SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Telecommunications TEC

E-Rate, including exemption from the Antideficiency Act; National Broadband Plan

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Government Issues GOV

Policy issues related to implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative, including standards, security and privacy. FedRAMP - the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, regarding implementation and security controls.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011(S. 1011)

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 1011 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform (S. 23, S. 610, H.R. 1249), including patent marking legislation (H.R. 1056); copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement); ICANN and domain name related issues; Possible WIPO Treaty to Facilitate Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Visually Impaired; combating copyright infringement on rogue websites, including cooperation with payment processors on anti-piracy measures and the PROTECT IP Act (S. 968); OECD Internet Policy principles

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 610 (112th), S. 23 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 968 (112th), H.R. 1056 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Fiscal Year 2011 and 2012 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; Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED); Federal legislation and grants to develop open licensed educational content, including implementation of the U.S. Department of Labors Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program; Education: Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Acts Race to the Top Assessment grants

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

Education EDU

Workforce preparedness; the role of technology in teaching and education; enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education (list of specific legislation and regulations following on next page). 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 Telecommunications Act Reauthorization Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 110-315) E-Rate, including Anti-Deficiency Act Exemption Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (S. 1128) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5) implementation U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan FCC National Broadband Plan (provisions related to educational access) Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 110-69) Utilizing the Power of Technology in K-12 Education Act Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED) Federal legislation and grants to develop open licensed educational content, including implementation of the U.S. Department of Labors Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCT) grant program Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Acts Race to the Top Assessment grants U.S. DoEd Accessibility of Instructional Materials (AIM) Commission

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1128 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Online Data Security and Privacy Issues, including the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151), SAFE Data Act (H.R.2577), Updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011(S. 1011). Cybersecurity, defining and protecting of the U.S. critical infrastructure, and defining the Internet and Information Innovation Sector, including the Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 (S. 413), draft Senate legislation and President Obama's Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal and draft legislation. Cloud Computing, including draft legislation, key issues related to the definition of cloud computing, privacy, security, open standards, jurisdiction, localization rules and cross-border data flows.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 413 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), S. 1011 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity, defining and protecting of the U.S. critical infrastructure, and defining the Internet and Information Inoovation Sector; Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 (S. 413); President Obama's Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal; discussion draft legislation

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 413 (112th)