2nd Quarter - Termination — EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION) for EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION) (2015)

Firm

EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)

Client

EXELIS INC. (FORMERLY ITT CORPORATION)

Income

—

Expenses

$320,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

Terminated

Jun 30, 2015

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

House and Senate bills as they pertain to tax credit extenders, the corporate tax rate, changes in the tax treatment of single payer defined benefit pension plans and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premium increases.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Marines; Natl Guard; Navy, Dept of; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS)

Defense DEF

House and Senate versions of the FY 16 defense authorization and appropriations bills as they pertain to Overseas Contingency Operations, procurement, R&D, and O&M accounts.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK SCHRAMEK	—
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Natl Guard; State, Dept of (DOS); Air Force, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Marines; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Aerospace AER

House and Senate versions of the FY 16 appropriations and authorization bills as they pertain to civilian space and weather programs including interests in weather satellites, earth science, space telescopes and air traffic surveillance at the FAA, NASA, & NOAA.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK SCHRAMEK New	None
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); State, Dept of (DOS); Navy, Dept of; U.S. Marines; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Air Force, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Guard; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Foreign Relations FOR

Legislative actions of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees as they pertain to notice and potential approval of foreign military sales of US products, services and technologies to countries such as Egypt and Taiwan.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK SCHRAMEK New	None
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Marines; State, Dept of (DOS); Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Guard; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Other); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House and Senate versions of the FY 16 budget resolutions and companion appropriations bills as they pertain to Budget Control ACT discretionary caps, funding for defense programs, FAA NextGen programs, weather satellites, earth science, space telescopes and Homeland Security Tethered Aerostat border protection programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK SCHRAMEK New	None
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Guard; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); U.S. Marines; Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

House and Senate versions of the transportation appropriations and FAA reauthorization bills as they pertain to FAA NextGen air traffic control programs and restructuring of the air traffic control organization within the FAA.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Natl Guard; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Marines; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Air Force, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of

Homeland Security HOM

House and Senate versions of the FY 16 Homeland security authorization and appropriations bills as they pertain to tethered aerostats for border security and cyber security programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: Air Force, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Marines; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Natl Guard; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Navy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Other)

Intelligence INT

House and Senate versions of the FY 15 and 16 intelligence authorization and defense appropriations bills as they pertain to sensors, payloads, and industrial base issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK SCHRAMEK New	None
SUZANNE C STERNER	—
WILLIAM SYERS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Navy, Dept of; Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); Natl Guard; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Marines; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

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.