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{{Show badges|AEX}}The [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC) has nine [[ALEC Task Forces|task forces]]:

* the [[ALEC Civil Justice Task Force]],
* the [[ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]],
* the [[ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force]],
* the [[ALEC Criminal Justice Reform Task Force]]
* the [[ALEC Education and Workforce Development Task Force]],
* the [[ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]],
* the [[ALEC Federalism and International Relations Task Force]],
* the [[ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force]], and
* the [[ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]].

(Until it was disbanded in April 2012, ALEC also operated a [[ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force|Public Safety and Elections Task Force]], which adopted such "model" bills as the "Stand Your Ground" bill or "Castle Law" doctrine and the voter ID Act. Later in 2012, ALEC launched the "[[ALEC Justice Performance Project|Justice Performance Project]]" (JPP) in place of the Public Safety and Elections Task Force. The bills associated with the JPP in task force materials obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy and posted by ALEC appear to continue ALEC's modus operandi of promoting the financial interests of the corporations and special interest groups that fund it, such as the American Bail Coalition, according to ''PRWatch''.<ref>Nick Surgey, [https://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/11/12292/alec-posts-legislative-agendas-while-hiding-its-very-special-interests ALEC Posts Legislative Agendas while Hiding Its Very Special Interests], ''PRWatch'', November 3, 2013.</ref>)

This article is about ALEC's ''' Federalism and International Relations Task Force''', formerly the ALEC International Relations Task Force. Corporations can join this task force for $10,000 a year.<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, [https://www.prwatch.org/files/ALEC_Corporate_Brochure.pdf "Private Enterprise" Membership], organizational membership brochure, July 2011</ref> For model legislation crafted and adopted by the Federalism and International Relations Task Force, [https://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/Worker_Rights_and_Consumer_Rights go here]. For task force directories and meeting agendas, [http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=8072485 go here].

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According to ALEC, the "members of the International and Federal Relations Task Force (IFRTF) believe in the power of free markets and limited government to propel growth not just in the United States but around the globe. . . . ALEC's. . . policy directives are backed by our members: US state legislators from all 50 states and some of the world's largest corporations."<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>

ALEC offers two levels of "Private Sector" membership in the IFRTF. "Recognizing that some of our private sector members are interested in the task force for the policy opportunities of membership while other private sector members also want the networking opportunities that our international trips offer, we have established two types of IFRTF membership-- Policy Membership which includes all of the policy promotion opportunities available in any other ALEC task force and Ambassador Membership which includes the Policy Membership Benefits as well as one international trip each year. The trip destination will be determined by IFRTF private sector members, and ALEC staff will select the public sector participants with an eye toward including those in leadership positions in their state legislatures."<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>

==2015 States and Nation Policy Summit Substantive Agenda==

The following "model" bills were proposed for the Scottsdale, Arizona summit:<ref name="2015SNPS">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf International Relations Mailing--Agendas and Proposed Policies for the 2015 States and Nation Policy Summit], organizational document, accessed November 2, 2015.</ref> 

* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Resolution on Countering the BDS Movement]" (PDF, p. 3)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Protection and Enforcement against the Commercial Exclusion of Israel Act]" (PDF, p. 4)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Catastrophic Wildfire and Public Nuisance Amendments]" (PDF, p. 5)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Resolution in Support of the Federal Land Freedom Act]" (PDF, p. 8)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Resolution on Federal Management of the Federal Estate]" (PDF, p. 9)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Resolution on Continuing Education on Federalism]" (PDF, p. 10)

The following "model" policies were adopted by ALEC 5 years ago and are scheduled to be reviewed as part of the Five Year Model Policy Review:<ref name="2015SNPS"/>

* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Madison Amendment]" (PDF, p. 11)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Resolution in Support of Deepening U.S.-Georgia Trade Relations]" (PDF, p.12)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Resolution Supporting Taiwan's Meaningful Participation in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)]" (PDF, p. 16)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Resolution to Improve Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia]" (PDF, p. 18)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Resolution to Combat Counterfeit Pharmaceutical]" (PDF, p, 20)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Resolution to Strengthen U.S.-Pakistan Economic Cooperation]" (PDF, p.23)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Resolution Urging Congress to Pass the Columbia Free Trade Agreement Amend]" (PDF, p. 25)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-Mailing.pdf Resolution Urging Congress to Pass the Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA)]" (PDF, p. 28)

The following presentations and discussions were planned for the meeting:<ref name="2015SNPS"/>

