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Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform: H.R. 1062 - Pay Ratio Repeal; H.R. 2779, A bill to exempt inter-affiliate swaps for certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011. Proposed Rulemaking: Executive compensation reporting; CFTC Swaps for ERISA Plans; Pay Ratio.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2779 (112th), S. 1650 (112th), H.R. 1062 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: DoE 2012 budget, exascale. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense: H.R. 2219, Joint Land Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) Funding; FY12 Appropriation (H.R. 2055) and FY13 Appropriation for the Distributed Common Ground System - Army; USSOCOM; H.R. 2219, H.R. 2055, H.R. 3671, Defense law enforcement records, records of armed conflict, DCGS-A Funding; Defense Data Center Consolidation. Debt-Ceiling Legislation: S. 365, S. 627, H. Res. 384, S. 635, Sequestration on Defense and other spending. Department of Commerce: H.R. 2596, S.R. 1572, Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) funding.

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 2055 (112th), H.R. 3671 (112th), H.Res. 384 (112th), H.R. 2219 (112th), H.R. 2596 (112th), S. 365 (112th), S. 627 (112th), S. 635 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA Green House Gas Reporting Rule for Semiconductor Facilities.

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Fair Labor Standards Act: S.1747 - Computer Professionals Update Act, and proposed House companion bill. Immigration Reform. Competition Policy.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1747 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Rare Earth Minerals, Domestic Supply, and China Export Restrictions. Trade Agreements: US-Korea FTA, US-Colombia FTA, and US-Panama FTA; Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations (e-commerce, services, financial services, technical barriers to trade & government procurement chapters). APEC-Innovation: Policy Principles. WTO: Government Procurement Reform; E-commerce Work Program; Russia accession (Information Technology Agreement); China's Accession to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Bi-lateral Trade Issues and Policy: China and India. Export/Import Regulation: Reform; Embargoes and Sanctions; China. Digital Economy Trade: Digital Goods/services legislation; Cross-border data flow. Disability Policy - UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Currency Exchange Rate: H.R. 639 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act; S. 1619 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: S. 1619 (112th), H.R. 639 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

U.S. International Tax including Deferral, Foreign Tax Credits: H.R. 2735 to amend IRC 1986 to make permanent CFC lookthrough for payments of active income between related parties; H.R. 749 to Amend the IRC 1986 to make permanent active financing income between related foreign subsidiaries; H.R. 62 International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011; H.R. 2495 Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011. Corporate Tax Reform: S. 727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011; W&M International Tax Reform discussion draft to amend the IRC of 1986 to provide for comprehensive income tax reform; H.R. 674 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities; H.R. 1439 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act. R&D Tax Credit (Alternative Simplified Credit, ASC): H.R. 942 The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; S. 1577 Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act. Other Treasury and IRS Regulations: TD 9568 - Section 482 Methods to Determine Income in connection with a cost-sharing arrangement. Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: Spain, Korea, Singpapore, Brazil, India, China and Luxembourg, Hungary and Switzerland. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: OECD and BIAC guidelines on tax treatment of intangibles and services. Employee-Related Tax Reform: H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce Act. Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: Corporate tax rate: Territorial tax system: (95% dividend exemption) and IP/R&D incentives. Taxation Issues for the "Cloud" and Services.

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 749 (112th), H.R. 2495 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th), S. 1577 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th), S. 727 (112th), H.R. 62 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th), H.R. 2735 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Changes to Tariff Act Section 337: Domestic Industry Requirement and Exclusion Order Standard.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Computer Industry CPI

Data Security and Breach Notification: S. 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011; S. 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011; S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification; H.R. 2577 SAFE Data Act. Cybersecurity, Aquisition Reform and Supply Chain: S. 1867 National Defense Authorization Act for FY12 Sec 848; S. 1458 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY12 Sec 309; H.R. 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 12 Sec 308; H.R. 3674 Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011; H.R. 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011. Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade. Cloud Computing: Privacy Issues.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1535 (112th), S. 1458 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), H.R. 3674 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 1867 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), H.R. 1892 (112th)