SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Business activity taxation S. 1726 and H.R. 5267 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5267 (110th), S. 1726 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

Telephone Consumer Protection Act implementing rules Telecommunications Act Reauthorization Digital Opportunity Investment Trust S. 609 and R.H. 278 - E-Rate Anti Deficiency Act Exemption

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 609 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Software Industry Competition

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of

Computer Industry CPI

computer security and cybersecurity; information privacy; data security, cross-border data flows, data breach notification and ID theft; unwanted commercial email (SPAM); IT standards policy and open standards; open standard document formats; behavioral advertising privacy principles; (see list of specific legislation pertaining to these issues on next page) the President's ID Theft Task Force S. 236 - Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007 H.R. 1 and S. 4 - Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 S. 495 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 H.R. 836 - Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 S. 239 - Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007 S. 1178 - Identity Theft Prevention Act H.R. 2290 - Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 958 - Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 948 - Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 964 - Spy Act H.R. 936 - Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act H.R. 4175 - Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 275 - Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 H.R. 6898 - Health e-Information Technology Act of 2008

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 275 (110th), S. 239 (110th), H.R. 1 (110th), S. 1178 (110th), H.R. 948 (110th), S. 236 (110th), H.R. 4175 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th), S. 4 (110th), H.R. 936 (110th), H.R. 2290 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th), H.R. 6898 (110th), H.R. 836 (110th), S. 495 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

China WTO Commitments; Software Procurement; Information Security; Customs Valuation; Multi-lateral trade negotiations on services; WTO Doha Round on Services; trade promotion agreements with Peru, Columbia, Panama and South Korea. S. 2113 and H.R. 3688 - United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 5724 - legislation to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, JCCT outcomes

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 5724 (110th), S. 2113 (110th), H.R. 3688 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

reform of the U.S. patent system; copyright protection for "orphan works;" copyright protection of software and digital information content; improved federal law enforcement for intellectual property protection Section 108 Study Group H.R. 1908 and S. 1145 - the Patent Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 34 - a bill to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges H.R. 3155 - Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007 S. 522 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. 2317, the Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 4128, the Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2007 H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 H.R. 5889 and S. 2913 - Orphan Works Act of 2008 H.R. 6713, the E-Fencing Enforcement Act of 2008 H.R. 6491, the Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 S. 3434, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 S. 3325, The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 2317 (110th), S. 3434 (110th), H.R. 6491 (110th), H.R. 4128 (110th), H.R. 5889 (110th), H.R. 34 (110th), S. 522 (110th), H.R. 4279 (110th), S. 2913 (110th), S. 3325 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th), H.R. 3155 (110th), H.R. 6713 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3043, S. 1710 - Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 and 2009 (education technology-related and teacher training provisions) PL 110-69 - the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (Federal R&D and funding for U.S. competitiveness in science, technology, engineering and mathematics)

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3043 (110th), S. 1710 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

Government Computer Security Federal Government Information Security Federal Desktop Core Configuration

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Education EDU

Workforce preparedness; the role of technology in teaching and education; authorization of a National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fund; enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education; protection of personally identifiable student information. (see following list of specific bills) 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 H.R. 5, H.R. 4137 and S. 1642 - legislation to amend the Higher Education Act Digital Opportunity Investment Trust, H.R. 3631 H.R. 278 and S. 609 - E-Rate Anti-Deficiency Act Exempt S. 1996, H.R. 2449 - Achievement through technology and Innovation Act S. 1348 - Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (educational software provisions) PL 110-69 - America COMPETES Act (education provisions) H.R. 6104 and S. 3047 - Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Act of 2008 Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3631 (110th), H.R. 278 (110th), S. 1348 (110th), H.R. 6104 (110th), S. 3047 (110th), S. 609 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), S. 1996 (110th), H.R. 4137 (110th), H.R. 5 (110th), H.R. 2449 (110th)

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration provisions, H-1B visas and employment-based green cards S. 2839 -- legislation to recapture employment-based immigrant visas S. 1083 and H.R. 1930 - Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007 H.R. 5921 - High Skilled Per Country Level Elimination Act H.R. 5882 - legislation to recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. H.R. 6039 and S. 3084 - legislation to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6039 (110th), S. 2839 (110th), S. 3084 (110th), H.R. 5882 (110th), H.R. 1930 (110th), H.R. 5921 (110th), S. 1083 (110th)