2nd Quarter - Report — SEMI for SEMI (2008)

Firm

SEMI

Client

SEMI

Income

—

Expenses

$100,000

Expense method

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

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export Control Policy on Dual Use Exports/Export Administration Regulations Proposals for Changes to Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Control

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD	—
MARGARET HERSHEY	—
KENNETH SCHRAMKO	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Department of Defense Appropriations Bills -- Funding for the Focus Center Research Program Department of Commerce, State, and Justice Appropriations Bills -- Funding for the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD	—
MARGARET HERSHEY	—
KENNETH SCHRAMKO	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform -- H-1B Visas and Employment Based Visas (Green Cards) H.R 5882 - To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. H.R. 5921 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and to end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories. H.R. 6039 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD	—
MARGARET HERSHEY	—
KENNETH SCHRAMKO	—

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6039 (110th), H.R. 5921 (110th), H.R. 5882 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property Protection -- General Issues Results of Industry White Paper -- Intellectual Property

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD	—
MARGARET HERSHEY	—
KENNETH SCHRAMKO	—

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

American Competitiveness and Innovation Policies Implementation of the America Competes Act Solar Energy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD	—
MARGARET HERSHEY	—
KENNETH SCHRAMKO	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S.2209 Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007 -- R&D Tax Credit Permanency H.R. 2138 Investment in America Act of 2007 -- R&D Tax Credit Permanency Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit (Solar) Tax Extenders

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD	—
MARGARET HERSHEY	—
KENNETH SCHRAMKO	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2138 (110th), S. 2209 (110th)

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.