United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006

S. 295, Schumer China Bill H.R. 1498, China Currency Act of 2005; S. 2467, U.S. Trade Enhancement Act of 2005

Client expense: $893,400 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

See next page H.R. 445 To amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of imported home furniture; H.R. 728 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People’s Republic of China; H.R. 746, S. 355 The Foreign Debt Ceiling Act of 2005; H.R. 1039, S. 695 To suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges; H.R. 1121 To repeal section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930; H.R. 1450 To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country . . . ; H.R. 1498 To clarify that exchange-rate manipulation by the People’s Republic of China is actionable under the countervailing duty provisions and the product-specific safeguards mechanisms of the trade laws of the United States; H.R. 2473 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to determining the all-others rate in antidumping cases; H.R. 3004 To require the secretary of the treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People’s Republic of China . . . ; H.R. 3175 to expand Africa Growth and Opportunity Act benefits . . . ; H.R. 3176 To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide preferential treatment for certain apparel articles . . . ; H.R. 3271 Trade Agreements Enforcement Act; H.R. 3283, S. 1421 United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act; H.R. 3306 Fair Trade With China Act of 2005; H.R. 3713 To repeal the bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002; H.R. 4211, S. 1937 Haiti Economic Opportunity Recovery Act; H.R. 4217 American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act; H.R. 4241, S. 1932 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; H.R. 4340, S. 2027 To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement; H.R. 4365, S 135 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to implement mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for meat and produce . . . ; H.R. 4405 Balancing Trade Act of 2005; H.R. 4407 To prohibit the entry into any bilateral or regional trade agreement, and to prohibit negotiations to enter into any such agreements for a period of two years; H.Res. 98, S.Res. 169 Expressing the sense of the House with respect to free trade negotiations with respect free trade negotiations that could adversely impact the sugar industry of the United States; H.Res. 577 Expressing the sense of the House regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade . . . ; H.Con.Res. 186 Expressing the sense of Congress that the president should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement; H.Con.Res. 295 Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment . . . . ; S. 14 Fair Wage, Competition, and Investment Act of 2005; S. 191, H.R. 886 (Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies TRADE Act of 2005) To extend certain trade preferences to certain least developed countries; S. 270 Sanctions Policy Reform Act; S. 295 To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful; S. 377 Fair Currency Enforcement Act of 2005; S. 593, H.R. 1216 (Stopping Overseas Subsidies SOS Act) To amend Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries; S. 600 Foreign Affairs Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 – 2007; S. 1307, H.R. 3045 To implement the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement; S.Res. 100 Disapproving the request of the president for extension under Section 2103(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002, of the trade promotion authorities under that law; S.Res. 270 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the International Monetary Fund should investigate whether China is manipulating the rate of exchange between the Chinese yuan and the U.S. dollar; S.Con.Res. 12 Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country must comply with certain minimum standards; S.Con.Res. 55 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade resulting from the World Trade Organization’s Doha Development Agenda round; China Textile Safeguards cases; Section 301 cases against China; Negotiation and implementation of bilateral textile agreement with China; Discussions under the U.S.-Sino Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT); China currency issues; Free Trade Agreement negotiations and implementation – Southern Africa Customs Union, Thailand, Dominican Republic and Central America, Andean (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador), Panama, Bahrain, Oman; Middle East and Least Developed Country Trade Initiatives; Administration and reform of the trade remedies laws (antidumping, countervailing duty, safeguards); Antidumping and Countervailing Duty methodologies; Repeal of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act; WTO negotiations – Doha Development Round; Container security; Generalized System of Preferences renewal; Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and advanced cargo information; Cargo and supply chain security; Vessel and port security; Cargo container fees; Textile and apparel transshipment and customs enforcement; Ratification of the Kyoto Treaty on Customs Rules; Expansion of Qualified Industrial Zone (QIZ) program for Egypt; H.R. 4680 To provide temporary duty suspension on products from Sri Lanka; H.R. 5043 The Restoring America’s Competitiveness Act of 2006; H.R. 5529 The Trade Law Reform Act of 2006; H.R. 5684 To implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement; S. 2267 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People’s Republic of China; S. 2467 the United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006; H.R. 5602/ S. 3495 To authorize the extension of non-discriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of Vietnam; Proposed Taiwan Free Trade Agreement; proposed Pakistan Free Trade Agreement; implementation of the cumulation provisions in the DR-CAFTA; renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act; S. 3843 – AGOA Extension Act of 2006; H.R. 6050 – Balanced Trade Act of 2006; S. 3899 – Balanced Trade Restoration Act of 2006; H.R. 6076/S. 3904 – Emergency Trade Program Extension Act of 2006; S. 3933 – To Extend the Generalized System of Preferences; S. 3967 – Trade Agreement Assessment Act; H.R. 6369 – “To Extend Certain Trade Preference Programs . . . .”; H.R. 6406 – “To Modify Temporarily Certain Rates of Duty . . . .”; H.R. 6111 – Tax Relief and Healthcare Act of 2006

Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Currency manipulation - S.377; S.1421; S.2317; S.2467 Iran economic sanctions - S.2657; International Trade Commission Sunset Review of Tariffs on imported corrosion resistant steel

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Vietnam PNTR; U.S. Enhancement Act, S.2467; China Currency Related Legislation; Peru and Colombia FTAs; Port Security and Container Cargo legislation; Miscellaneous Tariff Legislation; and GSP renewal legislation

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

All matters relating to the malt beverage industry, family entertainment and the regulation of endangered species in general and legislation such as: HR1575/S295 A bill to authorize appropriate ction if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful. HR2208/S984 Fair Currency Practices Act of 2005; HR3283/S1421 United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act - provisions relating to trade; S377 Fair Currency Enforcement Act of 2005 - provisions relating to trade; S2467 United States Trade Enforcement Act of 2006; HR 6343 A bill to extend certain trade preference programs, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam, to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for other purposes. S3495 A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. All issues pertaining to China-U.S. economic trade relationship.

Client expense: $1,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

research, promotion and consumer information program; also advise on proposed EPA rulemaking with regard to use of the pesticide carbofuran. Legislation of interest includes the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171), FY 2007 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5384), United States Trade Enforcement Rights Act (H.R. 3283, S. 1421), New Shipper Review Amendment Act of 2005 (H.R. 1039, S. 695), the United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 (S. 2467), the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 4; P.L. 109-280), the Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2005 (S. 1692), and legislation requiring air carriers to accept as mail shipments certain live animals (S. 2395). Support legislation providing for unfair trade practices reform, economic and disaster assistance for honey producers, safe and timely shipment by mail of live queen bees, and funding for honey bee research; advise on implementation of economic assistance and crop insurance legislation and the honey

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $360,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 5115-U.S Healthcare Technologies Competitiveness Act of 2006 (Bill to modernize the tax treatment as related to medical devices and biomedical research corporations) HR 4388-Tax Revision Act of 2005 (Bills to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions) HR 4297-Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 (Bill to extend credit for increasing research activities) HR 4845-Innovation and Competitiveness Act HR 1736/S 627-Investment in America Act of 2005 (Bills to make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities) S 978-Healthcare Tax Relief for the Uninsured Act of 2005 HR 1872-Health Coverage for the Uninsured Act of 2005 (Bills to provide tax incentives for the purchase of quality health care, and for other purposes) HR 5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005 (Bill to provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system) HR 6406-The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Bill to improve temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and to extend certain trade preference programs) S Cong Res 67/H Cong Res 311-Concurrent resolution urging Japan to honor its commitments under the 1986 Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and for other purposes (Bill to reduce regulatory barriers to the approval and adoption of new medical technologies) S 2467-United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 (Congressional resolutions on trade enforcement efforts as relates to trade with China) S 295-To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People’s Republic of China’s undervalued currency are not successful) (Bill to impose an additional duty of 27.5% on Chinese imports) HR 3004-Currency Harmonization Initiative through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 (Bill to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports on the basis of the rate of manipulation by that country of the rate of exchange between the Chinese currency and the U.S dollar) HR 3283/S 1421-United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act (Bills to enhance resources to enforce U.S trade rights) HR 4157-Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005 (Bill to provide for establishment of uniform confidentiality and security standards with respect to individually identifiable patient health information) S 1355-Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act S 1418-Wired for Health Care Quality Act (Bills to enhance the adoption of health information technology and to improve the quality and reduce the cost of healthcare in the United States) S 1952-Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2005 (Bill to provide for grants to states to increase access to health care in rural areas by improving health information technology) S 1223-Information Technology for Health Care Quality and Improvement Act (Bill to improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology) S 1262-Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 (Bill to reduce healthcare costs, improve efficiency and healthcare quality through the development of a nation-wide interoperable health information technology system) S 2480-Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act (Bill to amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act with respect to the availability of contact lenses) HR 6111-Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (President Bush signed into Public Law # 109-432 on 12/20/2006) HR 5975-Prescription Drug Comparative Effectiveness Act of 2006 (Bill to require the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in consultation with NIH Director, to conduct research to develop valid scientific evidence regarding clinical effectiveness, outcomes, and appropriateness as relates to medical devices and procedures and for other purposes) S 4098-Pediatric Medical Devices and Safety Improvement Act of 2006 (Bill to improve the process for development of needed pediatric medical devices) S 3778-Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 HR 5352-Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Bills to reauthorize programs to assist small business concerns) S 1263-Save America’s Biotechnology Innovative Research Act of 2005 HR 2943-Save Biotechnology Innovative Research Act of 2005 (Bills to establish eligibility requirements for business concerns to receive awards under the Small Business Innovative Research program) S 3678-Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (Bill with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes) HR2863-Division E – Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (Division E provisions of the bill as relates to targeted liability for pandemic and epidemic products and security countermeasures) S 2564/HR 5533-Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006 S 1873-Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005 (Bills to prepare and strengthen the development of countermeasures or pandemic or epidemic products against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness) S-1880-National Biodefense and Pandemic Preparedness Act of 2005 (Bill to enhance biodefense and pandemic preparedness activities) S 2792-Emergency Preparedness and Response Security, Accountability, and Flexibility Enhancement Act (SAFE Act) (Bill to revise provisions relating to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies preparedness grants including development of measurable critical benchmarks and performance standards) S 3-Protecting American in the War on Terror Act of 2005 (Bill sets provisions concerning bioterrorism preparedness and defense as pertaining to medical devices and for other purposes) S 975-The Project Bioshield II Act of 2005 (Bill to provide incentives to increase research by private sector entities to develop medial countermeasures to prevent, detect, identify, contain, and treat illnesses, including those associated with biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological weapons attack or an infectious disease outbreak) S 22/S23-Malpractice Liability Reform Bill (a.k.a. Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006, MCAP Act) (Bills setting forth provisions regulating lawsuits for health care liability claims related to the provision of health care services) HR 2090- Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2005 (Bill related to FDA Advisory panels) S. 3807-Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2006 (Draft bill to improve oversight as related to drugs includes medical devices in some provisions)

Client expense: $1,404,102 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

HR 1498 China Currency HR 3004 China Currency S 593 Countervailing Duties S 2467 China Currency

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 2467 China Currency Free Trade Agreements Buy American Act HR 3004 China Currency HR 1498 China Currency HR 4217 American Manufacturer Competitiveness S 593 Countervailing Duties

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 2467 China Currency Currency Harmonization Countervailing Duties HR 1498 China Currency HR 3004 China Currency S 595 Countervailing Duties

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

H.R. 5684/S.3569 - United States-Oman Free Trade Implementation Act ; S.3495/H.R. 5602 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam S. 3549 - Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2006 H.R. 5337 - The National Security FIRST Act of 2006 H.R. 5682/S. 3709 - U.S. & India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006 S. 295 - Schumber-Graham China Currency Misalignment H.R. 6406/H.R. 6346/H.R. 6111 - Modification of Duty Rates, Technical amendments to Trade Laws, Extension of Certain Trade Preference Programs H.R. 5070 - GSP Renewal U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement U.S. - Columbia FTA U.S. - Malaysia FTA U.S. - Korea FTA Peru-U.S. Trade Promotion Agreement Colombia-U.S. Trade Promotion Agreement Panama-U.S. Trade Promotion Agreement Generalized System of Preferences ATPDEA U.S.-Uruguay Bilateral Investment Treaty S 3904: Renewal of GSP trade benefits for India. Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Vietnam U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement Indonesia Economic Policy .295 - To authorize appropriate actions if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful. Lobbying activities: In opposing S. 295, the Chamber educated the Senate on the potentially destructive consequences of this bill on the U.S.-China economic and commercial relationship. Broad messaging encouraged the Senate and House to engage China in a more constructive manner and encourage progress on several critical commercial fronts including increased intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement, more consistent WTO compliance, and expanded market access. S. 2467- U.S. Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 that would repeal the current legal framework used to address fundamentally misaligned currencies. Lobbying activities: Support legislation that attempts to spotlight enforcement challenges, without resorting to WTO-inconsistent retaliation or other measures that might generate a strong reaction from foreign governments and have an adverse impact on American importers and consumers. The Chamber advocated to the Administration for IPR protection and enforcement in China and for consistent US government messaging across governmental agencies on China’s antitrust and standards setting policies. Chamber advocated the review of the U.S. Export Control policy toward China. Chamber advocated China's financial services and energy/natural resources liberalization. Advocated to the Administration for a more streamlined business visa process.

Client expense: $31,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

WTO/DOHA; Free Trade Agreements S295, S2467, HR 3283 Vietnam PNT HR 5602

Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.Con.Res. 33 -- Urging the President to adpt the recommendations of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. H.R. 1053 -- Authourize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Ukraine. H.R. 1216 -- To provide that countervailing duties apply to non-market economies. H.R. 1450 -- To Require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any non-market economy. H.R. 728 -- To withdraw normal trade relations from China. H.R. 1216 -- To provide that countervailing duties apply to non-market economies. H.R. 3045 -- Dominican Republic-Central America -- US Free Trade Agreement. H.R. 3157 -- To require action be taken against countries that manipulate their currency. H.R. 3271 -- To improve the enforcement of international trade agreements. H.R. 3362 -- To protect small businesses from increased tariffs and other retaliatory actions. H.R. 5602 -- To authorize the extension of NTR with Vietnam. H.Con.Res 608 -- Condemninig the escalating levels of religious persecution by China. S.Con.Res. 21 -- Expressing concern regarding the anti-secession law by China. S.Con.Res. 24 -- Expressing concern regarding teh anti-secession law by China. S. 593-- To apply countervailing duties to non-market economies. S. 632 -- Authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment to Ukrain. S. 853 -- Direct the Secretary of state to establish a program to bolster mutual security between the US, Mexico, and Canada. S. 1421 -- To enhance resources to enforce US trade rights. S. 2467 -- To enhance and improve the trade relations by strengthening US trade enforcement.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)