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Health Issues HCR

Issues generally relating to healthcare IT, and to potential for regulation of healthcare IT as medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration (no specific legislation introduced or pending). H.R. 523 - Protect Medical Innovation Act (all provisions).

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

Bills named: H.R. 523 (113th)

Veterans VET

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

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

Defense DEF

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

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

Education EDU

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

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

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). Issues concerning litigation by patent-assertion entities before federal courts and the US Internal Trade Commission (no specific legislation). H.R. 3099 - The Innovation Act of 2013 - Entire bill. S. 1720 - Patent Transparency and Improvements Act - Entire bill. H.R. 4763 - Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act - Entire bill. S. 2267 - Defense Trade Secrets Act - Entire bill S. 2049 - Transparency in Assertions of Patents Act - Entire bill.

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

Bills named: H.R. 4763 (113th), H.R. 3099 (113th), S. 2049 (113th), S. 2267 (113th), S. 1720 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues generally relating to supply chain security,cybersecurity procurement and data breach notification (no specific legislation introduced or pending). White House executive order on Cybersecutity - entire order. H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013; H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT; S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 -all provisions. H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Act of 2013 - Entire bill. H.R. 4289 - Department of Homeland Interoperable Communications Act - Entire bill. S. 2521 - Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 - Entire bill. S. 2519 - National Cybersecurity Protection Act - Entire bill. S. 2521 - Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 - Issues related to Cybersecurity. H.R. 2952 - Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act - Issues related to cybersecurity workforce development. S. 1691 - Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 - Issues related to cybersecurity workforce development. S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 - Issues related to cyber research and development, education & awareness.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1468 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), S. 2519 (113th), S. 21 (113th), S. 1691 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 4289 (113th), H.R. 2952 (113th)

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). H.R. 3830 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 - entire bill.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3830 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax policy generally including deferral of foreign-earned income, repatriation, and corporate tax rates (no specific legislation). H.R.5771 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions and make technical corrections, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes - Issues related to Research and Development Tax Credit and the look-thru treatment of payments between related controlled foreign controlled foreign corporations. Tax policies generally related to the continued funding of the Highway Trust Fund (No specific legislation).

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

Bills named: H.R. 5771 (113th)

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. 3559 - Entrepreneur in Residence Act of 2013 - Entire bill.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3559 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 4660 and S. 2437 - FY15 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations bill - Language related to the procurement of foreign IT products and service; proposed language related to the litigation by patent-assertion entities before the US Intl. Trade Commission. H.R. 4660 and S. 2437 - FY15 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations bill - Language related to the International Trade Commission's existing interpretation of licensing activity. H.R. 1232 - Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) - Entire bill. H.R. 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 - Issues related to the effective federal government procurement of IT products and services.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1232 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), S. 2437 (113th), H.R. 4660 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 2791 and S. 2090 - Responsible Electronics Recycling Act - All Provisions.

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

Bills named: S. 2090 (113th), H.R. 2791 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 2519 - National Cybersecurity Protection Act - Issues generally relating to consumer data privacy. S. 2521 - Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 - Issues generally relating to consumer data privacy.

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

Bills named: S. 2519 (113th), S. 2521 (113th)

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); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office

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). S. 169 - Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 - Entire bill. S. 744 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 - Entire bill. H.R.2131 - SKILLS Visa Act - Entire Bill.

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

Bills named: S. 169 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th)