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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposed domestic and international corporate tax changes (no specific legislation).

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Defense DEF

Issues related to service contract language, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, smart military installations, supply chain, and cloud computing; funding for Department of Defense IT programs: H.R. 4432, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. Department of Defense procurement reform, information storage, analysis, and modernizing government technology (no specific legislation).

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 4432 (117th), H.R. 4350 (117th)

Telecommunications TEC

Implementation of CHIPS Act and related issues regarding semiconductors: S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. Issues related to financing and increasing rural broadband penetration and adoption and digital divide, including broadband expansion as part of an infrastructure package, and research and development tax credit (no specific legislation). Issues related to emerging technology including artificial intelligence (AI), smart cities, Internet of Things (IoT), telecommunications, spectrum, radio access standards, and high-performance, quantum, and edge computing: implementation of USA Telecommunications Act; implementation of Secure and Trusted Communications Network Act, Pub. L. No. 116-124; implementation of Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-129; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-283, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (CHIPS Act). Infrastructure issues regarding technology supply chain: S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. Issues related to process surrounding Entity List (no specific legislation). Issues related to FCC's Universal Service Fund, E-Rate program, Emergency Broadband Benefit, and Emergency Connectivity Fund (no specific legislation). Issues related to consumer privacy protection and data breaches, including the EU-U.S. privacy shield (no specific legislation).

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to improving patent quality and reducing unnecessary and abusive patent litigation: S.2774, Pride in Patent Ownership Act. Issues relating to improving USPTO policies and operations to improve patent quality (no specific legislation). Issues relating to modernizing the ITC process and protecting American industries from unfair foreign competition: H.R. 5184, Advancing America's Interests Act. Issues relating to addressing standard essential patents (no specific legislation). Issues relating to protecting intellectual property rights in international forums (no specific legislation). Issues relating to protecting against counterfeit goods in e-commerce: H.R. 3429 & S.1843, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 5184 (117th), S. 2774 (117th), S. 1843 (117th), H.R. 3429 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Efforts to help health care providers respond to COVID-19, including telehealth: H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th)

Veterans VET

Issues related to veteran-owned businesses, veterans employment, and pro-veteran employee support efforts, including Joining Forces initiative - no specific legislation. Issues related to the use of advanced technologies to improve veterans healthcare and infrastructure operations: H.R. 4355, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4355 (117th)

Small Business SMB

Issues relating to entrepreneurship, including government regulations, taxation, cloud computing, cybersecurity, supply chain, subcontracting, security and access to credit: legislation including H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Issues relating to sole-sourcing and parity for small businesses (no specific legislation). Efforts to support small business response to COVID-19: H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 3684 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the timely passage of a federal budget, acquisition reform, and federal funding for IT products and services (no specific legislation). Issues related to cybersecurity for critical infrastructure and enterprise cybersecurity (no specific legislation).

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to climate and the regulation and reporting of carbon emissions, including IT energy efficiency, reporting and use of renewable energy (no specific legislation). Issues related to IT product materials, components and waste, including recycling, reuse, classification and transport (no specific legislation).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to efficient government operations and IT modernization, including interoperability, cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework (no specific legislation). Issues related to efficient government contracting, use of procurement best practices, vendor terms and conditions, and workforce management (no specific legislation). Issues relating to financing and implementation of Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act - Pub. L. 113-291 and Modernizing Government Technology Act - Pub. L. No. 115-91. Efforts to modernize legislative branch (no specific legislation). H.R. 21- FedRAMP Authorization Act (entire legislation). Government response to COVID-19: H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Issues related to domestic preference in bipartisan infrastructure bill: H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 21 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th)

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to legal status, H1B visas, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (no specific legislation).

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office

Education EDU

Issues related to digital divide, education technology and oversight of procurement issues (no specific legislation). Increased focus and reforms regarding STEM education issues (no specific legislation). Funding for public-private partnerships to support after-school STEM programs (no specific legislation). Issues related to funding for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority serving institutions (MSIs): H.R. 1054 - HBCU PARTNERS Act. Issues regarding K-12 education and higher education response to COVID-19: H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1054 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Supply chain workforce diversity issues (no specific legislation). Enhanced diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including LGBTQ workplace equality (no specific legislation). H.R. 5/S.393 - Equality Act (entire bill).

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (117th), S. 393 (117th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to supply chain security, information technology programs, cybersecurity procurement, data breach notification and cybersecurity resiliency (no specific legislation). Issues related to cybersecurity for critical infrastructure and enterprise cybersecurity (no specific legislation).

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)