META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R.5 - Equality Act; issues related to hate speech; update on civil rights issues related to advertising practices.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 5 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Discussions regarding corporate tax issues and international tax policy; HR 1957, Taxpayer First Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1957 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Discussions regarding free trade agreements; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); data localization and cross-border trade flows; trade promotion authority and digital trade; tariffs; the US Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA); Commerce export regulations - emerging technology; China; US-India trade negotiations.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to infrastructure.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Discussions regarding general intellectual property issues, including copyright reform and the Safe Harbor provision of the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act (Section 512).

Contacted: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Government Issues GOV

Election integrity issues; H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2019; co-regulation; Honest Ads Act (S.1356, H.R. 2592)

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 2592 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th), S. 1356 (116th)

Immigration IMM

Discussions regarding comprehensive reform of immigration system, including temporary high-tech worker visas and employment-based permanent residency; Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, H.R. 1044.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1044 (116th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues and discussions related to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, competition, and research; online advertising, content and platform transparency efforts; Honest Ads Act (S.1356, H.R. 2592); diversity and improving education in science, technology and engineering; protecting children and online safety; human trafficking relief; Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; general discussions on data breach; discussions regarding net neutrality and connectivity, H.R.1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019; issues related to opioid policy; The DETOUR Act (Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction), Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule, bullying prevention efforts, data portability and interoperability; issues related to platform integrity and cybersecurity, storage and access to electronic communications and encryption; discussions on the reauthorization of expiring provisions of the USA Freedom Act; Computer Science for All Act of 2019 (H.R. 1485); Federal Campaign Cybersecurity Assistance Act of 2019; issues related to blockchain policy; SHIELD Act of 2019 (H.R. 2896)

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2592 (116th), H.R. 1485 (116th), H.R. 1644 (116th), H.R. 2896 (116th), S. 1356 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

Discussion regarding cyber security, data security, encryption, platform integrity, content policy, and terrorism.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Science/Technology SCI

Continued conversations on Artificial Intelligence, H.Res.153.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.Res. 153 (116th)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Education regarding internet security policy and internet privacy issues, federal privacy legislation, and freedom of expression on the internet, including connectivity, spectrum and access issues; Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, H.R. 2054

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2054 (116th)