.R. 1806 (114th)

Defense DEF

Appropriations for Basic Research at DOD, Nanoelectronics Basic Research Funding, National Nanotechnology Initiative, Anticounterfeiting in DOD Procurement, National Defense Authorization Act; Export Control reform initiatives.

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Customs Policy related to the importation of counterfeit semiconductors; Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Protection Act; See trade bills; Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF)