6/7. The House passed, without amendment, HR 4904 [LOC | WW], the "Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016", or "MEGABYTE Act", by a vote of 36-0. See, Roll Call No. 271.

This bill requires federal agencies to have a software licensing policy, and specifies the topics to be addressed in these policies. Its purpose is to limit government waste.

This bill provides that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) "shall issue a directive to require the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency to develop a comprehensive software licensing policy, which shall ... identify clear roles, responsibilities, and central oversight authority within the executive agency for managing enterprise software license agreements and commercial software licenses ..."

Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) stated in the House that "the Federal Government spends $82 billion a year on information technology. Right now, for the second year in a row, our GAO has identified IT software license management as a top priority in its annual duplication report. A duplication report is something that is really good at identifying waste because duplication means what it says: you are duplicating purchases in the Federal Government."

He continued that "Of the 24 major Federal agencies, as you just heard, only two have implemented policies of comprehensive and clear management of software licenses. It is like this: anybody in the private sector knows that when you go to buy a suite of software from a major vendor, they sell it in blocks with a price point. So you might buy a block of 25 copies of a particular brand of software even though your office only needs 19 copies. That means you have six extra licenses left over."

"The Federal Government buys software the same way. What we found is they are not doing a good enough job of keeping track of the unused licenses. This bill codifies current administration efforts to do things like that to save the Federal taxpayers their tax dollars." He added that "Right now none of the 24 agencies have fully implemented all of these industry best practices recommended by the GAO, and that ends now with this legislation."

The companion bill in the Senate is S 2340 [LOC | WW], introduced by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). The Senate has not yet passed either the House or Senate version of this bill.

6/3. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a tentative agenda for its event titled "Open Meeting", scheduled for June 24, 2016. The five Commissioners are scheduled to adopt one notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding surveillance and network security, and two report and orders (R&O) regarding the Emergency Alert Systems (EAS) and reporting of network outages.

First, the tentative agenda states that the FCC is scheduled to adopt an NPRM to "streamline and increase the transparency of the Executive Branch review of applications and petitions for national security, law enforcement, foreign policy and trade policy concerns". This is IB Docket No. 16-155.

However, this NPRM will not likely be about streamlining or transparency of government processes. The FCC processes at issue are now neither streamlined nor transparent. Rather, this NPRM will likely be about imposing more disclosure requirements upon regulated entities. The FCC will likely propose expanding its rules to require international common carriers, foreign owners of various FCC licenses (including broadcast), submarine cable landing licensees, and satellite earth station licensees to disclose more information in license and license transfer applications.

The onerous additional requirements would relate to providing surveillance assistance to the U.S. government, and network security. The "Executive Branch" concerns are likely incenting licensees to maintain and expand their intercept capabilities, incenting licensees to provide surveillance assistance to the U.S. government, limiting foreign governments' surveillance capabilities, and the security of telecommunications networks.

The Department of Commerce's (DOC) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) sent a letter to the FCC on May 10, 2016 asking that the FCC require "that applicants and petitioners ... seeking international section 214 authorizations (and transfers thereof), section 310 rulings, submarine cable landing licenses, and satellite earth station authorizations ... provide certain information pertaining to ownership, network operations, and related matters as part of the applications; and ... certify that they will comply with applicable law enforcement assistance requirements and respond truthfully and accurately to lawful requests for information and/or legal process". (Parentheses in original.)

47 U.S.C. § 214 provides that carriers must obtain FCC licenses. 47 C.F.R. § 63.18 sets forth  the required contents of applications for international common carriers with great detail. 47 U.S.C. § 310 restricts foreign ownership of certain FCC common carrier, broadcast, and aeronautical licenses.

The NTIA sent a second letter to the FCC on June 2, 2016 setting out with greater specificity what it wants the FCC to require. The requests go to surveillance, including the applicants' current and planned capacity to provide intercepts, "Whether records may be accessed and/or made available in the U.S. within three business days", and information about "records of customer data".

