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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1225 EYE STREET, NW |
Address2 | Suite 300 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 11958-12
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6. House ID# 326830000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
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. | ||||||||
Method A.
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: Paul Brownell - Senior Manager, Government Relations |
Date | 07/20/2010 |
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
S. 515: Patent Reform Act of 2009 (provisions relating to patent litigation reform); H.R. 1260: Patent Reform Act of 2009 (provisions relating to patent litigation reform); H.R. 5322: The Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), White House Office
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 |
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Brownell |
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Jones |
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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
H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act (all provisions); H.R. 2595: To Restrict Certain Exports of Electronic Waste (all provisions); American Clean Energy and Security Act (comprised of provisions from S. 531, S. 59, S. 598, S. 661, S. 949, S. 967 and S. 1013); S. 1462: American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (provisions relating to energy efficiency); H.R. 1580: The Electronic Waste Research and Development Act (provisions relating to funding for research into electronic waste issues,
including research on the life cycle of electronics); Executive Order 13514 regarding Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Paul |
Brownell |
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Cris |
Turner |
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Rebecca |
Gould |
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Matt |
Krupnick |
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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
H. Con. Res. 85: Budget bill (provisions relating to deferral of U.S. taxation on foreign-earned income); H.R. 4213: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (provisions relating to the extension of the R&D tax credit and related pay-fors).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Paul |
Brownell |
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Brian |
Jones |
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Rebecca |
Gould |
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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
H.R. 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (provisions relating to and funding for deployment of health information technology); S. 336: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (provisions relating to and funding for deployment of health information technology).
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 |
Paul |
Brownell |
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Brian |
Jones |
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Cris |
Turner |
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Matt |
Krupnick |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1020 Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 (all provisions).
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 |
Paul |
Brownell |
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Brian |
Jones |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3326 (FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations - provisions relating to Fort Bliss funding and Southern Command funding); H.R. 2847 (FY 2010 Departments of Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations - provisions relating to NASA funding); H.R. 2892/S. 1298 (FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions relating to CIS funding); H.R. 3288 (FY 2010 Transporation/HUD/Consolidated Appropriations Act).
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 |
Paul |
Brownell |
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Brian |
Jones |
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Rebecca |
Gould |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3326 (FY Department of Defense Appropriations - provisions relating to the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet).
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 |
Paul |
Brownell |
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Brian |
Jones |
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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
U.S. World Trade Organization against the European Union (LCD Monitors) (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q2); Issues generally relating to lowering foreign trade barriers (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q2); Sponsorship of standards project for Brazil Federal Agency (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q2); Issues relating to the implementation of Chinese requirement to include filtering software on new PCs (no specific legislation introduced or pending in
Q2); Issues relating to the U.S. Government's position on the Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement (ACTA) (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q2); Issues relating to the importation of refurbished goods into other countries (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q2); BR World Trade Organization case against the U.S. regarding cotton retaliation (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q2); Issues relating to the U.S. negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q2).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Trade & Development Agency (TDA), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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 |
Martiza |
Castro |
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Rebecca |
Gould |
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Kerry |
Murray |
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Paul |
Brownell |
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Cris |
Turner |
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Krupnick |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (provisions relating to funding for education and technology); H.R. 2060: Community College Technology Access Act (all provisions); Issues generally relating to reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q2); H.R. 558/S. 818: Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act (all provisions); Issues relating to the development of public/private student-run technology programs (no specific legislation introduced
or pending in Q2).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of
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 |
Cris |
Turner |
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Kerry |
Murray |
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Maritza |
Castro |
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Paul |
Brownell |
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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
S. 773: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (all provisions); H.R. 2195: To amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attacks (all provisions); Issues generally relating to the 60-day cyberspace policy review (no specific legislation introduced or pending in Q2); S. 3480: Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 (all provisions).
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 |
Cris |
Turner |
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Paul |
Brownell |
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Matt |
Krupnick |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1504/H.R. 4115: Legal reform bills relating to pleading standards (all provisions).
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 |
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Brownell |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Title VII relating to derivatives; H.R. 4173 - Title VII relating to derivatives.
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 |
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Brownell |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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
27. Add the following 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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