MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC. for MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017; Boustany/Neal Innovation Box discussion draft; Tax extenders markup - Sec. 181, Federal Film and Television Incentive; Corporate and international tax reform; Section 199 - Domestic Manufacturing Deduction; House Republican Blueprint

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 540 (115th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economic impact of film industry production

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations for DOC, DOJ, OMB, Legislative Branch, EOP, State, DHS, FCC

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Unmanned Aerial Systems, including issues related to privacy, transparency and accountability; FAA final commercial rule on small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) In-flight entertainment; FAA proposed rule on flights over people

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Government Issues GOV

Executive branch nominations

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); NAFTA negotiations; China MOU

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Immigration IMM

O- and B-visa programs

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 Higher Education Act reauthorization - content protection; Copyright Office appropriations and modernization; Copyright policy; Copyright review; Librarian of Congress nomination; EU digital single market proposals regarding copyrights; Voluntary initiatives regarding content protection; Compulsory copyrights; Set-top boxes; Preloaded streaming piracy devices; Illicit streaming devices; Streaming piracy

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1695 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Domain name voluntary initiatives; Cybersecurity; Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) administrator transition; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) accountability; Streaming piracy; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) accountability; Role of content and copyright in digital trade

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Intelligence INT

Intelligence Agency Authorization legislation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Set-top box; Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee (DSTAC); AllVid - FCC Notice of Proposed Rule Making, navigation device; In-flight entertainment; Video description; Streaming priacy

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC)