3rd Quarter - Report

SEMI for SEMI

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$100,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property Protection -- General Issues Results of Industry White Paper -- Intellectual Property

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD —
MARGARET HERSHEY —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Department of Defense Appropriations Bills -- Funding for the Focus Center Research Program Department of Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bills -- Funding for the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Energy Appropriations Bills -- Solar America Initiative

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD —
MARGARET HERSHEY —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform -- H-1B Visas and Employment Based Visas (Green Cards) H.R 5882 - To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. H.R. 5921 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and to end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories. H.R. 6039 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD —
MARGARET HERSHEY —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5921 (110th), H.R. 5882 (110th), H.R. 6039 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Extenders -- R&D Tax Credit and Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit (Solar Energy)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD —
MARGARET HERSHEY —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export Control Policy on Dual Use Exports/Export Administration Regulations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD —
MARGARET HERSHEY —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Science/Technology SCI

American Competitiveness and Innovation Policies Solar Energy -- General Promotion of Solar Energy Industry

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD —
MARGARET HERSHEY —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; 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.