Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008

Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 S. 2257, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 3890, Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 S. 2172

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Proposed 10+2 enhanced security filing data regulations; trade issues in 2008 Farm Bill (PL 210-398) Implementation ; Congressional and Presidential Sanctions - HR 3890, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007; trade regulations in PL 110-246 - Lacey Act Amendments.

Client expense: $213,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office

Treaties/Legislation "Global Online Freedom Act (H.R. 4780) "Child Soldiers Prevention Act (S. 1175 and H.R. 3028) Treaties/Legislation cont. Child Soldiers Accountability Act (S. 2135) International Violence Against Women Act (S. 2279) Sexual Violence in Sudan, Chad, CAR resolution (H.R. 726) Burma Sanctions bills (S. 2257 and H.R. 3890) William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (S. 3061 and H.R. 3887) Policies/Issues Algeria: Urged US to reveal whereabouts of two Algerians transferred from Guantanamo to Algeria. Azerbaijan: Urged US to take a stronger stance on the deteriorating human rights situation in Azerbaijan, especially in the area of media freedom; urged US to use its leverage with the Azerbaijani government to secure the release of wrongfully imprisoned journalists. Bangladesh: Urged US to raise with Bangladesh: full restoration of human rights; need for in 2008; prosecution of human rights violators in security forces; need for independent monitors at detention facilities. Urged US to limit assistance to abusive police and military forces to human rights education. Bhutan: Urged US to work with Nepal to ensure full protection of Bhutanese refugees who wish to be resettled in US. Bosnia: Urged US to continue commitment to justice in the Balkans by supporting local war crimes trials in Bosnias cantonal and district courts. Burma: Called for increased US pressure for democratic change in Burma and extended targeted sanctions in Burma; advocated for US pressure on other countries to support the inclusion of Burma on the agenda of the UN Security Council; urged US to support international humanitarian efforts in Burmathrough bilateral channels and Asean channelsfollowing Cyclone Nagris. Cambodia: Urged US to consider concerns about judicial independence before funding Khmer Rouge tribunal. China: Urged US to press China to fulfill human rights commitments related to the Olympics; urged US to raise concerns about ongoing pre-Olympics crackdown against dissidents and human rights defenders as well as lack of rule of law and citizens inability to seek legal redress for injustice; urged US to press China about widespread abuses of migrant construction workers in Beijing; urged US to press China to abolish its discriminatory urban household registration permit system, affecting migrant workers and their families. Colombia: Urged effective enforcement of human rights conditions on US military and demobilization aid to Colombia; urged delay of free trade agreement until more progress is made against paramilitary violence. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Urged US to support appointment of international special advisor on human rights for eastern DRC to underpin the Goma peace process. Ethiopia: Urged US to press Ethiopia to investigate and hold accountable individuals responsible for human rights abuses in Ethiopia (including Ogaden) and Somalia. Georgia: Urged US to press Georgia to undertake a thorough investigation into the police crackdown on demonstrators on November 7, 2007, and to undertake reforms in the penitentiary system and the criminal justice system. Global: Urged US to take a stronger stance on the Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights in the extractive industries; advocated for a cut-off of certain categories of US military aid to countries that recruit and use child soldiers in violation of international law or support non-state armed groups that recruit children. Urged US to enact the Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth Act of 2007 to remove abstinence-until-marriage earmark for PEPFAR programs and ensure that HIV prevention programs are based on scientific evidence, good public health practice, and human rights principles; urged US to produce a report on womens inheritance rights and impact of PEPFAR. India: Urged US to push for accountability for those responsible for human rights abuses in India-administered Kashmir, in Punjab in the 1980s, and in Gujarat after the 2002 riots; urged US to continue to refuse an official invitation to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi his role in 2002 communal violence; urged US to encourage India to adopt equal opportunity policies to protect the rights of Dalits and Tribals; urged US to call for the protection of rights of those likely to be displaced in West Bengal state due to government land acquisition for industry. Indonesia: Supported the continued prohibition by US on International Military Education and Training (IMET) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to Indonesia given ongoing Indonesian military abuses; urged US to raise with Indonesia concerns about abuses against child domestic workers and to press for amending labor law to grant core labor rights to workers in the informal sector, including domestic workers; urged US to raise with Indonesia concerns about human rights abuses by the Indonesian military exacerbated by the lack of oversight over legal and illicit business practices. Iraq: Urged US to investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment of detainees by Iraqi security forces; urged US to ensure that assistance to Iraq will not contribute to human rights violations; urged US military to prevent and prohibit mistreatment of Iraqis in US custody; urged US to accept a higher number of Iraqi refugees and to support other countries in the region who have Iraqi refugees; urged US forces in Iraq to ensure that children taken into custody are treated as children, given prompt judicial review and access to independent monitors. Israel/Palestinian Authority: Urged US to ensure that political agreements between the two parties be consistent with human rights norms; urged US to inform Israel that continued US military assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations and to inform the Palestinian Authority that any US security assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations by its security forces and by Palestinian armed groups; urged US to call on Israel to end its ban preventing Palestinian students from leaving the Gaza Strip to study abroad, to reinstate Fulbright grants offered to Gaza students, to press Israel to reverse its strict closure policy towards the Gaza Strip, which is harming Gazas civilian population. Jordan: Urged US to condition funding for Jordan on the improvement of human rights standards relating to free assembly and association, torture in prisons, and misuse of administrative detention. Kazakhstan: Urged US to condition Kazakhstans bid to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to Kazakhstans progress in addressing human rights concerns such as media freedom and freedom of assembly. Kenya: Urged US to oppose any attempt to grant amnesty to those responsible for violence after Kenyas elections in early 2008. Libya: Urged US to push for improvements in human rights practices in Libya. Malaysia: Urged US to press Malaysia to rescind the Internal Security Act and dismantle abusive volunteer corps. Morocco: Urged US to press Morocco to increase monitoring of human rights in Western Sahara. Nepal: Urged US to encourage Nepal to end disappearances and torture; urged US to prioritize human rights, particularly the impunity of the Nepal Army; urged US to press Nepal for accountability by all parties to the conflict after the Constituent Assembly elections and support human rights training of security forces; urged US to support better conditions for vulnerable groups such as Dalits, Madhesis, women and children. North Korea: Urged US to incorporate human rights concerns into security discussions. Pakistan: Urged US to: press for full restoration of judiciary; condition military aid on democratic reform; advocate for womens rights in Pakistan; support free expression for journalists and human rights activists in Pakistan; and push for accountability for those responsible for human rights abuses in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Philippines: Urged US to condition military aid on progress in the prosecution of members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who are implicated in human rights violations. Russia: Urged US to press Russia to amend their NGO law to conform to international standards. Saudi Arabia: Urged US to protest Saudi restrictions on the freedom of religion and the freedom of expression and association. Sierra Leone: Urged US to continue its financial support of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and to quickly disburse FY 2008 funds granted to the court. Sri Lanka: Called on US to push for an international human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka to investigate abuses by all sides to the conflict; urged US to address with Sri Lanka issues of child recruitment by armed groups with Sri Lankan military complicity and by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; urged US to condition aid to Sri Lanka on improvement in human rights standards. Sudan: Urged US to press for action in Darfur by asking the UN Security Council to call on the Sudanese government to end human rights abuses and hold violators accountable; urged US to work toward the effective deployment of international peacekeepers into the Darfur region. Thailand: Urged US to condemn rights abuses by all sides in the conflict in southern Thailand; urged US to press for full respect of human rights and accountability from Thailand in bilateral drug suppression efforts; urged US to oppose Thailand using extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs; urged US to press Thailand not to return Lao Hmong refugees to Laos and to find durable solutions for Burmese refugees in Thailand; sought US support to press for the resumption of UNHCR status determination process in Thailand; urged US to protest Thai government restrictions on civil liberties and to protect Thai rights defenders; urged US to encourage Thailand to support international humanitarian efforts in Burma in aftermath of Cyclone Nagris. Uganda: Urged US to push for human rights improvements in northern Uganda and to press for an end to torture in Uganda; urged US to push for accountability for the Lords Resistance Armys atrocities and to support UN Security Council statement in light of renewed abuses. Uzbekistan: Urged US to impose targeted sanctions against selected Uzbek government officials responsible for the May 2005 massacre at Andijan and the ensuing crackdown on civil society, and overall to condition its relationship with the Uzbek government on its fulfillment of specific human rights benchmarks. Urged US to help ensure protection from forced return and secure urgent resettlement of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and other countries where their safety was at risk. Vietnam: Advocated for continuation of Vietnams status as a Country of Particular Concern for its restrictions on religious freedom; called on US to press Vietnam to account for whereabouts of labor activist Le Tri Tue; urged US to continue monitoring rights abuses by Vietnam against ethnic minority populations; called for US to press Vietnam to annul national security legislation that criminalizes peaceful assembly, expression, association, and certain religions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

H.R. 7222, A bill to Extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, a bill to renew the Andean and General System of Preferences program Section 8204 of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law No. 110-246, Implementation of the Lacey Act (H.R. 2419) H.R. 5274, U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 5635, Digital Television Transition Consumer Relief Act, a bill to eliminate duties on Digital TV converter boxes H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007 and S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007, Public Law No. 110-314, The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 H.R. 3934 & S. 2372, Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 HR 4499; HR 4500; HR 4501; HR 4502; HR 4503 bills to temporarily suspend duties on whistles, compasses, Christmas tree lamps and ski equipment H.R. 4994, elimination of duties for air mattresses China trade: H.R. 1229, the Non-Market Economy Trade Remedy Act; H.R. 2942; H.R. 2714; S. 1677, H.R. 782 and S. 1607, the Fair Currency Act of 2007 House bills: imposition of countervailing duties on imports from non-market economies; make currency manipulation a countervailable subsidy; reinstate the practice of zeroing. Senate bills: pressure China to revalue its currency through pressure in international organizations and through anti-dumping duties on Chinese exports H.R. 3890, Reinstatement of Competitive Need Limit waiver for Indian and Thai jewelry (Block Burmese JADE (Juntas Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act H.R. 6530, Trade Enforcement Act of 2008 Opposed reinstatement of the Continued Subsidy and Dumping Offset Act Import Safety, work with HHS to provide private sector leadership on its import safety action plan Enhanced market access for investment in China and India H.R. 3610, to amend Food Drug and Cosmetic Act to place new requirements on imported food, drugs and devices; FDA restructuring, ban on closing FDA labs, user fees, country of origin labeling, and adding carbon monoxide to a list of additives Introduction of Wal-Marts international labor practices and ethical sourcing program

Client expense: $1,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 3890, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 - Provisions relating to the taxation of US entities operation in Burma.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 S. 2257, Burma Democracy Promotino Act of 2007 H.R. 3890, Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 S. 2172

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Section 8204 of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law No. 110-246, Implementation of the Lacey Act (H.R. 2419) S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007, H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007, Public Law 110-314, The Comsumer Product Safety Commission Act of 2008. S. 3385, Food Safety Modernization Act, Risk-based provisions and fixed standards. H.R. 7222 Bill to Extend the Andean Trade Preference Act and General System of Preferences ("GSP"). Customs and Border Protection Reauthorization (No Bill Number) Monitor bill drafting. H.R. 3890, Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008, Reinstatement of Competatie Need Limit waiver for Indian and Thai jewelry. H.J.Res. 93, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 establishing a U.S. import ban on Burmese goods, Monitor legislative developments.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 1497 - Legal Timber Protection Act, HR 3890 and S 1930 - Bills to Amend the Lacey Act (Combat Illegal Logging Act); timber trade issues - HR 2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

IP enforcement issue - HR 2419 - Farm Bill (Dept of Agriculture). Timber issue - HR 3890 and S 2257 - Burmese Democracy Promotion Act of 2007; "10+2" proposed trade regulations or implementation of Lacey Act.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

S. 2257, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007. H.R. 3890, Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007. Implementation of Public Law No. 110-286.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

See attached For the Period July 1 to September 30, 2008 Berry Amendment/Federal Prison Industries/Military Apparel Procurement Berry Amendment Extension Act (H.R.917) Department of Homeland Security Secure American Federal Equipment Procurement Act--DHS SAFE Procurement Act (H.R.1686) Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R.1684) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (H.R. 5658/S. 3001) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (S. 3182/No House number) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 (S.3181/No house number) Comments on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries, and JWOD programs. Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (HR 2638) related to funding for DoD and DHS for FY 2009 Miscellaneous Trade Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 (S. 2372/HR 3934) Fair Currency Act of 2007 (S.796/H.R.782) Currency Harmonization Initiative Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 (H.R.321) Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 (HR 1229) Pending FTAs with Korea, Panama, and Colombia. Discussions on miscellaneous China and trade remedy concepts. Comments to ITC, Customs, USTR, and Commerce on implementation of various trade agreements and trade initiatives, such as performance outerwear, travel goods, Morocco, Andean, Peru, Colombia, Oman, Panama, Haiti, AGOA, CAFTA-DR, Thailand, Singapore, NAFTA, Jordan, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Doha Round, Korea and the operation of the bilateral agreement with respect to China. Comments to Customs on First Sale, 10 plus 2, 9801, and related initiatives. Comments to Commerce on China and trade remedy laws. Burma sanctions -- Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (H.J. Res 93/S.J. Res 41) Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007 (HR 3890) Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 (HR 3890) To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain men's footwear covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics. (H.R.4731)/(HR 4732) To Clarify the Rules of Origin for Certain Textile and Apparel Products (HR. 857) To Suspend Temporarily the Duty on Certain Travel Bags with Removable Backpack or Daypack (H.R. 5399) Various Legislation Pertaining to Acrylic Fibers) (H.R. 2456), (H.R. 4433), (H.R. 4434), (H.R. 4435), (H.R. 4439), (H.R. 4464), (H.R. 4469), (H.R. 4470), (H.R. 4471), (H.R. 4472), (H.R. 4473), (H.R. 4570), (H.R. 4578), (H.R. 4579), (H.R. 4983), (H.R. 4984), (H.R. 5092), (H.R. 5093), (H.R. 5094), (H.R. 5190) Comments on the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain travel bags (H.R. 5553) Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (H.R.6124) including First Sale, Haiti, CBI provisions, and Lacey Act provisions. United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (H.R.5724) A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes (S. 3036) New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 (H.R.3905) To amend the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) with respect to lesser developed countries. H.R. 5059 Possible legislation related to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (S. 3182/No House number) cont'd Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (HR 2638) related to funding for DHS trade functions for FY 2009 To establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law 109-53, and for other purposes (HR 6560) To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes (HR 7222) Other Design Piracy Prohibition Act (H.R.2033/S 1957) A bill to safeguard the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of the United States citizens by improving the management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, and for other purposes (S.522) Discussion of WRAP program with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Comments to Department of Labor in conjunction with Child labor list and other labor initiatives. Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act (HR 4040) CPSC Reform Act of 2007 (S 2045) Implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (HR 4040) Monitoring issues relating to apparel and footwear safety and product labeling. Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 (H.R.800/S.1041) Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act (H.R. 1699) Lead Free Toys Act of 2007 (S. 1306) Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act (S.367/HR 1992) Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 (HR 5546) Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) (HR 4008) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 (H.R.2831) To provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy (HR 1424) Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (HR 2638)

Client expense: $235,835 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Currency issues - S 796, Fair Currency Act of 2007; HR 782, Fair Currency Act of 2007; HR 321, Currency Harmonization Initiative Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005. Miscellaneous trade issues - HR 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007; HR 3890, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007; HJRes 93, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003; SJRes 41, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003; HR 4731, To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain men's footwear covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics; HR 4732, To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain men's footwear not covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics; HR 857, To clarify the rules of origin for certain textile and apparel products; HR 5399, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain travel bags with a removable backpack or daypack; HR 2456, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow; HR 4433, To suspend temporarily the duty on acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; HR 4434, To suspend temporarily the duty on acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; HR 4435, To suspend temporarily the duty on acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; HR 4439, To suspend temporarily the duty on acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; HR 4469, To extend the temporary suspension of duty on linuron; HR 4470, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4471, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4472, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4473, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4570, To suspend temporarily the duty on 1,2-Propanediol, 3-(diethylamino)-, polymers with 5-isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3,-trimethylcyclohexane, propylene glycol and reduced Me esters of reduced polymd. oxidized tetrafluoroethylene, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol-blocked, acetates (salts); HR 4578, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4579, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4983, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow; HR 4984, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow; HR 5092, To extend the temporary suspension of duty on acrylic or modoacrylic staple fibers, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning; HR 5093, To extend the temporary suspension of duty on acrylic or modacrylic filament tow; HR 5094, To extend the temporary suspension of duty on acrylic or modacrylic stable fibers, carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning; HR 5190, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow; HR 4446, To suspend temporarily the duty on Polycaprolactone Triol; HR 5553, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain travel bags; HR 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007; HR 5059, To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries; S 522, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act; HR 6124, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; HR 6560, To establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law 109-53. Free Trade agreements with Korea, Panama - Executive Branch actions re these issues. China and trade remedy concepts - Executive Branch actions re these issues. Dumping and subsidies - Proposed legislation re these issues. WRAP Program - Executive Branch actions re this issue.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Korea Free Trade Agreement; Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act; PNTR Russia; S 2257 Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007; S 2172 Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 (divestment and tax provisions); HR 3890 Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007 (tax provisions); Imposition of Sanctions on Burma; HR 594 PUMP Act; Panama Free Trade Agreement; Vietnam Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); HR 7222 Andean Trade Preference Act extension.

Client expense: $4,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Federal Register Notice, 72 FR 8808, Generalized Systems of Preferences (GSP) - all provisions relating to waivers of Competitive Need Limitations (CNLs) for imports of Indian Jewelry; U.S. - China trade relations - legislative and administrative actions relating to duties and quotas on imports; Bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTAs) negotiations and legislation - monitor U.S. position on textiles and apparel; H.R. 3890 - A bill to impose sanctions on Burma and to prohibit the importation of gemstones and hardwoods from Burma - all provisions relating to imports of jewelry (became P.L. 110-286); H.R. 3934 & S. 2372 - Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 - entire bill related to import tariffs on footwear Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246) - implementation of Lacey Act amendments relating to importation of plants and plant products.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $21,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Generalized System of Preferences. Extend trade preference programs for developing and least developed countries. H.R. 5274, U.S. - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. Proposed changes to the table grape marketing order. H.R. 5635, Digital Television Transition Consumer Relief Act. A bill to eliminate duties on Digital TV converter boxes. H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007 and S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007. H.R. 3934 & S. 2372, Affordable Footwear Act of 2007. HR 4499; HR 4500; HR 4501; HR 4502; HR 4503, bills to temporarily suspend duties on whistles, compasses, Christmas tree lamps and ski equipment. H.R. 4994, elimination of duties for air mattresses. China trade: H.R. 1229, the Non-Market Economy Trade Remedy Act; H.R. 2942; H.R. 2714; S. 1677, H.R. 782 and S. 1607, the Fair Currency Act of 2007 House bills: imposition of countervailing duties on imports from non-market economies; make currency manipulation a countervailable subsidy; reinstate the practice of zeroing. Senate bills: pressure China to revalue its currency through pressure in international organizations and through anti-dumping duties on Chinese exports. H.R. 3890, Reinstatement of Competitive Need Limit waiver for Indian and Thai jewelry. Import Safety. Work with HHS to provide private sector leadership on its import safety action plan. Enhanced market access for investment in China and India. H.R. 3610, to amend Food Drug and Cosmetic Act to place new requirements on imported food, drugs and devices; FDA restructuring, ban on closing FDA labs, user fees, country of origin labeling, and adding carbon monoxide to a list of additives. Introduction of Wal-Marts international labor practices and ethical standards program.

