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

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

Defense DEF

Appropriations for Basic Research at DOD (H.R. 1473 and H.R. 1540) Nanoelectronics Basic Research Funding National Nanotechnology Initiative

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

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export Controls Reform Initiatives, Anticounterfeiting Efforts, Passage of Free Trafe Agreement (FTAs) with Colombia, Korea and Panama, Expanding of the International Technology Agreement (ITA), reauthorization of the Export Administration Act (EAA)

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

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases (HR 910, S 482, S. 231, S. 228, HR 199) 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 Toxics Substances Control Act (S. 847).

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

Bills named: S. 231 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), H.R. 199 (112th), S. 847 (112th), S. 228 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R&D Tax Credit Extention and Enhancement (H.R. 942)/ Growth Act S. 1577 Tax Reform-Corporate Tax Rate Reduction International Tax Competitiveness and Territorial System of Taxation

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

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

Education EDU

Math and Science Education Programs America Competes Act Programs

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases (HR 910, S. 482, S. 231, S. 228, HR 199), legislative and regulatory matters related to the regulation of semiconductor fabs under the Tailoring Rule and the Mandatory Reporting Rule.

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

Bills named: H.R. 910 (112th), H.R. 199 (112th), S. 482 (112th), S. 231 (112th), S. 228 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Customs Policy related to the imporation of counterfeit semiconductors S. 1228 Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 S. 1270 Responsible Electronics Recycling Act

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

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