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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements: Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Bilateral Trade Issues: China, Brazil, India, Vietnam. Basel Convention on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: U.S. - Spain, U.S. - India. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) Project. Draft Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act. Draft Expire Act of 2015, Draft Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2015 - "tax extenders". Draft American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015; Draft Permanent CFC Look -Through Act of 2015; Draft Permanent Active Financing Act of 2015.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks: China Patent Regulations and Amendments; China Competition Law. H.R. 9 Innovation Act; S. 632 STRONG Patents Act of 2015; Software Patent Eligibility; Abusive Demand Letters; Draft Trade Secret Legislation.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 632 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: H.R. 4870 DoD Appropriations Act, FY2015/S. Rept. 113-211, H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235) and Draft DoD Appropriations Act, FY2016: Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), SOCOM R&D, Air Force IT (JSTARS Program), Defense Health Management System Modernization (DHMSM), DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, Data Center Consolidation, and DoD Public/Private Partnerships; President's FY2016 Budget for DCGS-A. Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2015 (incorporated into H.R. 83), H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235) and Draft Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2016: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds, Social Security Administration - Program Integrity, SSA & SSI Disability Claims Processing. H.R. 4486 Military Construction/VA Appropriations Act, FY2015, H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235) and Draft Military Construction/VA Appropriations Act, FY2016: DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, VA Disability Claims Processing and Program Integrity.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4486 (114th), H.R. 4870 (114th), H.R. 83 (114th)

Education EDU

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Reauthorization of Perkins CTE Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Workforce Investment Act and other Career and Technical Training and Education Programs.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: S.153 Immigration Innovation Act; High-Skilled Immigration Reform; Implementation of White House's Executive Action Rule on H-4 Spousal Work Authorization; USCIS' L-1B Guidance; H.R. 213 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. Fair Labor Standards Act Regulatory Review; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 213 (114th), S. 153 (114th)

Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: H.R. 3979/H.R. 4435/S. 2410 National Defense Authorization Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-291); and Draft National Defense Authorization Act, FY2016: Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A), Data Centers and Analytics, Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM), DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, Section 1083 Report On Certain Information Technology Systems and Technology and Critical National Security Infrastructure.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 4435 (114th), H.R. 3979 (114th), S. 2410 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Financial Investments & Securities: H.R. 26 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 26 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: H.R. 874 American Super Computing Leadership Act; S. 454 Exascale Computing for Science, Competitiveness, Advanced Manufacturing, Leaderships and the Economy Act of 2015. Draft Software Act (House); Draft Medtech Act (Senate). S. 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; S. 456 Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015; H.R. 1560 Protecting Cyber Networks Act; Draft National Cybersecurity Protection and Advancement Act of 2015; Draft Data Breach Security and Notification Act of 2015. H.R. 1174/S. 512 Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 874 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 454 (114th), S. 754 (114th), S. 512 (114th), S. 456 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th)