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 ACC

16. Specific lobbying issues

Pending regulatory proposals on Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 accounting rules.

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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15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 286, the Rural Economic Investment Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 2745, to extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other purposes.
H.R. 833, the Rural Communities Investment Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (2007 Farm Bill) (Proposals to increase the Farm Credit Systems lending powers (Horizons Project), revenue offset tax 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

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15. General issue area code BAN

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 163, Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 413, Community Choice in Real Estate Act (all provisions)

S. 869, the Compete Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 927, Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 1176, the Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act (all provisions)

S. 1299, Borrowers Protection Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 1309, the Universal Default Prohibition Act of 2007 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts

S. 1395, the Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 2036, the Protecting Access to Safe Mortgages Act (all provisions)

S. 2169, the Promoting Refinancing Opportunities for Mortgages Impacted by the Subprime Emergency Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 2452, the Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 2636, the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 (all provisions, including mortgage-bankruptcy, credit counseling, adjustments to mortgage bonds, and net operating loss carry-back provisions)

S. 2753, the Credit Card Reform Act of 2008 (all provisions)

H.Res. 526, expressing the sense of the House that Government action should be taken that protects buyers from unscrupulous mortgage brokers and lenders

H.R. 41, the Business Checking Fairness Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 111, the Community Choice in Real Estate Act (all provisions)

H.R. 873, the Credit Card Payment Fee Act of 2007 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit fees by creditors for payments on credit card accounts by electronic fund transfers

Proposed Fair Credit for Families legislation to create a Financial Product Safety Commission, establish a 30 percent cap on annual credit card interest rates, require clearer disclosures on credit card terms and fees, and provide more funds to promote financial literacy.

H.R. 946, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions

H.R. 1066, the Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1314, the Photo Identification Security Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1361, the Relief for Entrepreneurs: Coordination of Objectives and Values for Effective Recovery Act of 2007 (RECOVER Act) (all provisions)

H.R. 1461, the Consumer Credit Protection Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1508, the Compete Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 1510, the Credit Card Repayment Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 1515, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to treat certain communities as metropolitan cities for purposes of the community development block grant program (all provisions)

H.R. 1787, the Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 1849, the Credit Union Small Business Lending Act (all provisions)

H.R. 2146, the Universal Default Prohibition Act of 2007 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts

H.R. 2911, the Electronic Funds Transfer Equal Consumer Protection Act (all provisions)

H.R. 3012, the Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 3526, to include all banking agencies within the existing regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to depository institutions (all provisions)

H.R. 3837, the Escrow, Appraisal, and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act (all provisions

H.R. 3838, to temporarily increase the portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, affordable loans (all provisions)

H.R. 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 5244, the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (all provisions)

H.R. 5546, the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 (all provisions)

H.R. 5633, the Nondiscriminatory Use of Consumer Reports and Consumer Information Act of 2008 (all provisions to modify the Fair Credit Reporting Act)

Proposals to address anticipated mortgage foreclosures

Proposal to limit card payment system interchange fees

Proposals to address predatory lending practices in the subprime mortgage market

Proposal to freeze interest rates on certain subprime mortgage loans

Frank-Schumer GSE cap increase bill

Dodd-Frank proposed foreclosure prevention legislation that would provide federal funds to state housing authorities for buying foreclosed properties and Federal Housing Administration guarantees for refinancing distressed mortgages

Proposal to create a financial services risk regulator

CURIA (H.R. 1539)

Credit Union Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 5519)
Provided background information to lobbyists on credit cards

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)

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15. General issue area code BNK

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 2133, the Home Owners Mortgage and Equity Savings (HOMES) Act (provisions regarding the treatment of primary mortgages during bankruptcy)
S. 2136, the Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2007 (provisions regarding the treatment of primary mortgages during bankruptcy)

H.R. 3609, the Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007 (all provisions)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

S.Con. Res. 21, fiscal year 2008 budget resolution (credit card payments reporting proposal, tax gap provisions)

H.J. Res. 20, omnibus appropriations and continuing resolution (all provisions, including proposed amendment concerning competitiveness of U.S. financial services industry)
H.Con. Res. 99, fiscal year 2008 budget resolution (credit card payments reporting proposal, tax gap provisions)

H.R. 1591, supplemental Defense appropriations legislation (tax provisions)

H.R. 2206, supplemental Defense appropriations legislation (tax provisions)

H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (provision providing a two-year moratorium on the Treasury Departments proposed rule to allow national banks to offer real estate brokerage and property management services)

H.R. 2829, fiscal year 2008 Financial Services appropriations bill (Treasury real estate proposal provisions, restrictions on SEC enforcement of Section 404 for non-accelerated filers, Treasury Department Community Development Financial Institutions Fund)

H.R. 3074, fiscal year 2008 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (provisions funding home mortgage foreclosure prevention programs)

H.R. 3093, fiscal year 2008 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations (provision reducing funding for the Justice Departments Executive Office for U.S. Trustees)

H.R. 3222, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2008 (continuing appropriations provisions)

Fiscal year 2009 budget proposal (proposal to require card companies to report payments to merchants)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office, Federal Reserve System

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

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15. General issue area code CSP

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 1782, the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 3010, the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 (all provisions)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code CPT

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 1145, the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 2365, to amend title 35, United States Code, to limit damages and other remedies with respect to patents for tax planning methods (all provisions)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code ECN

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 5140, the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (all provisions, including tax rebates, increased conforming loan limits, temporary bonus deduction on business equipment, Section 179 expensing provisions)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 359, the Student Debt Relief Act (interest rate, lender support, loan guarantee provisions)

