On December 17, 2010, the House Passed H.R. 6523, the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. The Senate passed H.R. 6523 on December 22, 2010, clearing the measure for the President.
On January 2, 2011, the President signed into law H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. As enacted, H.R. 847 contains a new excise tax on foreign procurement which was opposed by several trade groups.
Deregulation advocates in Wisconsin are pushing to update state telecom laws even before the new state legislature and governor take office in January. Groups like Wisconsin Technology Council and Wired Wisconsin cited recently updated telecom laws in other Midwestern states, saying modernizing the law would create or retain 50,000 jobs, in addition to having a $2.6 billion economic impact.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea has announced that on December 26, 2010, the Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance unveiled Korea's 2011 international economic policies and stated that, in a bid to boost trade, pursuing free trade agreements with emerging countries, including those from South America and Africa, will become the government’s most important economic mission.
The ITDS Product Information Subcommittee’s Board of Directors has issued the final version of its guidance report discussing how global e-commerce data could be integrated into the decision-support process for government admission of products at international borders.
The following are highlights of the trade-related Executive Communications sent to Congress from December 17, 2010 to December 22, 2010:
The FCC on Tuesday approved net neutrality rules under Title I of the Communications Act, over scathing dissents by Commissioners Robert McDowell and Meredith Baker. Democrats Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn also lobbed criticisms at the rules, saying they do not go far enough. The vote, after weeks of negotiations and months of build-up, was anticlimactic, since Copps and Clyburn had announced Monday they would not oppose the order (CD Dec 21 p1).
The FCC adopted a notice of inquiry Tuesday asking for guidance on building the “next generation” of 911. The 5-0 vote was overshadowed by a lengthy discussion of net neutrality rules, but commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said the 911 measure is long overdue. “It’s time to bring 9-1-1 into the digital age,” he said in prepared remarks. “If you find yourself in an emergency situation and want to send a text for help, you can pretty much text anyone except a 9-1-1 call center."
The FCC on Tuesday approved net neutrality rules under Title I of the Communications Act, over scathing dissents by Commissioners Robert McDowell and Meredith Baker. Democrats Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn also lobbed criticisms at the rules, saying they do not go far enough. The vote, after weeks of negotiations and months of build-up, was anticlimactic, since Copps and Clyburn had announced Monday they would not oppose the order.
The FCC on Tuesday approved net neutrality rules under Title I of the Communications Act, over scathing dissents by Republican Commissioners Robert McDowell and Meredith Baker. Democrats Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn also lobbed criticisms at the rules, saying they do not go far enough. The vote, after weeks of negotiations and months of build-up, was anticlimactic, since Copps and Clyburn had announced Monday they would not oppose the order.