1st Quarter - Report

THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS for THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS

Period 1st Quarter 2015 Filed Apr 16, 2015 Signed by MS. ERICA WISSOLIK

Official filing
Firm
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS
Client
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS
Income
—
Expenses
$140,000
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

STRONG Act; patent reform; Innovation Act HR 9;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS J BRANTLEY —
SCOTT D. GRAYSON New —
ERICA WISSOLIK —

Contacted: SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Small Business SMB

discuss needs of US Small tech business entrepreneur, and research data re: to small business exports; discussed providing educational webinars for entrepreneurs; HR 527, small business regulatory flexibility improvements act of 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT D. GRAYSON —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 527 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

energy workforce in Natl Defense Auth Act; energy workforce in Architecture and Abundance legislation; R&D issues related to energy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES SAVAGE —

Contacted: SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

high-skill immigration reform, including H-4 regulations; Start up act S181; S153 I-Squared Act; EB green card regulations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS J BRANTLEY —
RUSSELL T HARRISON —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

NSF funding in the CSJ approps bill; R&D funding in CSJ approps bill and federal budget in general; Federal travel/conference travel issues; discuss Internet of Things Caucus; cybersecurity issues and draft legislation re: "backdoors" and liability of third party providers

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS J BRANTLEY —
JAMES SAVAGE —
ERICA WISSOLIK —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPEAT regulations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RUSSELL T HARRISON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

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.