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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Online sales tax - imposing a tax on sales online

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 3830 - Bipartisian Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 - Presidential Trade Promotion Authority Export-Import Bank of the U.S. - leadership confirmation and reauthorization of bank Cross-border data flows, privacy, intellectual property in trade agreements, including the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Bills named: H.R. 3830 (113th)

Defense DEF

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require cost or price to the Federal Government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for defense contracts Federal contract language - Lowest price technically acceptable, commercial of a type

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Agriculture AGR

HR 2642 - Agricultural Act of 2014 - Modernization of the SNAP program to increase efficeincy and better service

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

Telecommunications Reform H.R. 3675, the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act - whole bill - Issues related to FCC process reform

Contacted: Congressional Budget Office (CBO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 3675 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Litigation Reform (H.R. 3309 - the Innovation Ac; S 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013; S. 1030 - Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; S 866 - Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013) - Provisions related to discovery reform, fee shifting, and patent demand letters

Contacted: Congressional Budget Office (CBO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1030 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

HR 1232 - Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act of 2014 (FITARA) - whole bill - reforming the acquisition of information technology by the federal government Reforming Federal Procurement of Information Technology (RFP-IT) Discussion Draft - whole bill - reforming federal IT acquisition and developing new While House IT office responsiblitiesS.994 - Digital Accountability and Transparency Act - aggregration of federal agency expenditures in one dashboard S. 1843 - Federal IT Savings, Accountability, and Transparency Act (FITSAT) - whole bill - federal IT acquisition Importance of big data and cloud computing to help the federal government function more effectively and efficiently Federal contract language - Lowest price technically acceptable and commercial of a type

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1232 (113th), S. 1843 (113th)

Immigration IMM

HR 2131 - The SKILLS Visa Act - revise "prevailing wage" calculation; revise how spouses are counted against the H-1B cap Expressing strong support of immigration reform, specifically H-1B expansion

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2131 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Privacy, data breach notification standards, data security standards and rules (S.1927 - Data Security Act of 2014; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013; S.1976 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014; S. 1897 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014; S. 1995 - Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Bills named: S. 1897 (113th), S. 1927 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), S. 1995 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (NCCIP) Act of 2013 - whole bill - issues related to privacy, cybersecurity, information sharing and liability protectionS. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 - issues related to privacy, cybersecurity, information sharing and liability protection H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (NCCIP) Act of 2013 - issues related to privacy, cybersecurity, information sharing and liability protection

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3696 (113th)