4th Quarter - Report — BROADCOM INC. for BROADCOM INC (2009)

Firm

BROADCOM INC.

Client

BROADCOM INC

Income

—

Expenses

$140,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

US COlumbia Trade Promotion Agreement, Panama Free Trade Agreement [no pending legislation]

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CLAUDE BOUDRIAS	—
KAREN MYERS	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Defense DEF

HR 3326 appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal ear ending September 30, 2010; provisions regarding binding arbitration

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN M PETER	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3326 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 422/S1203 To amend the Internal Revenue Code to extend the R&D credit and to increase & make permanent the ASRC. HR 4213 Tax Extenders Act of 2009 - deferral of foreign source income HR 3962 & 3590 Healthcare reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CLAUDE BOUDRIAS	—
KAREN MYERS	—
JOHN T SABO	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 422 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Impact of health care reform legislation on employer benefit plans Implementation of health IT legislation HR 3962 Affordable Health Care for America HR 3590 Patent Protection and Affordable Health Care Act of 2009

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KAREN MYERS	—
BRENDAN M PETER	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

HR 2182, S 1064 Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act Implementation of transparency and accountability provisions of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act. HR 1910 Creation of Office of Chief Technology Officer in the Executive Office of the White House, S 920 To amend section 11317 of title 40 USC to improve the transparency of the status of IT investments to require greater accountability for cost overruns on federal IT investment projects, to improve processes agencies implement to manage IT investments, to reward excellence in IT acquisition and for other purposes HR 3571 to prohibit the federal government from awarding contracts or providing federal funds to certain indicted organizations Discussions regarding identity management technologies in the federal government, cloud computing strategies, & transparency provisions in ARRA.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KAREN MYERS	—
BRENDAN M PETER	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1910 (111th), H.R. 3571 (111th), H.R. 2182 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

implementation of provisions of the economic stimulus package relating to smart grd and green IT [no pending legislation] implementation of EO 13514 on greenhouse gas reductions by federal health departments & agencies

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KAREN MYERS	—
BRENDAN M PETER	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office

Immigration IMM

Discussions regarding importance of H-1B visa and green card programs [no pending legislation]

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KAREN MYERS	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Science/Technology SCI

HR 1260, S 515 patent reform act HR 1910 CTO Act, HR 2221 Data Accountability & Trust Act S773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009, S1490 Personal Data Privacy & Security Act S778 Office of National Cybersecurity Advisor, S921 Information & Communications Enhancement Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KAREN MYERS	—
BRENDAN M PETER	—
JOHN T SABO	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2221 (111th), H.R. 1910 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th)

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.