9/12. Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT), the Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the ranking Republican on the Committee, sent a letter to John Brennan, Assistant to the President of Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, that addresses, among other topics, "radicalization on the internet".

This letter responds to the August 1, 2011 report [12 pages in PDF] of the Executive Office of the President (EOP) titled "Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States". The Senators' letter states that the President's framework does "not adequately address" internet based threats. It recommends encouraging the private sector to support countervailing voices on the internet.

The EOP framework stated that "we will continue to closely monitor the important role the internet and social networking sites play in advancing violent extremist narratives. We protect our communities from a variety of online threats, such as sexual predators, by educating them about safety on the internet, and we are using a similar approach to thwart violent extremists. We will work to empower families and communities to counter online violent extremist propaganda, which is increasingly in English and targeted at American audiences."

"We will challenge this propaganda through our words and deeds", is all that the EOP framework offers.

The two Senators' letter also discusses the SHSGAG's May 8, 2008 report [24 pages in PDF] titled "Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet and the Homegrown Terrorist Threat". The Senators' letter states that "we have made little progress since in addressing this global propaganda venue, while the Islamist extremists are constantly expanding their we presence."

The letter states that "Once confined to a handful of password-protected Internet forums and sporadic web sites, Islamist extremists are now skilled at using social network platforms, like Facebook and YouTube, to spread their message and target recruits. This is particularly true for American recruits, whose familiarity with social networking sites has led them to radicalize where they are most comfortable -- sites that did not even rate a mention in our report at the time."

"We are frustrated that the Framework does not adequately address the role of the Internet in recruitment, radicalization, and mobilization of U.S. citizens because, as our report documented, time after time it has been the main conduit for lone-wolf terrorists and small Islamist cells here in America to receive indoctrination and training. Even the most successful engagement strategy will fail to reach these kinds of individuals who are disengaged and find encouragement and validation for radicalization online."

The letter states that "In order to reach such ``lone wolves´´ before they are fully radicalized and ready to attack, the government needs to have a meaningful strategy for countering radicalization on the Internet."

The two Senators recommend that the EOP issue an "appendix devoted specifically to countering online radicalization. This strategy should include plans to encourage the private sector to aid the numerous Muslim-American groups and community leaders who oppose Islamist extremism in setting up and maintaining their own professional-quality Internet platforms to counter the terrorist message."

9/9. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Robert Casey (), and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) introduced S 1536 [LOC | WW], the "Notification of Origin of Telecommunications and Internet Consumer Exchanges Act of 2011" or the "NOTICE Act of 2011".

This is a protectionist bill directed at inhibiting businesses that do business in the US from locating operations outside of the US.

It would amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that "a business entity that either initiates or receives a customer service communication shall require that each of its employees or agents participating in the communication disclose their physical location at the beginning of each customer service communication so initiated or received". Violations would constitute "unfair or deceptive acts or practices" under the FTC Act.

It would cover voice telecommunications, sending e-mail, use of the internet, and any type of communication that involves use of a wire. It would exempt businesses that have no employees or agents in the US.

It would give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rulemaking and enforcement authority. The FTC has not asked for this authority.

The bill was referred to the Senate Commerce Committee (SCC).

9/13. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a paper [33 pages in PDF] titled "Spectrum Policy for Innovation". The author is the ITIF's Richard Bennett.

This paper states that the US economy is hamstrung by out of date spectrum policies. As a result, "Ten times more Americans use mobile phones than watch over-the-air television, yet TV broadcasters have exclusive rights to more spectrum than the four largest mobile networks."

This paper recommends giving the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority to conduct incentive auctions, and that non-participating broadcasters should be reassigned or repacked "to digital TV channels shared with other non-participating broadcasters. The current allocations for TV broadcast spectrum are overly generous". And eventually, over the air TV should be eliminated.

This paper also recommends that the FCC "phase out existing application-specific licenses", such as for broadcast TV. License holders should be allowed flexibility. It also recommends "a second DTV transition that redefines DTV as an application provided by multi-purpose networks".

