Promoting Electrotechnology Careers and Public Policy

September 24, 1998

The Honorable Orrin Hatch
United States Senate
131 Senate Russell Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Senator Hatch:

On behalf of IEEE-USA, I am writing to urge passage this year of legislation that would facilitate solutions and reduce harm from the Year 2000 (Y2K) computer problem by protecting the flow of problem-critical information from legal liability.

Attached is a copy of our position statement on Year 2000 (Y2K) Information Sharing which describes the problem and the types of information that need to be collected, evaluated and disseminated.

The potential harm to public well-being from this time-sensitive issue requires swift passage of this legislation.

IEEE is the world's largest technical professional association with 320,000 members worldwide. IEEE-USA promotes the career and technology-policy interests of the nearly 220,000 electrical, electronics and computer engineers who are U.S. members of the IEEE.

If there is anything we can do to assist you with this or other issues, please contact Deborah Rudolph in our Washington, DC office at (202) 785-0017 ext. 318.

Thank you for your assistance in this very important matter.

Sincerely,

John R. Reinert, D.M.
President
IEEE-USA

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - United States of America
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(Note: This letter was also sent to all members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and to Senators Robert Bennett, Thomas Daschle, and Trent Lott).

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