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Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy Efficiency. Climate change policies. Paris Climate Agreement. Renewable and advanced energy policies.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming issues. Online privacy. Human trafficking and related legislation. Issues related to privacy and education. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to proposals to address extremist online content.

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education(STEM) issues.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Software piracy, procurement, Internet/human rights, and market access and indigenous innovation policy issues in China. Interoperability, innovation, and competitiveness. Interpretation and application of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property. Trade in services in bilateral and regional agreements, including the WTO Agreements. Emerging threats to IP rights outside the United States. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Reform of Section 337. NAFTA modernization. International competition law and enforcement. Korea-US Free Trade Agreement. Digital trade policies in trade agreements.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2821, The Research and Experimentation Advances Competitiveness at Home Act (REACH Act). S. 540, H.R. 1393, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017, to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States. Tax reform proposals. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues. IRS exam process reform legislation including H.R.3220 the Preserving Taxpayers' Rights Act.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 3220 (115th), S. 540 (115th), H.R. 2821 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Voice Privacy Rules. Net Neutrality. S.19, Mobile Now Act. Spectrum Frontier/Millimeter Wave band. Mid-Band Spectrum. S. 1682, AIRWAVES Act. Rural Broadband. E-Rate.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 19 (115th), S. 1682 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Software copyright and related issues. Copyright Office Modernization. H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017. H.R. 890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act. Copyright review and related reform issues. H.R. 3350, Transparency in Music Licensing Ownership Act. Music licensing Reform. H.R. 905, You Own Devices Act. Software patents and related policy. S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act of 2017. Patent litigation reform. Trade secrets policy. Intellectual property provisions in trade agreements, including NAFTA.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 890 (115th), S. 1390 (115th), H.R. 905 (115th), H.R. 3350 (115th), H.R. 1695 (115th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 392, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017. H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Acts. S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017. S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017. S. 354, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act. Immigration Innovation Act. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). High-skilled immigration reforms.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 354 (115th), S. 180 (115th), S. 281 (115th), H.R. 170 (115th), H.R. 392 (115th)

Education EDU

Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act. Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act of 2017. Computer Science.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 170 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security. Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act implementation. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competition in online and software markets. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. H.R.387, Email Privacy Act. America's Healthy Future Act. Open government, government modernization, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within the US government. Cyber security policies and legislation. Government procurement regarding IT. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA court reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. Trade and trade agreements including NAFTA. Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to international agreements between law enforcement/governments concerning lawful access across borders and related legislation, including S.1671, H.R. 3718, International Communications Privacy Act. Issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board. Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs). Issues related to the examination of encryption and access to information. MLAT Reform, including the legislative proposal to allow international cooperation agreements between foreign law enforcement agencies and the U.S. related to cross border data. Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). S. 990, H.R. 2227, MGT Act. S. 1157, H.R. 2481, PATCH Act Data Breach Legislation. International Cybersecurity norms.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3718 (115th), S. 1671 (115th), H.R. 2227 (115th), S. 1157 (115th), H.R. 2481 (115th), S. 990 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th)