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Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economic impact of film industry production

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

O- and B-visa programs

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 644 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations for DOC, DOJ, OMB, Legislative Branch, EOP, State, DHS, FCC

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2405, Facilitating Investments in Local Markets Act (FILM Act) H.R. 2315, S. 386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 Boustany/Neal Innovation Box discussion draft Tax extenders markup - Sec. 181, Federal Film and Television Incentive Corporate and international tax reform Section 199 - Domestic Manufacturing Deduction House Republican Blueprint

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 2315 (114th), H.R. 2405 (114th), S. 386 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 2304, Securing Participation, Engagement, and Knowledge Freedom by Reducing Egregious Efforts Act of 2015 (SPEAK FREE Act of 2015)- anti-SLAPP measures; H.R. 4241, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act; Higher Education Act reauthorization - content protection; Copyright Office appropriations and modernization; Copyright policy; Copyright review; Librarian of Congress nomination; EU digital single market proposals regarding copyrights; Voluntary initiatives regarding content protection; Compulsory copyrights

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2304 (114th), H.R. 4241 (114th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Unmanned aerial systems, including issues related to privacy, transparency and accountability; FAA final commercial rule on small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS); H.R.1229, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2015; H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2016; S. 1698, Consumer Drone Safety Act; S. 2658, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 1229 (114th), H.R. 4441 (114th), S. 1698 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 805, S. 1551, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2015 (DOTCOM Act of 2015); Domain name voluntary initiatives; Cybersecurity; Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) administrator transition; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) accountability

Contacted: SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 805 (114th), S. 1551 (114th)

Intelligence INT

Intelligence Agency Authorization legislation H.R. 5077, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 S. 3017, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 5077 (114th), S. 3017 (114th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Set top box Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee (DSTAC) AllVid - FCC Notice of Proposed Rule Making, navigation device

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE