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Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming safety issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360. Online privacy issues. Electronic health records and privacy/security protections related to the HealthVault and Amalga platforms. HHS Rulemakings implementing health reform act. Notice of proposed rulemaking on Test Procedures for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0004). FTC/Self-Regulatory Guidance for Online Advertising. Issues related to online advertising. Issues related to the FTC Privacy Report. Issues related to the Department of Commerce Green Paper on Commercial Data Privacy. Comments to NTIA on Privacy. Issues related to "Do-Not-Track" protections. H.R. 264, Do-Not-Track-Me-Online Act. S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011. H.R. 611, Best Practices Act. H.R. 1528, Bill to protect and enhance consumer privacy, and for other purposes. Issues related to privacy and mobile devices.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1528 (112th), H.R. 611 (112th), S. 799 (112th), H.R. 264 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy efficiency.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Education EDU

Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Passage of Free Trade Agreements (US-Korea, US-Panama, and US-Colombia) and the inclusion of provisions of interest to the high tech industry, including IPR as well as competition and market access issues. Software piracy, competition, procurement, Internet/human rights, and market access and indigenous innovation policy issues in China. Interoperability, innovation, and competitiveness. Interpretation and application of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property. European Commission investigation of competition in the software industry. Trade in services in bilateral and regional agreements. Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Emerging threats to IP rights outside the United States. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband. VOIP/IP Services. Universal Service Fund. Intercarrier Compensation issues. TV White Spaces. Accessibility. Spectrum policy. Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). Cyber security, Network survivability, and outage reporting. E911.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

IRC Sec. 41 - R&D Tax Credit. H.R. 942, The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011. H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011. International tax reform proposals. Repatriation. Foreign bank and financial account reporting. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, and international tax issues.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 942 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 23, America Invents Act. H.R. 1249, American Invents Act. Streaming of copyrighted works. Orphan Works legislation and related policy developments, including online distribution of books. Online enforcement of copyright, including "rogue" sites. Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Software piracy, counterfeiting, and protection of intellectual property rights. Appropriations related to intellectual property rights enforcement. Implementation of PRO-IP Act (Public Law 110-403). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office funding issues.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 23 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th)

Immigration IMM

H-1B visas, J visas, L-1 visas, and employment based visas, including the visa bulletin issues.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security. Licensing, competition, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; Health reform & related health IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act implementation. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competition in the online advertising and software markets. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). America's Healthy Future Act. Open government, government modernization and technology choice. Policy issues on cyber crime and cyber security. Government procurement policies in China.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) issues.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES