3rd Quarter - Report — APPLIED MATERIALS, INC for APPLIED MATERIALS, INC (2016)

Firm

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC

Client

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$140,000

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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Treasury Department Section 385 Regulations (no legislation); Corporate Tax Reform (Innovation box, international provisions, corporate rate, etc.) no legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—
WILLIAM G MORIN	—

Contacted: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

TPP (no legislation); Environmental Goods Agreement (no legislation); Information Technology Agreement implementation (no legislation); forced localization (no legislation); TTIP (no legislation)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	N/A
WILLIAM G MORIN	—

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Innovation Act (HR 9/ S 1137) -- All provisions related to patent reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM G MORIN	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Immigration IMM

HR 5657(H-1B & L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2016); HR 5801(Protect and Grow American Jobs Act)--all high-skills visa-related provisions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5801 (114th), H.R. 5657 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2017 Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act; Energy and Water Appropriations Act; Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations Act -- provisions relating to nanotechnology research and development; Advanced Manufacturing Program; Electrical grid-related issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	N/A

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

All authorization and appropriations bill provisions related to solar energy; electrical grid-related issues (no legislation); semiconductor technology, DoE Advanced Manufacturing Program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—

Contacted: SENATE; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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.