6/16. The House approved HR 780 [LOC | WW], the "Student Internet Safety Act of 2009", by a vote of 416-0. See, Roll Call No. 341.

This bill imposes no mandates on internet service provides, operators of social networking web sites, other web site operators, or others.

Rather, it allows local school districts to use federal education subsidies to develop and implement programs that promote safe use of the internet by students.

This short bill contains two sections. Section 1 only provides the title. Section 2 provides, in full, that "Each local educational agency that receives funds under part D of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6751 et seq.) or part A of title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) may use such funds to develop and implement programs that promote the safe use of the Internet by students, such as programs that -- (1) educate students about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with individuals on social networking Web sites and in chat rooms; (2) protect students against online predators, cyberbullying, or unwanted exposure to inappropriate material; or (3) promote involvement by parents in the use of the Internet by their children."

6/16. Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh gave a speech in New York City in which he discussed the state of the economy, including the impacts of technology and innovation, as well as trade and regulatory policies.

He suggested that financial regulatory policy, as well as trade protectionism policy, may tend to harm innovation, adoption of new technologies, and productivity growth, and thereby lessen economic growth.

Warsh stated the the current recession is different from other recent recessions in that "Policymakers are revealing new policy preferences and prescriptions -- fiscal policy, trade policy, regulatory policy, and monetary policy".

Moreover, "Long after the official recession ends, the choices being made may significantly alter the contour of the U.S. economy."

"The harder question that remains is whether these changes will prove beneficial", said Warsh. In the remainder of his speech he articulated reasons why certain policies will result in less growth.

He noted that "From the mid-1980s through 2007, U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) growth averaged more than 3 percent per year" and "average unemployment rate was less than 5-3/4 percent, a full percentage point less than in the previous 15 years."

Also, he noted the increase in growth in labor productivity in the mid 1990s. While he did not elaborate on this, FRB Governors and economists have pointed to the adoption and use of new information and communications technologies (ICT) as a leading cause of productivity growth.

See, for example, January 4, 2004, speech by former FRB Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson, and story titled "Ferguson Addresses Information Tech and Productivity Growth" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 810, January 6, 2004. See also, Ferguson's speech of October 24, 2002, and story titled "FRB Vice Chairman Addresses Impact of Computer and Software Technology on Productivity Gains" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 535, October 25, 2002.

See also, August 31, 2006, speech by the current FRB Chairman, Ben Bernanke, titled "Productivity", and story titled "Bernanke Gives Another Speech on ICT and Productivity Growth" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,444, September 7, 2006.

Warsh continued that "The bipartisan, pro-growth policies that predominated during this period contributed meaningfully to these gains. Tax and spending decisions generally sought to expand the economic pie. Trade policies were aimed at opening new markets to U.S. products and services, and removing barriers domestically. Regulatory policies permitted failure, and relied in equal parts on capital requirements, regulatory standards, and, no less important, market discipline. As a result, businesses were well positioned to adopt new efficiency-enhancing technologies and processes to excel in the pro-growth environment. These policies helped drive significant productivity gains, and remarkable U.S. and global prosperity."

But now, said Warsh, "a larger risk is that changes in public policies may, in the pursuit of stability, hold down the growth of the U.S. economy".

He then elaborated on how innovation and technology have increased productivity and growth, and how new policies regarding financial regulation and trade protectionism may interfere with this.

He said that "productivity, is the secret sauce to U.S. economic growth and to rising living standards, but I fear that the recipe may have lost some key ingredients. Growth in labor productivity arises when a firm's workers use more and better physical capital, or when firms become more efficient at converting inputs into output. Innovation plays a key role, both because it directly boosts efficiency and because firms' decisions to invest in physical capital tend to depend on the underlying pace of innovation. In addition, in today's economy, the productivity of many firms relies heavily on intangible, or intellectual, capital; although hard to measure, intangible capital appears to also be tied to innovation."

He continued that "from 1995 through 2007, U.S. labor productivity growth in the nonfarm business sector averaged about 2-1/2 percent per year, a marked improvement from the 1-3/4 percent pace that marked the prior quarter century. This period of rapid growth in labor productivity was driven by large capital investments, significant improvements in management processes, and remarkable advances in technology."

"Looking ahead, if policy is less encouraging of capital accumulation, or returns to innovations are constrained by policy, we may find a material reduction in the growth rate of productivity and living standards", said Walsh.

