SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including the the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387, S. 1654); the International Communications Privacy Act (S.1671, H.R.3718); Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (S. 2383; H.R. 4943). Legal access to encrypted communications.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: S. 1654 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), S. 1671 (115th), H.R. 4943 (115th), H.R. 3718 (115th), S. 2383 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement); Copyright registration of secure tests; sovereign immunity from patent infringement; Patent litigation reform; Congressional review of copyright; Copyright office modernization, including Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 (H.R. 1695)

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1695 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade issues, including U.S. Government positions on data privacy, intellectual property protection, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, cross-border data flows, IT procurement and data localization requirements; U.S.-EU Privacy Shield Agreement; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Modernization.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE

Postal POS

Postal rates and service standards; legislation to reform and modernize the operations of the U.S. Postal Service, including the 2018 Postal Service Reform Act (S. 2629).

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 2629 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for education, education technology, and teacher preparation and professional development: FY 2018 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations FY 2019 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Government Issues GOV

Issues pertaining to federal IT procurement, including the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); Federal IT Modernization; Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017 (FASTR, S. 1701, H.R. 3427).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: S. 1701 (115th), H.R. 3427 (115th)

Education EDU

Workforce preparedness; Support for technology in teaching and education; Enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education; Student data privacy; Open educational resources; Accessibility of education technology for students with disabilities; SAFE KIDS Act (draft legislation); Reauthorization and Implementation of PL 114-95, the Every Student Succeeds Act; Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Reauthorization of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); Accessibility of Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act, HR 1772; College Transparency Act, S 1121, HR 2434.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 1772 (115th), H.R. 2434 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Data privacy, security and cybersecurity; Issues related to the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence; Cross-border data flows; Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including the the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387, S. 1654); Law enforcement access to data stored overseas, including the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (S. 2383; H.R. 4943); Proposed amendment to Sec. 230 of the Communications Decency Act, The Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA, H.R. 1865) and Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA, S. 1693); the Honest Ads Act (S. 1989, H.R. 4077).

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1654 (115th), H.R. 4943 (115th), S. 1693 (115th), H.R. 1865 (115th), H.R. 4077 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), S. 2383 (115th), S. 1989 (115th)