SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION for SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Government/Industry Co-sponsorship of University Research (Focus Center Program) Federal Expenditures on Research and Development, Basic Research, and Education Science/State/Justice Commerce Appropriations for FY2008 Defense Department Appropriations for FY 2008

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

WTO Doha Development Agenda/ Korea and Malaysia Free Trade Agreements Antidumping Laws Export Administration Regulations/ Customs issues with Korea Radation Hardened Semiconductor Export Controls/Trade Implications

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R&D Tax Credit - Renewal and Reauthorization Tax Reform - Corp Tax Rate Reduction International Tax Competition

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation Visa Policy and Procedures SKIL Bill (HR 5744 and s. 2691) and similar Amendments Visa's for Highly Skilled Immigrants and Foreign Graduates of American Universities

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 5744 (110th), S. 2691 (110th)

Education EDU

Math and Science Education Programs for K-12. Basic Research Development Programs; Early Career Research Support and Science and Mathematics Education for Competitiveness No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Reauthorization of the Higher Ed Act

Contacted: White House Office; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent and Copyright Legislation; patent reform and results of litigation

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); SENATE; White House Office; Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Computer Industry CPI

American Competitiveness Initiative, America's competitive position in the world as a location for inward investment. “National Innovation Act". The America Competes Act (H.R. 2272)

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; SENATE; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2272 (110th)

Defense DEF

Barry Amendment/Buy America Act Resrictions on DOD Procurement National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 Appropriations for the Department of Defense for 2008 Radaition Hardened MicroChips

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Accounting ACC

Sarbanes Oxley Reforms

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES