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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Supply chain workforce diversity issues - no specific legislation. Issues related to disclosure practices - no specific legislation.

Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Education EDU

Issues related to education technology and oversight of procurement issues - no specific legislation. Increased focus and reforms regarding STEM education issues - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues relating to data breach notification (S. 177 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 1770 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; S. 961 - Data Security Act of 2015).

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 177 (114th), S. 961 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to efficient government operations, including cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework - no specific legislation. Issues related to government contracting regarding workforce management - no specific legislation. Issues relating to implementation of Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act - Pub. L. 113-291. H.R. 5897 - Information Technology Modernization Act - Issues relating to the IT Modernization Fund.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5897 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to H1B visas, visas for employees of small businesses, start-up companies, and visas for foreign higher education students - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to domestic preferences, remanufactured goods, implementation of trade facilitation/customs measures in Latin America - no specific legislation. Issues related to foreign market access - no specific legislation. Issues related to Wassenaar Arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dual use goods and technologies - no specific legislation. Issues related to termination of US and EU privacy shield agreement - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Defense DEF

Issues relating to funding for Department of Defense IT programs - no specific legislation. H.R. 4909 and S. 2943 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - issues related to service contract language, cybersecurity. H.R. 5293 and S. 3000 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 - funding for defense IT programs.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office

Bills named: S. 3000 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax policy including deferral of foreign-earned income, repatriation, and corporate tax rates - no specific legislation. Tax policies related to the continued funding of the Highway Trust Fund - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 5329 - Securing Americas Internet Domains Act of 2016; H.R. 5393 and S. 2837 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2017 - Issues related to the transition of IANA functions of the Internet to ICANN. Issues related to spectrum allocation - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 5329 (114th), S. 2837 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to online piracy, and unfair competition - no specific legislation. Issues relating to the use of the U.S. International Trade Commission in patent infringement disputes - H.R. 4829 - Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act. Issues relating to litigation by patent assertion entities before federal courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (H.R. 2045 - Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act; H.R. 9 - the Innovation Act; S. 632 - the Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth Patents (STRONG) Act of 2015; S. 1137 - PATENT Act; S. 2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2733 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 4829 (114th), S. 632 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th)

Veterans VET

Issues related to veteran-owned businesses, veterans employment, and pro-veteran employee support efforts, including expanded options for GI Bill fund use - H.R. 3248 and S. 1862 - VET Act of 2015; "Joining Forces" employment pledge.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3248 (114th), S. 1862 (114th)

Small Business SMB

Issues relating to entrepreneurship, including government regulations, taxation, cloud computing, veteran-owned businesses, security and access to credit - no specific legislation. S. 181-Startup Act - Issues related to STEM and entrepreneurship. H.R. 3248 and S. 1862 - VET Act of 2015 - entire bill.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 181 (114th), S. 1862 (114th), H.R. 3248 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the timely passage of a federal budget, and federal funding for IT products and services (H. Con Res 125 - Budget Resolution; H.R. 5393 and S. 2837 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2017; H.R. 5293 and S. 3000 - Department of Defense Appropriations, 2017).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 3000 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), H.Con.Res. 125 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th), S. 2837 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to responsible electronics recycling including climate change business pledge - no specific legislation. Issues related to green procurement - no specific legislation. H.R. 5579 - Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act - Issues related to foreign e-waste requirements.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5579 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues relating to supply chain security, cybersecurity procurement and data breach notification (H.R. 1731 - National Cybersecurity Protection Act; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015). Reform of government surveillance and encryption practices - H.R. 5485 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017; S. 3017 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; H.R. 4651 and S. 2604 - Digital Security Commission Act of 2016; H.R. 4839 - Protect Our Devices Act of 2016.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 4651 (114th), H.R. 4839 (114th), S. 3017 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 5485 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), S. 2604 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th)