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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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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) |
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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: BENJAMIN ADERSON |
Date | 7/21/2012 11:35:08 AM |
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 CPI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbied on government adoption and facilitation of cloud computing & securing networks;
S. 2105, The Cybersecurity Act of 2012, lobbied the entire bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States;
S. 3342, The SECURE IT Act, lobbied the entire bill to improve information security;
S. 3414, lobbied on the impact to the information and communication technology sector from provisions of a cybersecurity proposal;
Lobbied cybersecurity issues as it relates to Energy & the Smart Grid;
S. 913, Do Not Track Act of 2011, lobbied the entire bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding the collection and use of personal information obtained by tracking the online activity of an individual;
S. 1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2011, lobbied the entire bill to improve the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic communications;
S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act, lobbied the entire bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual;
S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012, lobbied entire bill that would preempt state data breach laws in favor of a national data breach law;
S. 1469, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act, lobbied the entire bill to require reporting on the capacity of foreign countries to combat cybercrime and to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime;
H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, lobbied entire bill to provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities;
S. 799, The Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, lobbied the entire bill to establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission;
H.R. 3261, The Stop Online Piracy Act, lobbied the implications of burden on online businesses to perform international intellectual property enforcement without due process under bill intended to combat theft of U.S. intellectual property;
S. 968, The Protect IP Act, lobbied the implications of burden on online businesses to perform international intellectual property enforcement without due process under bill intended to prevent theft of intellectual property;
S. 2029, The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act, lobbied entire bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to address unfair trade practices relating to infringement of copyrights and trademarks by certain Internet sites;
S. 801, Information Technology Investment Management Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill to amend chapter 113 of title 40, United States Code, to require executive agency participation in real-time transparency of investment projects and to require performance and governance reviews of all cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects;
Lobbied the Kyl-Whitehouse Concept Proposal related to cybersecurity, which would allow a voluntary opt-in regulation of critical infrastructure in exchange for limited liability protection for critical infrastructure providers;
Lobbied on legislative plans for cybersecurity and cyber issues, including: cyber threats; FISMA reform; and, data breach;
Lobbied on various issues related to technological innovation;
S. 1222, DATA Act, lobbied on the entire bill to advocate for revisions to the proposal to address data management and data quality issues;
H.R. 5326, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Section 516, opposed to provisions that will limit access to technology;
S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, evaluated provision for impact on ICTY sector;
H.R. 6012, evaluated entire bill that would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to owners of certain intellectual property rights information on, and unredacted samples and images of, semiconductor chip products suspected of being imported in violation of the rights of the owner of a registered mark or the owner of a mask work; and
S. 241, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2011, evaluated proposal for impact on federal contractors.
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
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Hodgkins |
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Intern Rep. Roy Blunt; Dep Treas: SpecAst to AstSecyLegAffrs |
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
Lobbied issues related to consumer privacy, specifically access, control, and use of consumer data.
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
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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.R. 942, The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011, lobbied the entire bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2012 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research and development credit;
S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, lobbied on bill that expresses the sense of Congress that states should be able to enforce their existing sales and use tax laws and to treat similar sales transactions equally, without regard to the manner in which the sale is transacted, and to collect, or decide not to collect, taxes that are owed under state law;
S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act, lobbied legislation that amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 14% to 20% the rate of the tax credit for increasing research activities, (2) modify rules for calculating such credit, and (3) make such credit permanent;
Lobbied issues relating to Indian Finance Bill 2012, to express concerns with amendments that would retroactively create tax liabilities;
Lobbied on the importance of reforming the tax code, including Rep. David Camp's proposal on international tax reform and the President's Business tax Reform Proposal;
S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011, lobbied the entire bill that prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on or with respect to the sale or use of digital goods or services delivered or transferred electronically to a customer;
H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act, lobbied entire bill that expands the federal prohibition against state taxation of interstate commerce to: (1) include taxation of out-of-state transactions involving all forms of property, including intangible personal property and services (currently, only sales of tangible personal property are protected); and (2) prohibit state taxation of an out-of-state entity unless such entity has a physical presence in the taxing state. Sets forth criteria for: (1) determining that a person has a physical presence in a state, and (2) the computation of the tax liability of affiliated businesses operating in a state;
S. 1452/H.R. 2701, Main Street Fairness Act, lobbied entire bill that grants the consent of Congress to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, the multistate agreement on sales and use tax collection the administration adopted on November 12, 2002; and
