COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA) for COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

No bill - Hosted Asst Secretary for Export Administration, Kevin Wolf at Committee Meeting. U.S. Export Administration Regulations No bill - hosted Greg Conner, Beth Green, Attorney Advisors, USCBP at Q4 Customs Committee Meeting. Classification of commodities by US CBP. No bill - Hosted Karen Nies-Vogel, Director, Exporter Services, US DOC at Export Controls Committee Meeting. US Export Administration Regulations. No bill - hosted Elizabeth Chiavetta, Director, Audit Policy, US CBP at quarterly Customs Committee Meeting. Auditing of Companies by US CBP. H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), Information Technology Agreement (ITA).

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 3830 (113th)

Defense DEF

HR. 4435 and S. 2410: Cybersecurity training and certification

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 4435 (113th), S. 2410 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Bill.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

No bill - India Antidumping Duties on USB Devices of US Companies. H R 5771 - Tax Extenders.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5771 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

Advocated for the House and Senate to pass net neutrality legislation; advocated for GSA to make changes to their upcoming NS2020 procurement. We did not support any specific piece of legislation on either issue.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Education EDU

S. 2372 (section 5g): adding "Industry certifications"

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 2372 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

IT training, cybersecurity, cybersecurity framework, small business.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

Hr 3696, cyber legislation and fisma reform. Info sharing, cyber, IT procurement, tech issues. S.2717 Cyber Information Sharing Tax Credit Act. Took a look at cybersecurity bill and gave industry input.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 2717 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

S.1976, S.1897, S.1927, S.1193, H.R. 4400: data security requirements and data breach notification; President's Executive Order on Cybersecurity.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 1193 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), H.R. 4400 (113th), S. 1927 (113th), S. 1976 (113th)