1st Quarter - Report

MOLYCORP, INC. for MOLYCORP, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$61,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

General briefings to government officials on the status of Molycorp's vertically integrated rare earth manufacturing supply chain; production increases the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Facility; technology trends related to rare earth permanent magnetic materials; and the potential for rare earth materials to be used in clean energy, advanced transportation, energy efficiency, and other technologies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES T SIMS —

Contacted: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Manufacturing MAN

General briefings to government officials on the status of Molycorp's vertically integrated rare earth manufacturing supply chain; production the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Facility; technology trends related to rare earth permanent magnetic materials; and the potential for rare earth materials to be used in clean energy, advanced transportation, energy efficiency, and other technologies. -- H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, issues related to strategic materials such as rare earth elements. -- S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, issues related to strategic materials such as rare earth elements. -- S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, issues related to strategic materials and advanced, high-efficiency motors that utilize rare earth elements

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES T SIMS —

Contacted: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 720 (114th), S. 1376 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th)

Defense DEF

General briefings to government officials on the status of Molycorp's vertically integrated rare earth manufacturing supply chain; production the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Facility; technology trends related to rare earth permanent magnetic materials; and the potential for rare earth materials to be used in clean energy, advanced transportation, energy efficiency, and other technologies. -- H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, issues related to strategic materials such as rare earth elements. -- S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, issues related to strategic materials such as rare earth elements.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES T SIMS —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1735 (114th), S. 1376 (114th)

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.