TELECOMMUNICATIONS related term(s) Public Broadcasting

Amendments

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1617, H1619, H1620, H1621, H1622, H1623, H1624 [27MR]

——— provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1596 [27MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S8397, S8407, S8452, S8453, S8454 [27DE], S8455, S8508 [28DE]

——— extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401, S5402, S5403, S5405, S5409, S5410 [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5519, S5520, S5521, S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, S5579, S5591, S5603, S5615, S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676, S5677, S5678, S5681, S5682, S5684, S5685, S5686, S5687, S5688 [30JY], S5724, S5739, S5740, S5741, S5743, S5744, S5746, S5747, S5748, S5760, S5772, S5773, S5777, S5778, S5782, S5783, S5784, S5786, S5787, S5788, S5789, S5791, S5792, S5793 [31JY], S5885, S5886, S5888, S5889, S5890, S5891 [1AU]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, D1 [3JA]

Articles and editorials

Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, H3097 [17MY]

Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]

Cashless Stimulus for Small Business, H1613 [27MR]

China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber—Attacks Breached Computer System of Business-Lobbying Group—Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]

Cyber Hill Battle—Searching for a Common Sense Defense Against a ‘‘Digital Pearl Harbor’’, S5910 [2AU]

Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]

Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]

Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 [23JA]

Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]

Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]

Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for institutions of higher education that fail to comply with campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]

Consumers: ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative to prepaid mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]

——— require disclosures to consumers on the capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]

Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with respect to webcasting (see S. 3609), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6480), H6273 [21SE]

Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments by communications-related service providers of certain information consisting of or relating to communications (see H.R. 6529), H6275 [21SE]

——— provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish grant program within rural broadband program (see S. 2275), S2243 [29MR]

——— improve the program of access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas (see S. 2298), S2496 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: certify that American Forces Radio and Television Service programming communicates departmental policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports basic values of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4189), H1304 [8MR]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]

——— revoke requirement on use of privately owned communications resources in Executive order on assignment of national security and emergency preparedness communications function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services for veterans’ health care (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), H900 [16FE]

Electronics: make it unlawful to alter or remove the identification number of a mobile communications device (see S. 3186), S3174 [15MY]

——— prohibit mobile service providers from providing service on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen and enable consumers to remotely delete data from such devices (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]

FCC: add an additional purpose (see H.R. 6553), H6276 [21SE]

——— ensure rule adopting methodology for establishing benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support shall have no force or effect and require report on an alternative methodology (see H.R. 6526), H6275 [21SE]

——— establish data usage measurement standards for Internet service providers, ensure proper use of data caps, empower consumers to monitor data usage, and prohibit discrimination against any content (see S. 3703), S8302 [20DE]

——— promulgate regulations to provide for accurate disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (see H.R. 4319), H1804 [29MR]

——— provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), consideration (see H. Res. 595), H1570 [26MR]

——— require reallocation and auction for commercial use of certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 4817), H2203 [26AP]

FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 6259), H5628 [1AU]

Federal Spectrum Reallocation Commission: create and provide for the use of a portion of the proceeds from the auction of reallocated Federal spectrum for deficit reduction (see H.R. 4044), H801 [15FE]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 3276), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]

——— extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]

——— provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), S5978 [2AU]

Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee: develop information sharing and interoperability recommendations and pursue benefits for local, State, tribal, and Federal justice agencies (see H.R. 6618), H6535 [29NO]

GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]

Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), H5716 [3AU]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 6719), H7469 [30DE]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]

Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 446), S2824 [26AP]

——— promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]

National security: establish an advisory committee on national security telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]

Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 [16FE]

NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]

Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]

Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors and increase public awareness of the impact and educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 4846), H2204 [26AP]

Spectrum: encourage licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]

Tariff: subassemblies for measuring equipment for telecommunications (see S. 2586), S2923 [7MY]

Taxation: limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 [8MY]

Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access, and promote free flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]

——— continue an advisory committee considering optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]

——— ensure that security is taken into account in certain efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]

——— require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]

Telephones: prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on wireline telephone bills (see S. 3291), S4151 [13JN]

Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 4469), H2030 [19AP]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]

Cloture motions

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 [2AU], S6784 [14NO]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]

Conference reports

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834–H880 [16FE]

Letters

Cybersecurity Act: several former national security officials, S4136 [13JN]

Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Dorothy Coleman, National Association of Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]

——— Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6782 [14NO]

——— several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]

——— several individuals, S5437 [26JY]

——— Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica (organization), S5915 [2AU]

Enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure: several former government officials, S4847 [11JY]

Estimates of communications collected or reviewed under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities: I. Charles McCullough III, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, S8394 [27DE]

FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]

FCC development of plan for greater broadband access: Representative Gingrey and Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia (2010), H1613 [27MR]

FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 [19AP]

——— Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, S2550 [19AP]

——— Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, S2550 [19AP]

——— John G. Paré, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 [19AP]

——— National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, S2550 [19AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension: James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, S8394 [27DE]

——— James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General Holder, S8129 [18DE], S8395 [27DE]

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China’s People’s Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]

——— Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]

Improve privacy of electronic communications: several organizations, S5914 [2AU]

Privacy impact of collection of domestic communications and personally identifiable data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amendments: Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S8457 [28DE]

——— Senators Wyden and Mark Udall, S8458 [28DE]

Motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615 [8FE]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1626 [27MR]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], S5419 [26JY], S5724 [31JY]

Papers

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Intelligence Collection Targeting Non-U.S. Persons Overseas: Dept. of Justice and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, S8395 [27DE]

Remarks in House

Alcatel-Lucent Corp.: tribute to Bell Labs, E1220 [10JY]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), E1601 [21SE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: tribute to supporters, H1020 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: report on feasibility of providing telecommunications services to servicemembers in transit to or from overseas deployment, H3031 [17MY]

——— report on status of work on cognitive radio, dynamic spectrum access, software-defined radio, and other spectrum-sharing techniques and technologies, H5033 [19JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: cell phone communications in rural border areas funding, H3534, H3535 [6JN]

——— research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure, H6500–H6503 [28NO]

——— research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: Internet Crimes Against Children task forces funding, H2392 [8MY]

——— make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]

——— report on implementation of surveillance program under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation: distracted driving prevention and research funding through reductions in financial management funding, H4035, H4036 [26JN]

——— State distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953–H3955 [21JN], E1149 [27JN]

Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]

——— provide local free radio broadcasting on mobile devices, H3584 [7JN], E1007 [7JN]

Economy: importance of economic investment, E1272 [18JY]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H524–H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], H709–H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H906, H911–H927, H929, H934 [17FE], H2783 [16MY], E237–E239 [24FE], E261, E265–E267, E272 [28FE], E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907–H911 [17FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137–H143 [24JA], H356–H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615–H623 [8FE], H659–H661 [9FE]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18–H20 [17JA], H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693–H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], H4425 [28JN], H4900–H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191–H5194 [24JY], H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 [21SE], H6358, H6360 [14NO], H6453–H6458 [27NO], H6619 [4DE]

——— rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, H3149 [18MY], H6614 [4DE]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3230–H3234 [30MY]

——— ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not impede implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in rural areas, H1622 [27MR]

——— preserve ability for effective and efficient communication systems to alert the public of dangerous weather conditions, H1623 [27MR]

——— preserve ability to protect online privacy, including rules prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from requiring job applicants to disclose passwords to social networking web sites, H1627 [27MR]

——— promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]

——— provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct incentive auctions, H914, H918–H921 [17FE], E237–E239 [24FE]

——— provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1519 [22MR], H1609–H1629 [27MR]

——— provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1593–H1597 [27MR]

——— provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), motion to recommit, H1627 [27MR]

——— provide report on impact of changes to transparency and procedures on agency mandate to promote competition and innovation, H1623, H1624 [27MR]

——— provide with authority to conduct incentive auctions, E261 [28FE]

——— require entities sponsoring political advertising to disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1617, H1620, H1621 [27MR]

——— require the Freedom of Information Act process be more open and transparent, H1621, H1622 [27MR]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, H6111 [19SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, H3279 [31MY]

——— extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5890–H5901 [12SE], E1533 [14SE]

——— extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780–H5787 [11SE]

——— increase transparency by requiring certain documentation for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to the public, H5782 [11SE]

——— prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained through the search of a legally amassed data pool without prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]

——— provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]

——— reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China’s People’s Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications markets, H1376–H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]

Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H6357–H6362 [14NO], E956 [1JN]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5253 [25JY], H5599–H5602 [1AU], E1403 [3AU]

Intelligence services: shorten extension of intelligence gathering tools, H5893 [12SE]

Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), H6644–H6646 [5DE]

KATM–Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, E789 [15MY]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content, H5014 [19JY]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]

Public broadcasting: funding, H4911 [18JY], H5014 [19JY], E1328 [25JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]

——— improve laws relative to cybersecurity (H.R. 3674), H6502 [28NO]

——— maintain security relative to information technology procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]

Telect, Inc.: anniversary, E1526 [13SE]

Television: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic television signal, E1248 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Argo Marketing Group (business): tribute, S2164 [28MR]

Civil liberties: prohibit unreasonable search or seizure of records of individuals held by a third party without express consent or issuance of a probable cause warrant, S8406, S8407, S8422, S8424, S8428 [27DE]

Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with respect to webcasting (S. 3609), S6628 [21SE]

Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 3556), S6458 [19SE]

Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): set sunset date, S5439 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: rural broadband telecommunications services programs funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335, S4343, S4358 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that creation of center to protect Federal Government networks does not disrupt current cyber law enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]

——— Federal Network Security funding, S6416 [19SE], S6495, S6496 [20SE]

Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in international law enforcement issues and maintain accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27–S31 [23JA]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]

Diaz, Matthew: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor recipient, S4458 [25JN]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, S830–S836, S838–S842 [16FE], S880, S882, S888–S892, S893, S894 [17FE]

FCC: establish data usage measurement standards for Internet service providers, ensure proper use of data caps, empower consumers to monitor data usage, and prohibit discrimination against any content (S. 3703), S8303 [20DE]

——— investigation regarding approval of satellite spectrum access by LightSquared (company), S1706 [15MR], S3393 [22MY]

——— reallocate certain Dept. of Defense spectrum frequencies for commercial use, S7155 [29NO]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]

Fetz, Alisha: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor recipient, S4458 [25JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S6389 [13SE], S6393 [19SE], S8385–S8410, S8412–S8425, S8427, S8428 [27DE], S8455–S8462, S8515, S8516 [28DE]

——— extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), unanimous-consent agreement, S8343, S8374 [21DE]

——— extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470–S5472 [26JY], S8130 [18DE]

——— extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (S. 3276), unanimous-consent request, S8129 [18DE]

GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless communications coverage and commercial network capacity (S. 3439), S5385 [25JY]

Information technology: ensure free flow of commerce through secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity specialists, S5911 [2AU]

——— promote public awareness of cyber security (S. 813), S2458 [18AP]

Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]

NASA: anniversary of Landsat Satellite Program, S5256 [23JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit report on privacy impact of collection of domestic communications and personally identifiable data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amendments, S8390, S8400, S8403–S8406, S8415–S8417, S8420, S8423–S8425 [27DE], S8456–S8462 [28DE]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 [2AU]

——— improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), S66 [24JA]

——— protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable information, S1686 [15MR]

Safety: strengthen public safety by establishing a national wireless communications network for emergency responders, S888, S889 [17FE]

Spectrum: encourage licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]

Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, S4846–S4849 [11JY]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S616–S619, S659 [14FE], S663 [15FE], S2458 [18AP], S3300 [21MY], S3933–S3935 [12JN], S4135–S4137 [13JN]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193–S5196, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5266 [24JY], S5322, S5367 [25JY], S5652 [30JY], S5691–S5706, S5708–S5712, S5714–S5725 [31JY], S5805, S5806, S5812–S5818, S5823–S5825, S5830, S5841, S5850 [1AU], S5901–S5904, S5907–S5919, S5929, S5936, S5937, S5942 [2AU], S6079 [11SE], S6766, S6774–S6784, S6793 [14NO]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, S5357, S5359–S5364 [25JY], S5419–S5421, S5426–S5441, S5444, S5448, S5450, S5463–S5465 [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY], S6835 [15NO]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent agreement, S5651 [30JY], S6772 [14NO]

——— require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, S5823 [1AU]

Reports

FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), H5896 [12SE]

Telecom Sector Leads the Way in Domestic Economic Investments: Progressive Policy Institute, E1272 [18JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112–400), H900 [16FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 595) (H. Rept. 112–422), H1570 [26MR]

Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 112–660), H5764 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112–651), H5764 [10SE]

FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112–174), S3838 [7JN]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 [19JY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112–229), S6545 [20SE]

FCC Consolidated Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3310) (H. Rept. 112–443), H1844 [16AP]

FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 112–414), H1390 [19MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112–645), H5703 [2AU]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112–645), H5703 [2AU]

Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 112–685), H6230 [20SE]

Location Privacy Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1223), S8071 [17DE]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112–399), H900 [16FE]

Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under Which the Internet Has Thrived: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 112–564), H4654 [29JN]

Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]

Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112–592), H4827 [11JY]

Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 911) (S. Rept. 112–260), S8363 [21DE]

Strengthening Public-Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization (SPECTRUM) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 911), S6800 [14NO]

Statements

Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Aspen Homeland Security Group, S5437 [26JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools Extension: Executive Office of the President, S8129 [18DE], S8393 [27DE]

Summaries

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Reporting Requirements for Intelligence Collection Targeting Non-U.S. Persons Overseas, S8392 [27DE]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 127, preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived, H5599 [1AU]

H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]

H. Res. 595, consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act, H1593 [27MR]

H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]

H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]

H.R. 3310, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, H3230 [30MY]

H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, H5890 [12SE]

S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN], S6667 [21SE], H6644 [5DE]

S. Res. 446, oppose any effort to transfer control of the Internet to the U.N. or any other international governmental organization, S2833 [26AP]