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Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the timely passage of a federal budget, and federal funding for IT products and services (H. Con Res 27 and S. Con Res 11 - Budget Resolution; H.R. 2578 and unnumbered Senate bill - Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations for 2016; H.R. 2685 and unnumbered Senate bill - Defense Appropriations for 2016; H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2685 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues relating to supply chain security, cybersecurity procurement and data breach notification (H.R. 1731 - National Cybersecurity Protection Act; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 754 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to efficient government operations, including cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework - no specific legislation. Issues related to government contracting regarding workforce management - no specific legislation. Issues relating to implementation of Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act - Pub. L. 113-291.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to H1B visas, visas for employees of small businesses, start-up companies, and visas for foreign higher education students - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Education EDU

Issues related to education technology and oversight of procurement issues - no specific legislation. Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act - HR 3594 - Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 3594 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to domestic preferences, remanufactured goods, implementation of trade facilitation/customs measures in Latin America - no specific legislation. Issues related to China, India, Korea market access - no specific legislation. Issues related to Wassenaar Arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dual use goods and technologies - no specific legislation. Issues related to termination of US and EU data safe harbor agreement - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Defense DEF

Issues relating to funding for Department of Defense IT programs - no specific legislation. S. 1376, H.R. 1735 - National Defense Authorization Act - issues related to service contract language, cybersecurity. H.R. 2685 and Unnumbered Senate Bill - Defense Appropriations for 2016 - funding for defense IT programs.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2685 (114th), S. 1376 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax policy including deferral of foreign-earned income, repatriation, and corporate tax rates - S. 1946 Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015. Tax policies related to the continued funding of the Highway Trust Fund - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 1946 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to online piracy, and unfair competition - no specific legislation. Issues relating to the use of the U.S. International Trade Commission in patent infringement disputes - no specific legislation. Issues relating to litigation by patent assertion entities before federal courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (unnumbered Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act; H.R. 9 - the Innovation Act; S. 632 - the Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth Patents (STRONG) Act of 2015; S. 1137 - PATENT Act).

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 632 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Veterans VET

Issues related to veteran-owned businesses, veterans employment, and pro-veteran employee support efforts, including expanded options for GI Bill fund use - H.R. 3248 and S. 1862 - VET Act of 2015.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1862 (114th), H.R. 3248 (114th)

Small Business SMB

Issues relating to entrepreneurship, including government regulations, taxation, cloud computing, veteran-owned businesses, security and access to credit - no specific legislation. S. 181-Startup Act - Issues related to STEM and entrepreneurship. H.R. 3248 and S. 1862 - VET Act of 2015 - entire bill.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1862 (114th), H.R. 3248 (114th), S. 181 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to responsible electronics recycling including climate change business pledge - no specific legislation. Issues related to green procurement - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues relating to data breach notification (S. 177 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 1770 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; S. 961 - Data Security Act of 2015).

Contacted: White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1770 (114th), S. 961 (114th), S. 177 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Supply chain workforce diversity issues - no specific legislation. Issues related to disclosure practices - no specific legislation.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA)