COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA) for COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA)

Immigration IMM

Participated in coalition calls that discussed lobbying activity. Have not actively participated in meetings.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Education EDU

EARNS Act; S.2945 - Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act. Specifically, the EARNS act would authorize $100 million in federal funding to increase access to apprenticeship across the country.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 2945 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade facilitation for tech industry, custom entries; Export Controls; Customs classification issues of tech industry at World Customs Organization; Trans-Pacific Partnership and Marketplace Fairness Act (& related)

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Defense DEF

Cybersecurity training and certification, National Defense Authorization Act FY2017 and Defense Appropriations bill for 2017 have been worked on but no bill number as of this report; FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act in House and Senate- H.R.1735, S. 1736- an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the DOD, for military construction, and for defense activities of the DOE, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1736 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 1731 - now law but still discussing implementation; H.R. 1560; S. 754; Training and certification for government cybersecurity workers, Information sharing- to foster information sharing on cybersecurity threats between the government and private sector; NITRD Act Reauthorization; Internet of Things; Open Data Act; Request for Comments on IOT; Data Security and breach notification; ECPA Reform; Spectrum Availability; Broadband Access; S.2555 - MOBILE NOW Act - would make more spectrum available for licensed and unlicensed use; H.R. 2205 - Data Security Act of 2015 - creates a federal standard for data security and breach notification; H.R. 1770 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 - creates a federal standard for data security and breach notification; S.356 - ECPA Amendments Act of 2015 - Reforms and updates ECPA; H.R. 699 - Email Privacy Act - reforms and updates ECPA; FCC Privacy Rules; FCC 5.9 GHz proceeding/unlicensed spectrum; WC Docket No. 16-06 In the Matter of Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services; ET Docket No. 13-49 - In the Matter of Revision of Part 15 of the Commission's Rules to permit unlicensed national information infrastructure(U-NII) devices in 5 GHz band;

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 699 (114th), S. 2555 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), S. 754 (114th), S. 356 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th)