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Defense DEF

HR 1585/S. 1547 Defense Authorization; HR 2417/S. 1025 Intelligence Authorization; HR 3222 Defense Appropriations; THAAD; Extended Range Guided Munitions (ERGM); Sea-based Missile Defense/Land-based Missile Defense; FY '08 Emergency Supplement; Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC); Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS); DDG-1000; TOW; Joint Standoff Weapon System (JSOW); Javelin; SMART-T;

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 3222 (110th), S. 1025 (110th), H.R. 2417 (110th), H.R. 1585 (110th), S. 1547 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Foreign Assistance Act; Private Financing Initiative (PFI); Export-Import Bank Reauthorization.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Research and Development Tax Credit (R&D); Government Contractor Withholding; HR 976 Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007; S. 2345 - The American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007.

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Bills named: S. 2345 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Mental Health Parity; Generic Biotech Drugs Bill; Global Pandemic Notification System.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Foreign Relations FOR

Congressional notifications of proposed foreign military and direct commercial sales; Modernization of the export control system (including notification process); U.S.-U.K. Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty; U.S.-Australia Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty; 2008 House Foreign Affairs Committee Legislative Agenda; Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act (H. R. 4246);

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 4246 (110th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

HR 3074/S. 1789 Transportation/HUD Appropriations Bill; Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS); Terminal Digital Radar (ASR-11); ATC Beacon Interrogator (ATCBI); Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS); Automated Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B), Precision Runway Monitor (PRM); Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS);

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Bills named: H.R. 3074 (110th), S. 1789 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 800 Employee Free Choice Act

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 800 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (HR 2638/S.1644); Maritime Domain Awareness; Homeland Security; Interoperable Communications; Air Cargo Security; Maritime Security; Airport Security; U. S. Visit Program; Biometrics; MANPADS Countermeasures; Information Assurance; Screening Partnership Program; Port Security; Strategic Border Initiative; Active Denial Technology; Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1644 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

NOAA-NPOESS Project; NOAA-GOES Project; NASA EOSDIS Project, NASA Aviation Systems Capacity Program; NASA Earth Science Programs; NASA Space Research and Technology Program; ORION; ARES; NOAA-IOOS; Commerce, Justice, Science, Appropriations (HR 3093/S. 1745); NASA Space Exploration Programs.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Bills named: S. 1745 (110th), H.R. 3093 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Free Trade Agreements; Arms Export Control Act (AECA)/Export Control Modernization.

Contacted: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Retirement RET

Pension Protection Act of 2006 Technical Corrections

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General budget issues primarily related to defense appropriations, tax policy, pension reform, and international affairs budget (Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill).

Contacted: SENATE; Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Elimination of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Program (EWGPP), and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (HR 2641/S. 1751).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1751 (110th), H.R. 2641 (110th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Tactical Communications; Electronic Warfare; Frequency Spectrum.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)