SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Software Industry Competition Worldwide sourcing, offshore outsourcing and workforce globalization

Contacted: White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Government Issues GOV

Government Computer Security Federal Desktop Core Configuration

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Education EDU

Workforce preparedness; the role of technology in teaching and education; authorization of a National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fund. (see following list of specific bills) Implementation and Reauthorization of PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act Implementation of PL 108-446, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 National Education Technology Plan Telecommunications Act Reauthorization U.S. Interagency Working Group on Technology in Education H.R. 5, H.R. 4137 and S. 1642 - legislation to amend the Higher Education Act Digital Opportunity Investment Trust, H.R. 3631 H.R. 278 and S. 609 - E-Rate Anti-Deficiency Act Exempt S. 1996, H.R. 2449 - Achievement through technology and Innovation Act S. 1348 - Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (educational software provisions) PL 110-69 - America COMPETES Act (education provisions)

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 609 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), S. 1348 (110th), H.R. 5 (110th), H.R. 278 (110th), S. 1996 (110th), H.R. 3631 (110th), H.R. 2449 (110th), H.R. 4137 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

China WTO Commitments; Software Procurement; Information Security; Customs Valuation; Multi-lateral trade negotiations on services; WTO Doha Round on Services

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Business activity taxation S. 1726 and H.R. 5267 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1726 (110th), H.R. 5267 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

Telephone Consumer Protection Act implementing rules Telecommunications Act Reauthorization Digital Opportunity Investment Trust S. 609 and R.H. 278 - E-Rate Anti Deficiency Act Exemption

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: S. 609 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

reform of the U.S. patent system; copyright protection for "orphan works;" copyright protection of software and digital information content Section 108 Study Group H.R. 1908 and S. 1145 - the Patent Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 34 - a bill to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges H.R. 3155 - Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007 S. 522 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. 2317, the Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 4128, the Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2007 H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 3155 (110th), H.R. 4128 (110th), S. 2317 (110th), S. 522 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th), H.R. 34 (110th), H.R. 4279 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3043, S. 1710 - Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 and 2009 (education technology-related and teacher training provisions) PL 110-69 - the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (Federal R&D and funding for U.S. competitiveness in science, technology, engineering and mathematics)

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 3043 (110th), S. 1710 (110th)

Computer Industry CPI

computer security and cybersecurity; information privacy; data security, cross-border data flows, data breach notification and ID theft; unwanted commercial email (SPAM); IT standards policy and open standards; open standard document formats; behavioral advertising privacy principles; (see list of specific legislation pertaining to these issues on next page) the President's ID Theft Task Force S. 236 - Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007 H.R. 1 and S. 4 - Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 S. 495 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 H.R. 836 - Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 S. 239 - Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007 S. 1178 - Identity Theft Prevention Act H.R. 2290 - Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 958 - Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 948 - Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 964 - Spy Act H.R. 936 - Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act H.R. 4175 - Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 275 - Global Online Freedom Act of 2007

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Education, Dept of; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 4 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th), S. 239 (110th), S. 236 (110th), H.R. 2290 (110th), S. 1178 (110th), H.R. 275 (110th), H.R. 836 (110th), H.R. 4175 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th), H.R. 948 (110th), S. 495 (110th), H.R. 1 (110th), H.R. 936 (110th)

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration provisions, H-1B visas and employment-based green cards; extension of optional personal training H.R. 1645 - Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy (STRIVE) Act of 2007 S. 1083 and H.R. 1930 - Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1930 (110th), H.R. 1645 (110th), S. 1083 (110th)