COMPUTERS see also Electronics; Technology; Telecommunications

Amendments

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2903 [23AP], S2926, S2928, S2971, S2972, S2973, S2974, S2975, S2977, S2978 [24AP], S3051, S3052, S3053, S3055, S3056, S3057, S3058 [25AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2097, H2100, H2101, H2102 [17AP], H2130, H2131, H2132, H2133, H2134, H2135, H2136 [18AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), consideration (H. Res. 164), H2086 [17AP]

Appointments

Health Information Technology Policy Committee, S3060 [25AP], S4534 [17JN]

Articles and editorials

Chattanooga Man Says He Didn’t Lie About Obamacare Site Insurance, H6286 [4OC]

Congress Must Level Playing Field on Internet Sales Taxes, S3080 [6MY]

Draining the Swamp—Top 40 Troubling Listings From the Obamacare Navigator/Assister Security Nightmare, H6942 [30OC]

Erick Erickson Is Wrong. . . and Here’s Why, S2100 [21MR]

Fairness on Sales Taxes, S3080 [6MY]

From the Start, Signs of Trouble at Health Portal (excerpt), S7487 [15OC]

‘‘Just Say No’’ to Cybersecurity Bill, H2083 [17AP]

Lakeland Girl Commite Suicide After Being Bullied Online, S6629 [19SE]

Latest NSA Spying Revelations Distract From the Real Issues, S7872 [6NO]

Newtown Shooting Demands We Consider Our ‘‘Call of Duty’’ as Parents, E65 [25JA]

Obamacare Phone Offered to Health Insurance Buyers, H6222 [3OC]

Obamacare’s Privacy Nightmare—The Bungled Opening of the Exchanges Should Worry Consumers, H6221 [3OC]

Police—Florida Girl Who Committed Suicide Had Been Bullied for Months by as Many as 15 Girls, S6628 [19SE]

Tax Internet Sales, Stimulate Growth, S2821 [22AP]

There’s a Reason This Is Called the Marketplace Fairness Act, S3080 [6MY]

What’s Fair for Business, S3081 [6MY]

Wonkblog Can’t Find Anybody Who Has Signed Up for Obamacare on Healthcare.gov, H6222 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: better connect current and former members with employment opportunities by consolidating duplicative Federal Government websites and conserve resources by merging redundant and competing programs (see S. 1637), S7728 [31OC] (see H.R. 3405), H6952 [30OC]

——— expand and enhance authorities on protected communications (see S. 1081), S3844 [23MY]

——— expand use of telehealth under TRICARE program for active servicemembers, their dependents, retirees, and veterans (see H.R. 3507), H7151 [15NO]

BLM: prohibit land increase until centralized data-base of lands identified suitable for disposal by Resource Management Plans is publicly accessible via a website (see H.R. 2095), H2910 [22MY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 336), S772 [14FE] (see S. 743), S2684 [16AP] (see H.R. 684), H544 [14FE]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1700), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3481), H7109 [14NO]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 216), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 482), H342 [4FE]

Commission on Health Care Savings Through Innovative Wireless Technologies: establish (see H.R. 3577), H7353 [21NO]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 110), H1357 [12MR]

Conservation of energy: promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see S. 1261), S5499 [27JN] (see H.R. 540), H411 [6FE]

CPSC: require ratings labels on video games and prohibit the sale or rental of adult-rated video games to minors (see H.R. 287), H170 [15JA]

Credit: create a Federal charter for Internet consumer credit corporations (see H.R. 1566), H2025 [15AP]

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. 983), H1318 [6MR]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘access without authorization,’’ eliminate redundant laws allowing charges to be brought for violations of such access, and reform penalties for violations (see S. 1196), S4792 [20JN] (see H.R. 2454), H3988 [20JN]

——— prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S2501 [9AP] (see H.R. 295), H170 [15JA] (see H.R. 531), H410 [6FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 2074), H2838 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish an electronic means by which Ready Reserve members of the Armed Forces may track their active-duty service (see H.R. 2272), H3250 [6JN]

——— extend pilot program for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel with private industry and academia (see H.R. 2105), H2911 [22MY]

——— implement online computerized assessment to detect behaviors indicating suicide risk and other mental health conditions for Armed Forces members (see S. 810), S3028 [25AP]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2349 [25AP]

Dept. of Education: authorize a competitive grant program to implement and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (see H.R. 3692), H7627 [10DE]

——— award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see S. 918), S3326 [9MY] (see H.R. 2155), H2953 [23MY]

——— establish task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3734), H8108 [12DE]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see S. 1704), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3538), H7252 [19NO]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 1407), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 2536), H4142 [27JN] (see H.R. 2982), H5396 [2AU]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1127), S4058 [10JN] (see H.R. 2515), H4078 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see S. 733), S2683 [16AP] (see H.R. 2495), H4037 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a national toll-free hotline and website to provide child care consumer education information to help parents access child care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 390), S943 [27FE]

——— foster further innovation and entrepreneurship in the health information technology sector (see H.R. 2363), H3591 [13JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs (see H.R. 86), H30 [3JA]

——— establish cybersecurity occupation classifications, assess the cybersecurity workforce, and address identified gaps in the cybersecurity workforce (see H.R. 3107), H5587 [17SE]

——— make certain improvements relative to cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection (see H.R. 3696), H7687 [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: encourage online workforce training (see H.R. 114), H31 [3JA]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H596 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 555), H411 [6FE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program (see H.R. 2055), H2802 [20MY]

——— establish a specific timeline to achieve interoperable electronic health records (see S. 1296), S5687 [15JY]

EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2791), H4978 [23JY]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 3032), H5397 [2AU]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see S. 1705), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 1289), H1718 [20MR]

FCC: direct wireless providers to permit the unlocking of mobile devices (see S. 481), S1229 [6MR]

——— increase consumer choice and competition in the online video programming distribution marketplace (see S. 1680), S7951 [12NO]

——— prevent television blackouts, ensure consumer choice in cable programming, facilitate retransmission consent negotiations between cable and content providers, and study sports programming costs (see H.R. 3719), H8107 [12DE]

——— provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use (see H.R. 3674), H7607 [9DE]

——— require reallocation and auction for commercial use of certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 2739), H4724 [18JY]

FDA: provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H6675 [22OC]

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. 648), H500 [13FE]

Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 2221), H3014 [3JN]

——— develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see S. 350), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 708), H545 [14FE]

——— eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management (see S. 1843), S8913 [17DE] (see H.R. 1232), H1567 [18MR]

——— ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H7445 [3DE]

——— require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans (see S. 1611), S7673 [30OC]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 1211), H1547 [15MR]

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see S. 418), S1011 [28FE]

——— prohibit providers of social media services from using self-images uploaded by minors for commercial purposes (see H.R. 2645), H4369 [10JY]

——— prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to prices of products and services sold online (see S. 1830), S8845 [16DE]

——— promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 2487), H4037 [25JN]

Gambling: establish a program for licensing of Internet poker by States and federally recognized Indian tribes (see H.R. 2666), H4482 [11JY]

——— regulate Internet gambling and provide consumer protections (see H.R. 2282), H3250 [6JN]

GAO: report to Congress on the effectiveness of FCC universal service reforms (see S. 774), S2844 [22AP]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1380), H1824 [21MR]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 1517), S6597 [18SE] (see S. 1685), S7951 [12NO] (see H.R. 2957), H5343 [1AU]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H6675 [22OC] (see H.R. 3750), H8108 [12DE]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 967), H981 [5MR]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 212), H52 [4JA]

——— take appropriate steps to be able to meet in a virtual setting (see H. Res. 137), H1825 [21MR]

Information technology: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 756), H594 [15FE]

——— establish Vertical Centers of Excellence on Cybersecurity to create solutions to, and promote best practices for, industry-specific cybersecurity challenges (see H.R. 2556), H4142 [27JN]

——— improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see H.R. 1468), H1909 [10AP]

——— improve Federal information security (see H.R. 1163), H1425 [14MR]

