The organization that creates uniform law guidelines in the US is The
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL):
http://www.nccusl.org/nccusl/aboutus.asp
"The state uniform law commissioners come together as the National
Conference for one purpose—to study and review the law of the states
to determine which areas of law should be uniform.
"There is only one fundamental requirement for the more than 300
uniform law commissioners: that they be members of the bar.
"Once the Committee of the Whole approves an act, its final test is a
vote by states—one vote per state. A majority of the states present,
and no less than 20 states, must approve an act before it can be
officially adopted as a Uniform or Model Act.
At that point, a Uniform or Model Act is officially promulgated for
consideration by the states. Legislatures are urged to adopt Uniform
Acts exactly as written, to “promote uniformity in the law among the
states.” "
Although Mr. Ashcroft is not listed as a commissioner:
http://www.nccusl.org/nccusl/aboutus-commbystate.asp#W
… it is certainly likely that he has attended and spoken at their
annual meeting or to one of the many subcommittees
"SECTION 43.1 PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR. The following individuals have
the Privilege of the Floor at an annual or special meeting of the
Conference: (1) A Member. (2) A former Member (Section 2.10). (3) An
employee of the Conference while activities of the employee are under
consideration. (4) An individual requesting the privilege whose
request is approved by unanimous consent. (5) A reporter or adviser of
a Special Committee while an Act of the committee is under
consideration in the Committee of the Whole, if the privilege is
requested by the chairperson of the committee and the request is
approved by the Executive Committee. "
http://www.nccusl.org/nccusl/aboutus-constitution.asp#rules
Like any other legislative branch, this organization meets in various
subcommittees with PAC's to hammer out details of proposed
legislation:
"ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING: Acknowledging that the task of gaining
approval of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act by state
legislatures is an uphill battle, proponents of the proposed act
within the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
have agreed to meet in November to provide a forum for various
interest groups to make proposals for revisions. Meanwhile, a
resolution recommending that the American Bar Association oppose UCITA
in its current form likely will be withdrawn if the ABA Board of
Governors agrees to create a joint task force with NCCUSL to work out
their differences."
http://www.cla.org/bna6_29.htm
Over this summer, both the American Law Institute (ALI) and the
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL)
will hold will hold their annual meetings where membership will take
up 2B. At this point there is a stalemate between the ALA and the
NCCUSL. .. Senator Ashcroft is a supporter of the library community's
position.
http://www.ala.org/acrl/copyright/ACRLminutes0698.html
I trust this answers your question. If anything I explained isn't
clear, please feel free to ask for clarification.
-K~
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