BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE for BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

Homeland Security HOM

Data Breach

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues pertaining to market access for software products and services in international markets including, but not limited to, provisions related to intellectual property protection and market access for software products and services Issues pertaining to international trade agreements including, but not limited to, provisions relating to IP protection and enforcement, electronic commerce, services and government procurement.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Defense DEF

Issues including provisions related to software procurement in the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2810, S. 1519)

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 1519 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues pertaining to intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, patent protection and enforcement, copyright protection and enforcement in international markets Issues related to reform of patent litigation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Immigration IMM

Immigration issues related to high-skilled workers

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Education EDU

Issues relating to computer science education generally and specifically, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act (H.R. 4508) and the Perkins CTE reauthorization (H.R. 2353) Issues pertaining to Workforce Development and retraining issues

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4508 (115th), H.R. 2353 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues pertaining to the Modernizing Government Technology Act (H.R. 2227 and S. 990). H.R. 387 Email Privacy Act (entire bill) Issues related to encryption Issues related to modernization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Email Privacy Act Issues pertaining to US-EU Privacy Shield Agreement for data transfers Issues pertaining to Wassenaar Agreement for export controls H.R.1770 - OPEN Government Data Act (entire bill) S.760 - OPEN Government Data Act (entire bill) Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity generally and specifically, including the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act (S. 1691) Issues pertaining to the development of Artificial Intelligence generally and specifically, the FUTURE of AI Act (H.R. 4625 and S. 2217) Issues pertaining to government procurement of software generally including, but not limited to, lowest-price-technically-acceptable (LPTA) procurement of software, and source code disclosure in procurement.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2227 (115th), S. 760 (115th), S. 990 (115th), H.R. 4625 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), S. 2217 (115th), S. 1691 (115th), H.R. 1770 (115th)

Intelligence INT

Issues related to intelligence community surveillance of electronic communications Issues related to reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues pertaining to international law enforcement access to data including the International Communications Privacy Act and CLOUD Act (S. 1671, H.R. 3718, S. 2383, H.R. 4943) Issues pertaining to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4943 (115th), H.R. 3718 (115th), S. 1671 (115th), S. 2383 (115th)