Several commenters have stated to the FCC that if it wants to "streamline" it should impose a timeline or deadline for ruling on applications. Currently, the FCC's International Bureau delays applicants for six months or longer for simple applications. China Mobile International (USA) pointed out in a comment that it has an application that has languished at the FCC since 2011. It wrote that such delays are inconsistent with U.S. trade obligations and deter foreign investment in the U.S.

Sprint stated in a comment that if the FCC wants to promote transparency it should require that "applicants be provided with the names and phone numbers of the individuals in the Executive Branch who are reviewing their applications".

Nominally, the reviews are conducted by the FCC's IB. But, other government agencies are involved. They actual reviewers are known to applicants only as "Team Telecom".

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and several broadcast companies stated in a comment that the new requirements would be "unnecessary and irrelevant in the broadcast context".

Broadcasters do not carry or store other people's communications, so they have nothing for the government to intercept or seize. Moreover, broadcasters are already subject to burdensome regulatory and disclosure requirements.

Second, the FCC is scheduled to adopt a R&O that would revise the FCC's Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules by "adding new event codes covering extreme high winds and storm surges caused by Category 3 (and greater) hurricanes". See, the FCC's NPRM, adopted on July 8, 2015, and released on July 10,. 2015. It is FCC 15-77 in PS Docket No. 15-94.

Third, the FCC is scheduled to adopt a R&O "to require submarine cable licensees to report communications network outages to the FCC". See, the FCC's NPRM, adopted on September 18, 2015, and released on September 18, 2015. It is FCC 15-119 in GN Docket No. 15-206.

This event is scheduled for 10:30 AM on Friday, June 24 in the FCC's Commission Meeting Room, TW-C305, 445 12th Street, SW.

6/7. The House Judiciary Committee's (HJC) Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law amended and passed HR 4768 [LOC | WW], the "Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016", by a vote of 12-8. See, HJC release and HJC web page for this meeting.

For a summary of this bill as introduced, see story titled "House Judiciary Committee to Mark Up Bill to Undo Chevron Deference" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,817, June 7, 2016.

The bill as introduced amends the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to provide that the judiciary should not defer to an agency's interpretation of statutes. The Subcommittee approved an amendment in the nature of a substitute (AINS) that adds that the judiciary should not defer to an agency's interpretation when it acts under an agency procedure statute specific to that agency. Also, it provides that courts should not defer to an agency's interpretation of its rules.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) promulgates rules pursuant to the APA. FCC Commissioners and staff are aware that the courts apply Chevron deference. They often write rules based upon far fetched interpretations of statutes, and then argue, often successfully, that the courts must defer to them.

However, little of the debate focused upon the FCC. Although, Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) spoke in opposition to the bill, and in support of an amendment offered by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA). She focused on FCC rulemakings related to making more spectrum available for wireless communications. She argued that more spectrum must be allocated for 5G wireless services.

She said that HR 4768 is "misguided legislation", and that the "courts are not equipped to second guess the FCC's technical experts". She said nothing about FCC rulemakings on other topics.

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Chairman of the HJC stated that often the agency officials who write rules come to the agency from interest groups. Then, they write rules that favor their interest groups. However, he did not use the terms "rent seeking" or "regulatory capture".

Rep. Goodlatte stated at the meeting that "Today's federal administrative state is an institution unforeseen by the Framers of our Constitution that has turned into a runaway regulatory state. As a result, our system of checks and balances is tipping away from the legislative and judicial branches, and toward a vast, overreaching executive branch. The precedent set by Chevron has been a catalyst for this imbalance in our system of government, and SOPRA will tip the scales back to the way our Framers intended."

Rep. Johnson spoke in opposition to the bill. He said that it is a "misguided and dangerous bill".

He said that the courts should defer to agencies, and expressed concern about the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) interpretation of the Clean Air Act.

Rep. Sheila Lee (D-TX) asserted that the "bill would jeopardize the ability of the Department of Homeland Security" to protect the nation. She also sits on the House Homeland Security Committee (HHSC).

