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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Implementation of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement NAFTA

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Need for international corporate tax reform

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband growth.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

S. 19, Mobile NOW Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband Internet of Things policy issues, including spectrum. S. 88, The DIGIT Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband including 5G.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 88 (115th), S. 19 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Antitrust matters and US Policy pertaining to IP and Antitrust

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Immigration IMM

Immigration of highly skilled workers.

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Transportation TRA

P.L. 114-94, the FAST Act. Role of telematics in improving transportation efficiency and safety.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Homeland Security HOM

Advocate for reasonable cyber security regulations H.R. 1465/S. 594, National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2017, to specifically authorize DHS to partner with the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, which is a network of five universities, to prepare for and respond to national, state and local cybersecurity risks. It would also help states and communities develop information sharing programs. The bill includes provisions for training first responders, simulation exercises for state and local governments, CI operators and private industry, and incorporates cybersecurity risk to state emergency plans. S. 592, DOD Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017, to amend the Information Assurance Scholarship Program at the Department of Defense for students pursuing degrees in cybersecurity fields. S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act, to require the SEC to issue final rules requiring those companies to disclose in annual reports whether any board members have expertise or experience in cybersecurity, and if none exists, describe what other cyber steps were taken by others responsible for evaluating nominees for the governing body of a company. S. 516/H.R. 1344, State Cyber Resiliency Act, to help state, local and tribal governments more effectively counter cyber threats. The bill would set up a grant program to provide resources for states to develop and implement effective cyber resiliency plans, including efforts to identify, detect, protect, respond, and recover from cyber threats. It also encourages investment in the cyber workforce. S. 412, State & Local Cyber Protection Act, to require state and local coordination on cybersecurity with the NCCIC. It also includes privacy and civil liberties training on issues such as limiting the receipt, retention, use and disclosure of information related to cyber risks with specific persons that is not necessary for cyber purposes to protect information systems from cyber risks or to mitigate cyber risks in a timely manner and protecting the confidentiality of cyber threat indicators and defensive measure retained by the NCCIC. H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act, to amend the Communications Act to provide for the establishment of cyber standards for certain radio frequency equipment. H.R. 1340, Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act, to establish an Interagency Communications Security Committee at the FCC to review the security reports required in the bill; recommend investigation to relevant agencies into any such report; and issue regular reports to Congress containing the results of any investigations. H.R. 1335, Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017, to direct the FCC to issue rules to secure communications networks against cyber risks.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: S. 412 (115th), H.R. 1324 (115th), H.R. 1465 (115th), H.R. 1344 (115th), S. 536 (115th), S. 592 (115th), S. 594 (115th), S. 516 (115th), H.R. 1340 (115th), H.R. 1335 (115th)

Education EDU

Education about Qualcomm/Virginia Tech Thinkabit Lab.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Science/Technology SCI

Draft legislation to promote the use of smart city technologies and systems, and for other purposes - Not yet introduced. S. 1904 and H.R. 3895. Legislation to promote the use of smart city technologies and systems, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3895 (115th), S. 1904 (115th)

Automotive Industry AUT

P.L. 114-94, the FAST Act. Role of telematics in improving transportation efficiency and safety. H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Development and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act or the "SELF DRIVE Act." Need for federal policy to promote advancement of self-driving cars and improve highway safety. S. 1885, The American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technolgies (AV START) Act Need for federal policy to promote advancement of self-driving cars and improve highway safety.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3388 (115th), S. 1885 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

S. 19 Mobile NOW Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband S. 88, The DIGIT Act. Need for more spectrum to support mobile broadband S. 1904 and H.R. 3895. Legislation to promote the use of smart city technologies and systems, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE

Bills named: S. 19 (115th), S. 88 (115th), H.R. 3895 (115th), S. 1904 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

The STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 Need for protection of intellectual property and balanced patent reform.

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)