INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S521–S526 [28JA], H1473–H1478 [28JA]

Amendments

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S4562 [16JY]

China: express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information (S. Res. 361), S2285, S2287 [8AP]

Computers: provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), S6639 [11DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (S. 2519), S6557 [10DE]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H6978 [28JY], H7015, H7016, H7017, H7018, H7019 [29JY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), consideration (H. Res. 693), H6993 [29JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (S. 994), S2359, S2387, S2389 [10AP]

——— require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans (S. 1611), S5837, S5863, S5864 [18SE]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (S. 2520), S6375 [8DE]

National security: reform Federal information security (S. 2521), S6390 [8DE]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1979, H1989, H1990, H1992, H1993, H1995 [26FE], H2014, H2016, H2017, H2018, H2020 [27FE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), consideration (H. Res. 487), H1958 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges has been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), consideration (H. Res. 455), H94 [9JA]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, and conduct surveillance and information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4705 [21MY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), S4510 [15JY]

Articles and editorials

Congress Needs To Act To Allow Victims of Child Sex Abuse To Recover Restitution, S2799 [7MY]

Congress Poised To Slam States on Internet Access Charges, H6233 [15JY]

Crucial Vote on the Surveillance Bill, S6033 [18NO]

Here’s What Reformers Say Is Missing From Congress Cellphone Unlocking Bill, H1909 [25FE]

House’s Cellphone Unlocking Bill—Thanks but No Thanks, H1910–H1912 [25FE]

It’s Time To Level the Playing Field for Main Street Businesses, S2712 [6MY]

New Proposal Includes XBRL Exemption—and Major Setback for Open Data, E1476 [19SE]

NSA Reform Takes Its First Steps, H4797 [22MY]

NSA Reform That Only ISIS Could Love, S6028 [18NO]

Reining in the NSA Is Something That All Americans Can Embrace, S6033 [18NO]

Rep. Goodlatte Slips Secret Change Into Phone Unlocking Bill That Opens the DMCA Up for Wider Abuse, H1908 [25FE]

RHS Rallies Against Controversial App, S6768 [12DE]

Senate Should Approve a Bipartisan Proposal To Reform the NSA, S6033 [18NO]

Unlocking To Get a Vote in Congress, but the Bill Is Flawed, H1908 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: establish an online significant event tracker system for tracking, reporting, and summarizing exposures of members to traumatic events (see S. 2368), S3237 [21MY] (see S. 2730), S5216 [31JY] (see H.R. 5336), H7182 [31JY]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (see H.R. 4802), H5072 [5JN]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 2609), S4502 [15JY]

——— establish a fund consisting of donations from private industry to provide financial support for unemployed individuals to obtain information technology certifications (see H.R. 4932), H5597 [20JN]

Career and Technical Education Act: amend and improve by using workforce data to ensure career and technical education curricula are aligned with employer needs (see H.R. 4425), H3057 [8AP]

Children and youth: expand authority of governmental social service agencies with child protection responsibilities to access the national crime information databases (see H.R. 3923), H1246 [17JA]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (see S. 1936), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3905), H1240 [16JA]

——— treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl (see S. Res. 340), S528 [28JA]

China: call for further defense against state-sponsored cyber-enabled theft of trade secrets by China, including by the People’s Liberation Army (see H. Res. 643), H5768 [25JN]

——— express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information (see S. Res. 361), S1001 [24FE]

——— impose sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprises and certain associated persons for benefitting from cyber and economic espionage against the U.S. (see H.R. 5103), H6215 [14JY]

Civil liberties: prohibit unauthorized use of electronic tracking devices (see S. 2933), S6022 [17NO]

Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking: establish (see S. 2952), S6204 [20NO] (see H.R. 5754), H8169 [20NO]

Committee on the Investigation of Leaks Concerning Certain Activities of the National Security Agency (Senate, Select): establish (see S. Res. 343), S763 [4FE]

Consumers: provide debit cardholders with consumer protections equivalent to those available to credit cardholders (see S. 2200), S2095 [2AP]

Contracts: ensure the integrity of any software, firmware, or product developed for or purchased by the Federal Government that uses a third party or open source component (see H.R. 5793), H8668 [4DE]

Courts: restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see S. 2364), S3184 [20MY] (see H.R. 4361), H2801 [1AP]

Crime: add certain tax-related crimes to the definition of aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 5236), H7039 [29JY]

——— enhance penalties for computer crimes (see S. 1984), S702 [3FE]

——— provide justice for victims of trafficking, stop exploitation through trafficking, and provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see S. 2564), S4224 [7JY]

Cryptocurrency: protect (see H.R. 5777), H8225 [1DE] (see H.R. 5892), H10335 [2JA]

Dept. of Commerce: provide for the eligibility of the Republic of Korea for the license exception for encryption commodities under Export Administration Regulations (see H.R. 4665), H4434 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: assess cloud security requirements (see H.R. 4505), H3240 [28AP]

——— improve consistency of data collection, reporting, and assessment in connection with suicide prevention efforts (see S. 2357), S3184 [20MY]

——— improve management of cyber and information technology ranges and facilities (see H.R. 4500), H3240 [28AP]

——— request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 649), H5768 [25JN]

Dept. of Education: ensure student data handled by private companies is protected (see S. 2690), S5134 [30JY]

——— establish a grant program for career education in computer science (see S. 2167), S1818 [27MR] (see H.R. 4929), H5597 [20JN]

——— establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 4259), H2484 [14MR]

——— improve college affordability by creating incentives for States to invest more in higher education to increase attendance and graduation (see S. 2518), S3939 [24JN]

——— increase students’ and borrowers’ access to student loan information within the National Student Loan Data System and encourage improved outreach and communication with borrowers (see S. 2107), S1519 [11MR]