H.R. 3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill that authorizes states to require all sellers making remote sales to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to such sales into the state, without regard to the location of the seller, if such states implement a simplified system for administration of sales and use tax collection for remote sellers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of
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
S. 1965, Startup Act of 2011, lobbied entire bill that aims to jumpstart the economy by assisting small business growth and job creation;
H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), lobbied entire bill that eases various rules and regulations relating to IPOs, capital formation, and public companies to assist smaller issuers;
S. 3217, Startup Act 2.0, lobbied entire bill intended to attract and retain entrepreneurial talent to create jobs in America, encourage growth policies and ensure thorough analysis of new regulations, encourage investment in startups and reward patient capital, and accelerate the commercialization of university research;
Lobbied on reducing barriers for small businesses/entrepreneurs, specifically regarding the adoption of a Federal Entrepreneur-in-Residence program; and
S. 3222, Federal Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012, evaluated proposal for support.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Intern Rep. Roy Blunt; Dep Treas: SpecAst to AstSecyLegAffrs |
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
Lobbied on issues related to sequestration of defense department spending, including: urging members of both parties to act now to prevent pending defense sequestration cuts;
H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act of FY12, Title VIII, lobbied for the implementation of multiple provisions of the proposal regarding Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters, specifically section 818 regarding counterfeit electronic parts; and the Title VII, Depot language revisions;
Monitored all government activity on issues related to Supply Chain Assurance;
Advocated against adoption of the proposed rule on Safeguarding Unclassified DoD Information;
Defense Production Act, socialized activity at DoD aimed to enhance manufacturing of critical communications hardware;
Lobbied on the draft recommendations of the Anti-Countefeiting working group;
H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, lobbied on the entire bill regarding its provisions impacting federal procurement; and
S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, Title VIII, Title IX, evaluated provisions for impact to government contractors and cyber provisions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2072/H.R. 4302/S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Acts, lobbied to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States;
H.R. 1575, Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act of 2011, lobbied on Visa limitations for Russian human rights violators;
S.3285, A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to products of the Russian Federation, lobbied to expand trade relations by changing the status of the Russian Federation under the Jackson-Vanik Amendment of the Trade Act 1974;
Lobbied Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia to allow Russia to obtain Most Preferred Nation Status;
Forced Localization, advocate for members and agencies to understand the consequences of countries limiting their market access;
Lobbied on Customs Classification for light-emitting diode (LED) Lamps, specifically the Harmonized System (HS) code being considered by US Customs and the World Customs Organization;
Lobbied on Export Control Reform (ECR) of the Export Administration Regulations, and President Obama's Export Control Reform (ECR) Initiative;
Lobbied on U.S. Export Controls, specifically, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Regulations on Iran, Syria Sanctions;
Lobbied on the US Customs and Border Protection Simplified Entry Project;
Lobbied the SEC to finalize the rule on Section 1502, a provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act that requires public companies to examine their supply chains and disclose if they use conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo in their products; and
Lobbied in support of U.S. Government efforts to negotiate and sign a commercially meaningful Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Intern Rep. Roy Blunt; Dep Treas: SpecAst to AstSecyLegAffrs |
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
H.R. 2146, DATA Act, lobbied the entire bill to address issues and concerns regarding government contractors;
S. 1736, Acquisition Reform Savings Act, lobbied the entire bill to address impacts from the proposal to government contractors;
H.R. 5856, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, evalutated provisions to assess impacts on government contractors;
Lobbied against possible legislative proposals on suspension & debarment of government contractors;
Lobbied in support of the 25-point plan for IT Management and Acquisition Reform;
Lobbied the re-authorization of lapsed authority in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) regarding the simplified acquisition threshold;
Lobbied against the increased use of interim rules with immediate enforcement;
Advocated for the issuance of guidance and promulgation of rules governing the use of clauses imposing liquidated damages;
S. 2038, STOCK Act, Section 17, Advocated for clarifying language and definitions to narrow the scope of application;
S. 2139, Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Act, advocated to address questions and concerns regarding proposals impact on government contractors;
S. 2198, Commonsense Contractor Compensation Act, advocated against adoption of the proposal as restricting government contractor access to skilled talent through the use of a contractor compensation cap;
S. 1536, NOTICE Act, Section 3, advocated for clarification of the requirements;
HR 3596, US Call Center Act, Sections 3 & 5, advocated contractor objections to proposals in Section 3 & 5;
Industrial base/Defense Production Act, Sector-by-Sector, Tier-by-Tier industry survey;
Lobbied against the revision to commercial item definition to remove the term "of a type" from the definition of a commercial item;
Lobbied for the reform of government acquisition of information and communication technology;
H.R. 3674, PRECISE Act, Clarke amendment, opposed the adoption of the provision to establish Buy American requirements for technology at the Department of Homeland Security;
H.R. 3523, CISPA, Advocated in support of the bill;
S. 3286, Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012, evaluated the entire bill for provisions that impact federal contractors; and
Lobbied on the One Global Internet Act of 2010, intended to enable the free flow of information across national borders.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3185, STAR Act of 2012, lobbied the entire bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and for other purposes; and
Evaluated the status of the H-1B Visa program, which allows employers to temporarily employ high-skilled foreign workers.
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U.S. SENATE
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Intern Rep. Roy Blunt; Dep Treas: SpecAst to AstSecyLegAffrs |
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