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

Immigration IMM

Changes in the number of H-1B visas available

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Bureau of the Census; Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Defense DEF

Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) GoArmyEd/eArmy U

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Bureau of the Census; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Bureau of Economic Analysis

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1242, "TARP (Troubled Asset and Relief Program) Accountability and Disclosure Act" Internal modeling systems for financial data S. 1074, "Shareholders Bill of Rights"

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Education, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Bureau of the Census; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1242 (111th), S. 1074 (111th)

Transportation TRA

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies S. 1135, Drive America Forward Act of 2009 (Auto Vouchers) H.R. 2346, Fiscal 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations - Title XIII - Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program

Contacted: Bureau of Economic Analysis; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Bureau of the Census; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 1135 (111th), H.R. 2346 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

Digital TV Transition - Funding H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Broadband Investment; Additional funding for DVT Transition

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Bureau of the Census; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), S. 1 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L. 111-5, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 Inclusion of medical home language and health information technology HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information FTC Proposed Breach Notification Rule on Electronic Health Information H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Health IT

Contacted: Bureau of Economic Analysis; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of the Census; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Amtrak, Customs Modernization Program, Food Stamp Program, IT Projects, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and Government/Private Sector Research and Development Programs Please see Lobbying Area Codes: CPT, DEF, EDU, GOV, HCR, HOM, SCI, & TRA for the report on these issues. Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) Basic Research funding for DOE, Office of Science, National Science Foundation, and National Institute of Standards and Technology Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education grants and funding FY2010, DOD Appropriations FY2010, Homeland Security Appropriations , H.R. 2892, S.1298 H.R. 2701, FY2010 Intelligence Authorization Act H.R. 2647, FY2010 National Defense Reauthorization Act H.R. 2346/S. 1054, FY2009 Supplemental H.R. 1550, Consumer Assistance to Recycle & Save Act of 2009 H.R. 2892, Fiscal 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations

Contacted: Bureau of the Census; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 2346 (111th), H.R. 2892 (111th), S. 1054 (111th), S. 1298 (111th), H.R. 2647 (111th), H.R. 2701 (111th), H.R. 1550 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Amendment to H.R. 2454 that would create new requirements for the Energy Star Program

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of the Census; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

Acquisition Policy Provisions

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Bureau of the Census; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Smart Power Grid H.R. 6, Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Smart Electric Grid H.R. 2165, Bulk Power System Protection Act H.R. 2195, Amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electrical infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy & Security Act Senate Bill - The American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Bureau of the Census; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), S. 946 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1 (111th), H.R. 6 (111th), H.R. 2165 (111th), H.R. 2195 (111th)

Computer Industry CPI

S. 971, U.S. Information and Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 778, Office of National Security Advisor H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act Issues relating to the creation of a consistent national framework for protecting personal and financial information and for disclosures and remedies in the event of data breaches or loss of information Issues related to reforming the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Issues related to the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative and the 60-Day Cybersecurity Revew HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information FTC proposed Breach Notification Rule on Electronic Health Information

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Bureau of the Census; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 139 (111th), H.R. 2221 (111th), S. 773 (111th), S. 778 (111th), S. 971 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

Supply Chain Security Critical Infrastructure Protection Emergency Powers Information Sharing Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative and 60-Day Cybersecurity Review

Contacted: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of the Census; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Science/Technology SCI

National Science Foundation Funding National Institute of Standards and Technology (DOC) Funding Nanotechnology Innovation Service Science R&D funding H.R. 554, The National Nanotechnology Initiative Reauthorization, To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development, and for other purposes H.R. 1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009 National cybersecurity research and development agenda H.R. 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Bureau of the Census; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Treasury, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 554 (111th), H.R. 1145 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Emerging Markets Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement WTO-Doha Development Agenda WTO GATS Negotiations Trade Facilitation China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) Joint Commission on Commerce & Trade (JCCT) Joint Economic Commission (JEC) WTO Accession Implementation WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Accession Bilateral Investment Treaty Encryption Standards/Information Security Internet Filtering Software Open Standards/Open Source Indian Government Procurement Export Regulation U.S. Department of Commerce - Encryption Reform H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Buy American Provision Implementing Regulations G20 Summit Preparation Digital Economy Trade Agreements

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Energy, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Bureau of the Census; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), S. 1 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Revision of Internal Revenue Code Section Subpart F on Deferral H.R. 2098 on Extending Look-through treatment of payments between Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFCs) and Section 954(c)6 of Internal Revenue Code Treasury "Check-the-Box" Regulations OECD VAT/GST on cross border services and intangibles and taxation of short-term assignees OECD rules on business restructuring and permanent establishment Research and Development Tax Credit Regulations Permanent Establishment (PE) Rules for Profit Attribution and Business Restructuring in OECD Treasury Regulations on Contract Manufacturing Economic Substance Doctrine Codification H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007 Internal Revenue Code sec. 162(a) Away from Home rules H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 6036, Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2008 Government entities required to withhold 3% on payments for services and property under IRS Notice 2008-38 and S. 292 and H.R. 275 to repeal Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 H.R. 422, Increase and make permanent the alternative simplified credit S. 1203, Retain the Research Credit and increase and make permanent the Alternative Simplified Credit Superfund taxes, "Corporate Environmental Income Tax," CEIT H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272, Prohibiting states from assessing net taxes without PE Temporary cost-sharing regulations and Treasury Regulation S.1.482-7T(g) Bilateral tax treaties including Korea, Italy, Spain, China, India, Brazil, France and Argentina

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of the Census; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1083 (111th), S. 1203 (111th), H.R. 275 (111th), S. 1 (111th), H.R. 2098 (111th), H.R. 3359 (111th), H.R. 422 (111th), H.R. 3970 (111th), H.R. 6036 (111th), S. 292 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 515/S. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, Worksharing Fee Diversion, Patent Quality, Deferred Examination, Community Patent Review and University Technology Transfer

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of the Census; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 515 (111th), S. 1260 (111th)

Education EDU

Innovation (Talent) Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Programs H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act for 2009, Stem education grants and funding

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of the Census; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), S. 1 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th)