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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, #1200 |
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City | ARLINGTON |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22209 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1433-24
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6. House ID# 321830001
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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: Stephen Lamar, Executive Vice President |
Date | 04/19/2009 |
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 APP
16. Specific lobbying issues
See additional page
Berry Amendment/Federal Prison Industries/Military Apparel Procurement
oComments on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries, and JWOD programs.
oAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R.1.)
Miscellaneous Trade
oAffordable Footwear Act of 2009 (S.730.)
oTo add Paraguay to the list of countries eligible to be designated as ATPDEA beneficiary countries (S. 780)
oTo add Paraguay to the list of countries eligible to be designated as ATPDEA beneficiary countries (H.R. 1837)
oTrade Enforcement Act of 2009 (H.R.496)
oOmnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.1105)
o Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 (S.496)
oAfghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act (H.R.1318)
oDiscussions with Congress and Administration officials, including USTR and Commerce on pending FTAs with Korea, Panama, and Colombia.
oDiscussion with ITC, Customs, USTR, and Commerce on implementation of various trade agreements and trade initiatives, such as performance outerwear, travel goods, Morocco, Andean, Peru, Colombia, Oman, Panama, Haiti, AGOA, CAFTA-DR, Thailand, Singapore, NAFTA, Jordan, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Doha Round, Korea and the operation of the bilateral agreement with respect to China.
oDiscussion with USTR, Commerce, and ITC on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement
oDiscussion with Customs on First Sale, 10 plus 2, 9801, and related initiatives.
oDiscussion with USDA on Lacey Act.
oDiscussion with Commerce on China and trade remedy laws.
oDiscussion with State Department on Uzbek Cotton Issues
oPossible legislation related to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA)
Product Safety
oImplementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (HR 4040)
oChildren's Product Safety Enhancement and Clarification Act of 2009 (H.R.1046)
oTo amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses. (S.374)
oConsumer Product Safety Solutions Act of 2009 (H.R.1815)
oTo amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses. (H.R.968)
oTo amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses. (H.R.1465)
oThrift Store Protection Act (H.R.1027)
oCommon Sense in Consumer Product Safety Act of 2009 (S.608)
oTo amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act to exempt ordinary books from the lead limit in such Act. (H.R.1692)
oTo amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to provide an exemption for certain off-highway vehicles, and for other purposes. (H.R.1587)
oTo amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to provide an exemption for certain all-terrain vehicles, and for other purposes. (H.R.1510)
oTo establish a conditional stay of the ban on lead in children's products, and for other purposes. (S.389)
oOmnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.1105)
Other
oDiscussion of WRAP program with various legislative branch and executive branch officials.
oComments to Department of Labor in conjunction with Child labor list and other labor initiatives.
oMonitoring issues relating to apparel and footwear safety and product labeling.
oAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R.1)
oLilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (S.181)
oOmnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.1105)
oEmployee Free Choice Act of 2009 (S.560)
oEmployee Free Choice Act of 2009 (H.R.1409)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Labor - Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., State - Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), 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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GS-12, Intl Trade Administration |
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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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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
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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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