——— promote public awareness of cybersecurity (see S. 1638), S7728 [31OC]

——— provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (see S. 1353), S5907 [24JY]

——— provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance the security of such data (see H.R. 1913), H2567 [9MY]

——— require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect (see H.R. 210), H52 [4JA]

——— secure against cyber attack, enhance competitiveness and create jobs in information technology industry, and protect identities and sensitive information of citizens and businesses (see S. 21), S42 [22JA]

——— specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see S. 639), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 1312), H1821 [21MR]

Infrastructure: create jobs and strengthen the economy by rebuilding infrastructure (see S. 4), S42 [22JA]

International Trade Data System: ensure participating Federal agencies develop and maintain necessary information technology infrastructure to support the system (see H.R. 3004), H5397 [2AU]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (see H.R. 1580), H2065 [16AP]

——— 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. 889), H814 [28FE]

——— prevent transformation into a tool of censorship and surveillance, promote freedom of expression, and restore confidence in the integrity of U.S. businesses (see H.R. 491), H342 [4FE]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 669), S2500 [9AP] (see H.R. 495), H370 [5FE]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 357), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 180), H51 [4JA]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (see S. 1286), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2676), H4483 [11JY]

Medicare: allow certain critical access and sole community hospitals to use interactive telecommunications systems to satisfy available physician requirements for emergency medical conditions (see S. 328), S772 [14FE]

——— allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see S. 636), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 1379), H1824 [21MR]

——— ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 986), H1318 [6MR]

——— make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and physicians’ services (see H.R. 1484), H1955 [11AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H1821 [21MR]

National Academy of Sciences: study impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children (see S. 134), S284 [24JA]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 399), H6954 [30OC]

National Digital Literacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 81), H659 [26FE]

National Guard: establish Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Teams in each State to respond to cyber emergencies (see S. 658), S2328 [22MR] (see H.R. 1640), H2158 [18AP]

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H5399 [2AU]

National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week: support (see H. Res. 340), H5476 [10SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 624), H499 [13FE]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), consideration (see H. Res. 164), H2065 [16AP]

——— develop a watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to U.S. trade secrets or proprietary information (see S. 884), S3159 [7MY]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (see H.R. 2804), H5049 [24JY]

Patents: combat cyber espionage of intellectual property of U.S. persons (see S. 1111), S3987 [6JN] (see H.R. 2281), H3250 [6JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5088 [25JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal enrollment website is fully functional (see H.R. 3425), H6953 [30OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal or State enrollment websites are fully functional (see H.R. 3517), H7152 [15NO]

——— ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see S. 1886), S9105 [20DE] (see H.R. 3745), H8108 [12DE]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see S. 1525), S6597 [18SE] (see H.R. 3299), H6643 [16OC]

——— notify individuals and Congress if personal information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 3795), H8125 [19DE]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 3731), H8107 [12DE]

——— prohibit enrollment in health care exchange plans until privacy protections are certified as being in place (see H.R. 3119), H5654 [18SE]

——— protect personal and financial information by requiring certain certifications by entities awarded funds to operate a navigator program or other exchange activities (see H.R. 3429), H6953 [30OC]

——— provide a hardship exemption from the individual health insurance mandate if an individual can attest they have been unable to enroll in an exchange (see H.R. 3338), H6774 [24OC]

——— provide for criminal penalties for aggravated identity theft facilitated by employment at an implementing agency (see H.R. 3652), H7507 [4DE]

——— require offset in savings prior to incurring further obligations relative to healthcare.gov (Internet site) (see H.R. 3373), H6901 [29OC]

Pesticides: permit commercial applicators to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other information in electronic form (see H.R. 3001), H5396 [2AU]

Power resources: protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 2417), H3758 [18JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: provide penalties for selling or counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony (see H.R. 336), H222 [22JA]

Printing: ensure citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing the ability to opt-in to electronic access to such documents (see H. Res. 97), H982 [5MR]

Privacy: extend protections against unreasonable searches and seizures to electronic communications information and require specific court-issued warrants to obtain such information (see S. 1037), S3843 [23MY]

——— improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 607), S1950 [19MR] (see H.R. 1847), H2483 [7MY]

——— increase protections for consumer or subscriber password information and provide that the FBI may not access password information (see H.R. 3557), H7310 [20NO]

——— limit overbroad surveillance requests and expand reporting requirements (see S. 1168), S4481 [13JN]

——— notify consumers before a video service collects visual or auditory information from the viewing area and provide consumers with choices that do not collect such information (see H.R. 2356), H3590 [13JN]

——— permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 3035), H5398 [2AU]

——— prohibit employers, schools, and universities from requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, password, or other access to a personal social networking account (see H.R. 537), H411 [6FE]

——— prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see S. 1426), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 2077), H2838 [21MY]

——— protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 1121), H1395 [13MR]

——— require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see S. 1193), S4792 [20JN]

——— require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things and provide appropriate transition procedures (see S. 1182), S4585 [18JN]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H2483 [7MY]

Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require a certification and reports relative to Presidential records (see H.R. 1234), H1567 [18MR]

Public Online Information Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 549), S1785 [13MR]

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: provide for a reduction in pay until the healthcare.gov website is certified as fully functional (see H.R. 3785), H8117 [16DE]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S813 [25FE]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 948), H981 [5MR]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts and require the application of the antitrust laws to Major League Baseball (see S. 1721), S8100 [18NO] (see H.R. 3452), H6997 [12NO]

SSA: issue uniform standards for truncation of Social Security numbers and prohibit public display on the Internet of account numbers by State and local governments and private entities (see H.R. 2229), H3014 [3JN]

Taxation: establish a program to populate downloadable tax forms with taxpayer return information (see H.R. 1532), H1991 [12AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 31), S42 [22JA] (see S. 1431), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 434), H300 [29JA] (see H.R. 3086), H5546 [12SE]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 1364), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 3724), H8107 [12DE]

——— regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 3491), H7109 [14NO]

——— repeal certain limitations on expensing certain property and allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 408), H281 [23JA]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see S. 467), S1127 [5MR] (see S. 517), S1592 [11MR] (see H.R. 1123), H1395 [13MR]

Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (see S. 1776), S8457 [21NO]

——— make it illegal to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number of a mobile electronic device (see S. 1070), S3844 [23MY]

——— 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. 1730), H2349 [25AP]

——— require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see S. 721), S2649 [15AP] (see H.R. 1575), H2026 [15AP]

——— support growth through deregulation, additional broadband deployment, commercial use of spectrum, high-speed data transmission, and intellectual property protection (see H. Res. 57), H413 [6FE]

Travel and tourism: require operators of international travel websites to provide information on potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on the website (see H.R. 1370), H1823 [21MR]

Treaties and agreements: seek inclusion of provisions that promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade in negotiations for bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreements (see S. 1788), S8601 [10DE]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H7151 [15NO]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H2654 [15MY]

Voting: modernize State voting systems by allowing for increased use of the Internet in voter registration, automated registration of certain individuals, and shortening voter wait times and early voting (see H.R. 289), H170 [15JA]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 123), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

Cloture motions

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2927 [24AP], S3013 [25AP]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2785 [18AP], S2833 [22AP]

Comments

Conservatives support proposal to empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2098 [21MR]

E-mails

Marketplace Fairness Act: Al Cardenas, American Conservative Union, S3076 [6MY]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Phillip Lopez, E786 [4JN]

Letters

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E492 [18AP]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E493 [18AP]

——— Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services (House), E493 [18AP]

——— Representative Mike Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E492, E493 [18AP]

——— several organizations, H2084 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS use and security of voter registration information collected as part of health care exchanges application process: Representatives Issa and Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6941 [30OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security establishment as primary point of receipt in Federal Government for civilian sharing of cyber threat information: several Representatives, H2138 [18AP]

Empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes: David French, National Retail Federation, S2100 [21MR]

——— several organizations, S2099 [21MR]

Federal information security improvement: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H2042 [16AP]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2042 [16AP]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H2041 [16AP]