S. 1642, the Higher Education Amendments of 2007 (lender disclosure provisions)
H.R. 5, the College Student Relief Act of 2007 (interest rate, lender support, loan guarantee provisions)

H.R. 890, the Student Loan Sunshine Act (all provisions)

H.R. 2669, the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 (interest rate, lender support, loan guarantee provisions)

H.R. 3966, the Early Education Workforce Act

H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 (lender disclosure provisions)

The Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act (all provisions)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE,

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15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3221, the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 (proposed substitution of S. 2636, the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 869, the Compete Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 1356, the Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.Con. Res. 140, the Financial Services Diversity Initiative (all provisions)

HR. 323, the Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 698, the Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 755, the Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 1171, the Money Market Fund Parity Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 1257, the Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act (all provisions)

H.R.1508, the Compete Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 1537, the Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1869, the Communities First Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1967, the Financial Privacy Notice Relief Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 2547, the FDIC Enforcement Enhancement Act (all provisions)

H.R. 2727, the Small Business SOX Compliance Extension Act (all provisions)

H.R. 3013, the Affordable Financial Services Enhancement Act (all provisions)

H.R. 4043, the Preserving and Expanding Minority Depository Institutions Act (all provisions)

H.R. 5519, the Credit Union Regulatory Relief Act of 2008 (all provisions)

Proposals regarding 500-shareholder threshold for SEC registration under Sarbanes-Oxley Acts Section 404

Banking Committee draft legislation on industrial loan company (ILC) regulation

Regulation Z proposal intended to curb subprime mortgage abuses

Regulatory improvements to the Community Reinvestment Act

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System

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15. General issue area code GAM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2046, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 (all provisions)

Proposal to Amend Section 10b of Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with Respect to Aiding and Abetting Liability

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Reserve System

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15. General issue area code GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 1100, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 2338, the FHA Modernization Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 964, the Spy Act

H.R. 1427, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 1852, the Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 2316, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 2317, the Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 (enhanced disclosure provisions)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)

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15. General issue area code HOU

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2895, the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act (all provisions)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code INS

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 40, the National Insurance Act (all provisions)

S. 926, the Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2007 (allowing insurance companies to make tax deductible contributions to a tax-exempt policyholder disaster protection fund)
S. 928, the Homeowners Protection Act of 2007 (creating a federal backstop for state natural catastrophe insurance programs)

S. 929, the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (all provisions)

S. 930, the Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 931, the National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 2047, the Flood Insurance Disclosure Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 2327, the Homeowners Insurance Assistance Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 1065, the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1682, the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 1787, the Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 2895, the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 3121, the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 3162, Childrens Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 (revenue-offset tax provisions)

H.R. 3200, the National Insurance Act of 2007 (all provisions to create an optional federal insurance charter)

H.R. 3355, the Homeowners Defense Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 3959, To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the phase-in of actuarial rates for certain pre-FIRM properties (all provisions)

H.R. 5611, the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2008 (all provisions)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 1843, the Fair Pay Restoration Act

H.R. 2831, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code LAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 239, the Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 495, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 618, the Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 1178, the Identity Theft Prevention Act

S. 1202, the Personal Data Protection Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S. 1260, the Data Security Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 837, the Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Todays Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007 (provisions concerning use of the electronic payments system)

H.R. 948, the Social Security Number Protection Act (all provisions)

H.R. 958, the Data Accountability and Trust Act (all provisions)

H.R. 964, the Spy Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1525, the Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 2568, the Credit Agencies Identity Theft Responsibilities Act (all provisions)

H.R. 3046, the Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Federal Reserve System

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15. General issue area code RET

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 1141, the Automatic IRA Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 2167, the Automatic IRA Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 3185, the 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007 (all provisions)

S.2473, the Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007

H.R. 3361, Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

Pension Protection Act Implementation (all provisions, including rules for Type III supporting organizations)

401(K) Fee Transparency

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of

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15. General issue area code SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1332, the Small Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 3866, the Small Business Programs Act of 2007 (provisions relating to SBAs 7(a) loan program)
Small Business Administration (SBA) proposal to reduce the 7(a) loan programs annual fee

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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15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 601, the Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2007

S. 777, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.

S. 819, the Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income distributions from individual retirement accounts for certain charitable purposes.

S. 940, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (all provisions)

S. 1624, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services. (all provisions)

S. 1726, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (all provisions)

S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act of 2007 (provision to repeal withholding requirement)

H.R. 6, the Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 (S.Amdt. 1704, tax title provisions)

H.R. 976, the Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 1419, the Public Good IRA Rollover Act or 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income distributions from individual retirement accounts for certain charitable purposes.

H.R. 1509, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (all provisions)

H.R. 1677, the Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007 (refund anticipation loan provisions)

H.R. 1023, to repeal the impositions of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.

H.R. 2370, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities.

H.R. 2834, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services.

H.R. 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 3648, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 3678, the Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007 (all provisions)

H.R. 3970, the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (revenue offset provisions, including economic substance doctrine, cost basis reporting, and deferred compensation taxation)

H.R. 3996, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 (mortgage debt forgiveness, revenue offset tax provisions)

H.R. 4351, the AMT Relief Act of 2007 (revenue offsets provisions on the economic substance doctrine, deferred offshore compensation for hedge fund managers, and interest expense allocation rules for multinational firms)

H.R. 5267, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008 (all provisions)

Draft Legislation to require Cost-Basis Reporting for Securities

Credit Card Information Reporting
Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine

Proposals to apply unrelated business income tax (UBIT) to credit unions

Proposals on Estate and Gift Tax Reform

Proposed Middle Class Job Security Act (corporate tax rate, net operating loss carry-back provisions)

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office

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15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3920, the Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 (interest-allocation tax provision)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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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

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

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