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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement; Trade Adjustment Assistance; Cross Border Data Flow EU Privacy Directive; India ICT local mandate thresholds; Information Technology Agreement; Trade in Services Agreement; Trade Promotion Authority. H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. H.R. 2146, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2146 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th)

Defense DEF

Issues relating to Navy Marine Corps Intranet and Next Generation Enterprise Network. National Defense Authorization Act of 2016. H.R. 2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations Bill; H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016.

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 2685 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the Affordable Care Act and the Services Contract Act and how benefits are applied. Presidents FY 2016 Budget, including corporate tax proposals and reforms to international tax policy; H.R.297, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; H.R.235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act; H.R.415, Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015; S.174, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; S.386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015; S.431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act; S.537, COMPETE Act of 2015; S.698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015; H.R.1430, Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2015; H.R.961, amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income; H. Con. Res. 27, Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016; S. Con. Res. 11 Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016; Amendments to S. Con. Res. 11 Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016: Hatch amendment #1029, deficit neutral reserve fund for legislation preventing American jobs from being moved overseas, which may include a reduction in the corporate income tax rate; Thune-Brown amendment supporting the principle of Mobile Workforce legislation to prevent unexpected or double taxation of employees as they travel outside of their home state for temporary work assignments; Durbin amendment 817, tax increases for companies that ship jobs overseas, credits for patriot employers; Stabenow amendment 523, increase taxes, encourage insourcing of jobs currently overseas; Sanders amendment 323, raise taxes to increase spending on infrastructure; Senate Committee on Finance Working Groups on Business Tax Reform and International Tax Reform; Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act. Congressional proposals related to international taxation and innovation box proposals.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Education, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: S. 698 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 235 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), S. 174 (114th), H.R. 297 (114th), H.R. 961 (114th), S. 431 (114th), S. 537 (114th), H.R. 415 (114th), H.R. 1430 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th), S. 386 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

S.512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; H.R.1268, Energy Efficient Government Technology Act; S.128, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015; Portman Amendment as Modified to promote energy efficiency - S.Amdt. 3 to S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline; H.R.699, Email Privacy Act; S.356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments ACT of 2015; H.R.1704, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; issues related to FCC's Open Internet rules; White House Privacy legislation; issues related to implementation of eRate program; draft National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015, H.R. 1560 Protecting Cyber Networks Act, S. 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 128 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 754 (114th), S. 512 (114th), S. 356 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), H.R. 1268 (114th), S. 1 (114th), H.R. 1704 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual property provisions in Trans Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; Reforms to domestic industry definition to 19 USC section 1337 of Tariff Act; H.R. 9, Innovation Act; legislative efforts and hearings in the U.S. Senate to curb abusive patent litigation practices on the American economy; S. 632, STRONG Patents Act of 2015. S. 1137, PATENT Act.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), S. 632 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. Con. Res. 27, Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016; S. Con. Res. 11 Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016; Hatch amendment #1029, deficit neutral reserve fund for legislation preventing American jobs from being moved overseas, which may include a reduction in the corporate income tax rate; Thune-Brown amendment supporting the principle of Mobile Workforce legislation to prevent unexpected or double taxation of employees as they travel outside of their home state for temporary work assignments; Hatch amendments 646, 1017 and 1025, deficit neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas; Schatz amendment 1063, Social Security spousal benefits for same sex couples; Durbin amendment 817, tax increases for companies that ship jobs overseas, credits for "patriot employers"; Stabenow amendment 523, increase taxes, encourage insourcing of jobs currently overseas; Sanders amendment 323, Raise taxes to increase spending on infrastructure; Grassley amendment 958 relating to H-1B visas; Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations-Language related to sec 515 and high-impact information systems. H.R. 2578, FY2016 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill; H.R. 2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations Bill; H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2685 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 128, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015; Portman Amendment as Modified to promote energy efficiency - S.Amdt. 3 to S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline; H.R. 1268, Energy Efficient Government Technology Act; White House Initiative on Green House Gas Emissions Reduction; State Department Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), 2025 Emissions Target to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 128 (114th), S. 1 (114th), H.R. 1268 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 1704, The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; draft National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; draft Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 491, Geolocational Privacy Surveillance Act; H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; draft White House Privacy legislation; Implementation of Dodd-Frank (derivatives and foreign exchange); H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; Department of Labor (DOL) proposed change to the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that would expand the scope of those who become fiduciaries; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; S. 1469, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), S. 512 (114th), H.R. 2374 (114th), S. 1469 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), H.R. 491 (114th), S. 356 (114th), H.R. 1704 (114th), S. 177 (114th), H.R. 37 (114th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1020, STEM Education Act of 2015; S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015; H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015; H.R. 467, STEM Opportunities Act of 2015; S. 181, Startup Act. Appropriations for student loan programs.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 153 (114th), H.R. 467 (114th), S. 181 (114th), H.R. 1020 (114th), H.R. 213 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Issues related to reallocation of diversity visas to employment-based category for advanced degrees; Immigration reform provisions related to high skilled workers; H-1B program reforms; recapture and prioritization of green cards for high skilled; per-country visa limitations for high skilled; amendments to S. Con. Res. 11 Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016: Hatch amendments 646, 1017 and 1025, deficit neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas; Grassley amendment 958 relating to H-1B visas; S.153, I-Squared Act of 2015; H.R.213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015; S.181, Startup Act; Administrations Executive Action on Immigration provisions related to high-skilled workforce and H-1B and L visas; L-1 visa classification and guidance regarding specialized knowledge.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 213 (114th), S. 153 (114th), S. 181 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

