SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Telecommunications TEC

E-Rate, including exemption from the Antideficiency Act; National Broadband Plan

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to cross-border data flows

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

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 Cloud Computing Roadmap

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement), including the U.S. Copyright Office discussion of mass digitization and small claims court; ICANN and domain name related issues; Possible WIPO Treaty to Facilitate Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Visually Impaired; combating copyright infringement on rogue websites, including cooperation with payment processors on anti-piracy measures, the PROTECT IP Act (S. 968) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261); OECD Internet Policy principles

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

Bills named: S. 968 (112th), H.R. 3261 (112th)

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 2011 and 2012 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; Education: Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Acts Race to the Top Assessment grants FY 2011 and FY 2012 Labor, HHS and Educations Appropriations, including funding for education and education technology grant programs

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

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 (S. 1128) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5) implementation U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan FCC National Broadband Plan (provisions related to educational access) Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 110-69) 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 Labors Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCT) grant program Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Acts Race to the Top Assessment grants U.S. DoEd Accessibility of Instructional Materials (AIM) Commission STEM education programs

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

Bills named: S. 1128 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Online Data Security and Privacy Issues, including the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151), SAFE Data Act (H.R.2577); Proosed revisions to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule; Cybersecurity, defining and protecting of the U.S. critical infrastructure, and defining the Internet and Information Innovation Sector, including draft Senate legislation; Updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (S. 1011), including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011(S. 1011); revisions to EU Data Protection Directive; Cloud Computing, including draft legislation, key issues related to the definition of cloud computing, privacy, security, open standards, jurisdiction, localization rules and cross-border data flows.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), S. 1011 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity, defining and protecting of the U.S. critical infrastructure, and defining the Internet and Information Inoovation Sector; Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 (S. 413); Senate discussion draft legislation.

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

Bills named: S. 413 (112th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011(S. 1011)

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

Bills named: S. 1011 (112th)