Mid-Year Report — THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION for OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION (2007)

Firm

THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION

Client

OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION

Income

—

Expenses

$291,955

What was lobbied

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

Homeland Security HOM

S. 4, Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act, Titles 8 and 11, all provisions related to private sector preparedness and critical infrastructure protection; H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007, Titles 7, 9 and 11, all provisions related to private sector preparedness and critical infrastructure protection

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRADLEY EDGELL	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, REP. JIM MARSHALL
SUSAN MILLIGAN	N/A
GREG W THOMAS	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, REP. J. GRESHAM BARRETT

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (110th), S. 4 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

17 CFR Part 240 [Release No. 34-55431; File No. S7-08-07], comments provided on SEC proposed amendments to Financial Responsibility Rules for Broker-Dealers; CFTC approved contracts - Credit Index Event, comments provided on Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Submission 07-17, Proposing to Trade Credit Index Event Contracts; Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council, business continuity planning Commidity Exchange Reauthorization Act, all provisions relating to portfolio margining; P.L. 91-598, Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, seeking amendment relating to portfolio margining; capital market structure; 17 CFR Part 242 [Release No. 34-55520; File No. S7-12-06], comments provided on proposed SEC amendments to Regulation SHO;

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRADLEY EDGELL	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, REP. JIM MARSHALL
SUSAN MILLIGAN	N/A
GREG W THOMAS	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, REP. J. GRESHAM BARRETT

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

P.L. 97-34, Tax Incentive Act of 1981, seeking technical corrections to the Tax Straddle Rules; H.R. 2834, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services, all provisions related to carried interest.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRADLEY EDGELL	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, REP. JIM MARSHALL
SUSAN MILLIGAN	N/A
GREG W THOMAS	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, REP. J. GRESHAM BARRETT

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 2834 (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.