SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Telecommunications TEC

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) governance of domain names; E-Rate, including exemption from the Antideficiency Act; National Broadband Plan

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

China WTO commitments; software procurement; information security; encryption regulation; technology mandates; dialogue on multi-lateral trade negotiations on services; U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT); strategic and economic dialogue; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); Chinas Indigenous Innovation Policies

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

International tax reform; deferral of foreign earned income; S. 3816 - Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3816 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform (S. 515, S. 610, H.R. 1260); copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement); ICANN and domain name related issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); Possible WIPO Treaty to Facilitate Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Visually Impaired; First Sale Cases pending in Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit; S. 3804 - Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and Joint Strategic Plan

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 1260 (111th), S. 515 (111th), S. 610 (111th), S. 3804 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Fiscal Year 2010 and 2011Labor, 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; Open online education provisions of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3321 and draft Senate companion)

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 3321 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

Federal Government computer security, Cybersecurity; Federal Government information security; S. 3480 - Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010, provisions pertaining to FISMA reauthorization, standards and supply chain security; Policy issues related to implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative, including standards, security and privacy.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 3480 (111th)

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration, H-1B visas and employment-based green cards

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of

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 Telecommunications Act Reauthorization Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 110-315) E-Rate, including Anti-Deficiency Act Exemption Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (H.R. 558, S. 818) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1, PL 111-5) implementation U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan Open online education provisions of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3321 and draft Senate companion) FCC National Broadband Plan (provisions related to educational access) Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 110-69) Utilizing the Power of Technology in K-12 Education Act

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 818 (111th), H.R. 3321 (111th), H.R. 558 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

Computer Industry CPI

Computer security and cybersecurity; IT standards policy and open standards; privacy and data security; Internet behavioral advertising privacy principles; specific legislation on the following page: implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), provisions pertaining to potential regulation of software and information industries and expansion of FTC authority. Data Accountability and Trust Act (H.R. 2221); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 (S. 3742)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2221 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th), S. 3742 (111th)