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Science/Technology SCI

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

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

Education EDU

Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act. Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Computer Science.

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition Policy.

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

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cybersecurity. Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competitiveness and high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. Open government, government IT modernization, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within US government. Cyber security policies and legislation. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and a data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. Trade and trade agreements. Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board. Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs). Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Data breach legislation. International Cybersecurity norms. Shared Services of agencies' internal business support. Smart Spaces/Smart Infrastructure. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019. Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act. Issues Related to Privacy. Issues related to the commercial and government use of facial recognition. S. 847, The Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019.

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

Bills named: S. 847 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

US-China Trade Relations. WTO Digital Trade Discussions. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). NAFTA modernization (USMCA). Digital trade policies in trade agreements. Export Controls on Tariffs.

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Internal Revue Code Section 174: Tax Treatment of research & experimentation expenditures. S.604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues. Subtitle D of H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. H.R. 3151, Taxpayer First Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (116th), H.R. 3151 (116th), S. 604 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Mid-Band Spectrum (6GHz). Rural Broadband. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. Robocalling. S. 151 TRACED Act. C-Band Spectrum. H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. S. 1522, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019. S. 1822, Broadband DATA Act. H.R. 3162, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019. S. 1167, Digital Equity of 2019. H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act, LIFT America Act. H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2020.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3351 (116th), H.R. 2741 (116th), H.R. 946 (116th), S. 1167 (116th), S. 1522 (116th), S. 1822 (116th), S. 151 (116th), H.R. 3162 (116th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Software copyright and related issues. Copyright Office modernization. S. 1273, H.R, 2426, Copyright Alternatives in Small Claims Enforcement, CASE Act. Software patents and related policy. Subject matter eligibility under patent law. Intellectual property and related intermediary liability provisions in trade agreements.

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

Bills named: S. 1273 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy Efficiency. Climate change policies. Renewable and advanced energy policies. Proposed rule on grid reliability and resilience pricing.

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming issues. Online privacy. Intermediary liability. Issues related to privacy and education. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.

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

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1044, Fairness for High -Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). High-skilled immigration reforms.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1044 (116th), S. 386 (116th)