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Agriculture AGR

Biotech Acceptance Crop Insurance/Biotech Yield Endorsement USDA Rulemaking- 7CFR Part 340

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Natural Resources NAT

Mineral Licensing and Royalty Issues: Phosphate Mining H.R. 21 Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 21 (111th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Biotechnology Acceptance S. 384- Global Food Security Act of 2009 Sustainable Yield Initiative

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 384 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Foreign Agriculture Biotechnology Law and Regulations: Korean Trade, China Trade, Colombia Trade, Peru Trade, Mexico Trade, India Trade, Pakistan Trade, Argentina Trade, Paraguay Trade US WTO Case on EU Biotech Moratorium

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Deferral of Foreign Source Income H.R. 422- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit H. Con. Res. 85: Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014. S. Con. Res. 13: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.R. 422 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1260: To Amend Title 35, United States Code, To Provide For Patent Reform S. 515: A Bill Top Amend Title 35, United States Code, To Provide For Patent Reform Agriculture Seed Piracy S. 610: A Bill To Amend Title 35, United States Code, To Provide For Patent Reform

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1260 (111th), S. 610 (111th), S. 515 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Legal Timber Protection Act, all provisions Ag Environment Litigation- Lawsuits Involving USDA Approval of Genetically Modified Seeds

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Glyphosate Stewardship Program Rep. Thompson:Chemical Site Security Bill

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Title II. Energy Security Through Increased Production of Biofuels, Subtitle A. Renewable Fuel Standard Climate Change Waxman- Markey Bill- "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009"'

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Agriculture Consolidation H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2008 S. 560: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. S. 364: A bill to provide for the review of agricultural mergers and acquisitions by the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 364 (111th), S. 560 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)