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Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy efficiency.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband/Spectrum. TV band and unlicensed use. Internet Governance.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) issues.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Implementation of Free Trade Agreements (US-Korea, US-Panama, and US-Colombia) and the inclusion of provisions of interest to the high tech industry, including IPR as well as competition and market access issues. Software piracy, competition, procurement, Internet/human rights, and market access and indigenous innovation policy issues in China.Interoperability, innovation, and competitiveness. Interpretation and application of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property. European Commission investigation of competition in the software industry. Trade in services in bilateral and regional agreements, including the WTO Agreements. Emerging threats to IP rights outside the United States. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Reform of Section 337. Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) Expansion. Trans Atlantic Trade.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R&D Tax Credit. International tax reform proposals. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues. Business Activity Tax Simplification.H.R. 1129, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act. S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013. Digital Goods Legislation.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1129 (113th), S. 743 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Implementation of the America Invents Act. Orphan Works legislation and related policy developments. Online copyright enforcement. Software piracy, counterfeiting, and protection of intellectual property rights.Appropriations related to intellectual property rights enforcement. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office funding issues. Standards essential patents. Patent-related matters before the International Trade Commission. Software patents and related policy. H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 845 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming safety issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360. Online privacy issues. Notice of proposed rulemaking on Test Procedures for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0004).Issues related to online advertising. Issues related to the FTC Privacy Report. Issues related to the Administration's position on privacy. Issues related to "Do-Not-Track" protections. Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013. Human trafficking. Issues related to privacy and mobile devices, including the NTIA stakeholders process on mobile application transparency. SAFE Data Act. Issues related to privacy and education. Issues related to COPPA. Health Privacy Issues.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Immigration IMM

H-1B visas, J visas, L-1 visas, and employment based visas, including the visa bulletin issues. S. 169, Immigration Innovation Act of 2013. H.R. 714, Startup Act 3.0. S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th), H.R. 714 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 169 (113th)

Education EDU

Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. S. 169, Immigration Innovation Act of 2013. Student Privacy Issues

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 169 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security. Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; Health reform & related health IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act implementation.Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competition in the online advertising and software markets. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) reform. America's Healthy Future Act. Open government, government modernization and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within the US goverment. Cyber security policies and legislation. Information sharing intiative regarding cyber security threats. Government procurement regarding IT. H.R. 624, The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act of 2014. Data breach notification. Transparency of the FISA. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th)