SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Telecommunications TEC

E-Rate, including exemption from the Antideficiency Act; National Broadband Plan

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade issues, including: privacy and data security, cloud computing and cross-border data flows, barriers to digital trade, IT procurement and localization requirements, intelectual property protection. Specific policies include: Proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation; Trans Pacific Partnership, U.S.-E.U. trade in services.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement), including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations; ICANN and domain name related issues; Possible WIPO Treaty to Facilitate Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Implementation of the America Invents Act, including patent rulemakings and related reports; copyright issues, including orphan works, mass digitization, and first sale doctrine; patent troll issues, including proposed Shield Act.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training: implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Fiscal Year 2013 and 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations; Implementation of PL 110-69 - the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act;Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED); Federal legislation and grants to develop open licensed educational content, including implementation of the U.S. Department of Labors Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program; Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act; FY 2013 and FY 2014 Labor, HHS and Educations Appropriations, including funding for education and education technology grant programs; Elementary and Secondary Education Act / No Child Left Behind Act, Title II D Enhancing Education Through Technology Program

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Policy issues related to implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative, including standards, security and privacy; FedRAMP - the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, regarding implementation and security controls; Federal IT acquisition reform, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 1232)

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1232 (113th)

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 (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Implementation of PL 108-446, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 Telecommunications Act Reauthorization Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 110-315) E-Rate, including Anti-Deficiency Act Exemption Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (draft legislation) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5) implementation U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan FCC National Broadband Plan (provisions related to educational access) Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 110-69) Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED) Federal legislation and grants to develop open licensed educational content, including implementation of the U.S. Department of Labors Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCT) grant program Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Acts Race to the Top Assessment grants U.S. DoEd Accessibility of Instructional Materials (AIM) Commission and related legislation and regulations STEM education programs Student Success Act (draft legislation) Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (draft legislation) Race to the Top, including Race to the Top Assessment grants and district grants Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 521 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Data privacy and security, including U.S.-E.U. negotiations regarding proposed EU privacy and data protection regulation, Department of Commerce Multistakeholder process to develop privacy best practices; Cloud Computing, including privacy, security, open standards, jurisdiction, localization rules and cross-border data flows;draft legislation to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act; legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607); and cybersecurity, including Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and legislation: Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA, H.R. 624), the Federal Information Security Amendments Act (H.R. 1163), Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (H.R. 756), Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act (H.R. 967).

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1163 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 967 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th)