SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Business activity taxation; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 (H.R. 1083); International tax reform; deferral of foreign earned income

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

Bills named: H.R. 1083 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) governance of domain names; E-Rate, including exemption from the Antideficiency Act; National Broadband Plan

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

Government Issues GOV

E-Government; Government transparency and openeness; government use of open standards; access to government information; Federal Government computer security; Cybersecurity Review; Federal Government information security; access to federally funded research, Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) of 2009 (S.1373)

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

Bills named: S. 1373 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Fiscal Year 2010 and 2011Labor, 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; Open online education provisions of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3321 and draft Senate companion)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 3321 (111th)

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 Telecommunications Act Reauthorization Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 110-315) E-Rate, including Anti-Deficiency Act Exemption Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (H.R. 558, S. 818) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1, PL 111-5) implementation U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan Open online education provisions of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3321 and draft Senate companion) FCC National Broadband Plan (provisions related to educational access) Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 110-69) Utilizing the Power of Technology in K-12 Education Act

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

Bills named: S. 818 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 3321 (111th), H.R. 558 (111th)

Computer Industry CPI

Computer security and cybersecurity; IT standards policy and open standards; Internet behavioral advertising privacy principles; Implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Data Accountability and Trust Act (H.R. 2221), cybersecurity; Health IT

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

Bills named: H.R. 2221 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

China WTO commitments; software procurement; information security; encryption regulation; technology mandates; dialogue on multi-lateral trade negotiations on services; U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT); strategic and economic dialogue; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); Chinas Indigenous Innovation Policies

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform (S. 515, S. 610, H.R. 1260); copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement); ICANN and domain name related issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); Possible WIPO Treaty to Facilitate Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Visually Impaired; First Sale Case pending in Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit

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

Bills named: S. 610 (111th), S. 515 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th)

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration issues, H-1B visas and employment-based green cards

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