——— provide for more effective online education verification metrics (see H.R. 5510), H7674 [17SE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2164), S1818 [27MR]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H5817 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: increase access to Medicare data (see H.R. 4418), H2990 [7AP]

——— provide for recommendations for development and use of clinical data registries for improvement of patient care (see H.R. 5214), H6976 [28JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (see S. 2519), S3939 [24JN]

——— develop and provide risk-based, performance-based cybersecurity standards for information technology requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3847), H162 [10JA]

——— develop database to serve as a central location for information from investigations relative to human trafficking for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 4424), H3057 [8AP]

——— establish a social media working group (see H.R. 4263), H2484 [14MR]

——— improve cybersecurity personnel recruitment and retention (see S. 2354), S3184 [20MY]

——— provide additional oversight and guidance relative to cybersecurity personnel (see S. 2372), S3237 [21MY]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (see H.R. 4289), H2610 [24MR]

Dept. of Justice: create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 4452), H3195 [10AP]

——— establish a national Silver Alert communications network to assist regional and local search efforts for missing senior citizens (see H.R. 5361), H7183 [31JY]

——— establish a permanent background check system for private security officers to improve child protection (see S. 2647), S4762 [23JY]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 3902), H1240 [16JA]

——— fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see S. 2840), S5697 [17SE] (see H.R. 5519), H7675 [17SE]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 2301), S2796 [7MY] (see S. 2344), S3074 [15MY] (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

——— provide grants to establish a national hate crime hotline and hate crime information and assistance website and provide training and education to local law enforcement to prevent hate crimes (see H.R. 5028), H5876 [8JY]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 5320), H7181 [31JY]

——— request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 646), H5768 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: create a searchable database containing a credentials registry, a skills database, and a jobs bank (see H.R. 4758), H5022 [29MY]

——— establish a pilot program to provide older individuals with training in computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing (see H.R. 3955), H1480 [28JA]

——— require one-stop delivery systems to offer certain services through Internet websites and develop standards and best practices for such websites (see H.R. 4823), H5248 [10JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 647), H5768 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry for certain toxic exposures and include certain information in the electronic health records of veterans (see H.R. 5680), H7900 [19SE]

——— improve information technology of the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 4038), H1769 [11FE]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 2091), S1365 [6MR]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4356), H2801 [1AP] (see H.R. 4370), H2853 [2AP]

——— submit a report to the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs on the information technology used in administering educational benefits (see H.R. 4147), H2147 [4MR]

Education: promote use of blended learning in classrooms (see H.R. 5303), H7181 [31JY]

——— strengthen career and technical education programs to ensure resources flow to high-skill, high-wage, high-demand, and high-growth occupational training (see S. 2524), S3939 [24JN]

EEOC: maintain up-to-date information on its website regarding charges and actions brought (see H.R. 4959), H5767 [25JN]

Electronics: apply first sale doctrine to any computer program that enables a machine or other product to operate (see H.R. 5586), H7884 [18SE]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (see S. 2635), S4705 [22JY] (see H.R. 4315), H2743 [27MR]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), consideration (see H. Res. 693), H6975 [28JY]

EPA: prohibit release of sensitive data relative to livestock producers (see H.R. 4157), H2255 [6MR]

Executive Office of the President: negotiate extradition treaties to combat more effectively international cybercriminals (see S. Res. 563), S5783 [18SE]

——— request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 645), H5768 [25JN]

FBI: include information in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System on law enforcement-involved justifiable homicides (see H.R. 5889), H10335 [2JA]

FCC: limit authority over providers of broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 4752), H4909 [28MY]

——— modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (see S. 2583), S4404 [10JY] (see H.R. 5161), H6655 [22JY]

——— prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H1880 [21FE]

——— promote certain unlicensed spectrum use and maximize the use of such spectrum for shared purposes in order to bolster innovation and economic development (see S. 2505), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 5125), H6351 [16JY]

——— promote expansion of spectrum-based services to exceptionally hard-to-serve populations in unserved and underserved geographic locations (see H.R. 3916), H1241 [16JA]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see S. 2476), S3719 [17JN] (see H.R. 4880), H5398 [17JN]

——— restore authority to adopt certain rules relating to preserving the open Internet and take all actions necessary to restore to effect vacated portions of such rules (see H.R. 5429), H7387 [9SE]

——— restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices until final action is taken in proceedings on such rules that were remanded by a court decision (see S. 1981), S702 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H1544 [3FE]

FDA: provide for the regulation of patient records and certain decision support medical software (see S. 2977), S6350 [4DE]

FEC: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 648), H5768 [25JN]

Federal agencies and departments: collaborate on development of freely available open source educational material in college-level physics, chemistry, and math (see H.R. 4455), H3195 [10AP]

——— enhance security clearance investigation procedures (see H.R. 5593), H7884 [18SE]

——— improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government (see H.R. 4245), H2433 [13MR]

——— prohibit accessing pornographic web sites from Federal computers (see H.R. 5628), H7885 [18SE]

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see S. 2981), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 5800), H8668 [4DE]

——— provide for a strategic plan to reform and improve security clearance and background investigation processes (see H.R. 4022), H1718 [10FE]

——— provide heads of agencies with direct-hire authority to appoint qualified candidates to information technology positions (see H.R. 4598), H3939 [7MY]

——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 5196), H6814 [24JY]

——— require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a plain language summary of the proposed rule (see H.R. 5801), H8668 [4DE]

——— require online posting of regulatory fines and provide for judicial review of administrative fines (see H.R. 5791), H8668 [4DE]

——— strengthen Inspector General audits and investigations by streamlining computer matching agreements (see S. 2927), S5993 [13NO]

——— unequivocally authorize an award of provable damages, including damages that are not pecuniary, relative to civil remedies dealing with records maintained on individuals (see H.R. 5772), H8225 [1DE]

Federal aid programs: include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing (see H.R. 5834), H9044 [10DE]

