| Trade Promotion Authority
Proponents Press for Senate Vote |
4/24. President George Bush gave a speech
at the Dakota Ethanol Plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in
which he advocated passage of legislation giving the President
trade promotion authority. TPA, which is also known as fast
track, gives the President authority to negotiate trade
agreements which can only be voted up or down, but not
amended, by the Congress. TPA strengthens the bargaining
position of the President.
The House passed its version of the TPA bill, HR 3005,
the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001, by a
roll call vote of 215 to 214 on December 6, 2001. See, TLJ
Daily E-Mail Alert No. 323. The Senate Finance
Committee passed its version of this bill later in
December. Sen. Tom
Daschle (D-SD), the Senate Majority Leader, has yet to
bring the bill to the Senate floor for a vote.
President Bush traveled to Sen. Daschle's home state to make
press the issue. President Bush stated that "I understand
that the Senate is getting to take up a trade bill, for which
I'm grateful. I look forward to getting that bill to my desk.
It's important to get it passed and to get it moving. And it's
important to get a farm bill to my desk, as well. We need good
farm legislation. It's -- the farm bill needs to get done
quickly so that the farmers who are out there fixing to plant
know what the rules of the game is. And we can do it. We need
to put aside all the posturing, all the noise, and for the
good of American agriculture, get a trade bill to my desk and
get a farm bill to my desk."
Sen. Daschle attended the event.
Meanwhile, back in Washington DC, the Senate Republican High
Tech Task Force held a press conference. Sen. George Allen (R-VA), Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK),
Sen. Bob Bennett
(R-UT), Treasury Secretary Paul
O'Neill, and technology company representatives urged
quick passage of a TPA bill.
Sen. Allen stated that TPA is "a high priority for the
technology sector" which is dependent upon exports. He
observed that of the 150 regional trade agreements worldwide,
the U.S. is a party to only three. He pointed out, for
example, that Brazil imposes a 35% tariff on many
telecommunications products, and a 19% tariff on many computer
products.
Sen. Bennett related that he occupies the Senate seat once
held by Sen. Reed Smoot. He discussed the role of the 1930
Smoot Hawley tariff in creating and spreading the depression
of the 1930s. He concluded that he wants to pass TPA so that
Smoot can rest in peace.
Secretary O'Neill said that "we need the high paying jobs
that come with technology trade."
Also on April 24, Secretary O'Neill testified before the House
Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Foreign
Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs. He said in
his prepared
testimony that "I applaud the House of
Representatives for approving Trade Promotion Authority (TPA),
and the Senate Finance Committee for its strong bipartisan
vote in favor of TPA legislation. You have done a great
service to our economy. It is now imperative that the full
Senate acts quickly so the Congress can approve a final
version of TPA and send it to the President for his signature.
This would provide a great service to our economy. Passage of
TPA will substantially enhance our ability to help complete
the Free Trade Area of the Americas, other free trade
agreements, and our broader multilateral trade agenda. And
without question, TPA will be a great confidence builder for
the U.S. and global economy."
On April 23, Rep.
John Baldacci (D-ME) introduced HR 4550, another bill
to amend the eligibility requirements of the trade adjustment
assistance (TAA) program under the Trade Act of 1974. The bill
was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. |
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| House Judiciary Committee
Approves Wiretap Bill |
| 4/24. The House
Judiciary Committee held a meeting to mark up several
bills. It amended and approved HR 1877,
the Child Se_ Crimes Wiretapping Act of 2001. This bill would
expand the list of predicate offenses that may serve as the
basis for the issuance of a wiretap order. Rep. Lamar Smith
(R-TX) stated that the bill "will assist law enforcement
officers in investigating se_ crimes that involve
children." Rep.
