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Science/Technology SCI

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

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

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband/Spectrum. TV band and unlicensed use. Internet Governance. Stolen phones.

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Implementation 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, 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). Information Technology Agreement (ITA) Expansion. Trans Atlantic Trade. Trade in Services Agreement (TISA).

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

Education EDU

Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. S. 169, Immigration Innovation Act of 2013. Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Project Spark.

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

Bills named: S. 169 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax reform proposals. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues. H.R. 2992, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2013. H.R. 2260, The Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014.H.R. 2261, The Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2014. H.R. 1129, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act. S. 1645, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013. H.R. 4438, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the research credit. H.R. 3086, To make permanent the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA).

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

Bills named: H.R. 3086 (113th), H.R. 2260 (113th), S. 1645 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th), H.R. 2261 (113th), H.R. 2992 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Implementation of the America Invents Act. Orphan Works legislation and related policy developments. Online copyright enforcement. Software piracy, counterfeiting, and protection of intellectual property rights.Appropriations related to intellectual property rights enforcement. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office funding issues. S. 2146, Patent Fee Integrity Act. Standards essential patents. Patent-related matters before the International Trade Commission. Customs enforcement of ITC exclusion orders. Software patents and related policy. H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013. H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act. H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013. H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act. H.R. 3309, the "Innovation Act." S. 866, to amend Sec 18 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013. S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013. S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013. S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act. Copyright review and related reform issues. Federal legislation to protect trade secrets. Patent Demand Letter Legislation.

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

Bills named: S. 866 (113th), H.R. 2766 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), S. 2146 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), S. 2049 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy efficiency.

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming safety issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Online privacy issues. Issues related to online advertising. Issues related to the Administration's position on privacy.Issues related to "Do-Not-Track" protections. Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013. Human trafficking. Issues related to privacy and mobile devices, including the NTIA stakeholders process on mobile application transparency. SAFE Data Act. Issues related to privacy and education. Issues related to COPPA. Health Privacy Issues. Issues related to the Administration's Big Data Initiative. Issues related to the NTIA's stakeholders process on facial recognition.

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

Immigration IMM

H-1B visas, J visas, L-1 visas, and employment based visas, including the visa bulletin issues. S. 169, Immigration Innovation Act of 2013. H.R. 714, Startup Act 3.0. S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act.

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

Bills named: S. 169 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 714 (113th)

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 & 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. H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013. 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 goverment. Cyber security policies and legislation. Information sharing intiative regarding cyber security threats. Government procurement regarding IT. Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act of 2014. 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. H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013. USA Freedom Act. H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014. White House forums on Big Data. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Reform.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), S. 1356 (113th), H.R. 4291 (113th), H.R. 3670 (113th)