This paper also recommends that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) "should develop a plan to privatize the spectrum currently assigned to government agencies. This plan may resemble the incentive auction system".

Also, the "national public safety network proposed by S. 911 should not be built because it’s an unnecessary fragmentation of spectrum for a special purpose that’s not as special as its advocates believe. Public safety has failed to demonstrate a single application that can’t be implemented over a general-purpose LTE network running standard IETF protocols."

9/14. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) issued a Public Notice that states that "on September 19, 2011, it will commence a 45-day public trial of Spectrum Bridge Inc.'s TV band database system."

This PN states that "This is a limited trial that is intended principally to allow the public to access and test Spectrum Bridge’s database system to ensure that it correctly identifies channels that are available for unlicensed TV band devices, properly registers those facilities entitled to protection, and provides protection to authorized services and registered facilities as specified in the rules."

Harold Feld of the Public Knowledge (PK) stated in a release that "It's vitally important for our economy, for innovation and for consumers that development of devices built around white spaces go forward. This trial is an important first step to a new era of communications and other technologies."

This PN is DA 11-1534. See also, FCC release.

9/13. The Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJ) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on a motion for partial distribution in connection with 2010 DART Sound Recordings Fund royalties. Comments are due by October 13, 2011. See, Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 177, Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Page 56483.

9/6. The Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJ) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on a motion of Phase I claimants for partial distribution in connection with the 2009 cable royalty funds. The CRJ also request comments as to the existence of Phase I and Phase II controversies with respect to the distribution of 2009 cable royalty funds. The deadline to submit comments is October 6, 2011. See, Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 172, Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Pages 55122-55123.

9/6. The Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJ) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on a motion of Phase I claimants for partial distribution in connection with the 2009 satellite royalty funds. The CRJ also request comments as to the existence of Phase I and Phase II controversies with respect to the distribution of 2009 cable royalty funds. The deadline to submit comments is October 6, 2011. See, Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 172, Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Pages 55123-55124.

9/14. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing recent Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) grants of early termination of the waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules. See, Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 178, Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Pages 56760-56762.

9/8. The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court (DC) against Cumulus Media and Citadel Broadcasting, companies that own radio stations, alleging that their merger will substantially lessen competition in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, which is codified at 15 U.S.C. § 18. The DOJ and the two companies simultaneously filed a proposed final judgment which will allow the merger, but require a few divestitures. See also, DOJ release and notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 178, Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Pages 56797-56807. This case is USA v. Cumulus Media Inc. and Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, D.C. No. 1:11-cv-01619, Judge Emmet Sullivan presiding.

9/14. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the merger of Cumulus Media and Citadel Broadcasting. FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, who constantly complains about media consolidation and the state of news reporting, stated that "The wheels of media consolidation spin on. ... Time after time and in market after market, there are fewer independent options and fewer local voices. To pass FCC and DOJ muster, Cumulus-Citadel needs to divest only 14 stations." He asked rhetorically, "isn't it time to ensure that we have some public interest guidelines so that consumers and citizens can be assured of at least some level of local programming, real news about real issues, independent production, and coverage of issues of interest to the diverse populations that make up local communities?" See, Copps' release.

9/12. The Department of Commerce's (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments regarding "possible features of a new nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network". The deadline to submit comments is 5:00 PM on October 12, 2011. See, Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 176, Monday, September 12, 2011, at Pages 56165-56167.

9/12. The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) published a notice in the Federal Register that announces, describes, recites, sets the effective date, and sets the comments deadline for, it interim rules changes regarding "areas of eligibility to expand or improve 911 access and integrated emergency communications systems in rural areas for the Telecommunications Loan Program". The effective date is September 12, 2011. The deadline to submit comments is November 14, 2011. See, Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 176, Monday, September 12, 2011, at Pages 56091-56094.

9/8. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced S 1535 [LOC | WW], a data breach notification, and data privacy and security bill. See, Sen. Blumenthal's release. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC).

9/6. Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) and others introduced HR 2801 [LOC | WW], the "Eliminate and Stop Abuse, Frequent Exploitation, and Trafficking on the Internet Task Force Act" or "E-SAFETI Task Force Act". This bill would merely create a task force at the Department of State (DOS) "for the purpose of studying and making recommendations to prevent internet-facilitated human trafficking". It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee (HJC) and House Commerce Committee (HCC).