Bobby Scott (D-VA) called it "an unnecessary
expansion of federal wiretap authority". The bill passed
by a vote of 20 to 4. |
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| House Judiciary Committee
Postpones Mark Up of Tech Bills |
| 4/24. The House
Judiciary Committee once again postponed its mark up of HR 3482,
the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001 (a crime bill), and
HR 3215,
the Combatting Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act
(a bill that would affect Internet gambling). Mark up of both
bills is likely to be rescheduled for next week. The reasons
for the postponements has been lack of time to complete all
agenda items. |
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| FRB Vice Chairman Addresses
Role of High Tech in the Economy |
4/24. Federal
Reserve Board Vice Chairman Roger
Ferguson testified before the House Small Business
Committee. He stated in his prepared
testimony that "prospects for a renewed expansion
have now brightened significantly. The economy appears to have
been expanding at a significant pace in recent months."
He also addressed the role of technology in the overall
economy.
He stated that "overall economic activity had slowed
noticeably after several years of rapid expansion. The
economic boom that preceded the slowdown had been marked by an
exceptionally high rate of investment in high technology
equipment and software ..."
He then elaborated on the role of technology. "What
looked at the outset to be a gradual cooling of an overheated
economy became much more serious -- particularly in the
manufacturing sector -- for several reasons. First, the
shakeout in the high tech sector proved to be not simply an
adjustment to slower domestic demand but a more fundamental
reassessment by businesses, globally, of the profitability of
additional fixed capital added to the already high stock of
such capital. Besides the plunge in demand for high tech
products, our exports were hit hard by the slowdown in
economic growth abroad. Lastly, the shock to confidence and
spending in the wake of the tragic events of September 11
extended the weakness in the economy that had emerged over the
first half of the year."
"Although the weakness in the manufacturing sector from
mid-2000 through the end of last year was widespread, the
global plunge in high tech investment stands out as a
significant drag. After having climbed at a rate of more than
35 percent per year in 1999 and 2000, our output of high tech
products -- computers, communications equipment, and
semiconductors -- contracted at an annual rate of 21-1/2
percent between December 2000 and September 2001; capacity
utilization in this group of industries fell from 81 percent
to just under 61 percent in the fourth quarter of last
year," said Ferguson. |
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| Greenspan Discusses
Economic Consequences of Info Tech and Conceptual Assets |
4/22. Federal
Reserve Board Chairman Alan
Greenspan gave a speech
via video conference to the Institute of International
Finance, in New York City. He offered a tentative assessment
of some of the economic consequences of the use of information
technologies, and the shift from an economy based upon
physical assets to one based upon information assets.
Information technology may make the economy more resilient,
and make cyclical episodes less severe. However, an economy
based upon "conceptual assets" encounters new
vulnerabilities, said Greenspan.
He first stated that "because of increased access to real
time information and, more arguably, extensive deregulation
and innovation in financial and product markets, economic
imbalances are more likely to be readily contained. As a
consequence, cyclical episodes overall should be less severe
than they otherwise would be."
He continued that "If this is indeed the situation -- and
it must be considered speculative until more evidence is
gathered -- the implied reduction in economic volatility,
other things being equal, would lower risk and equity
premiums."
However, he also cautioned that "The very technologies
that appear to be the main cause of our apparent increased
flexibility and resilience may also be imparting different
forms of vulnerability that could intensify or be intensified
by a business cycle."
Greenspan reasoned that "the ever increasing proportion
of our GDP that represents conceptual, as distinct from
physical, value added may actually have lessened cyclical
volatility. In particular, the fact that concepts cannot be
held as inventories means a greater share of GDP is not
subject to a type of dynamic that amplifies cyclical
swings."
"But an economy in which concepts form an important share
of valuation has its own vulnerabilities. As the recent events
surrounding Enron have highlighted, a firm is inherently
fragile if its value added emanates more from conceptual than
from physical assets. A physical asset, whether an office
building or an automotive assembly plant, has the capability
of producing goods even if the reputation of its managers
falls under a cloud." |
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| Rep. Tauzin Introduces Bill
to Postpone 700 Mhz Auctions |
4/24. Rep. Billy
Tauzin (R-LA) introduced HR 4560, the Auction Reform
Act of 2002, a bill that would require that "The Federal Communications Commission
shall not commence or conduct auctions 31 and 44 on June 19,
2002". These auctions pertain to spectrum in the 700
megahertz band.
