MICROSOFT CORPORATION for MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Telecommunications TEC

Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Net Neutrality. Spectrum Frontier/Millimeter Wave bands. Mid-Band Spectrum (6GHz). S. 1682, AIRWAVES Act. Rural Broadband. E-Rate. Broadband Tax Credits. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. H.R. 4881 and S. 2343: Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. T-Band.

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

Bills named: S. 2343 (115th), S. 1682 (115th), H.R. 4881 (115th)

Education EDU

Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act. Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Computer Science. H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th)

Science/Technology SCI

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

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition Policy.

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

US-China Trade Relations. WTO Digital Trade Discussions. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). NAFTA modernization. Digital trade policies in trade agreements. Reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS). H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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

Bills named: H.R. 5515 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax treatment of research & experimentation expenditures. H.R. 1393, S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues. Subtitle D of HR 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (including Internal Revenue Code Sections 250 and 951A) H.R. 3220, the Preserving Taxpayers' Rights Act. H.R. 5444, the Taxpayer First Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3220 (115th), S. 540 (115th), H.R. 5444 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Software copyright and related issues. Copyright Office Modernization. H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017. H.R. 890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act. H.R. 3945, Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2017. Copyright review and related reform issues. H.R. 3350, Transparency in Music Licensing Ownership Act. Music licensing reform including S. 2823 and H.R. 5447 Music Modernization Act. H.R. 905, You Own Devices Act. Software patents and related policy. S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act of 2017., H.R. 5340, "Stronger Patents Act of 2018". H.R. 6264, "Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act of 2018". Patent litigation reform. Trade secrets policy. Intellectual property and related intermediary liability provisions in trade agreements, including NAFTA.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3350 (115th), S. 1390 (115th), H.R. 5340 (115th), H.R. 905 (115th), H.R. 5447 (115th), S. 2823 (115th), H.R. 1695 (115th), H.R. 6264 (115th), H.R. 890 (115th), H.R. 3945 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy Efficiency. Climate change policies. Renewable and advanced energy policies. Proposed rule on grid reliability and resilience pricing.

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming issues. Online privacy. Intermediary liability legislation relating to human trafficking including S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017. Issues related to privacy and education. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to proposals to address extremist online content. H.R. 5815, S. 2639, Consent Act. H.R. 2520, Browser Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2520 (115th), S. 1693 (115th), H.R. 5815 (115th), S. 2639 (115th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 392, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017. S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017. H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act. S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017. S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) High-skilled immigration reforms. H.R 6776, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019

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

Bills named: H.R. 392 (115th), S. 281 (115th), H.R. 6776 (115th), S. 2344 (115th), S. 180 (115th), H.R. 170 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cybersecurity. Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. H.R.387, Email Privacy Act. Open government, government IT modernization, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within the US government. Cyber security policies and legislation. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations, FY19 Financial Services and General Gov't Approps Bill Trade and trade agreements. Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board. Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs). Issues related to the examination of encryption and access to information. Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). S. 1157, H.R. 2481, PATCH Act. Data breach legislation. International cybersecurity norms. H.R. 5515, S. 2987, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY19. Shared Services of agencies internal business support. Smart Spaces/Smart Infrastructure. H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. S.2383, H.R. 4943, CLOUD Act, and international cooperation agreements between the U.S. and foreign law enforcement agencies. S. 2217, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017. H.R. 5759 and S. 3050, 21st Century IDEA. H.R. 6550, FedRAMP Authorization Act

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

Bills named: S. 3050 (115th), S. 1157 (115th), H.R. 4943 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), H.R. 5759 (115th), S. 2217 (115th), S. 2987 (115th), H.R. 6550 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 2481 (115th), S. 2383 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th)