Job Protection Act of 2003

S. 596, H.R. 767: "Invest in the U.S.A. Act of 2003: "Homeland Investment Act of 2003" Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the investment of foreign earnings within the United States for productive business investments and job creation. S. 664, H.R. 463: “Investment in America Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses. S. 970; H.R. 1769: “Job Protection Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States. S. 1475: “Promote Growth and Jobs in the USA Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the competitiveness of American businesses, and for other purposes. S. 1637; H.R. 2896: “Corporate Tax Breaks for U.S. Manufacturers Bill” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 1693: “Health Care Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2003” Legislation to amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals receiving unemployment compensation to be eligible for a refundable, advanceable credit for health insurance costs. S. 1922, S. 1964: “American Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves manufacturing jobs and production activities in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 583: “Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance, and to establish State health insurance safety-net programs. H.R. 1162: “Invest in America Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage companies to invest in worker hiring and training, infrastructure investments, capital investments, financial stabilization of the company, and research and development. H.R. 1177 Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional choice regarding unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements. H.R. 1236: “Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance. H.R. 2351: “Health Savings Account Availability Act” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings accounts and to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements. H.R. 3901: Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required with respect to health savings accounts. H.R. 4279, H.R. 4280, H.R. 4281, H. Res. 638: “Health Act of 2004” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S970/HR1769, Job Protection Act of 2003 Economic Sanction SRM Ban/BSE China/World Trade Organization Fast Track Negotiating Authority Capital Market Sanctions Chile and Singapore FTAs

Client expense: $1,479,577 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 975 Bamkruptcy overhaul Accounting Reform Legislation H.R. 2896, H.R. 1769, S.1637 - Corporate Tax Overhaul

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

FSC Repeal/Manufacturing Tax Act Credit - H.R. 1769

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Superfund excise tax. Interest in consumption, value-added tax, including border adjustability. Tax incentives to increase the efficiency of nutrient use by farmers. Alternative Minimum Tax. WTO Treatment of foreign sales corporations (FSCs). Potash Royalty Relief. Foreign tax credit carryforward intiatives. H.R.2, Tax Cut Bill. H.R.2896, American Jobs Creation Act of 2003. S.1475, The Promote Growth & Jobs in the USA Act of 2003. S.1637, JOBS Act. H.R.1769 Jobs Protection Act of 2003.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S970/HR1769, Job Protection Act of 2003 Economic Sanction SRM Ban/BSE China/World Trade Organization Fast Track Negotiating Authority Capital Market Sanctions Chile and Singapore FTAs

Client expense: $1,479,577 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FSC HR 1769; R&D Tax Credit HR 463 S 664; Financial Incentives for Distributed Generation Equipment S 1149, S 597, HR 6, S 758; Trade/Tax Policy, ETI Repeal, Follow-on Legislation; President's Growth Package; Separate Tax Bills

Client expense: $1,511,253 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S970/HR1769, Job Protection Act of 2003 Economic Sanction SRM Ban/BSE China/World Trade Organization Fast Track Negotiating Authority Capital Market Sanctions Chile and Singapore FTAs

Client expense: $1,479,577 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.1769 Jobs Protection Act of 2003 S.2 Jobs and Growth Tax Act of 2003

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

S970/HR1769, Job Protection Act of 2003 Economic Sanction SRM Ban/BSE China/World Trade Organization Fast Track Negotiating Authority Capital Market Sanctions Chile and Singapore FTAs

Client expense: $1,479,577 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2, H.R. 2: “Economic Stimulus Bill” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax incentives to encourage economic growth. S. 9: “Pension Protection and Expansion Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect the retirement security of American workers by ensuring that pension assets are adequately diversified and by providing workers with adequate access to, and information about, their pension plans, and for other purposes. S. 182, H.R. 626: “Ending the Double Standard for Stock Options Act” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses are allowed only to the extent such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements S. 206, H.R. 286 Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plans. S. 596, H.R. 767: "Invest in the U.S.A. Act of 2003"/"Homeland Investment Act of 2003" Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the investment of foreign earnings within the United States for productive business investments and job creation. S. 664, H.R. 463: “Investment in America Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses. S. 970; H.R. 1769: “Job Protection Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States. H.R. 22 Legislation to simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to establish a uniform pass-thru regime (stock option bill). H.R. 583: “Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance, and to establish State health insurance safety-net programs. H.R. 1177 Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional choice regarding unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements. H.R. 1236: “Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance. H.R. 1776: “Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make today's retirement savings opportunities permanent, to expand and improve retirement savings vehicles, to extend pension coverage through regulatory simplification and small business incentives, to enhance fairness and pension portability, to revitalize defined benefit plans, to provide additional defined contribution plan protections, to assist individuals in preserving their income throughout retirement, and for other purposes. H.R. 2351: “Health Savings Account Availability Act” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings accounts and to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S 970, Job Protection Act of 2003; HR 1769, Job Protection Act of 2003; HR 2896, American Jobs Creation Act of 2003; HR 463, Investment in America Act; S 664, Investment in America Act; HR 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 49, S. 150, S. 596, S.1054, HR 767, HR 1450, HR 2, HR 878, HR 42 HR 2332, HR 311, HR 170, S 25, HR 1989, S 96, HR 459, HR 178, HR 44, HR 771, HR 223, HR 1232, HR 1234, HR 8, HR 43, HR 1233, HR 433, HR 54 HR 50, HR 2311, S 467, HR 720, HR1769,

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office