4th Quarter - Report

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM) for INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)

Period 4th Quarter 2014 Filed Jan 16, 2015 Signed by TAMMY HORN

Official filing
Firm
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)
Client
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)
Income
—
Expenses
$1,150,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks: China Patent Regulations and Amendments; China Competition Law. S. 2267 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014; H.R. 5233 Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARCUS P WILLIAMS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 2267 (113th), H.R. 5233 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: H.R. 2131 SKILLS Visa Act; H.R. 3344 Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013; Proposed Executive Order on Immigration. Fair Labor Standards Act Regulatory Review; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order; Advancing Pay Equality Through Compensation Data Collection Presidential Memorandum.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA C EVANS —
MEREDITH SINGER —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 2131 (113th), H.R. 3344 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: H.R. 2495/S. 733 American Super Computing Leadership Act. H.R. 3303 Software Act; S. 2007 Protect Act. S. 2588 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; S. 1353 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014; S. 2521 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014. Section 508 Accessibility Guidelines. S. 2871 Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROSLYN DOCKTOR —
LINDA C EVANS —
DANA GRAY —
KATIE IGNASZEWSKI —
TIMOTHY J SHEEHY —
YELENA VAYNBERG —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2871 (113th), H.R. 2495 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), S. 2007 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), H.R. 3303 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), S. 733 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements: H.R. 3830/S. 1900 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Bilateral Trade Issues: China, Brazil, India, Vietnam. S. 1788 Digital Trade Act of 2013.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DIPAULA-COYLE —
LINDA C EVANS —
DANA GRAY —
DEBRA L MARKS —
STEVEN W STEWART —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3830 (113th), S. 1788 (113th), S. 1900 (113th)

Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: DISA Data Centers, NGEN Program, Joint Land Attack Cruise Elevated Nettled Sensor System (JLENS). H.R. 3979/H.R. 4435/S. 2410 National Defense Authorization Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-291): Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A), Data Centers and Analytics, Defense Healthcare Mangagement System Modernization, DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, Section 1083 Report On Certain Information Technology Systems and Technology and Critical National Security Infrastructure.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHERYL BRUNER —
CRAIG E BURY —
ADRIENNE G RHONE —

Contacted: U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 2410 (113th), H.R. 3979 (113th), H.R. 4435 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Financial Investments & Securities: S. 2976/H.R. 5471 Derivatives End-Users Clarification Act; H.R. 634 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stablization Act of 2013; S. 2244 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANA GRAY —

Contacted: White House Office; Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5471 (113th), S. 2244 (113th), S. 2976 (113th), H.R. 634 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: U.S. - Spain, U.S. - India. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) Project. S. 1625/H.R. 1129 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act. S. 2260 Expire Act of 2014; H.R. 5771 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 - "tax extenders". H.R. 4438 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014; H.R. 4464 Permanent CFC Look - Through Act of 2014; H.R. 4429 Permanent Active Financing Act of 2014.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA C EVANS —
DANA GRAY —
YELENA VAYNBERG —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 4438 (113th), S. 1625 (113th), H.R. 4429 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 4464 (113th), H.R. 5771 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: H.R. 4870 DoD Appropriations Act, FY2015/S. Rept. 113-211 and H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235): Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), SOCOM R&D, Air Force IT (JSTARS Program), Defense Health Management System Modernization, DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, Data Center Consolidation, and DoD Public/Private Partnerships. Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2015 (incorporated into H.R. 83) and H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235): Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds, Social Security Administration - Program Integrity, SSA & SSI Disability Claims Processing. H.R. 4486 Military Construction/VA Appropriations Act, FY2015 and H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235): DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, VA Disability Claims Processing and Program Integrity. H.R. 5016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2015, H.R. 4870 DoD Appropriations Act, FY2015/S. Rept. 113-211, H.R. 4745/S. 2438 Transportation, HUD Appropriations Act, FY2015, H.R. 4923 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY2015 and H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L.No. 113-235): Prohibition of Funds for Contractors that Have Dispositions Related to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHERYL BRUNER —
CRAIG E BURY —
ADRIENNE G RHONE —
MEREDITH SINGER —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 2438 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), H.R. 4745 (113th), H.R. 4486 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), H.R. 4870 (113th)

Education EDU

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Reauthorization of Perkins CTE Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Workforce Investment Act and other Career and Technical Training and Education Programs; H.R. 803 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA C EVANS —
EDGAR H MCCULLOCH —
YELENA VAYNBERG —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 803 (113th)

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