Federal employees: improve compliance with Federal and Presidential recordkeeping requirements (see H.R. 5170), H6744 [23JY]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system (see S. 2664), S4903 [24JY]

——— require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities (see H.R. 5744), H8132 [19NO]

FERC: protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the U.S. from cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities (see S. 2158), S1775 [26MR] (see H.R. 4298), H2694 [26MR]

Firearms: express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 468), H1511 [29JA]

Fort Huachuca, AZ: anniversary of Electronic Proving Ground (see H. Res. 736), H7887 [18SE]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (see S. 2520), S3939 [24JN]

FTC: establish regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals and improve laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children (see S. 2378), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4711), H4784 [21MY]

——— prohibit mobile applications from accessing certain content and functions of a mobile device when such applications are not actively in use unless the user is provided with a disclosure and grants consent (see H.R. 4048), H1770 [11FE]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 2159), S1775 [26MR] (see H.R. 4301), H2694 [26MR]

GAO: produce annual reports on the effectiveness of National Security Agency programs (see H.R. 3882), H472 [15JA]

——— study interoperability of computer systems used by hospitals to store and access electronic health records (see H.R. 5537), H7882 [18SE]

Government: enhance Federal procurement, expand use of simplified Federal acquisition procedures, and redesignate Office of Electronic Government as the U.S. Digital Government Office (see H.R. 5255), H7124 [30JY]

——— require retention of records of high level officials (see H.R. 5181), H6745 [23JY]

GPO: prohibit assembly or manufacture of secure credentials or their component parts (see H.R. 5268), H7125 [30JY]

Hazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 5822), H8931 [9DE]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see S. 2662), S4903 [24JY]

——— provide regulatory clarity over clinical and health software and relieve categories of such low-risk software from the medical device tax (see S. 2007), S852 [10FE]

Intelligence services: end the bulk collection of records under National Security Agency telephone metadata program and reform Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and intelligence collections procedures (see H.R. 4291), H2644 [25MR]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see S. 2588), S4404 [10JY]

——— modify the purposes of authorized collection of business records, prohibit the bulk collection of metadata, and require judicial review of national security letters (see S. 2093), S1365 [6MR]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend (see S. 2735), S5217 [31JY]

IRS: allow taxpayers to provide certain explanations for missing documentation (see H. Res. 635), H5597 [20JN]

——— implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 5670), H7887 [18SE]

——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (see H.R. 5418), H7387 [9SE]

——— provide monetary awards to any individual who provides information pertaining to the electronic communications sent by Lois G. Lerner during her employment at the IRS (see H.R. 4958), H5767 [25JN]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 2871), S5782 [18SE]

Medicare: provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 5380), H7184 [31JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 5481), H7617 [16SE]

Mental health: incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 4784), H5063 [30MY]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 2872), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 4783), H5063 [30MY]

Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 1925), S325 [14JA]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 337), S486 [27JA]

National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5066), H6106 [10JY]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 555), S5698 [17SE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 5654), H7886 [18SE]

National security: call on health care, energy, telecommunications, and other industry sectors to continue efforts to protect critical infrastructure and prevent information and cybersecurity breaches (see H. Res. 769), H8273 [2DE]

——— reform Federal information security (see S. 2521), S3939 [24JN]

National Security Agency: end the bulk collection of records under the telephone metadata program (see H.R. 3875), H223 [14JA]

——— provide reports on the use of electronic surveillance, the use of business records, and investigation of non U.S. person to certain additional congressional committees (see H.R. 3881), H472 [15JA]

——— sunset certain laws relative to surveillance activities and roving wiretaps (see H.R. 3880), H472 [15JA]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over Internet domain name system unless it certifies that it has received a proposal that meets certain criteria (see H.R. 5737), H8132 [19NO]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions (see H.R. 4398), H2961 [4AP]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system (see H.R. 4367), H2853 [2AP]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 4342), H2744 [27MR]

——— reallocate Federal Government spectrum for commercial use and provide transparency on use of the Federal spectrum (see S. 2473), S3668 [12JN]

——— update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes (see S. 2219), S2239 [8AP] (see H.R. 3878), H472 [15JA]

NIST: remove the National Security Agency from the list of entities consulted during development of information systems standards and guidelines (see H.R. 5099), H6215 [14JY]

NLRB: require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see H.R. 4321), H2743 [27MR]

NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see S. 2798), S5564 [11SE] (see H.R. 5456), H7454 [11SE]

——— develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 2890), S5783 [18SE]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs (see S. 2543), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5217), H6976 [28JY]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (see H.R. 5031), H5876 [8JY]

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 (see S. 2384), S3293 [22MY]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), consideration (see H. Res. 487), H1937 [25FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish board of directors and chief executive officer to oversee Federal exchange and State exchanges and to provide health insurance oversight (see S. 2749), S5217 [31JY]

——— 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 S. 1902), S223 [9JA] (see H.R. 3811), H19 [7JA]

——— 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 (H.R. 3811), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H72 [8JA]

——— require new procedures for health care exchange websites relative to personal information (see H.R. 3835), H134 [9JA]

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. 5714), H7995 [14NO]

Political campaigns: apply laws restricting political speech of individuals to media corporations (see S. 2416), S3367 [3JN]

——— disclose third-party communications made for or against a candidate and identifying information in Internet communications and apply disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4529), H3363 [30AP]

President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies: require implementation of recommendations (see H.R. 3883), H472 [15JA]

Privacy: limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 2171), S1818 [27MR]

——— prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1897), S132 [8JA] (see H.R. 3990), H1592 [4FE]

——— protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (see S. 1927), S372 [15JA]

——— protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see S. 1976), S655 [30JA] (see H.R. 4400), H2961 [4AP]

——— 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 (see S. 1995), S763 [4FE]

