SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

China WTO commitments; Software procurement; Information Security; Multi-lateral trade negotiations on services; JCCT outcomes

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform (S. 515, S. 610, H.R. 1260); copyright protection of "orphan works;" copyright protection of software and digital information content; facilitating access to copyrighted works for the blind and other persons with disabilities; Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works; Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (H.R. 801)

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

Bills named: S. 610 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th), H.R. 801 (111th), S. 515 (111th)

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration issues, H-1B visas and employment-based green cards

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Business activity taxation Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 (H.R. 1083)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1083 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) governance of domain names; E-Rate exemption from the Antideficiency Act

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

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 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations; Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (H.R. 1105); Implementation of PL 110-69 - the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (Federal R&D Funding for U.S. competitiveness in STEM)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

E-Government; Government transparency and openeness; government use of open standards; access to government information; Federal Government computer security; Cybersecurity Review; Federal Government information security

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

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 Implementation of PL 108-446, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 National Education Technology Plan Telecommunications Act Reauthorization U.S. Interagency Working Group on Technology in Education Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 110-315) E-Rate Anti-Deficiency Act Exempt Achievement through technology and Innovation Act (H.R. 558, S. 818) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1, PL 111-5)

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

Bills named: S. 818 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 558 (111th)

Computer Industry CPI

Computer security and cybersecurity; IT standards policy and open standards; behavioral advertising privacy principles; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)