White House Executive Order 13,673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces which creates new obligations for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the Federal government - particularly with regard to labor law compliance and an employers right to require arbitration; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; DOL Fair Labor Standards Act proposed rule Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; amendments to S. Con. Res. 11 Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016: Hatch amendments 646, 1017 and 1025, deficit neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas; Grassley amendment 958 relating to H-1B visas; S.153, I-Squared Act of 2015; H.R.213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015; S.181, Startup Act; Administrations Executive Action on Immigration provisions related to high-skilled workforce and H-1B and L visas.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2374 (114th), H.R. 213 (114th), S. 153 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), S. 181 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; H.R. 1770/S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015. H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 1704, The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015, to establish a nation data breach notification standard and, for other purposes; S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 491, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act; H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 491 (114th), S. 356 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), H.R. 1704 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), S. 177 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

Administrations Executive Action on Immigration provisions related to high-skilled workforce and H-1B and L visas; L-1 visa classification and guidance regarding specialized knowledge; H.R.1704, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; S.754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; draft National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; draft Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S.177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; FISA reform; H.R. 1560 Protecting Cyber Network.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1704 (114th), S. 754 (114th), S. 177 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th)

Intelligence INT

Issues related to operations of IT infrastructure and cybersecurity; S.512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; S.754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; draft National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; draft Protecting Cyber Networks Act; H.R.1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 512 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R.1020, STEM Education Act of 2015; H.R.467, STEM Opportunities Act of 2015; S.181, Startup Act; H.R.1268, Energy Efficient Government Technology Act; S.128, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015; Portman Amendment as Modified to promote energy efficiency - S.Amdt. 3 to S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline; S.Res.71, resolution designating the week of February 8 through February 14, 2015, as "Internet Governance Awareness Week"; issues related to top level domain names by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: S. 181 (114th), S. 1 (114th), H.R. 467 (114th), H.R. 1268 (114th), S. 128 (114th), H.R. 1020 (114th), S.Res. 71 (114th)

Banking BAN

RIN 1210-AB32, Dept. of Labor Fiduciary Conflict of Interest Rule.

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Health Issues HCR

Improving delivery of CMS programs.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of