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The House will meet at 10:00 AM for morning hour, and at 12:00 NOON for legislative business. See, Rep. Cantor's schedule for the week.

The Senate will meet at 9:30 AM.

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will hold one of a series of public meetings to to consider drafts of material for its 2011 Annual Report to Congress. The topics to be considered in these meeting include "intellectual property protection and its 5-year plan, technology transfers, and outsourcing", and "China's foreign and regional activities and relationships, including those pertaining to Taiwan and Hong Kong". See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 167, Monday, August 29, 2011, at Pages 53717-53718. Location: Conference Room 231, Hall of the States, North Bldg., 444 North Capitol St., NW.

9:00 - 10:30 AM. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) will host a panel discussion titled "International Benchmarking of National Small and Medium Manufacturers Technology Support Programs". The speakers will be Stephen Ezell (ITIF) and Robert Atkinson (ITIF). See, notice. Location: ITIF/ITIC, Suite 610A, 1101 K St., NW.

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. The Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's (ONCHIT) HIT Policy Committee will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 158, Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Page 50734. Location: Washington Marriott Hotel, 1221 22nd St., NW.

1:00 - 2:00 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a webcast panel discussion titled "Patent Misuse After Princo". See, August 30, 2010, opinion [78 pages in PDF] of the U.S. Court of Appeals (FdCir) in Princo Corporation v. USITC. The speakers will be Arthur Burke (Davis Polk & Wardwell), Perry Lange (Wilmer Hale), Bradley Lui (Morrison & Foerster), and Fiona Schaeffer (Jones Day). No CLE credits. See, notice.

1:30 PM. The House Judiciary Committee's (HJC) Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement will hold a hearing titled "The Investor Visa Program: Key to Creating American Jobs". See, notice. Location: Room 2141, Rayburn Building.

2:30 PM. The Senate Appropriations Committee's (SAC) CJS Subcommittee will meet to mark up the Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Location: Room 192, Dirksen Building.

The House will meet at 9:00 AM for legislative business. See, Rep. Cantor's schedule for the week.

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will hold one of a series of public meetings to to consider drafts of material for its 2011 Annual Report to Congress. The topics to be considered in these meeting include "intellectual property protection and its 5-year plan, technology transfers, and outsourcing", and "China's foreign and regional activities and relationships, including those pertaining to Taiwan and Hong Kong". See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 167, Monday, August 29, 2011, at Pages 53717-53718. Location: Conference Room 231, Hall of the States, North Bldg., 444 North Capitol St., NW.

9:00 - 10:30 AM. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) will host a panel discussion titled "Explaining International Leadership in Electronic Identification Systems". The speakers will be Daniel Castro (ITIF) and Jeremy Grant (NIST). See, notice. Location: ITIF/ITIC, Suite 610A, 1101 K St., NW.

TIME CHANGE. 9:30 AM. 11:00 AM. The House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing titled "Internet Privacy: The Impact and Burden of EU Regulation". See, prepared testimony of Nicole Hale (Assistant Secretary of Commerce, International Trade Administration), prepared testimony of Catherine Tucker (MIT Sloan School of Management), prepared testimony of Stuart Pratt (Consumer Data Industry Association), prepared testimony of Paula Bruening (Center for Information Policy Leadership), and prepared testimony of Peter Swire (Ohio State University law school). See, notice. Location: Room 2322, Rayburn Building.

9:30 AM. The House Judiciary Committee (HJC) Subcommittee on Immigration will hold a hearing on HR 2885 [LOC | WW | PDF], the "Legal Workforce Act", a bill that would make the federal government's E-Verify program mandatory. See, notice. Location: Room 2141, Rayburn Building.

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) North American Numbering Council will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 168, Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Pages 53898-53899. Location: FCC, Commission Meeting Room (Room TW-C305), 445 12th St., SW.

