American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002

Tax and employee benefits issues, including legislation on nonqualified deferred compensation legislation (H.R. 5095; S. 1971).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tax issues relating to pension, and health plans, including Enron related legislation (H.R. 3762; S.1971; health account proposals; and nonqualified deferred compensation legislation (H.R. 5095; S.1971).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tax issues relating to pension, and health plans, including Enron related legislation (H.R. 3762; S.1971; health account proposals; and nonqualified deferred compensation legislation (H.R. 5095; S.1971).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Prevention of eroding U.S. manufacturing base Condition of steel industry in the U.S. American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act, H.R.5095 Corporate Patriot Enforcement Act, H.R.3884 Shipbuilding

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R.333 Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001 H.R.1026 Increased IRAs for All Act of 2001 H.R.1487 AMT Relief for ISOs. H.R.1838 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to modify the provisions relating to drawback claims, and for other purposes. H.R.2036 Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2001 H.R.2036 Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2001 H.R.2269 Retirement Security Advice Act of 2001 H.R.2282 Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2001 H.R.2558 Teacher Voluntary Early Retirement Act of 2001 H.R.2695 Treatment of ISOs and ESPPs H.R.2794 AMT Relief for ISOs H.R.2884 Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001; Title I H.R.2968 Aviation Employee Assistance Relief Act of 2001 H.R.3090 Economic Security and Recovery Act of 2001; Title III H.R.3463 The Pension Protection Act H.R.3488 Retirement Opportunity Expansion Act of 2001 H.R.3509 Retirement Account Protection Act of 2001 H.R.3622 Emergency Worker and Investor Protection Act of 2002 H.R.3623 Employee Savings Protection Act of 2002 H.R.3640 Pension Protection adn Diversification Act of 2002 H.R.3642 401(k) Right to Know Act of 2002 H.R.3657 Employee Pension Freedom Act of 2002 H.R.3669 Employee Retirement Savings Bill of Rights H.R.3677 Safeguarding America's Retirement Act of 2002 H.R.3762 Pension Security Act of 2002 H.R.3763 Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act of 2002 H.R.3763 Sarbanes0Oxley Act of 2002 H.R.4931 Retirement Savings Security Act of 2002 H.R.4972 To clarify the effective date of the modification of treatment for retirement annuity purposes of part-time service before April 7, 1986, of certain Department of Veterans Affairs health-care professionals. H.R.5095 American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002 H.R.5120 Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2003 H.R.5166 To simplify the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. H.R.5242 Workplace Employee Stock Option Act of 2002 H.R.5553 Protecting America's Savings Act of 2002 H.R.5558 Retirement Savings and Security Act of 2002 S.220 Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001; §224 S.848 Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act of 2002 S.1055 The Privacy Act of 2001; Titles II S.1142 AMT Relief for ISOs S.1383 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases. S.1677 Independent Investment Advice Act of 2001 S.1838 Pension Protection and Diversification Act of 2001 S.1921 Pension Plan Protection Act S.1969 Pension Security Act of 2002 S.1971 National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarentee Act S.1992 Protecting America's Pension Act of 2002 S.2190 Worker Investment and Retirement Education Act of 2002 S.2460 Shareholder Bill of Rights S.2673 Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 S.2707 The Women's Pension Protection Act of 2002 S.2740 FY03 Treasury-General Government Appropriations Bill S.2760 Stock Option Fairness and Accountability Act S.2766 FY03 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill S.2822 Prevention of Stock Option Abuse Act S.2877 Rank and File Stock Option Act of 2002 S.3010 A bill to provide information and advice to pension plan participants to assist them in making decisions regarding the investment of their pension plan assets, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 5095 - earnings stripping provisions FSC/ETI

Client expense: $1,448,565 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.3580-Medical Device Amendments of 2001 H.R.5651/P.L.107-250-Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act 2002 (Bills to amend the Federal Food and Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make improvements in the regulation of medical devices.) H.R.3448/P.L.107-188-Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness Response Act of 2002 S.2452-National Emergency Preparedness Enhancement Act o f2002 S.1764-Robert Stevens, Thomas Morris, Jr., Joseph Curseen, Kathy Nguyen, Ottille Lundgren and Lisa J. Raines Biological and Chemical Weapons Research Act S.2115-Homeland Security Act of 2002 H.R.5005-Homeland Security Act of 2002 H.R.4660-Bioterrorism Protection Act (BioAct) of 2001 H.R.3255/S.1747-Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act S.2037-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bioterrorism Prevention Act of 2002 H.R.3253-Pathogen Research, Emergency Preparedness and Response Eforts Act of 2001 S.1635-Biological Preparedness Act of 2001 S.1715/S.1765-Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001 H.R.5005/H.R.5710-Homeland Security Act of 2002 H.R.5023-Dirty Bomb Prevention Act S.2648-Working Toward Independence Act of 2002 S.2684-Dirty Bomb Prevention Act of 2002 (Bills to combat terrorism and to establish the Department of National Homeland Security and the National Office for Combating Terrorism) S.2590-Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act H.R.4600-To improve patient access to health care sevices and provide improved medical care by reducing excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system H.R.4889-To amend Title XI of Social Security Act to Improve Patient Safety S.824-Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2001 H.R.5478-Patient Safety and Quality Improvemnt Act H.R.3029-Patient Safety Improvements and Medical Injury Reducton Act (Bills intended to reduce medical errors and to enhance research on medical errors as it may directly or indirectly relate to medical technology) H.R.4600-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health Care (HEALTH) Act of 2002 H.R. 2103-Medical Malpractice Rx Act (To reduce malpractice lawsuits as it relates to medical technology) H.R.3005-Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (Bill to extend trade authorities protecton with respect to reciprocal trade agreements) H.R.4602-SMART Mom Act S.961/H.R.1961-A bill to promote research to identify and evaulate the health effects of breast implants; to ensure that women receive accruate information about such implants and to encourage the FDA to thoroughly review the implant manufacturers' standing with the agency (Bills relating to biomaterials for the breast implants) H.R. 2383-To amend the Inernal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and modify the exclusion relating to qualified small business stock and to provide that the exclusion relating to incentive stock options will no longer be a minimun tax preference H.R.2153-Americans Breakthrough Research Act of 2001 (Bills to amend the Internal Code of 1986 and to allow small business to grow as related to medical technology) H.R.4697-Human Research Subject Protections Act of 2002 S.3060-Research Revitalization Act of 2002 (Bills to provide protections for human participants in research) HR5095-American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002 HR3462-Community Access to Emergency Defibrillation Act of 2001 (Bill to provide grants for public access defibrillaton programs and public access defibrillation demonstraton projects)

Client expense: $2,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Tax and employee benefits issues, including legislation on nonqualified deferred compensation legislation (H.R.5095; S.1971).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tax and employee benefits issues, including legislation on nonqualified deferred compensation legislation (H.R.5095; S.1971).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5095, American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002, all provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 312/HR 2347 Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen Act HR 1821 Cooperative Marketing, includes value-added processing through animals HR 2280 Cooperative Dividend Equity Act HR 4 Comprehensive Energy Legislation (tax provisions) HR 5095 American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002

Client expense: $358,053 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 5095, the American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5095, the American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.Res. 524; Expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action on the Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2002 H.R. 4; Energy Tax Incentives H.R. 7; the Charity Aid and Recovery Act of 2002 H.R. 8; Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001 H.R. 294; Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2001 H.R. 586; which makes the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 permanent H.R. 658; the Farmer Tax Fairness Act to eliminate the interaction between income averaging and the AMT H.R. 662; Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 923; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from net earnings from self-employment certain payments under the conservation reserve program H.R. 2143; a bill removes the death tax sunset clause from last year's Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 H.R. 2290; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 H.R. 2316; To make permanent the tax benefits enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 H.R. 2525; The Fair Tax Act of 2001 H.R. 2631; To accelerate the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes and the reduction in the maximum gift tax rate. H.R. 4488; Unrelated Business and Income Taxes, UBIT H.R. 5095; American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002; Export Tax Regime Bill S. 312; the Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen Act (TERFF) S. 313; Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Act S. 315; Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act of 2001 S. 362; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence S. 369; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a written agreement relating to the exclusion of certain farm rental income from net earnings from self-employment S. 1329; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 S. 1924; the Charity Aid and Recovery Act of 2002 S. 2758; Senator Kyl's amendment to make the death tax provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act permanent

