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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 1800 M Street, NW, Suite 800 S |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401105458-12
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6. House ID# 445920001
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Bill McCarthy |
Date | 1/21/2021 2:18:09 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.6395, "William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to beneficial ownership).
Issues related to Treasury Department and TFI challenges, financial services, and Treasury's role in national security (no bill).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tyler |
Stapleton |
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Maseh |
Zarif |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.3616, "Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999," (Issues related to Chinese military companies). H.R.3342, "Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act," all provisions. H.R.4331, "Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019," all provisions. H.R.6210, "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," all provisions. H.R.6270, "Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020," all provisions. H.R.6395, "William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to U.S. military funding, Virginia-class submarines, Pacific Deterrence Initiative, Chinese activities in international standard-setting bodies, U.S.-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group, limiting Defense funding for U.S. universities that host Confucius Institutes, documenting activities of Chinas United Front Department, reporting on Chinese money laundering activities, reporting on Chinas research and development efforts, reporting on Chinas illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing schemes, strategic leadership in cyberspace, national cyber resilience, U.S. cybersecurity reform initiatives, cybersecurity directives for the Pentagon and Homeland Security, Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative, enhanced military cooperation with Taiwan, energizing America's semi-conductor industry, CCP state repression, China's military-civil fusion strategy, U.S. policy on Taiwan). H.R.7415, "Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act," all provisions. H.R.8428, "Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020," all provisions. H.R.8733, "United States-Israel Common Defense Authorization Act," all provisions. S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to Pacific Deterrence Initiative, enhanced military cooperation with Taiwan, energizing America's semi-conductor industry, U.S.-Israel Operations Technology Working Group, supply chain for strategic minerals, Chinese corruption). S. 4978, "Israel CENTCOM Reclassification Act," all provisions. S.2093, "RE-Coop 21st Century Manufacturing Act," all provisions. S.2539, "Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019," all provisions. S.2943, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," (issues related to authorities for security assistance).
Issues related to 2020 Malabar exercise, Afghanistan drawdown, Al-Qaeda operations, CENTCOM, Chinas Big Tech, China-India relations, China-Israel relations, Chinese military capabilities, Chinese military companies, Chinese military-civil fusion strategy, EUCOM, European Deterrence Initiative, Great power competition in the Indo-Pacific, ICT supply chain, INDOPACOM, Iran arms embargo, Irans precision-guided munitions, Iranian cyber activities, Iranian proxy wars, Iran-Venezuela relations, Iraq drawdown, Israels QME, North Korean cyber capabilities, Supply chain security, Taliban operations, Trilateral BIRD, U.S. arms sales to the Middle East, U.S. Counterterrorism efforts, U.S. cyber capabilities, U.S. defense policy, U.S. military capabilities, U.S. military posture in the Indo-Pacific, U.S. military presence in Syria, U.S. missile defense, U.S. policy on Afghanistan, U.S. policy on China, U.S. policy on Iran, U.S. policy on Iraq, U.S. policy on Taiwan, U.S. Special Operations Forces (no bill).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Tyler |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1811, "Countering Chinese Government and Communist Partys Political Influence Operations Act," all provisions. H.R. 3364, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, all provisions. H.R. 8445, "Hezbollah Money Laundering Prevention Act of 2020," all provisions. H.R.6210, "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," all provisions.
H.R.7415, "Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act," all provisions. S. 1790 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, (issues related to the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019). S. 4049, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to China's military-civil fusion strategy). S. 480, Countering Chinese Government and Communist Partys Political Influence Operations Act, all provisions. S. Res. 195, "A resolution opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without addressing Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities, all provisions." S.3471, "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," all provisions. S.4110, "Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act," all provisions. H.R.4331, "Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019," all provisions.
Al-Qaeda-Taliban relations, CFIUS reform, China and the South China Sea, China in Europe, China-Cuba relations, China-Russia relations, Chinese activities international standard-setting bodies, Chinese election interference, Chinese human rights abuses, Chinese influence operations and funding at academic institutions, non-profits, and think tanks, Chinese intellectual property theft, Chinese investments, Chinese malign activities, Chinese supply chains, Hezbollah in Europe, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hezbollah operations, Banning sanctioned entities from U.S.-based virtual events, International Criminal Court, Iran in Iraq, Iran in Syria, Iran in the Persian Gulf, Iran sanctions, Irans financial sector, Irans IRGC, Irans nuclear program, Iran-al-Qaeda relations, Iran-Armenia relations, Iran-Canada relations, Iranian corruption, Iranian economy, Iranian human rights abuses, Iranian protests, Iranian sanctions evasion, Iranian sectors and entities with ties to terrorism activities and/or the IRGC, Killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Lebanon bailout, National security challenges in the 21st Century, Nord Stream II, Normalization efforts in the Middle East, North Korean forced labor, North Korean sanctions evasion, Nuclear energy cooperation in the Middle East, Russia in Syria, Russian election interference, Syria sanctions, Turkish human rights abuses, U.N. multilateralism, U.S. aid to Syria, U.S. policy on China, U.S. policy on Hong Kong, U.S. policy on Iran, U.S. policy on Iraq, U.S. policy on Japan, U.S. policy on Lebanon, U.S. policy on Russia, U.S. policy on Sudan, U.S. policy on Syria, U.S. policy on Taiwan, U.S. policy on Turkey, U.S. sanctions policy, United Nations Human Rights Council, Terrorists use of human shields, World Health Organization, ZTE penalties (no bill).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |