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Science/Technology SCI

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

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Implementation of Free Trade Agreements (US-Korea, US-Panama, and US-Colombia) and the inclusion of provisions of interest to the high-tech industry, including IPR as well as competition and market access issues, in new agreements. Software piracy, competition, procurement, Internet/human rights, and market access and indigenous innovation policy issues in China. Interoperability, innovation, and competitiveness. Interpretation and application of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property. European Commission investigation of competition in the software industry. Trade in services in bilateral and regional agreements, including the WTO Agreements. Emerging threats to IP rights outside the United States. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Reform of Section 337. Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Information Technology Agreement (ITA) Expansion. Trans Atlantic Trade. Trade in Services Agreement (TISA). Trade Promotion Authority. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 2260, The Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014. S. 2261, The Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2014. H.R. 5771, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions and make technical corrections, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of Achieving Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes. H.R. 4438, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the research credit. H.R. 3086, To make permanent the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA). H.R. 2992, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2013. H.R. 1129, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act. S. 1645, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013. Tax reform proposals. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5771 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), S. 1645 (113th), H.R. 2992 (113th), H.R. 3086 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th), S. 2261 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband/Spectrum; TV band and unlicensed use; Internet Governance; Stolen phones; Interconnection. S. 2799, The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act.

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

Bills named: S. 2799 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Implementation of the America Invents Act. Software piracy. Appropriations related to intellectual property rights enforcement. US Patent and Trademark Office funding issues. S. 2146, Patent Fee Integrity Act. Standards essential patents. Patent-related matters before the International Trade Commission. Customs enforcement of ITC exclusion orders. Software patents and related policy. H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013. H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act. H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013. H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act. H.R. 3309, Innovation Act. H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act. S. 866, to amend Sec 18 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013. S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013. S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013. S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act. S. 2269, Defend Trade Secrets Act. Copyright review and related reform issues. Patent Demand Letter Legislation, including Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2024 (113th), S. 2269 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 2766 (113th), S. 2146 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), H.R. 5233 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 866 (113th), S. 2049 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy Efficiency.

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Online privacy issues. Issues related to the Administration's position on privacy. Human trafficking. Issues related to privacy and mobile devices, including the NTIA stakeholders process on mobile application transparency. SAFE Data Act. Issues related to privacy and education. Issues related to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Health Privacy Issues. Issues related to the Administration's Big Data Initiative. Issues related to the NTIA's stakeholders process on facial recognition.

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

Immigration IMM

H-1B visas, J visas, L-1 visas, and employment based visas, including the visa bulletin issues. S. 169, Immigration Innovation Act of 2013. H.R. 714, Startup Act 3.0. S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM (SKILLS) Visas Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 714 (113th), S. 169 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th)

Education EDU

Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. S. 169, Immigration Innovation Act of 2013. Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Project Spark.

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

Bills named: S. 169 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security. Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; Health reform and related IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act implementation. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competition in the online advertising and software markets. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) reform. America's Healthy Future Act. Open government, government modernization and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within the US government. Cyber security policies and legislation. Information sharing initiative regarding cyber security threats. Government procurement regarding IT. Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act of 2014. Data breach notification. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA court reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013. USA Freedom Act. H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014. White House forums on Big Data. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Reform. S. 2871, The Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 4291 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 3670 (113th), S. 1356 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), S. 2871 (113th)