Marketplace Fairness Act: Christine Gregoire and Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee, National Governors Association, S2951 [24AP]

——— Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S3070 [6MY]

——— Lance Trebesch, S2828 [22AP]

——— Senators Enzi and Alexander, S3071 [6MY]

——— several Senators, S2950 [24AP]

——— Tom Corbett, Governor of Pennsylvania, and Steven L. Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, National Governors Association, S2951 [24AP]

National Blue Alert Act: Senator Coburn, S4054 [10JN]

Nomination of Valerie E. Caproni to be district judge: Valerie E. Caproni, S6287 [9SE]

Prioritization of combatting sex trafficking on the Internet: Representative Wolf, E1811, E1812 [9DE]

Lists

Governors and former governors who support S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act, S2952 [24AP]

Minnesota supporters of proposal to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2105 [21MR]

NSF Subcommittee on Youth Violence of the Advisory Committee to the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate participants, H813 [28FE]

Organizations supporting Jackson Lee amendment to H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, on protecting individuals’ private data from being accessed by the Government, H2136 [18AP]

Organizations supporting S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act, S2873 [23AP]

Statements supporting S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act, S2833 [22AP]

Memorandums

Empower States To Require Online Retailers To Collect and Remit State Sales and Use Taxes: Steven Maguire, Jeanne Grimmett, and Erika K. Lunder, Congressional Research Service, S2103 [21MR]

Motions

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2785 [18AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2142 [18AP]

Notices

Dept. of Agriculture Internet site unavailability due to lapse in Federal funding, H6269 [4OC]

Remarks in House

Bhagowalia, Sanjeev (Sonny): Federal Computer Week (publication) ‘‘Federal 100 Award’’ recipient, E386 [9AP]

Bureau of the Census: reform and modernize census, H5648–H5650 [18SE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 684), H2446 [7MY], H2538 [9MY], H2646–H2649 [15MY], H2832 [21MY]

——— ensure that companies sharing cyber threat information do not sell consumers’ personal information for marketing purposes, H2134, H2135 [18AP]

——— protect individuals’ private data from being accessed by the Government solely because it is stored by a company that provides information services to a Government agency, H2135, H2136 [18AP]

Colleges and universities: prohibit funding for cybersecurity scholarship or grant programs for graduate students from enemy nations, possible enemy nations, or any nation engaged in cyber attacks against the U.S., H2047 [16AP]

Computer Science Education Week: observance, H7635, H7637 [11DE]

Congress: goals of the 113th Congress, E14 [4JA]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, H6930 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Utilities Service Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program funding, H3895, H3896 [19JN]

——— submit and provide access to a report on the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (H.R. 2074), E713 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: advance cybersecurity to protect defense industry from cyber intrusions, H3560 [13JN]

——— assess retention, recruitment, and management of the cyber workforce, H3560 [13JN]

——— conduct study on identifying, cataloging, processing, communicating, and rectifying mistakes or inconsistencies in Defense Manpower Data Center data, H4911 [23JY]

——— establish outreach and education program to educate small businesses on cyber threats, H3560 [13JN]

——— expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license, H2128 [18AP], H2557 [9MY]

——— post information on sexual assault prevention and response resources online, H3546 [13JN], E887 [17JN]

——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (H.R. 1729), H2329 [25AP], E800 [5JN]

——— require all branches of service to provide free Internet access to those serving in a combat zone, E880 [14JN]

——— Trans-Regional Web Initiative funding, H4953 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: clarify that Federal funds may be used for teacher professional development in computer science education, H4715, H4716 [18JY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education, H4612 [18JY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 2536), H7633, H7637 [11DE]

Dept. of HHS: use and security of voter registration information collected as part of health care exchanges application process, H6941–H6943 [30OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: add to list of inspectors general required to submit report on sharing of cyber threat intelligence, H2130, H2131 [18AP]

——— establish agency as primary point of receipt in Federal Government for civilian sharing of cyber threat information, H2090–H2092, H2094 [17AP], H2137–H2139 [18AP]

——— improve cybersecurity workforce, H3172 [5JN]

——— include Privacy Officer and Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in report assessing the privacy and civil liberties impact of cyber intelligence regulations, H2131, H2132 [18AP]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H1408 [14MR], H1441–H1444, H1523–H1527 [15MR], H7631, H7636 [11DE]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 798), E322 [18MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales, H7215 [19NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: clarify implementation of electronic health records, H3067 [4JN]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: designate entities as civilian Federal entities to receive information on cybersecurity threats or crimes from the private sector, H2084 [17AP]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (H.R. 708), H6693 [23OC]

——— eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management, H3616, H3617 [14JN]

FEMA: National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security administrative operations funding, H3223, H3224 [6JN]

——— National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security automation modernization funding, H3140, H3141 [5JN]

Firearms: role of mental health and exposure to violent media in mass shootings, H636 [26FE], H811–H813 [28FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., H3240–H3242 [6JN]

Gambling: regulate Internet gambling and provide consumer protections (H.R. 2282), E1669 [14NO]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (H.R. 967), H2048–H2053 [16AP]

Holder, Attorney General: prioritization of combatting sex trafficking on the Internet, E1811 [9DE]

House of Representatives: launch of ‘‘House and Selma—Bridging History and Memory’’ website compiling oral histories from current and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, marches and the civil rights movement, H1531 [15MR]

Indianola, IA: Connected Nation, Inc., Connected certification recipient, E163 [15FE]

Information technology: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 756), H2042–H2048 [16AP]

——— improve Federal information security (H.R. 1163), H2037–H2042, H2048 [16AP]

——— provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance the security of such data (H.R. 1913), H2558 [9MY]

——— specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (H.R. 1312), H7569 [9DE]

Intelligence services: encourage international cooperation regarding cybersecurity, H2133, H2134 [18AP]

——— ensure U.S. citizens are not authorized targets for surveillance in assessing cyber threats, H2132, H2133 [18AP]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (H.R. 1580), H2582–H2584 [14MY]

——— prevent transformation into a tool of censorship and surveillance, promote freedom of expression, and restore confidence in the integrity of U.S. businesses (H.R. 491), E530 [24AP]

National Black Data Processing Associates: anniversary, E1202 [1AU]

National security: clarify that independent contractors are eligible for security clearances for purposes of employment to handle cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information, H2101, H2102 [17AP]

National Security Agency: operation of PRISM online data collection program, H3640–H3642 [14JN], H6834 [29OC]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, E65 [25JA]

NRA: listing on website of individuals and organizations that allegedly hold anti-gun positions relative to repeal of Handgun Violence Prevention Act, H352 [5FE], H699 [27FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H1976 [12AP], H2075, H2088–H2105, H2106 [17AP], H2130–H2145, H2147 [18AP], E489, E492, E495, E499 [18AP], E509 [23AP], E525 [24AP], E543 [25AP], E572 [26AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), consideration (H. Res. 164), H2078–H2088 [17AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), corrections in engrossment, H2145 [18AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), motion to recommit, H2142–H2144 [18AP]

——— clarify how classified cyber threat intelligence may be shared and used, H2100, H2101 [17AP]

——— clarify that cloud service providers need only provide information about cybersecurity incidents if they pose a threat to Federal Government information, H2094 [17AP]

——— establish minimization procedures to limit receipt, retention, and use of personally identifiable information, H2092 [17AP]

——— limit private sector use of cybersecurity information only to a cybersecurity purpose, H2092 [17AP]

——— narrow authorized use by Federal Government of cyber threat information shared by private sector, H2092 [17AP]

——— require companies report cyber threat information to civilian agencies to ensure the military does not collect information on American citizens, H2094, H2095 [17AP]

——— require companies that share cyber threat information either with the Government or other companies make reasonable efforts to remove personally identifiable information, H2082, H2094 [17AP]

OMB: directive relative to operation of Federal websites during a Government shutdown, H6191 [3OC]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H5098 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards, H5598 [18SE], H5898 [27SE], H5934 [28SE], H6317 [5OC]

——— impact of implementation on premiums, H6808 [28OC]

