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Defense DEF

S. 844, the Deter Cyber Theft Act, to allow certain federal agencies to ban imports suspected of violating U.S. IP policy (advocate for reasonable cyber supply chain restrictions)

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Bills named: S. 844 (113th)

Automotive Industry AUT

Role of telematics in improving transportation efficiency and safety

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Need for corporate tax reform

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 756, The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, to spur cybersecurity R & D (advocate for reasonable cybersecurity protections) H.R. 967, the Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Act, to spur cybersecurity R&D (advocate for reasonable cyber security protections) Support for STEM education and funding for basic research

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 967 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Role of telematics in improving transportation efficiency and safety

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Implementation of the voluntary incentive auction authority in PL 112-96, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, including the need for additional spectrum to support growth of mobile broadband H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband. H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act 2013- Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 3674 (113th), H.R. 2739 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 540, The Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, legislation to save the federal government energy and money by requiring the use of energy efficient and energy reduction technologies, particularly in federal data centers (advocate for increased energy efficiency in federal data centers) S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 (advocate for ICT enabled energy efficient government) S. 2006, National Rare Earth Cooperative Act of 2014, advocate for a secure domestic supply of rare earth minerals.

Contacted: White House Office; Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 2262 (113th), S. 2006 (113th), H.R. 540 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration of highly skilled workers. S. 744 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 2131 - SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 4186 - FIRST Act - Funding levels for NSF and NIST.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 4186 (113th)

Education EDU

Support for STEM education and the use of mobile technology in improving education outcomes.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 696, The Safe Chemicals Act of 2013, legislation to regulate the use of hazardous chemicals. (advocate for reasonable chemicals use management)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 696 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

Implementation of the voluntary incentive auction authority in PL 112-96, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, including the need for additional spectrum to support growth of mobile broadband H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband. H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act 2013- Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2739 (113th), H.R. 3674 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 866 - Patent Quality Improvement Act - A bill to make improvements to the transitional program for covered business method patents, and for other purposes. S. 1013 - Patent Abuse Reduction Act - A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to add procedural requirements for patent infringement suits. S. 1612 - Patent Litigation Integrity Act - A bill to deter abusive patent litigation by targeting the economic incentives that fuel frivolous lawsuits. S. 2049 - Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - A bill to curb unfair and deceptive practices during assertion of patents, and for other purposes. S. 1720 - Patent Transparency and Improvements Act - A bill to promote transparency in patent ownership and make other improvements to the patent system and for other purposes. T.T.I.P. - Advocated for including trade secret protection provisions in the IP Chapter and the TBT Chapter. H.R. 3540 - Demand Letter Transparency Act - A bill to promote transparency in patent ownership. HR - A bill to provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with the assertion of a United States patent are unfair and or deceptive acts or practices and for other purposes. S 2267 - Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 - Support for providing federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 3540 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 2049 (113th), S. 866 (113th), S. 1612 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Advocate for reasonable cybersecurity regulations H.R. 624, The Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act (CISPA), to facilitate greater information sharing regarding cyber threats between the public and private sectors (advocate for reasonable cybersecurity protections) H.R. 756, The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, to spur cybersecurity R & D (advocate for reasonable cybersecurity protections) H.R. 967, the Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Act, to spur cybersecurity R&D (advocate for reasonable cybersecurity protections) H.R. 1163, the Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013, to reauthorize and update federal cybersecurity efforts (advocate for reasonable cybersecurity protections.) H.R. 3361, the USA Freedom Act, which reforms the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) monitor privacy reforms

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3361 (113th), H.R. 1163 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 967 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Implementation of the voluntary incentive auction authority in PL 112-96, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, including the need for additional spectrum to support growth of mobile broadband H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act - Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband. H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act 2013- Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3674 (113th), H.R. 2739 (113th)