COMPUTERS related term(s) Electronics; Technology

Addresses

America's Scientific Progress: Senator Daschle, S4731 [3MY]

1989 Education Summit—A Reevaluation: Gerald L. Baliles, S11450-S11453 [18NO]

Amendments

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (H.R. 4516), S11110, S11180 [10OC], H9868 [17NO]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3152, H3153, H3155 [18MY]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (S. 3021), S11805 [20NO]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4402, S4404, S4435, S4436 [27AP], S4506, S4605, S4607, S4608, S4609, S4611, S4612, S4613, S4614, S4615, S4616, S4619, S4620, S4621 [28AP], S4657, S4658, S4661, S4662, S4710, S4711, S4712, S4713, S4715, S4716 [29AP]

Articles and editorials

Alexander-Carper Internet Tax Bill Protects Local Authority, S4640 [29AP]

Court Creates Snoopers' Heaven, S7894 [9JY]

Derail E-Mail Snooping, S7894 [9JY]

Gateway To Close All Stores, Fire 2,500, H2136 [2AP]

Intercepting E-Mail, S7894 [9JY]

Internet Access Fees—Don't Let Removal Have Unintended Effects, S4351 [26AP]

Tax and Click, S4351 [26AP]

U.S. Is Losing Its Dominance in the Sciences, S4729-S4731 [3MY], S5456 [13MY]

Who Left the Door Open?, H7248-H7253 [21SE]

You've Got Mail (and Court Says Others Can Read It), S7895 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment (see S. 2516), S6734 [14JN]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H4926 (see H.R. 4685), H5070 [24JN]

Business and industry: establish a grant program to support broadband-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 4699), H4927 (see H.R. 4699), H5070 [24JN]

———establish grant program to support broadband-based economic development efforts (see S. 2582), S7434 [24JN]

Children and youth: ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 3972), H1116 [16MR]

———increase protections for children from obscene material on the Internet (see H.R. 4305), H2727 [6MY]

———regulate interstate commerce by prohibiting the sale of children's personally identifiable information for commercial marketing purposes (see S. 2160), S2105 [3MR] (see H.R. 4955), H6703 [22JY]

Civil liberties: prohibit transfer of personal information to any person outside the U.S. without notice and consent (see H.R. 4366), H3015 [13MY]

Consumers: prohibit misappropriation of databases while ensuring consumer access to factual information (see H.R. 3872), H752 [2MR]

Copyrights: allow creative artists to sue corporations that encourage individuals to commit illegal or criminal acts of copyright infringement (see S. 2560), S7174 [22JN]

———authorize civil enforcement by the Dept. of Justice (see S. 2237), S3180 [25MR]

———enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws and educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet (see H.R. 4077), H1789 [31MR]

Crime: amend criminal code relative to stored electronic communications (see H.R. 5059), H6997 [9SE]

———discourage spyware (see H.R. 4661), H4893 [23JN]

———provide additional civil and criminal remedies for domain name fraud (see H.R. 3754), H303 [3FE]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (see S. 2176), S2301 [8MR] (see H.R. 4516), H3784 [4JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Internet website designed to allow consumers to compare prices for covered outpatient drugs sold by retail pharmacies that participate in the Medicaid program (see S. 2597), S7435 [24JN] (see H.R. 4681), H4926 (see H.R. 4681), H5070 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Geospatial Management Office (see S. 2390), S4996 [6MY]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see S. 3013), S11640 [19NO]

Employment: eliminate tax subsidies for outsourcing of jobs and provide assistance and improve the health care tax credit for certain displaced workers (see S. 2531), S6881 [16JN]

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 5410), H10078 [19NO]

FCC: oppose rules authorizing Broadband Over Power Line Systems without more comprehensive evaluation of interference potential to public safety services and other licensed radio services (see H. Res. 850), H9050 [8OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see S. 2464), S5949 [20MY] (see H.R. 3880), H830 [3MR]

Financial institutions: allow credit unions to provide international money transfer services to nonmembers and require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 4348), H2917 [12MY]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), consideration (see H. Res. 645), H3093 [17MY]

Help America Vote Act: require software used in electronic voting machines to meet certain requirements before using such machines in Federal elections (see H.R. 4966), H6703 [22JY]

———require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 4187), H2265 [21AP]

High-Performance Computing Act: amend (see H.R. 4218), H2405 [27AP]

House Rules: amend relative to the availability of legislation on the Internet (see H. Res. 875), H11057 [7DE]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 5111), H7329 [21SE]

Information services: criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information, commonly known as phishing (see S. 2636), S7896 [9JY]

———prevent deceptive software transmission practices in order to safeguard computer privacy, maintain computer control, and protect Internet commerce (see H.R. 4255), H2490 [30AP]

———require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see H.R. 4290), H2657 [5MY]

Information Technology Management Reform Act: enhance agency planning for information security needs (see H.R. 4570), H4170 [15JN]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (see S. 3021), S11799 [20NO]

Internet: regulate unauthorized installation of computer software and require disclosure to users of certain software features that pose a threat to user privacy (see S. 2131), S1683 [26FE] (see S. 2145), S1891 [27FE]

Law enforcement: prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy of intellectual property (see S. 2227), S2996 [23MR] (see S. 2242), S3214 [26MR]

———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see H.R. 4276), H2656 [5MY]

Library of Congress: ensure that legislative information is publicly available through the Internet (see S. Res. 360), S5472 [13MY]

Medicare: establish demonstration program to offset costs of electronic prescribing systems of health care providers (see H.R. 4805), H5470 [9JY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see S. 2138), S1683 [26FE]

National Computer Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7864 [29SE]

National Endowment for Democracy: promote free press and open media (see S. 2096), S1457 [23FE]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 2447), S5799 [19MY]

National security: provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 5068), H7073 [13SE]

Pharmaceuticals: standardize certification of Internet pharmacies and prohibit certain advertising activities and the use of certain bank instruments for purchases associated with illegal Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4612), H4579 [18JN]

Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within campaign communications which are printed, made through the Internet, and through prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4985), H6704 [22JY]

———require candidates to stand by their printed and Internet advertising (see S. 2392), S4996 [6MY]

Privacy: ensure protection of personally identifiable information outsourced abroad through increased disclosure, compliance with U.S. privacy standards, and accountability (see S. 2472), S5950 [20MY] (see S. 2481), S6274 [1JN]

———protect the reasonable expectation of privacy of users of e-mail (see H.R. 4977), H6704 [22JY]

———regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontrctors (see S. 2312), S4024 [8AP] (see S. 2471), S5950 [20MY]

Rural areas: encourage broadband technology deployment (see S. 2577, 2578), S7434 [24JN]

Schools: expand use of technology and information management systems in administration of school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 3869), H752 [2MR]

Science: facilitate development of science parks (see S. 2737), S8688 [22JY]

Small business: promote business incubator activities (see S. 2591), S7435 [24JN]

States: establish prescription drug monitoring programs, impose requirements on Internet pharmacies, require manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, and restrict exemption on importation of certain drugs (see H.R. 3870), H752 [2MR]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2084), S1286 [12FE] (see S. 2348), S4373 [26AP]

———increase frequency of disclosure of information by political organizations and improve linkage between Federal databases for public disclosure of election-related information (see H.R. 5013), H6755 [7SE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 146), S11429 [17NO]

———prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and others who work at home (see S. 2785), S9032 [9SE] (see H.R. 5067), H7072 [13SE]

———provide tax incentives to encourage manufacturers of computer and television equipment to operate environmentally sound recycling program for consumers discarding equipment (see H.R. 4553), H3963 [14JN]

Technology: promote deployment of, and investment in, advanced Internet communications services (see H.R. 4757), H5195 [6JY]

Telecommunications: provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment of voice-over-Internet-protocol applications (see S. 2281), S3631 [5AP] (see H.R. 4129), H2151 [2AP]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see S. 2664), S8229 [15JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: clarify conditions for the interceptions of computer trespass communications (see S. 2783), S9032 [9SE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 2994), S11429 [17NO] (see H.R. 5420), H10232 [20NO]

Cloture motions

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4406, S4422 [27AP], S4641, S4642, S4646 [29AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), motion to proceed, S4333 [22AP], S4361 [26AP]

Letters

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Loren L. Chumley, Tennessee Dept. of Revenue, S4352 [26AP], S4639 [29AP]

———National Governors Association, S4419 [27AP]

Investigation of leaked minority staff memos and documents from the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) shared computer server: several Democratic Senators, S2770 [12MR]

———several Republican Senators, S2770 [12MR]

———several Senators, S2770 [12MR]

Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H3151 [18MY]

———Representative Nussle, Committee on the Budget (House), H3152 [18MY]

———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H3152 [18MY]

Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass (SPY ACT) Act: Avi Nader, WhenU.com, Inc., H8088 [5OC]

———Bruce J. Goodman, Humana Inc., H8087 [5OC]

———Jack Krumholtz, Microsoft Corp., H8087 [5OC]

———Jennifer Jacobsen, Time Warner Inc., H8086 [5OC]

———John Scheibel, Yahoo! Inc., H8087 [5OC]

———Keith Smith, 180solutions (company), H8088 [5OC]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, H8086 [5OC]

———Tod H. Cohen, eBay Inc., H8087 [5OC]

———Walter B. McCormick, Jr., U.S. Telecom Association, H8088 [5OC]

Lists

Unfunded Federal mandates created by H.R. 49, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S4349 [26AP]

Unfunded Federal mandates created by S. 150, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S4350 [26AP]

Motions

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4666 [29AP]

Remarks in House

Adventist Health (nonprofit organization): tribute to Project Intellicare, E2040 [18NO]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): investigation of leaked minority staff memos and documents from shared computer server, H399 [10FE]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws and educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet (H.R. 4077), H7654, H7657-H7660 [28SE], E1788-E1790 [4OC]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), conference report, H2391 [27AP]

Crime: clarify and strengthen laws relative to cyberstalking, H2626 [5MY]

———discourage spyware (H.R. 4661), H8088 [5OC], H8250-H8252 [6OC], E1235 [24JN]

———prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (H.R. 2885), H2499 [4MY], H3235 [19MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Utilities Service broadband loan program funding, H5598 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: inclusion of certain electronic goods on the military critical technologies list, E1094 [14JN]

———inclusion of certain electronics goods on the military critical technologies list, H3274, H3279 [19MY]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (H.R. 4516), H5208, H5209 [7JY], E1052 [4JN]

———carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (H.R. 4516), Senate amendment, H9868, H9869 [17NO], E2051 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: investigation and prosecution of adult obscenity and child exploitation programs funding, H5257, H5258 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior: website management and maintenance funding, H4260, H4261 [16JN]

Dept. of Transportation: make report on allocation of Federal surface transportation funds available to the public via the Internet, H1984 [1AP]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), H8069-H8073 [5OC], E1875, E1925 [11OC]

Economy: impact of Internet commerce, H7079 [14SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H1449-H1452 [24MR], H7422, H7423 [22SE]

E-mail: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), E5 [20JA], E72, E73 [28JA]

FCC: court ruling on triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, H835, H843 [4MR], E289, E295 [3MR], E305, E308 [4MR], E329, E332 [9MR]

———economic impact of deregulating the deployment of broadband facilities, E30 [21JA]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3049 [17MY], H3141-H3160 [18MY], H3235 [19MY], E920, E921 [19MY], E945 [21MY], E997 [2JN]

———reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), consideration (H. Res. 645), H3099-H3106 [18MY]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (H.R. 4187), E581 [21AP]

High-Performance Computing Act: amend (H.R. 4218), H2381 [27AP], H5203-H5207 [7JY], E1052 [4JN]

IBM Corp.: tribute to supercomputing and high-performance computing programs, E1348 [9JY]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (H.R. 5111), H7247 [21SE], H7947 [4OC]

———make exemptions to limits on H-1B visas for temporary skilled workers, H10196 [20NO]

Internet: protect users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (H.R. 2929), H8080-H8089 [5OC]

Internet Safety Day: observance, E1469 [22JY]

Law enforcement: prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords (H.R. 3632), H7264-H7267 [21SE]

Microsoft Corp.: European Union decision on violation of antitrust laws, H1376 [24MR], H1486 [25MR], E463 [26MR]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (H.R. 2201), H3025, H3026 [17MY]

National Black Data Processing Associates: tribute, E1418 [19JY]

New Hampshire: tribute to Rx New Hampshire program for efforts to make affordable prescription drugs available to residents, E1806 [6OC]

Overstock.com, Inc.: tribute to employment assistance efforts in Afghanistan, E1510 [22JY]

Privacy: prohibit the establishment of any uniform national health care identifying number or health information database (H.R. 1699), H8072 [5OC]

Rural areas: establish broadband service to improve intelligent transportation systems and homeland security, H1813 [1AP]

SAS Institute Inc.: tribute, E478 [30MR]

Schools: expand use of technology and information management systems in administration of school lunch and breakfast programs, H1408 [24MR], H4936 [24JN]

———expand use of technology and information management systems in administration of school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 3869), H712 [2MR]

Science: ensure U.S. competitiveness in the areas of science, research, and technology, H6121, H6122 [20JY], H7220 [15SE]

Taxation: increase frequency of disclosure of information by political organizations and improve linkage between Federal databases for public disclosure of election-related information (H.R. 5013), E1585 [10SE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), H10025-H10029 [19NO], E2200 [7DE], E2211 [20DE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 146), H10024 [19NO], E2211 [20DE]

———provide tax incentives to encourage manufacturers of computer and television equipment to operate environmentally sound recycling program for consumers discarding equipment (H.R. 4553), E1102 [14JN]

Technology: maintain information technology research and development funding and adhere to technology-neutral policies supporting market-based innovation and commercialization, E1345 [9JY]

Telecommunications: provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment of voice-over-Internet-protocol applications (H.R. 4129), E526 [2AP]

Texas Instruments Inc.: Working Mother (publication) 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers designation, E1878 [11OC]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (H.R. 5420), E2121 [20NO]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment, S7144, S7145 [22JN]

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment (S. 2516), S6737 [14JN]

Children and youth: regulate interstate commerce by prohibiting the sale of children's personally identifiable information for commercial marketing purposes (S. 2160), S2106-S2109 [3MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): investigation of leaked minority staff memos and documents from shared computer server, S2769 [12MR]

Copyrights: allow creative artists to sue corporations that encourage individuals to commit illegal or criminal acts of copyright infringement (S. 2560), S7189-S7193 [22JN]

———authorize civil enforcement by the Dept. of Justice (S. 2237), S3189-S3191 [25MR], S7522 [25JN], S10822 [8OC], S11290 [11OC]

———enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws and educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet (H.R. 4077), S11291 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: Science and Technology Program funding, S6984, S6985 [17JN]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (H.R. 4516), S11180 [10OC]

———carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (S. 2176), S2308 [8MR], S5454 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: develop uniform standards for the submission of electronic clinical data by long-term care facilities, S11889 [7DE]

———establish an Internet website designed to allow consumers to compare prices for covered outpatient drugs sold by retail pharmacies that participate in the Medicaid program (S. 2597), S7474 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Geospatial Management Office (S. 2390), S4998 [6MY]

Deutsch, Phillip T.: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, S2221 [4MR]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (S. 3013), S11643 [19NO]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, S8498 [21JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, S9274 [15SE], S11449 [18NO], S12024 [8DE]

E-Government Act: amend relative to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference (H.R. 1303), S7899 [9JY], S8268 [15JY]

———amend relative to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference (H.R. 1303), unanimous-consent agreement, S8052 [13JY]

Employment: eliminate tax subsidies for outsourcing of jobs, S10410 [5OC], S11029 [10OC]

———eliminate tax subsidies for outsourcing of jobs and provide assistance and improve the health care tax credit for certain displaced workers (S. 2531), S6894 [16JN]

FCC: requirements that providers of telecommunications and information services provide such services for schools and libraries at a discounted rate, S12010 [8DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (S. 2464), S5983-S5985 [20MY]

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (S. 1706), S1969 [2MR], S11620 [19NO]

IBM Corp.: tribute to contributions to Research Triangle Park, S7896 [9JY]

Information services: criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information, commonly known as phishing (S. 2636), S7897 [9JY]

Information Technology Management Reform Act: enhance agency planning for information security needs, S9913 [29SE], S10013 [30SE]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights, S12041 [8DE]

———strengthen laws and rights (S. 3021), S11683-S11694 [20NO], S11852 [24NO], S11887 [7DE]

Intelligence services: modify certain requirements relative to information sharing, S10232 [1OC], S10519 [6OC], S11972, S11973 [8DE]

Internet: regulate unauthorized installation of computer software and require disclosure to users of certain software features that pose a threat to user privacy (S. 2131), S1684, S1685 [26FE]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend certain grandfather provisions, S4657, S4662-S4666 [29AP]

———require a GAO study on the impact on State and local governments and on broadband deployment, S4658 [29AP]

Law enforcement: prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy of intellectual property (S. 2227), S3001 [23MR], S11290 [11OC], S12028 [8DE]

———prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords (H.R. 3632), S12028 [8DE]

Library of Congress: ensure that legislative information is publicly available through the Internet (S. Res. 360), S5481, S5482 [13MY], S10193 [30SE]

Microsoft Corp.: European Union decision on violation of antitrust laws, S2992 [23MR], S3092 [24MR], S3175 [25MR], S3389 [31MR]

Nachbaur, Moriah K.: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, S2221 [4MR]

National Endowment for Democracy: promote free press and open media (S. 2096), S1459 [23FE]

National Guard: assess suitability of using Delaware Air National Guard personnel for information assurance and financial tracking development in support of the war on terrorism, S7278 [23JN]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (S. 2447), S5803-S5806 [19MY]

National Intelligence Authority: cancel transfer of decision-making authority over the acquisition of major national security and defense intelligence systems, S10233 [1OC]

Native Americans: shutting down of BIA school computers due to Federal court decision to shut down Indian trust fund computers, S4626 [29AP]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: winner of Dept. of Energy competition to develop a leadership class computational facility, S5454-S5456 [13MY]

Political campaigns: require candidates to stand by their printed and Internet advertising (S. 2392), S4999 [6MY]

Privacy: ensure protection of personally identifiable information outsourced abroad through increased disclosure, compliance with U.S. privacy standards, and accountability (S. 2472), S6006, S6009 [20MY]

———ensure protection of personally identifiable information outsourced abroad through increased disclosure, compliance with U.S. privacy standards, and accountability (S. 2481), S6275 [1JN]

———protect consumer privacy of e-mail communications, S7893 [9JY]

———regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors, S5205 [11MY]

Science: ensure U.S. competitiveness in the areas of science, research, and technology, S4728 [3MY], S8105-S8107 [14JY]

Suri, Arjun A.: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, S2221 [4MR]

Taxation: clarify definition of Internet access service relative to moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S4405 [27AP], S4668, S4671 [29AP]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1896), S689 [6FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S4403, S4404, S4419 [27AP], S4453-S4466, S4468-S4471 [28AP], S4647, S4667, S4668 [29AP]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2084), S1295 [12FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2348), S4379 [26AP], S4443 [27AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability, S4896 [5MY], S5209 [11MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4402-S4422 [27AP], S4453-S4466, S4468-S4471, S4479-S4484 [28AP], S4630, S4635-S4647, S4651, S4655-S4659, S4661-S4671 [29AP], S4991 [6MY], S9068 [10SE], S11626, S11627 [19NO], S11670-S11674, S11678 [20NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 146), S11398 [17NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), motion to proceed, S4333 [22AP], S4337-S4339, S4345-S4367 [26AP], S4390-S4402 [27AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), unanimous-consent agreement, S4367 [26AP]

———prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and others who work at home (S. 2785), S9036 [9SE]

———treatment of broadband Internet access, S4347, S4348 [26AP]

———treatment of voice services over the Internet, S4661, S4662 [29AP]

Telecommunications: provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment of voice-over-Internet-protocol applications (S. 2281), S3777 [6AP]

———regulatory treatment of broadband providers, S11671 [20NO]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 2664), S11998 [8DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: clarify conditions for the interceptions of computer trespass communications (S. 2783), S9036 [9SE]

———extend, S4147-S4150, S4165 [20AP], S4172, S4173 [21AP], S4276 [22AP]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (S. 2994), S11434 [17NO]

Reports

Government Paperwork Burdens Have Increased Substantially Under the Bush Administration: Committee on Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, H3144 [18MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2432, Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 108-497), H3093 [17MY]

Consumer Access to Information Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3872) (H. Rept. 108-437), H1116 [16MR]

Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3261) (H. Rept. 108-421), H1070 [11MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3261) (H. Rept. 108-421), H513 [11FE]

Dept. of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4516) (S. Rept. 108-379), S9812 [28SE]

———Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4516) (H. Rept. 108-578), H5194 [6JY]

