NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2008–2011

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2011	—	1	1
2010	—	9	2
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	7	2

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS, LLC	—	5
HOLLY EVANS	—	12
ELMWOOD STRATEGIES	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	13
SENATE	13
Energy, Dept of	7
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	4
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	11
Defense	Defense	5
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1
Immigration	Immigration	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Education	Education	1
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1

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