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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 422 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit. Issues pertaining to deferral of foreign earnings, and tax treatment of foreign earnings.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 422 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

General issues regarding government procurement policy. Matters surrounding e-verify. Issues related to IT procurement. H.R. 1105 FY2009 Omnibus; general government fuding levels. H.R. 2647 National Defense Authorization Act.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 2647 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues of trade agreements and trade policy. Promotion of Korea FTA, Panama FTA, and Columbia FTA. General issues of Trade Promotion Authority. China Information Assurance Standards. WTO-DOHA round completion: general issues and services sector. H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Buy America Provisions. Government Procurement, general issues.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Defense DEF

Issues regarding oversight of Defense Department; financial management of DOD agencies. H. 3326, Defense Appropriations - provisions relating to defense spending on enterprise systems. HR 2647, National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2010. General provisions relating to procurement

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2647 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 515 Patent Reform Act of 2009; entire bill, H.R. 1260 Patent Reform Act of 2009; entire bill. H.R. 628 To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges, entire bill.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1260 (111th), S. 515 (111th), H.R. 628 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Education and Healthcare funding. S. 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act, sections related to Comparative Effectiveness Research. S.213 Patient-centered Outcomes Research, sections related to Comparative Effectiveness Research. Comprehensive Health Care Reform, sections related to Comparative Effectiveness Research. America's Healthy Future Act, sections related to Comparative Effectiveness Research

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1679 (111th), S. 213 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health & Human Services, Appropriations, General Issues. H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Education and Healthcare funding. H.R. 1105 FY2009 Omnibus, general government funding levels.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues regarding the Internet, financial services, and medical privacy. Issues regarding ID management, information security, information privacy, and standards for health care. H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; entire bill.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Immigration IMM

Issues pertaining to immigrant and non-immigrant visas for skilled professionals. S.1023 Travel Promotion Act, sections on highly-skilled immigration reform. S.1085 Reuniting Families Act, sections on highly-skilled immigration reform. S.887 H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, entire bill. H.R.1791 Stopping Trained PhDs from Leaving the Economy Act of 2009, entire bill.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1791 (111th), S. 1023 (111th), S. 887 (111th), S. 1085 (111th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues involving standards for computer software, technology products, and competitiveness in the software industry. H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Standards and Policy for Health I.T. Issues surrounding secure configuration of federal desktops standards (FDCC). Issues involving information security and common criteria.Cybersecurity Policy, 60 day review.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

Oversight of Department of Homeland Security. H.2892 and S.1298 Homeland Security Appropriation, entire bill. Defense appropriations, general government funding.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1298 (111th)

Intelligence INT

General intelligence community budget issues. Cybersecurity

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)