SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION for SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Government/Industry Co-sponsorship of University Research (Focus Center Program) Federal Expenditures on Research and Development, Basic Research, and Education Science/State/Justice Commerce Appropriations for FY2009 Defense Department Appropriations for FY 2009

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Defense DEF

Barry Amendment/Buy America Act Resrictions on DOD Procurement National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2009 Appropriations for the Department of Defense for 2009 Radaition Hardened MicroChips /Defense Research Programs

Contacted: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation Visa Policy and Procedures, Adjustment of Status for US Based Workers The SKIL Bill (HR 5744 and S. 2691) and similar Amendments Visa's for Highly Skilled Immigrants and Foreign Graduates of American Universities

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2691 (110th), H.R. 5744 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R&D Tax Credit - Renewal and Reauthorization Tax Reform - Corp Tax Rate Reduction International Tax Competition Misc Tarriff Bill with R&D Tax Credit

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; White House Office; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Education EDU

Math and Science Education Programs for K-12. Basic Research Development Programs; Early Career Research Support and Science and Mathematics Education for Competitiveness No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Reauthorization of the Higher Ed Act

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

WTO Development Agenda Antidumping Laws Korea and Malaysia Free Trade Agreements Radation Hardened Semiconductor Export Controls/Trade Implications

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)