SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Telecommunications TEC

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

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Government Issues GOV

Policy issues related to implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative, including standards, security and privacy.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Computer Industry CPI

Computer security and cybersecurity; Online Data Privacy Issues; Updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; Cloud Computing

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform (S. 23, S. 610, H.R. 1249), including patent marking legislation (H.R. 1056); copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement); ICANN and domain name related issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); Possible WIPO Treaty to Facilitate Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Visually Impaired; combating copyright infringement on rogue websites, including cooperation with payment processors on anti-piracy measures.

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 610 (112th), H.R. 1056 (112th), S. 23 (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 2011 and 2012 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 (C3T) grant program; Education: Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Acts Race to the Top Assessment grants

Contacted: SENATE; Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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

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 pending reintroduction of the Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act 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) Utilizing the Power of Technology in K-12 Education 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 (C3T) grant program Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Acts Race to the Top Assessment grants

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office