10:00 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold an executive business meeting. The agenda again includes consideration of Edgardo Ramos (to be a Judge of the USDC/SDNY), Andrew Carter (USDC/SDNY), Jesse Furman (USDC/SDNY), and Rodney Gilstrap (USDC/EDTex). The agenda also includes consideration of S 1151 [LOC | WW], the "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011", S 1408 [LOC | WW], the "Data Breach Notification Act", and S 1535 [LOC | WW], the "Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011". See, story titled "Senate Judiciary Committee to Take Up Data Privacy, Security and Breach Bills" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,299, September 1, 2011. The SJC will webcast this event. See, notice. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.

10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's (ONCHIT) Meaningful Use Workgroup will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 158, Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Page 50735-64. This event is open to the public via teleconference and webcast only.

12:00 NOON - 1:30 PM. The Copyright Office (CO) will host a panel discussion titled "Current Developments in Copyright Policy Near and Far". The speakers will be Maria Strong (CO Senior Counsel for Policy and International Affairs), Karyn Claggett (CO Senior Counsel for Policy and International Affairs), and Michele Woods (CO acting Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs). The price to attend ranges from $15 to $35. Reporters are barred from this event. The DC Bar Association states that this is a DC Bar event. See, notice. For more information, call 202-626-3463. Location: DC Bar Conference Center, 1101 K St., NW.

12:15 - 1:30 PM. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) will host an event. The speakers will be Rick Kaplan (WTB Bureau Chief) and other WTB officials. Reporters likely will be excluded. The price to attend is $17. The FCBA states that this is an FCBA event. See, notice and registration form. Registrations and cancellations are due by 12:00 NOON on September 12. Location: Wiley Rein, 10th floor, 1776 K St., NW.

12:15 - 1:45 PM. The New America Foundation (NAF) will host a panel discussion titled "Is Our Techo-Human Marriage in Need of Counseling?". Lunch will be provided. See, notice and registration page. Location: NAF, Suite 400, 1899 L St., NW.

2:00 PM. The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) will meet to mark up the Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, the FY 2012 financial services appropriations bill, and the FY 2012 legislative branch appropriations bill. Location: Room 216, Hart Building.

2:30 PM. The Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC) will hold a closed hearing. Location: Room 219, Hart Building.

The House will not meet. See, Rep. Cantor's schedule for the week.

8:30 - 10:00 AM. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee (HIC), will give a speech titled "The Evolution of American Intelligence and National Security in the Decade since 9/11". See, notice and registration page. Webcast. Free. Location: American Enterprise Institute (AEI), 12th floor, 1150 17th St., NW.

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The Department of Commerce's (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee will hold a partially closed meeting. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 171, Friday, September 2, 2011, at Page 54734. Location: DOC, Room 3884, Hoover Building, 14th Street between Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues, NW.

9:30 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (DCCir) will hear oral argument in Vermont Public Service Board v. FCC, App. Ct. No. 10-1184, a petition for review of a final order of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding its high cost universal service subsidy program for non-rural carriers. This oral argument is the third on the agenda. See, FCC's brief [105 pages in PDF]. Judges Henderson, Tatel and Griffith will preside. Location: 333 Constitution Ave., NW.

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will hold a partially closed meeting. The agenda includes a discussion of health information technology. See, notice in the Federal Register Vol. 76, No. 163, Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at Pages 52721-52722. Location: Marriott Metro Center, Ballroom Salon A, 775 12th St., NW.

12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM. The Technology Policy Institute (TPI) will host a panel discussion titled "Online Search, Antitrust and Google: In Search of a Pro-Consumer Policy". The speakers will be Oren Bracha (University of Texas law school), Eric Clemons (University of Pennsylvania business school), Michael Katz (UC Berkeley business school), Geoffrey Manne (Lewis and Clark Law School), Randal Picker (University of Chicago Law School), and Thomas Lenard (TPI). See, notice and registration page. Location: Room 2168, Rayburn Building.

5:00 PM. Deadline to submit comments to the Executive Office of the President's (EOP) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding efforts to eliminate counterfeit products from the U.S. government supply chain. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 153, Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at Pages 48905-48907.

