ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION for ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support efforts to encourage development of free and fair trade agreements, including digital trade issues. Monitor tariff decisions. Monitor: H.R. 704 and S. 2- Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act; H.R. 940, S. 287 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019; H.R. 764- United States Reciprocal Trade Act

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2 (116th), H.R. 940 (116th), H.R. 704 (116th), H.R. 764 (116th), S. 287 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

Monitor issues related to online privacy and advertising, broadband, data security, data breaches, cyber security, internet of things, net neutrality, and encryption. Monitor for telecommunications: H.R. 1818- Kelsey Smith Act, H.R. 1096- Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019, H.R. 1101-To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority, H.R. 1006- Open Internet Act of 2019, H.R. 1220 and S. 510- TRUE Fees Act of 2019, H.R. 1644- Save the Internet Act of 2019, H.R. 1733-CHANCE in TECH Act, S. 682- Save the Internet Act of 2019, S. 842- Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019, S. 650- CREATE Act of 2019, and S. 1116- A bill to require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of those providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by those providers based on the level of sensitivity of the information, and for other purposes. Monitor for privacy issues: H.R. 331- Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2019, H.R. 1282- Data Accountability and Trust Act, H.R. 43-Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act, H.R. 528- Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, H.R. 618- To establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other purposes, H.R. 2013- Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act, S. 783- CleanSlate for KidsOnline Act of 2019, S. 806- Own Your Own Data Act, S. 847- Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019, S. 748- A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes, S. 1214-A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes, S. 189-Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019, S. 142- American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act, S. 583- DATA Privacy Act, S. 592-Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019, and S. 189- Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act, S. 1629 - A Bill to Regulate Certain Pay to Win Microtransactions and Sales of Loot Boxes in Interactive Digital Entertainment.

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 142 (116th), S. 748 (116th), S. 842 (116th), H.R. 43 (116th), S. 806 (116th), H.R. 1282 (116th), H.R. 1006 (116th), H.R. 618 (116th), S. 783 (116th), H.R. 1733 (116th), S. 1629 (116th), S. 682 (116th), H.R. 2013 (116th), S. 583 (116th), S. 1116 (116th), S. 592 (116th), S. 1214 (116th), H.R. 1101 (116th), H.R. 1096 (116th), H.R. 1220 (116th), H.R. 528 (116th), H.R. 331 (116th), H.R. 1644 (116th), H.R. 1818 (116th), S. 510 (116th), S. 847 (116th), S. 189 (116th), S. 650 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discuss privacy, e-commerce, micro-transactions, parental controls, and advertising issues related to online games and mobile apps, including evolution of industry's voluntary rating system to address new technologies and other voluntary self-regulatory measures.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Advocate for protection of entertainment software intellectual property, including efforts to stop domestic and international infringement.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Education EDU

Monitor legislation related to technical education programs and funding for STEM and STEAM education provided by the video game industry. Monitor H.R. 425- Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act.

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 425 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

Discuss educational outreach programs and career opportunities relating to STEM and STEAM education provided by video game industry. Monitor: S. 153, HR 425 - Supporting VeteransinSTEM CareersAct and S. 775- Scientific Integrity Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 775 (116th), S. 153 (116th), H.R. 425 (116th)