The bill recites that "Circumstances in the
telecommunications market have changed dramatically since the
auctioning of spectrum in the 700 megahertz band was
originally mandated by Congress in 1997, raising serious
questions as to whether the original deadlines, or the
subsequent revision of the deadlines, are consistent with
sound telecommunications policy and spectrum management
principles."
The bill also states that "No comprehensive plan yet
exists for allocating additional spectrum for third-
generation wireless and other advanced communications
services. The Federal Communications Commission should have
the flexibility to auction frequencies in the 700 megahertz
band for such purposes."
Rep. Tauzin stated in a release that "It is true that the
auction of the upper portion of the 700 MHz band has been
delayed five times; conducting the auctions for both the upper
and lower parts of the 700 MHz band in June would be wrong.
These auctions are simply not ready for prime time."
Rep. Tauzin is the Chairman of the House Commerce Committee.
The bill is cosponsored by Rep. John Dingell
(D-MI), the ranking Democrat on the Committee, Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI),
Chairman of the Telecom and Internet Subcommittee, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA),
the ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee, and 48 other members
of the House Commerce Committee.
Also on April 24, the Cellular
Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) filed
an Application for Review with the FCC requesting that it
review the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's recent denial
of the CTIA's request for delay of the auctions.
On April 18, Commerce Secretary Donald
Evans wrote a letter
to FCC Chairman Michael Powell
requesting that the auctions be delayed. |
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| FTC Sues Deceptive Spammers |
4/24. The Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) announced that on March 27 it filed a complaint
[17 pages in PDF] under seal in the U.S. District Court (DNev)
against several entities and individuals alleging violation of
the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Pay Per Call Rule,
which was promulgated pursuant to the Telephone Disclosure and
Dispute Resolution Act.
The complaint states that the defendants sent spam e-mail
messages claiming that consumers had won a free Sony
PlayStation 2 or other prize through a promotion purportedly
sponsored by Yahoo, and then routed consumers to an adult
Internet site via a 900 number modem connection that charged
them up to $3.99 a minute.
This District Court issued an injunction, and an order for
seizure of assets. See, Temporary
Restraining Order [PDF 861KB]. |
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| Federal Circuit Rules in
Fantasy Sports Patent Case |
4/24. The U.S.
Court of Appeals (FedCir) issued its opinion in Fantasy
Sports Properties v. Sportsline.com, a patent
infringement case regarding U.S.
Patent 4,918,603, titled "Computerized Statistical
Football Game".
Fantasy Sports Properties (Fantasy) is the assignee of the 603
patent which discloses a method of and apparatus for playing a
fantasy football game on a computer. Fantasy filed a complaint
in U.S. District Court (EDVa) against Sportsline.com, Yahoo, and ESPN/Starwave
Partners alleging that their computerized fantasy football
games infringe Fantasy's patent. The District Court granted
summary judgment of non-infringement.
Claim 1 of the 603 patent reads as follows: "A computer
for playing football based upon actual football games,
comprising: means for setting up individual football
franchises; means for drafting actual football players into
said franchises; means for selecting starting player rosters
from said actual football players; means for trading said
actual football players; means for scoring performances of
said actual football players based upon actual game scores
such that franchises automatically calculate a composite win
or loss score from a total of said individual actual football
players' scores; said players' scores are for quarterbacks,
running backs and pass receivers in a first group and kickers
in a second group; and wherein said players in said first and
second groups receive bonus points."
The Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court's judgment as
to Yahoo and ESPN. However, the Appeals Court found that there
exists a genuine issue of material fact as to whether
SportsLine's Commissioner.com product infringes the 603
patent. It vacated and remanded on that issue. |
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| 9th Circuit Rules on
Unclean Hands Defense In Trademark Litigation |
4/24. The U.S.
Court of Appeals (9thCir) issued its opinion
[PDF] in Japan
Telecom v. Japan Telecom America, a trademark
case involving the defense of unclean hands.
