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Education EDU

Issues generally relating to education technology (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Issues generally relating to health care IT (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3); issues generally relating to potential for regulation of health care IT as medical devices (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3).

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Small Business SMB

Issues generally relating to small and medium-sized businesses, including taxation, cloud computing, security and access to credit (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Government Issues GOV

Issues generally relating to efficient government operations, including cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S 23: Patent Reform Act of 2011 (all provisions); HR 1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (all provisions); unfair competition for misappropriation of IT (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3.

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th)

Defense DEF

HR 2055: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2011; issues generally relating to funding for Army IT programs (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2055 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Implementation of debit card exchange rules enacted in S 3217 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Peru's imposition of VAT exemptions and local preferences; issues generally relating to implementation of trade facilitation/customs measures in Latin America, remanufactured goods, and trade facilitation for Mercosur customs authorities (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3); Korean, Panamanian and Colombian free trade agreements; Argentina non-automatic import licenses

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1834: Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 (all provisions); HR 1693: Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011 (all provisions); HR 2862: Putting America Back to Work Act of 2011 (all provisions); tax policy generally, including deferral of foreign-earned income, repatriation, and corporate tax rates (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2862 (112th), H.R. 1834 (112th), H.R. 1693 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

S 1040: Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011; S 911: Strengthening Public Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization and Modernization (SPECTRUM) Act; issues generally relating to voluntary auctions in the broadcast spectrum (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3); issues generally relating to "white spaces" (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3).

Contacted: White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues generally relating to funding for Army IT programs (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3); issues generally relating to efficient government operations, including cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3).

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 2170/HR 2284: The Responsible Energy Recycling Act (all provisions); issues generallly relating to export of electronic waste (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3); issues generally relating to Energy Star and the Electronic Product Assessment Tool (EPEAT) (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3).

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2284 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Issues generally relating to H1B Visas (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q3).

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Homeland Security HOM

HR 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 in Q3).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 174 (112th)