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Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Civil Rights: H.R. 7120 George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020; S. 3985, Justice Act in the Senate; H.R. 7188, S. 3873 Walter Scott Notification Act of 2020.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 7188 (116th), S. 3873 (116th), S. 3985 (116th), H.R. 7120 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: Implementing U.S. Treasury regulations and follow on issues from H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, TCJA, Public Law No. 115-97; proposed regulations on "Classification of Cloud Transactions and Transactions Involving Digital Content" new section 1.861-19 and amendment of -18 regulations. Global Digital Taxes, e.g. DSTs; U.S. Treasury guidelines and related regulations on OECD "Addressing Tax Challenges of Digitalization" and BEPS 2.0; implementation of OECD Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) recommendations. S. 604 "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act", and companion bill H.R. 4796; S. 3995 "The Remote and Mobile Workers Relief Act". Bilateral income tax treaties pending before the Senate, especially Chile; support treaties under negotiation. H.R. 5240 "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the look-thru for related controlled foreign corporations permanent"; work on Senate companion bill.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5240 (116th), S. 3995 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th), H.R. 4796 (116th), S. 604 (116th)

Education EDU

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce Development Initiative -- Ideas for Apprenticeships, career-focused education, and certification programs; Higher Education Act reauthorization; S. 2557, the Student Aid Improvement Act; S. 839, H.R. 3497, the Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2019; Federal Work Study Experimental Site Initiative; draft reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act. Implementation of H.R. 2353, The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (116th), H.R. 4674 (116th), S. 2557 (116th), S. 839 (116th), H.R. 3497 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements: Digital Trade: U.S.- Kenya FTA; The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA); US-Japan FTA, US-EU FTA, US-UK FTA, WTO; Information Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain Security proposed rulemaking. Bilateral Trade Issues: China 301 investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, China World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance; China market access; India data localization; Indonesia Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: H.R. 6395, S.4049 the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including provisions and amendments concerning the U.S. semiconductor industry, 5G development, cybersecurity; implementation of FY 2019 NDAA; implementation of H.R. 5515, S. 2987, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for FY2019, provisions related to DoD cloud programs, software, supply chain security, procurement, and foreign investment; Section 889 of H.R. 2500, S. 1790, FY2020 NDAA, provisions related to cloud, AI, procurement, supply chain security, intelligence sharing and enterprise resource planning, and cyber education programs.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 4049 (116th), S. 2987 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th), H.R. 5515 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: Draft House and Senate FY 2021 Defense Appropriations related to energy and water, supply chain management, quantum computing, and veterans affairs; DoD Appropriations related to quantum computing and information sciences; Senate FY 2021 Appropriations related to cloud computing and weather modeling; funding for supply chain management and trusted technologies. H.R. 748, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act; H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act: provisions related to Technology Modernization Fund. National Institute of Standards and Technology Appropriations and Reauthorization.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: S. 788 - The Equality Act; Paid Family & Medical Leave (no bill); H.R. 1185, The Family Act; H.R. 1044, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 (Senate amendment to HR 1044); S.2976 - Advancing Support for Working Families Act; H.R. 6 "American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, S.874 "Dream Act of 2019". S.1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019; surprise medical bills legislation.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1044 (116th), S. 2976 (116th), S. 874 (116th), H.R. 6 (116th), S. 788 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 1185 (116th)

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: Emerging technologies: Blockchain, cloud, AI, IOT, quantum computing; antitrust investigations of digital platforms; implementation of H.R. 6227, S. 3143, the National Quantum Initiative Act (P.L. 115-368); H.R. 1361, the Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019; S. 1558, the Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act (AI-IA); S. 847, the Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019, S. 2878, the Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019, and S. 1363, the AI in Government Act of 2019; S. 3189, H.R. 6624 the USA Telecommunications Act; H.R. 6216, The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act; S. 3965, the Artificial Intelligence for the Armed Forces Act; H.R. 6978, the Endless Frontier Act; H.R. 7178, S. 3933, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act; S. 1558, H.R. 7096, the National AI Research Resource Task Force Act; S. 4130, the American Foundries Act of 2020; S. 4066, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act; S. 2200, implementation of the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018. Implementation of H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act. Chairman Wicker Staff Discussion Draft United States Consumer Data Privacy Act, S. 2968 Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act; S. 3398 Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act); Supply chain security / DHS ICT Supply Chain Task Force; H.R. 4217 State and Local Cyber Improvement Act; HR 5823 State and Local Cyber Improvement Act; Implementation of H.R. 7327 the Strengthening and Enhancing Cyber-capabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure Technology Act (SECURE Technology Act); S.2775 Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education Act of 2019 (HACKED Act); encryption policy; S. 3045 Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2019; guidance on Essential Critical infrastructure workforce; S. 3712 Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems Act of 2020 (CYBER LEAP Act); S. 734 Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1361 (116th), S. 3933 (116th), S. 3189 (116th), S. 3398 (116th), H.R. 7178 (116th), S. 3143 (116th), S. 2775 (116th), H.R. 6978 (116th), S. 3712 (116th), H.R. 6624 (116th), H.R. 6 (116th), S. 847 (116th), S. 3965 (116th), S. 2968 (116th), S. 2878 (116th), H.R. 4217 (116th), H.R. 6216 (116th), S. 734 (116th), H.R. 7327 (116th), S. 1558 (116th), S. 3045 (116th), S. 4130 (116th), S. 2200 (116th), H.R. 7096 (116th), S. 4066 (116th), H.R. 6227 (116th), S. 1363 (116th), H.R. 5823 (116th)