The Subcommittee considered and rejected on roll call votes four amendments to the AINS. Democrats offered all four. One would have created an exemption for the the DHS. Another would have created an exemption for the Food and Drug Administration (FCA). Another would have created an exemption for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Another irrelevant amendment was ruled non-germane by Rep. Goodlatte. Democrats backed a motion to appeal that ruling. Republicans backed a motion to table that motion, which passed.

Only about half of the members of the Subcommittee participated in the mark up. All votes broke down along party lines. The vote on final passage was 12-8.

The Republicans who were most active at the mark up were Rep. Goodlatte, Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX). In addition, several did not miss any of the six roll call votes -- Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), Rep. Trent Franks (R-A), Rep. Dave Trott (R-MI), and Rep. Bob Bishop (R-UT).

The Democrats who were the most active were Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Rep. Lee, Rep. Johnson, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), and Rep. DelBene.

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The House will meet at 10:00 AM. The House and Senate will meet in joint session at about 10:45 AM to hear a speech by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. See, House Majority Leader's schedule.

9:00 AM - 12:15 PM. The Brookings Institution (BI) will host an event titled "Taiwan’s 2016 election and prospects for the Tsai administration". See, notice. Location: BI, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW.

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Day two of a four day meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics' (RTCA) Special Committee 231, Terrain Awareness Warning Systems. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 94, May 16, 2016, at Pages 30413-30414. Location: RTCA, Suite 910, 1150 18th St., NW.

10:00 AM. The House Judiciary Committee (HJC) will meet to mark up HR 4768 [LOC | WW], the "Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016". See, notice. Location: Room 2141, Rayburn Building.

10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in IPCOM v. HTC, App. Ct. No. 15-1754. This is an appeal from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) in an inter partes review. Panel I. This case is the fourth of four on the schedule. See, oral arguments schedule. No live webcast. Archived audio webcast. Location: Courtroom 203, 717 Madison Place, NW.

10:00 AM. The Department of Commerce's (DOC) International Trade Administration's (ITA) President's Export Council (PEC) will meet by teleconference. This meeting will focus on Cuba. The deadline to submit comments is 5:00 PM on June 6. The deadline to submit requests to participate or listen is 5:00 PM on June 6. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 93, May 13, 2016, at Pages 29842-29843.

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Day two of a two day meeting of the Department of Commerce's (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT). The agenda includes discussion of the "NIST's role in the Administration's National Strategic Computing Initiative". See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 100, May 24, 2016, at Page 32733. Location: Portrait Room, Administration Building, at NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD.

12:00 NOON. The Public Knowledge (PK) and other interest groups will host a teleconferenced event titled "press briefing" regarding the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding regulating the privacy related practices of broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers. The speakers will be proponents of the FCC's proposed rules: Meredith Rose (Public Knowledge), Claire Gartland (Electronic Privacy Information Center), Gaurav Laroia (Free Press), and Jay Stanley (ACLU). The dial in number is 1-712-432-3071. The password is 676292. See, notice.

12:15 - 1:30 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) Wireless Telecommunications Committee will host an event titled "Hot Topics". The speakers will be staff of the House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Communications and Technology: David Redl, David Goldman, Kelsey Guyselman, and Jerry Leverich. No CLE credits. No webcast. Free. Bring your own lunch. See, notice. The FCBA has a history of barring reporters from events at which Congressional staff speak. Location: Mayer Brown, 1999 K St., NW.

12:15 - 1:30 PM. The DC Bar Association will host its monthly media law meeting. Free. Bring your own lunch. No CLE credits. No webcast. For more information, call 202-626-3463. The DC Bar has a history of barring reporters and news coverage. See, notice. Location: Davis Wright Tremaine, 1919 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.

1:00 - 4:00 PM. The Department of Commerce's (DOC) National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC) will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register. Vol. 81, No. 98, May 20, 2016, at Pages 31915-31916. Location: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, Suite 800N, 1800 M St., NW.

1:30 - 3:15 AM. The New America Foundation (NAF) will host a panel discussion titled "Imagining President Trump". See, notice. Location: NAF, Suite 900, 740 15th St., NW.

5:00 PM. The House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade will meet to mark up four bills: HR __ [ PDF], the "FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016", HR 5111 [LOC | WW], the "Consumer Review Fairness Act", HR 5092 [LOC | WW], the "Reinforcing American Made Products Act", and HR 5104 [LOC | WW], the "Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act". Webcast. See, notice. Location: Room 2123, Rayburn Building.

6:00 - 7:30 PM. The New America Foundation (NAF) will host a panel discussion titled "It’s So Hard to Get Good Digital Help These Days!". The program will focus on the technology involved in Siri, Alexa, Jibo, Cortana, and other personal assistant software. See, notice. Location: NAF, Suite 900, 740 15th St., NW.

Extended deadline to submit initial comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding its Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). The FCC adopted and released this item on January 29, 2016. It is FCC 16-5 in PS Docket Nos. 15-94 and 15-91. See, original notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 57, March 24, 2016, at Pages 15791-15833, and extension notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 93, May 13, 2016, at Pages 29828-29829.

6:00 - 8:00 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) Young Lawyers Committee will host an event titled "Summer Kick Off and Welcome Interns Happy Hour". No CLE credits. No webcast. See, notice. Location: Iron Horse Tap Room, 507 7th St., NW.

The House will meet at 10:00 AM for morning hour, and at 12:00 NOON for legislative business. See, House Majority Leader's schedule.

Supreme Court conference day. See, October Term 2015 calendar.

8:30 AM. The Department of Commerce's (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee (ETRAC) will meet. The agenda includes "Advanced Materials-Graphene Center-China". Graphene has potential applications in semiconductors, transistors, wearable devices, and other information technology. The agenda also includes "EAR-4E001.e", a BIS Export Control Classification Number (ECCN). See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 101, May 25, 2016, at Pages 33208-33209. Location: Room 3884, DOC Hoover Building, 14th Street between Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues, NW.

9:00 AM. The House Appropriations Committee's (HAC) Subcommittee on Homeland Security will meet to mark up the FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. See, notice. Location: Room 2359, Rayburn Building.

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will host an event titled "Public Workshop Regarding the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 Implementation". See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 99, May 23, 2016, at Pages 32340-32341. Location: Navy League of the United States, 2300 Wilson Boulevard, #200, Arlington, VA.

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM. The U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission will hold a hearing titled "Chinese Intelligence Services and Espionage Operations". The witnesses will be Peter Mattis (Jamestown Foundation), John Costello (New America Foundation), Mark Stokes (Project 2049 Institute), Michelle Van Cleave, and David Major (CI Centre). See, notice. Location: Room 285, Hall of States, 444 North Capitol St., NW.

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Day three of a four day meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics' (RTCA) Special Committee 231, Terrain Awareness Warning Systems. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 94, May 16, 2016, at Pages 30413-30414. Location: RTCA, Suite 910, 1150 18th St., NW.

10:00 AM. The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) will meet to mark up the Financial Services Appropriations Bill, FY 2017. This bill contains appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), Department of the Treasury, most of the Executive Office of the President, the judicial branch, and others government. The HAC's Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government approved this bill on May 25, 2016. See, story titled "House Appropriations Bill Would Rein in the Obama FCC" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,815, June 3, 2016. See, notice. Location: Room 2359, Rayburn Building.

10:00 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold an executive business meeting. The agenda includes mark up of S 356 [LOC | WW], the "Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015". The agenda also includes consideration of four judicial nominees: Donald Schott (USCA/7thCir), Stephanie Finley (USDC/WDLa), Claude Kelly (USDC/EDLa), and Winfield Ong (USDC/SDInd). Webcast. See, notice. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.

10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Synopsys v. Mentor Graphics, App. Ct. No. 15-1599, and Mentor Graphics v. EVE-USA, App. Ct. No. 15-1470. Panel J. These cases are first on the schedule. See, oral arguments schedule. No live webcast. Archived audio webcast. Location: Courtroom 201, 717 Madison Place, NW.

10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Semcon Tech v. Micron Technology, App. Ct. No. 15-1936. Panel K. This case is the fourth of four on the schedule. See, oral arguments schedule. No live webcast. Archived audio webcast. Location: Courtroom 402, 717 Madison Place, NW.

