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Education EDU

Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. S. 1675, A Bill to Improve Student Achievement in STEM.

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

Bills named: S. 1675 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy efficiency.

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

Immigration IMM

H-1B visas, J visas, L-1 visas, and employment based visas, including the visa bulletin issues. H.R. 3012, Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act. S. 1857, Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act .

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

Bills named: S. 1857 (112th), H.R. 3012 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security. Licensing, competition, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; Health reform & related health IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act implementation. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competition in the online advertising and software markets. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). America's Healthy Future Act. Open government, government modernization and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within the US goverment. Department of Commerce cyber security Green Paper. Cyber security policies and legislation. Information sharing intiative regarding cyber security threats. Government procurement policies in China.

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 942, The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011. H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011. International tax reform proposals. Foreign bank and financial account reporting. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, and international tax issues. H.R. 1834, The Freedom to Invest Act of 2011. H.R. 1864, The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011. S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act of 2011. IRC Sec. 901(l). S. 1671, Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act. S. 1837, Rebuilding America Act. H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011.

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

Bills named: S. 1577 (112th), S. 1837 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 1834 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th), S. 1671 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Passage of Free Trade Agreements (US-Korea, US-Panama, and US-Colombia) and the inclusion of provisions of interest to the high tech industry, including IPR as well as competition and market access issues. 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. Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Emerging threats to IP rights outside the United States. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Russia PNTR.

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

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband/Spectrum. VOIP/IP Services. TV White Spaces. Accessibility. E911. S. 911, SPECTRUM Act. H.R. 2520, Spectrum for Innovation Act of 2011. H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011. H.R. 911, Spectrum Inventory and Auction Act of 2011. H.R. 1622, Spectrum Innovation Act. S. 1549, American Jobs Act. S. 1660, American Jobs Act. H.R. 3509, Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of 2011. H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum Act of 2011.

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

Bills named: H.R. 12 (112th), S. 1549 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 3509 (112th), S. 911 (112th), H.R. 911 (112th), H.R. 2520 (112th), S. 1660 (112th), H.R. 1622 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 23, America Invents Act. H.R. 1249, American Invents Act. Streaming of copyrighted works. Orphan Works legislation and related policy developments, including online distribution of books. Online enforcement of copyright, including "rogue" sites. S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011. H.R. 3261, Stop Online Privacy Act of 2011. Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Software piracy, counterfeiting, and protection of intellectual property rights. Appropriations related to intellectual property rights enforcement. Implementation of PRO-IP Act (Public Law 110-403). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office funding issues.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 23 (112th), H.R. 3261 (112th), S. 968 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming safety issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360. Online privacy issues. Electronic health records and privacy/security protections related to the HealthVault and Amalga platforms. HHS Rulemakings implementing health reform act. Notice of proposed rulemaking on Test Procedures for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0004). Issues related to online advertising. Issues related to the FTC Privacy Report. Issues related to the Department of Commerce Green Paper on Commercial Data Privacy/Administration's position on privacy. Issues related to "Do-Not-Track" protections. Human trafficking. S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011. H.R. 611, Best Practices Act. Issues related to privacy and mobile devices. S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011. S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011. S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011. SAFE Data Act. S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act. Issues related to the FTC review of COPPA.

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

Bills named: S. 799 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 611 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), S. 913 (112th)