• Isssues relating to shipbuilding generally; specific interest in FY 2011 Maritime Administration Authorization and funding and program levels for shipbuilding loan guarantee programs and Small Shipyard Assistance program. FY 2011 DOD Authorization and Appropriation bills regarding authorization, funding and implementation of shipbuilding related programs funded by DOD. FY 2012 budget proposals relating to shipbuilding programs within the Maritime Administration.

Duration: November 1, 2007 to December 27, 2012

General Issues: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Spending: about $176,500 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate,, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Y Y U.S. Senate, individual Member offices and Committee staff offices; U.S. House of Representatives, individual Members offices and Committees; U.S. Maritime Administration and Naval Sea Systems Command.

Related Foreign Entities: Aker ASA (NO-0115, NOR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 50%