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Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) issues.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy efficiency.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Implementation of Free Trade Agreements (US-Korea, US-Panama, and US-Colombia) and the inclusion of provisions of interest to the high tech industry, including IPR as well as competition and market access issues. Software piracy, competition, procurement, Internet/human rights, and market access and indigenous innovation policy issues in China.Interoperability, innovation, and competitiveness. Interpretation and application of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property. European Commission investigation of competition in the software industry. Trade in services in bilateral and regional agreements, including the WTO Agreements. Emerging threats to IP rights outside the United States. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Reform of Section 337. Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) Expansion. Trans Atlantic Trade.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R&D Tax Credit. International tax reform proposals. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues. Business Activity Tax Simplification.H.R. 1129, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1129 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband/Spectrum. TV band and unlicensed use. Internet Governance.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Education EDU

Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. S. 169, Immigration Innovation Act of 2013. Student Privacy Issues

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 169 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Implementation of the America Invents Act. Orphan Works legislation and related policy developments. Online copyright enforcement. Software piracy, counterfeiting, and protection of intellectual property rights.Appropriations related to intellectual property rights enforcement. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office funding issues. Standards essential patents. Patent-related matters before the International Trade Commission. Software patents and related policy. H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 845 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming safety issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360. Online privacy issues. Notice of proposed rulemaking on Test Procedures for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0004).Issues related to online advertising. Issues related to the FTC Privacy Report. Issues related to the Administration's position on privacy - the "White Paper". Issues related to "Do-Not-Track" protections. Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013. Human trafficking. Issues related to privacy and mobile devices, including the NTIA stakeholders process on mobile application transparency. SAFE Data Act. Issues related to the FTC review of COPPA. Health Privacy Issues.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

H-1B visas, J visas, L-1 visas, and employment based visas, including the visa bulletin issues. S. 169, Immigration Innovation Act of 2013. H.R. 714, Startup Act 3.0.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 714 (113th), S. 169 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security. Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; Health reform & related health IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act implementation.Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competition in the online advertising and software markets. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). America's Healthy Future Act. Open government, government modernization and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within the US goverment. Department of Commerce cyber security Green Paper. Cyber security policies and legislation. Information sharing intiative regarding cyber security threats. Government procurement regarding IT. H.R. 624, The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 624 (113th)