SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION for SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations BUD

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

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

Education EDU

Math and Science Education Programs America Competes Act Programs STEM Education

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export Controls Reform Initiatives, Anti-counterfeiting Efforts, Expanding the International Technology Agreement (ITA), reauthorization of the Export Administration Act (EAA), international product standards, semiconductor duty suspension agreements, customs reauthorization; Radiation Hardened Device Controls; Permanent Normal Trade Regulations (PNTR) for Russia; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. Custom Reauthorization.

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

Defense DEF

Appropriations for Basic Research at DOD, Nanoelectronics Basic Research Funding, National Nanotechnology Initiative, National Defense Authorization act 2012, Anticounterfeiting in DOD Procurement, Radiation Hardened Device Controls, Satellite provisions of National Defense Authorization Act.

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Regulatory matters related to the regulation of semiconductor fabs under the Mandatory Reporting Rule, chemicals regulation and reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act; Legislation to authorize continued sale of helium from the Federal Helium Reserve (HR 527).

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

Bills named: H.R. 527 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform- Corporate Tax Rate Reduction International Tax Competitiveness and Territorial System of Taxation

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

Immigration IMM

Visa Policy & Procedures, Visas for Highly Skilled Immigrants & Foreign Graduates of U.S. Universities I-Squared Act (S. 169(; Comprehensive Immigration reform.

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

Bills named: S. 169 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 (HR 527).

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

Bills named: H.R. 527 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Regulatory matters related to the regulation of semiconductor fabs under the Tailoring Rules and the Mandatory Reporting Rule.

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Customs Policy related to the importation of counterfeit semiconductors National Defense Authorization Act 2013 Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Protection Act (HR 22) Customs Reauthoriation Legislation

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

Bills named: H.R. 22 (113th)