Background. Japan Telecom (JT), a California
corporation that is the subsidiary of a small Japanese
corporation, has long sold and installed telephone and
computer networking equipment in the Los Angeles area.
Recently, Japan Telecom America (JTA), the U.S. subsidiary of
a large telecommunications company in Japan, began selling
telecommunications transmission services, including both long
distance telephone and data.
District Court. JT filed a complaint in U.S. District
Court (CDCal) against JTA alleging trademark infringement,
unfair competition, and other claims. The District Court
granted summary judgment to JTA on all claims, holding that JT
had unclean hands. It reasoned that JT had unclean hands
because the name by which plaintiff calls itself is deceptive;
that is, the trade name "Japan Telecom" suggests a
company of Japanese origin, and hence the name is
geographically deceptively misdescriptive.
Court of Appeals. The Appeals Court reversed the
District Court's ruling regarding unclean hands. It wrote that
"Using the name of a country in a trade name does not
automatically make the trade name geographically
descriptive." Rather, it could be understood by consumers
to be a reference to an ethnic community to which a business
caters. |
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| More News |
4/24. The Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice
in the Federal Register regarding the U.S. complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
regarding Mexican government's protectionist measures
affecting telecommunications services. The USTR requests
public comments from the public regarding the WTO proceeding
by May 25, 2002. On April 17 the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB)
of the WTO established a dispute settlement panel to examine
U.S. claims regarding certain Mexican Government measures
affecting basic telecommunications services and the
consistency of such measures with Mexico's commitments under
the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). See,
Federal Register, April 24, 2002, Vol. 67, No. 79, at Pages
20195 - 20196.
4/24. The Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) published a pair of notices in the Federal
Register containing changes to its regulations that are
designed to eliminate regulatory impediments to the electronic
filing of Form 1040. See, notice
at Federal Register, April 24, 2002, Vol. 67, No. 79, at Pages
20028 - 20032, and notice
at Federal Register, April 24, 2002, Vol. 67, No. 79, at Pages
20072 - 20074. |
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| Correction |
| The TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert for April 24 stated that
"The House
Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Commerce,
Justice, State, and the Judiciary held a hearing on the
proposed budget for FY 2003 for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO)." In fact, the hearing was titled
"Intellectual Property Protection", and did not
focus on the USPTO's appropriation. |
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| Thursday, April 25 |
The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative business.
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM. Day one of a two day Copyright Conference
hosted by the USPTO, the
purpose of which is to "discuss current domestic and
international issues vital to the development of e-commerce
with members of the business and intellectual property
communities." See, USPTO
notice. Registration is required. Registration closed on
April 19. Location: The Academy for Educational Development
Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW, 8th Floor.
9:00 AM. Day two of a two day meeting of the Bureau of Export Administration's
Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC). The
ISTAC advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration on technical questions that affect the level of
export controls applicable to information systems equipment
and technology. The meeting will be open to the public in
part, and closed to the public in part. The open agenda
includes a presentation on web based remote hardware
management, a presentation on microelectro- mechanical (MEMS)
technology and applications, and a presentation on battery and
fuel cell technology. See, notice
in Federal Register. Location: Herbert Hoover Building, Room
3884, 14th Street between Pennsylvania Ave. and Constitution
Ave., NW.
9:30 AM. The Senate
Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on S 2201,
the Online Personal Privacy Act, sponsored by Sen. Ernest Hollings
(D-SC). Location: Room 253, Russell Building.
10:00 AM. The Senate
Judiciary Committee will hold an executive business
meeting. The agenda
includes mark up of several technology, intellectual property
and privacy related bills, including S 2031,
the Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act of 2002, S 848,
the Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act of 2001, and S 1742,
the Restore Your Identity Act of 2001. However, this Committee
frequently postpones consideration of items on its agenda.
Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
10:00 - 11:00 AM. The High Tech Coalition on Trade Promotion
Authority will hold a press conference to urge passage of TPA.
Location: Room SC-4, Capitol Building.
