2nd Quarter - Report

FIRST SOLAR, INC. for FIRST SOLAR INC

Period 2nd Quarter 2013 Filed Nov 4, 2013 Signed by Kathleen Weiss, Vice President - Federal Goverment Affairs

Official filing
Firm
FIRST SOLAR, INC.
Client
FIRST SOLAR INC
Income
—
Expenses
$125,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

India domestic content proposal -- assist Commerce and USTR to efforts to block barriers to trade in PV modules Korea -- inform USTR of efforts to restrict imports of PV based on non-standard testing

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN WEISS Julia Doherty and Bryant Trick, USTR

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Master Limited Partnership Parity Act - S.795, HR1969 -- support Section 48 ITC -- support amending qualifying standard of "commence construction" for projects vs. "placed in service".

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN WEISS Mark Mazur, AS Tax Policy

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 795 (113th), H.R. 1969 (113th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.