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Science/Technology SCI

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy Efficiency.

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

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband/Spectrum; 600 MHz/TV band and unlicensed use; Internet Governance. Caller ID spoofing. 2.4GHz and unlicensed use. LTE-U/LAA. S. 2555, Mobile Now Act. E-Rate Waiver Petition.

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

Bills named: S. 2555 (114th)

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. Computer Science.

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

Bills named: S. 153 (114th)

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), Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP).

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5187, The Research & Experimentation Advances Competitiveness at Home (REACH) Act of 2016. 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. IRC Section 385 proposed regulations. IRC Section 901(l). H.R. 1643, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015. S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes. H.R. 2584, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5187 (114th), H.R. 1643 (114th), S. 386 (114th), S. 2809 (114th), H.R. 2315 (114th), H.R. 2584 (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, T-TIP, TISA, WTO and related trade issues and agreements. 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. S. 2733 Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination (VENUE) Act. Copyright Office modernization.

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

Bills named: S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), H.R. 3326 (114th), S. 632 (114th), S. 2733 (114th), S. 1890 (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. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2577 (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: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: S. 1177 (114th), S. 153 (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. H.R. 699, 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 and trade agreements, TPP, T-TIP, TISA. Student Privacy. S. 512, H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act of 2015 S. 2986, H.R. 5323, International Communication Privacy Act (ICPA) 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 US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to international agreements between law enforcement/governments concerning lawful access across borders. Issues related to proposed changes to the authority of the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board. Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs). Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016- The Burr/Feinstein Encryption Bill. S. 2604, H.R. 4651, Digital Security Commission Act introduced by McCaul/ Warner. House Energy & Commerce and Judiciary Working Group on Encryption.

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

Bills named: S. 512 (114th), S. 1600 (114th), H.R. 4651 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 1428 (114th), S. 2604 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 5323 (114th), S. 2986 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th), H.R. 1232 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th)