* "Providing States with Tools to Contest the Campaign of Economic Boycott against Israel"
* "A Reinvigorated House Democracy Partnership Spotlights Georgia, Ukraine and Indonesia"
* "The Many Facets of the Pivot to Asia"
* "International Property Rights Index 2015"
* "The Constitutional Underpinnings of Intellectual Property"
* "Federal Management of the Federal Estate"
* "The Tenth Amendment, the Property Clause and the Transfer of Public Lands"

==2015 ALEC Annual Meeting Substantive Agenda==

The following "model" bills were proposed for the San Diego, California meeting:<ref name="2015Annual">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-06-18-IR-35-Day-Mailing.pdf 35 Day Mailing-- Agendas and Proposed Policies for the 2015 Annual Meeting], organizational document, June 18, 2015.</ref>

* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-06-18-IR-35-Day-Mailing.pdf Draft Application for a Convention of the States Under Article V of the Constitution of the United States]" (PDF, p. 4)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-06-18-IR-35-Day-Mailing.pdf Draft Balanced Budget Amendment Advanced by Compact]" (PDF, p. 5)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-06-18-IR-35-Day-Mailing.pdf Draft Resolution Supporting and Deepening the Strategic Partnership Between the United States of America and the Republic of Azerbaijan]" (PDF, p. 6) 
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-06-18-IR-35-Day-Mailing.pdf Draft Resolution on the Importance of International Intellectual Property Rights Protections]" (PDF, p. 9)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-06-18-IR-35-Day-Mailing.pdf 

The following presentations and discussions were planned for the meeting:<ref name="2015Annual"/>

* "Federalism from the Ground Up - A Curriculum to Revive State Sovereignty"
* "Compact for America - A Straight Forward Approach for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution"
* "The States Must Act to Preserve the American Dream"
* "Congressional Action and the Destruction of Federalism"
* "Transfer of Public Lands - An Update"
* "The Greatest Constitutional Document of All!"
* "Azerbaijan Is a Critical Strategic Partnership"
* "A Trade Agenda Update - TPA, TAA, TPP and More!"
* "San Diego Global Export Plan - A Public-Private Partnership to Boost Exports"

==2014 ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit Substantive Agenda==

The following "model" bills were proposed for the Washington, DC meeting:<ref name="2014SNPSagenda">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf 35-Day Mailing - 2014 States and Nation Policy Summit], organizational document, October 30, 2014.</ref>

* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Draft Public Policy Statement on Transfer of Public Lands]" (PDF, p. 9)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Resolution on Open and Reciprocal Trade with Canada]" (PDF, p. 11)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Resolution Urging the European Union to Remove Its Ban on the Sale of Smokeless Tobacco]" (PDF, p. 12)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Establishing an American Legislative Exchange Council Democracy and Governance Program]" (PDF, p. 14)
* Updates to "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Resolution Opposing the United Nations Drive for Global Taxes; Draft Resolution Opposing International Taxation Initiatives]" (PDF, p. 16)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Resolution to Commend and Strengthen the U.S.-Israel Economic and Strategic Partnership]" (PDF, p. 18)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR_2014_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Draft Resolution to Support Trademark Protections]" (PDF, p. 21)

The following presentations and discussions were planned for the meeting:<ref name="2014SNPSagenda"/>

* "Modern Federalism – A Sober Constitutional Perspective"
* "Update on American Lands Council Summit"
* "A State by State Progress Report – A Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution"
* "Where do we go from here? Concrete Steps!"
* "Azerbaijan – An Important Partner in a Strategic Region"
* "Global Taxation Initiatives"
* "Intellectual Property – Keeping It Personal"
* "US-Israel Relations – A Partnership Based on Shared Values and Strategic and Economic Cooperation"
* "Global Brand Council – Promoting Brand Integrity to Protect Trademarks"
* "The 2014 Intellectual Property Rights Index"
* "The Election is Over – It’s Time to Focus on Trade"
* "Zambia – Opportunities for Engagement"

==2014 ALEC Annual Meeting Substantive Agenda==

The following "model" bills were proposed for the Dallas, Texas meeting:<ref name="2014Annual">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-35-day-AM-2014.pdf 35 Day Mailing-- Agendas and Proposed Policies for the 2014 Annual Meeting], organizational meeting, June 24, 2014.</ref>

* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-35-day-AM-2014.pdf Resolution Urging the Presidential Administration to Launch Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Taiwan]" (PDF, p. 11)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-35-day-AM-2014.pdf Draft Updates to Resolution to Highlight Challenges and Opportunities in the US-India Trade Relationship]" (PDF, p. 14)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-35-day-AM-2014.pdf Draft Resolution in Support of Expanded Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Exports]" (PDF, p. 17)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-35-day-AM-2014.pdf Draft State Constitutional 'Water is Life Amendment']" (PDF, p. 19)
* "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-35-day-AM-2014.pdf Draft Memorial to Support and Article V Convention to Propose a Single Subject Amendment to the US Constitution]" (PDF, p. 21)

The following presentations and discussions were planned for the meeting:<ref name="2014Annual"/>

* "Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office Presentation"
* "Hot Topics in International Trade"
* "LNG Exports - A Window of Opportunity is Closing"
* "Digital Right to Repair - A Comprehensive Overview" 
* "Federalism -- State vs. Federal Jurisdiction Is at Its Heart"
* "Update on States Effort Toward an Article V Balanced Budget Amendment"
* "The Assembly of State Legislatures (formerly know as the Mt. Vernon Assembly" 

==2013 ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit Substantive Agenda==

The following "model" bills were proposed for the Washington, DC meeting:<ref name="2013SNPSagenda">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://alec.org/docs/IR_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf 35-Day Mailing - 2013 States and Nation Policy Summit], organizational document, October 30, 2013.</ref>

* "[http://alec.org/docs/IR_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Checks and Balances in Government Amendment]" (PDF, p. 6)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/IR_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Equal State's Enfranchisement Act]" (PDF, p. 7)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/IR_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Policy on Federalism Education Requirements for Public Attorneys]" (PDF, shell only p. 8)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/IR_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Resolution Affirming the Digital Right to Repair]" (PDF, p. 9)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/IR_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Consumer Protection through Disclosure of Digital Rights Act]" (PDF, p. 11)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/IR_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Act Protecting Digital Equipment Owners and Small Businesses in Repairing Digital Electronic Equipment]" (PDF, p. 13)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/IR_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Patent Troll Resolution]" (PDF, shell only p. 18)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/IR_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Patent Troll Model Policy]" (PDF, shell only p. 18)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/IR_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Resolution on Country of Origin Labeling]" (PDF, p. 19)
* "[http://alec.org/docs/IR_2013_SNPS_35_Day.pdf Cybersecurity Statement of Principles]" (PDF, p. 20)

The following presentations and discussions were planned for the meeting:<ref name="2013SNPSagenda"/>

* "The Road to Federalism Begins at the Statehouse – Restore the Balance"
* "A Governing Partnership – States as an Independent Check on the Power of the Federal Government"
* "Washington’s Actions Are Felt in the States"
* "Supporting Small Business and Economic Growth through Right to Repair"
* "International Ramifications of the Government Shutdown and Flirtation with Debt Default"
* "Trade Agreement Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanisms – Clearing up the Confusion"

==2011 ALEC Winter Task Force Summit Substantive Agenda==

The following "model" bills were proposed at the Scottsdale, AZ conference:

* "Disposal and Taxation of Public Lands Act" (Presented by Rep. Ken Ivory of Utah) (This proposal "strongly urges the Federal Government to use proceeds from the sale of lands not disposed directly to the state only to pay the public debt pursuant to the Congressional Disposal and Taxation of Public Lands Act Resolutions of 1780 and 1790" and "urges the United States Congress in the most strenuous terms to engage in good faith communication, cooperation, coordination, and consultation with the state of {insert state} regarding those lands wherein the public has developed a reasonable expectation of multiple use that must be disposed of directly to the state.")

* "Resolution Requesting the Obama Administration Confer and Consult with the States on Management of Public Lands and Energy Resources" (Presented by Rep. Harold Brubaker of North Caroline) (This proposal "calls on Congress and the Administration to commit to greater consultation with the states and to recognize cost-benefit and job-impact analyses must be addressed in order to understand how federal regulations impact states and their respective citizens.")

* "A Resolution in Support of Federal Efforts to Address Rogue Internet Sites that Sell Counterfeit Products and Facilitate Digital Theft" (Presented by Andrew Kovalcin, Global Intellectual Property Center) (This proposal "supports efforts to enact legislation addressing enforcement by state and federal authorities to protect intellectual property rights to combat rogue websites that traffic in pirated music, movies and counterfeit goods and make it more difficult for rogue websites to operate.")

