NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Medical device tax repeal; H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013; Energy efficiency tax incentive proposed by NEMA H.R. 1465, S. 1030, STORAGE 2013 Act

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1465 (113th), S. 1030 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Veterans Administration procurement; Health information technology; Patient safety and equipment maintenance; Medical device regulatory issues

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations legislation; Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA III) to the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (Public Law 112-144)

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Development of legislation to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 Regulation of sulfur hexaflouride (SF6)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Electric vehicle weights and measures; Advanced manufacturing

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Manufacturing MAN

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Manufacturing Partnership program; National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Draft Senate legislation to reauthorize the trade functions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Negotiations on expansion of the World Trade Organization Information Technology Agreement; Classification of LED lamps in U.S. Customs nomenclature; Negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement;Trade negotiations with the European Union; U.S.-Brazil trade relations; U.S.-India trade relations; U.S.-Africa trade relations; S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 718 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Implementation of MAP-21, PL 112-141); Future legislation authorizing federal surface transportation programs; U.S. regulation of lithium batteries in air cargo

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare reimbursement for medical imaging services, radiography, radiopharmaceuticals and radiation therapy; Coverage of beta amyloid PET imaging for Alzheimers; Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) cost centers

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA; PL 110-314), including SaferProducts.gov database management; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) smoke, carbon monoxide and fire detection education and awareness activities; Hazards posed by ingetion of lithium coin cell batteries (general);CPSC interpretation of Section 6(b) of CPSIA relating to public disclosure of business information; Fire safety (generally) H.R. 22, The Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Protection Act

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 22 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Department of Energy (DOE) public meeting for General Service Flourescent Lamps and Incandecent Reflector Lamp product regulations; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star specification for lamps; Industrial energy efficiency;Electric transmission siting policies; Data center energy efficiency; Smart Grid Policies S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act Energy Savings Performance Contracting; Federal promotion of procurement of energy efficient equipment

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: S. 761 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) development of direct final rule to update regulations to reference ANSI Z535-2011 series of standards; OSHA acceptance and adoption of the International Electrortechnical Commission (IEC) Certification for Standards for Electrical Equipment in Explosive Atmospheres for Hazardous (Classified) Locations (Ex Scheme);OSHA policies and procedures with respect to Nationally Recognized testing Laboratories (NRTL) acceptance of manufacturers' test data for equipment in hazardous (classified) locations

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Energy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity in the Smart Grid; H.R. 2417, The Secure High-Voltage Infrastructure for Electricity from Lethal Damage Act; Security of transportation networks and large events

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2417 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 527, Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act S. 783, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 Murkowski draft legislation on critical materials

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 527 (113th), S. 783 (113th)