——— provide privacy protections that enable certain individuals to remove their profiles from the healthcare.gov website (see H.R. 5610), H7885 [18SE]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, and conduct surveillance and information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), consideration (see H. Res. 590), H4683 [20MY]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 2025), S947 [12FE]

——— require notification when personally identifying information is disclosed by a Government agency (see H.R. 5202), H6814 [24JY]

——— restrict ability of the Federal Government to undermine privacy and encryption technology in commercial products and in NIST computer security and encryption standards (see S. 2500), S3863 [19JN]

——— strengthen privacy and data security (see H.R. 4215), H2360 [12MR]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see S. 2206), S2161 [3AP] (see H.R. 4382), H2853 [2AP]

Public Online Information Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4312), H2695 [26MR]

SBA: clarify that the use of electronic signatures and records in loan and related financing programs is permitted (see H.R. 5599), H7884 [18SE]

SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (see H.R. 4164), H2255 [6MR]

Senate: clarify policy governing use of electronic devices on the Senate floor (see S. Res. 385), S1653 [13MR]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 4748), H4909 [28MY]

Taxation: prevent identity theft related tax refund fraud (see S. 2736), S5217 [31JY]

——— provide refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (see S. 2717), S5216 [31JY]

——— require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (see S. 2939), S6095 [18NO]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (H.R. 1123), disapprove last-minute inclusion of new language in Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (see H. Res. 706), H7185 [31JY]

Telecommunications: require mobile service providers and mobile device manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from mobile devices and render such devices inoperable (see S. 2032), S948 [12FE] (see H.R. 4065), H1776 [14FE]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 5470), H7528 [15SE]

——— review completeness of the FBI Terrorist Screening Database and the derivative terrorist watchlist used by the Transportation Security Administration (see H.R. 5488), H7617 [16SE]

Turkey: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions (see S. Res. 403), S1819 [27MR] (see H. Res. 532), H2802 [1AP]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see S. 2060), S1233 [27FE]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 2413), S3341 [2JN]

Virtual currency: change tax status from property to foreign currency (see H.R. 4602), H3940 [7MY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), consideration (see H. Res. 672), H6352 [16JY]

——— provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 2865), S5782 [18SE]

Cloture motions

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (S. 2685), motion to proceed, S5902 [12NO], S6079 [18NO]

Letters

Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act: David Levin and Frank Knapp, American Sustainable Business Council, H1994 [26FE]

Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act, S2798, S2799 [7MY]

Digital Accountability and Transparency Act: Beth Cobert, OMB, S2643 [5MY]

Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act: A.R. (Trey) Hodgkins III, IT Alliance for Public Sector (organization), H1901 [25FE]

National Blue Alert Act: Senator Coburn, S2948 [13MY]

National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act: American Gas Association, Edison Electric Institute, American Public Power Association, and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, H6916 [28JY]

——— Laura W. Murphy and Michelle Richardson, ACLU, H6916 [28JY]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6921 [28JY]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6920 [28JY]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6920, H6921 [28JY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6921 [28JY]

——— several financial services organizations, H6917 [28JY]

——— Timothy P. McKone, AT&T Services, Inc., H6917 [28JY]

National Security Agency gathering of foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers: James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, H5545 [19JN]

Notification of personal information security breach: Jonathan C. Trull, Colorado Chief Information Security Officer, H148 [10JA]

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), H6232 [15JY]

——— several State and local government associations, H6232 [15JY]

Prohibit bulk unlocking of mobile wireless devices for resale: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, H1906 [25FE]

Prohibit FCC preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws: Joanne Hovis, Coalition for Local Internet Choice, H6281 [15JY]

——— several organizations, H6281 [15JY]

Social Media Working Group Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E1292 [31JY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1291 [31JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Attorney General Holder and James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, S6032 [18NO]

——— several individuals, S6033 [18NO]

——— several technology companies, S6032 [18NO]

Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act: Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H1906 [25FE]

Lists

Effects of H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, on Texas, H6232 [15JY]

Organizations opposing H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, H6234 [15JY]

Memorandums

Open Data Policy—Managing Information as an Asset: OMB, H8093 [19NO]

Motions

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S5885 [12NO]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H7022 [29JY]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H2025 [27FE]

Proposals

Protecting Student Safety Act, S5943 [12NO]

Questions and answers

GPO anticompetitive practices relative to production of secure Federal credentials: Committee on House Administration (House) with Davita Vance-Cooks, Public Printer, E719–E721 [8MY]

Remarks in House

AID: Cuba democracy programs funding to create communications network to circumvent government censorship of information, H2892 [3AP]

Air Force: anniversary of 55th Electronic Combat Group, E1592 [14NO]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 4802), H6606–H6609 [22JY]

BLM: prohibit land increase until centralized database of lands identified suitable for disposal by Resource Management Plans is publicly accessible via a website, H1609 [5FE], H1662, H1667, H1672, H1673 [6FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 684), H6229, H6230, H6234 [15JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), H6313 [16JY]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize, H7817 [18SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: lift of prohibition on unlocking of speech-generating devices to access certain technologies, H8019 [17NO]

——— standards and protocols relative to security breach notification, H145 [10JA]

CFTC: information technology funding, H5305–H5307 [11JN]

Coast Guard: require port authorities to address cybersecurity in their port security plans, H2774 [1AP]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): requests for Chief Technology Officer to testify relative to security issues with Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation, H4953, H4954 [29MY]

Computers: encourage girls to pursue computer science, H8876 [9DE]

——— provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), H9294 [11DE], E1834, E1835 [12DE]

Connecticut: implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2811 [2AP]

Contracts: ensure the integrity of any software, firmware, or product developed for or purchased by the Federal Government that uses a third party or open source component (H.R. 5793), E1743–E1745 [4DE]

Copyrights: require infringement of a copyright for a violation relative to circumvention of copyright protection systems (H.R. 1892), H1905 [25FE]

