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Trucking/Shipping TRU

Lithium-ion battery shipping regulations

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Energy, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

ITA expansion China Argentina HR 4886/duty suspension camcorders HR 4887/duty suspension camcorders HR 4314/duty suspension color video monitors HR 4315/duty suspension color video monitors HR 4316/duty suspension monochrome video monitors HR 4317/duty suspension CRT color video monitors HR 4319/duty suspension loudspeakers TAA Reauthorization HR 4524/duty suspension on data display CRT monitors

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).Special Assistant to the President for Legislative

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 4314 (112th), H.R. 4315 (112th), H.R. 4319 (112th), H.R. 4887 (112th), H.R. 4524 (112th), H.R. 4317 (112th), H.R. 4316 (112th), H.R. 4886 (112th)

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

Electronic waste/e-cycling

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Energy, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 4886/duty suspension camcorders HR 4887/duty suspension camcorders HR 4314/duty suspension color video monitors Earnings stripping HR 4315/duty suspension color video monitors HR 4316/duty suspension monochrome video monitors HR 4317/duty suspension CRT color video monitors HR 4319/duty suspension loudspeakers HR 5450 Mobile Cell Phone Act Doggett Amendment, US treatment of foreign national companies Proposed IRS rule on 3% withholding on government contracts Business Activity Tax simplification HR 4524/duty suspension on data display CRT monitors Foreign Tax Credits Corporate Tax Rate Section 1099 Repeal

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 4317 (112th), H.R. 4316 (112th), H.R. 4887 (112th), H.R. 4315 (112th), H.R. 4524 (112th), H.R. 4886 (112th), H.R. 4314 (112th), H.R. 4319 (112th), H.R. 5450 (112th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Smart Grid Customs Reauthorization Foreign Tax Credits Corporate Tax Rate

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency standards for consumer electronics Smart Grid Batteries

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 4040 (follow-up issues), S 2045 (follow-up issues)

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4040 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronic waste/e-cycling

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of

Transportation TRA

International Piracy Shipping Security FAA Reauthorization

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)