1st Quarter - Report — APPLIED MATERIALS, INC for APPLIED MATERIALS, INC (2012)

Firm

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC

Client

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$400,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Environmental Goods and Services Agreement (no legislation); Export Controls (HR 2122, HR 2004); Solar energy-related trade issues (Ontario domestic content WTO case; no legislation); Conflict Minerals regulations (SEC Rulemaking); Rare Earth Elements -- use of rare earth elements and trade restrictions; Solar anti-dumping/countervailing duty case (trade litigation, no legislation)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS	—
WILLIAM G MORIN	—

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2122 (112th), H.R. 2004 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act; FY 2012 Defense Appropriations Act; Energy and Water Appropriations Act; Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations Act -- provisions related to nanotechnology research and development; Advanced Manufacturing Program

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Clean Energy Standard (CES) (No legislation) -- All provisions related to solar energy, Photovoltaics Manufacturing Initiative, Solid-State Lighting Initiative, Light-emitting Diode (LED) and incandescent bulb phase-out.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS	—
JOHN KANIA	—

Contacted: SENATE; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Solar Manufacturing Tax Credits (No legislation); Stimulus 48C and Section 1603 Treasury Grant Program; R&D Tax Credit/Tax Extenders Legislation; Corporate Tax Reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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.