Dept. of Commerce: Bureau of Industry and Security funding to conduct a survey on usage of NIST cybersecurity framework, H4884 [28MY]

——— decision to cut ties with Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), H3455 [7MY]

——— report on sanctions against foreign companies that benefit from information acquired by hacking into private domestic computers, H4975, H4976 [29MY]

Dept. of Defense: cyber operations and U.S. Cyber Command funding, H4544 [20MY]

——— expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license, H5392 [17JN]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H5544–H5547 [19JN], H8372 [4DE], E1048 [23JN], E1079 [26JN]

——— prohibit funding to transfer or divest the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, AZ, H5569, H5570 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 455), H5502 [19JN]

——— direct State education agencies that award federally funded grants to work with charter schools to provide information relative to school requirements and policies on their websites, H3968, H4007 [8MY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (H.R. 3538), H6673 [23JY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 2536), H1218 [16JA]

——— require participating entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to alert students when sale of personally-identifiable information may happen, H6696 [23JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (H.R. 4983), H6101 [10JY], H6634 [22JY], H6677, H6679–H6683 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (H.R. 2495), H7260–H7263 [8SE]

Dept. of HHS: foster further innovation and entrepreneurship in the health information technology sector (H.R. 2363), E1447 [17SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (S. 2519), H9062–H9065 [11DE], E1835 [12DE]

——— develop and provide risk-based, performance-based cybersecurity standards for information technology requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3847), H138 [10JA]

——— establish a social media working group (H.R. 4263), H5854–H5856 [8JY], E1291 [31JY]

——— establish cybersecurity occupation classifications, assess the cybersecurity workforce, and address identified gaps in the cybersecurity workforce, H6919 [28JY]

——— establish cybersecurity occupation classifications, assess the cybersecurity workforce, and address identified gaps in the cybersecurity workforce (H.R. 3107), H6925–H6928 [28JY]

——— exempt promulgation of rules from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H1974 [26FE], H2016, H2017 [27FE], E271 [27FE]

——— make certain improvements relative to cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection (H.R. 3696), H6908–H6922 [28JY], H9060, H9064 [11DE]

——— require countries seeking to enter into a preclearance agreement submit lost and stolen passport information to INTERPOL, H5845 [8JY]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (H.R. 4289), H5856–H5859 [8JY]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program funding through reductions in information technology funding, H5157 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: Economic High-Tech and Cyber Crime Prevention program funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4948, H4949 [29MY]

——— prohibit funding to obtain contents of wire or electronic communications in a remote computing service that are more than 180 days old, H4998 [29MY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H5963 [9JY]

Dept. of State: allegations of attempting to cover up misconduct by high-ranking officials, H12 [7JA]

Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, H1566 [4FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network funding, H6184 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: digital scanning of health and benefit files funding, H3329 [30AP]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits, H3317, H3318, H3335, H3336 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding for creating or maintaining any unofficial patient recordkeeping system, H3350 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: develop and implement shared electronic health records, H3315, H3316 [30AP], H4484 [20MY], H5076 [9JN]

Employment: exempt regulations resulting in net job creation and whose benefits exceeds its cost from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H2018 [27FE]

Endangered Species Act: clarify that publication on the Internet of certain data is consistent with State privacy regulations and does not apply to Dept. of Defense classifed information, H7016, H7017 [29JY]

——— ensure fulfillment of Federal trust responsibility with respect to Indian tribes relative to Internet publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, H7022 [29JY]

——— exclude scientific information published solely in internal Dept. of the Interior publications from the definition of ‘‘best scientific and commercial data available’’, H7017, H7018 [29JY]

——— prohibit automatically defining all data submitted by State, county, or tribal governments as the ‘‘best scientific and commercial data available’’, H7018, H7019 [29JY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H6844 [25JY], H6983, H7007–H7024 [29JY], E1279 [30JY], E1304, E1315 [1AU]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), consideration (H. Res. 693), H6989–H6995 [29JY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), motion to recommit, H7022 [29JY]

EPA: require all scientific and technical information used for rulemaking be made available online before proposing or finalizing new regulations, H8098 [19NO]

FCC: increase consumer choice and competition in the wireless telecommications marketplace, H4020 [9MY]

——— modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (H.R. 5161), H7349, H7350 [9SE], E1389 [11SE]

——— modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (S. 2583), H7965 [13NO]

——— prohibit preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws, H6280–H6282 [15JY]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management, H4764 [21MY], E837 [23MY]

——— eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management (H.R. 1232), H1891–H1902 [25FE], E1176 [16JY]

——— ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (H.R. 3635), H6935, H6936 [28JY]

——— improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government (H.R. 4245), H2364 [13MR]

——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (H.R. 2061), H3205 [28AP]

——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (S. 994), H3203–H3207 [28AP]

Federal employees: improve compliance with Federal and Presidential recordkeeping requirements (H.R. 5170), H7594–H7598 [16SE]

Food: exempt food safety, including infant formula, regulations from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H1974 [26FE]

Fort Huachuca, AZ: anniversary of Electronic Proving Ground, E551 [8AP]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (H.R. 1211), H1887–H1891 [25FE]

GPO: anticompetitive practices relative to production of secure Federal credentials, H3373, H3374, H3376 [1MY], E719 [8MY]

Hashmi, Sonny: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals finalist, E1546 [12NO]

House of Representatives: tribute to Democratic Whip Office Member Online All-Star Competition, E1300 [1AU]

——— ensure inclusion of leading software license management practices in requirements to achieve greatest possible economies of scale and associated cost savings in software procurement and usage, H5040 [30MY]

——— protect U.S. military technology and industrial competitiveness from Chinese and other State-sponsored computer theft, H5054 [30MY]

——— submit report on retraining veterans in cybersecurity, H5053 [30MY]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend, H6313 [16JY]

