2nd Quarter - Report

GLOBAL ELECTRONICS ASSOCATION (FKA IPC INTERNATIONAL) for GLOBAL ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION (FKA IPC INTERNATIONAL)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$350,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Open and Fair Trade; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

General Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Policies; Increased Detection of Counterfeit Electronics

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; White House Office

Environment/Superfund ENV

Toxic Substances Control Act Implementation; Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Rule; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Government Issues GOV

Regulatory Reform; H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act; S. 584 & H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; H.R. 2101 - Prior Approval Reform Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 584 (115th), H.R. 33 (115th), H.R. 2101 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th)

Science/Technology SCI

American Innovation & Competitiveness Policies; Promotion of High-Technology Research & Development

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Education EDU

Advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Policies; Promotion of Workforce Development Training; H.R. 2353 - Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act; S. 1352 - Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act; S. 620 - Community College to Career Fund Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1352 (115th), S. 620 (115th), H.R. 2353 (115th)

Banking BAN

Conflict Minerals; Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act; H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (115th)

Manufacturing MAN

General Electronics Manufacturing Policy; Manufacturing USA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Defense DEF

Defense Industrial Base for Printed Circuit Boards; Research & Development Investment; Standards and Validation for Defense and Military Electronics Applications; Manufacturing USA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General U.S. Corporate Tax Policies; Comprehensive Tax Reform; R&D Tax Credit

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal Funding for Research & Development and Manufacturing; Funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Manufacturing USA; Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform; High-Skilled Immigration; Workforce Development; Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels (SKILLS) of STEM Visas Act (no bill number); Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FERN ABRAMS —
JULIE DESISTO —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE

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.