THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC. for BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Pending free trade agreements and Administration trade agenda - Executive Branch actions re these issues.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Education EDU

Workforce preparedness - proposed legislation re these issues.

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Financial reregulation, including corporate governance and compensation issues - S 1074, A bill to provide shareholders with enhanced authority over the nomination, election, and compensation of public company executives; HR 3996, To improve financial stability, and for other purposes; HR 4173, To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes; proposed legislation re these issues.

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3996 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

International tax proposals, including proposals to change taxation of income outside of US - S 506, A bill to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes; S 260, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property; S 829, A bill to provide a Federal income tax credit for Patriot employers, and for other purposes; proposed legislation re these issues; HR 4213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes; proposed legislation re these issues.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

All aspects of healthcare reform - HR 3200, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; proposed legislation re these issues; HR 3590, An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HR 3962, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; S 1679, An original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce; S 1796, An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate change - HR 2454, To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy; S 1733, A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy; S 1462, An original bill to promote clean energy technology development, enhanced energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th)