SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Telecommunications TEC

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

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade issues, including: privacy and data security, cloud computing and cross-border data flows, IT procurement and localization requirements, intelectual property protection. Specific policies include: Proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation; Indian Gov. Preferential Market Access Notification.

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement), including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations; ICANN and domain name related issues; Possible WIPO Treaty to Facilitate Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Implementation of the America Invents Act, including patent rulemakings and related reports, combating copyright infringement on rogue websites, including cooperation with payment processors on anti-piracy measures; legislation to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, including the Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (S. 2111) and proposed amendments to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S. 2105).

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

Bills named: S. 2111 (112th), S. 2105 (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 2012 and 2013 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; Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act; FY 2012 and FY 2013 Labor, HHS and Educations Appropriations, including funding for education and education technology grant programs; Elementary and Secondary Education Act / No Child Left Behind Act, Title II D Enhancing Education Through Technology Program

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

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

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; Federal IT acquisition reform, draft legislation.

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

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) 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 STEM education programs Student Success Act (H.R. 3988) Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990) Race to the Top, including Race to the Top Assessment grants and district grants

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

Bills named: S. 1128 (112th), H.R. 3988 (112th), H.R. 3990 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Data privacy and security, including U.S.-E.U. negotiations regarding proposed EU privacy and data protection regulation, Department of Commerce Multistakeholder process to develop privacy best practices; Cybersecurity (Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 2105 and related amendments); Cloud Computing, including privacy, security, open standards, jurisdiction, localization rules and cross-border data flows; Internet Governance proposals before the World Conference on International Telecommunications. legislation to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, including the Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (S. 2111) and proposed amendments to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S. 2105); legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including proposed amendments to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S. 2105) and H.R. 2471.

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

Bills named: S. 2111 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), H.R. 2471 (112th)