He continued that "Although it is undesirable to revert to the excessive risk-taking that preceded the crisis, current financial practices seem suboptimal in promoting economic growth. Furthermore, repeated interventions by the public sector run the risk of causing systemically significant institutions to operate more like public utilities than efficient allocators of capital and proper arbiters of liquidity."

Finally, he said that "Productivity may also suffer at the hand of policies that discourage trade. Trade enhances productivity by promoting efficient specialization, permitting economies of scale, and increasing the potential returns to innovation. However, the bipartisan consensus favoring free trade appears broken, with each political party internally divided on the question. Given the contention, however imprecise, that Anglo-American-style capitalism caused the turmoil, there may be a shortage of credible and persuasive voices to fight the growing global tide of economic isolation."

6/16. The White House news office released a document titled "Joint Vision for the Alliance of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea".

It states that "We recognize that the Korea-U.S. (KORUS) Free Trade Agreement could further strengthen these ties and we are committed to working together to chart a way forward."

President Obama does not advocate Congressional approval of the Korea US FTA which has already been negotiated. House and Senator Democrats have blocked consideration in both the 110th and 111th Congresses. Obama announced his opposition to this FTA in the 2008 election campaign.

See, text of the FTA, and especially its sections pertaining to telecommunications [PDF], electronic commerce [PDF], and intellectual property rights [PDF].

Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), gave a speech in Washington DC on June 16, 2009, in which he urged the Congress to approve the Korea US FTA. He said that is would add $10 Billion to the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

6/16. Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), gave a speech in Washington DC in which he said that the European Commission's antitrust actions against Intel and Microsoft "are protectionist measures".

Shapiro spoke at a lunch at the National Press Club to launch a program titled "Consumer Electronics Innovation Movement".

He elaborated during the question and answer session. He said that "if I was the US government, I would be behind US companies. I would be screaming loudly about this." He added that "it hurts me to see American companies paying large fines to the European Union."

He also said that "this is an interfamily battle", and "we have courts in the US".

(AMD filed a complaint against Intel in the U.S. District Court (DDel) on June 27, 2005, alleging violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, Sections 4 and 16 of the Clayton Act, and the California Business and Professions Code. See, story titled "AMD Files Antitrust Complaint Against Intel" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,165, June 30, 2005. See also, AMD's web page with hyperlinks to pleadings. That case is pending.)

Moreover, "the law is not clear" in this area of antitrust law, and "you have the right to know whether or not you are breaking the law".

"Your best companies are paying these fines", said Shapiro, that are going "to tax coffers in the European Union".

He said that the CEA also supports giving President Obama trade promotion authority. He also urged the Congress to approve the concluded free trade agreements with Korea, Columbia, and Panama. He also said that immigration laws need to be reformed, noting that half of all Silicon Valley companies were started by immigrants.

TLJ spoke with Shapiro after the program regarding what EU companies are being protected by these antitrust actions. Shapiro identified none. He said that it is US companies that have complained to the EC about Microsoft and Intel. Nor did he assert that the EC intends to promote future EU based competitors to Microsoft and Intel.

TLJ also asked if the EU antitrust bar seeks to establish the EC as a world antitrust regulator. Shapiro expressed no opinion. But, he said, "this is a revenue raising measure".

On May 13, 2009, the EC announced that it would fine Intel one billion Euros for offering rebates to its customers. See, story titled "EC Fines Intel One Billion Euros" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,937, May 12, 2009, and story titled "European Commission Initiates Proceeding Against Intel Alleging Anticompetitive Behavior" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,617, July 26, 2007.

For more information about the EC's action against Microsoft, see stories titled "European Commission Seeks 497 Million Euros and Code Removal from Microsoft" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 863, March 25, 2004; "European Commission Releases Microsoft Decision" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 883, April 23, 2004; "European Court of First Instance Rejects Key Parts of Microsoft's Appeal" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,639, September 14, 2007; and "EC Demands More Money From Microsoft" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,723, February 26, 2007.

6/11. The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) released a paper [62 pages in PDF] titled "Wintel Under the Antitrust Microscope: A Comparison of the European Intel Case with the U.S. Microsoft Cases".

The author is Norman Hawker, an AAI Senior Fellow, and a professor at Western Michigan University's business school. He is an attorney.

He states that "As in the Microsoft case, Intel’s aggressive marketing tactics prevented OEMs from offering rival products to consumers. And like Microsoft, Intel has engaged in this conduct to maintain its existing monopoly. These parallels between the Microsoft and Intel suggest that Intel's anticompetitive practices harm consumers, including American consumers, by denying them the access to innovative products at lower prices from rivals."

