SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade issues, including U.S. Government positions on data privacy, intellectual property protection, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, cross-border data flows, IT procurement and data localization requirements; U.S.-EU Privacy Shield Agreement

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

Computer Industry CPI

Data privacy, security and cybersecurity; Issues related to the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence; Cross-border data flows and international server localization requirements; Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including: the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387); Law enforcement access to data stored overseas;

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

Bills named: H.R. 387 (115th)

Intelligence INT

Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including the the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387); Government access to encrypted information.

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

Bills named: H.R. 387 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues pertaining to federal IT procurement, including the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); Federal IT Modernization; Oversight of GSA 18F.

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement); Patent litigation reform; Congressional review of copyright; Copyright office modernization, including Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 (H.R. 1695)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1695 (115th)

Postal POS

Postal rates and service standards; legislation to reform and modernize the operations of the U.S. Postal Service, including the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 756).

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

Bills named: H.R. 756 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for education, education technology, and teacher preparation and professional development: FY 2017 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations FY 2018 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations

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

Education EDU

Workforce preparedness; Support for technology in teaching and education; Enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education; Student data privacy; Open educational resources; Accessibility of education technology for students with disabilities; Financial aid and experimental sites initiatives; Reauthorization and Implementation of PL 114-95, the Every Student Succeeds Act; Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Reauthorization of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); Accessibility of Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act, HR 1772;

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

Bills named: H.R. 1772 (115th)