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Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to supply chain security, cybersecurity procurement and data breach notification - no specific legislation. Issues related to cybersecurity, supply chain, and information technology programs - including H.R. 1062/S. 333, National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2019.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1062 (116th), S. 333 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to foreign market access and manufacturing - no specific legislation. Issues related to domestic trade agreements and tariffs - H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Air Force, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 5430 (116th)

Defense DEF

Issues related to service contract language, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), smart military installations, and cloud computing; funding for Department of Defense IT programs: H.R.2745 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R.2698 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020 and corresponding Senate draft. Department of Defense procurement reform, information storage, analysis, use of e-commerce portals, and modernizing government technology: S.245, H.R. 3494: Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Contacted: White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 245 (116th), H.R. 2698 (116th), H.R. 3494 (116th), H.R. 2745 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax reform implementation including deferral of foreign-earned income, repatriation, and interest deductibility (no specific legislation).

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Veterans VET

Issues related to veteran-owned businesses, veterans employment, and pro-veteran employee support efforts - no specific legislation. Issues related to the military Transition Assistance Program - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to increasing rural broadband penetration and adoption, including broadband expansion as part of an infrastructure package - no specific legislation. Issues related to emerging technology including artificial intelligence (AI), smart cities, Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, and high-performance, quantum, and edge computing.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to online piracy, patents, and unfair competition - S. 2082 and H.R. 3666, The Support Technology and Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 (STRONGER Patents Act of 2019). Issues relating to the use of the U.S. International Trade Commission in patent infringement disputes - no specific legislation. Issues relating to litigation by patent assertion entities before federal courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission - no specific legislation. Issues relating to patent litigation abuse and U.S. PTO proceedings - no specific legislation.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: S. 2082 (116th), H.R. 3666 (116th)

Small Business SMB

Issues relating to entrepreneurship, including government regulations, taxation, cloud computing, veteran-owned businesses, security and access to credit - SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2019 (unnumbered). Issues relating to creating a "one-stop-shop" for entrepreneurs to engage with federal, state and local governments - no specific legislation. Efforts to allow entrepreneurs to incubate in surplus government office buildings or agency office space - no specific legislation. Issues related to sole-sourcing and parity for small businesses - no specific legislation. Issues related to small batch manufacturing - no specific legislation. Issues related to women-owned business access to 8A venture capital funds - S. 1981, H.R. 3633, Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019. Efforts to create a tri-state, bi-national business incubator - no specific legislation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Air Force, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3633 (116th), S. 1981 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the timely passage of a federal budget, acquisition reform, and federal funding for IT products and services - no specific legislation. Issues related to allowing and creating incentives for agencies to take risks in adopting emerging technology - no specific legislation. Issues related to cybersecurity, supply chain, information technology and implementation of Help America Vote Act (HAVA) programs - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Air Force, Dept of; White House Office

Education EDU

Issues related to education technology and oversight of procurement issues - no specific legislation. Increased focus and reforms regarding STEM education issues - no specific legislation. Funding for public-private partnerships to support after-school STEM programs - no specific legislation. Efforts to create a National STEM Week - no specific legislation. Issues related to funding for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) - no specific legislation.

Contacted: White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Air Force, Dept of

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to efficient government operations and IT modernization, including interoperability, cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, cybersecurity and telework - no specific legislation. Issues related to efficient government contracting, use of procurement best practices, vendor terms and conditions, workforce management, and funding of the Technology Modernization Fund: H.R. 3351 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. Issues relating to financing and implementation of Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act - Pub. L. 113-291 and Modernizing Government Technology Act - Pub. L. No. 115-91. Efforts to modernize legislative branch - no specific legislation. Expansion of 8A opportunities - no specific legislation. Issues relating to the Privacy Act of 1974 - no specific legislation. H.R.3941 - FedRAMP Authorization Act (entire legislation).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3941 (116th), H.R. 3351 (116th)

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to legal status, H1B visas, visas for employees of small businesses, startup companies, visas for foreign higher education students, H-4 spouse visa work permits, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and efforts related to keeping the U.S.-Mexico ports open and staffed - no specific legislation.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Air Force, Dept of

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Supply chain workforce diversity issues - no specific legislation. Enhanced diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including LGBTQ workplace equality - no specific legislation. H.R.5/S.788 - Equality Act (entire bill).

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: S. 788 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th)