Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013

Corporate taxation; Customs Modernization HR 1020

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General issues related to expanding small business trade; trade facilitation Proposals related to federal support for small retailer trade, including to export markets; S. 489/HR 1020, Low Value Shipment & Regulatory Modernization ActIssues related to small business trade and reducing barriers to trade through Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Transpacific Partnership, Trade Promotion Authority, Customs Reauthorization legislation, Trade in Services Agreement, and trade facilitation agreement. Issues related to cross-border trade in digital goods and services, including policies related to intermediary liability, localization requirements, cross border data flows and payments.

Client expense: $405,479 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R.1020 - Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - All Provisions S.489 -- Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - All Provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- HR 1020 / S489 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013: increase of Customs de minimis value from $200 to $800. - S. 662 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 regarding general customs modernization/trade facilitation policy to improve current regime.- S.1804 Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: to make Aviation Security Advisory Committee permanent - Air cargo advanced screening regulation.

Client expense: $1,751,027 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Postal Rate Commission, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1204, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013 Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation

Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, including provisions relating to Export-Import Bank reauthorization Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Free Trade Agreements with the European Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S. - Argentina economic relations; U.S. - Bangladesh economic relations; U.S. - Brazil economic relations; U.S. - China economic relations; U.S. - Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Japan economic relations; U.S. - Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Korea economic relations; U.S. - Mexico economic relations; U.S. - Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform

General issues related to expanding small business trade; trade facilitation Proposals related to federal support for small retailer trade, including to export markets; S. 489/HR 1020, Low Value Shipment & Regulatory Modernization ActIssues related to small business trade and reducing barriers to trade through Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Transpacific Partnership, Trade Promotion Authority, Customs Reauthorization legislation, Trade in Services Agreement, and trade promotion authority. Issues related to cross-border trade in digital goods and services, including policies related to intermediary liability, localization requirements, cross border data flows and payments.

Client expense: $300,564 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

- HR 1020 / S489 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013: increase of Customs de minimis value from $200 to $800. - S. 662 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 regarding general customs modernization/trade facilitation policy to improve current regime.- S.1804 Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: to make Aviation Security Advisory Committee permanent - Air cargo advanced screening regulation.

Client expense: $1,444,773 · Firm income: Not reported

Corporate Taxation; Customs Modernization HR 1020

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General monitoring of issues related to trade agreements General monitoring of issues related to customs reauthorization S. 489 (Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013) / (De Minimis) H.R. 1020 (Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013) / (De Minimis)

Client expense: $3,101,780 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.1020 - Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - All Provisions S.489 -- Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - All Provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support the Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act (S.489, H.R. 1020)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; sugar program reform

H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1204, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013 H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation

Client expense: $21,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

General issues related to expanding small business trade; Proposals related to federal support for small retailer trade, including to export markets; S. 489/HR 1020, Low Value Shipment & Regulatory Modernization ActIssues related to small business trade and reducing barriers to trade through Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Transpacific Partnership, Trade Promotion Authority, Customs Reauthorization legislation, Trade in Services Agreement, and trade promotion authority. Issues related to cross-border trade in digital goods and services, including policies related to intermediary liability, localization requirements, cross border data flows and payments.

Client expense: $382,864 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Aviation and cargo security issues relating to Federal Express and delivery services; HR 1020, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013; and tax reform proposals relating to Federal Express and delivery services.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

General monitoring of issues related to trade agreements General monitoring of issues related to customs reauthorization S. 489 (Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013) / (De Minimis) H.R. 1020 (Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013) / (De Minimis)

Client expense: $3,190,012 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- HR 1020 / S489 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013: increase of Customs de minimis value - NIST Framework for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure - S.1804 Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: to make Aviation Security Advisory Committee permanent

Client expense: $1,353,203 · Firm income: Not reported

Corporate Taxation; Customs Modernization HR 1020

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.1020 - Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - All Provisions S.489 - Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - All Provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.1020 - Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - All Provisions S.489 - Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - All Provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support the Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act (S.489, H.R. 1020)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; implementation of the Triman measure (French Decree FRA/153); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; industrial policies and cyber security issues; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth Additional agencies contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Trade & Development Agency (TDA)

General issues related to expanding small business trade; Proposals related to federal support for small retailer trade, including to export markets; S. 489/HR 1020, Low Value Shipment & Regulatory Modernization ActIssues related to small business trade and reducing barriers to trade through Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Transpacific Partnership, Trade Promotion Authority, Customs Reauthorization legislation, Trade in Services Agreement, and trade promotion authority. Issues related to cross-border trade in digital goods and services, including policies related to intermediary liability, localization requirements, cross border data flows and payments.

Client expense: $475,418 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Corporate Taxation; Customs Modernization HR 1020

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General monitoring of issues related to trade agreements General monitoring of issues related to customs reauthorization S. 489 (Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013) / (De Minimis) H.R. 1020 (Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013) / (De Minimis)

Client expense: $3,271,984 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- HR 1020 / S489 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013: increase of de minimis value - S. 662 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2013regarding customs modernization/trade facilitation policy to improve current regime - NIST Framework for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure

Client expense: $3,044,992 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

- HR 1020/S.489/S.662 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013: increase and adjust the maximum value of articles (di minimis) that may be imported duty-free - HR 3830/S.1900 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 as it relates to Trade Promotion Authority - Various trade facilitation agreements- Issues relating to UPS priorities regarding Russian Customs

Client expense: $3,044,992 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 489 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013-supported passage H.R. 1020 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013-supported passage S. 662 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 lobbied the U.S. Senate for passage and supported Section 410 on the De Minimis Value.

Client expense: $118,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 489 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013-supported passage H.R. 1020 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013-supported passage S. 662 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 lobbied the U.S. Senate for passage and supported Section 410 on the De Minimis Value.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.1020 - Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - All Provisions S.489 - Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - All Provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank reauthorization; export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth Additional agencies contacted: Trade & Development Agency (TDA) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

General issues related to expanding small business tradeProposals related to federal support for small retailer trade, including to export markets; S. 489/HR 1020, Low Value Shipment & Regulatory Modernization Act Issues related to small business trade and reducing barriers to trade through Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Transpacific Partnership, Customs Reauthorization legislation, Trade in Services Agreement, and Trade Promotion Authority. Issues related to cross-border trade in digital goods and services, including policies related to intermediary liability, localization requirements, and payments.

Client expense: $485,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

General monitoring of issues related to trade agreements General monitoring of issues related to customs reauthorization S. 489 (Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013) / (De Minimis) H.R. 1020 (Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013) / (De Minimis)

Client expense: $3,165,090 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support the Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act (S.489, H.R. 1020)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Corporate Taxation; Customs Modernization HR 1020

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- HR 1020 / S489 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013: increase of de minimis value - S. 662 Trade Facilitation Act of 2013: increase of de minimis value - NIST Framework for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure

Client expense: $1,561,410 · Firm income: Not reported

- HR 1020/S.489/S.662 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013: increase and adjust the maximum value of articles (di minimis) that may be imported duty-free - Trade Promotion Authority: necessary for Congress to vote on new Trade agreements - Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Trade agreement currently being negotiated between US and EU- Trade in Services Agreement: Trade agreement currently being negotiated for trade in services - Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - WTO Trade facilitation negotiations - General Trade Policy

Client expense: $1,561,410 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R.1020 - Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 S.489 - Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - All Provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 954, The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; immigration; jobs and growth; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; the World Intellectual Property Organization; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; the World Trade Organization (WTO), Trade Facilitation Agreement; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; Trade Transformation Agenda; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update Additional agencies contacted: Department of Justice Federal Trade Commission

Corporate Taxation; Customs Modernization HR 1020

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support the Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act (S.489, H.R. 1020)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General monitoring of issues related to trade agreements General monitoring of issues related to customs reauthorization S. 489 (Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013) / (De Minimis) HR 1020 (Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013) / (De Minimis)

Client expense: $3,041,394 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 489 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013: supports passage of entire bill. H.R. 1020 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013: supports passage of entire bill. S. 662 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 supported passage of entire bill, with focus a Section 410 on the De Minimis Value.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- HR 1020 To increase and adjust the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free - Trade in Services Agreement- Trans-Pacific Partnership - Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership- WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations - General Trade Policy

Client expense: $1,411,126 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

- HR 1020 / S489 Low Value SHipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 (increase of de minimis value) - S. 662 Trade Facilitation Act of 2013 - Executive Order on Cyber Security / Cyber Security Legislation - General Customs Modernization/Trade Facilitation Policy

Client expense: $1,411,126 · Firm income: Not reported