* "Resolution in Support of the Keystone XL Pipeline" (Presented by Brandie Davis, Philip Morris International) (This proposal "support[s] continued and increased development and delivery of oil derived from North American oil reserves to American refineries, urge Congress to support that continued and increased development and delivery, and urge Congress to ask the U.S. Secretary of State to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.")<ref>ALEC,[http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/irtf_2011%20AZ%20snps_35-day_mailing.pdf International Relations Task Force Memorandum] Organizational Document, October 27, 2011.</ref>

==2011 ALEC Summer Task Force Summit Substantive Agenda==

The following "model" bills were proposed at the New Orleans conference:

* "Support of Federal Efforts to Address Rogue Internet Sites that Sell Counterfeit Products and Facilitate Digital Theft" (Presented by Andrew Kovalcin, Global Intellectual Property Center) (This proposal suggests a number of methods by which to protect intellectual property.)

* "Hard Science Resolution" (Presented by Brandie Davis, Philip Morris International) (This proposal "urges legislatures and executives around the world to base regulatory policy on hard science and to eschew regulation that falls below this standard.")

* "Resolution against EU Funding of NGOs" (Presented by The Honorable Roger Helmer, Member of European Parliament) (This proposal requests that the "European Union shall not engage in political advocacy apart from government-to-government representation and communication on issues isolated in domestic affairs and with a disproportionate impact on the welfare of local communities" among other requests.)

* "Resolution Upholding Longstanding Policy Maintaining Agriculture Commodities and Product Comprehensiveness of US Trade Agreements" (This proposal "urges the Obama Administration and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to hold firm on the longstanding principled policy that trade agreements must be comprehensive and that no products or agriculture commodities be removed in the name of public policy.")

* "The Federal Law Evaluation and Response Act" (Presented by Rep. Christopher Herrod of Utah) (This proposal "creates a state Constitutional Defense Council and Federalism Subcommittee to review, evaluate and respond to federal actions that infringe upon the constitutional jurisdiction of the state. It provides the standard for such review and a mechanism for coordinating the review, evaluation and response together with other states, and with the congressional delegation from the state.")

* "Constitutional Defense Council Legislation" (Presented by Nick Dranias, Goldwater Institute) (This proposal establishes a state constitutional defense council. "The purpose of the council is restoring, maintaining, and advancing the state’s sovereignty and authority to restore principles of dual sovereignty and protect individual liberty.")

* "Model State Sovereignty Civil Rights Law" (Presented by Nick Dranias, Goldwater Institute) (This proposal establishes that "Every state and federal official who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of the United States, or any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, enforces any federal law, federal grant condition or federal regulation that purports to displace, supersede, control or condition the exercise of the traditionally reserved powers of the State of _______ in violation of the United States Constitution, shall be liable in an individual capacity to suit in equity in the courts of the State of __________ by taxpaying residents of the State of _________.")

* "Sovereign State Interstate Compact" (Presented by Nick Dranias, Goldwater Institute) (This proposal "objects to the federal government using conditional grants to exceed the enumerated powers specifically delegated to Congress and to encourage states to relinquish core attributes of their sovereignty and to adopt one-sizefits-all public policies in exchange for federal money.")<ref>ALEC,[http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/35-day_mailing_ir_2011am%20New%20Orleans.pdf International Relations Task Force Memorandum] Organizational Document, June 30, 2011.</ref>

==2011 ALEC Annual Meeting Substantive Agenda==

At the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting, the following items were discussed, according to the Program: "One of our newest private sector members will introduce a resolution to counter rogue Internet sites and Member of the European Parliament [[Roger Helmer]] will present on the [[EU]]'s funding of American NGOs and introduce a resolution seeking to counter this influence. Nick Dranias of the [[Goldwater Institute]] will discuss his three step plan to restore state sovereignty and Utah Representative Ken Ivory will offer his insights on how states can protect the U.S. Constitution."<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, 2011 Conference Task Force Meetings, conference brochure on file with CMD, August 11, 2011</ref> 

The following pieces of model legislation were introduced:<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>

'''International''':

* ALEC Resolution to Counter Rogue Internet Sites
* Hard Science Resolution
* Trade Agreement Carve Outs (Resolution Upholding Longstanding Policy Maintaining Agriculture Commodities and Product Comprehensiveness of US Trade Agreements)
* Resolution in Support of Deepening Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Republic of Moldova
* Resolution against EU Funding of NGOs
* Resolution Opposing World Bank Lending to Argentina
* Visa Waiver Status for Taiwan Resolution

