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Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues generally relating to consumer data privacy (no specific legislation introduced or pending).

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues generally relating to fiscal responsibility and efficient government operations, including addressing components of the Fiscal Cliff, cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework (including relevant provisions of H.R.8 - the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012).

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 23 - Patent Reform Act of 2011 (all provisions); issues generally relating to online piracy, unfair competition and misappropriation of IT (no specific legislation); issues generally relating to the use of the International Trade Commission in patent infringement disputes (no specific legislation); Litigation by patent-assertion entities before the US International Trade Commission.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 23 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues generally relating to domestic preferences, remanufactured goods, implementation of trade facilitation/customs measures in Latin America, and trade facilitation for Mercosur customs authorities (no specific legislation introduced or pending). Issues related to China local preferences; issues related to India local preferences (no pending legislation).

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Defense DEF

Issues generally relating to funding for Department of Defense IT programs (no specific legislation introduced or pending).

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 17 - Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act (all provisions); tax policy generally including deferral of foreign-earned income, repatriation, and corporate tax rates (no specific legislation). H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - tax reform/tax extenders.

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (112th), S. 17 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues generally relating to voluntary auctions in the broadcast spectrum, unlicensed spectrum availability, "white spaces," and oversight of ICANN by Department of Commerce and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (no specific legislation introduced or pending). H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; issues related to spectrum auctions.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3630 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues generally relating to healthcare IT, and to potential for regulation of healthcare IT as medical devices (no specific legislation introduced or pending). H.R. 3059 - Creating Hope Act of 2011; H.R. 436 - Protect Medical Innovation Act (all provisions).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 3059 (112th), H.R. 436 (112th)

Veterans VET

Issues generally related to veteran-owned businesses, veterans employment, and pro-veteran employee support efforts (no specific legislation).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Small Business SMB

Issues generally relating to small and medium-sized businesses, including government regulations, taxation, cloud computing, veteran-owned businesses, security and access to credit (no specific legislation introduced). H.R. 6119 and S. 3222 - Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012 - entire bill.

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: S. 3222 (112th), H.R. 6119 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 2170/H.R. 2284 - The Responsible Recycling Act (all provisions); issues generally relating to export of electronic waste, and to Energy Star and the Electronic Product Assessment Tool (EPEAT) (no specific legislation introduced or pending).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 2170 (112th), H.R. 2284 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues generally relating to efficient government operations, including cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework (no specific legislation introduced or pending).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Immigration IMM

Issues generally relating to H1B visas, visas for employees of small business start-up companies, and visas for foreign higher education students (no specific legislation introduced or pending). H.R. 6429 - the STEM Jobs Act, S. 3553 - Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes Act of 2012 - entire bill.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 6429 (112th), S. 3553 (112th)

Education EDU

Issues generally relating to education technology (no specific bill introduced or pending).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 174 - Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act (all provisions); S. 413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act (all provisions); S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Competitiveness Act (all provisions); S. 813 - Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act (all provisions); issues generally relating to cybersecurity workforce development, supply chain security and cybersecurity procurement (no specific legislation introduced or pending); CONTINUED H.R. 2096 - The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act; H.R. 3834 - Advancing Americas Networking and IT Research and Development Act of 2012; S. 2151- the SECURE IT Act; S. 2105 - the Cybersecurity Act of 2012; H.R. 4257 - the Federal Information Security Act of 2012 (all provisions); pending White House executive order on Cybersecutity. H.R.4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013; S.3254 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Cybersecurity provisions. H.R. 5743 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013; S.3454 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Cybersecurity provisions.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 21 (112th), S. 413 (112th), H.R. 174 (112th), H.R. 4257 (112th), S. 3254 (112th), S. 813 (112th), H.R. 5743 (112th), S. 3454 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), H.R. 2096 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), H.R. 4310 (112th), H.R. 3834 (112th)