2nd Quarter - Report

DELOITTE LLP for DELOITTE LLP

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,040,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

General issues regarding FCC/NextGeneration 9-1-1 initiative.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM WOMACK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Telecommunications TEC

General issues regarding development of a nationwide broadband network.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM WOMACK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Discussion Draft - To amend the whistleblower incentive and protection provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM EZZELL —
PATRICK GIVENS —
CINDY M STEVENS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Government Issues GOV

Legislation on government-wide acquisition and procurement related issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER BROWN —
WILLIAM WOMACK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Defense DEF

S. 981 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, issues regarding appropriations; H.R. 1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, issues regarding appropriations and private security firms; H.R. 2219 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012, issues regarding appropriations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER BROWN —
WILLIAM WOMACK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2219 (112th), H.R. 1540 (112th), S. 981 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2219 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012, issues regarding appropriations; H.R. 2434 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012, issues regarding appropriations; H.R. 2017 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012, issues regarding appropriations. H.R. 2112 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2012, general issues regarding agriculture appropriations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER BROWN —
WILLIAM WOMACK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2017 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th), H.R. 2219 (112th), H.R. 2434 (112th)

Accounting ACC

Section 929Z of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (GAO liability study); Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (SEC Whistleblower Provision); Section 929Y of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (F-cubed study); Section 989G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (404(b) study); Section 102 of H.R.1697 - Communities First Act (Community bank exemption from annual management assessment of internal controls requirement of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002); Section 104 of H.R.1697 - Communities First Act (Accounting principles shall reflect business models); Section 105 of H.R.1697 - Communities First Act (Accounting principles cost-benefit requirements); Section 205 of H.R.1697 - Communities First Act (Loan amortization); H.R. 1070 - Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011, issues regarding audit standards

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM EZZELL —
PATRICK GIVENS —
CINDY M STEVENS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1697 (112th), H.R. 1070 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 89 - Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011, issues regarding 3% withholding tax; S. 164 - Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011, issues regarding 3% withholding tax; H.R. 674 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, issues regarding 3% withholding tax; S. Amdt 405 to S. 782, To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, and for other purposes, issues regarding 3% withholding tax

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER BROWN —
WILLIAM EZZELL —
PATRICK GIVENS —
CINDY M STEVENS —
WILLIAM WOMACK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 782 (112th), S. 89 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th), S. 164 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 23 - America Invents Act, general issues regarding tax strategy patents; S. 139 - Equal Access to Tax Planning, general issues regarding tax strategy patents; H.R. 1249 - Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, Section 13, general issues regarding tax strategy patents; H. Amdt 498 to H.R. 1249 - Amendment sought to allow any tax strategy patent that was filed as of the date of enactment of the bill to move toward issuance by the Patent Trade Office, issues regarding tax strategy patents;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM EZZELL —
PATRICK GIVENS —
CINDY M STEVENS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 139 (112th), S. 23 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

S. 413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011, general issues regarding cybersecurity; S. 21 - Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011, general issues regarding cybersecurity; S. 911 - SPECTRUM Act, general issues regarding public safety broadband.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER BROWN —
WILLIAM WOMACK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 21 (112th), S. 911 (112th), S. 413 (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.