SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Telecommunications TEC

E-Rate, including exemption from the Antideficiency Act; National Broadband Plan

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform (S. 23, S. 610, H.R. 1249), including patent marking legislation (H.R. 1056); copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement); ICANN and domain name related issues; Possible WIPO Treaty to Facilitate Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Visually Impaired; combating copyright infringement on rogue websites, including cooperation with payment processors on anti-piracy measures and the PROTECT IP Act (S. 968); OECD Internet Policy principles

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1056 (112th), S. 23 (112th), S. 968 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 610 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Fiscal Year 2011 and 2012 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; Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED); Federal legislation and grants to develop open licensed educational content, including implementation of the U.S. Department of Labors Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program; Education: Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Acts Race to the Top Assessment grants

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

Policy issues related to implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative, including standards, security and privacy. FedRAMP - the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, regarding implementation and security controls.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA)

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 Telecommunications Act Reauthorization Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 110-315) E-Rate, including Anti-Deficiency Act Exemption Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (S. 1128) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5) implementation U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan FCC National Broadband Plan (provisions related to educational access) Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 110-69) Utilizing the Power of Technology in K-12 Education Act Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED) Federal legislation and grants to develop open licensed educational content, including implementation of the U.S. Department of Labors Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCT) grant program Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Acts Race to the Top Assessment grants U.S. DoEd Accessibility of Instructional Materials (AIM) Commission

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 1128 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Online Data Privacy Issues, including the Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 (S. 913), Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 (S. 799); Updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011(S. 1011) Cybersecurity, defining and protecting of the U.S. critical infrastructure, and defining the Internet and Information Innovation Sector, including the Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 (S. 413), President Obama's Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal and draft legislation. Cloud Computing, including draft legislation, key issues related to the definition of cloud computing, Privacy, Security, Open Standards, Jurisdiction, Localization Rules and Cross-Border Data Flows.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1011 (112th), S. 413 (112th), S. 913 (112th), S. 799 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity, defining and protecting of the U.S. critical infrastructure, and defining the Internet and Information Inoovation Sector; Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 (S. 413); President Obama's Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal; discussion draft legislation

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 413 (112th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011(S. 1011)

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1011 (112th)