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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: S. 250 Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act; H.R. 694 The Corporate Tax and Fairness Act; S. 268 Cutting Unjustified Tax (CUT) Loopholes Act; Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: U.S.-Spain, U.S.-India;OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation; S. 3485/H.R. 1129 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 694 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th), S. 250 (113th), S. 268 (113th), S. 3485 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks: China Patent Regulations and Amendments; Goodlatte Patent Discussion Draft; S. 1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; H.R. 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act; H.R. 2766 Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act;H.R. 2639 Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013; Changes to Tariff Act Section 337; H.R. 1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; Administration High-Tech Patent Recommendations; Patent Ownership Transparency; Software Patentability.

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Other); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2766 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: Trusted Foundry Funding S.1429/H.R.2397 DoD Appropriations Act, FY2014: Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), SOCOM R&D, Air Force ITS.1284/House DRAFT Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act, FY2014: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds; Social Security Administration - Program Integrity, SSA & SSI Disability Claims Processing.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 2397 (113th), S. 1429 (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 programsNew accessible technology research approaches for future National Institute on Diability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) consideration.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Education, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: S. 169 Comprehensive Immigration Innovation Act of 2013; House High -Skilled Immigration Reform; S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; H.R. 2278 SAFE Act; H.R. 1417 Border Security Results Act of 2013; H.R. 2131 SKILLS Visa Act;OFCCP Rulemaking on People with Disabilities Employment; H.R. 1135 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act (Pay Ratio Section 953(b)).

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 744 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 169 (113th), H.R. 2278 (113th), H.R. 1135 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements: Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Bilateral Trade Issues: China, Brazil, Indonesia, India, Vietnam;Export Regulation of Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits; Export Regulation of High Performance Computers; UN Treaty for People with Disabilities Act.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: DISA Data Centers, NGEN Program, Joint Land Attack Cruise Elevated Nettled Sensor System (JLENS) S. 1034/H.R. 1960 National Defense Authorization Act: Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A); Data Centers and AnalyticsBenefits of cloud applications for government users including the intelligence community.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1960 (113th), S. 1034 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: H.R. 2495 American Super Computing Leadership Act; Clinical Decision Support Software and Mobile Medical Devices;S. 1329/H.R. 2787 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2014 (Section 515/516-acquisition of ICT products from entities "owned, directed or subsidized " by China); Draft of National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; S. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013; S. 1034/H.R. 1960 National Defense Authorization Act (software assurance provisions); S. 884 Deter Cyber Theft Act; Activities associated with implementation of Executive Order 13636: S. 783/H.R. 527 Helium Stewardship Act of 2013.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 527 (113th), S. 1329 (113th), S. 1034 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), S. 783 (113th), H.R. 2787 (113th), S. 884 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 2495 (113th)