Client expense: $5,139,633 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Institute of Justice, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Park Service (NPS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.Res. 524; Expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action on the Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2002 H.R. 4; Energy Tax Incentives H.R. 7; the Charity Aid and Recovery Act of 2002 H.R. 8; Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001 H.R. 267; the Broadband Internet Access Act H.R. 294; Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2001 H.R. 333; Bankruptcy Reform bill H.R. 586; which makes the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 permanent H.R. 658; the Farmer Tax Fairness Act to eliminate the interaction between income averaging and the AMT H.R. 662; Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 923; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from net earnings from self-employment certain payments under the conservation reserve program H.R. 1542; Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001 H.R. 1700; George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act of 2001 H.R. 1786; To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates, which require that the same tariff-rate quotas currently assessed on related dairy products (cheese, skim milk powder) be applied to Milk Protein Concentrates (MPC) and casein used in the food and animal feed industries; entire bill; entire bill H.R. 2114, the National Monument Fairness Act H.R. 2143; a bill removes the death tax sunset clause from last year’s Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 H.R. 2215; Department of Justice, FY2002 Authorization bill H.R. 2234; Tumacacori National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2002 H.R. 2290; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 H.R. 2316; To make permanent the tax benefits enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. H.R. 2341; Class Action Fairness Act of 2001 H.R. 2356; Campaign Finance Reform Bill H.R. 2423; the Renewable Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2001 H.R. 2506; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2525; The Fair Tax Act of 2001 H.R. 2631; To accelerate the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes and the reduction in the maximum gift tax rate. H.R. 2646; the Farm Security Act of 2001-dairy, animal care provisions, livestock; Livestock section H.R. 2829; Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2001 H.R. 3005; Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 H.R. 3009; Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act H.R. 3061; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002; A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. H.R. 3090; the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 H.R. 3394; Cyber Security Research and Development Act H.R. 3408; the Preservation of Antibiotics for Human Treatment Act of 2002; entire bill H.R. 3448; Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001-food safety portion of bill; Food Safety Section H.R. 3705; Sound Science Saves Species Act of 2002 H.R. 3810, legislation that would prohibit packers owning or feeding livestock for more than 14 days prior to slaughter; entire bill H.R. 3908; legislation that continues funding for the protection of wetlands in the United States, Mexico and Canada Signed by the President H.R. 3925; Digital Tech Corps Act of 2002, a measure that would allow a public-private employee exchange program for information technology H.R. 4167; an extension of the Chapter 12 agricultural bankruptcy provision H.R. 4312; the Emergency Agriculture Assistance Act of 2002-livestock H.R. 4488; Unrelated Business and Income Taxes, UBIT H.R. 4840; To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure the use of sound science in the implementation of that Act. Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2002 H.R. 4858; a bill which reauthorizes the J-1 state sponsorship program and increases the number of foreign doctors a state could sponsor H.R. 5005; Homeland Security Act of 2002; entire bill H.R.5093; Department of Interior Appropriations, FY2003 bill H.R. 5095; American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002; Export Tax Regime Bill H.R. 5214; National Forest Fire Prevention Act H.R. 5300; Chemical Security Act H.R. 5309; Wildfire Prevention and Forest Health Protection Act of 2002 H.R. 5319; To improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expeditiously address wildfire prone conditions on National Forest System lands and other public lands that threaten communities, watersheds, and other at-risk landscapes through the establishment of expedited environmental analysis procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, to establish a predecisional administrative review process for the Forest Service, to expand fire management contracting authorities, to authorize appropriations for hazardous fuels reduction projects, and for other purposes. H.R. 5383; Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2002, a bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers. H.R. 5472; A bill to extend for 6 months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted. Protection of Family Farmers Act of 2002 Farmer Bankruptcy bill H.R. 5596; To amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and local party committees and candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain State and local political committees of information required to be reported and made publicly available under State law, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 88; the Broadband Internet Access Act S. 252; Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2001 S. 285; Water Conservation and Quality Incentives Act S. 312; the Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen Act (TERFF) S. 313; Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Act S. 315; Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act of 2001 S. 362; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence S. 369; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a written agreement relating to the exclusion of certain farm rental income from net earnings from self-employment S. 503; Small Community Drinking Water Funding Act S. 525; Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act S. 532; The Pesticide Harmonization Act S. 517; Energy Security Policy bill S. 565; Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 S. 847; To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates, which require that the same tariff-rate quotas currently assessed on related dairy products (cheese, skim milk powder) be applied to Milk Protein Concentrates (MPC) and casein used in the food and animal feed industries; entire bill S. 975; the Community Character Act of 2001 S. 990; American Wildlife Enhancement Act of 2002 S. 1006; the Renewable Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2001 S. 1036; George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act of 2001 S. 1044; Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act S. 1329; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 S. 1602, the Chemical Security Act S. 1731; Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001; Farm aid bill An original bill to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers, to enhance resource conservation and rural development, to provide for farm credit, agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant food and fiber, and for other purposes; Farm Aid bill. S. 1749; Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2001 S. 1924; the Charity Aid and Recovery Act of 2002 S. 1961; Water Investment Act of 2002 S. 2184; legislation to require the Labor Department to develop a mandatory workplace ergonomic rule S. 2499; Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act; a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish labeling requirements regarding allergenic substances in food, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 2538; a bill that would increase the minimum wage by $1.50 S. 2674; a bill which reauthorizes the J-1 state sponsorship program and would increase the number of foreign doctors that a state could sponsor form 20 to 30 S.2708; Department of Interior Appropriations, FY2003 bill S. 2758; Senator Kyl's amendment to make the death tax provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act permanent S. 2762; This legislation extends the period for buying replacement livestock until two years after the end of the weather disaster. It also creates a new involuntary conversion deferral for breeding livestock for forced sales caused by a Federal land management agency policy or action until two years after the end of the agency action S. 2800; Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2002. A bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers

Client expense: $5,139,633 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Institute of Justice, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Park Service (NPS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.Res. 524; Expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action on the Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2002 H.R. 4; Energy Tax Incentives H.R. 7; the Charity Aid and Recovery Act of 2002 H.R. 8; Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001 H.R. 294; Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2001 H.R. 586; which makes the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 permanent H.R. 658; the Farmer Tax Fairness Act to eliminate the interaction between income averaging and the AMT H.R. 662; Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 923; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from net earnings from self-employment certain payments under the conservation reserve program H.R. 2143; a bill removes the death tax sunset clause from last year's Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 H.R. 2290; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 H.R. 2316; To make permanent the tax benefits enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 H.R. 2525; The Fair Tax Act of 2001 H.R. 2631; To accelerate the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes and the reduction in the maximum gift tax rate. H.R. 4488; Unrelated Business and Income Taxes, UBIT H.R. 5095; American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002; Export Tax Regime Bill S. 312; the Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen Act (TERFF) S. 313; Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Act S. 315; Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act of 2001 S. 362; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence S. 369; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a written agreement relating to the exclusion of certain farm rental income from net earnings from self-employment S. 1329; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 S. 1924; the Charity Aid and Recovery Act of 2002 S. 2758; Senator Kyl's amendment to make the death tax provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act permanent

