SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Education funding with respect to education technology, broadband, as well as increasing funding for k-12 and higher education.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Computer Industry CPI

HR 8152 - ADDPA and other privacy legisaltion, focusing on private rights of action, prohibited data practices and First Amendment-related issues with regard to regulating publicly available information. Opposed changes to competition law, including S.2992 (The American Innovation and Choice Online Act), H.R.3618 (The American Choice Online and Innovation Act), S. 673 (The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021) as well as S.2710/H.R.5017 The Open App Markets Act) due to effect on innovation, first amendment concerns, national security, and consumer privacy. Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) implementation as well as student data privacy w/r/t draft but unintroduced legislation Patent subject matter eligibility and its application to computer software (no bill introduced); legislation regarding overruling the Finitiv rule at PTO. Artificial intelligence and algorithmic bias Online content moderation Expressed information industry views about data flows in the context of the EU Data Act EU-US Trade & Technology Council Indo Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity Global CBPR Forum EU Artificial Intelligence Act Kids and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S.3663) - expressed concern over legislation's overbreadth and interoperability with existing education-related privacy regimes Cybersecurity legislation including measures relating to open source softwareHR 4350 - NDAA - Overbreadth of bar on federal contractors S. 4913- opposed singling out open source software as problems occur in other models Replacing the privacy shield and preserving cross-border data flows in the wake of Schrems II

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 5017 (117th), S. 2710 (117th), S. 4913 (117th), H.R. 3618 (117th), S. 673 (117th), H.R. 8152 (117th), S. 3663 (117th), S. 2992 (117th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

The SMART Act: opposing tech mandate for online service providers that host copyrighted works. The Pro Codes Act: Opposing copyright in statutes. Patent subject matter eligibility and its application to computer software, S 4374. the Finitiv rule at PTO: PTAB reform Act of 2022 (Senate); PTO subject mater eligibility guidance.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Education funding with respect to education technology, student data privacy, broadband, as well as increasing funding for k-12 and higher education. Proposed student data privacy legislation and issues related to high-impact automated decisions including the ADPPA and its effect on both FERPA and COPPA. AIM HIGH - HR 5312 - educational technology issues. Higher Education Actd

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 5312 (117th)

Government Issues GOV

Shortening of HHS embargo period for scientific technical and medical journal articles.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)