SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Computer Industry CPI

Computer security and cybersecurity; IT standards policy and open standards; behavioral advertising privacy principles; Implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Data Accountability and Trust Act (H.R. 2221)

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 2221 (111th)

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration issues, H-1B visas and employment-based green cards

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Government Issues GOV

E-Government; Government transparency and openeness; government use of open standards; access to government information; Federal Government computer security; Cybersecurity Review; Federal Government information security

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Business activity taxation; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 (H.R. 1083); International tax reform; deferral of foreign earned income

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1083 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

China WTO commitments; software procurement; information security; encryption regulation; technology mandates; dialogue on multi-lateral trade negotiations on services; JCCT strategic and economic outcomes

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Telecommunications TEC

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) governance of domain names; E-Rate exemption from the Antideficiency Act

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform (S. 515, S. 610, H.R. 1260); copyright protection of "orphan works;" copyright protection of software and digital information content; facilitating access to copyrighted works for the blind and other persons with disabilities; Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works; Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (H.R. 801); nominations; WIPO accomodations for the blind and visually impaired persons

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 801 (111th), S. 610 (111th), S. 515 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

increasing national implementation of health information technology (HIT) to modernize the U.S. health care system; "meaningful use" of electronic health records; implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5)

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

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 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations; Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (H.R. 1105); Implementation of PL 110-69 - the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (Federal R&D Funding for U.S. competitiveness in STEM)

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

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 Implementation of PL 108-446, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 National Education Technology Plan Telecommunications Act Reauthorization U.S. Interagency Working Group on Technology in Education Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 110-315) E-Rate Anti-Deficiency Act Exempt Achievement through technology and Innovation Act (H.R. 558, S. 818) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1, PL 111-5) U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 558 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 818 (111th)