Client expense: $5,139,633 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Institute of Justice, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Park Service (NPS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.Res. 524; Expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action on the Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2002 H.R. 4; Energy Tax Incentives H.R. 7; the Charity Aid and Recovery Act of 2002 H.R. 8; Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001 H.R. 267; the Broadband Internet Access Act H.R. 294; Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2001 H.R. 333; Bankruptcy Reform bill H.R. 586; which makes the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 permanent H.R. 658; the Farmer Tax Fairness Act to eliminate the interaction between income averaging and the AMT H.R. 662; Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 923; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from net earnings from self-employment certain payments under the conservation reserve program H.R. 1542; Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001 H.R. 1700; George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act of 2001 H.R. 1786; To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates, which require that the same tariff-rate quotas currently assessed on related dairy products (cheese, skim milk powder) be applied to Milk Protein Concentrates (MPC) and casein used in the food and animal feed industries; entire bill; entire bill H.R. 2114, the National Monument Fairness Act H.R. 2143; a bill removes the death tax sunset clause from last year’s Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 H.R. 2215; Department of Justice, FY2002 Authorization bill H.R. 2234; Tumacacori National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2002 H.R. 2290; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 H.R. 2316; To make permanent the tax benefits enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. H.R. 2341; Class Action Fairness Act of 2001 H.R. 2356; Campaign Finance Reform Bill H.R. 2423; the Renewable Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2001 H.R. 2506; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2525; The Fair Tax Act of 2001 H.R. 2631; To accelerate the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes and the reduction in the maximum gift tax rate. H.R. 2646; the Farm Security Act of 2001-dairy, animal care provisions, livestock; Livestock section H.R. 2829; Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2001 H.R. 3005; Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 H.R. 3009; Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act H.R. 3061; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002; A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. H.R. 3090; the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 H.R. 3394; Cyber Security Research and Development Act H.R. 3408; the Preservation of Antibiotics for Human Treatment Act of 2002; entire bill H.R. 3448; Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001-food safety portion of bill; Food Safety Section H.R. 3705; Sound Science Saves Species Act of 2002 H.R. 3810, legislation that would prohibit packers owning or feeding livestock for more than 14 days prior to slaughter; entire bill H.R. 3908; legislation that continues funding for the protection of wetlands in the United States, Mexico and Canada Signed by the President H.R. 3925; Digital Tech Corps Act of 2002, a measure that would allow a public-private employee exchange program for information technology H.R. 4167; an extension of the Chapter 12 agricultural bankruptcy provision H.R. 4312; the Emergency Agriculture Assistance Act of 2002-livestock H.R. 4488; Unrelated Business and Income Taxes, UBIT H.R. 4840; To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure the use of sound science in the implementation of that Act. Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2002 H.R. 4858; a bill which reauthorizes the J-1 state sponsorship program and increases the number of foreign doctors a state could sponsor H.R. 5005; Homeland Security Act of 2002; entire bill H.R.5093; Department of Interior Appropriations, FY2003 bill H.R. 5095; American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002; Export Tax Regime Bill H.R. 5214; National Forest Fire Prevention Act H.R. 5300; Chemical Security Act H.R. 5309; Wildfire Prevention and Forest Health Protection Act of 2002 H.R. 5319; To improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expeditiously address wildfire prone conditions on National Forest System lands and other public lands that threaten communities, watersheds, and other at-risk landscapes through the establishment of expedited environmental analysis procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, to establish a predecisional administrative review process for the Forest Service, to expand fire management contracting authorities, to authorize appropriations for hazardous fuels reduction projects, and for other purposes. H.R. 5383; Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2002, a bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers. H.R. 5472; A bill to extend for 6 months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted. Protection of Family Farmers Act of 2002 Farmer Bankruptcy bill H.R. 5596; To amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and local party committees and candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain State and local political committees of information required to be reported and made publicly available under State law, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 88; the Broadband Internet Access Act S. 252; Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2001 S. 285; Water Conservation and Quality Incentives Act S. 312; the Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen Act (TERFF) S. 313; Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Act S. 315; Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act of 2001 S. 362; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence S. 369; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a written agreement relating to the exclusion of certain farm rental income from net earnings from self-employment S. 503; Small Community Drinking Water Funding Act S. 525; Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act S. 532; The Pesticide Harmonization Act S. 517; Energy Security Policy bill S. 565; Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 S. 847; To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates, which require that the same tariff-rate quotas currently assessed on related dairy products (cheese, skim milk powder) be applied to Milk Protein Concentrates (MPC) and casein used in the food and animal feed industries; entire bill S. 975; the Community Character Act of 2001 S. 990; American Wildlife Enhancement Act of 2002 S. 1006; the Renewable Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2001 S. 1036; George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act of 2001 S. 1044; Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act S. 1329; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 S. 1602, the Chemical Security Act S. 1731; Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001; Farm aid bill An original bill to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers, to enhance resource conservation and rural development, to provide for farm credit, agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant food and fiber, and for other purposes; Farm Aid bill. S. 1749; Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2001 S. 1924; the Charity Aid and Recovery Act of 2002 S. 1961; Water Investment Act of 2002 S. 2184; legislation to require the Labor Department to develop a mandatory workplace ergonomic rule S. 2499; Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act; a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish labeling requirements regarding allergenic substances in food, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 2538; a bill that would increase the minimum wage by $1.50 S. 2674; a bill which reauthorizes the J-1 state sponsorship program and would increase the number of foreign doctors that a state could sponsor form 20 to 30 S.2708; Department of Interior Appropriations, FY2003 bill S. 2758; Senator Kyl's amendment to make the death tax provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act permanent S. 2762; This legislation extends the period for buying replacement livestock until two years after the end of the weather disaster. It also creates a new involuntary conversion deferral for breeding livestock for forced sales caused by a Federal land management agency policy or action until two years after the end of the agency action S. 2800; Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2002. A bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers

Client expense: $5,139,633 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Institute of Justice, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Park Service (NPS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.30 -- Financial Information Privacy Protection Act of 2001 1/22/01 (Sarbanes) A bill to strengthen control by consumers over the use and disclosure of their personal financial and health information by financial institutions. S.324 -- Social Security Number Privacy Act of 2001 2/14/01 (Shelby) A bill to amend the GLB Act, to prohibit the sale and purchase of the SSN of an individual by financial institutions, to include SSN's in the definition of nonpublic personal information. S.450 -- Financial Institution Privacy Protection Act of 2001 3/1/2001 (Nelson, D-FL) A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide for enhanced protection of nonpublic personal information, including health information. S.630 -- Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2001 or CAN SPAM Act of 2001 3/27/01 (Burns, Wyden) S. 2600 -- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. The purpose of this Act is to establish a temporary Federal program that provides for a transparent system of shared public and private compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism. S. 2673 – Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002. A bill to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for public companies, to create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting process for accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of firms that audit public companies, to increase corporate responsibility and the usefulness of corporate financial disclosure, to protect the objectivity and independence of securities analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, and for other purposes. HR.91 -- Social Security On-line Privacy Protection Act 1/3/01 (Rep. Frelinghuysen, R-NJ) A bill to regulate the use by interactive computer services of Social Security account numbers and related personally identifiable information. HR.718 -- Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2001 2/14/01 (Rep. Wilson, R-NM) A bill to protect individuals, families, and Internet service providers from unsolicited and unwanted electronic mail. HR.1017 -- Anti-Spamming Act of 2001 3/14/01 (Rep. Goodlatte, R-VA) A bill to prohibit the unsolicited e-mail known as "spam". HR.1408 -- Structured Settlement Protection Act 4/4/01 (Rep. Shaw, R-FL) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions. HR.1478 -- Personal Information Privacy Act of 2001 4/4/01 (Rep. Kleczka D-WI) A bill to protect the privacy of the individuals with respect to the Social Security number and other personal information, and for other purposes. HR.2036 -- Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2001 5/28/01 (Rep. Shaw, R-FL) A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance privacy protections for individuals, to prevent fraudulent misuse of the Social Security account number, and for other purposes. HR.2341 -- Class Action Fairness Act of 2001 6/27/01 (Goodlatte, Boucher) To amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants. HR.2421 -- Jurisdictional Certainty Over Digital Commerce Act 6/28/01 (Stearns, R-FL) To exercise authority under article I, section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States to clearly establish jurisdictional boundaries over the commercial transactions of digital goods and services conducted through the Internet, and to foster stability and certainty over the treatment of such transactions. HR 3210 -- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. The purpose of this Act is to establish a temporary Federal program that provides for a transparent system of shared public and private compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism. HR 3763 – Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act of 2002. The bill establishes the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to: (1) oversee the audit of public companies that are subject to the securities laws; (2) establish audit report standards and rules; and (2) investigate, inspect, and enforce compliance relating to registered public accounting firms, associated persons, and the obligations and liabilities of accountants. HR 3766 – Insurance Industry Modernization and Consumer Protection Act. A bill to: (1) provide for the chartering of national insurers; (2) provide for the licensing of national insurers; (3) provide for the regulation of the underwriting and sale of insurance and other insurance operations as conducted by national insurers and insurance producers; and (4) provide for the establishment of the Office of National Insurers and the position of Director of the Office of National Insurers with responsibility for administering and enforcing this Act, including with respect to such chartering, licensing, and regulatory activities. HR 5095 - - American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002. Accounting and governance issues.

Client expense: $3,086,454 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 5095, American Competitiveness Act of 2002, earnings stripping provision.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 3884, Corporate Patriot Enforcement Act of 2002 S. 2050, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat nominally foreign corporations created through inversion transactions as domestic corporations S. 2119, Reversing the Expatriation of Profits Offshore Act S. 2498, Tax Shelter Transparency Act H.R. 5095, American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002 H.R. 4993, No Tax Breaks for Corporations Renouncing America Act of 2002 H.R. 3857, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat nominally foreign corporations created through inversion transactions as domestic corporations H.R. 1755, Reinsurance Tax Equity Act H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act of 2001

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $420,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of