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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1601 N. Kent Street |
Address2 | 12th Floor |
City | Arlington |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22209 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1433-36
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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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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: Stephen Lamar, EVP |
Date | 10/20/2012 |
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
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Miscellaneous Trade (mtbs in separate section)
Discussions with Congress and Administration officials, including USTR and Commerce on pending FTAs with Korea, Panama, and Colombia, and on pending Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement.
Discussion with ITC, Customs, USTR, and Commerce on implementation of various trade agreements and trade initiatives, such as performance outerwear, footwear, travel goods, Morocco, Andean, Peru, Colombia, Oman, Panama, Haiti, AGOA, CAFTA-DR, Honduras, Thailand, Singapore, NAFTA, Jordan, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Doha Round, FTZs, and Korea.
Discussion with USTR, Commerce, Labor, ITC and Congress on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement
Discussion with White House, USTR, and Commerce on trade barriers in Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil.
Discussion with Customs on First Sale, 10 plus 2, 9801, FTZs, and related initiatives.
Discussion with USDA and CBP on Lacey Act.
Discussions with USTR, Commerce, and USDA on foreign trade practices, including labeling, cotton, market access, and intellectual property rights (IPR).
Discussion with Commerce, USTR, and Congressional staff on China, Vietnam, and trade remedy laws, including proposals for prospective trade remedy systems.
Issues related to footwear and clothing freight rates vis-a-vis NMFTA CCSB
Discussions relating to China trade practices and currency issues with Commerce, USTR, ITC, US/China Economic and Security Review Commission.
Issues relating to ocean shipping capacity and prices.
Implementation of conflict minerals reporting requirements with the SEC
ON TIME Act (HR 526)
To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. (HR 622)
Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2011 (S. 380)
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (HR 639)
Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011 (HR 913/S 433)
Trade Extenders Act of 2011 (S. 308)
Creating American Jobs through Exports Act of 2011 (S. 98)
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (S. 328)
Trade Enforcement Priorities Act (S. 708)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should immediately approve the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, and the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. (S. Res 20)
Freight FOCUS Act of 2011 (HR 1122)
Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance To Help Transportation Act of 2011 (HR 1338/S. 371)
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 (H.R. 4348).
Discussion with Congress on establishment of Freight policy and high-level freight coordination office.
Discussions on MTB reform possibilities with Congress.
Discussions with Congress on renewal of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program
Discussions with Congress on making travel goods eligible for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program.
Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011 (HR 2754)
To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program, and for other purposes (HR 2493)
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes (HR 2832)
Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011 (S. 1619)
Burma sanctions renewal legislation (HJ Res 66/S.J.Res 17/HJ Res 79/HR 2608)
Comments to USDA on cotton fee increases.
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (HR 3078/S. 1641)
United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (HR 3079/S. 1643)
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (HR 3080/S. 1642)
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Trade continued
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 (HR 3312)
Comments on potential changes for de minimis and informal entry with respect to Customs.
Comments to Customs on Scanning
Comments to Congress on improving access to credit and financing, including ExIm Bank reauthorization and SBA funding
Cantwell-Graham Amendment (# 1836) to JOBs Act (HR 3606) on ExIm Bank funding.
Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 (HR 2072)
Discussion with Congress on possible disruption of East/Gulf Coast port labor
Implementation of Section 1504 of Dodd Frank Act (Conflict Minerals)
Generalized System of Preferences Update for Production Diversification and Trade Enhancement (GSP UPDATE) Act (H.R. 6307)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), President of the U.S., State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lamar |
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Kurt |
Courtney |
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David |
Lapidus |
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Michael |
McDonald |
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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
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Discussions with CPSC and various Congressional offices on implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
Monitoring issues relating to apparel and footwear safety and product labeling.
H.R. 272 A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act to exempt ordinary books and paper-based printed material from the lead limit in such Act
Kids Just Want to Ride Act (HR 412)
Children's Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act (S. 601/HR 1127)
Consumer Recall Protection Act of 2011 (S. 330)
A bill to amend Consumer Product Safety laws House Energy and Commerce Discussion draft (HR____) and similar initiatives.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to implement a searchable public consumer safety database which is described in the Consumer Product Safety Act of 2008 (HR Amdt 159 to HR 1)
Common Sense in Consumer Product Safety Act of 2011 (S. 69).
Consumer Product Safety Flexibility Act of 2011 (S 1448)
To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes. (HR 2715)
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2434)
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 (S. 1573)
Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 (HR 2401)
Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 (S. 847)
Comments to CPSC on regulatory review
Privacy related legislation, including Do Not Track Me Online Act (HR 654)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
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Labor
Discussions (including filed comments) with Departments of Labor and State and USTR in conjunction with Child/Forced labor list, Uzbek cotton, Better Work programs, CAFTA-DR labor cases, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Haiti, and other labor issues and reports.
Issues relating to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pending regulations on the ability of employers to use criminal background checks in employment decisions.
Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094).
Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587)
Fiscal Year 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agency Appropriations Bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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
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Issues relating to ICANN/GTLDS
Discussions on rogue websites, design piracy, information sharing, and other IPR initiatives with Congressional and Administration officials.
Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act. (HR 2511)
Innovative Design Protection Act (S. 3523)
Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (S. 2029)
Discussions with Customs on information sharing.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. Copyright Office, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 TAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Following MTBs: H.R. 5034, H.R. 5171, H.R. 5172, H.R. 5178, H.R. 5379, H.R. 5606, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5632, H.R. 5633, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5635, H.R. 5636
S. 2453, S. 2454, S. 2455, S. 2956, S. 2957, S. 2578, S. 2579, S. 2580, S. 2621
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), State Justice Institute, Treasury - Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
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Small Business
Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 (HR 3010)
Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR 3179)
Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 1839)
Main Street Fairness Act of 2011 (S.1452)
Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 (HR 4) (and related bills).
SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 493)
JOBs Act (HR 3606)
Small Business Tax Cut Act (HR 9)
Issues relating to changes or implementation of the Lobby Disclosure Act, including Administration policies relating to advisory committees and ethics rules.
DISCLOSE 2012 Act (S. 2219)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, President of the U.S., Small Business Adminstration (SBA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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