4th Quarter - Report

GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE for GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$490,000
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.

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Limitations on eligibility of "foreign entities" relating to DE-FOA-000006.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NANCY MCLERNON —
SIMON WEBER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Torts TOR

Issues relating to the discussion of the Alien Tort Claims Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NANCY MCLERNON —
SIMON WEBER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to prudential regulation of companies and activities for financial regulation and concerns.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NANCY MCLERNON —
SIMON WEBER —

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1265, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, section 103 relating to corporate residency proposals managed and controlled in the United States as domestic corporations. H.R. 3424, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums with respect to United States risks paid to affiliates. H.R. 3933, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax on income from assets held abroad, and for other purposes. S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, section 103 relating to corporate residency proposals managed and controlled in the United States as domestic corporations. S. 1934, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax on income from assets held abroad, and for other purposes. Protocol amending the convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. Obama Administration FY 2010 Budget, provisions relating to international tax proposals. Issues relating to tax treatment of related party reinsurance premiums.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NANCY MCLERNON —
SIMON WEBER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 506 (111th), H.R. 3424 (111th), S. 1934 (111th), H.R. 1265 (111th), H.R. 3933 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

P.L. 105-277, Making omnibus consolidated and emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, provisions relating to registered trademarks.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NANCY MCLERNON —
SIMON WEBER —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, Subtitle D, Part 2, Section 451 Limitations on Treaty Benefits for Certain Deductible Payments.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NANCY MCLERNON —
SIMON WEBER —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3200 (111th)

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.