4th Quarter - Report

SEMI for SEMI

Period 4th Quarter 2009 Filed Jan 20, 2010 Signed by Margaret Hershey, Senior Director, Public Policy

Official filing
Firm
SEMI
Client
SEMI
Income
—
Expenses
$120,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Departments of Commerce, Justice and Science appropriations bills -- funding for the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARGARET HERSHEY —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2454 -- American Clean Energy and Security Act Solar energy -- general promotion of solar energy industry

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARGARET HERSHEY —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

American competitiveness and innovation policies

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARGARET HERSHEY —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R&D tax credit

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARGARET HERSHEY —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export control policy on dual-use exports/Export Administration Regulations Wassenaar Arrangement -- annual review of control list Potential revision of the Export Administration Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARGARET HERSHEY —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; 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.