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

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.

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Discussions regarding corporate tax issues and international tax policy; Preserving Taxpayer's Rights Act (H.R. 3220); H.R.1, Tax Reform Act of 2017 (Public Law No. 115-97).

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

Bills named: H.R. 3220 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Discussions regarding general intellectual property issues, including copyright reform; Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act (H.R. 890); The Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 (H.R. 1695); Music Modernization Act of 2017 (H.R. 4706).

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

Bills named: H.R. 1695 (115th), H.R. 4706 (115th), H.R. 890 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

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

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

Immigration IMM

Discussions regarding comprehensive reform of immigration system, including temporary high-tech worker visas and employment-based permanent residency; Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017 (H.R. 920); Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (S. 354); Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); Protect and Grow American Jobs Act (H.R. 170); H1-B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 (S.180); Executive Order 13769 and amendments.

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

Bills named: H.R. 920 (115th), S. 180 (115th), S. 354 (115th), H.R. 170 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues and discussions related to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, and research; online advertising, content and platform transparency efforts; Honest Ads Act (S. 1989); discussions regarding H.R. 5190: Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2018; diversity and improving education in science, technology and engineering; protecting children and online safety; The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 (SESTA) (S. 1693) (H.R. 1865); Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 459); Section 230 of the Communications Decent Act; Online Safety Modernization Act of 2017 (H.R. 3067); general discussions on data breach; and discussions regarding net neutrality and connectivity.

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

Bills named: S. 1989 (115th), H.R. 1865 (115th), H.R. 459 (115th), H.R. 5190 (115th), H.R. 3067 (115th), S. 1693 (115th)

Intelligence INT

Discussions regarding need to reform government surveillance programs, including additional substantive and procedural privacy protections and providing more transparency around national security-related orders; issues related to storage and access to electronic communications and encryption; International Communications Privacy Act (S.1671) (H.R. 3718); Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, Section 702; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (H.R. 2810).

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

Bills named: H.R. 2810 (115th), S. 1671 (115th), H.R. 3718 (115th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to funding for the mutual legal assistance treaty MLAT process, appropriations, ECPA Reform; Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387), and the CLOUD Act (H.R. 4943).

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

Bills named: H.R. 387 (115th), H.R. 4943 (115th)

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; Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 (H.R. 2520).

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

Bills named: H.R. 2520 (115th)