SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Postal POS

Legislation to reform and modernize the operations of the US Postal Service, postal rates, including the Postal Reform Act of 2013 (S. 1486 and HR 2748).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2748 (113th), S. 1486 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Federal Information Security Modernization Act(S. 2521), issues pertaining to federal IT procurement and data breach notification; Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (H.R.1232).

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1232 (113th), S. 2521 (113th)

Education EDU

Workforce preparedness; Support for technology in teaching and education; Enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education Key legislation and regulations: 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; Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 11 0-315); Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (draft legislation); Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CPR Part 99); American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5) implementation; Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 110-69); Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act's Race to the Top grants; U.S. DoEd Accessibility of Instructional Materials (AIM) Commission and related legislation and regulations ; STEM education programs; Student Success Act (HR5); Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act; Transforming Education Through Technology Act; Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (U.S. Senate draft); Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2013 (S. 1087); ConnectEd and ConnectEducators; Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2014 (S.2690)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (113th), S. 1087 (113th), S. 2690 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Data privacy and security, policies pertaining to "Big Data" and privacy; Department of Commerce Multistakeholder process to develop privacy best practices; Federal Trade Commission review of privacy and big data; Cross-border data flows and international server localization requirements; Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607 and H.R. 1852); Cybersecurity, cyber threat information sharing, including the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 624); Internet Governance, including details regarding the proposed transition the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) function per the March 14, 2014 National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) announcement; Health IT, FDA regulation of software, including the Sensible Oversight for Technology which Advances Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (H.R. 3303), the Preventing Regulatory Overreach To Enhance Care Technology Act of 2014 (S. 2007) and the Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers Health Act (S. 2977); NIST Privacy Engineering Initiative; Federal Information Security Modernization Act(S. 2521), issues pertaining to federal IT procurement and data breach notification.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 3303 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), S. 2007 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 2977 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), S. 607 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade issues, including the Trade Priorities Act (TPA), the Transpacific Partnership (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Trade in Services Agreement, and the Information Technology Agreement (ITA); Within trade, cross-border data flows, intellectual property protection, privacy, IT procurement, data security and cloud computing; U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement negotiations; U.S. Government positions on data privacy, intellectual property, and big data work conducted in International Organizations.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office

Telecommunications TEC

Modernizing the E-rate Program for schools and libraries, E-Rate exemption from the Antideficiency Act and President Obamas ConnectED initiative.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement); Patent litigation reform; IP Task Force Copyright Policy Green Paper; ICANN and domain name issues affecting copyrights and trademarks; Congressional review of copyright policy; Modernization of the Copyright Office; Trade secret protection, including the Trade Secret Protection Act (H.R. 5233)

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 5233 (113th)

Intelligence INT

U.S. government access to electronic communications and meta data, including the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 1599 and H.R. 3361); Amendment to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to require a warrant for stored electronic communications, including Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607 and H.R. 1852); Increased funding for U.S. Department of Justice to enhance the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) Program

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 1599 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 3361 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training: implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5) Fiscal Year 2013 and 2014 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 Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act FY 2015 Labor, HHS and Educations Appropriations, including funding for education and education technology grant programs FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, including funding for the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT)Program Elementary and Secondary Education Act / No Child Left Behind Act, Title II D Enhancing Education Through Technology Program

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (113th)