SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Postal POS

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

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

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

Telecommunications TEC

Modernizing the E-rate Program for schools and libraries, E-Rate exemption from the Antideficiency Act and President Obamas ConnectED initiative.

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

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) 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 Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 110-69) Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act's Race to the Top grants U.S. DoEd Accessibility of Instructional Materials (AIM) Commission and related legislation and regulations STEM education programs Student Success Act (HR5) Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act Transforming Education Through Technology Act Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (U.S. Senate draft) Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2013 (S. 1087) ConnectEd and ConnectEducators Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2014 (S.2690)

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

Bills named: S. 1087 (113th), S. 2690 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade issues, including the Trade Priorities Act (TPA), the Transpacific Partnership (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Trade in Services Agreement, and the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). Within trade, cross-border data flows, intellectual property protection, privacy, IT procurement, data security and cloud computing.The U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement negotiations and the proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation; and U.S. Government positions on data privacy, intellectual property, and big data work conducted in International Organizations.

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement), patent litigation reform; IP Task Force Copyright Policy Green Paper; ICANN and domain name issues affecting copyrights and trademarks; congressional review of copyright policy; Copyright Office studies regarding right of making available, orphan works, mass digitization, registration deposits and re-engineering of the recordation system. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) policy and governance;Patent litigation reform legislation; trade secret protection, including the Trade Secret Protection Act (H.R. 5233).

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

Bills named: H.R. 5233 (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;Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act; FY 2015 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: State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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

Computer Industry CPI

Data privacy and security, policies pertaining to "Big Data" and privacy; Department of Commerce Multistakeholder process to develop privacy best practices; Federal Trade Commission review of privacy and big data; Obama Administration request for informtion on the consumer privacy bill of rights, cross-border data flows and international server localization requirements.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. Internet Governance, including details regarding the proposed transition the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) function per the March 14, 2014 National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) announcement. Health IT, FDA regulation of software, including the Sensible Oversight for Technology which Advances Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (H.R. 3303) and Preventing Regulatory Overreach To Enhance Care Technology Act of 2014 (S. 2007).

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

Bills named: S. 2007 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 3303 (113th)

Intelligence INT

U.S. government access to electronic communications and meta data, including the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 1599); 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: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1852 (113th), S. 607 (113th), S. 1599 (113th)