Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
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Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
10/01/2009
2. House Identification
 410300000
 Senate Identification
 400497448-24

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Prefix
​Mr.
 First
​Romie L. (Les)
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​Brownlee
Address
2720 S. Arlington Mill Drive
 Address2
​Suite 501
City
Arlington
 State
VA
 Zip
22206-3405
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Les Brownlee
 Telephone
​7037510565
 E-mail
​lesbrownlee@comcast.net
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Consulting/Lobbying

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​EADS North America
Address
​1616 North Fort Myer Drive; Suite 1600
City
​Arlington
 State
​VA
 Zip
​22209
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Consulting/Lobbying

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
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​Romie L. (Les) ​Brownlee ​Mr ​Personal Staff of Senator John Warner
​Romie L. (Les) ​Brownlee ​Mr ​Professional Staff of Senate Armed Services Committee
​Romie L. (Les) ​Brownlee ​Mr ​Staff Director of Senate Armed Services Committee
​Romie L. (Les) ​Brownlee ​Mr ​Under Secretary of the Army
​Romie L. (Les) ​Brownlee ​Mr ​Acting Secretary of the Army

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Army helicopters; Air Force Tanker Aircraft

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
City State/Province Country
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
​Mendelweg 30
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​European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V.
​2333 CS Leiden
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Romie L. (Les) Brownlee, President
 Date
10/22/2009