3rd Quarter - Report — THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION for THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION (2016)

Firm

THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

Client

THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$300,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to internet governance and the IANA transition.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Promotion of issues that facilitate digital trade including intermediary liability, fair use, and cross border data flows.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ARI GIOVENCO New	Director and Senior Director, Executive Office of the President, Office of the United States Trade Representative, U.S. House of Representatives; Legislative Assistant,Legislative Aide, and Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5).
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues regarding patent reform, copyright, and modernization of the Copyright Office.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related to the sharing economy.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to privacy and data security; H.R. 5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 and S. 2044 - The Consumer Review Freedom Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: S. 2044 (114th), H.R. 5111 (114th)

Intelligence INT

Issues related to encryption.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.