4th Quarter - Report — APPLIED MATERIALS, INC for APPLIED MATERIALS, INC (2009)

Firm

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC

Client

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$470,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

FY2010 Budget Resolution, particularly provisions related to deferral. Tax-related provisions arising from HR 1 (especially renewable-energy related provisions); R&D tax credit

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—
WILLIAM G MORIN	—
JOSEPH PASETTI	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2010 Energy Department Appropriations Bill -- provisions related to solar energy and energy efficiency. FY2010 Defense Appropriations Bill -- provisions relating to advance batteries, renewable energy, etc. FY2010 Commerce/State/Justice Appropriations -- provisions relating to R&D funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2454, American Clean Energy & Security (ACES) Act -- all renewable energy-related provisions. American Clean Energy Leadership Act -- all renewable energy-related provisions. FY2010 Energy Department appropriations bill -- provisions related to solar energy and energy efficiency. Renewable energy-related provisions of various energy bills, e.g. HR 890, S 433, S 5, HR 1698 -- establishing a "green bank" for renewable energy investments.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—
WILLIAM G MORIN	—
JOSEPH PASETTI	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1698 (111th), H.R. 890 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

HR 2847, FY2010 Commerce/Justice/Science appropriations -- provisions related to R&D programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2847 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Korea Free Trade Agreement (no legislation introduced yet); Environmental Goods and Services Agreement (no legislation introduced yet)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM G MORIN	—
JOSEPH PASETTI	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

General discussion regarding miscellaneous tariff bill.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH PASETTI	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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.