IRS: disappearance of emails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, H5371 [17JN], H5490 [18JN], H5505 [19JN], H5765 [25JN], H6754, H6755, H6756, H6757, H6758 [24JY], H7025 [29JY]

——— prohibit funding for any instant message or other electronic communications system that is not searchable and archivable at all times, H6277 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the Federal Records Act, H6272 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding to create machine-readable materials that are not subject to safeguards, H6277 [15JY]

——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (H.R. 5418), H7535, H7598 [16SE]

——— taxpayer services funding to provide assistance to parents whose deceased children are victims of identity theft through reductions in Financial Crimes Enforcement Network funding, H6184 [14JY]

Kleinsmith, Stephen: Blackboard Inc., National School Public Relations Association, and American Association of School Administrators Leadership Through Communication Award recipient, E141 [29JA]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders, H2981 [7AP]

Lippert, Alice: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals finalist, E1548 [12NO]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, H2714 [27MR]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 3717), H26 [8JA], H1601 [5FE], H5252, H5254 [11JN], H6749, H6778 [24JY], H6981 [29JY], H7302 [9SE]

National Health Information Technology Week: observance, E1447 [17SE]

National security: reform Federal information security (S. 2521), H8994–H8998 [10DE]

National Security Agency: end the bulk collection of records under the telephone metadata program, H2953 [4AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system, H4726–H4728 [21MY], H4815 [22MY], E828 [22MY]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (H.R. 4342), H2998 [8AP]

——— prohibit funding to relinquish control over the Internet domain name system, H4999 [29MY], E878 [29MY]

NLRB: require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (H.R. 4321), H2999 [8AP]

North American Professionals and Entrepreneurs Council: tribute to Innovation Conference, E591 [28AP]

NSF: support existing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 5031), H6141–H6144 [14JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, intimidation, and lack of accountability by Federal agencies, H2477 [14MR]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H1507 [29JA]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: certify that recommendations in mission analysis for cyber operations of the Dept. of Defense are consistent with U.S. cyber operations capability needs, E868 [29MY]

Office of the Special Advocate: establish, H4797 [22MY]

OMB: ensure Federal agencies continue to annually publish a list of regulations to be reviewed, H1995 [26FE]

——— include in the initial regulatory flexibility analyses requirements an analysis of any impairment of the ability of small entities to access credit, H1993–H1995 [26FE]

——— Information Technology Oversight and Reform initiative funding, E1176 [16JY]

——— require Federal agencies to identify in any Notice of Rulemaking the achievable objective of the proposed rule and the metrics to be used, H1992, H1993 [26FE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1950, H1971–H1995 [26FE], H2014–H2027 [27FE], H2429 [13MR], H7111, H7113 [30JY], E271 [27FE], E361 [12MR]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), consideration (H. Res. 487), H1950–H1960 [26FE], E271 [27FE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), corrections in engrossment, H2028 [27FE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), motion to recommit, H2025, H2026 [27FE]

OSHA: exempt regulation to prevent combustible dust explosions and fires from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H1973 [26FE], H2019 [27FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to National Trademark Expo, E1438 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2690–H2693 [26MR]

——— implementation, H30 [8JA], H1731 [11FE], H2007 [27FE], H2953 [4AP], H3263 [29AP]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges has been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), consideration (H. Res. 455), H87–H96 [9JA]

——— provide for criminal penalties for aggravated identity theft facilitated by employment at an implementing agency (H.R. 3652), H85 [9JA]

——— require new procedures for health care exchange websites relative to personal information (H.R. 3835), H112 [9JA]

Plantronics, Inc.: Sec. of State Award for Corporate Excellence recipient, E154 [3FE]

Pollution: exempt air quality and water quality regulations from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H2015 [27FE]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (H.R. 1847), H4998 [29MY]

——— prevent bulk collection of personal records by requiring that court orders use ‘‘specific selection term’’ as basis for collecting customer information, H4799, H4803 [22MY], E825 [22MY], E873 [29MY]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), H1649 [5FE], H4469–H4471, H4473 [19MY], H4788, H4789–H4804, H4819 [22MY], H4998 [29MY], H5037 [30MY], H5545–H5547 [19JN], E825 [22MY], E834, E835 [23MY], E843, E846, E852, E854 [28MY], E873 [29MY]

——— 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 (H.R. 1852), H1730 [11FE], H4998 [29MY]

Rantz, Zac: Blackboard Inc., National School Public Relations Association, and American Association of School Administrators Leadership Through Communication Award recipient, E141 [29JA]

SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting, H7502 [15SE], E1475 [19SE]

——— update and improve cybersecurity disclosure guidance, H6179, H6180 [14JY]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts and require the application of the antitrust laws to Major League Baseball (H.R. 3452), H7055 [30JY]

StayUNITED (organization): tribute, E1545 [12NO]

Taxation: grandfather existing local collection fees under a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, H6231, H6232 [15JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), H6140 [14JY], H6227, H6228–H6234 [15JY], H6355 [17JY], E1170 [16JY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (H.R. 1123), H1904–H1913 [25FE]

——— allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), H6835 [25JY]

——— impact on public opinion, H5712 [24JN]

——— prohibit bulk unlocking of mobile wireless devices for resale, H1905–H1912 [25FE]

Terrorism: review completeness of the FBI Terrorist Screening Database and the derivative terrorist watchlist used by the Transportation Security Administration (H.R. 5488), H7627, H7648 [17SE]

University of Central Florida: tribute to cybersecurity defense team, E811 [22MY]

Wagner, John C.: Dept. of Energy Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award in Computer, Information, and Knowledge Sciences recipient, E1131 [9JY]

Remarks in Senate

AID: Cuba democracy programs funding to create communications network to circumvent government censorship of information, S2354 [10AP]