He continues that the US "established that Microsoft repeatedly and willfully violated the antitrust laws, but failed to achieve an effective remedy. The EU’s remedy, however, is more likely to succeed. First, unlike the OS market, a viable competitor still exists in the chip market, i.e., AMD. Second, Intel has relied primarily on exclusionary rebates and direct payments, not commingling of intellectual property, to maintain its monopoly. The complications of requiring the monopolist to share information competitors and redesign its product are not present in the Intel case. Consequently, simply compelling Intel to cease its exclusionary practices may suffice to prevent future harm to competition."

Hawker also states that "To date, the EU has pursued the most successful public actions against the anticompetitive practices of Microsoft and Intel. It remains to be seen whether the ongoing investigations by the FTC and the New York Attorney General will result in any formal public enforcement action against Intel in the U.S."

But, he argues that "the publicly available evidence suggests that a strong case against Intel exists."

He concludes that "there is a ``happy´´ balance of sorts: the EU is currently outperforming the U.S. on public enforcement while the U.S. outperforms the EU on private enforcement. Consumers on both continents benefit from the complementary strengths of these different antitrust regimes."

6/11. The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) released a paper [83 pages in PDF] titled "Money, Is That What I Want? Competition Policy & the Role of Behavioral Economics". The author is Maurice Stucke, an AAI Senior Fellow and a law professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law (UTCL).

Heretofore, antitrust regulators at the DOJ, FTC, FCC, and EC have at least pretended that they acting pursuant to statutory authority to promote competition, increase output and quality, decrease prices, and further innovation. The AAI's Stucke now wants these regulators to openly promote human dignity and improve social conditions under the guise of antitrust law.

Stucke is not an economist.

However, he was previously an attorney in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division. He also previously worked for the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell. His UTCL bio states that as "an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell" he "assisted in defending ... Microsoft in civil antitrust litigation".

His paper is directed to antitrust regulators. Basically, he urges regulators to reject economic theory, and use their antitrust powers to improve social conditions, relations among individuals, and human dignity.

Chicago School economic theory, neoclassical economic theory, and almost all economic theory is based upon the assumptions that economic actors, including both individuals and business entities, are self-interested, rational, and seek to maximize their utility or economic self-interest.

This paper states that there is another body of economic theory, titled "behavioral economics", which rejects these assumptions as to individuals. This paper does not address whether these assumptions are true as to firms. It argues that behavioral economics "can assist competition authorities".

This paper provides no replacement theory of price, output or competition. It recommends that regulators apply "a more nuanced and empirical approach to competition policy". It also recommends that "Competition policymakers must also develop better tools".

He urges regulators to "re-examine the goals for a competition policy. The highest economic good is not necessarily increased output."

He argues that "policy makers can employ behavioral economics in creating default rules and legal standards to achieve" certain ends, including improving "social conditions" and "relations among individuals", and promoting "human dignity".

The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative business. It will consider HR 2847, [LOC | WW], the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act". See, Rep. Hoyer's schedule for the week of June 15, and schedule for June 17.

The Senate will meet at 9:30 AM. It will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S 1023 [LOC | WW], the "Travel Promotion Act of 2009"

8:30 AM - 3:00 PM. The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register, May 5, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 85, at Pages 20683-20684, and notice in the Federal Register, May 15, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 93, at Pages 22887. Location: NIST, Administration Building, Lecture Room B, Gaithersburg, MD.

9:30 - 11:00 AM. The New America Foundation (NAF) will host a panel discussion titled "U.S.-China Policy Under Obama". The speakers will be Franklin Lavin (former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore) and Steve Clemons (NAF). See, notice. Location: NAF, Suite 400, 1899 L St., NW.

10:00 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold a hearing titled "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice". The witness will be Eric Holder (Attorney General). The HJC will webcast this hearing. See, notice. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.

10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The Department of State's (DOS) Advisory Committee on Private International Law: Working Group I will meet to discuss the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) initiative to revise the 1994 UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services. See, notice in the Federal Register, June 4, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 106, at Page 26914. Location: George Washington University Law School, Dean's Conference Room, 2000 H St., NW.

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM. The House Intelligence Committee (HIC) will hold a closed meeting to mark up the FY 2010 intelligence authorization bill. Location: Room HVC-304, Capitol Building.

2:00 PM. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's (HOGRC) Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives will hold a hearing titled "Identity Theft: A Victims Bill of Rights". The witnesses will include Jason Weinstein (Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the DOJ's Criminal Division). Location: Room 2154, Rayburn Building.

2:00 PM. The Senate Appropriations Committee's (SAC) Subcommittee on Homeland Security will meet to mark of the appropriations bill the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2010. Location: Room 192, Dirksen Building.

2:30 PM. The Senate Commerce Committee (SCC) will hold a hearing titled "The Consumer Wireless Experience". Location: Room 253, Russell Building.

3:00 PM. The House Foreign Affairs Committee's (HFAC) Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight will hold a hearing titled "TV Marti: A Station in Search of an Audience?". See, notice. Location: Room 2172, Rayburn Building.

6:00 - 8:00 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) Young Lawyers Committee will host an event titled "Happy Hour". For more information, contact Elvis Stumbergs at elvis dot stumbergs at fcc dot gov. Location: Marvin, 2007 14th St., NW.

6:30 PM. The Copyright Alliance and the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) will host a workshop titled "Copyright and Contract Basics". The speaker will be John Mason (Intellectual Property Group). Location: 4th floor, James Renwick Alliance Education Room, Artomatic building, 55 M St., SE.

Day one of a two day conference hosted by the American Antitrust Institute (AAI). See, notice. Location: National Press Club.

Day one of a three day event hosted by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) titled "Legal Secretaries and Administrators Conference". See, conference brochure [PDF]. Location: Westin Alexandria Hotel, Alexandria, VA.

Deadline for Webloyalty.com, Inc. and Vertrue, Inc. to respond to letters from Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) regarding e-commerce marketing practices. See, story titled "Senate Commerce Committee Investigates E-Commerce Marketing" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,943, May 27, 2009.

The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative business. See, Rep. Hoyer's schedule for the week of June 15.

10:00 AM. The House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection will hold a hearing titled "Behavioral Advertising: Industry Practices And Consumers’ Expectations". Location: Room 2123, Rayburn Building.

10:00 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold an executive business meeting. The agenda yet again includes consideration of S 417 [LOC | WW], the "States Secret Protection Act", and HR 985 [LOC | WW] and S 448 [LOC | WW], both titled the "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009". See, stories titled "Senate Judiciary Committee to Consider State Secrets Bill" and "9th Circuit Rules in State Secrets Case" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,933, April 29, 2009. The SJC rarely follows its published agendas. See, notice. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.

12:15 - 1:45 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) Engineering and Technical Practice Committee, and Wireless Telecommunications Committee, will host a brown bag lunch titled "Adaptive Modulation for “Long Haul” Point-to-Point Microwave Relays -- a tool for improved spectrum efficiency or anticompetitive spectrum warehousing?". The speakers may include James Wolfson (President of X-DOT, Inc.), Scott Nelson (Alcatel-Lucent), and someone from the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. For more information, contact Tami Smith at tsmith07 at sidley dot com or 202-736-8257. Location: Sidley Austin, 1501 K St., NW.

2:00 PM. The House Foreign Affairs Committee's (HFAC) Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade will hold a hearing titled "The Export Administration Act: A Review of Outstanding Policy Considerations". The witnesses will include John Engler (NAM), Arthur Shulman (Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control), and Owen Herrnstadt (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers). See, notice. Location: Room 2172, Rayburn Building.

Day two of a two day conference hosted by the American Antitrust Institute (AAI). See, notice. Location: National Press Club.

Day two of a three day event hosted by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) titled "Legal Secretaries and Administrators Conference". See, conference brochure [PDF]. Location: Westin Alexandria Hotel, Alexandria, VA.

12:30 - 1:30 PM. The DC Bar Association will host a brown bag lunch titled "Investment in China and the Economic Slowdown ... Where Do We Go From Here?". The speakers will be Mark Michelson (APCO) and William Wilson (Wilson International Law). The price to attend ranges from $10 to $15. The DC Bar events are not open to the public. See, notice. Location: Wilson International Law, Suite 1220, 1101 17th St., NW.

Deadline to submit initial comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the March 12, 2009, petition filed by Denali Spectrum License Sub, LLC asking the FCC to forbear from applying the unjust enrichment provisions of the FCC's competitive bidding rules. See, notice in the Federal Register, June 9, 2009, Vol. 74, No.109, at Pages 27318-27319.

The House may meet at 9:00 AM for legislative business. See, Rep. Hoyer's schedule for the week of June 15.

