1st Quarter - Report — DANCE/USA for DANCE/USA (2012)

Firm

DANCE/USA

Client

DANCE/USA

Income

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Expenses

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY13 Appropriations for the National Endowment for the Arts (H. Con. Res. 112), Arts in Education at the U.S. Department of Education, and Cultural Exchange Funding at the Dept of State.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE	Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Endowment for the Arts; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 112 (112th)

Education EDU

Support for Arts Education in the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Implementation of Fast Repsonse Statistical Survey in Arts Education and the National Assessment of Educational Progress in the Arts

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE	Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Endowment for the Arts; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Immigration IMM

ARTS Act - Streamlining visa processing for nonprofit arts organizations Improvements to visa processing for O and P visas

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE	Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Endowment for the Arts; White House Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Incentives for Charitable Giving S.2230/"Buffett Rule": incentives for charitable giving IRA Charitable Rollover, an expansion of tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for chartiable purposes. American Jobs Act: Regarding proposal to cap deductibility of contributions at 28% H.R. 1190/S.930 Artist-Museum Partnership Act: provide a deduction equal to teh fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic or scholarly compositions created by the donor.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE	Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Natl Endowment for the Arts; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: S. 930 (112th), S. 2230 (112th), H.R. 1190 (112th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

American Jobs Act: Broadcast Spectrum Reallocation - protections and considerations for nonprofit performing arts sector as wireless microphone users Protect IP Act (PIPA) S.968: Encourage Senate to consider consequences of PIPA on creative and technological ecosystem and ensure thatcreators can participate directly in innovations to advance their craft and allow unfettered outreach to patrons.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE	Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: White House Office; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Endowment for the Arts; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 968 (112th)

Transportation TRA

S. 223/H.R. 658 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act - set and implement a uniform national policy for all airlines regarding musical instruments as carry-on luggage on airplanes.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE	Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: White House Office; Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Endowment for the Arts; SENATE; Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

Bills named: S. 223 (112th), H.R. 658 (112th)

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.