mr. larsen and then mr. smith. mr. larsen is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for conducting this evening. ambassador, welcome and thank you for your outstanding service to the nation. i want to thank you for your testimony today and i wanted to follow-ufollow up an echo on the comments of my colleague, erik paulson. over the last few months, i've become concerned on what we've heard regarding the environment for american businesses operating in india. whether it be patent violations, compulsory licensing and pharmaceutical industries, piracy within the software and film industries, local content rules in the technology sector, or forced localization in green tech industries, the news coming out of india has not been good for american innovators. these challenges are of great concern to me because of what they mean for american businesses and american workers. america is at the heart of the nations of innovators. millions of american jobs, including thousands in my state of connecticut, rely on this very important innovation. i know that both you and

mr. larsen and then mr. smith. mr. larsen is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for conducting this hearing. ambassador, welcome, and thank you for your outstanding service to the nation. i want to thank you for your testimony today and i wanted to follow up and echo on the comments of my colleague, eric paulson. over the last few months i've become concerned on what we've heard regarding the environment for american businesses operating in india. whether it be patent violations and compulsory licensing in the pharmaceutical industries, piracy within the software and film industries, local content rules and in the technology sector or forced localization in green tech industries, the news coming out of india has not been good for american innovators. these challenges of our great concern to me because of what they mean for american businesses and american workers. america is at the heart of the nations of innovators and millions of american jobs including thousands in my state of connecticut rely on this very important innovation. i know that both you a

acknowledge the staff at sfgtv, jessie larsen and jennifer lowell who record our meetings and make transcripts to the public online. madam clerk are there any announcements? >> yes mrair. please silent cell phones and. >> can you call item one. >> to amend the charter of the city for retiree health care trust fund for retiree health care cost for employer subtrust are fullied. allow for disbursement are greater than 10% and the payroll cost even if not fully funded. for the guidelines recommended by the controller with the city's governement accounting standards board actuary and by the mayor and to the retiree health care trust fund board permit by a participating employer governing board and make the control of the city treasurer and the executive director of the san francisco employees' retirement system or the designees members of the retiree health care trust fund board. >> thank you. joining us in the rules committee is supervisors farrell and he will be speaking on item one. supervisor farrell. >> thank you chair yee and colleagues. i am back today to discuss the charter amendment i introduced a number of weeks ago to solve the retiree unfunded liability her