3rd Quarter - Report

CLOUDFACTORS LLC for CLOUDFACTORS LLC

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Telecommunications TEC

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 19 (115th), S. 1682 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 3945 (115th), H.R. 1695 (115th), H.R. 3350 (115th), H.R. 4706 (115th), S. 1390 (115th), H.R. 890 (115th), H.R. 905 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1693 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2481 (115th), H.R. 4943 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), S. 2383 (115th), S. 1157 (115th), S. 2217 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th)

Science/Technology SCI

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Education EDU

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of

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.