1st Quarter - Report

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION for LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$250,000
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.

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

BETTER Care Act (No Bill number to date); Provisions regarding lab developed tests.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY MUHLBERG N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R.988/ S.517: Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2011; All provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANET LYNCH LAMBERT N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 517 (112th), H.R. 988 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

Synthetic Biology Research and Advancement Act (No bill number to date); Provisions regarding DNA synthesizer certification.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY MUHLBERG N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Changes to tax code affecting corporate tax structure and international deferral (No title or bill number to date).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANET LYNCH LAMBERT N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R.1249/S.23: America Invents Act; Provisions regarding false markings, virtual marking first to file, post grant review, and inequitable conduct. H.R.1056: Patent Continuing Disclosure Act; All provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANET LYNCH LAMBERT N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 23 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th), H.R. 1056 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY12 (No Bill Number to Date); Provisions regarding National Institutes of Health funding. HJRES44/HJRES48: 5th and 6th Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2011; Provisions regarding National Institutes of Health and Food and Drug Administration funding. H.R.1/S.Amdt.149: Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; Provisions regarding National Institutes of Health funding; biosurveillance programs and appropriations for Forensic DNA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANET LYNCH LAMBERT N/A
AMY MUHLBERG N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.J.Res. 48 (112th), H.J.Res. 44 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th)

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.