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Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy Efficiency.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS)

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband/Spectrum; 600 MHz/TV band and unlicensed use; Internet Governance. 2.4GHz and unlicensed use. LTE-U/LAA. S. 2555, Mobile Now Act. E-Rate Waiver Petition.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 2555 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Software piracy, competition, procurement, Internet/human rights, and market access and indigenous innovation policy issues in China. Interoperability, innovation, and competitiveness. Interpretation and application of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property. European Commission investigation of competition in the software industry. Trade in services in bilateral and regional agreements, including the WTO Agreements. Emerging threats to IP rights outside the United States. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Reform of Section 337. Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP).

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5187, The Research & Experimentation Advances Competitiveness at Home (REACH) Act of 2016. S. 386, H.R. 2315, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015. Tax reform proposals. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues. IRC Section 385 proposed regulations. H.R. 1643, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015. S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes. H.R. 2584, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2015.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2584 (114th), H.R. 1643 (114th), H.R. 2315 (114th), S. 2809 (114th), S. 386 (114th), H.R. 5187 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Implementation of the America Invents Act. Software copyright and related issues. US Patent and Trademark Office funding issues. Standards essential patents. Patent-related matters before the International Trade Commission. Customs enforcement of ITC exclusion orders. Software patents and related policy. Patent Litigation Reform. H.R. 9, Innovation Act. TPP, T-TIP, TISA, WTO and related trade issues and agreements. Copyright review and related reform issues. Patent Demand Letter Legislation, including H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act. S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act. S. 632, STRONG Patents Act. S. 1890, H.R. 3326, Defend Trade Secrets Act. S. 2733 Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination (VENUE) Act. Copyright Office modernization.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 2733 (114th), S. 1890 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), H.R. 3326 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), S. 632 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Online privacy issues, including related to big data. Issues related to the Administration's position on privacy. Human trafficking. Issues related to privacy and mobile devices, including the NTIA stakeholders process on mobile application transparency. H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act. Issues related to privacy and education. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to proposals to address extreme online content.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 2577 (114th)

Immigration IMM

H-1B visas, J visas, L-1 visas, and employment based visas, including visa bulletin issues. S. 153, Immigration Innovation Act of 2015. Computer Science.

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 153 (114th)

Education EDU

S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act. Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. S. 153, Immigration Innovation Act of 2015. Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Student Data Privacy. H.R. 5801, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 153 (114th), S. 1177 (114th), H.R. 5801 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security. Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act implementation. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competition in online and software markets. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. H.R. 699, Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) reform. America's Healthy Future Act. Open government, government modernization, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within the US government. Cyber security policies and legislation. Information sharing initiative regarding cyber security threats. Government procurement regarding IT. H.R. 1232, Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). Data breach notification. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA court reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Reform. Trade and trade agreements, TPP, T-TIP, TISA. Student Privacy. S. 512, H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act of 2015 S. 2986, H.R. 5323, International Communication Privacy Act (ICPA) H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act. House Homeland Information Sharing Bill. S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to international agreements between law enforcement/governments concerning lawful access across borders. Issues related to proposed changes to the authority of the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board. Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs). Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016- The Burr/Feinstein Encryption Bill. S. 2604, H.R. 4651, Digital Security Commission Act. House Energy & Commerce and Judiciary Working Group on Encryption. MLAT Reform, including the legislative proposal to allow international cooperation agreements between foreign law enforcement agencies and the U.S. related to cross border data.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1174 (114th), S. 512 (114th), H.R. 1232 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 2986 (114th), H.R. 4651 (114th), H.R. 5323 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), S. 2604 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) issues.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)