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Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) issues.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming safety issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360. Online privacy issues. Electronic health records and privacy/security protections related to the HealthVault and Amalga platforms. HHS Rulemakings implementing health reform act. Notice of proposed rulemaking on Test Procedures for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0004). Issues related to online advertising. Issues related to the FTC Privacy Report. Issues related to the Department of Commerce Green Paper on Commercial Data Privacy/Administration's position on privacy. Issues related to "Do-Not-Track" protections. Human trafficking. H.R. 654, Do-Not-Track-Me-Online Act. S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011. H.R. 611, Best Practices Act. H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act. Issues related to privacy and mobile devices. S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011. S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011. S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011. SAFE Data Act. S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 913 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), S. 799 (112th), H.R. 611 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy efficiency.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband. VOIP/IP Services. Universal Service Fund. Intercarrier Compensation issues. TV White Spaces. Accessibility. Spectrum policy. E911. S. 911, SPECTRUM Act.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 911 (112th)

Education EDU

Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Passage of Free Trade Agreements (US-Korea, US-Panama, and US-Colombia) and the inclusion of provisions of interest to the high tech industry, including IPR as well as competition and market access issues. Software piracy, competition, procurement, Internet/human rights, and market access and indigenous innovation policy issues in China. Interoperability, innovation, and competitiveness. Interpretation and application of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property. European Commission investigation of competition in the software industry. Trade in services in bilateral and regional agreements. Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Emerging threats to IP rights outside the United States. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

IRC Sec. 41 - R&D Tax Credit. H.R. 942, The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011. H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011. International tax reform proposals. Repatriation. Foreign bank and financial account reporting. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, and international tax issues. H.R. 1834, The Freedom to Invest Act of 2011. H.R. 1864, The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 942 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), H.R. 1834 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 23, America Invents Act. H.R. 1249, American Invents Act. Streaming of copyrighted works. Orphan Works legislation and related policy developments, including online distribution of books. Online enforcement of copyright, including "rogue" sites. S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011. Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Software piracy, counterfeiting, and protection of intellectual property rights. Appropriations related to intellectual property rights enforcement. Implementation of PRO-IP Act (Public Law 110-403). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office funding issues.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 23 (112th), S. 968 (112th)

Immigration IMM

H-1B visas, J visas, L-1 visas, and employment based visas, including the visa bulletin issues.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security. Licensing, competition, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; Health reform & related health IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act implementation. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competition in the online advertising and software markets. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). America's Healthy Future Act. Open government, government modernization and technology choice. Policy issues on cyber crime and cyber security. Government procurement policies in China.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of