SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade issues, including: privacy and data security, cloud computing and cross-border data flows, barriers to digital trade, IT procurement and localization requirements, intelectual property protection. Specific policies include: Proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation; Trans Pacific Partnership, U.S.-E.U. trade in services, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

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

Immigration IMM

High skilled immigration and visa issues, including the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744), Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 (S. 169) and the SKILLS Visa Act (H.R.2131)

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

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

Telecommunications TEC

E-Rate, including exemption from the Antideficiency Act; National Broadband Plan

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement), including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations; ICANN and domain name related issues; WIPO Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Implementation of the America Invents Act, including patent rulemakings and related reports; copyright issues, including orphan works, mass digitization, and first sale doctrine;USPTO and patent funding, including the Patent Jobs Act (H.R. 2582); Patent troll legislation, including: End Anonymous Patents Act (H.R.2024) Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013) Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 (S.866) Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 (H.R. 845) House Judiciary Committee discussion draft legislation

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

Bills named: S. 866 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), H.R. 2582 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal funding for Education Technology and Teacher Training: implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1, PL 111-5); Fiscal Year 2013 and 2014 Labor, 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;Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED); Federal legislation and grants to develop open licensed educational content, including implementation of the U.S. Department of Labors Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program; Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act; FY 2013 and FY 2014 Labor, HHS and Educations Appropriations, including funding for education and education technology grant programs; Elementary and Secondary Education Act / No Child Left Behind Act, Title II D Enhancing Education Through Technology Program

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Policy issues related to implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative, including standards, security and privacy; FedRAMP - the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, regarding implementation and security controls; Federal IT acquisition reform, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 1232)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1232 (113th)

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 Higher Education Opportunity Act implementation (PL 11 0-315) Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (draft legislation) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CPR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5) implementation U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 11 0-69) Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED) Federal legislation and grants to develop open licensed educational content, including implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor's Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCT) grant program Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Act programs and related, including Race to the Top, Race to the Top Assessment, Investing in Innovation and Race to the Top District grants U.S. DoEd Accessibility of Instructional Materials (AIM) Commission and related legislation and regulations including the draft TEACH Act STEM education programs Student Success Act (HR5) Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (draft legislation) Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521) Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (U.S. Senate draft) Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2013 (S. 1087)

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

Bills named: H.R. 521 (113th), S. 1087 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Data privacy and security, and data breach notification, including U.S.-E.U. negotiations regarding proposed EU privacy and data protection regulation, implementation of revised rules and regulations for the Childrens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); Department of Commerce Multistakeholder process to develop privacy best practices; Cloud Computing, including privacy, security, open standards, jurisdiction, localization rules and cross-border data flows;draft legislation to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act; U.S. government access to electronic communications and data; legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607 and H.R. 1847); and cybersecurity, including implementation of President Obama's Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and legislation, including: Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA, H.R. 624) Federal Information Security Amendments Act (H.R. 1163) Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (H.R. 756) Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act (H.R. 967)

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

Bills named: H.R. 967 (113th), H.R. 1163 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 1847 (113th)