12:00 NOON. The Internet Caucus Advisory Committee and the
Congressional Internet Wireless Task Force will host a panel
discussion titled The Wireless Internet: Is the U.S.
Falling Behind? The speakers will be Gerry Waldron
(Covington & Burling), Rudy Baca (Precursor Group), Chris
Hare (DigitWireless), David Jeppsen (NTT DoCoMo), and Daniel
Meredith (Vodafone). Lunch will be served. Location: Room
HC-5, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington DC.
12:00 NOON. Sen. Russ
Feingold (D-WI), Rep.
Patsy Mink (D-HI), and members of the Free Expression
Network will hold a press conference to mark the six month
anniversary of the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act and to
address threats to free expression that have arisen since the
September 11 terrorist attacks. Location: Senate Swamp (across
from the Senate steps on the East Front of the Capitol). In
the event of rain, the location will be Room 216, Hart
Building.
12:15 PM. The FCBA's
Young Lawyers Committee will host a brown bag lunch. The topic
will be "The Year of the 271". The speakers will be
Dorothy Attwood (Chief of Wireline Competition Bureau),
Michelle Carey, (Chief of the Competition Policy Division),
Deena Shetler (Deputy Chief of the Pricing Policy Division),
and Renee Crittendon (Senior Attorney Advisor in the
Competition Policy Division). RSVP to Pam Slipakoff. Location:
Room 8-C245, FCC, 445 12th Street, SW.
12:30 PM. The House
Commerce Committee's Telecom and Internet Subcommittee
will hold a hearing titled Ensuring Content Protection in
the Digital Age. Location: Room 2123, Rayburn Building.
1:30 PM. FTC Commissioner Thomas
Leary will participate in a panel discussion titled
"Crises and Transitions: Is Competition Policy Responsive
to Market Power Issues in Restructuring Energy Markets?"
at the ABA 2002 Annual Antitrust Spring Meeting. Location:
J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.
2:00 PM. The Senate
Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on several
judicial nominees, including Julia Gibbons (to be a judge of
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit), Leonard
Davis (U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Texas), David Godbey
(U.S.D.C., Northern District of Texas), Andrew Hanen
(U.S.D.C., Southern District of Texas), Samuel Mays (U.S.D.C.,
Western District of Tennessee), and Thomas Rose (U.S.D.C.,
Southern District of Ohio). See, full
agenda. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
3:30 PM. Mark
Lemley (Professor, Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley) will give a
lecture titled "Antitrust, Intellectual Property, and
Standard Setting Organizations". For more information,
contact Prof. Julie Cohen at jec@law. georgetown.edu.
Location: Georgetown
University Law Center, Faculty Lounge, 5th Floor,
McDonough Hall, 600 New Jersey Ave., NW.
Deadline to submit Notices of Intent to Participate to the Copyright Office in
its negotiation of 17
U.S.C. § 118 noncommercial educational broadcasting
compulsory license. See, notice
in Federal Register. |
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| Friday, April 26 |
The House will not be in session.
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM. Day two of a two day Copyright Conference
hosted by the USPTO, the
purpose of which is to "discuss current domestic and
international issues vital to the development of e-commerce
with members of the business and intellectual property
communities." See, USPTO
notice. Registration closes on April 19. Location: The
Academy for Educational Development Conference Center, 1825
Connecticut Ave., NW, 8th Floor.
10:00 AM. The FCC's
Technology Advisory Council will hold a meeting. See, FCC
notice and notice
in Federal Register. Location: Commission Meeting Room, FCC,
445 12th St., SW.
10:00 AM. FTC Chairman Timothy
Muris will participate in a roundtable discussion at the ABA
2002 Annual Antitrust Spring Meeting. Location: J.W. Marriott
Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.
12:00 NOON. The Cato Institute
will host a briefing titled Financial Privacy and the War
on Terrorism. The speakers will be David Burton
(Prosperity Institute), Bradley Jansen (Free Congress
Foundation), and Veronique de Rugy
(Cato). Lunch will follow. See, agenda and
online registration page. Location: Room B-369, Rayburn
Building.