10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in LG Electronics v. Toshiba Samsung Storage, App. Ct. Nos. 15-1822 and 15-1822. This is an appeal from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) in an inter partes review. Panel L. These cases are first on the schedule. See, oral arguments schedule. No live webcast. Archived audio webcast. Location: Courtroom 203, 717 Madison Place, NW.

12:30 - 4:00 PM. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Technological Advisory Council will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 72, April 14, 2016, at Pages 22081-22082. Location: FCC, Commission Meeting Room, 445 12th St., SW.

2:00 PM. The Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC) will hold a closed hearing on undisclosed matters. No webcast. See, notice. Location: Room 219, Hart Building.

The House will meet at 9:00 AM for legislative business. See, House Majority Leader's schedule.

9:00 - 10:30 AM. The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will host an event titled "TPP’s Transformative Digital Trade Rules". The speaker will be Robert Holleyman (Deputy USTR). There will then be a panel discussion. See, notice. Location: AEI, 12th floor, 1150 17th St., NW.

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. The Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC) will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register (FR), Vol. 81, No. 88, May 6, 2016, at Page 27409. The FESAC provides advice to the Department of Commerce's (DOC) Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Census Bureau and the Department of Labor's (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The FR notice does not concede that the BLS is producing increasingly unreliable employment data. Location: Census Bureau Conference Center, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland.

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM. The Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United States will meet. The agenda includes discussion of online consumer complaint databases and aggregation of similar claims in agency adjudication. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 99, May 23, 2016, at Page 32274. Location: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st St., NW.

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Consumer Advisory Committee will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 101, May 25, 2016, at Pages 33253-33254. Location: FCC, Commission Meeting Room, Room TW-C305, 445 12th St., SW.

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Day four of a four day meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics' (RTCA) Special Committee 231, Terrain Awareness Warning Systems. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 94, May 16, 2016, at Pages 30413-30414. Location: RTCA, Suite 910, 1150 18th St., NW.

9:30 AM. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (HOGRC) will hold a hearing titled "18F and U.S. Digital Service Oversight". See, HOGRC hearing notice and Government Services Administration (GSA) web site titled "18F". Location: Room 2154, Rayburn Building.

1:00 - 2:30 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a webcast panel discussion titled "Yourbrandsucks.com: A Primer on Gripe Sites and How to Deal with Them". Prices vary. CLE credits. See, notice.

Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and the American Cable Association (ACA) on March 7, 2016 seeking a declaratory ruling (DR) clarifying the written information requirement of 47 C.F.R. § 76.1602(b). The NCTA and ACA seek a DR that electronic dissemination by e-mail to subscribers for whom a cable operator has a confirmed e-mail address, by the provision of appropriately noticed links to web sites, or by other electronic measures reasonably calculated to reach individual customers, satisfies the requirement if the information is also available in print upon customer request. See, FCC Public Notice. The FCC released this PN on April 14, 2016. It is DA 16-407 in MB Docket No. 16-126. See also, notice in the Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 79, April 25, 2016, at Pages 24050-24051.

12:15 - 1:30 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) will host an event titled "Volunteer Brown Bag Lunch With the FCBA Foundation & Free Minds". No CLE credits. No webcast. Free. Bring your own lunch. The FCBA states in its notice that "Free Minds Book Club uses books, creative writing, and peer support to awaken D.C. youth incarcerated as adults to their own potential. Through creative expression, job readiness training, and violence prevention outreach, these young poets achieve their education and career goals, and become powerful voices for change in the community." Location: Google, 9th floor, 25 Massachusetts Ave., NW.

Deadline to submit to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) replies to oppositions to petitions for reconsideration of the FCC's Report & Order regarding the collection of broadcast ownership data. The FCC adopted this item on January 8, 2016, and released it on January 20, 2016. It is FCC 16-1 in MB Docket No. 07-294, MB Docket No. 10-103, and MD Docket No. 10-234. See, notice in the Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 96, May 18, 2016, at Page 31223.

