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Budget/Appropriations BUD

P.L. 114-74, the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Implementation of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement International Trade Issues

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Transportation TRA

P.L. 114-94, the FAST Act. Role of telematics in improving transportation efficiency and safety.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Automotive Industry AUT

P.L. 114-94, the FAST Act. Role of telematics in improving transportation efficiency and safety

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Need for international corporate tax reform

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Immigration IMM

Immigration of highly skilled workers.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Telecommunications TEC

P.L. 114-74, the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband. S. 19 Mobile NOW Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband S. 88, The DIGIT Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband Draft legislation to promote the use of smart city technologies and systems, and for other purposes - Not yet introduced.

Contacted: U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: S. 88 (115th), S. 19 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

The STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 Need for protection of intellectual property and balanced patent reform.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of

Education EDU

P.L. 114-95, Every Child Succeeds Act - Support for STEM education and the use of mobile technology in improving education outcomes. Education about Qualcomm/Virginia Tech Thinkabit Lab.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Advocacy in favor of a smooth transition at the FTC. Intellectual property/antitrust issues International antitrust issues

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

Advocate for reasonable cyber security regulations H.R. 1465/S. 594, National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2017, to specifically authorize DHS to partner with the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, which is a network of five universities, to prepare for and respond to national, state and local cybersecurity risks. It would also help states and communities develop information sharing programs. The bill includes provisions for training first responders, simulation exercises for state and local governments, CI operators and private industry, and incorporates cybersecurity risk to state emergency plans. S. 592, DOD Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017, to amend the Information Assurance Scholarship Program at the Department of Defense for students pursuing degrees in cybersecurity fields. S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act, to require the SEC to issue final rules requiring those companies to disclose in annual reports whether any board members have expertise or experience in cybersecurity, and if none exists, describe what other cyber steps were taken by others responsible for evaluating nominees for the governing body of a company. H.R. 200, Sense of the House that the US Should Develop and Adopt a Comprehensive Cyber Policy, a resolution specifically states that such a policy should define acts of aggression, war and other related cyberspace events, including commensurate responses of such acts in cyberspace. S. 516/H.R. 1344, State Cyber Resiliency Act, to help state, local and tribal governments more effectively counter cyber threats. The bill would set up a grant program to provide resources for states to develop and implement effective cyber resiliency plans, including efforts to identify, detect, protect, respond, and recover from cyber threats. It also encourages investment in the cyber workforce. S. 412, State & Local Cyber Protection Act, to require state and local coordination on cybersecurity with the NCCIC. It also includes privacy and civil liberties training on issues such as limiting the receipt, retention, use and disclosure of information related to cyber risks with specific persons that is not necessary for cyber purposes to protect information systems from cyber risks or to mitigate cyber risks in a timely manner and protecting the confidentiality of cyber threat indicators and defensive measure retained by the NCCIC. H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act, to amend the Communications Act to provide for the establishment of cyber standards for certain radio frequency equipment. H.R. 1340, Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act, to establish an Interagency Communications Security Committee at the FCC to review the security reports required in the bill; recommend investigation to relevant agencies into any such report; and issue regular reports to Congress containing the results of any investigations. H.R. 1335, Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017, to direct the FCC to issue rules to secure communications networks against cyber risks.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1465 (115th), S. 592 (115th), S. 516 (115th), H.R. 1340 (115th), S. 594 (115th), H.R. 1324 (115th), S. 412 (115th), H.R. 200 (115th), S. 536 (115th), H.R. 1344 (115th), H.R. 1335 (115th)

Science/Technology SCI

Draft legislation to promote the use of smart city technologies and systems, and for other purposes - Not yet introduced.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

S. 19, Mobile NOW Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband Internet of Things policy issues, including spectrum. P.L. 114-74, the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband. S. 88, The DIGIT Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 19 (115th), S. 88 (115th)