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Telecommunications TEC

Broadband/Spectrum; 600 MHz/TV band and unlicensed use; Internet Governance. Caller ID spoofing. 2.4GHz and unlicensed use. LTE-U/LAA.

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

Immigration IMM

H-1B visas, J visas, L-1 visas, and employment based visas, including visa bulletin issues. S. 153, Immigration Innovation Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: S. 153 (114th)

Education EDU

S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act. Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. S. 153, Immigration Innovation Act of 2015. Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Student Data Privacy.

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

Bills named: S. 1177 (114th), S. 153 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy Efficiency.

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

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).

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015. H.R. 2315/S. 386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015. Tax reform proposals. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues. H.R. 1643, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015. Internal Revenue Code administrative procedures. H.R. 2584 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2315 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 1643 (114th), H.R. 2584 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), S. 386 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Implementation of the America Invents Act. Software copyright and related issues. US Patent and Trademark Office funding issues. Standards essential patents. Patent-related matters before the International Trade Commission. Customs enforcement of ITC exclusion orders. Software patents and related policy. Patent Litigation Reform. H.R. 9, Innovation Act. TPP and related issues. Copyright review and related reform issues. Patent Demand Letter Legislation, including H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act. S. 1137 Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act. S. 632, STRONG Patents Act. S. 1890, H.R. 3326, Defend Trade Secrets Act. Copyright Office modernization.

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

Bills named: S. 1890 (114th), S. 632 (114th), H.R. 3326 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Online privacy issues, including related to big data. Issues related to the Administration's position on privacy, including the Consumer Privacy proposal. Human trafficking. Issues related to privacy and mobile devices, including the NTIA stakeholders process on mobile application transparency. H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act. Issues related to privacy and education. Issues related to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Health Privacy Issues.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2577 (114th)

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 and related 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. 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 government. Cyber security policies and legislation. Information sharing initiative regarding cyber security threats. Government procurement regarding IT. H.R. 1232, Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). 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. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Reform. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Adjustment Assistance; GSP and AGOA. Student Privacy. S.512, H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act of 2015. H.R.1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act. House Homeland Information Sharing Bill. S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. S. 1600, H.R. 1428, Judicial Redress Act. Issues related to the EU Safe Harbor agreement negotiations.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1174 (114th), S. 754 (114th), S. 1600 (114th), S. 512 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 1428 (114th), H.R. 1232 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

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

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