9:00 AM. The Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register, May 29, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 102, at Pages 25811-25812. Location: IRS, Room 2116, 1111 Constitution Ave., NW.

Day three of a three day event hosted by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) titled "Legal Secretaries and Administrators Conference". See, conference brochure [PDF]. Location: Westin Alexandria Hotel, Alexandria, VA.

Deadline to submit comments to the Executive Office of the President's (EOP) Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) regarding how to increase openness and transparency in government. This relates to President Obama's January 21, 2009, memorandum entitled "Transparency and Open Government". See, notice in the Federal Register, May 21, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 97, at Pages 23901-23902.

Deadline to submit certain reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its supplemental Notice of Inquiry [22 pages in PDF] regarding its preparation of a video competition report for the years ending June 30, 2007, June 30, 2008, and June 20, 2009. This deadline pertains to comments regarding 2007 and 2008. See, notice in the Federal Register, April 27, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 79, at Pages 19085-19091. See also, story titled "FCC Resumes Its Statutory Obligation to Study Video Competition" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,886, January 21, 2009, and story titled "FCC Releases Amended NOI on Annual Video Competition Reports" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1924, April 11, 2009.

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Day one of a two day public workshop hosted by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Privacy Office titled "Government 2.0: Privacy and Best Practices". This workshop will address operational, privacy, security, and legal issues associated with government use of social media. This event is open to the public. See, notice in the Federal Register, April 17, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 73, at Pages 17876-17877. See also, story titled "DHS Privacy Office Seeks Comments on Government Use of Social Media" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1928, April 16, 2009. Location: Atrium Ballroom, Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Ave., NW.

12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) Intellectual Property Committee and the Legislative Practice Committee, and the Copyright Society, will host a brown bag lunch titled "Communications and Copyright in the 111th Congress". The speakers will be staff of the House and Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees. Location: NCTA, 25 Massachusetts Ave., NW.

2:00 - 3:30 PM. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) will host a panel discussion titled "The Cost of Privacy: A Debate on the Impact of Privacy Laws on Health IT Adoption". The speakers will be Daniel Casto (ITIF), Amalia Miller (University of Virginia), Catherine Tucker (MIT Sloan School of Management), and Deven McGraw (Center for Democracy and Technology). See, notice. Location: ITIF, Suite 610, 1101 K St., NW.

Effective date of, and deadline to submit comments regarding, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) establishment of a new DHS system of records notice titled "DHS/USCIS -- 009 Compliance Tracing and Monitoring System". This CTMS will collect and use information related to the monitoring and compliance activities for researching and managing misuse, abuse, discrimination, breach of privacy, and fraudulent use of USCIS Verification Division's verification programs, the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE), and E-Verify. See, notice in the Federal Register, May 22, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 98, at Pages 24022-24027.

Deadline to submit nominations to the Public Knowledge for its annual IP3 awards. For more information, contact Art Brodsky at abrodsky at publicknowledge dot org. Submit nominations to IP3nominees at publicknowledge dot org.

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Day one of a two day public workshop hosted by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Privacy Office titled "Government 2.0: Privacy and Best Practices". This workshop will address operational, privacy, security, and legal issues associated with government use of social media. This event is open to the public. See, notice in the Federal Register, April 17, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 73, at Pages 17876-17877. See also, story titled "DHS Privacy Office Seeks Comments on Government Use of Social Media" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1928, April 16, 2009. Location: Atrium Ballroom, Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Ave., NW.

3:00 PM. Deadline to submit grant applications to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for funding under its Technology Innovation Program (TIP). The TIP is offering grants for research and development of, among other things, civil infrastructure sensing technologies. See, notice in the Federal Register, March 31, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 60, at Pages 14524-14531, and amendment notice in the Federal Register, May 19, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 95, at Page 23396.

9:00 - 10:30 AM. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) will host a panel discussion titled "White House Leadership on Innovation Policy: The Case for an Office of Innovation Policy". The speakers will be Robert Atkinson (ITIF), Stuart Benjamin (Duke University law school), Arti Rai (Duke), and Stephen Merrill (National Academy of Sciences). See, notice. Location: ITIF, Suite 610, 1101 K St., NW.

5:00 PM. Deadline to submit petitions to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (OUSTR) to modify the list of products that are eligible for duty free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program and to modify the GSP status of certain GSP beneficiary developing countries because of country practices. See, notice in the Federal Register, May 28, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 101, Page 25605-25607.

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