3rd Quarter - Report — GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE for GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE (2008)

Firm

GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE

Client

GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE

Income

—

Expenses

$300,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Government Issues GOV

S 3123 Closing the foriegn lobby loophole act, provisions relating to removing LDA exemption in FARA.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD M MALAN	—
NANCY MCLERNON New	—
SIMON WEBER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to foreign direct investment.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD M MALAN	—
NANCY MCLERNON New	—
SIMON WEBER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of

Banking BAN

H.R 1424 Emergency Economic Stabalization Act, provisions relating to foreign owned banks with U.S. subsidiaries.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NANCY MCLERNON New	—
SIMON WEBER	—

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Phase II of the US-EU Open Skies Agreement.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD M MALAN	—
NANCY MCLERNON New	—
SIMON WEBER	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

US Canada Tax Protocol, Protocol V to the US-Canada Bilateral Income Treaty. US Bulgaria Tax Treaty, provisions relating to income tax double taxation and fiscal evasion. US Iceland Tax Protocol, provisions relating to income tax double taxation and fiscal evasion. HR 6049 Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Title IV, provisions relating to nonqualified deferred compensation from certain parties. HR 6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008, Title II, provisions relating to the limitation on treaty benefits for certain dedubtible payments. HR 7174 James Zadroga 9/11 Health Compensation Act of 2008, provisions relating to nonqualified deferred compensation from certain indifferent parties.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TODD M MALAN	—
NANCY MCLERNON New	—
SIMON WEBER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7174 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 6275 (110th)

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.