SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration issues, H-1B visas and employment-based green cards

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Business activity taxation; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 (H.R. 1083); International tax reform; deferral of foreign earned income

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1083 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) governance of domain names; E-Rate, including exemption from the Antideficiency Act; National Broadband Plan

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

China WTO commitments; software procurement; information security; encryption regulation; technology mandates; dialogue on multi-lateral trade negotiations on services; U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT); strategic and economic dialogue; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); Chinas Indigenous Innovation Policies

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform (S. 515, S. 610, H.R. 1260); copyright protection of softwae and digital information content; copyright protection of "orphan works;" Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (H.R. 801); nominations; ICANN and domain name related issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); Possible WIPO Treaty to Facilitate Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 1260 (111th), H.R. 801 (111th), S. 515 (111th), S. 610 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Fiscal Year 2010 and 2011Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations; Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (H.R. 1105); Implementation of PL 110-69 - the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (Federal R&D Funding for U.S. competitiveness in STEM) Open online education provisions of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3321 and draft Senate companion)

Contacted: SENATE; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 3321 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

E-Government; Government transparency and openeness; government use of open standards; access to government information; Federal Government computer security; Cybersecurity Review; Federal Government information security; access to federally funded research, Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) of 2009 (S.1373)

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1373 (111th)

Education EDU

Workforce preparedness; the role of technology in teaching and education; enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education (list of specific legislation and regulations following on next page). Implementation and Reauthorization of PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act Implementation of PL 108-446, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 Telecommunications Act Reauthorization U.S. Interagency Working Group on Technology in Education Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 110-315) E-Rate Anti-Deficiency Act Exempt Achievement through technology and Innovation Act (H.R. 558, S. 818) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1, PL 111-5) U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan Open online education provisions of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3321 and draft Senate companion)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 818 (111th), H.R. 558 (111th), H.R. 3321 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

Computer Industry CPI

Computer security and cybersecurity; IT standards policy and open standards; behavioral advertising privacy principles; Implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Data Accountability and Trust Act (H.R. 2221)

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2221 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)