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106th Congress, 1st Session (1999) |
The following is the chronological log of public
policy communications made by or on behalf of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers - United States of America (IEEE-USA) during the 106th Congress, 1st Session
(1999), including testimonies, statements submitted for the record of congressional
hearings, formal comments provided in response to public or regulatory notices, letters to
Federal policy makers forwarding recommendations on public policy issues, and Legislative
Alerts and similar notices of related government relations activities.
Date
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Description
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| Nov. 10, 1999 |
Open
Letter to the Internet Engineering Task Force opposing adoption of new Internet
surveillance protocols. |
| Nov. 3, 1999 |
IEEE-USA Letter to
President Clinton Urging a Strong Federal R&D Program in the President's FY 2001 Budget Proposal. |
| Nov. 1, 1999 |
IEEE-USA Letter to
members of the Senate Finance Committee on the Tax Relief Extension
Act (S. 1792) Urging Their Support During Conference on Extension of the Tax Exclusion
for Employer-Provided Educational Assistance and the Tax Credit for Research and
Experimentation |
| Oct. 20, 1999 |
IEEE-USA Letter to
President Clinton concerning the problem of Unauthorized H-1B
Non-Immigrant Visas and urging emphasis on green cards, not guest workers. |
| Sept. 21, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to Letter to the U.S. Senate and House urging passage of IRA
expansion provisions contained in omnibus Tax Relief and Refund Act (H.R. 2488) |
| Sept. 20, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to the U.S. House and Senate opposing legislation to further increase entry of foreign technical guestworkers under the H-1B visa or other
non-immigrant programs. |
| Sept. 16, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to the U.S. House and Senate urging passage of the Information
Technology Training Tax Credit Act (S. 456/H.R. 838). |
| Sept. 15, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to the U.S. Senate urging passage of the Independent
Contractor Simplification and Relief Act (S. 344) |
| Sept. 8, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to Congress urging restoration of full funding for research
and development in the Federal FY 2000 budget. |
| Aug. 19, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to House and Senate Appropriators Opposing Proposed Cuts to FY
2000 NASA Funding. |
| Aug. 10, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to Rep. Richard Burr and Rep. Anna Eshoo endorsing the National
Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Establishment Act of 1999 (H.R. 1795) |
| Aug. 5, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Testimony on the H-1B Visa Program and IT Workforce Issues
before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration. |
| July 29, 1999 |
Science,
Engineering and Technology (SET) Workgroup letter to the House Appropriations Committee
urging restoration of funding for the NIST Advanced Technology
Program. |
| July 20, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws concerning the proposed Uniform Computer
Information Transaction Act (UCITA). |
| July 19, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
assisted the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee (IEEE 802) in submission of comments to the
Federal Communications Commission on Proposed Rule-making 98-42 regarding fusion lighting
and proposed in-band emissions for RF lighting devices. |
| July 15,
1999 |
IEEE-USA
co-sponsored ad by the Savings Coalition of America calling for an increase
in IRA contribution limits, which appeared in Roll Call (July 15,
1999 issue), the congressional newspaper. |
| July 13, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to Congress Forward Recommended Principles for Privacy,
Confidentiality and Security of Personal Health Information. |
| July 12, 1999 |
Coalition
Letter to House and Senate Appropriators endorsing the Networking
and Information Technology Research and Development Act (H.R. 2086) and outlining
related funding priorities. |
| July 6, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
(Ron Hira) Statement Offering Current Perspectives on Information
Technology Labor Markets to the National Research Council's Committee to Study Workforce Needs in Information Technology |
| June 22, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Testimony Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Interconnection of Distributed Resources. |
| June 9, 1999 |
IEEE Year
2000 Technical Information Focus Group Open Letter to Congress on Y2K
Liability Legislation. |
| May 27, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to Secretary of Defense William Cohen urging stong support for DoD's Science and Technology Program. |
| May 27, 1999 |
Coalition
Testimony by AAES Engineers' Public Policy Council Chair Arvid Larson before the House
Subcommittee on Gov't Programs and Oversight recommending reauthorization of the federal Small
Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. |
| May 17, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to Chairman John McCain and members of the Senate Commerce Committee Outlining
Recommendations on Y2K Liability Legislation (S.96) |
| May 4, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letters to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recomending Drs. Michael Rozen
and Helga Rippen for service on the National Committee on Vital and
Health Statistics |
| May 4, 1999 |
Coalition endorsement by
AAES of the Private Sector Research and
Development Investment Act of 1999 (S.951), legislation introduced by Sens. Pete
Domenici and Jeff Bingaman to permanently extend and improve the Research and
Experimentation Tax Credit. |
| March 31, 1999 |
Coalition statement by AAES
to the Office of Management and Budget commenting on proposed Circular A-110, concerning FOIA access
to federally-funded research data. |
| March 30, 1999 |
Coalition statement by AAES
endorsing reauthorization of the federal
Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. |
| March 25, 1999 |
Coalition testimony by Paul
Torpey, chairman of the American Association of Engineering Societies to the House
Appropriations Subcomittee on Defense in support of appropriations for defense-related basic and applied research. |
| March 24, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to Reps. Robert Goodlatte and Zoe Loftgren supporting supporting
The Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act of 1999
(H.R. 850). |
| March 16, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to Rep. James Sensenbrenner, chair of the House Science Committee, commenting on
provisions of The Computer Security Enhancement Act of 1999 (draft
legislation). |
| March 2, 1999 |
Coalition
letter by AAES to House and Senate Budget Committees urging allocation of $19.8 billion
for Budget Function 250 (general science and aerospace, including programs of NASA, NSF
and DOE) in the FY 2000 budget resolution. |
| Feb. 25, 1999 |
IEEE-USA
Letter to Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee supporting
confirmation of Dr. Joseph Bordogna as Deputy Director of the
National Science Foundation. |
| Feb. 24, 1999 |
Coalition statement by AAES
to Reps. Nancy Johnson and Robert Matsui endorsing a bill to amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to permanently extend the
research and experimentation tax credit and to adjust the alternative incremental
credit rates. (H.R. 835). |
| Feb. 19, 1999 |
IEEE-USA Comment in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Labor
Condition Applications and Requirements for Employers Using Non-Immigrants on H-1B Visas. |
| Feb. 18, 1999 |
Coalition letter by ASAE
(signed by AAES on behalf of members) to U.S. Congress opposing provision in Clinton FY
2000 budget request to impose tax on investment income of 501(c)(6) non-profit
associations as unrelated business income. |
| Feb. 17, 1999 |
Coalition letter by AAES to
U.S. Senate urging sponsorship/support of the Federal Research Investment Act (S.296). |
| Feb. 16, 1999 |
Coalition letter by AAES to
Gov. Thomas R. Carper of Delaware endorsing appointment of George Campbell (NACME) to the
Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and
Technology. |
| Feb. 5, 1999 |
Coalition letter by AAES to
President Clinton supporting appointment of Maria C. Lehman to the Commission on the
Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology. |
| Feb. 4 1999 |
Coalition letter by AAES to
the U.S. Senate and House endorsing the Employee Educational Assistance Act (S.311/H.R.
323). |
| Jan. 30, 1999 |
Letter by IEEE-USA
President Paul Kostek to President Clinton expressing concern with reports that pension portability improvements would not be given emphasis
in the President's FY 2000 budget proposal. |
| Jan. 14, 1999 |
Coalition letter by AAES to
Senators Daniel P. Moynihan and William Roth endorsing the Employee Educational Assistance
Act (S. 311). |
IEEE-USA policy documents can be obtained by written
request to the IEEE-USA, 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 1202, Washington, DC 20036, by phone
request to 202-785-0017, by fax request to 202-785-0835, or by e-mail request to c.brantley@ieee.org.
Copies of coalition letters/testimonies by the American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES), of
which the IEEE is a member, can be obtained on-line or by written request to AAES, 1111
19th Street, N.W., Suite 608, Washington, DC 20036, or by phone request to 202-296-2237.
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Last Update: Nov. 10, 1999
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