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

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

Banking BAN

H.R. 5209, Counter-Kleptocracy Act, all provisions. Issues related to Chinas Foreign Policy and Military Strategy, Chinese Military Capabilities and Strategy, Defense Supply Chain, Digital Currencies, Illicit Finance Activities, U.S. Policy on Afghanistan, and U.S. Policy on Israel (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 5209 (117th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 4430, To provide for the establishment of security standards for international research in key technology focus areas, all provisions. S. 2317, A bill to provide for the establishment of security standards for international research in key technology focus areas, all provisions. S.1260, "United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021," (issues related to U.S. policy on China, semiconductor R&D, semiconductor manufacturing, international technical standards, and funding for science and technology development infrastructure). Issues related to U.S. Capabilities in Cyberspace (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4430 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), S. 2317 (117th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Domestic Terrorism, Terrorist Safe Havens, and U.S. Policy on Afghanistan (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; SENATE

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act, (issues related to U.S. policy on Taiwan and U.S. policy on China). H.R. 5066, "Afghanistan Accountability Act," all provisions. H.R. 5174, National Commission on United States Involvement in Afghanistan Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5272, "Taliban Recognition Prevention Act," all provisions. S. 2781, No Harbor for Terror Act, all provisions. S. 2863, Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight, and Accountability Act of 2021, all provisions. Issues related to Anti-Corruption in Latin America, Chinas Foreign Policy and Military Strategy, Congressional Oversight of U.S. Foreign Policy, Global War on Terror, Humanitarian Assistance Oversight, Implementation of Iran Freedom and Counterproliferation Act, International and Multilateral Organizations, Irans Foreign Policy and Military Strategy, Palestinian Politics and Terrorism, U.S. Policy on Afghanistan, U.S. Policy on China, U.S. Policy on Hezbollah, U.S. Policy on Iran, U.S. Policy on Iraq, U.S. Policy on Israel, U.S. Policy on North Korea, U.S. Policy on Paraguay, U.S. Policy on Russia, U.S. Policy on Syria, U.S. Policy on Taiwan, U.S. Policy on the International Civil Aviation Organization, U.S. Policy on the World Health Organization, U.S. Policy on Turkey, and United Nations Reform and Accountability (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2863 (117th), H.R. 3524 (117th), H.R. 5174 (117th), H.R. 5066 (117th), S. 2781 (117th), H.R. 5272 (117th)

Intelligence INT

Issues related to Chinas Foreign Policy and Military Strategy, Chinas Military-Civil Fusion Strategy, and Chinese Military Capabilities and Strategy (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office

Defense DEF

H.R. 4350, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022," (issues related to U.S.-Israel Operations Technology Working Group, U.S. Policy on Taiwan, U.S. Policy on Iran, Chinese military activities, terror groups use of human shields, U.S.-India relations, U.S. Policy on Pakistan, U.S. Policy on Afghanistan, rare earth minerals, defense industrial base issues, and U.S.-Ukraine relations). H.R. 4792, "Countering Communist China Act," all provisions. H.R. 5127, Afghanistan Withdrawal Oversight and Liability Act, all provisions. H.R. 5302, "U.S.-Israel Military Technology Cooperation Act," all provisions. H.R. 5326, Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2021, all provisions. H.R. 5404, Taliban Rare Earth Minerals Sanctions Act, all provisions H.R. 5454, To direct the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing an office within the Department of Defense to oversee sanctions with respect to Chinese military companies, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2792, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022," (issues related to Chinese military companies, U.S.-Israel Operations Technology Working Group, China and the Pacific, and U.S. Policy on Iran). Issues related to Chinas Foreign Policy and Military Strategy, Chinese Military Capabilities and Strategy, Congressional Oversight of U.S. Foreign Policy, Defense Supply Chain, Global War on Terror, Hezbollahs Activities and Capabilities, Implementation of Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act, Middle East Security Assistance, Terror Groups Use of Human Shields, U.S. Global Force Posture, U.S. Policy in Iraq, U.S. Policy in Syria, U.S. Policy on Afghanistan, U.S. Policy on China, U.S. Policy on Israel, and U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific region (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TYLER STAPLETON —
MASEH ZARIF —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2792 (117th), H.R. 5326 (117th), H.R. 5127 (117th), H.R. 5302 (117th), H.R. 4792 (117th), H.R. 5454 (117th), H.R. 4350 (117th), H.R. 5404 (117th)

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.