Armed Forces: establish an online significant event tracker system for tracking, reporting, and summarizing exposures of members to traumatic events (S. 2368), S3417 [4JN], S4321 [9JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S4511 [15JY], S4513 [16JY], S4599–S4601 [17JY], S5184 [31JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), motion to proceed, S5885 [12NO]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2707–S2712 [6MY], S6126–S6130 [19NO]

Children and youth: treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl (S. Res. 340), S704 [3FE]

Committee on the Investigation of Leaks Concerning Certain Activities of the National Security Agency (Senate, Select): establish (S. Res. 343), S767 [4FE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of trafficking, stop exploitation through trafficking, and provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (S. 2564), S4294 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: implement online computerized assessment to detect behaviors indicating suicide risk and other mental health conditions for Armed Forces members (S. 810), S5666 [17SE]

——— improve consistency of data collection, reporting, and assessment in connection with suicide prevention efforts (S. 2357), S3187 [20MY]

——— reform procurement process to eliminate wasteful defense spending relative to large business information technology systems, S4202–S4204 [7JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (S. 1704), S2776 [7MY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (S. 2164), S1820 [27MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (S. 2519), S6481 [10DE]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (S. 2301), S2798, S2799 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, S4304 [9JY]

——— grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 1206), S6840 [15DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to assess feasibility of electronic exchange of health information with State health information exchanges, S3597 [11JN]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (S. 2091), S3159 [20MY], S3260 [22MY], S3412, S3413 [4JN], S3636, S3637 [12JN]

FCC: modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (S. 2583), S5874 [18SE]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (S. 2476), S3720 [17JN], S4388 [10JY], S6768 [12DE]

——— restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices, S2996 [14MY], S3168 [20MY], S5472 [10SE], S6119 [19NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (S. 994), S2359–S2362, S2370 [10AP], S2643 [5MY], S6435 [9DE]

——— require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans (S. 1611), S5863–S5865 [18SE]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (S. 2520), S3942 [24JN], S6343 [4DE], S6375–S6377 [8DE], S6442 [9DE], S6580 [10DE], S6767 [12DE]

Health: provide regulatory clarity over clinical and health software and relieve categories of such low-risk software from the medical device tax, S1557 [12MR]

——— provide regulatory clarity over clinical and health software and relieve categories of such low-risk software from the medical device tax (S. 2007), S853, S854 [10FE]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, S4602–S4605 [17JY]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend, S5169 [31JY]

——— extend (S. 2735), S5184, S5185 [31JY], S6830, S6831 [15DE]

——— extend (S. 2735), unanimous-consent request, S5183, S5184 [31JY]

IRS: disappearance of emails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, S3847–S3849 [19JN], S4141 [26JN]

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 (S. 357), S747 [4FE], S2994–S2996, S3015 [14MY]

——— 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 (S. 357), unanimous-consent request, S2995 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (S. 1925), S327–S329 [14JA]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (S. Res. 337), S491 [27JA]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 555), S5720 [17SE]

National security: reform Federal information security (S. 2521), S6395 [8DE]

National Security Agency: end the bulk collection of records under the telephone metadata program, S838 [10FE]

NLRB: prohibit funding to require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information, S3648 [12JN]

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, S99 [8JA], S801 [6FE]

——— implementation, S726 [4FE], S1744 [26MR], S1796 [27MR], S3169 [20MY], S3450 [5JN]

——— 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 (S. 1902), S303 [14JA]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation, S1902 [1AP]

——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 1401), S1498, S1511 [11MR], S4742 [23JY]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 607), S5846 [18SE]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (S. 2685), motion to proceed, S5902 [12NO], S6027–S6029, S6032, S6075–S6080 [18NO], S6107, S6108 [19NO]

Rutland, VT: tribute to anti-cyber bullying efforts at Rutland High School, S6767 [12DE]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), S5939–S5944 [12NO]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), unanimous-consent request, S5940 [12NO]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (S. 1596), S920 [12FE], S2308 [9AP], S2346–S2350 [10AP], S4607–S4609 [17JY]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (S. 1596), unanimous-consent request, S2348 [10AP]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (S. 375), S397 [16JA]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, S4872 [24JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), S5182, S5184, S5185, S5194 [31JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), unanimous-consent request, S5183 [31JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (S. 1431), S3250 [22MY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), S4510 [15JY], S4546 [16JY]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 2413), S3395 [4JN], S3434, S3457–S3460 [5JN]

Reports

Risk Management Handbook Volume III—Standard 7.1—Incident Handling and Breach Notification: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (excerpt), H146 [10JA]

Reports filed

Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2804) (H. Rept. 113–354), H1936 [25FE]

Airport Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4802) (H. Rept. 113–512), H5826 [3JY]

All Economic Regulations Are Transparent (ALERT) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2804) (H. Rept. 113–354), H1880 [21FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3361, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 590) (H. Rept. 113–460), H4683 [20MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3811, Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 113–322), H72 [8JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act and H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 487) (H. Rept. 113–361), H1937 [25FE]

Consideration of H.R. 4315, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 693) (H. Rept. 113–563), H6975 [28JY]

Cybersecurity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1353), S4903 [24JY]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1353) (S. Rept. 113–270), S5918 [12NO]

Dept. of HHS Recommendations for Development and Use of Clinical Data Registries for Improvement of Patient Care: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5214) (H. Rept. 113–683), H10333 [2JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) Interoperable Communications Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4289) (H. Rept. 113–484), H5556 [19JN]

DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2354) (S. Rept. 113–207), S4454 [14JY]

Digital Accountability and Transparency Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 994) (S. Rept. 113–139), S1818 [27MR]

Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4342) (H. Rept. 113–715), H10334 [2JA]

Driver Privacy Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 113–255), S5588 [15SE]

Employee Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4321) (H. Rept. 113–583), H7387 [9SE]

Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses (E-LABEL) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2583), S5697 [17SE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2583) (S. Rept. 113–280), S6234 [1DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5161) (H. Rept. 113–575), H7295 [8SE]

