Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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 CPI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Protection of critical infrastructure and cybersecurity.
Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry.
Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act implementation.
Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development.
Standards and interoperability.
Competitiveness and the high-tech sector.
Policy issues in cloud computing.
H.R.387, Email Privacy Act.
Open government, government modernization, and technology choice.
Supply chain security efforts within the US government.
Cyber security policies and legislation.
Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA reform.
Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations.
Trade and trade agreements.
Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement.
Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.
Issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board.
Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs).
Issues related to the examination of encryption and access to information.
MLAT Reform, including the legislative proposal to allow international cooperation agreements between foreign law enforcement agencies and the U.S. related to cross border data.
Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI).
S. 1157, H.R. 2481, PATCH Act
Data breach legislation.
International cybersecurity norms.
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY19.
Shared Services of agencies internal business support
Smart Spaces/Smart Infrastructure.
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018.
S.2383, H.R. 4943, CLOUD Act.
S. 2217, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State - Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 CPT

16. Specific lobbying issues

Software copyright and related issues.
Copyright Office Modernization.
H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017.
H.R. 890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act.
H.R. 3945, Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2017.
Copyright review and related reform issues.
H.R. 3350, Transparency in Music Licensing Ownership Act.
Music licensing reform including H.R. 4706, Music Modernization Act of 2017.
H.R. 905, You Own Devices Act.
Software patents and related policy.
S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act of 2017.
Patent litigation reform.
Trade secrets policy.
Intellectual property and related intermediary liability provisions in trade agreements, including NAFTA.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Treasury - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 CSP

16. Specific lobbying issues

Child online safety and gaming issues.
Online privacy.
Intermediary liability legislation relating to human trafficking including S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017.
Issues related to privacy and education.
Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.
Issues related to proposals to address extremist online content.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), White House Office

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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 EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act.
Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science.
Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms.
Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Youth Spark.
Computer Science.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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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 IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 392, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017.
S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017.
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act.
S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017.
S. 354, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act.
S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act and Senate amendments.
High-skilled immigration reforms.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education(STEM) issues.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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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 TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Tax treatment of research & experimentation expenditures.
H.R. 1393, S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States.
Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues.
IRS exam process reform legislation including H.R.3220 the Preserving Taxpayers' Rights Act.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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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 TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces.
Net Neutrality.
S.19, MOBILE NOW Act.
Spectrum Frontier/Millimeter Wave bands.
Mid-Band Spectrum.
S. 1682, AIRWAVES Act.
Rural Broadband.
E-Rate.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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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 TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

US-China Trade Relations.
Trade in services in bilateral and regional agreements, including the WTO Agreements.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
NAFTA modernization.
Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.
Digital trade policies in trade agreements.
Reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS).

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Treasury - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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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 ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Energy Efficiency.
Climate change policies.
Renewable and advanced energy policies.
Proposed rule on grid reliability and resilience pricing.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), State - Dept of (DOS), Natl Security Council (NSC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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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 LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

S.2203,H.R. 4734, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017.
Competition Policy.

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

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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 TAR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Solar tariffs.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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