SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade issues, including: privacy and data security, cloud computing and cross-border data flows, barriers to digital trade, IT procurement and localization requirements, intelectual property protection. Specific policies include: Proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation; Trans Pacific Partnership, U.S.-E.U. trade in services, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Telecommunications TEC

E-Rate, including the National Broadband Plan, modernizing the E-rate Program for schools and libraries, and President Obamas ConnectED initiative, and exemption from the Antideficiency Act

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement), including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and IP Task Force Green Paper; ICANN and domain name related issuesPatent litigation abuse legislation, including: End Anonymous Patents Act (H.R.2024) Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013) Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 (S.866) Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 (H.R. 845) Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S. 1720) Innovation Act (H.R. 3309)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Postal Regulatory Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Education, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 866 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th)

Postal POS

S. 1486, the Postal Reform Act of 2013 and HR 2748, the Postal Reform Act of 2013 Legislation to reform and modernize the operations of the US Postal Service, postal rate

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Postal Regulatory Commission; SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2748 (113th), S. 1486 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training: implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Fiscal Year 2013 and 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations; Implementation of PL 110-69 - the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act;Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED); Federal legislation and grants to develop open licensed educational content, including implementation of the U.S. Department of Labors Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program; Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act; FY 2013 and FY 2014 Labor, HHS and Educations Appropriations, including funding for education and education technology grant programs; Elementary and Secondary Education Act / No Child Left Behind Act, Title II D Enhancing Education Through Technology Program

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Postal Regulatory Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Policy issues related to implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative, including standards, security and privacy; FedRAMP - the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, regarding implementation and security controls; Federal IT acquisition reform, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 1232)Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, regarding access the Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Postal Regulatory Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1232 (113th)

Immigration IMM

High skilled immigration and visa issues, including the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744), Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 (S. 169) and the SKILLS Visa Act (H.R.2131)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Postal Regulatory Commission; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 169 (113th), S. 744 (113th)

Education EDU

Workforce preparedness; the role of technology in teaching and education; enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education (list of specific legislation and regulations following on next page).Implementation and Reauthorization of PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Implementation of PL 108-446, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 11 0-315) Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (draft legislation) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CPR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5) implementation U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 11 0-69) Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED) Federal legislation and grants to develop open licensed educational content, including implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor's Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCT) grant program Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act programs and related, including Race to the Top, Race to the Top Assessment, Investing in Innovation and Race to the Top District grants U.S. DoEd Accessibility of Instructional Materials (AIM) Commission and related legislation and regulations including the draft TEACH Act STEM education programs Student Success Act (HR5) Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (draft legislation) Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521) Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (U.S. Senate draft) Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2013 (S. 1087)

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 1087 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th), H.R. 521 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Data privacy and security, including U.S.-E.U. negotiations regarding proposed EU privacy and data protection regulation; Department of Commerce Multistakeholder process to develop privacy best practices; cross-border data flows and international server localization requirements.U.S. government access to electronic communications and data; legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607 and H.R. 1852); and cybersecurity, including implementation of President Obama's Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework, and the Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA, H.R. 624)

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 607 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th)

Intelligence INT

U.S. government access to electronic communications and data; incresed transparency for government orders, including enhanced disclosres for Sec. 215 of the USA Patriot Act, Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act and FISC proceedings;amendment to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to require a warrant for stored electronic communications, including Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607 and H.R. 1852)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Bills named: H.R. 1852 (113th), S. 607 (113th)