SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Telecommunications TEC

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

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade issues, including: privacy and data security, cloud computing and cross-border data flows, IT procurement and localization requirements, intelectual property protection. Specific policies include: Proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation; Indian Gov. Preferential Market Access Notification.

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement), including the U.S. Copyright Office request for comment on small claims court; ICANN and domain name related issues; Possible WIPO 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 combating copyright infringement on rogue websites, including cooperation with payment processors on anti-piracy measures, the PROTECT IP Act (S. 968) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261); OECD Internet Policy principles; Proposed amendments to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, including S. 2111 and other draft legislation.

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

Bills named: S. 2111 (112th), S. 968 (112th), H.R. 3261 (112th)

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

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

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 2012 and 2013 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; Education: Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Acts Race to the Top Assessment grants FY 2012 and FY 2013 Labor, HHS and Educations Appropriations, including funding for education and education technology grant programs

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

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 (S. 1128) Regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA; 20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5) implementation U.S. Department of Education's National Technology Plan FCC National Broadband Plan (provisions related to educational access) Implementation and Reauthorization of Competes Act (PL 110-69) 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 Labors Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCT) grant program Implementation of the U.S. Department of Education Recovery Acts Race to the Top Assessment grants U.S. DoEd Accessibility of Instructional Materials (AIM) Commission STEM education programs Student Success Act (H.R. 3988) Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990)

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

Bills named: H.R. 3990 (112th), S. 1128 (112th), H.R. 3988 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Data privacy and security, including U.S.-E.U. negotiations regarding proposed EU privacy and data protection regulation, Department of Commerce Proposed Multistakeholder process to develop privacy best practices; Cybersecurity; Cloud Computing, including privacy, security, open standards, jurisdiction, localization rules and cross-border data flows (see addendum next page re: specific privacy and cybersecurity legislation) Proposed legislation: SAFE Data Act (H.R.2577) Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S. 2105) Secure IT Act (S. 2151) Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (H.R. 2096) Advancing America's Networking and IT R&D Act (H.R. 3834) Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 3523) Federal Information Security Amendments Act (H.R. 4257) Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act (H.R. 3674)

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

Bills named: H.R. 4257 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), H.R. 3674 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), H.R. 2096 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), H.R. 3834 (112th)