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Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2022 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations; FY 2022 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; FY 2022 Defense Appropriations; FY 2022 Homeland Security Appropriations; FY 2022 Financial Services Appropriations; American Rescue Plan (PL 117-2).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Defense DEF

H.R. 4350 - FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, technology, cybersecurity, automation, 5G/OPEN RAN, and software-defined data center provisions; Monitor issues related to RFI for cloud services procurement; Issues related to network security; Issues related to Zero Trust and Remote Work.

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4350 (117th)

Science/Technology SCI

5G/Open RAN; S. 3189 - USA Telecommunications Act (116th Congress), all provisions; 5G telecommunications legislation; Issues related to consumer privacy, mobility, interoperability, cybersecurity and cloud services; Issues related to Federal IT modernization; Issues related to commercial privacy.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 3189 (117th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Division F, Broadband provisions; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act, NSF R&D provisions; H.R. 1848 - LIFT America Act, broadband provisions; S. 1260 - US Innovation and Competition Act, Division A, O-RAN 5G Emergency Appropriations, and Division B, NSF Innovation; Issues related to the establishment of new NSF directorate with federal R&D funding for advanced technologies, such as telecommunications, quantum computing, and data; Issues related to FCC NOI on Open RAN.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2731 (117th), H.R. 1848 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th)

Computer Industry CPI

Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, zero trust architecture provisions; S. 2875 - Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021, incident reporting definitions and enforcement provisions; FY 2022 Appropriations Bills, IT and Cloud provisions; Issues related to virtualization, mobility and digital workspaces; Issues related to cybersecurity and cloud services; Issues related to blockchain; Issues related to Federal IT modernization; 5G issues; Issues related to commercial privacy and healthcare security.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 2875 (117th)

Intelligence INT

S. 2610 - FY 2022 National Intelligence Authorization Act, 5G/Open RAN, digital transformation and modernization issues.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 2610 (117th)