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Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal Expenditures on Research and Development (H.R. 1473, H.R. 1540), National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), Basic Research and Education (Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill).

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1540 (112th), H.R. 1473 (112th)

Education EDU

Math and Science Education Programs America Competes Act Programs

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R & D Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement (H.R. 942)/ Growth Act S. 1577 Tax Reform- Corporate Tax Rate Reduction International Tax Competitiveness and Territorial System of Taxation Extendors Package/ R & D Tax Credit Extension S. 727, Wyden-Coats Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 S.2091 Enzis United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 942 (112th), S. 727 (112th), S. 1577 (112th), S. 2091 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export Controls Reform Initiatives , Anti counterfeiting Efforts, Passage of Free Trade Agreement (FTAs) with Colombia, Korea and Panama, Expanding the International Technology Agreement (ITA), reauthorization of the Export Administration Act (EAA), international product standards, semiconductor duty suspension agreements, customs reauthorization; Radiation Hardened Device Controls.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Defense DEF

Appropriations for Basic Research at DOD (H.R. 1473 and H.R. 1540), Nanoelectronics Basic Research Funding, National Nanotechnology Initiative, National Defense Authorization Act 2012, Anticounterfeiting in DOD procurement, Radiation Hardened Device Controls.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1540 (112th), H.R. 1473 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Visa Policy & Procedures, Visas for Highly Skilled Immigrants & Foreign Graduates of U.S. Universities (S. 1258), H.R. 2161, S. 3185, H.R. 3102

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 3102 (112th), S. 3185 (112th), H.R. 2161 (112th), S. 1258 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Customs Policy related to the importation of counterfeit semiconductors S. 1228 Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 S. 1270 Responsible Electronics Recycling Act National Defense Authorization Act 2012 H.R. 4216, the Foreign Counterfeit Protection Act H.R. 6012

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 6012 (112th), H.R. 4216 (112th), S. 1228 (112th), S. 1270 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases, legislative and regulatory matters related to the regulation of semiconductor fabs under the Tailoring Rule and the Mandatory Reporting Rule, chemicals regulation and reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (S. 847); Legislation to authorize continued sale of helium from the Federal Helium Reserve; Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (S.1270).

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1270 (112th), S. 847 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases, legislative and regulatory matters related to the regulation of semiconductor fabs under the Tailoring Rule and the Mandatory Reporting Rule.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Natural Resources NAT

Helium Stewardship Act of 2012 (S. 2374)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2374 (112th)