Computers And Information Technology

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A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes. [S.748] [Children and Youth ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Extends to minors (ages 12–16) privacy protections previously applicable only to children (ages 0–12) and otherwise establishes greater online privacy protections for children and minors. Specifically, the bill prohibits an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application directed to a child or minor with constructive knowledge the user is a child or minor from collecting the user's personal information without providing notice and obtaining consent, providing a parent or minor with certain information upon request, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/12/2019

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Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 [HB-1668] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Science ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ]
Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take specified steps to increase cybersecurity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. IoT is the extension of internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Specifically, the bill requires NIST to develop and publish standards and guidelines for the federal government on the appropriate use and management by agencies of IoT devices owned or controlled by an agency and connected to information systems owned or controlled (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Became Public Law No: 116-207. (txt | Pdf) on 12/04/2020

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Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 [S.734] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [National Security ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ]
Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take specified steps to increase cybersecurity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. IoT is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. The bill establishes September 30, 2019, as the deadline for the completion of NIST's efforts regarding considerations for managing IoT cybersecurity risks, especially regarding examples of possible cybersecurity capabilities of IoT devices. By March 31, 2020, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 116-112. on 09/23/2019

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Building Blocks of STEM Act [S.737] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Modifies National Science Foundation (NSF) grant programs that support STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) education. (Sec. 3) The bill instructs the NSF, when awarding grants under the Discovery Research PreK-12 program, to improve the focus of research and development on elementary and prekindergarten education. (Sec. 4) The bill specifies that NSF grants to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM fields may be used for research into various subjects regarding female students (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Became Public Law No: 116-102. (txt | Pdf) on 12/24/2019

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Building Blocks of STEM Act [HB-1665] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Modifies National Science Foundation (NSF) grant programs that support STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) education. (Sec. 3) The bill instructs the NSF, when awarding grants under the Discovery Research PreK-12 program, to improve the focus of research and development on early childhood education. (Sec. 4) The bill specifies that NSF grants to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM fields may be used for research into various subjects regarding female students in prekindergarten (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/24/2019

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Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019 [HB-1619] [Energy ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Economic Development ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Amodei Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 03/08/2019

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Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act [S.715] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Manufacturing ] [Small Business ] [Science ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Addresses the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector as well as the development of smart manufacturing technologies (certain advanced technologies in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and networking). The Department of Energy (DOE) must complete a national plan for smart manufacturing technology development and deployment to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the U.S. manufacturing sector. DOE must revise the plan biennially to account for advancements in information and communication (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 116-80. on 09/10/2019

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Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019 [S.721] [Energy ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Economic Development ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/07/2019

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BRIDGE Act of 2019 Building Resources Into Digital Growth and Education Act of 2019 [HB-1586] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Economic Development ] [Small Business ]
Establishes a digital network technology program to award grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to eligible institutions. Specifically, the bill provides funds to historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions for the acquisition and use of broadband internet service to improve the quality and delivery of educational services. Such funds shall be used to provide training and education for students and faculty, obtain technical assistance, and create centers at institutions to support innovation and opportunity (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/08/2019

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Cybersecurity Skills Integration Act [HB-1592] [Cybersecurity ] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program to award competitive grants for the integration of cybersecurity education, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Introduced In House on 03/07/2019

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Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act [HB-1633] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Manufacturing ] [Small Business ] [Science ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Addresses the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector as well as the development of smart manufacturing technologies (certain advanced technologies in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and networking). The Department of Energy (DOE) must complete a national plan for smart manufacturing technology development and deployment to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the U.S. manufacturing sector. DOE must revise the plan biennially to account for advancements in information and communication (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 03/08/2019

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Computer Science for All Act of 2019 [HB-1485] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Cybersecurity ]
Establishes a program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award grants to states, local educational agencies, and eligible tribal schools to serve as models for national replication of computer education expansion efforts. A grant recipient shall use the grant funds to train teachers to teach computer science; expand access to high-quality learning materials and online learning options; create plans for expanding overall access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) classes; utilize computer science as (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/04/2019

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education. [HR-169] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Science ] [Arts and Culture ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
This resolution supports efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in the technology sector and ensure all students have access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics education.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/04/2019

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Energy Efficient Government Technology Act [HB-1420] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ]
Sets forth requirements with respect to increasing the energy efficiency of information technologies and data centers within the federal government. Specifically, this bill requires each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies at or for federally owned and operated facilities. DOE must (1) maintain a data center (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 265. on 10/23/2019

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Supporting the development of guidelines for ethical development of artificial intelligence. [HR-153] [Technology and Innovation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Ethics ]
This resolution supports the development of guidelines for the ethical development of artificial intelligence, with aims including engagement among industry, government, academia, and civil society.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly Introduced In House on 02/27/2019

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Mobile Health Record Act of 2019 [HB-1390] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Health ]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a program that enables Medicare enrollees to connect claims data with trusted applications, services, and research programs. The program must allow an enrollee to access claim information through a mobile health record application that is chosen by the enrollee and that is also approved by the CMS, in accordance with specified requirements. Information must be made available to such applications in a similar manner as under the current Blue Button 2.0 program. The bill also (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2019

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DATA Privacy Act Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act [S.583] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Science ]
Establishes information security requirements for businesses that collect, process, store, or disclose information relating to at least 3,000 people in a 12-month period. The bill applies to information that may be linked to a specific individual or a device associated with a specific individual. It does not cover data related to employment or publicly available government records.Specifically, covered businesses must provide consumers with accessible notice of the business’ privacy practices with respect to such information; and if meeting a certain (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/27/2019

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Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019 [HB-1361] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Science ] [Economic Development ]
Directs the Department of Commerce to establish the Blockchain Working Group to submit a report to Congress which contains a recommended definition of the distributed ledger technology commonly referred to as blockchain technology, and other specified recommendations regarding this technology.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/27/2019

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Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019 [S.553] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Science ] [Economic Development ]
Directs the Department of Commerce to establish the Blockchain Working Group to submit a report to Congress which contains a recommended definition of the distributed ledger technology commonly referred to as blockchain technology, and other specified recommendations regarding this technology. Members of the working group shall serve without receiving any pay.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Wicker With Amendments. With Written Report No. 116-177. on 12/17/2019

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Digital GAP Act Digital Global Access Policy Act of 2019 [HB-1359] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [International ] [Cybersecurity ] [Human Rights ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ] [Economic Development ]
Directs the Department of State to advance U.S. policy to promote public and private investments in secure Internet infrastructure and increase Internet access around the world. The U.S. Agency for International Development and the Peace Corps shall also make efforts to advance such policy. The President shall report to Congress about U.S. efforts to implement the policy, including government efforts to provide technical and regulatory assistance to developing countries and close the gender gap in Internet access.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/21/2019

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