Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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 BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. Con. Res 70, FY 2009 Senate Budget Resolution, provisions relating to domestic human needs. Lobbied Senate.
H.Con. Res 312, FY 2009 House Budget Resolution, provisions relating to domestic human needs. Lobbied House.
Energy and Water Appropriations FY09. Remove $ for Reliable Replacement Warhead, Chemistry and Metalurgy Research

Replacement plant. Increase Global Threat Reduction Initiative, International Nuclear Materials Protection and Cooperation and Accounting nonproliferation funding. Lobbied House and Senate.

H.Con.Res. 312 House Budget Resolution, Fiscal Year '09. Lobbied for including the following provisions in the final conference report: funding 150 account at $38.6 billion for FY'09 (international affairs); include House Report language supporting non-proliferation and staffing increases for the State Department; include House higher spending level for FY '09 and Senate higher spending level for FY '10 for domestic human needs, include $1 billion over the President's request for Indian Health Services; cut $60 billion from 050 Military Account. House Budget Committee.

S. Con Res. 70, Senate Budget Resolution, Fiscal Year '09. Lobbied for including the following provisions in the final conference report: funding 150 account at $38.6 billion for FY'09 (international affairs); include House Report language supporting non-proliferation and staffing increases for the State Department; include House higher spending level for FY '09 and Senate higher spending level for FY '10 for domestic human needs, include $1 billion over the President's request for Indian Health Services; cut $60 billion from 050 Military Account. Senate Budget Committee.

Emergency Supplemental and Bridge Funding Bill FY08/09. Lobbied for Civilian Stabilization Initiative ($105 million for Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization and Civilian Response Corps). Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on State and Foreign Operations.

State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for FY09
Lobbied for: Civilian Stabilization Initiative ($249 million for Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization and Civilian Response Corps); USAID Operating and Expenses Account ($767 million which includes 300 new employees); Diplomatic and Consular Programs Account ($4.2 billion which includes funding for 1,000 new Foreign Service Officers); Contribution to International Organizations Account ($1.53 billion to support U.S assessed contribution to UN and related international organizations); Contribution to International Peacekeeping Activities Account ($2.1 billion to support U.S. assessed contribution to international peacekeeping operations); Reconciliation Programs Account ($50 million to support peace and reconciliation work); humanitarian provisions on landmines and cluster bombs ($79 million for demining work and include report language directing the State Department to use funds towards removing unexploded cluster submunitions in Laos); inclusion of report language from FY08 foreign operations bill prohibiting military assistance to any government recruiting child soldiers; inclusion of report language from FY08 foreign operations bill banning a long term U.S. basing agreement in Iraq; and to require all foreign military assistance be provided through the State and Foreign operations appropriations bill, with oversight from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
House, Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code CIV

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 2248, FISA Amendments Act of 2007. All provisions. Lobbied Senate. H.R. 2082, the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2008, Section 327, limitation on interrogation techniques. S. 381/H.R. 662, Commission onWartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act, all provisions. Lobbied House and Senate. H.R. 3195/S.1881, Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007, all provisions. Lobbied House and Senate.

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

Defense Authorization Bill (FY09). Oppose proposed RRW and CMRR funding. House and Senate.
Supplemental Appropriations Bill (FY08). North Korea waiver, Section 102 of 22 USC sec 2799aa-1.
H.R. 5658 National Defense Authorization Act FY09
Lobbied members to exclude section entitled "Building Partnership Capacity of Foreign Miitary and Other Security Forces." House.

S. 3001 National Defense Authorization Act FY09
Lobbied members to exclude section entitled "Building Partnership Capacity of Foreign Miitary and Other Security Forces." Senate

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act H.R. 5351. All provisions.

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

America's Climate Security Act, S. 2191. All provisions. Lobbied Senate.
Moratorium on Uncontrolled Power Plants Act of 2008, H.R. 5575. All provisions. Lobbied House
Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Acto of 2008, S 2821. All provisions. Lobbied Senate.
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act. H.R. 5351. All provisions. Lobbied House.

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code FOR

16. Specific lobbying issues

(see addendum)
H.Con.Res. 321 Expressing the need for a more comprehensive regional diplomatic initiative led by the U.S., Iraq, and the international community. House.

H.R. 5626, Protect Our Troops and Constitution Act. House.
S. 2426, Congressional Oversight of Iraq Agreements Act of 2007. Senate.

H. Con. Res. 362 and S.Res. 580 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, and for other perposes. Lobbied against "blockade" provisions in House bill, all provisions in Senate bill. House and Senate.

H.R. 4959, Iraq Strategic Agreement Review Act of 2008. House.

H.R. 3797, New Diplomatic Offensive for Iraq Act. Lobbied House.
S. 2130, Comprehensive Diplomatic Offensive for Iraq. Lobbied Senate.

House Appropriations, State and Foreign Operations subcommittee; limit military aid to Israel while roadmap requirements are unment and the escalation of violence in the region continues.

H.Res. 1045 - Global Security Priorities Resolution. House.

S. 613 The Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act, a bill to authorize the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstrucion and Stabilization (S/CRS), authorize a civilian reserve corps, and a conflict response fund. Lobbied Senate.

S. 2433, the Global Poverty Act, a bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millenium Development Goal of reducing by one-half by 2015 the proportion of people worldwide who live on less than $1 per day. Senate.

H.R. 1755/ S. 594
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act, to limit the use, sale and transfer of cluster munitions. All provisions. Lobbied House and Senate.

S. J. Res 37/H.J. Res 91, expressing the sense of Congress that the U.S. should sign the Declaration of the Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions. House and Senate.

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4088, Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 all provisions. . House.
H.R. 5515, New Employee Verification Act of 2008, all provisions. House
H.R. 2593, the Borderland Conservation and Security Act, all provisions. House.

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code IND

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S. 1200 the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Lobbied Senate

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U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2419, Farm Bill, Title IV: Nutrition Programs. Liquid Coal provisions. House & Senate

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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