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

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

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband/Spectrum; 600 MHz/TV band and unlicensed broadband. E-Rate Waiver Petition. Voice Privacy Rules. Net Neutrality. S.19, Mobile Now Act. 6 GHz and unlicensed broadband . Spectrum Frontier/Millimeter Wave band and unlicensed broadband.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 19 (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. Copyright review and related reform issues. 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 provisions in trade agreements, including NAFTA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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

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. Immigration Innovation Act. Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act of 2017.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 170 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security. 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. Competition in online and software markets. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. H.R.387, Email Privacy Act. Electronic Communications Privacy Act. America's Healthy Future Act. Open government, government modernization, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within the US government. Cyber security policies and legislation. Government procurement regarding IT. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA court reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. Trade and trade agreements including NAFTA. Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to international agreements between law enforcement/governments concerning lawful access across borders and related legislation, International Communications Privacy Act. 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. 990, H.R. 2227, MGT Act. S. 1157, H.R. 2481, PATCH Act Data Breech Legislation. International Cybersecurity norms.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 2227 (115th), H.R. 2481 (115th), S. 1157 (115th), S. 990 (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: Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

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.