'''Federal''':

* Resolution on the Federal Law Evaluation and Response Act
* Constitutional Defense Council Legislation
* Model State Sovereignty Civil Rights Law
* Sovereign State Interstate Compact"

==Subcommittees==

* Federal Relations (Federalism) Working Group,<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/> Chair Rep. Tim Moffitt (R-NC)<ref name="2014AMagenda">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/IR-35-day-AM-2014.pdf 35 Day Mailing - 2014 Annual Meeting], organizational agenda document, accessed July 2014.</ref>
* Intellectual Property Subcommittee (open to [[Communications and Technology Task Force]] and [[Civil Justice Task Force]] members<ref name="2014AMagenda"/>

==Co-chairs==

* Rep. Tim Moffitt (R-NC), Public Sector Chair<ref name="2013SNPSagenda"/>
* Brandie Davis (Director of U.S. Affairs, [[Philip Morris]] International), Private Sector Chair<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda">American Legislative Exchange Council, International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting and Federal Relations Working Group, meeting agenda and materials, August 4, 2011, on file with CMD</ref><ref name="2013SNPSagenda"/>

Altria Group, formerly [[Philip Morris]], is the world's largest tobacco company. In the U.S. it controls about half of the tobacco market. In 2007, Altria spun off its food division.<ref>[http://www.hoovers.com/altria/--ID__11179--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Altria Profile], ''Hoovers'', accessed August 2007.</ref> Altria Group's primary holdings until 2007 included [[Philip Morris]] companies as well as [[Kraft Foods]] (Jell-O, Kool-Aid, Maxwell House), which it spun off in 2007. Philip Morris International is an international tobacco company that has seven of the top 20 global cigarette brands.  In 2010, it had a total revenue of $16.9 billion.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=MO:US Altria Group Inc Financials],"BusinessWeek.com</ref> Its CEO, Michael Szymancyk, had an annual compensation of $24.1 million in 2010.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=296360&ticker=MO:US&previousCapId=296308&previousTitle=ALTRIA%20GROUP%20INC Michael Szymanczyk], ''Bloomberg BusinessWeek'', accessed June 2011</ref>

===Former Co-chairs===

* [[Harold Brubaker]] (R-NC), Former Public Sector Chair as of April 2012<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/task-forces/international-relations/ International Relations Task Force], organization website, accessed April 19th, 2012</ref>
* [[David Powers]] (Vice President, State Government Relations, [[Reynolds American]], Inc.), Former Private Sector Chair as of July 2011<ref>[http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=International_Relations1 International Relations], Alec.org website, Accessed July 6, 2011. '''This page has been altered by ALEC, and is no longer available.'''</ref>

==Individuals==

===Corporate, Trade or Other Groups===

* Randy Barnett (Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory, Georgetown University Law Center) addressed the "Repeal Amendment, which gives 2/3 of the state legislatures the power to repeal any federal law or regulation, which would provide a check on federal power" at the December 2010 [[International Relations Task Force]] meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Brandie Davis (Director of U.S. Affairs, [[Philip Morris]] International, and Private Sector Chair of the Task Force) introduced the "Hard Science Resolution" and "Trade Agreement Carve Outs" model legislation at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Nick Dranias (Director, Center for Constitutional Government, [[Goldwater Institute]], and former attorney with the [[Institute for Justice]]) spoke on "A Three Step Plan for Restoring State Sovereignty" and introduced the "Constitutional Defense Council Legislation," "Model State Sovereignty Civil Rights Law" and "Sovereign State Interstate Compact" model legislation at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Mark Elliott (Executive Vice President, [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]] Global Intellectual Property Center) gave a "Presentation on the Erosion of Intellectual Property" at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Bob Filippone (Lobbyist, [[PhRMA]]), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Fred Kelly Grant (President, American Stewards of Liberty (a private property rights organization))
* Andrew Kovalcin (Director of Stakeholder Advocacy, [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]] Global Intellectual Property Center) introduced the "ALEC Resolution to Counter Rogue Internet Sites" model policy at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Robert Natelson (Senior Fellow, Constitutional Jurisprudence, [[Independence Institute]]; also a Senior Fellow of the [[Goldwater Institute]]) spoke about convening an Article 5 convention at the December 2010 States and Nation Policy Summit International Relations Task Force meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* American Stewards of Liberty (a private property rights organization)<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* [[Goldwater Institute]]<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* [[Independence Institute]]<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* [[Philip Morris]] International<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* [[PhRMA]]<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]] Global Intellectual Property Center<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>