Client expense: $1,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Treaties/Legislation "Global Online Freedom Act (H.R. 4780) "Child Soldiers Prevention Act (S. 1175 and H.R. 3028) Treaties/Legislation cont. Child Soldiers Accountability Act (S. 2135) International Violence Against Women Act (S. 2279) Sexual Violence in Sudan, Chad, CAR resolution (H.R. 726) Burma Sanctions bills (S. 2257 and H.R. 3890) William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (S. 3061 and H.R. 3887) Policies/Issues Algeria: Urged US to reveal whereabouts of two Algerians transferred from Guantanamo to Algeria. Azerbaijan: Urged US to take a stronger stance on the deteriorating human rights situation in Azerbaijan, especially in the area of media freedom; urged US to use its leverage with the Azerbaijani government to secure the release of wrongfully imprisoned journalists. Bangladesh: Urged US to raise with Bangladesh: full restoration of human rights; need for in 2008; prosecution of human rights violators in security forces; need for independent monitors at detention facilities. Urged US to limit assistance to abusive police and military forces to human rights education. Bhutan: Urged US to work with Nepal to ensure full protection of Bhutanese refugees who wish to be resettled in US. Bosnia: Urged US to continue commitment to justice in the Balkans by supporting local war crimes trials in Bosnias cantonal and district courts. Burma: Called for increased US pressure for democratic change in Burma and extended targeted sanctions in Burma; advocated for US pressure on other countries to support the inclusion of Burma on the agenda of the UN Security Council; urged US to support international humanitarian efforts in Burmathrough bilateral channels and Asean channelsfollowing Cyclone Nagris. Cambodia: Urged US to consider concerns about judicial independence before funding Khmer Rouge tribunal. China: Urged US to press China to fulfill human rights commitments related to the Olympics; urged US to raise concerns about ongoing pre-Olympics crackdown against dissidents and human rights defenders as well as lack of rule of law and citizens inability to seek legal redress for injustice; urged US to press China about widespread abuses of migrant construction workers in Beijing; urged US to press China to abolish its discriminatory urban household registration permit system, affecting migrant workers and their families. Colombia: Urged effective enforcement of human rights conditions on US military and demobilization aid to Colombia; urged delay of free trade agreement until more progress is made against paramilitary violence. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Urged US to support appointment of international special advisor on human rights for eastern DRC to underpin the Goma peace process. Ethiopia: Urged US to press Ethiopia to investigate and hold accountable individuals responsible for human rights abuses in Ethiopia (including Ogaden) and Somalia. Georgia: Urged US to press Georgia to undertake a thorough investigation into the police crackdown on demonstrators on November 7, 2007, and to undertake reforms in the penitentiary system and the criminal justice system. Global: Urged US to take a stronger stance on the Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights in the extractive industries; advocated for a cut-off of certain categories of US military aid to countries that recruit and use child soldiers in violation of international law or support non-state armed groups that recruit children. Urged US to enact the Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth Act of 2007 to remove abstinence-until-marriage earmark for PEPFAR programs and ensure that HIV prevention programs are based on scientific evidence, good public health practice, and human rights principles; urged US to produce a report on womens inheritance rights and impact of PEPFAR. India: Urged US to push for accountability for those responsible for human rights abuses in India-administered Kashmir, in Punjab in the 1980s, and in Gujarat after the 2002 riots; urged US to continue to refuse an official invitation to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi his role in 2002 communal violence; urged US to encourage India to adopt equal opportunity policies to protect the rights of Dalits and Tribals; urged US to call for the protection of rights of those likely to be displaced in West Bengal state due to government land acquisition for industry. Indonesia: Supported the continued prohibition by US on International Military Education and Training (IMET) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to Indonesia given ongoing Indonesian military abuses; urged US to raise with Indonesia concerns about abuses against child domestic workers and to press for amending labor law to grant core labor rights to workers in the informal sector, including domestic workers; urged US to raise with Indonesia concerns about human rights abuses by the Indonesian military exacerbated by the lack of oversight over legal and illicit business practices. Iraq: Urged US to investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment of detainees by Iraqi security forces; urged US to ensure that assistance to Iraq will not contribute to human rights violations; urged US military to prevent and prohibit mistreatment of Iraqis in US custody; urged US to accept a higher number of Iraqi refugees and to support other countries in the region who have Iraqi refugees; urged US forces in Iraq to ensure that children taken into custody are treated as children, given prompt judicial review and access to independent monitors. Israel/Palestinian Authority: Urged US to ensure that political agreements between the two parties be consistent with human rights norms; urged US to inform Israel that continued US military assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations and to inform the Palestinian Authority that any US security assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations by its security forces and by Palestinian armed groups; urged US to call on Israel to end its ban preventing Palestinian students from leaving the Gaza Strip to study abroad, to reinstate Fulbright grants offered to Gaza students, to press Israel to reverse its strict closure policy towards the Gaza Strip, which is harming Gazas civilian population. Jordan: Urged US to condition funding for Jordan on the improvement of human rights standards relating to free assembly and association, torture in prisons, and misuse of administrative detention. Kazakhstan: Urged US to condition Kazakhstans bid to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to Kazakhstans progress in addressing human rights concerns such as media freedom and freedom of assembly. Kenya: Urged US to oppose any attempt to grant amnesty to those responsible for violence after Kenyas elections in early 2008. Libya: Urged US to push for improvements in human rights practices in Libya. Malaysia: Urged US to press Malaysia to rescind the Internal Security Act and dismantle abusive volunteer corps. Morocco: Urged US to press Morocco to increase monitoring of human rights in Western Sahara. Nepal: Urged US to encourage Nepal to end disappearances and torture; urged US to prioritize human rights, particularly the impunity of the Nepal Army; urged US to press Nepal for accountability by all parties to the conflict after the Constituent Assembly elections and support human rights training of security forces; urged US to support better conditions for vulnerable groups such as Dalits, Madhesis, women and children. North Korea: Urged US to incorporate human rights concerns into security discussions. Pakistan: Urged US to: press for full restoration of judiciary; condition military aid on democratic reform; advocate for womens rights in Pakistan; support free expression for journalists and human rights activists in Pakistan; and push for accountability for those responsible for human rights abuses in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Philippines: Urged US to condition military aid on progress in the prosecution of members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who are implicated in human rights violations. Russia: Urged US to press Russia to amend their NGO law to conform to international standards. Saudi Arabia: Urged US to protest Saudi restrictions on the freedom of religion and the freedom of expression and association. Sierra Leone: Urged US to continue its financial support of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and to quickly disburse FY 2008 funds granted to the court. Sri Lanka: Called on US to push for an international human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka to investigate abuses by all sides to the conflict; urged US to address with Sri Lanka issues of child recruitment by armed groups with Sri Lankan military complicity and by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; urged US to condition aid to Sri Lanka on improvement in human rights standards. Sudan: Urged US to press for action in Darfur by asking the UN Security Council to call on the Sudanese government to end human rights abuses and hold violators accountable; urged US to work toward the effective deployment of international peacekeepers into the Darfur region. Thailand: Urged US to condemn rights abuses by all sides in the conflict in southern Thailand; urged US to press for full respect of human rights and accountability from Thailand in bilateral drug suppression efforts; urged US to oppose Thailand using extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs; urged US to press Thailand not to return Lao Hmong refugees to Laos and to find durable solutions for Burmese refugees in Thailand; sought US support to press for the resumption of UNHCR status determination process in Thailand; urged US to protest Thai government restrictions on civil liberties and to protect Thai rights defenders; urged US to encourage Thailand to support international humanitarian efforts in Burma in aftermath of Cyclone Nagris. Uganda: Urged US to push for human rights improvements in northern Uganda and to press for an end to torture in Uganda; urged US to push for accountability for the Lords Resistance Armys atrocities and to support UN Security Council statement in light of renewed abuses. Uzbekistan: Urged US to impose targeted sanctions against selected Uzbek government officials responsible for the May 2005 massacre at Andijan and the ensuing crackdown on civil society, and overall to condition its relationship with the Uzbek government on its fulfillment of specific human rights benchmarks. Urged US to help ensure protection from forced return and secure urgent resettlement of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and other countries where their safety was at risk. Vietnam: Advocated for continuation of Vietnams status as a Country of Particular Concern for its restrictions on religious freedom; called on US to press Vietnam to account for whereabouts of labor activist Le Tri Tue; urged US to continue monitoring rights abuses by Vietnam against ethnic minority populations; called for US to press Vietnam to annul national security legislation that criminalizes peaceful assembly, expression, association, and certain religions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Generalized System of Preferences. Extend trade preference programs for developing and least developed countries. H.R. 5274, U.S. - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. Proposed changes to the table grape marketing order. H.R. 5635, Digital Television Transition Consumer Relief Act. A bill to eliminate duties on Digital TV converter boxes. H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007 and S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007. H.R. 3934 & S. 2372, Affordable Footwear Act of 2007. HR 4499; HR 4500; HR 4501; HR 4502; HR 4503, bills to temporarily suspend duties on whistles, compasses, Christmas tree lamps and ski equipment. H.R. 4994, elimination of duties for air mattresses. China trade: H.R. 1229, the Non-Market Economy Trade Remedy Act; H.R. 2942; H.R. 2714; S. 1677, H.R. 782 and S. 1607, the Fair Currency Act of 2007 House bills: imposition of countervailing duties on imports from non-market economies; make currency manipulation a countervailable subsidy; reinstate the practice of zeroing. Senate bills: pressure China to revalue its currency through pressure in international organizations and through anti-dumping duties on Chinese exports. H.R. 3890, Reinstatement of Competitive Need Limit waiver for Indian and Thai jewelry. Import Safety. Work with HHS to provide private sector leadership on its import safety action plan. Enhanced market access for investment in China and India. H.R. 3610, to amend Food Drug and Cosmetic Act to place new requirements on imported food, drugs and devices; FDA restructuring, ban on closing FDA labs, user fees, country of origin labeling, and adding carbon monoxide to a list of additives. Introduction of Wal-Marts international labor practices and ethical standards program.

