SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Telecommunications TEC

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) governance of domain names; E-Rate exemption from the Antideficiency Act

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration issues, H-1B visas and employment-based green cards

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform (S. 515, S. 610, H.R. 1260); copyright protection of softwae and digital information content; copyright protection of "orphan works;" Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (H.R. 801); nominations; ICANN and domain name related issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 801 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th), S. 610 (111th), S. 515 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

China WTO commitments; software procurement; information security; encryption regulation; technology mandates; dialogue on multi-lateral trade negotiations on services; U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT); strategic and economic dialogue; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Business activity taxation; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 (H.R. 1083); International tax reform; deferral of foreign earned income

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1083 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations; Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (H.R. 1105); Implementation of PL 110-69 - the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (Federal R&D Funding for U.S. competitiveness in STEM) Open online education provisions of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3321 and draft Senate companion)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 3321 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

E-Government; Government transparency and openeness; government use of open standards; access to government information; Federal Government computer security; Cybersecurity Review; Federal Government information security

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Education EDU

Workforce preparedness; the role of technology in teaching and education; enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education (list of specific legislation and regulations following on next page). Implementation and Reauthorization of PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act Implementation of PL 108-446, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 National Education Technology Plan Telecommunications Act Reauthorization U.S. Interagency Working Group on Technology in Education Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 110-315) E-Rate Anti-Deficiency Act Exempt Achievement through technology and Innovation Act (H.R. 558, S. 818) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1, PL 111-5) U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan Open online education provisions of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3321 and draft Senate companion)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 818 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 558 (111th), H.R. 3321 (111th)

Computer Industry CPI

Computer security and cybersecurity; IT standards policy and open standards; behavioral advertising privacy principles; Implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Data Accountability and Trust Act (H.R. 2221)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 2221 (111th)