E-Government Act Amendment Relative to Rulemaking Authority of the Judicial Conference: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1303), S7749 [7JY]

Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3754) (H. Rept. 108-536), H3872 [9JN]

High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4218) (H. Rept. 108-580), H5194 [6JY]

International Free Press and Open Media Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2096) (S. Rept. 108-246), S2859 [22MR]

Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4661) (H. Rept. 108-698), H7574 [23SE]

Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2801) (H. Rept. 108-789), H10078 [19NO]

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3015) (H. Rept. 108-728), H8166 [5OC]

National War Permanent Tribute Historical Database Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2201) (H. Rept. 108-492), H3092 [17MY]

Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2432) (H. Rept. 108-490), H3092 [17MY]

Piracy Deterrence and Education Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4077), H7579 [24SE]

Prevent and Punish Counterfeiting of Copyrighted Copies and Phonorecords: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 108-600), H5653 [13JY]

Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2237), S4687 [29AP]

Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass (SPY ACT) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2929) (H. Rept. 108-619), H6126 [20JY]

Software Principles Yielding Better Levels of Consumer Knowledge (SPY BLOCK) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2145), S11639 [19NO]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2145) (S. Rept. 108-424), S11897 [7DE]

VOIP Regulatory Freedom Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2281), S11639 [19NO]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2281) (S. Rept. 108-425), S11897 [7DE]

Wireless 411 Privacy Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1963), S11639 [19NO]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1963) (S. Rept. 108-423), S11897 [7DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4646 [29AP]

Statements

NGA Supports Reasonable Extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act: National Governors Association, S4418 [27AP], S4640 [29AP]

Summaries

Internet Tax Ban Extension and Improvement Act (S. 2084): Michael Mazerov, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S4352 [26AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 645, consideration of H.R. 2432, Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act, H3099 [18MY]

H.R. 2201, National War Permanent Tribute Historical Database Act, H3025 [17MY]

H.R. 2432, Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act, H3152 [18MY]

H.R. 2929, Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass (SPY ACT) Act, H8080-H8083 [5OC]

H.R. 3015, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act, H8069 [5OC]

H.R. 3632, prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords, H7264 [21SE]

H.R. 4077, Piracy Deterrence and Education Act, H7655-H7657 [28SE]

H.R. 4218, High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act, H5203-H5205 [7JY]

H.R. 4516, Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act, H9868 [17NO]

H.R. 4516, Dept. of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act, S11182 [10OC], H5208 [7JY]

H.R. 4661, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act, H8250 [6OC]

S. 150, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S4669 [29AP], H10025 [19NO]

S. 2084, Internet Tax Ban Extension and Improvement Act, S1294 [12FE]

S. 2096, International Free Press and Open Media Act, S1459 [23FE]

S. 2131, Controlling Invasive and Unauthorized Software Act, S1685-S1688 [26FE]

S. 2145, Software Principles Yielding Better Levels of Consumer Knowledge (SPY BLOCK) Act, S1893-S1895 [27FE]

S. 2160, Children's Listbroker Privacy Act, S2107 [3MR]

S. 2176, High-End Computing Revitalization Act, S2308 [8MR]

S. 2227, Anticounterfeiting Act, S3002 [23MR], S12028 [8DE]

S. 2237, Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act, S3189 [25MR], S7523 [25JN]

S. 2392, Political Candidate Personal Responsibility Act, S5000 [6MY]

S. 2447, Children and Media Research Advancement Act, S5805 [19MY]

S. 2472, Increasing Notice of Foreign Outsourcing Act, S6007-S6009 [20MY]

S. 2481, Increasing Notice of Foreign Outsourcing Act, S6276-S6278 [1JN]

S. 2531, Keeping American Jobs at Home Act, S6895-S6898 [16JN]

S. 2560, Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act, S7192 [22JN]

S. 2597, Prescription Drug Price Comparison for Savings Act, S7474 [24JN]

S. 2783, Computer Trespass Clarification Act, S9036 [9SE]

S. 2785, Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act, S9037 [9SE]

S. 3021, Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, S11683-S11692 [20NO]

S. Con. Res. 146, corrections in enrollment of S. 150, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S11398, S11435 [17NO], H10024 [19NO]

S. Res. 360, ensure that legislative information is publicly available through the Internet, S5481 [13MY]