Client expense: $1,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 3890, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007, provisions relating to the taxation of US entities operating in Bruma.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Legislation related to Darfur, Sudan, Chad and Burma. Implementation of S.2271 (including exemptions and the ruling), appropriations for peacekeeping, H.R.5668, H.Res.1245, H.Res.1011, S.Res.470, H.J.Res93, H.R.3890

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

HR 3221, HR 3890, HR 5264, HR 6049, HR 6074, HR 6346, S 3036, S 3125 All legislation relating to the above issue.

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

HR 3221, HR 3890, HR 5264, HR 6049, HR 6074, HR 6346, S 3036, S 3125 All legislation relating to the above issue.

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

HR 3221, HR 3890, HR 5264, HR 6049, HR 6074, HR 6346, S 3036, S 3125 All legislation relating to the above issue.

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

HR 3221, HR 3890, HR 5264, HR 6049, HR 6074, HR 6346, S 3036, S 3125 All legislation relating to the above issue.

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

HR 3221, HR 3890, HR 5264, HR 6049, HR 6074, HR 6346, S 3036, S 3125 All legislation relating to the above issue.

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

see attached Berry Amendment/Federal Prison Industries/Military Apparel Procurement Berry Amendment Extension Act (H.R.917) Department of Homeland Security Secure American Federal Equipment Procurement Act--DHS SAFE Procurement Act (H.R.1686) Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R.1684) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (H.R. 5658/S. 3001) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (S. 3182/No House number) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 (S.3181/No house number) Comments on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries, and JWOD programs. Miscellaneous Trade Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 (S. 2372/HR 3934) Fair Currency Act of 2007 (S.796/H.R.782) Currency Harmonization Initiative Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 (H.R.321) Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 (HR 1229) Pending FTAs with Korea, Panama, and Colombia. Discussions on miscellaneous China and trade remedy concepts. Comments to ITC, Customs, USTR, and Commerce on implementation of various trade agreements and trade initiatives, such as performance outerwear, travel goods, Morocco, Andean, Peru, Colombia, Oman, Panama, Haiti, AGOA, CAFTA-DR, Thailand, Singapore, NAFTA, Jordan, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Doha Round, Korea and the operation of the bilateral agreement with respect to China. Comments to Customs on First Sale, 10 plus 2, 9801, and related initiatives. Comments to Commerce on China and trade remedy laws. Burma sanctions -- Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (H.J. Res 93/S.J. Res 41) Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007 (HR 3890) Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 (HR 3890) To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain men's footwear covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics. (H.R.4731)/(HR 4732) To Clarify the Rules of Origin for Certain Textile and Apparel Products (HR. 857) To Suspend Temporarily the Duty on Certain Travel Bags with Removable Backpack or Daypack (H.R. 5399) Various Legislation Pertaining to Acrylic Fibers) (H.R. 2456), (H.R. 4433), (H.R. 4434), (H.R. 4435), (H.R. 4439), (H.R. 4464), (H.R. 4469), (H.R. 4470), (H.R. 4471), (H.R. 4472), (H.R. 4473), (H.R. 4570), (H.R. 4578), (H.R. 4579), (H.R. 4983), (H.R. 4984), (H.R. 5092), (H.R. 5093), (H.R. 5094), (H.R. 5190) Comments on the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain travel bags (H.R. 5553) Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (H.R.6124) including First Sale, Haiti, and CBI provisions United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (H.R.5724) A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes (S. 3036) New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 (H.R.3905) To amend the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) with respect to lesser developed countries. H.R. 5059 Possible legislation related to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (S. 3182/No House number) cont'd Other Design Piracy Prohibition Act (H.R.2033/S 1957) A bill to safeguard the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of the United States citizens by improving the management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, and for other purposes (S.522) Discussion of WRAP program with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Comments to Department of Labor in conjunction with Child labor list and other labor initiatives. Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act (HR 4040) CPSC Reform Act of 2007 (S 2045) Monitoring issues relating to apparel and footwear safety and product labeling. Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 (H.R.800/S.1041) Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act (H.R. 1699) Lead Free Toys Act of 2007 (S. 1306) Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act (S.367/HR 1992) Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 (HR 5546) Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) (HR 4008) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 (H.R.2831)

