Personal Data Offshoring Protection Act of 2004

S. Con Res. 80, H Con Res. 324: Legislation urging Japan to honor its commitments under the 1986 Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals, and for other purposes. Removal of trade barriers impacting U.S. medical technology companies in Japan. PL 108-175: “Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003” Legislation to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of mass destruction, cease its illegal importation of Iraqi oil and illegal shipments of weapons and other military items to Iraq, and by so doing hold Syria accountable for the serious international security problems it has caused in the Middle East, and for other purposes. Provisions on access to medical technology. S. 2312: “SAFE-ID Act” Legislation to regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors. S. 2471: “Safeguarding Americans From Exporting Identification Data Act” Legislation to regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors. S. 2472: “Increasing Notice of Foreign Outsourcing Act” Legislation to require that notices to consumers of health and financial services include information on the outsourcing of sensitive personal information abroad, to require relevant Federal agencies to prescribe regulations to ensure the privacy and security of sensitive personal information outsourced abroad, to establish requirements for foreign call centers, and for other purposes. S. AMDT 2918: Amendment on outsourcing of health and financial information and building privacy protections for such data. H.R. 4366: “Personal Data Off-Shoring Protection Act of 2004” Legislation to prohibit the transfer of personal information to any person outside the United States, without notice and consent, and for other purposes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. Con Res. 80, H Con Res. 324: Legislation urging Japan to honor its commitments under the 1986 Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals, and for other purposes. Removal of trade barriers impacting U.S. medical technology companies in Japan. PL 108-175: “Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003” Legislation to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of mass destruction, cease its illegal importation of Iraqi oil and illegal shipments of weapons and other military items to Iraq, and by so doing hold Syria accountable for the serious international security problems it has caused in the Middle East, and for other purposes. Provisions on access to medical technology. S. 2312: “SAFE-ID Act” Legislation to regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors. S. 2471: “Safeguarding Americans From Exporting Identification Data Act” Legislation to regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors. S. 2472: “Increasing Notice of Foreign Outsourcing Act” Legislation to require that notices to consumers of health and financial services include information on the outsourcing of sensitive personal information abroad, to require relevant Federal agencies to prescribe regulations to ensure the privacy and security of sensitive personal information outsourced abroad, to establish requirements for foreign call centers, and for other purposes. S. AMDT 2918: Amendment on outsourcing of health and financial information and building privacy protections for such data. H.R. 4366: “Personal Data Off-Shoring Protection Act of 2004” Legislation to prohibit the transfer of personal information to any person outside the United States, without notice and consent, and for other purposes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)