SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Government Issues GOV

Issues pertaining to federal IT procurement, including the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); Federal IT Modernization; Oversight of GSA 18F; Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 or the MGT Act (H.R. 2227, S. 990); Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017 (FASTR, S. 1701, H.R. 3427).

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

Bills named: H.R. 2227 (115th), S. 1701 (115th), H.R. 3427 (115th), S. 990 (115th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including the the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387, S. 1654); the International Communications Privacy Act (S.1671, H.R.3718); the Honest Ads Act (S. 1989, H.R. 4077).

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

Bills named: H.R. 4077 (115th), S. 1671 (115th), S. 1989 (115th), S. 1654 (115th), H.R. 3718 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade issues, including U.S. Government positions on data privacy, intellectual property protection, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, cross-border data flows, IT procurement and data localization requirements; U.S.-EU Privacy Shield Agreement; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Modernization.

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement); Copyright registration of secure tests; sovereign immunity from patent infringement; Patent litigation reform; Congressional review of copyright; Copyright office modernization, including Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 (H.R. 1695)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1695 (115th)

Postal POS

Postal rates and service standards; legislation to reform and modernize the operations of the U.S. Postal Service, including the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 756).

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

Bills named: H.R. 756 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for education, education technology, and teacher preparation and professional development: FY 2017 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations FY 2018 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations

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

Education EDU

Workforce preparedness; Support for technology in teaching and education; Enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education; Student data privacy; Open educational resources; Accessibility of education technology for students with disabilities; SAFE KIDS Act (draft legislation); Reauthorization and Implementation of PL 114-95, the Every Student Succeeds Act; Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Reauthorization of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); Accessibility of Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act, HR 1772; College Transparency Act, S 1121, HR 2434.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2434 (115th), H.R. 1772 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Data privacy, security and cybersecurity; Issues related to the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence; Cross-border data flows and international server localization requirements; Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including the the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387, S. 1654); Law enforcement access to data stored overseas, including the International Communications Privacy Act (S.1671, H.R.3718); Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act (BROWSER Act, H.R. 2520); Proposed amendment to Sec. 230 of the Communications Decency Act, The Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA, H.R. 1865) and Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA, S. 1693).

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

Bills named: H.R. 387 (115th), S. 1671 (115th), H.R. 1865 (115th), S. 1693 (115th), S. 1654 (115th), H.R. 3718 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th)