APPLIED MATERIALS, INC for APPLIED MATERIALS, INC

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2014 Defense Appropriations Act; Energy and Water Appropriations Act; Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations Act -- provisions related to nanotechnology research and development; Advanced Manufacturing Program; Electrical Grid Related Issues; Support HR 2996/S. 1468 (Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Bills named: S. 1468 (113th), H.R. 2996 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

All authorization and appropriations bill provisions related to solar energy; battery technology; Photovoltaics Manufacturing Initiative, semiconductor technology, and Electrical Grid-Related Issues (no legislation).

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

General provision of information to Executive and Legislative Branches on announced merger between Applied Materials and TEL (no legislation)

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Natural Resources NAT

Measures on addressing the U. S. Helium Reserve (HR 527, Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act; S. 783 (a bill to amend the Helium Act)

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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

Immigration IMM

S. 744 (Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act); HR 2131 (Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act)

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 744 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Solar-related trade issues (Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duty cases, no legislation); Environmental Goods and Services Agreement (no legislation); Information Technology Agreement expansion (no legislation); Forced localization (no legislation)

Contacted: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R&D Tax Credit (no legislation); Corporate Tax Reform (no legislation); Solar Investment Tax Credit (no legislation)

Contacted: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)