Deadline to submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its Telemarketing Sales Rule Information Collection Activities. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 72, April 14, 2016, at Pages 22082-22088.

Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) regarding the FCC's Connect America Fund (CAF), a universal service tax and subsidy program for broadband in high cost areas. The FCC proposes changes to its accounting and affiliate transaction rules, among other things. The FCC adopted this item on March 23, 2016, and released it on March 30, 2016. It is FCC 16-33 in WC Docket Nos. 10-90 and 14-58, and CC Docket No. 01-92. See, notice in the Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 70, April 12, 2016, at Pages 21511-21532.

Washington DC will hold its presidential primary elections.

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) will host an event titled "ITIF 10-Year Anniversary Conference: Restoring Investment in America’s Economy". The scheduled speakers include Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Robert Atkinson (ITIF). Free. Open to the public. Webcast. Lunch will be served. See, notice. Location: Knight Conference Center, Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM. Day one of a two day meeting of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC). See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 101, May 25, 2016, at Page 33266. Location: DOT, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE.

8:45 AM - 1:30 PM. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host an event titled "Asia-Pacific Economic Integration and the Role of the United States and Japan". See, notice. Location: CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Ave., NW.

9:00 AM. The Department of Commerce's (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (ETRAC) will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 101, May 25, 2016, at Page 33208. Location: Room 3884, DOC Hoover Building, 14th Street between Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues, NW.

10:15 AM. The House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing titled "FCC Overreach: Examining the Proposed Privacy Rules". Webcast. See, notice. Location: Room 2123, Rayburn Building.

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM. Day two of a two day meeting of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC). See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 101, May 25, 2016, at Page 33266. Location: DOT, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE.

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Day one of a three day meeting of the Department of Commerce's (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB). See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 97, May 19, 2016, at Page 31594. Location: United States Access Board, Conference Room, Suite 800, 1331 F St., NW.

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Day one of a three day meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics' (RTCA) Special Committee 216, Aeronautical Systems Security. The agenda includes "ARAC ASISP". ASISP is an acronym for Aircraft Systems Information Security Protection. That is, the agenda includes cyber threats to aircraft systems and networks. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 97, May 19, 2016, at Page 31675. Location: RTCA, Suite 910, 1150 18th St., NW.

9:30 - 11:00 AM. The Heritage Foundation (HF) will host an event titled "Taiwan in International Organizations". Free. Open to the public. Webcast. See, notice. Location: HF, 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE.

10:00 - 11:30 AM. The New America Foundation (NAF) will host a panel discussion titled "Understanding the Future of Cyber Threat Intelligence". The speakers will be Paulo Shakarian (Arizona State University), Nicole Becher (New York University), Mark Dufresne (Endgame), Terry Roberts (WhiteHawk, Inc.), and Robert Morgus (NAF). See, notice. Location: NAF, Suite 900, 740 15th St., NW.

12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM. The New America Foundation (NAF) will host a closed panel discussion titled "Cybersecurity Initiative Business-Policy Roundtable #11". Closed to the public. Attendance is by invitation only. See, notice. Location: NAF, Suite 900, 740 15th St., NW.

1:00 - 5:00 PM. The Department of Commerce's (DOC) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold an event titled "Meeting of the Privacy Multistakeholder Process on Facial Recognition Technology". See, NTIA notice and notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 98, May 20, 2016, at Page 31915. Location: American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Ave., NW.

1:00 - 2:30 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a webcast panel discussion titled "Web Pages as Evidence: Significant Cases and How to Preserve and Authenticate Web Pages". Prices vary. CLE credits. See, notice.

1:00 - 2:30 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a webcast panel discussion titled "What You Need to Know About the New Defend Trade Secrets Act". Prices vary. CLE credits. See, notice.

3:00 - 4:30 PM. The New America Foundation (NAF) will host a panel discussion titled "Software’s Economic Impact and the Drive for Talent". The speakers will be Victoria Espinel (head of the BSA Software Alliance), Cameron Wilson (Code.org), Melissa Moritz (Department of Education), and Lisa Guernsey (NAF). See, notice. Location: NAF, Suite 900, 740 15th St., NW.