——— implementation, H6326 [7OC], H6461 [10OC], H6645 [22OC], H6688, H6691, H6692, H6695, H6762–H6766 [23OC], H6833, H6835 [29OC], H6911, H6912, H6913, H6914, H6915, H6930, H6941–H6943 [30OC], H6984 [12NO], H7007, H7009 [13NO], H7266 [20NO]

——— protection of consumers’ personal information relative to submission to Federal health insurance exchanges, H602 [25FE], H7451 [4DE]

——— provide for criminal penalties for aggravated identity theft facilitated by employment at an implementing agency (H.R. 3652), H7692 [12DE]

Plano, TX: tribute to Plano East High School technology team, E336 [19MR]

Privacy: cease Federal Government use of license plate scanners to amass database of citizens’ movements, H4842 [22JY]

——— extend protections against unreasonable searches and seizures to electronic communications information and require specific court-issued warrants to obtain such information, H3261 [11JN]

——— prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social networking web sites or personal accounts, H2142–H2144 [18AP]

Public utilities: include local utility districts in cyber threat intelligence sharing, H2102, H2103 [17AP]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (H.R. 948), E243 [5MR]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts and require the application of the antitrust laws to Major League Baseball (H.R. 3452), H7062 [14NO]

Taxation: regulate and tax Internet gambling (H.R. 3491), E1669 [14NO]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, H3164 [5JN]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (H.R. 3505), E1672 [15NO]

University of Illinois: tribute to proposed university-affiliated technology development laboratory, H1559 [18MR]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (H.R. 2001), H3004 [3JN]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), E54 [23JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: prohibit cross-border swaps transactions with certain countries that violate the Iran Sanctions Act or engage in cyber attacks against the U.S., H3331 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2093–S2106, S2108 [21MR], S2248, S2273–S2278 [22MR]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2696 [16AP], S2697 [17AP], S2926–S2931, S2937–S2953 [24AP], S2983, S2985–S2991, S2994–S3009, S3013, S3016–S3018 [25AP], S3070–S3084 [6MY], S3153–S3155 [7MY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2785 [18AP], S2820–S2825, S2827–S2834, S2836–S2838 [22AP], S2859–S2863, S2866, S2871–S2873, S2875–S2882, S2885, S2891–S2894 [23AP], S2909, S2918, S2919 [24AP]

——— enforcement authority of States to collect State sales and use taxes from remote sellers in foreign countries, S3007 [25AP]

——— exempt businesses with less than certain amount of online sales from requirement to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2878, S2881 [23AP], S8939 [18DE]

——— give businesses more time to comply with online sales tax regulations, S2986–S2991 [25AP]

——— implement a sunset for requiring online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, conduct study on costs of compliance, and limit State audits of online retailers, S2999 [25AP]

——— include tribal governments in provisions to empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S3154 [7MY]

Caproni, Valerie E.: suitability to be district judge relative to response to request for copies of e-mails on national security letters issued by FBI while serving as FBI general counsel, S4449 [13JN], S6285–S6287 [9SE], S6438 [12SE]

Colorado State University: tribute to Global Campus, S7719 [31OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure rural areas receiving grants and loans for broadband telecommunications services do not already have access to broadband, S3938 [4JN]

——— establish a pilot program for ultra-high-speed Internet in rural areas, S4029, S4051 [10JN], S4473 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: implement online computerized assessment to detect behaviors indicating suicide risk and other mental health conditions for Armed Forces members (S. 810), S3032 [25AP]

Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students, S3224–S3226 [8MY]

——— award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (S. 918), S5597, S5601 [10JY]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (S. 1127), S4060 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (U.S.-VISIT) implementation, S670, S671 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: computer forensics training and research funding, S1942 [19MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve interoperable electronic health records (S. 1296), S5688 [15JY]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: anniversary, S7570 [28OC]

FCC: increase consumer choice and competition in the online video programming distribution marketplace (S. 1680), S7953 [12NO]

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (S. 418), S1024 [28FE]

