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Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks: Patent Eligible Subject Matter Legislation; China Intellectual Property Policy; Draft Bad Faith Trademark legislation

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Education EDU

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce Development Initiative -- Ideas for Apprenticeships, career-focused education, and certification programs; Higher Education Act reauthorization; S. 2557, the Student Aid Improvement Act; S. 839,H.R. 3497, the JOBS Act; Federal Work Study Experimental Site Initiative Implementation of H.R. 2353, The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H. R. 4674, the College Affordability Act

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3497 (116th), S. 839 (116th), S. 2557 (116th), H.R. 4674 (116th), H.R. 2353 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: S. 788 - The Equality Act; Paid Family & Medical Leave (no bill); H.R. 1185, The Family Act; H.R. 1044, The Family Act; H.R. 1044, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 (Senate amendment to HR 1044); S.2976 - Advancing Support for Working Families Act; S.1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019; Surprise Medical bills legislation

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 1185 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), S. 2976 (116th), S. 788 (116th), H.R. 1044 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements: Digital Trade: US-Japan FTA, US-EU FTA, US-UK FTA, WTO Bilateral Trade Issues: China 301 investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, China World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance; China market access; India data localization; Indonesia Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act Information Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain Security

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 5430 (116th)

Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: Implementation of H.R. 5515, S. 2987, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, provisions related to DoD cloud programs, Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI), and software, supply chain security, procurement, and foreign investment; H.R. 2500, S. 1790, FY2020 Defense Authorization (NDAA), provisions related to cloud, AI, procurement, supply chain security, intelligence sharing and enterprise resource planning, and cyber education programs.

Contacted: White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 1790 (116th), S. 2987 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), H.R. 5515 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: Implementing U.S. Treasury regulations and follow on issues from H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, TCJA, Public Law No. 115-97; Proposed regulations on "Classification of Cloud Transactions and Transactions Involving Digital Content" new section 1.861-19 and amendment of -18 regulations. U.S. Treasury guidelines and related regulations on OECD "Addressing Tax Challenges of Digitalization" and BEPS 2.0; implementation of OECD Base Erosion Profit-Shifting ( BEPS) recommendations S. 604 "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act", and companion bill H.R. 4796 Bilateral income tax treaties pending before the Senate, especially Chile; support for treaties under negotiation H.R. 5240 "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the look-thru for related controlled foreign corporations permanent" ; work on Senate companion bill

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (116th), S. 604 (116th), H.R. 5240 (116th), H.R. 4796 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: H.R. 2968, S. 2474, House and Senate FY20 DoD Appropriations; H.R. 3055, S. 2584, House and Senate FY2020 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, provisions related to weather prediction, the 2020 Decennial Census, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office modernization; H.R. 3164, FY2020 USDA Appropriations, provisions related to food safety; H.R. 2839, House State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, issues related to USAID global supply chain management; H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 2968 (116th), S. 2474 (116th), H.R. 3164 (116th), H.R. 3055 (116th), H.R. 2839 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th), S. 2584 (116th), H.R. 1158 (116th)

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: Emerging technologies: Blockchain, cloud, AI, IOT, Quantum Computing; Implementation of H.R. 6227, S. 3143, the National Quantum Initiative Act (P.L. 115-368); H.R. 1361, the Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019; Implementation of the Cloud Act (P.L. No. 115-141); S. 1558, the Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act (AI-IA); H.R. 2202, the Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act; S. 847, the Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019, S. 2878, the Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019, and S. 1363, the AI in Government Act of 2019 Implementation of H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act; Implementation of H.R. 6, the SUPPORT Act; Cures 2.0 (no bill as yet) H.R. 1668, S. 734 Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019; Privacy Legislation, including H.R. 2013; Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act; H.R. 4978 Online Privacy Act of 2019, and S. 2968 Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act; House, Senate S. 1457, Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks (SUPPLY CHAIN) Act; HR 1158, DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2019; Implementation of SECURE Technology Act; Amendment of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996; H.R. 4217 State and Local Cyber Improvement Act; Implementation of SECURE Technology Act; S 2775 Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education Act of 2019 (HACKED Act); Encryption policy

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2202 (116th), H.R. 1158 (116th), H.R. 2013 (116th), S. 2878 (116th), S. 3143 (116th), S. 734 (116th), S. 847 (116th), H.R. 4978 (116th), H.R. 4217 (116th), S. 2968 (116th), S. 1457 (116th), H.R. 1668 (116th), S. 1558 (116th), H.R. 1361 (116th), H.R. 6227 (116th), S. 1363 (116th), H.R. 6 (116th)