12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM. FCC
Commissioner Kathleen
Abernathy will address the American Woman in Radio &
Television Awards Luncheon. For more information, contact
Sallie Gitlitz at 202 337-4684. Location: Ballroom, National Press Club, 529 14th
St. NW, 13th Floor.
3:00 - 5:00 PM. FCC
Commissioner Kathleen
Abernathy will address a Women's Bar Association Tea.
Location: Mayflower Hotel.
Extended deadline to submit reply comments to the Copyright Office in
response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on "the
requirements for giving copyright owners reasonable notice of
the use of their works for sound recordings under statutory
license and for how records of such use shall be kept and made
available to copyright owners." See, original notice
in Federal Register, and extension notice
in Federal Register. |
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| Monday, April 29 |
The Supreme Court will go on recess until May 13.
10:00 - 11:30 AM. The FCC's Office of Engineering and
Technology (OET) will hold a tutorial titled Security
of Wireless Networks. David Wagner, Assistant Professor in
the Computer Science Division at the University of California
at Berkeley, will discuss security issues associated with
802.11 wireless networks. See, FCC
release.
12:15 PM. The FCBA's
Cable Practice Committee will host a luncheon. Rick Chessen,
head of FCC's DTV Transition Task Force, will discuss Chairman
Powell's proposal for accelerating the transition to digital
television. The price to attend is $15. RSVP to wendy @fcba.org. Location:
Mintz Levin, 9th Floor, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. |
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| Tuesday, April 30 |
The U.S. Chamber of
Commerce will host an event titled Beyond Broadband:
Policy and Business Strategies for Next Generation
Applications and Services. FCC Chairman Michael Powell
will give the keynote luncheon address. The price to attend
ranges from $275 to $500. For more information, contact Liza Ratana at 202
463-5500.
Deadline to submit reply comments to the FCC in response
to its notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its unbundling
analysis under § 251
of the Communications Act and the identification of specific
unbundling requirements for incumbent local exchange carriers.
See, notice
in the Federal Register.
Deadline to submit requests to the USPTO's to speak
at its May 16 public hearing on its proposed plan to eliminate
the paper patent and trademark registration collections from
its public search facilities, and to transition to electronic
patent and trademark information collections. The USPTO is
seeking public comment on issues related to this proposed
plan. The USPTO is also seeking input on whether any
governmental entity or non-profit organization is interested
in acquiring the paper patent and trademark registration
collections to be removed from the USPTO's public search
facilities. See, notice
in Federal Register. |
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| Wednesday, May 1 |
10:00 AM. The House
Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations will hold a hearing on titled "Oversight
and Management of the Government Purchase Card Program".
Location: Room 2322, Rayburn Building.
11:00 AM. The Cato Institute
will host a panel discussion titled A Progress Report on
the HDTV Transition. The scheduled speakers are Mark Cuban
(HDNet), Thomas Hazlett (Manhattan Institute), Rick Chessen
(FCC), David Donovan (Association for Maximum Service
Television), Michael Calabrese (New America Foundation), and
Richard Wiley (Wiley Rein and Fielding). See, agenda and
online registration page. Location: 1000 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW.
12:00 PM. The FCBA will
host a luncheon. The speaker will be Charlie
Ergen, Ch/CEO of Echostar. The price is $45 for FCBA
members, $35 for government and student members, and $55 for
non-members. There will be a reception at 12:00 NOON. The
luncheon will begin at 12:30 PM. RSVP to Wendy Parish at wendy @fcba.org by Friday,
April 26. Location: Capital Hilton, 16th & K Streets.
Deadline to submit comments to the USTR
regarding U.S. negotiating objectives and the work program
launched at the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the WTO
in November at Doha. See, USTR
release and notice
in the Federal Register.
Extended deadline for submitting comments to the Treasury Department regarding
its study of information sharing practices among financial
institutions and their affiliates. See, notice
in Federal Register. |
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