Immigration: require biographic and biometric data about a refugee be checked against certain law enforcement and national security databases before granting asylum, S4766 [20JN]

Information technology: Executive order relative to improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity, S8930, S8931 [18DE]

——— promote public awareness of cybersecurity (S. 1638), S8928–S8931 [18DE]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend, S2928–S2931, S2937 [24AP], S2985, S3003 [25AP]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (S. 1286), S5671 [11JY]

National Academy of Sciences: study impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children (S. 134), S287 [24JA]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: observance, S7411 [11OC]

National Data Privacy Day: observance, S325 [28JA]

National Guard: establish Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Teams in each State to respond to cyber emergencies (S. 658), S2337 [22MR]

National Security Agency: operation of PRISM online data collection program, S4510 [17JN]

——— prevent security breaches and ensure accountability for leaks of classified information, S7871 [6NO]

National Technological Innovation Day: observance, S7659 [30OC]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: develop a watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to U.S. trade secrets or proprietary information (S. 884), S3165 [7MY]

Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet): Computerworld Inc., Emerging Technology Award recipient, S3982 [6JN]

——— implementation, S7657 [30OC], S7824 [5NO]

——— suspend navigator program until precautions are taken to prevent identity theft, corruption, and fraud, S7975 [13NO]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 607), S1951 [19MR], S7411 [11OC], S7570 [28OC], S9044 [19DE]

——— require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things and provide appropriate transition procedures (S. 1182), S4589 [18JN]

Snowden, Edward: fugitive status while seeking political asylum relative to disclosure of National Security Agency operation of PRISM online data collection program, S4995 [24JN]

Taxation: moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, S3153, S3154 [7MY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), S1594 [11MR]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, S1685 [12MR]

Reports

Youth Violence—What We Need To Know: NSF (excerpt), H636 [26FE]

Reports filed

Advancing America’s Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 967) (H. Rept. 113–34), H1955 [11AP]

Affirm U.S. Policy To Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Internet Governance Model: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1580) (H. Rept. 113–50), H2404 [3MY]

BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 555) (H. Rept. 113–201), H5475 [10SE]

Consideration of H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 113–41), H2065 [16AP]

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 624) (H. Rept. 113–39), H2024 [15AP]

Cybersecurity Enhancement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 756) (H. Rept. 113–33), H1955 [11AP]

Electronic Communications Privacy Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 607), S3028 [25AP]

Electronic Message Preservation Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1234) (H. Rept. 113–128), H4036 [25JN]

Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1163) (H. Rept. 113–40), H2065 [16AP]

FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 113–155), H4522 [16JY]

Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 113–294), H8107 [12DE]

Improve Privacy of Electronic Communications: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 607) (S. Rept. 113–34), S3568 [16MY]

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 180) (H. Rept. 113–54), H2601 [14MY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 357), S6646 [19SE]

Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 375), S5907 [24JY]

Violent Content Research Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 113–126), S8912 [17DE]

Statements

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H2083 [17AP]

Minnesota Proposal To Require Online Retailers To Collect and Remit Sales and Use Taxes: Alliance for Main Street Fairness, S2105 [21MR]

Tables

Marketplace Fairness Act timeline, S2949 [24AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 164, consideration of H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2078 [17AP]

H.R. 180, National Blue Alert Act, H2579 [14MY]

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2097–H2100 [17AP]

H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H2042–H2045 [16AP]

H.R. 967, Advancing America’s Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H2049–H2051 [16AP]

H.R. 1163, Federal information security improvement, H2037–H2039 [16AP]

H.R. 1580, affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder Internet governance model, H2582 [14MY]

S. 4, Rebuild America Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 134, Violent Content Research Act, S288 [24JA]

S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act, S1024–S1026 [28FE]

S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, S1595 [11MR]

S. 607, improve privacy of electronic communications, S1952 [19MR]

S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act, S3083 [6MY]

S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act, S3166 [7MY]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act, S5909–S5912 [24JY]

S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, S7954–S7961 [12NO]

S. 1704, Affordable College Textbook Act, S8051 [14NO]

S. 1705, National Fab Lab Network Act, S8052 [14NO]