6:00 - 8:00 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) will host an event titled "Reforms to Modernize Intercarrier Compensation/Universal Service to Transition to Broadband". CLE credits. The price to attend ranges from $25 to $195. See, notice and registration form. Registrations and cancellations are due by 5:00 PM on September 15. Location: Bingham McCutchen, 2020 K St., NW.

10:00 AM. The Senate Finance Committee (SFC) will hold a hearing titled "Tax Reform Options: Incentives for Innovation". The witnesses will be Scott Wallsten (Technology Policy Institute), Michael Rashkin (Author of the book titled "Practical Guide to Research and Development Tax Incentives: Federal, State, and Foreign"), Annette Nellen (San Jose State University business school), Dirk Pilat (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). See, notice. Location: Room 215, Dirksen Building.

2:30 PM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold a hearing titled "Nominations". See, notice. The SJC will webcast this hearing. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.

2:30 PM. The Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC) will hold a closed hearing. Location: Room 219, Hart Building.

6:00 - 9:15 PM. The DC Bar Association will host a program titled "Managing the Legal Risks in E-Commerce". The speaker will be Jay Westermeier (Finnegan Henderson). The price to attend ranges from $89 to $129. CLE credits. See, notice. For more information, call 202-626-3488. Location: DC Bar Conference Center, 1101 K St., NW.

11:59 PM. Deadline to submit comments to the Department of Commerce's (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in response to its request for information regarding how to structure its new "Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia" (AMTech) program, which will provide subsidies for research and development to universities, consortia and U.S. businesses. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 141, Friday, July 22, 2011, at Pages 43983-43985.

Day one of a three day closed event hosted by the New America Foundation (NAF) titled "New ICTs + New Media = New Democracy? Communications Policy and Public Life in the Age of Broadband". The NAF states that attendance is by "invitation only". See, notice. Location: NAF, Suite 400, 1899 L St., NW.

10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The House Science Committee's (HSC) Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation will hold a hearing titled "The Next IT Revolution?: Cloud Computing Opportunities and Challenges". The witnesses will be Michael Capellas (Ch/CEO of Virtual Computing Environment Company), Dan Reed (Microsoft), Nick Combs (EMC Corporation), and David McClure (General Services Administration). See, notice. Location: Room 2318, Rayburn Building.

12:00 NOON - 1:30 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a webcast panel discussion titled "Addressing Intellectual Property Issues in Entertainment Transactions". The speakers will be Kirk Schroder (Schroder Fidlow) and Kenneth Kaufman (Manatt Phelps). Prices vary. CLE credits. See, notice.

2:00 PM. The Senate Judiciary Committee's (SJC) Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights will hold a hearing titled "The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition". Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) will preside. The SJC will webcast this event. See, notice. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.

Day two of a three day closed event hosted by the New America Foundation (NAF) titled "New ICTs + New Media = New Democracy? Communications Policy and Public Life in the Age of Broadband". The NAF states that attendance is by "invitation only". See, notice. Location: NAF, Suite 400, 1899 L St., NW.

12:00 NOON. Deadline to submit notifications of intent to testify at, and prepared testimony for, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (OUSTR) hearing on October 5, 2011, to assist it in preparing its annual report to the Congress on the People's Republic of China's compliance with the commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 156, Friday, August 12, 2011, at Pages 50286-50287. See also, story titled "OUSTR to Hold Hearing on PRC Compliance with WTO Commitments" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,290, August 15, 2011.

1:00 PM. The House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific will hold a hearing titled "China's Monopoly on Rare Earths: Implications for U.S. Foreign and Security Policy". The witnesses will be Mark Smith (P/CEO of Molycorp Minerals) and Robert Strahs (VP/GM of Arnold Magnetic Technologies). See, notice. Location: Room 2200, Rayburn Building.

5:00 PM. Deadline to submit applications to participate in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) conference on October 21, 2011, titled "Assumption Buster Workshop: Current Implementations of Cloud Computing Indicate a New Approach to Security". See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 162, Monday, August 22, 2011, at Pages 52353-52354.