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232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
10/16/2009
2. House Identification
 301800000
 Senate Identification
 42067-12

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
YMCA OF THE USA
Address
1129 20TH STREET, NW, SUITE 301
 Address2
​(NEW ADDRESS as of 09/25/09)
City
WASHINGTON
 State
DC
 Zip
20036
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Richard F. Bland
 Telephone
​2028359043
 E-mail
​richard.bland@ymca.net
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​YMCA of the USA is the national resource office for the nation's YMCAs

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​YMCA OF THE USA
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​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
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LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
First
Last
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​Richard ​Bland ​ ​Fmr. Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. D.P. Moynihan
​Katie ​Adamson ​ ​Fmr. Legislative Director, Rep. B. Sanders
​Audrey ​Haynes ​ ​Fmr. Chief of Staff, Mrs. Tipper Gore
​Kavon ​Ward ​ ​Fmr. Staff Member, Hse. Judiciary Cmte.
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

​BUD
​TAX
​GOV
​HCR
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

BUD- Depts. of Labor/HHS/and Education Appropriations; all provisions relating to afterschool, child care, disease prevention, and health promotion; see current LD2 for rest of issues due to space constraints.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
Internet Address:
​Cornerstone Government Affairs www.cgagroup.com DC
Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
​Cornerstone Gov't Affairs
​300 Independence Ave., SE
City
​Washington
​Washington
​DC
​20003
​USA
State
​DC
 Country
​USA
​Holland & Knight, LLP
​2099 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Ste. 100
City
​Washington
​Washington
​DC
​20006
​USA
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​DC
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​USA
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
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(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Richard F. Bland, Director of Federal Government Relations
 Date
10/16/2009