===Politicians===

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* MEP Martin Callanan (BCP - North East England) presented on EU-US Relations at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Paula Caldwell St-Onge (Consul General of Canada, Dallas, Texas) presented on "Energy Security and Economic Competitiveness" at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Roger Helmer (Member of the European Parliament representing the United Kingdom's East Midlands region), International Legislator member,<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/AM/PDF/35016_InsideALEC_SeptOct2010.pdf Inside ALEC Sep./Oct. 2010], organization newsletter, September/October 2010, p. 16 '''This page has been altered by ALEC and is no longer available. It is on file with the CMD.'''</ref> introduced the "Resolution Against EU Funding of NGOs" model policy at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* MEP Michael Kaminski (PJN - Poland) introduced the "Resolution in Support of Deepening Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Republic of Moldova" model policy at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Yeong-jainn "Jeff" Liu (Executive Officer in the Consular Division, Taipei Economic & Cultural Representative Office (TECRO)) presented on the "Visa Waiver Status [of] Taiwan" at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* MEP Emma McClarkin (CP - East Midlands) presented on EU-US Relations at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rose Sager (Trade Representative for the Kingdom of Bahrain, Embassy of Bahrain) presented on the "Current Situation in Bahrain" at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. Sue Allen (R-MO 92), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. [[Paul Bandy]] (R-NM 3), Guest at December 2010 meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Former Sen. Robert Burns (R-AZ 9), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Sen. Cale Case (R-WY 25), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. Justin Davis (R-SD 23), Guest at December 2010 meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* [[Billy Hewes, III]] (R-MS), Former Public Sector Chair<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/am/pdf/InsideALEC/InsideALEC_Sept09_v8.pdf Inside ALEC Sep./Oct. 2009], organization newsletter, September/October 2009, p. 15 '''this page has been altered by ALEC and is no longer available. It is on file with the CMD.'''</ref> and MO State Chairman
<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ ALEC State Chairmen], organization website, accessed April 19th, 2012 '''This page has been altered by ALEC, the new version does not mention Billy Hewes.'''</ref>
* Rep. [[Calvin Hill]], Jr. (R-GA 21), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Speaker [[William (Bill) Howell]] (R-VA 28), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. Eric Hutchings (R-UT 38), Guest at December 2010 meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Assembly Member Brian Kolb (R,I,C-NY 129), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-VA 67), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Sen. [[Stephen Martin]] (R-VA 11), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Former Rep. [[Dolores Mertz]] (D-IA), Guest at December 2010 meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. Peggy Mast (R-KS 76), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Sen. [[Wayne Niederhauser]] (R-UT 9), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* William (Bill) H. Payne (R-NM) (New Mexico State Senate Minority Whip, retired Rear Admiral (SEAL) in the United States Navy, former Deputy Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, U.S. Central Command)<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/publications/may-2011/ Inside ALEC May 2011], organization newsletter, May 2011, p. 19</ref>
* Rep. [[Deb Peters]] (R-SD 9), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. John Piscopo (R-CT 76), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. Cary Smith (R-MO 55), Guest at December 2010 meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Sen. Giles Ward (R-MS 18), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. [[C. Gene Whisnant]] (R-OR 53), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* [[Curt Bramble]] (R-UT), Member (2009), Member (also on ALEC's Board of Directors and a State Chair)<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/am/pdf/InsideALEC/InsideALEC_Dec09.pdf Inside ALEC Nov./Dec. 2009], organization newsletter, November/December 2009, p. 6 '''This page has been altered by ALEC and is no longer available. It is on file with the CMD.'''</ref><ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/about-alec/board-of-directors/ Board of Directors], organization website, accessed May 27, 2011</ref><ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ ALEC State Chairmen], organization website, accessed May 27, 2011</ref>
* Rep. Matt Dean (R-52B), ALEC Member
* Dan Flynn (TX -R), Member<ref>Dan Flynn, "[http://daflynn.com/About_Dan.html About Dan]," legislative profile, accessed June 30, 2011</ref>
* Sen. [[Pam Galloway]] (R-29), Member
* Rep. [[Andre Jacque]] (R-2), Member
* Shane Jett (OK-R), Member
* Rep. [[Mary Kiffmeyer]] (R - 16B), State Chairman, Member<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, "[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/4 ALEC State Chairmen], organization website, accessed April 19th, 2012</ref>
* Rep. [[Stephen Nass]] (R-31), Member
* Former Sen. Jim Ritchie (SC; Owner, Ritchie & Associates, LLC), former Member<ref>LinkedIn, "[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jim-ritchie/b/703/a25 Jim Ritchie]," online public profile, accessed June 30, 2011</ref>
* Gene Ward (HI-R), Member (2009)<ref>Gene Ward, "http://www.gene-ward.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ALEC-Resolution.pdf Ward Resolution to Create Democracy & Governance Program Passes in Washington, DC]," press release, December 10, 2009</ref>
* Sen. John B. Coghill, Jr. (AK R-F), Member
* Rep. Kirk D. Adams (AZ R-19, vacated seat 4-28-2011), Member
* Rep. Jack W. Harper (AZ R-4)<ref name="HHS Letter">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/51653529/Alec-Attacks-Hcr Federal health reform efforts Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi], June 24, 2009</ref>, Member
* Rep. [[Debbie Lesko]] (AZ R-9, Majority Whip)<ref name="HHS Letter"/>, ALEC State Chairman<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, "[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ ALEC State Chairmen], organization website, accessed April 19th, 2012</ref>, Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. Jerry Nathan Bell (AR R-22), Member
* Rep. Jonathan D. Barnett (AR R-97), Member
* Rep. Justin T. Harris (AR R-87), Member
* Rep. Penny Bacchiochi (CN R-52), Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. Scott Plakon (FL R-37), Member
* Rep. Ben L. Harbin (GA R-118), Member
* Rep. Gerald E. Greene (GA R-149), Member
* Rep. Josh S. Clark (GA R-98), Member
* Rep. Paulette Rakestraw-Braddock (GA R-19), Member
* Sen. Cecil P. Staton (GA R-18)<ref name="HHS Letter"/>, Member
* Sen. Ronnie W. Chance (GA R-16), Member
* Rep. Gene R. Ward (HI R-17)<ref name="HHS Letter"/>, Member
* Rep. Renee Kosel (IL R-81), Member
* Rep. Darlene J. Senger (IL R-96), Member
* Sen. Matt Murphy (IL R-27), Member
* Rep. Richard McClain (IN R-24), ALEC [[Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]] Member & International Relations Task Force Member
* Rep. Thomas E. Saunders (IN R-54), Member
* Rep. P. Eric Turner (IN R-32), Member
* Rep. Richard T. Anderson (IA R-97), Member
* Rep. Stewart E. Iverson, Jr. (IA R-5), Member
* Rep. Lance Kinzer (KS R-14)<ref name="LJWorld">Scott Rothschild, [http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/jul/24/corporate-funded-alec-has-strong-ties-kansas-legis/ Corporate-funded ALEC has strong ties to Kansas Legislature], ''Lawrence Journal World'', July 24, 2011</ref> [[Civil Justice Task Force]] and International Relations Task Force Member
* Rep. Marc Rhoades (KS R-72)<ref name="EPA Letter for Senate">American Legislative Exchange Council, [https://www.sourcewatch.org/images/3/3b/EPALetterforSenate.pdf Letter to Senate Majority Leader Reid], RE: the EPA’s plan to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, March 10, 2010</ref><ref name="LJWorld"/>, Member
* Rep. Addia K. Wuchner (KY R-66), Member
* Sen. John Schickel (KY R-11), Member
* Sen. Christopher W. Rector (ME R-22), Member
* Rep. Matt Dean (MN R-52B), Member
* Rep. [[Mary Kiffmeyer]] (MN R - 16B), State Chairman<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, "[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ ALEC State Chairmen], organization website, accessed April 19th, 2012</ref> and International Relations Task Force Member
* Rep. Rita R. Martinson (MS R-58), Member
* Rep. William Gardner Hewes, III (MS R-49), Member
* Rep. Shelley Keeney (MO R-156), Member
* Rep. Jerry Nolte (MO R-33), Member
* Sen. Jim Lembke (MO R-1), Member
* Sen. Mark R. Christensen (NE 44), Member
* Sen. Tanya Cook (NE 13), Member
* Rep. Robert L. Theberge (NH D-4), Member
* Rep. Larry A. Larranaga (NM R-27), Member
* Sen. William H. Payne (NM R-20), International Relations and [[Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]] Member
* Rep. Thom Tillis (NC R-98), Member
* Rep. Tim Moffitt (NC R-116), International Relations Task Force Member and [[Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force]] Alternate, introduced the "Resolution Opposing World Bank Lending to Argentina" model policy at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. Mike R. Nathe (ND R-30), Member
* Sen. Dick Dever (ND R-32), Member
* Sen. Robert Stenehjem (ND R-30, deceased July 18, 2011<ref>North Dakota Legislative Branch, [http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/62-2011/senate/members/last-name.html 2011 Senators in Alphabetical Order by Last Name], state government website, accessed August 5, 2011</ref>), Member
* Rep. Glen W. Mulready (OK R-68), Member
* Sen. Ron G. Justice (OK R-23), Member
* Rep. Katerina E. Brewer (OR R-29), Member
* Rep. [[Liston Barfield]] (SC R-58), Member, introduced "Visa Waiver Stats for Taiwan Resolution" model policy at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Sen. [[Raymond Cleary|Raymond E. Cleary III]] (SC R-34), ALEC State Chairman<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, "[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ ALEC State Chairmen], organization website, accessed April 19th, 2012</ref> and International Relations Task Force Member
* Sen. James H. Ritchie, Jr. (SC R-13), Member
* Rep. [[Valentine Rausch]] (SD R-4), Alternate<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. Fred W. Romkema (SD R-31), Member
* Sen. Corey Brown (SD R-23), Alternate
* Sen. Jeffrey K. Haverly (SD R-35), Alternate<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. Mark White (TN R-83), Member
* Rep. Phillip Max Johnson (TN R-78), Member
* Rep. Ryan A. Haynes (TN R-14), Member
* Rep. Tracy O. King (TX D-80), Member
* Rep. Ryan Guillen (TX D-31), Member
* Rep. Randy Weber (TX R-29), Member
* Rep. Chris N. Herrod (UT R-62), Member, Federal Relations Working Group, introduced "Resolution on the Federal Law Evaluation and Response Act" model legislation at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Rep. Ken Ivory (UT R-47 and Executive Director, Where's the Line America? Foundation), Member, Federal Relations Working Group, spoke on "Where's the Line? How States Protect the Constitution" at the International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Sen. [[Curt Bramble]] (UT R-16), ALEC State Chairman<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, "[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ ALEC State Chairmen], organization website, accessed April 19th, 2012</ref> and International Relations Task Force Member<ref name="IRMeetingAgenda"/>
* Sen. Mark B. Madsen (UT R-13), Member
* Sen. [[Don Benton]] (WA R-17), ALEC State Chairman<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, "[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ ALEC State Chairmen], organization website, accessed April 19th, 2012</ref> and International Relations Task Force Member
* Sen. Val Stevens (WA R-39),<ref name="EPA Letter for Senate"/> Member
* Sen. Pamela Jean Roach (WA R-31), Member
* Rep. [[Andre Jacque]] (WI R-2), Member
* Rep. [[Stephen Nass]] (WI R-31), Member
* Sen. [[Pam Galloway]] (WI R-29), Member
</div>

==Staff==
* [[Karla Jones]], Director (also Director of the Federal Relations Working Group)<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=International_Relations1 International Relations Task Force], organization website, accessed May 27, 2011</ref><ref>American Legislative Exchange Council [http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Karla_Jones Karla Jones], organization bio, accessed May 27, 2011 This page has been altered by ALEC, and is no longer accessible. A web archive exists [http://web.archive.org/web/20101227134521/http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Karla_Jones here] last archive, December 27th, 2011.</ref><ref name="2013SNPSagenda"/>

==Articles and Resources==

===Related SourceWatch Articles===

* [[American Legislative Exchange Council]]
* [[ALEC Task Forces]]
* [[Civil Justice Task Force]]
* [[Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]]
* [[Communications and Technology Task Force]]
* [[Education Task Force]]
* [[Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]]
* [[Health and Human Services Task Force]]
* [[Public Safety and Elections Task Force]]
* [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]]

===External Resources===

* Center for Media and Democracy, [https://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/Worker_Rights_and_Consumer_Rights Worker Rights and Consumer Rights], ''ALECexposed.org'', organizational resource site, published July 13, 2011.
* Center for Media and Democracy, [https://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/Bills_Affecting_Worker_and_Consumer_Rights_and_More#Trade_.26_International_Relations ALEC Trade and International Relations Bills], ''ALECexposed.org'', organizational resource site exposing previously publicly unavailable American Legislative Exchange Council "model" bills, published July 13, 2012.

===References===
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