4th Quarter - Report — SEMI for SEMI (2012)

Firm

SEMI

Client

SEMI

Income

—

Expenses

$100,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Sec 48c Advanced Manufacturing tax credit, Sec 1603 Grants in Lieu of Credit Treasury program, Research and Development Tax Credit

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMISON EDWARD GIRARD	—
TAYLOR WAYNE SHOLLER	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Defense DEF

Authorization for funding for high tech research and development.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMISON EDWARD GIRARD	—
TAYLOR WAYNE SHOLLER	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Science/Technology SCI

American Innovation and Competitiveness polices

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMISON EDWARD GIRARD	—
TAYLOR WAYNE SHOLLER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export Control Policy on dual use export/Export Administration Regulations Wassenaar Arrangement - annual control list Information Technology Agreement

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMISON EDWARD GIRARD	—
TAYLOR WAYNE SHOLLER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Department of Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations; funding for National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Standards and Technology; Energy and Water Appropriations; Funding for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program and DoE Office of Science, Department of Defense Appropriations; Funding for high-tech research and development projects

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMISON EDWARD GIRARD	—
TAYLOR WAYNE SHOLLER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Solar Energy policy; Clean Energy Standard, Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit, Section 1603 Grants in Lieu of Credit Treasury program, Research and Development Tax Credit, Green Bank

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMISON EDWARD GIRARD	—
TAYLOR WAYNE SHOLLER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of

Immigration IMM

High Skills Immigration Reform (H1-B visas, Greencards)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMISON EDWARD GIRARD	—
TAYLOR WAYNE SHOLLER	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.