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Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to financing and increasing rural broadband penetration and adoption and digital divide, including broadband expansion and semiconductor funding as part of an infrastructure package, and research and development tax credit - no specific legislation. Issues related to emerging technology including artificial intelligence (AI), smart cities, Internet of Things (IoT), telecommunications, spectrum, radio access standards, and high-performance, quantum, and edge computing: implementation of USA Telecommunications Act; implementationof Secure and Trusted Communications Network Act, Pub. L. No. 116-124; implementation of Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-129; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-283, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (CHIPS Act). Issues related to process surrounding Entity List (no specific legislation) Issues related to FCC's Universal Service Fund and E-Rate program (no specific legislation). Issues related to consumer privacy protection and data breaches, including the EU-U.S. privacy shield (no specific legislation).

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to efficient government operations and IT modernization, including interoperability, cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework (no specific legislation). Issues related to efficient government contracting, use of procurement best practices, vendor terms and conditions, and workforce management (no specific legislation). Issues relating to financing and implementation of Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act - Pub. L. 113-291 and Modernizing Government Technology Act - Pub. L. No. 115-91. Efforts to modernize legislative branch (no specific legislation). H.R. 21- FedRAMP Authorization Act (entire legislation). Government response to COVID-19: H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Compliance with Buy America provisions - implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 21 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the timely passage of a federal budget, acquisition reform, and federal funding for IT products and services (no specific legislation). Issues related to cybersecurity, supply chain, and information technology (no specific legislation).

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposed domestic and international corporate tax changes (no specific legislation).

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Supply chain workforce diversity issues (no specific legislation). Enhanced diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including LGBTQ workplace equality and diversity training (no specific legislation). H.R. 5/S.393 - Equality Act (entire bill).

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 393 (117th), H.R. 5 (117th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to supply chain security, cybersecurity procurement and data breach notification (no specific legislation). Issues related to cybersecurity, supply chain, and information technology programs (no specific legislation).

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to climate and the regulation of carbon emissions, including IT energy efficiency, reporting and use of renewable energy (no specific legislation). Issues related to IT product materials, components and waste, including recycling, reuse, classification and transport (no specific legislation).

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Defense DEF

Issues related to service contract language, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, smart military installations, supply chain, and cloud computing; funding for Department of Defense IT programs: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (unnumbered draft); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (unnumbered draft). Department of Defense procurement reform, information storage, analysis, and modernizing government technology (no specific legislation).

Contacted: White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to improving patent quality and reducing unnecessary and abusive patent litigation (no specific legislation). Issues relating to improving USPTO policies and operations to improve patent quality (no specific legislation). Issues relating to modernizing the ITC process and protecting American industries from unfair foreign competition (no specific legislation). Issues relating to addressing standard essential patents (no specific legislation). Issues relating to protecting intellectual property rights in international forums (no specific legislation).

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to legal status, H1B visas, visas for employees of small businesses, startup companies, visas for foreign higher education students, H-4 spouse visa work permits, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (no specific legislation).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Health Issues HCR

Efforts to help health care providers respond to COVID-19: H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th)

Veterans VET

Issues related to veteran-owned businesses, veterans employment, and pro-veteran employee support efforts, including Joining Forces initiative - no specific legislation. Issues related to the use of advanced technologies to improve veterans healthcare and infrastructure operations - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (unnumbered draft).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Small Business SMB

Issues relating to entrepreneurship, including government regulations, taxation, cloud computing, subcontracting, security and access to credit (no specific legislation). Issues relating to sole-sourcing and parity for small businesses (no specific legislation). Efforts to support small business response to COVID-19: H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

Contacted: White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th)

Education EDU

Issues related to digital divide, education technology and oversight of procurement issues (no specific legislation). Increased focus and reforms regarding STEM education issues (no specific legislation). Funding for public-private partnerships to support after-school STEM programs (no specific legislation). Issues related to funding for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority serving institutions (MSIs) (no specific legislation). Issues regarding K-12 education and higher education response to COVID-19: H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; implementation of Pub. L. No. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th)