4th Quarter - Report

BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE for BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$470,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 5658Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JESSE FEDER —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
ROBERT W HOLLEYMAN —
FRANCK JOURNOUD —
KATHERINE B MCGUIRE —
ALEXANDER SHIVELY —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 5658 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S 1145-The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (entire bill), HR 4279-Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 (entire bill), HR 5658 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, S 3325 Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (entire bill), S 3464 International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008 (entire bill) HR 6898-The Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, S 3325Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (entire bill),

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JESSE FEDER —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
ROBERT W HOLLEYMAN —
FRANCK JOURNOUD —
KATHERINE B MCGUIRE —
ALEXANDER SHIVELY —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: H.R. 4279 (110th), H.R. 5658 (110th), H.R. 6898 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues pertaining to trade with China and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), General issues pertaining to trade with South Korea and the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JESSE FEDER —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
ROBERT W HOLLEYMAN —
FRANCK JOURNOUD —
KATHERINE B MCGUIRE —
ALEXANDER SHIVELY —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Health Issues HCR

HR 6357- the "Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008 (titles I and III), HR 6898-The Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 (titles I and IV)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JESSE FEDER —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
ROBERT W HOLLEYMAN —
FRANCK JOURNOUD —
KATHERINE B MCGUIRE —
ALEXANDER SHIVELY —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 6898 (110th), H.R. 6357 (110th)

Computer Industry CPI

S 3474-The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2008 (entire bill), H.R. 6898, The Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 (titles I and IV), S. 3212-To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for auditable, independent verification of ballots, to ensure the security of voting systems, and for other purposes.(entire bill), HR 6357 - the "Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008 (titles I and III), S 3001-Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009(Sec143), HR 21-Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (4)(B)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JESSE FEDER —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
ROBERT W HOLLEYMAN —
FRANCK JOURNOUD —
KATHERINE B MCGUIRE —
ALEXANDER SHIVELY —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 21 (110th), H.R. 6898 (110th), H.R. 6357 (110th), S. 3212 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

S 3474-The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2008 (entire bill), General issues pertaining to critical cyber infrastructure protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JESSE FEDER —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
ROBERT W HOLLEYMAN —
FRANCK JOURNOUD —
KATHERINE B MCGUIRE —
ALEXANDER SHIVELY —

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

General issues pertaining to cybercrime enforcement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JESSE FEDER —
JOHN HASSELMANN —
ROBERT W HOLLEYMAN —
FRANCK JOURNOUD —
KATHERINE B MCGUIRE —
ALEXANDER SHIVELY —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.