Express Concern About Threats to Freedom of the Press and Expression, Condemn Actions of Suppression and Threats to Journalists, and Promote Free Flow of Information in China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 361), S1517 [11MR]

Federal Data Center Consolidation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1611) (S. Rept. 113–157), S2718 [6MY]

Federal Information Security Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2521) (S. Rept. 113–256), S5588 [15SE]

Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1232) (S. Rept. 113–262), S5779 [18SE]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1232) (H. Rept. 113–359), H1936 [25FE]

Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 916) (H. Rept. 113–688), H10333 [2JA]

Federal Spectrum Incentive Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 113–670), H10317 [12DE]

FOIA Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2520), S6204 [20NO]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2520) (S. Rept. 113–287), S6388 [8DE]

Inquiry Into Cyber Intrusions Affecting U.S. Transportation Command Contractors: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. Rept. 113–258), S5779 [18SE]

Intelligence Services Sharing of Information About Cybersecurity Threats Enhancement: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2588), S4403 [10JY]

Land Disposal Transparency and Efficiency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2095) (H. Rept. 113–368), H2097 [28FE]

National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2519) (S. Rept. 113–240), S5216 [31JY]

National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3696) (H. Rept. 113–550), H6744 [23JY]

Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1206) (S. Rept. 113–145), S1923 [1AP]

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3086) (H. Rept. 113–510), H5826 [3JY]

Request Copies of Dept. of Defense Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 649) (H. Rept. 113–547), H6654 [22JY]

Request Copies of Dept. of Justice Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 646) (H. Rept. 113–545), H6654 [22JY]

Request Copies of Dept. of the Treasury Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 647) (H. Rept. 113–525), H6397 [17JY]

Request Copies of Executive Office of the President Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 113–524), H6397 [17JY]

Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3635) (H. Rept. 113–562), H6975 [28JY]

Social Media Working Group Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4263) (H. Rept. 113–480), H5556 [19JN]

Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4983) (H. Rept. 113–530), H6397 [17JY]

Telecommunications Carriers Requirement To Provide Call Location Information to Law Enforcement During Emergencies: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1575) (H. Rept. 113–729), H10335 [2JA]

21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4315) (H. Rept. 113–537), H6397 [17JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3361) (H. Rept. 113–452), H4433 [15MY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3361) (H. Rept. 113–452), H4433 [15MY]

Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1123) (H. Rept. 113–356), H1936 [25FE]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 517), S4403 [10JY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 517) (S. Rept. 113–212), S4618 [17JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Statements

Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Conservative Individuals and Governors, S6128 [19NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Executive Office of the President, S6077 [18NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3811, Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act, H87 [9JA]

H. Res. 487, consideration of H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act, H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act, and suspension of House Rules to consider legislation, H1950 [26FE]

H. Res. 590, consideration of H.R. 3361, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, H4699 [21MY]

H. Res. 693, consideration of H.R. 4315, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, H6989 [29JY]

H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, H1904 [25FE]

H.R. 1211, FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act, H1887–H1890 [25FE]

H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, H1891–H1898 [25FE]

H.R. 2495, American Super Computing Leadership Act, H7260 [8SE]

H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act, H1979–H1988 [26FE]

H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, H6228 [15JY]

H.R. 3107, Dept. of Homeland Security establishment of cybersecurity occupation classifications, assessment of cybersecurity workforce, and addressing of identified gaps in the cybersecurity workforce, H6925 [28JY]

H.R. 3361, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, H4789–H4793 [22MY]

H.R. 3635, Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act, H6935 [28JY]

H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, H6909–H6915 [28JY]

H.R. 3811, Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act, H139 [10JA]

H.R. 4263, Social Media Working Group Act, H5854 [8JY]

H.R. 4289, Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) Interoperable Communications Act, H5857 [8JY]

H.R. 4315, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, H7015 [29JY]

H.R. 4802, Airport Security Act, H6607 [22JY]

H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, H6680 [23JY]

H.R. 5031, STEM Education Act, H6141 [14JY]

H.R. 5161, Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses (E-LABEL) Act, H7349 [9SE]

H.R. 5170, Federal Records Accountability Act, H7594–H7596 [16SE]

H.R. 5418, prohibit IRS officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business, H7598 [16SE]

H.R. 5714, Pest Management Records Modernization Act, H8231 [2DE]

S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, S4510 [15JY], H6835 [25JY]

S. 994, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, S2359–S2361 [10AP], H3203–H3205 [28AP]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act, S6665–S6668 [11DE]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H9294–H9299 [11DE]

S. 1611, Federal Data Center Consolidation Act, S5864 [18SE]

S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S134–S142 [8JA]

S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, S3721 [17JN]

S. 2519, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act, S6481 [10DE]

S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act, H9062 [11DE]

S. 2520, FOIA Improvement Act, S3942–S3944 [24JN], S6375–S6377 [8DE]

S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act, H8994–H8998 [10DE]

S. 2583, Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses (E-LABEL) Act, S5874 [18SE], H7965 [13NO]

S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act, S4707 [22JY]

S. 2685, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, S5055–S5065 [29JY]

S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act, S5222–S5224 [31JY]

S. Res. 337, National Data Privacy Day, S490 [27JA]

S. Res. 340, treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl, S529 [28JA]

S. Res. 343, Committee on the Investigation of Leaks Concerning Certain Activities of the National Security Agency (Senate, Select) establishment, S765–S767 [4FE]

S. Res. 361, express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information in China, S1008 [24FE], S2287 [8AP]

S. Res. 385, clarify policy governing use of electronic devices on the Senate floor, S1662 [13MR]

S. Res. 403, condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet in Turkey, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions, S1832 [27MR]

S. Res. 555, National Health Information Technology Week, S5704 [17SE]

S. Res. 563, Executive Office of the President negotiation of extradition treaties to combat more effectively international cybercriminals, S5796 [18SE]