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S.250, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2011. \nS.306, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011. \nS.401, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2011. \nH.R.2316, Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011. \nH.R.2449, Fresh Start Act of 2011\nS.132, Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act of 2011.\nS.645/H.R.1360, Child Protection Improvements Act of 2011. Senate and House.\nS.1231, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011. Senate, House and White House.\nS.1301, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011.\n\n\nDraft legislation prohibiting all federal agencies from pressuring companies and other organizations to waive their attorney-client privilege, work product, or employee legal protections in return for cooperation credit during investigations and other civil and criminal enforcement matters\n\nProposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in August 2008 corporate charging guidelines amendment to U.S. Attorneys Manual [Filip Memorandum])\n\nProposed Presidential executive order applying a modified version of the Justice Departments August 2008 corporate charging guidelines provisions dealing with waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections to all federal agencies\n\nProposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the Commissions Seaboard Report, formally known as the Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions, issued on October 23, 2001 as Releases 44969 and 1470; and in Section 4.3 of the SECs Enforcement Manual issued on October 6, 2008 and revised on January 13, 2010)\n\nProposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (including the written policy set forth in the HUDs February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities [PHAs] and permanently incorporated into HUD guidance at Appendix 6 to HUD Handbook 1530.1 REV-5, Litigation dated May 2004 and Section 7.4G of HUD Handbook 7460.8 REV-2, Procurement Handbook for Public Housing Agencies dated March 2007, and the informal policy of requesting that such public housing authorities waive these protections during audits and investigations)\n\nProposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the EPA Cooperation Standards, \"Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations,\" Effective May 11, 2000)\n\nProposed changes to Department of Defense policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in DOD policy titled Use of DOD Information SystemsStandard Consent Banner and User Agreement requiring military defense lawyers to provide access to client computer files issued on May 9, 2008) Advocated in meetings and testified at a hearing before the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) regarding implementation of federal sentencing guidelines amendments to implement directives under the Dodd-Frank and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acts. Senate and USSC. .\n\nAdvocated adoption of ABA Standards in regards to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission to Eliminate Prison Rape. House, Senate and DOJ.\n\nAdvocated and testified at USSC hearing on retroactive effect for amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines to implement the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. House, Senate, DOJ, White House and USSC.\n\nAdvocated for adoption of ABA Death Penalty Representation Standards in regard to proposed DOJ rule on Certification for State Capital Counsel Systems. House, Senate and DOJ. \n\nProposed changes to the attorney-related provisions of the Securities and Exchange Commissions Proposed Rules for Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, File No. S7-33-10, Release No. 34-63237, 75 Fed. 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