SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION for SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Immigration IMM

Visa Policy & Procedures, Visas for Highly Skilled Immigrants & Foreign Graduates of U.S. Universities (S. 1258), H.R. 2161

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2161 (112th), S. 1258 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases, legislative and regulatory matters related to the regulation of semiconductor fabs under the Tailoring Rule and the Mandatory Reporting Rule.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export Controls Reform Initiatives , Anti counterfeiting Efforts, Passage of Free Trade Agreement (FTAs) with Colombia, Korea and Panama, Expanding the International Technology Agreement (ITA), reauthorization of the Export Administration Act (EAA), international product standards, semiconductor duty suspension agreements, customs reauthorization.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Defense DEF

Appropriations for Basic Research at DOD (H.R. 1473 and H.R. 1540), Nanoelectronics Basic Research Funding, National Nanotechnology Initiative, National Defense Authorization Act 2012, Anticounterfeiting in DOD procurement, Radiation Hardened Device Controls.

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 1473 (112th), H.R. 1540 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R & D Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement (H.R. 942)/ Growth Act S. 1577, Tax Reform- Corporate Tax Rate Reduction International Tax Competitiveness and Territorial System of Taxation, Extendors Package/ R & D Tax Credit Extension S. 727, Wyden-Coats Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011, S.2091 Enzis United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 727 (112th), S. 1577 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th), S. 2091 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Customs Policy related to the importation of counterfeit semiconductors, S. 1228 Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 S. 1270 Responsible Electronics Recycling Act, National Defense Authorization Act 2012, H.R. 4216, the Foreign Counterfeit Protection Act

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1228 (112th), S. 1270 (112th), H.R. 4216 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal Expenditures on Research and Development (H.R. 1473, H.R. 1540), National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), Basic Research and Education (Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill).

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 1540 (112th), H.R. 1473 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases, legislative and regulatory matters related to the regulation of semiconductor fabs under the Tailoring Rule and the Mandatory Reporting Rule, chemicals regulation and reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (S. 847); Legislation to authorize continued sale of helium from the Federal Helium Reserve; Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (S.1270).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 1270 (112th), S. 847 (112th)

Education EDU

Math and Science Education Programs America Competes Act Programs

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)