4th Quarter - Report

SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.) for SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$380,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislation to reduce duty on certain golf club components; HR 6517: Omnibus Trade Act of 2010: extends the Generalized System of Preferences for one year.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TERRY MCNAUGHTON —
MATTHEW STANTON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6517 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Public Law 111-5, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: specifically extension and expansion credit for energy efficiency improvements to existing homes, and new credit for water efficiency; HR 1908 and S. 1321 The Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act; tax credits for improvements to existing homes; legislation to reduce duty on certain golf club components; HR 2122 - Legislation to restrict territory use of rum cover over revenues; S 3208 - Legislation to restrict territory use of rum cover over revenues; S. 1792 and HR 4112, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors and skylights to be eligible for the credit for nonbusiness energy property

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TERRY MCNAUGHTON —
MATTHEW STANTON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4112 (111th), S. 1321 (111th), S. 1792 (111th), H.R. 2122 (111th), H.R. 1908 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 4954 and S. 515, Section 292, To amend title 35 of the US Code to provide recourse under the patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false marking; S. 3804: Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act: would assist in enforcement of copyright and patent violations, specifically in regards to internet commerce.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TERRY MCNAUGHTON —
MATTHEW STANTON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 515 (111th), S. 3804 (111th), H.R. 4954 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Public Law 111-5, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: specifically extension and expansion credit for energy efficiency improvements to existing homes, and new credit for water efficiency; HR 1908 and S. 132; Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act; tax credits for improvements to existing homes. H.R. 5019 and S. 3434; The Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, legislation that provides rebates to consumers who install energy efficient products in their homes; S. 3874; Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act: prospectively allows for a new national standard to be implemented on pipes and plumbing fixtures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TERRY MCNAUGHTON —
MATTHEW STANTON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5019 (111th), H.R. 1908 (111th), S. 132 (111th), S. 3874 (111th), S. 3434 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409 and S. 560, The Employee Free Choice Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TERRY MCNAUGHTON —
MATTHEW STANTON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1409 (111th), S. 560 (111th)

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.