4th Quarter - Report

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$3,290,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's sports blackout rule. Issues relating to violence in the media. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. Issues relating to a tax incentive program to foster new entrant/small business ownership of communications outlets. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum and incentive auctions. H.R.2903, Federal Emergency Management Agency Reauthorization Act of 2011, Provisions relating to the modernization of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System H.R.2904, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2011, Provisions relating to the modernization of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System H.R.3309, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012, All provisions H.R.3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, Provisions relating to obligations on operators of critical infrastructure H.R.3563, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2011, Provisions relating to the modernization of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System H.R.3675, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, All provisions H.R.4469, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2012, All provisions H.R.5743, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, Provisions relating to newsgathering H.R.5855, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, Provisions relating to the inclusion of radio receiver chips in mobile phones S.1458, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Provisions relating to newsgathering S.1784, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011, All provisions S.2008, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act of 2011, All provisions S.2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, Provisions relating to obligations on operators of critical infrastructure S.2151, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012 (SECURE IT), Provisions relating to obligations on operators of critical infrastructure S.2319, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012, Provisions relating to the modernization of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System S.3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, Provisions relating to the study of inclusion of radio receiver chips in mobile phones

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2904 (112th), H.R. 3309 (112th), S. 2319 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), S. 1458 (112th), H.R. 4469 (112th), H.R. 3675 (112th), S. 1784 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), H.R. 5743 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th), H.R. 3563 (112th), S. 3216 (112th), S. 2008 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), H.R. 2903 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to a broadcaster treaty pending at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Issues relating to a treaty on the rights of performers in audiovisual works pending at the World Intellectual Property Organization. H.Con.Res.21, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, All provisions H.R.6480, Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012, All provisions S.Con.Res.7, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, All provisions S.978, A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes, All provisions S.3609, Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012, All provisions

Contacted: SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 7 (112th), H.Con.Res. 21 (112th), S. 3609 (112th), H.R. 6480 (112th), S. 978 (112th)

Advertising ADV

Issues relating to expanded Federal Trade Commission oversight and advertising deductibility issues. H.R.6020, House Financial Services Appropriations, Provisions relating to the placement of broadcaster public files online S.3295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Provision relating to prohibition on any college or university's use of federal funds on marketing or advertising S.3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013, Provisions relating to the placement of broadcaster public files online

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3295 (112th), H.R. 6020 (112th), S. 3301 (112th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.