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Telecommunications TEC

Matters related to telecommunications policy generally.

Contacted: White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 2227/S.R. 990: MGT Act (provisions related to technology modernization).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2227 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1390: Stronger Patents Act of 2017 (provisions related to patent quality, patent litigation reform, broadest reasonable interpretation standard).

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 1390 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

E.O. 13784: Establishing the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3554: Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act of 2018 (provisions related to appropriations).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3554 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Matters related to T-TIP, ITA, TPA, TPP, NAFTA, China, personal privacy, cybersecurity, EU-US safe harbor/privacy shield, forced localization, prohibitive market practices, cross-border data flows, H.R. 3364: Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (generally); S. 722: Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 (generally).

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 3364 (115th), S. 722 (115th)

Defense DEF

Matters related to government-wide procurement/procurement reform, innovation/technology transformation, IT modernization/program funding, transactional data reporting, commercial item contracting, electronic commerce, dispute resolution, category management, shared services, cybersecurity, H.R. 2810/S. 1519: Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA (provisions related to procurement and acquisition), H.R. 2227/S. 990: MGT Act (provisions related to procurement and acquisition), IP and DOD, Defense Cloud.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1519 (115th), H.R. 2227 (115th), S. 990 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Matters related to general corporate tax rate, tax inversion, tax extender, interest deductibility, innovation incentives, international tax, BEPS, REG-108060-15 (proposed Section 385 tax regulations), House Republican Blueprint (border adjustable tax and interest deductibility), H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (all provisions), tax reform legislation generally.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Matters related to federal IT policy, sustainability, workforce, education, diversity, government-wide procurement/procurement reform, innovation/technology transformation, IT modernization and program funding, transactional data reporting, commercial item contracting, electronic commerce, dispute resolution, category management, shared services, cybersecurity, Digital 45, data analytics, citizen services, H.R. 2810/S. 1519: FY 2018 NDAA (all provisions).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 1519 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Matters related to immigration reform, H-1B/L-1 visa reform and other visa categories, S. 180: H1-B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 (all provisions), S. 354: Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act (all provisions), Buy American/Hire American Executive Order.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office

Bills named: S. 180 (115th), S. 354 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Matters related to cloud policy/internet of things, big data, security/privacy and privacy shield implementation, Internet, safe harbor/privacy shield, forced localization, cross-border data flow policies, H.R. 1770: Data Security and Breach Notification Act (all provisions), H.R. 387: Email Privacy Act (all provisions), H.R. 135: Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 (all provisions), S. 1900: Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act of 2017 (all provisions), S. 88: Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act (all provisions).

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 88 (115th), H.R. 1770 (115th), H.R. 135 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), S. 1900 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

Matters related to cybersecurity, information sharing, critical infrastructure protection, liability protection, cyber institutional norms, S. 770: Making Information Available Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology (MAIN STREET) Act (all provisions), H.R. 3975: Cyber Breach Notification Act of 2017 (all provisions), Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3975 (115th), S. 770 (115th)

Intelligence INT

Matters related to cybersecurity, technology modernization, bulk data collection, information sharing, Executive Order Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing, FAA reauthorization.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE