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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | P.O. BOX 660199, MS 8656 |
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City | DALLAS |
State | TX |
Zip Code | 75266 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 37904-12
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6. House ID# 310530000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Paula J. Collins, Vice President, Government Relations |
Date | 12/05/2008 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
-Science, Department of State, Justice & Commerce Appropriations - S.3182. Funding for math and science education programs and scholarships at the National Science Foundation
-Labor/HHS/Education: No bill for 2009: Funding at the Department of Education for K-12 math and science education programs and Texas Engineering & Technology Consortium (TETC) university program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Paula J. |
Collins |
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Elizabeth Gray |
Mayes |
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Amy |
Burke |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
-Science, Department of State, Justice & Commerce Appropriations - S.3182: Funding for research at the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology
-Department of Defense Appropriations - No bill: Funding for the Focus Center Research Program conducting semiconductor research at 38 universities and overall basic research (6.1) increases.
-Supplemental H.R. 2642, SA 4803, PL 110-252 funding for NSF & DOE Science
-Energy & Water Appropriations No bill: Funding for basic research at the Department of Energy Office of Science.
-National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendment Act of 2008 (H.R. 5940) Reauthorization of federal nanotechnology research activities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Vice President of the U.S.
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Paula J. |
Collins |
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Amy |
Burke |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
-Promoting Health Information Technology Act (Health IT bill) - H.R. 3800, S. 1693
-ERISA Preemption - No bill: The preemption enables employers with self-insured plans to offer uniform national benefits and plan administration as opposed to state and local mandates
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Daniel M. |
Larson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
-New American Innovators Act H.R. 5634: Exempts US Ph.D.s from permanent resident cap.
-Innovation Employment Act H.R. 5630: Raises H-1B cap and exempts US advanced degrees
-Sustain Act H.R. 5642: Raises H-1B cap
-Department of Homeland Security - Regulation No. ICEB-2008-0002: Extension of optional practical training (OPT) status for graduates of US universities
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field - H.R. 6039 and S. 3084. Exempts foreign-born students earning an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics from a U.S. university from the annual EB (employment based) green card limit.
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and to end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories H.R. 5921. eliminates per country limits on EB green cards
- To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. H.R. 5882 recaptures EB green cards from prior years that went unused due to government processing delays.
-Supplemental Appropriations - SA 4803 Murray-Gregg Amendment to recapture EB green cards
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Vice President of the U.S.
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Paula J. |
Collins |
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Elizabeth Gray |
Mayes |
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Amy |
Burke |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
-R&D Tax Credit H.R. 2138, S. 41: Permanently extends the research credit and strengthens the alternate simplified credit
-Competitive Federal Tax Policy No bill: Encourages lower federal corporate taxes that would be more competitive with tax rates in foreign countries
-CFC Look-Thru Rule H.R. 3735: Amends the tax code to extend the look-thru treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations expires 12/31/08
-Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act S. 1556: Eliminates the inequities in federal tax law by excluding the value of domestic partner health coverage from the taxable income of the employee and from wages for purposes of payroll tax obligations
-Federal Policy on Deferral No bill: Preserves the ability of US-based multinational companies to compete against foreign based competitors. The US defers collecting taxes on earnings of foreign subsidiaries of US-based companies until the earnings are paid to the US parent company. (all OECD countries and many developed nations permit some form of deferral)
-Energy Independence & Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 6049 extenders bill includes R&D Tax Credit
-Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 2886
-Alternative minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 3098
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Daniel M. |
Larson |
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Elizabeth Gray |
Mayes |
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Paula J. |
Collins |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
-Multi Component Packaging Tariff Issues No bill (MCPs): Industry wide effort to create a definition for new semiconductor products which are to be classified as integrated circuits and the communications of the definitional efforts with Customs, ITC, USTR and Commerce
-China Currency Legislation S. 1607, S. 1677: Legislation which would create new means to redress Chinas currency manipulation and other issues
-Korea, Colombia, Panama FTAs: Legislation to implement the trade agreements
-Export Controls Deemed Export, Encryption, classification of technology, intra company transfer. No bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Cynthia |
Johnson |
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Paula J. |
Collins |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
-Patent Reform Act of 2007 S. 1145: Changes to patent law that would alter calculation of damages for infringement and selection of venue for bringing cases
-Intellectual Property, Standards Setting Issues No bill: Monitoring development related to digital rights management
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Amy |
Burke |
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Paula J. |
Collins |
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Elizabeth Gray |
Mayes |
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Cynthia |
Johnson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
-Texas Instruments technology for ePassports
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Government Printing Office (GPO), State - Dept of (DOS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Cynthia |
Johnson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
-Clean up of Superfund site in Attleboro, MA No bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Paula J. |
Collins |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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