SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Telecommunications TEC

E-Rate, including the National Broadband Plan, modernizing the E-rate Program for schools and libraries, and President Obamas ConnectED initiative, and exemption from the Antideficiency Act

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

Intelligence INT

U.S. government access to electronic communications and data; incresed transparency for government orders, including enhanced disclosres for Sec. 215 of the USA Patriot Act, Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act and FISC proceedings;amendment to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to require a warrant for stored electronic communications, including Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607 and H.R. 1852)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1852 (113th), S. 607 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade issues, including the Trade Priorities Act (TPA), the Transpacific Partnership (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Trade in Services Agreement, and the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). Within trade, cross-border data flows, intellectual property protection, privacy, IT procurement, data security and cloud computing.The U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement negotiations and the proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation; and U.S. Government positions on data privacy, intellectual property, and big data work conducted in International Organizations.

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement), patent litigation reform; IP Task Force Copyright Policy Green Paper; ICANN and domain name issues affecting copyrights and trademarks; congressional review of copyright policy; Copyright Office studies regarding right of making available orphan works,mass digitization, and re-engineering of the recordation system. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) policy and governance;Patent litigation abuse legislation, including: End Anonymous Patents Act (H.R.2024) Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013) Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 (S.866) Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 (H.R. 845) Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S. 1720) Innovation Act (H.R. 3309)

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

Bills named: S. 866 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 1013 (113th)

Postal POS

Legislation to reform and modernize the operations of the US Postal Service, postal rates, including the Postal Reform Act of 2013 (S. 1486 and HR 2748)

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

Bills named: S. 1486 (113th), H.R. 2748 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training: implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Fiscal Year 2013 and 2014 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;Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act; FY 2015 Labor, HHS and Educations Appropriations, including funding for education and education technology grant programs; Elementary and Secondary Education Act / No Child Left Behind Act, Title II D Enhancing Education Through Technology Program

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Policy issues related to federal procurement of information technology, including standards, security and privacy; FedRAMP - the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, regarding implementation and security controls; Federal IT acquisition reform, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 1232).Implementation of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 re: access the Social Security Administrations Death Master File and Proposed certification program for access to the Death Master File.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1232 (113th)

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 Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 11 0-315) Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (draft legislation) Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CPR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5) implementation Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 110-69) Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act's Race to the Top grants U.S. DoEd Accessibility of Instructional Materials (AIM) Commission and related legislation and regulations STEM education programs Student Success Act (HR5) Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act Transforming Education Through Technology Act Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (U.S. Senate draft) Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2013 (S. 1087) ConnectEd and ConnectEducators

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

Bills named: S. 1087 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Data privacy and security, Obama Administration review of "Big Data" and privacy; Department of Commerce Multistakeholder process to develop privacy best practices; Federal Trade Commission review of privacy and data collection; cross-border data flows and international server localization requirements.Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607 and H.R. 1852); and cybersecurity, including the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. Internet Governance, including details regarding the proposed transition the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) function per the March 14, 2014 National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) announcement, and the DOTCOM Act of 2014 (H.R. 4342).

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

Bills named: S. 607 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), H.R. 4342 (113th)