3rd Quarter - Report

FDD ACTION for FDD ACTION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$20,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

S. 4049, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism). H.R.6395, "William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism). Illicit marketplaces (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 4049 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th)

Defense DEF

H. Res. 1062, "a resolution affirming the nature and importance of the United States-Iraq bilateral relationship, including security and economic components of the relationship," all provisions. H.R. 2002, "Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019," all provisions. S.1678, "Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019," (issues related to Taiwan and international organizations). H.R. 7148, "United States-Israel Military Capability Act of 2020," all provisions. H.R.2810, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018," section 1273 (Issues related to European Defense Initiative). H.R.3616, "Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999," section 1237 (issues related to Chinese military companies). H.R.5276, "Iraq Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019," all provisions. H.R.6395, "William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to U.S.-Israel Operations Technology Working Group; Taiwan Defense Act; Pacific Deterrence Initiative). H.R.7423, "Taiwan Defense Act," all provisions. H.R.7617, "Defense Appropriations Act 2021," (Issues related to U.S. security assistance to Iraq). H.R.7855, "Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act," all provisions. S. 4049, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to US-Israel Operations Technology Working Group; U.S.-Israel cooperation with partners in the Indo-Pacific region; Taiwan Defense Act; U.S. semiconductor manufacturing; Pacific Deterrence Initiative). S.3538, "Strengthening America's Supply Chain and National Security Act," all provisions. S.3775, "United States-Israel Military Capability Act of 2020," all provisions. S.878, "Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019," all provisions. Arctic strategy and resourcing, Army readiness and modernization, China and the South China Sea, Chinas military-civil fusion strategy, China-Israel relations, Chinese military capabilities, INDOPACOM defense posture, International Criminal Court, Irans ballistic missile program, Irans nuclear program, Irans precision-guided munitions, Lebanese Armed Forces funding, Military mobility, and great power competition, Multinational Force and Observers, National Guard's State Partnership Program, Special Operations Forces oversight, Supply chain vulnerabilities, Tools of U.S. power (military), U.S. military resourcing, U.S. policy on China, U.S. policy on Iraq, U.S. policy on Taiwan, U.S. policy on the Indo-Pacific, U.S. security assistance to Iraq, U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, UAE/Israel peace deal, US-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 7148 (116th), H.R. 2002 (116th), H.R. 3616 (116th), S. 3538 (116th), H.R. 5276 (116th), S. 4049 (116th), S. 878 (116th), H.Res. 1062 (116th), H.R. 2810 (116th), H.R. 7423 (116th), H.R. 7855 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th), S. 3775 (116th), S. 1678 (116th), H.R. 7617 (116th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 3331, Countering Hizballah in Lebanons Military Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 3664, "Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act," all provisions. H.R. 7440, Hong Kong Autonomy Act, all provisions. H.R. 7850, NIE on Iranian Proxy Forces, all provisions. H.R. 8428, Hong Kong Peoples Freedom and Choice Act of 2020, all provisions. H.R. 8445, "Hezbollah Money Laundering Prevention Act," all provisions. H.R.7415, "Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act," all provisions. S. 2943, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," sections 1261-1265 (issues related to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act). S. 4631, "Hong Kong Refugee Protection Act," all provisions. S. Res. 195, "A resolution opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without addressing Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities, all provisions." S.4110, "Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act," all provisions. S.4229, "Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act," all provisions. 1980 Iran-Iraq War, AMIA bombing in Argentina, Anti-Semitism in Europe, BDS in Europe, China and the global world order, China in the Persian Gulf, China sanctions, Chinas Comprehensive National Power Concept, China-South Korea relations, Chinese attempts to interfere in U.S. democracy, Chinese human rights abuses, COVID-19 in the Middle East, Foreign media FARA registrations, Hezbollah and Israel, Hezbollah in Europe, Hezbollah in Latin America, Hezbollah in Lebanon, International organizations, Iran arms embargo, Iran sanctions, Irans COVID-19 disinformation campaign, Irans nuclear program, Iran-Armenia relations, Iran-Canada relations, Iranian economy, Iranian human rights abuses, Iranian terrorism in Europe, Iran-Turkey relations, Iraqi human rights abuses and corruption, Israel and the Middle East, Lebanons economic crisis, Nord Stream II, Normalization efforts in the Middle East, Qatar-Hezbollah relations, Role of the Caspian Region in U.S. energy policy, Saudi Arabias nuclear program, Snapback of UN sanctions on Iran, Sourcing of essential materials, goods, and services with trusted allies (ally-shoring), South Korea-Japan relations, Tools of U.S. power (sanctions), Turkey and Cyprus, Turkish human rights abuses, U.S. policy on Afghanistan, U.S. policy on China, U.S. policy on Hong Kong, U.S. policy on Iran, U.S. policy on Iraq, U.S. policy on Israel, U.S. policy on Lebanon, U.S. policy on Taiwan, UAE/Israel peace deal, UK human rights sanctions, United Nations (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4110 (116th), S.Res. 195 (116th), H.R. 3664 (116th), H.R. 3331 (116th), H.R. 7440 (116th), H.R. 8428 (116th), H.R. 7415 (116th), S. 2943 (116th), S. 4631 (116th), H.R. 8445 (116th), S. 4229 (116th), H.R. 7850 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R.7028, "National Commission on U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Act of 2020," all provisions. U.S. biological event preparedness, White nationalism (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 7028 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

S.4485, "A bill to modify the definition of critical technologies for purposes of reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States," all provisions. Chinese telecommunications, Cyber insurance, Iranian cybercrime, North Korean cybercrime, State and local cybersecurity vulnerabilities (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 4485 (116th)

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.