Client expense: $235,825 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Marines, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 S. 2257, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 3890, Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 S. 2172

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR ____ and S _____, State/Foreign Operations Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions relating to Child Survival and Health Programs Fund, Global HIV/AIDS Initiative, and Water for the Poor Act; HR 2266 and S 1418, United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act, all provisions; HR 5501 and S 2731, Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S 2584, PEPFAR Accountability and Transparency Act, all provisions; HR 3890, Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act (Senate version was called the Burma Democracy Promotion Act), provisions relating to humanitarian/development assistance.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

HR ____ and S _____, State/Foreign Operations Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions relating to Child Survival and Health Programs Fund, Global HIV/AIDS Initiative, and Water for the Poor Act; HR 2266 and S 1418, United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act, all provisions; HR 5501 and S 2731, Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S 2584, PEPFAR Accountability and Transparency Act, all provisions; HR 3890, Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act (Senate version was called the Burma Democracy Promotion Act), provisions relating to humanitarian/development assistance.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

S. 2257, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007. H.R. 3890, Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Currency issues - S 796, Fair Currency Act of 2007; HR 782, Fair Currency Act of 2007; HR 321, Currency Harmonization Initiative Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005. Miscellaneous trade issues - HR 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007; HR 3890, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007; HJRes 93, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003; SJRes 41, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003; HR 4731, To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain men's footwear covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics; HR 4732, To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain men's footwear not covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics; HR 857, To clarify the rules of origin for certain textile and apparel products; HR 5399, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain travel bags with a removable backpack or daypack; HR 2456, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow; HR 4433, To suspend temporarily the duty on acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; HR 4434, To suspend temporarily the duty on acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; HR 4435, To suspend temporarily the duty on acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; HR 4439, To suspend temporarily the duty on acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; HR 4469, To extend the temporary suspension of duty on linuron; HR 4470, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4471, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4472, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4473, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4570, To suspend temporarily the duty on 1,2-Propanediol, 3-(diethylamino)-, polymers with 5-isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3,-trimethylcyclohexane, propylene glycol and reduced Me esters of reduced polymd. oxidized tetrafluoroethylene, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol-blocked, acetates (salts); HR 4578, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4579, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; HR 4983, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow; HR 4984, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow; HR 5092, To extend the temporary suspension of duty on acrylic or modoacrylic staple fibers, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning; HR 5093, To extend the temporary suspension of duty on acrylic or modacrylic filament tow; HR 5094, To extend the temporary suspension of duty on acrylic or modacrylic stable fibers, carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning; HR 5190, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow; HR 4446, To suspend temporarily the duty on Polycaprolactone Triol; HR 5553, To suspend temporarily the duty on certain travel bags; HR 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007; HR 5059, To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries; S 522, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act. Free Trade agreements with Korea, Panama - Executive Branch actions re these issues. China and trade remedy concepts - Executive Branch actions re these issues. Dumping and subsidies - Proposed legislation re these issues. WRAP Program - Executive Branch actions re this issue.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Korea FTA; Colombia FTA; Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act; PNTR Russia; S 2257 - Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007; S 2172 - Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 (divestment and tax provisions); HR 3890 - Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007 (tax provisions); Imposition of Sanctions on Burma; HR 594 PUMP Act; Panama FTA.

Client expense: $3,194,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Korea FTA; Colombia FTA; Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act HR 1830; PNTR Russia; S 2257 Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007; S 2172 Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 (divestment and tax provisions); HR 3890 Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007 (tax provisions); Imposition of Sanctions on Burma; HR 594 PUMP Act; Panama FTA.

Client expense: $2,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Federal Register Notice, 72 FR 8808, Generalized Systems of Preferences (GSP) - all provisions relating to waivers of Competitive Need Limitations (CNLs) for imports of Indian Jewelry; U.S. - China trade relations - legislative and administrative actions relating to duties and quotas on imports; Bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTAs) negotiations and legislation - monitor U.S. position on textiles and apparel; H.R. 3890 - A bill to impose sanctions on Burma and to prohibit the importation of gemstones and hardwoods from Burma - all provisions relating to imports of jewelry; H.R. 3934 & S. 2372 - Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 - entire bill related to import tariffs on footwear.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $17,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

IP enforcement issue - HR 2419 - Farm Bill (Dept of Agriculture). Timber issue - HR 3890 and S 2257 - Burmese Democracy Promotion Act of 2007; "10+2" proposed trade regulations or implementation of Lacey Act.

Client expense: $217,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 S. 2257, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 3890, Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 S. 2172

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 S. 2257, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 3890, Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 S. 2172

