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 AER

16. Specific lobbying issues

AIA Proposal on Commercial Launch Indemnification Extension; Healthcare Reform - (HR3200) to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. and S(TBD)

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

HR3183/S1436 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. All provisions related to environmental management programs at the Department of Energy and Sandia National Laboratories; S454 - A bill to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes;
HR1105 - Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; S1390/HR2647 - National Defense Authorization Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, tactical aircraft, space systems, ships and ship systems, electronics systems, missile systems, C4ISR systems, logistics, intelligence, research and development programs; HR2892 - Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (Coast Guard, TWIC, IT Support); HR2847 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, all provisions relating to FBI Biometric Programs, NGI, Information Technology Programs, and Census 2010 Programs and for other purposes (House & Senate CJS Appropriations Bill with accompanying Reports) NASA issues; Defense Budget, Budget Resolution and Acquisition Policy issues: defense funding levels, organizational conflict of interest, Nunn-McCurdy; S1/HR1 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Intelligence Authorization matters; 2010 Defense Appropriations Issues; S1054/HR2346 - Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes (procurement and RDTE provisions relating to Army aviation systems, Army tactical wheeled vehicles, Army air and missile defense, and other procurement/RDTE issues); HR2996 - Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (No Bill Number Assigned); S1407/HR3082 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (including electronic patient care records); House Draft/Senate Draft Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 all provisions relating to Aviation, Airport Security, and HUD Working Capital Fund (WCF); FY10 Defense Appropriations Acts (House and Senate) to be named. Provisions related to shipbuilding, sensors, maritime systems, naval helicopters, training, and aircraft programs; Overseas Contingency Operations Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2009; HR 2139 - To direct the President to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting global development, and for other purposes; SRept 111-34/HRept 111-149 - House and Senate CJS Appropriations Subcommittee issues (NASA appropriations); S1432 - An original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes relating to matters pertaining to the National Archives and Records Administration; Treasury and Financial Systems; and the IRS; S1406/HR2997 - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (and food safety early warning surveillance systems); House Draft/Senate Draft Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act of 2010 relating to matters pertaining to the Social Security Administration Information technology infrastructure; Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services and the Department of Education; Health Care Reform Packages - relating to Senate and House formulation of a comprehensive National Healthcare Program; and all the Information technology infrastructure, electronic records

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Army - Dept of (Other) , Air Force - Dept of, Navy - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Energy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S1390/HR2647 - National Defense Authorization Bill for FY 2010; Department of Defense Appropriations Act FY2010 (no bill number assigned);
HR-111-35, S 1390, HR 111-186, and issues on Appropriations, with Space, Missile Defense, and Intelligence programs; HR (TBD) - Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act for FY2010; HR2701 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes (Senate version tbd); S454 - A bill to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes; S386 - Act to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities and commodities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes; S560/HR1409 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes; S. 458 False Claims Act Clarification Act of 2009, amending certain provisions of the False Claims Act; HR2346/S1054 - Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and all provisions related to aircraft and technology programs and for other purposes

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Army - Dept of (Other) , Navy - Dept of, Air Force - Dept of, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

HR2316 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the State of California, and for other purposes (Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2009); HR2454 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy (all provisions related to Cap and
Trade proposal and all provisions related to renewable energy and energy efficiency proposals

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

HR2021 - To help rebuild retirement, college, and personal savings, Pensions Savings Recovery Act; HR2989 - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual account plans and to provide a minimum investment option requirement for such plans, to amend such Act to provide for independent investment advice for participants and beneficiaries under individual account plans, and to amend such Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide transitional relief under certain pension funding rules added by the Pension Protection Act of 2006; S1006 - A bill to require a supermajority shareholder vote to approve excessive compensation of any employee of a publicly-traded company; S1007 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for excessive compensation of any employee of an employer; S1074 - A bill to provide shareholders with enhanced authority over the nomination, election, and compensation of public company executives; Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009, regulating executive compensation and/or expanding shareholder rights to director nominations and other matters

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S1298HR2892 - Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for all provisions related to Transportation Security Administration; HR2868 - To amend Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of
terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes (reauthorizing and expanding DHS chemical facilty security regulations)

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

S649 - A bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S292/HR275 - To repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities; HR422/S1203 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit, and for other purposes (Provisions regarding Permanent Alternative Simplified Credit Research & Development Credit at 20% and one-year transition for Traditional Research & Development
Credit, Permanent and Enhanced Research & Development Alternative Simplified Credit); HR2110 - To limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness & Simplification 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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S962/HR2410 - To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, to authorize democratic, economic, and social development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes; UK and Australia defense trade cooperation treaties; Export Control Improvements Act (not yet introduced) - re general export control reform; HR1886 - To authorize democratic, economic, and social
development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes (Overall Support for the US-UAE Civil Nuclear Agreement; HR 2410 State Department Authorization); HR2139 - To direct the President to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting global development, and for other purposes (Overall support for pending LM Congressional Notifications of major defense exports); Overall support for aircraft sale to Taiwan and Saudi Eastern Fleet Modernization program.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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