3rd Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$385,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to cybersecurity.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BECKY RELIC —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; White House Office

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues Related to Third Party Liability; Anti-Counterfeiting Trademark Agreement (ACTA); Issues regarding websites that participate in infringing activities The Protect IP Act (S.968) Issues Pertaining to the TransPacific Partnership Agreement (IP Chapter)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BIERON —
HILLARY BRILL —
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
BECKY RELIC —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 968 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to greenhouse gas emissions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BIERON —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

General issues related to Third Party Liability; Issue - Retail Price Maintenance: S. 75, Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act Issues pertaining to Organized Retail Crime:

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BIERON —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 75 (112th)

Banking BAN

Issues pertaining to the continued implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issues related to Internal Revenue Code 6050W and section 3406.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BECKY RELIC —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to Business Activity Tax: H.R. 1439,Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 Issues related to Internal Revenue Code 6050W and section 3406. General issues related to implementation of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP) and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state; HRes 95, Supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses S. 1452, The Mainstreet Fairness Act H.R. 2701, The Mainstreet Fairness Act Proposals related to "deferral" of federal taxation of overseas corporate income, transfer pricing, "earnings stripping" rules and other federal tax policies impacting the taxation of non-US earnings, including US Corporate Tax Reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BIERON —
HILLARY BRILL —
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
BECKY RELIC —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2701 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), S. 1452 (112th), H.Res. 95 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

General issues related to protecting the Internet from attempts by network operators to block or degrade content: HJRes 37, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BIERON —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 37 (112th)

Small Business SMB

General issues related to expanding small business job creation by small, Internet-enabled retailers; Proposals related to federal support for small retailer training to use the Internet to market products, including to export markets; H.R. 1653, To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under the administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions of that Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BIERON —
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: H.R. 1653 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

General issues related to the use of behavioral tracking data to follow online activity; H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 Issues related to Online Privacy, Data Security, and Identity Theft: H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 General issues related to comprehensive privacy legislation; H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES ACT S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 Issues related to mobile privacy; S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act General issues related to protecting the ability of retailers to sell over the Internet; General issues related to the lawful and safe resale of events tickets: H.R. 950, Ticket Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BIERON —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 611 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), S. 913 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 950 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 1212 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), H.R. 1707 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), H.R. 2168 (112th), S. 799 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), S. 1151 (112th)

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.