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Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2023 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations; FY 2023 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; FY 2023 Defense Appropriations; FY 2023 Homeland Security Appropriations; FY 2023 Financial Services Appropriations; American Rescue Plan (PL 117-2).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Computer Industry CPI

Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, zero trust architecture provisions; S. 2875 - Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021, incident reporting definitions and enforcement provisions; FY 2022 Appropriations Bills, IT and Cloud provisions; Issues related to virtualization, mobility and digital workspaces; Issues related to cybersecurity and cloud services; Issues related to blockchain; Issues related to Federal IT modernization; 5G issues; Issues related to commercial privacy and healthcare security.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2875 (117th)

Defense DEF

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, technology, cybersecurity, 5G/Open RAN, multi-cloud, software factory and software-defined data center provisions; Monitor issues related to RFI for cloud services procurement; Issues related to network security; Issues related to Zero Trust and Remote Work.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Intelligence INT

S. 4503/H.R.8367 - FY 2022 National Intelligence Authorization Act, 5G/Open RAN, digital transformation and modernization issues.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4503 (117th), H.R. 8367 (117th)

Science/Technology SCI

S. 1260, U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, Open RAN provisions; S. 3189 - USA Telecommunications Act (116th Congress), all provisions; 5G telecommunications legislation; Issues related to consumer privacy, mobility, interoperability, cybersecurity and cloud services; Issues related to Federal IT modernization; Issues related to commercial privacy.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), S. 3189 (117th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Division F, Broadband provisions; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act, NSF R&D provisions; H.R. 1848 - LIFT America Act, broadband provisions; S. 1260 - US Innovation and Competition Act, Division A, O-RAN 5G Emergency Appropriations, and Division B, NSF Innovation; Issues related to the establishment of new NSF directorate with federal R&D funding for advanced technologies, such as telecommunications, quantum computing, and data; Issues related to FCC NOI on Open RAN.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2731 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), H.R. 1848 (117th), S. 1260 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act, Title XIII, Subtitle H, corporate and international tax provisions; Section 174 of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, research and development capitalization provision; Treasury Departments January 2022 Foreign Tax Credit Rule.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

Issues related to H.R.8404 - Respect for Marriage Act (P.L. No. 117-228.)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8404 (117th)

Education EDU

Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education for HBCU and MSI Excellence Act (H.R. 6893 - IGNITE HBCU and MSI Excellence Act).

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6893 (117th)