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Health Issues HCR

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Contacted: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Changes to Tariff Act Section 337: Domestic Industry Requirement and Exclusion Order Standard.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA Green House Gas Reporting Rule for Semiconductor Facilities.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: DoE 2012 budget, exascale. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense: H.R. 2219, Joint Land Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) Funding; FY12 Appropriation (H.R. 2055) and FY13 Appropriation for the Distributed Common Ground System - Army; USSOCOM; H.R. 2219, H.R. 2055, H.R. 3671, Defense law enforcement records, records of armed conflict, DCGS-A Funding; Defense Data Center Consolidation. Debt-Ceiling Legislation: S. 365, S. 627, H. Res. 384, S. 635, Sequestration on Defense and other spending. Department of Commerce: H.R. 2596, S.R. 1572, Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) funding.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.Res. 384 (112th), H.R. 2219 (112th), S. 627 (112th), H.R. 2055 (112th), H.R. 3671 (112th), S. 365 (112th), H.R. 2596 (112th), S. 635 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Fair Labor Standards Act: S.1747 - Computer Professionals Update Act, and proposed House companion bill. Immigration Reform. Competition Policy.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: S. 1747 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Data Security and Breach Notification: S. 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011; S. 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011; S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification; H.R. 2577 SAFE Data Act. Cybersecurity, Aquisition Reform and Supply Chain: S. 1867 National Defense Authorization Act for FY12 Sec 848; S. 1458 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY12 Sec 309; H.R. 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 12 Sec 308; H.R. 3674 Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011; H.R. 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011. Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade. Cloud Computing: Privacy Issues.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1207 (112th), H.R. 3674 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), S. 1867 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 1458 (112th), H.R. 1892 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), S. 1408 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform: H.R. 1062 - Pay Ratio Repeal; H.R. 2779, A bill to exempt inter-affiliate swaps for certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011. Proposed Rulemaking: Executive compensation reporting; CFTC Swaps for ERISA Plans; Pay Ratio.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 1650 (112th), H.R. 2779 (112th), H.R. 1062 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Rare Earth Minerals, Domestic Supply, and China Export Restrictions. Trade Agreements: US-Korea FTA, US-Colombia FTA, and US-Panama FTA; Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations (e-commerce, services, financial services, technical barriers to trade & government procurement chapters). APEC-Innovation: Policy Principles. WTO: Government Procurement Reform; E-commerce Work Program; Russia accession (Information Technology Agreement); China's Accession to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Bi-lateral Trade Issues and Policy: China and India. Export/Import Regulation: Reform; Embargoes and Sanctions; China. Digital Economy Trade: Digital Goods/services legislation; Cross-border data flow. Disability Policy - UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Currency Exchange Rate: H.R. 639 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act; S. 1619 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 639 (112th), S. 1619 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

U.S. International Tax including Deferral, Foreign Tax Credits: H.R. 2735 to amend IRC 1986 to make permanent CFC lookthrough for payments of active income between related parties; H.R. 749 to Amend the IRC 1986 to make permanent active financing income between related foreign subsidiaries; H.R. 62 International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011; H.R. 2495 Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011. Corporate Tax Reform: S. 727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011; W&M International Tax Reform discussion draft to amend the IRC of 1986 to provide for comprehensive income tax reform; H.R. 674 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities; H.R. 1439 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act. R&D Tax Credit (Alternative Simplified Credit, ASC): H.R. 942 The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; S. 1577 Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act. Other Treasury and IRS Regulations: TD 9568 - Section 482 Methods to Determine Income in connection with a cost-sharing arrangement. Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: Spain, Korea, Singpapore, Brazil, India, China and Luxembourg, Hungary and Switzerland. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: OECD and BIAC guidelines on tax treatment of intangibles and services. Employee-Related Tax Reform: H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce Act. Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: Corporate tax rate: Territorial tax system: (95% dividend exemption) and IP/R&D incentives. Taxation Issues for the "Cloud" and Services.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 674 (112th), H.R. 749 (112th), H.R. 2495 (112th), H.R. 62 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), S. 727 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th), S. 1577 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th), H.R. 2735 (112th)