On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, the New York Technology Council and CompTIA, provided a joint "Federal Legislative Briefing" at EisnerAmper. Together they discussed technology opportunities related to public policies currently in progress in Washington, DC. www.nytech.org

1. Federal Legislative Briefing:
New York Technology Council
Matthew L. Evans
Manager, Public Advocacy
CompTIA

2. Agenda
 CompTIA & TechVoice
 Access to Capital Legislation
 Immigration Reform and STEM
 Cybersecurity/Data Breach
 Troops to Tech Careers

3. CompTIA & TechVoice
www.techvoice.org
Partnership between
CompTIA and Regional
Tech Associations
Across the Country

4. CompTIA 2012 Policy Priorities
• Support Skills for the 21st Century Workforce
• Champion the SMB Tech Entrepreneur
• Lead In Internet Governance and Security
• Support New Technology Models.

5. Access To Capital Legislation
• H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act
– Increase small business SEC exemption from $5 million to $50 million.
– Raise the shareholder threshold for mandatory SEC registration from 500 to 1,000
shareholders.
– Enable “crowdfunding” by exempting small issues ($1 million/$2 million if audited financials
provided) from SEC registration requirements.
– Remove the prohibition against general solicitation or advertising if all purchasers of the
securities are accredited investors.
• Small Business Contracting Legislation
– Collection of bills aimed to increase and strengthen small business participation in
government contracting

6. Immigration Reform
• STAPLE ACT (H.R. 399)
– Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
– Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement (2011)
• Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R. 3012)
– Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
– Passed House (Nov. 29th) / Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar (1/23/2012)
• STEM Visa Act of 2011 (S. 1986)
– Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
– Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
• INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3692)
– Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
– Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary

7. Internet Governance
• Cybersecurity
– Cybersecurity Act of 2012
– Position
• Mobile Security and Privacy
– CompTIA Congressional Mobility Event
• Panel Discussion
• Cloud Computing
– Briefing on cloud computing focused on the impact of this platform on
SMB.
• Tentatively scheduled for March 27
• Hosted by the Small Business IT Caucus

8. Troops to Tech Careers
http://troopstotechcareers.org/

9. Tools of the Trade: Research & White Papers

10. Stay informed w/ CompTIA
www.techvoice.org Policy Watch Newsletter