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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Agreements: Russia PNTR and Accession to the Information Technology Agreement; Trans Pacific Partnership; International Services Agreement. Bilateral Trade Issues and Policy: China, India, EU, Vietnam; Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia. Export/Import Regulation: Burma - lifting sanctions. Disability Policy: UN Treaty on the Rights with People's with Disabilities. Indigenous innovation policies.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Defense DEF

DISA Data Centers, NGEN Program, JLENS. Cloud computing, data centers, analytics, Air Force EIS and eForms.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform. Proposed Rulemaking: Proposed derivative rules for margin and inter-company affiliates (for end-users).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Fair Labor Standards Act: S. 1747 Computer Professionals Update Act (CPU Act). Immigration Reform: Visas - H.R. 6429 STEM Jobs Act. OFCCP Rulemaking on PwD Employment.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6429 (112th), S. 1747 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

U.S. International Tax including Deferral, Foreign Tax Credits: H.R. 749 Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on section 954h for active financing income, H.R. 2735 Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations. Corporate Tax Reform: S. 2091 United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012, S. 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, S. 2884 Bring Jobs Home Act, H.R. 5795 Rebuilding American Manufacturing Act of 2012, H.R. 1439 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011. R&D Tax Credit (Alternative Simplified Credit, ASC): H.R. 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011, S. 1577 Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act. Other Treasury and IRS Regulations: IRS Regulation Section 1.901-2 on foreign tax credits. Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: US-Spain Income tax treaty, U.S.- Korea Income tax treaty, U.S.- India Income tax treaty, U.S.-China Income tax treaty. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: OECD Discussion draft on Taxation of Intangibles. Employee-Related Tax Reform. Taxation Issues for the "Cloud" and Services.

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Agency (NSA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1439 (112th), S. 2884 (112th), H.R. 2735 (112th), S. 3521 (112th), H.R. 749 (112th), S. 2091 (112th), H.R. 5795 (112th), S. 1577 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

America Invents Act Technical Amendments. International Trade Commission - Section 337 changes, Standards Essential Patents. China Patent Regulations and Amendments. S. 3486 Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012. H.R. 6245 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act (SHIELD) Act of 2012.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 6245 (112th), S. 3486 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense: FY13 funding for DCGS-A - Distributed Common Ground System - Army. H.R. 5856 Defense Appropriations, 2013. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds: Fraud Prevention System operations and capabilities including predictive analytics. H. 5326; S. 2323 Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations: Cybersecurity appropriations, 2013 legislative rider.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Security Agency (NSA); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 5856 (112th), S. 2323 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Cybersecurity, Aquisition Reform and Supply Chain: S. 2105 Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 3341 SECURE IT Act of 2012, S. 3254 FY 13 National Defense Authorization Act (Sec 925 and 928). Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade: S. 2323 (Sec 516) CJS Appropriations, 2013 H.R. 5326 (Sec 516) CJS Appropriations, 2013. Cloud Computing. Internet Governance and ITU. Privacy -- E.g., reforming ECPA, CFAA, Privacy Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: S. 3341 (112th), S. 3414 (112th), S. 3254 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), S. 2105 (112th)