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

See attached For the Period January 31 to March 31, 2008 Berry Amendment/Federal Prison Industries/Military Apparel Procurement Berry Amendment Extension Act (H.R.917) Department of Homeland Security Secure American Federal Equipment Procurement Act--DHS SAFE Procurement Act (H.R.1686) Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R.1684) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R.1585./ S.1548) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R.3093/S.1745) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R.2638/S.1644) Comments on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries, and JWOD programs. FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill: Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2764) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (HRES 878) Miscellaneous Trade Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 (S. 2372/HR 3934) Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (H.R. 1/S. 4) Fair Currency Act of 2007 (S.796/H.R.782) Currency Harmonization Initiative Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 (H.R.321) Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 (HR 1229) To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until September 30, 2009. (H.R.1830) Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008 (HR 5264) United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (HR 3688) Pending FTAs with Korea, Peru, and Colombia. Discussions on miscellaneous China and trade remedy concepts. Comments to ITC, Customs, USTR, and Commerce on implementation of various trade agreements and trade initiatives, such as performance outerwear, travel goods, Morocco, Andean, Peru, Colombia, Oman, Panama, Haiti, AGOA, CAFTA-DR, Thailand, Singapore, NAFTA, Jordan, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Korea and the operation of new bilateral agreement with respect to China. Comments to Commerce on China and trade remedy laws. Burma sanctions -- Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (H.J.RES.44) Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007 (HR 3890) Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 (HR 3890) To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain men's footwear covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics. (H.R.4731)/(HR 4732) To Clarify the Rules of Origin for Certain Textile and Apparel Products (HR. 857) To Suspend Temporarily the Duty on Certain Travel Bags with Removable Backpack or Daypack (H.R. 5339) Various Legislation Pertaining to Acrylic Fibers) (H.R. 2456), (H.R. 4433), (H.R. 4434), (H.R. 4435), (H.R. 4439), (H.R. 4464), (H.R. 4469), (H.R. 4470), (H.R. 4471), (H.R. 4472), (H.R. 4473), (H.R. 4570), (H.R. 4578), (H.R. 4579), (H.R. 4983), (H.R. 4984), (H.R. 5092), (H.R. 5093), (H.R. 5094), (H.R. 5190). Other Design Piracy Prohibition Act (H.R.2033/S 1957) A bill to safeguard the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of the United States citizens by improving the management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, and for other purposes (S.522) Discussion of WRAP program with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Comments to Department of Labor in conjunction with Child labor list and other labor initiatives. "Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act (HR 4040) "CPSC Reform Act of 2007 (S 2045) "Monitoring issues relating to apparel and footwear safety and product labeling. Other (cont'd) Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 (H.R.800/S.1041) Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act (H.R. 1699) Lead Free Toys Act of 2007 (S. 1306) Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act (S.367/HR 1992) Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 (HR 5546) Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) (HR 4008) Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (HR 5140)

Client expense: $231,908 · Firm income: Not reported

Korea FTA; Colombia FTA; Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act HR 1830; PNTR Russia; S 2257 Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007; S 2172 Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 (divestment and tax provisions); HR 3890 Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007 (tax provisions); Imposition of Sanctions on Burma; HR 594 PUMP Act; Panama FTA.

Client expense: $2,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported

See Attached. For the Period January 31 to March 31, 2008 Miscellaneous Trade Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (H.R. 1/S. 4) Fair Currency Act of 2007 (S.796/H.R.782) Currency Harmonization Initiative Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 (H.R.321) Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 (HR 1229) To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until September 30, 2009. (H.R.1830) Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008 (HR 5264) Pending FTAs with Korea, Peru, and Colombia. Discussions on miscellaneous China and trade remedy concepts. Comments to ITC, Customs, USTR, and Commerce on implementation of various trade agreements and trade initiatives, such as travel goods, Morocco, Andean, Peru, Colombia, Oman, Panama, Haiti, AGOA, CAFTA-DR, Thailand, Singapore, NAFTA, Jordan, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Korea and the operation of new bilateral agreement with respect to China. Comments to Commerce on China and trade remedy laws. Burma sanctions -- Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (H.J.RES.44) Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007 (HR 3890) Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 (HR 3890) To Suspend Temporarily the Duty on Certain Travel Bags with Removable Backpack or Daypack (H.R. 5339) Other Design Piracy Prohibition Act (H.R.2033/S 1957) A bill to safeguard the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of the United States citizens by improving the management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, and for other purposes (S.522) Comments to Department of Labor in conjunction with Child labor list and other labor initiatives. Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act (HR 4040) CPSC Reform Act of 2007 (S 2045) Monitoring issues relating to travel goods safety and product labeling. Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 (H.R.800/S.1041) Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act (H.R. 1699) Lead Free Toys Act of 2007 (S. 1306) Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act (S.367/HR 1992) Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 (HR 5546) Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) (HR 4008) Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (HR 5140)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 5724, U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 3273, U.S.-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Customs Reauthorization Legislation (not introduced) Doha Development AgendaLegislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, strategies for enforcing the safety of imported goods, including the Report to the President on the Interagency Working Group's Action Plan on Import Safety (not introduced) U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs agreement (no title yet, no agreement yet) U.S. Department of Homeland Security policies at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders S. 2663, the CPSC Reform Act": provisions related to trade compliance and enforcement US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act; labor and employment provisions S. 1848 - Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007, labor and employment provisions H.R. 3905 - New Partnership for Development Act, labor and employment provisions S. 1673 / H.R. 2819 Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act U.S./EU Cooperation - Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) Strategic Economic Dialogue with China U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, all trade discussions Security and Prosperity Partnership - U.S., Mexico, Canada Dialogue Haiti Trade Preferences Legislation/(HOPE II) - not introduced US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 1229 - Non-market Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 S. 1919 - Trade Enforcement Act of 2007 S. 796 - Fair Currency Act of 2007 S. 1607 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 S. 1677 - Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007 H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3890 - Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 3273 - United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 5264 - Trade Preference Extension Act H.R. 3934, S. 2372 - Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 Legislation on Trade Adjustment Assistance (not introduced) Generalized System of Preferences Renewal, trade preference for developing countries (not introduced) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rule: "First Sale Rule" to value goods for import purposes S. 1848 - Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 3272, the "United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007" H.R. 3272, H.R. 3274, H.R. 3275 "US-China Competitiveness Agenda of 2007" H.R. 3275 - the "US-China Language Engagement Act" H.R. 3274 - the "US-China Energy Cooperation Act" P.L. 109-432 Generalized System of Preferences P.L. 109-401 US-India civil nuclear cooperation agreement S. 122 / H.R. 910 - American Adjustment and Competitiveness Act H.R. 556, National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007 APHIS inspections and AQI user fees on conveyances entering the US from Canada Export Control Modernization Reform Trade enforcement policiesCovered Official Positions Continued: John Gonzales; Deputy State Director - Senator Gramm, Deputy Director - Sen. Hutchison Geoffrey O'Hara; Clerk, Dept. of Justice, Federal Public Defender's Office Additional Lobbyists: Liz Reilly Kathleen McInearney

Client expense: $9,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

HR 3890, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007, provisions relating to the taxation of US entities operating in Bruma.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Generalized System of Preferences -- to extend trade preference programs for developing and least developed countries. H.R. 5274, U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. Proposed changes to the table grape marketing order. H.R. 5635 - Digital Television Transition Consumer Relief Act, a bill to eliminate duties on Digital TV converter Boxes. H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007. S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007. H.R. 3934 & S. 2372, Affordable Footwear Act of 2007. HR 4499; HR 4500; HR 4501; HR 4502; HR 4503 bills to temporarily suspend duties on whistles, compasses, Christmas tree lamps and ski equipment. H.R. 4994, elimination of duties for air mattresses. China trade: H.R. 1229, the Non-Market Economy Trade Remedy Act; H.R. 2942; H.R. 2714; S. 1677, H.R. 782 and S. 1607, the Fair Currency Act of 2007 House bills: imposition of countervailing duties on imports from non-market economies; make currency manipulation a countervailable subsidy; reinstate the practice of zeroing. Senate bills: pressure China to revalue its currency through pressure in international organizations and through anti-dumping duties on Chinese exports. H.R. 3890 Reinstatement of Competitive Need Limit waiver for Indian and Thai jewelry. Import Safety -- work with HHS to provide private sector leadership on its import safety action plan. Enhanced market access for investment in China and India. H.R. 3610, to amend Food Drug and Cosmetic Act to place new requirements on imported food, drugs and devices; FDA restructuring, ban on closing FDA labs, user fees, country of origin labeling, and adding carbon monoxide to a list of additives. Introduction of Wal-Marts international labor practices and ethical servicing program.

Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 2257, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007. H.R. 3890, Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Treaties and Legislation "Global Online Freedom Act (H.R. 4780) "Child Soldiers Prevention Act (S. 1175 and H.R. 3028) Treaties and Legislation cont. Child Soldiers Accountability Act (S. 2135) International Violence Against Women Act (S. 2279) Sexual Violence in Sudan, Chad, CAR resolution (H.Res. 726) Burma Sanctions bills (S. 2257; H.R. 3890) Colombia Free Trade Agreement ratification Policies/Issues Afghanistan: Advocated for greater support for security in Afghanistan, particularly for women; advocated for US to support vetting of Afghan officials potentially involved in war crimes; advocated for allowing access by the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission to detainees in US custody. Azerbaijan: Urged US to take a stronger stance on the deteriorating human rights situation in Azerbaijan, especially in the area of media freedoms; urged US to use its leverage with the Azerbaijani government to secure the release of wrongfully imprisoned journalists. Bangladesh: Urged US to raise with Bangladesh concerns about the abuse of emergency laws leading to widespread arbitrary detentions and torture in custody. Burma: Called for increased US pressure for democratic change in Burma and extended sanctions in Burma; advocated for US pressure on other countries to support the inclusion of Burma on the agenda of the UN Security Council. Cambodia: Urged US to press the Cambodian government to fulfill its promise to release land activists wrongfully imprisoned in 2007. China: Advocated for US to press China to fulfill human rights commitments related to the Olympics; urged US to raise concerns about ongoing pre-Olympics crackdown against dissidents and human rights defenders as well as lack of rule of law and citizens inability to seek legal redress for injustice. Colombia: Urged effective enforcement of human rights conditions on US military and demobilization aid to Colombia; urged delay of free trade agreement until more progress is made against paramilitary violence. Ethiopia: Urged US to call for the release of political detainees and deny assistance to abusive military units. Georgia: Urged US to press the Georgian government to undertake a thorough investigation into the police crackdown on demonstrators on November 7, 2007, and to undertake reforms in the penitentiary system and the criminal justice system. Global: Urged US to take a stronger stance on the Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights in the extractive industries; advocated for a cut-off of certain categories of US military aid to countries that recruit and use child soldiers in violation of international law or support non-state armed groups that recruit children. India: Urged US to push for accountability for those responsible for human rights abuses in India-administered Kashmir. Indonesia: Supported the continued prohibition by the US on International Military Education and Training (IMET) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to Indonesia given continued abuses by the Indonesian military; urged US to raise the issue of abuses against child domestic workers with Indonesia and to press for amending the labor law to grant core labor rights to workers in the informal sector, including domestic workers; urged US to raise with Indonesia concerns about human rights abuses by the Indonesian military that are exacerbated by the lack of oversight over legal and illicit business practices. Iraq: Urged US to investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment of detainees by Iraqi security forces; urged US to ensure that assistance to Iraq will not contribute to human rights violations; urged US military to prevent and prohibit mistreatment of Iraqis in US custody; urged US to accept a higher number of Iraqi refugees and to support other countries in the region who have Iraqi refugees. Israel/Palestinian Authority: Urged US to ensure that political agreements between the two parties be consistent with human rights norms; urged US to inform Israel that continued US military assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations and to inform the Palestinian Authority that any US security assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations by its security forces and by Palestinian armed groups. Jordan: Urged US to press Jordan to ensure that its counterterrorism measures comply with international human rights guarantees; urged US to support Iraqi refugees in Jordan; urged US to condition aid to Jordan on improvement in human rights standards. Kazakhstan: Urged US to condition Kazakhstans bid to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to Kazakhstans progress in addressing human rights concerns such as media freedom and freedom of assembly. Libya: Urged US to push for improvements in human rights practices in Libya. Malaysia: Urged US to raise concerns about human rights abuses in the application of the Internal Security Act. Morocco: Urged US to press the Moroccan government to increase monitoring of human rights in Western Sahara. Nepal: Urged US to encourage Nepal to end disappearances and torture; urged US to prioritize human rights, particularly the impunity of the Nepal Army. North Korea: Urged US to incorporate human rights concerns into security discussions. Pakistan: Urged US to condition military aid on democratic reform; urged US to advocate for womens rights issues in Pakistan; urged US to support free expression for journalists and human rights activists in Pakistan; urged US to push for accountability for those responsible for human rights abuses in Pakistan administered Kashmir. Philippines: Urged US to condition military aid on progress in the prosecution of members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who are implicated in human rights violations. Russia: Urged US to press Russia to amend their NGO law to conform to international standards. Saudi Arabia: Urged US to protest Saudi restrictions on the freedom of religion and the freedom of expression and association. Sri Lanka: Called on US to push for an international human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka to investigate abuses by all sides to the conflict; urged US to address with Sri Lanka issues of child recruitment by armed groups with Sri Lankan military complicity and by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; urged US to condition aid to Sri Lanka on improvement in human rights standards. Sudan: Urged US to press for action in Darfur by asking the UN Security Council to call on the Sudanese government to end human rights abuses and hold violators accountable. Thailand: Urged US to protest Thai government restrictions on civil liberties and to protect Thai human rights defenders; sought US to press Thailand not to return Lao Hmong refugees to Laos and to find durable solutions for Burmese refugees in Thailand; sought US support to press for the resumption of UNHCR status determination process in Thailand; urged US to condemn rights abuses by all sides in the conflict in southern Thailand; urged US to demand full respect of human rights and accountability from Thai counterparts in bilateral drug suppression efforts. Uganda: Urged US to push for human rights improvements in northern Uganda and to press for an end to torture in Uganda. Uzbekistan: Urged US to impose targeted sanctions against selected Uzbek government officials responsible for the May 2005 massacre at Andijan and the ensuing crackdown on civil society, and overall to condition its relationship with the Uzbek government on its fulfillment of specific human rights benchmarks. Urged US to help ensure protection from forced return and secure urgent resettlement of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and other countries where their safety was at risk. Vietnam: Advocated for continuation of Vietnams status as a Country of Particular Concern for its restrictions on religious freedom.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 S.2257, Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 3890, Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 S. 2172

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported