MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Green Dam -- filtering software required by Chinese Government on all personal computers sold there. H.Res.590, concerns over censorship, privacy and cybersecurity implications of China's Green Dam software; World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha negotiations. H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, tariff provisions.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th), H.Res. 590 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Sen.Con.Res 13, House Con.Res, 85, FY 10 Budget, Administration program to reform international tax laws. H.R. 422, S. 1203, extension and strengthening of the R&D Tax Credit. Proposals related to international tax reform and Subpart F.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: S. 1203 (111th), H.R. 422 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1580, The Electronic Waste Research and Development Act

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1580 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Efficiency and Federal CIO amendments; Energy Start Program. H.R. 2452, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Public Law 109-058, Section 103, Energy Policy Act of 2005. Energy Efficiency for Data Center Buildings, H.R. 6 as amended Senate Renewals Fuels, Consumer Protection and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007; Title II, Subtitles A, B, C.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2452 (111th), H.R. 6 (111th)

Education EDU

General support for funding increases in math and science education.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 19, To Require Employers to Conduct Employment Eligibility Verification. H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enforce restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database, and for other purposes. H.R. 138, To Require Federal Contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification. H.R. 662, To evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries. H.R. 1096, To create an electronic employment eligibility verification systems to ensure that all workers in the United States are legally able to work, and for other purposes. Specific lobbying issues: Immigration reform provisions related to high skilled workers, H-1B program and green cards; and employment eligibility verification.

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1096 (111th), H.R. 19 (111th), H.R. 662 (111th), H.R. 138 (111th), H.R. 98 (111th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 422, S. 1023 , R&D Tax Credit. S. 515, H.R. 1260, and S. 610, patent reform provisions relating to damages, venue, patent quality, post grant review, and similar matters. H.Con.Res. 85, S. Con.Res. 13, FY 2010 budget Act, Administration proposal to reform international tax laws.

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1023 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), S. 610 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), S. 515 (111th), H.R. 422 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act FY 2009, making appropriations for FY 2009 for the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Commerce, Justice, Health & Human Services, Education, Labor, State, Energy, Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, and all provisions related to informative technology with NASA. P.L. 111-8. Sec. 6001 ARRA requires NTIA to establish Broadband Technology Opportunities Program on Title II, Section 5, Division A. H. Report III-016. H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007, to promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to protect U.S. businesses from coercion to participate in repression by authoritarian foreign governments and for other purposes. Section 201, Protection of Personally Identifiable Information; Section 202, Integrity of Personally Identifiable Information; Section 203, Transparency Regarding Search Engine Filtering, and Section 206 Penalties. Health Care Reform and technology. New Bill H.R. 2771, Global Online Freedom Act of 2009 (May 6, 2009).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2771 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 275 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

FCC actions permitting use of White Spaces devices, White Space database issues.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES