QUALCOMM, INCORPORATED for QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Need for protection of intellectual property and balanced patent reform.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)

Immigration IMM

Immigration of highly skilled workers.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Automotive Industry AUT

P.L. 114-94, the FAST Act. Role of telematics in improving transportation efficiency and safety

Contacted: U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Implementation of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)

Science/Technology SCI

Draft legislation to promote the use of smart city technologies and systems, and for other purposes - Not yet introduced.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

P.L. 114-74, the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Education EDU

P.L. 114-95, Every Child Succeeds Act - Support for STEM education and the use of mobile technology in improving education outcomes. Education about Qualcomm/Virginia Tech Thinkabit Lab.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Advocacy in favor of a smooth transition at the FTC. Intellectual property/antitrust issues International/antitrust issues

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

S. 19, Mobile NOW Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband Internet of Things policy issues, including spectrum. P.L. 114-74, the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband. S. 88, The DIGIT Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband

Contacted: U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: S. 19 (115th), S. 88 (115th)

Transportation TRA

P.L. 114-94, the FAST Act. Role of telematics in improving transportation efficiency and safety.

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Need for international corporate tax reform

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Telecommunications TEC

P.L. 114-74, the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband. S. 19 Mobile NOW Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband S. 88, The DIGIT Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband Draft legislation to promote the use of smart city technologies and systems, and for other purposes - Not yet introduced.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 88 (115th), S. 19 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

Advocate for reasonable cyber security regulations H.R. 1465/S. 594, National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2017, to specifically authorize DHS to partner with the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, which is a network of five universities, to prepare for and respond to national, state and local cybersecurity risks. It would also help states and communities develop information sharing programs. The bill includes provisions for training first responders, simulation exercises for state and local governments, CI operators and private industry, and incorporates cybersecurity risk to state emergency plans. S. 592, DOD Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017, to amend the Information Assurance Scholarship Program at the Department of Defense for students pursuing degrees in cybersecurity fields. S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act, to require the SEC to issue final rules requiring those companies to disclose in annual reports whether any board members have expertise or experience in cybersecurity, and if none exists, describe what other cyber steps were taken by others responsible for evaluating nominees for the governing body of a company. H.R. 200, Sense of the House that the US Should Develop and Adopt a Comprehensive Cyber Policy, a resolution specifically states that such a policy should define acts of aggression, war and other related cyberspace events, including commensurate responses of such acts in cyberspace. S. 516/H.R. 1344, State Cyber Resiliency Act, to help state, local and tribal governments more effectively counter cyber threats. The bill would set up a grant program to provide resources for states to develop and implement effective cyber resiliency plans, including efforts to identify, detect, protect, respond, and recover from cyber threats. It also encourages investment in the cyber workforce. S. 412, State & Local Cyber Protection Act, to require state and local coordination on cybersecurity with the NCCIC. It also includes privacy and civil liberties training on issues such as limiting the receipt, retention, use and disclosure of information related to cyber risks with specific persons that is not necessary for cyber purposes to protect information systems from cyber risks or to mitigate cyber risks in a timely manner and protecting the confidentiality of cyber threat indicators and defensive measure retained by the NCCIC. H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act, to amend the Communications Act to provide for the establishment of cyber standards for certain radio frequency equipment. H.R. 1340, Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act, to establish an Interagency Communications Security Committee at the FCC to review the security reports required in the bill; recommend investigation to relevant agencies into any such report; and issue regular reports to Congress containing the results of any investigations. H.R. 1335, Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017, to direct the FCC to issue rules to secure communications networks against cyber risks.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 412 (115th), H.R. 1335 (115th), H.R. 1344 (115th), S. 516 (115th), H.R. 1340 (115th), S. 536 (115th), S. 594 (115th), H.R. 1465 (115th), S. 592 (115th), H.R. 200 (115th), H.R. 1324 (115th)