3rd Quarter - Report

BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE for BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

Period 3rd Quarter 2014 Filed Oct 20, 2014 Signed by Gina Perry

Official filing

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE
Client
BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE
Income
—
Expenses
$320,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
3rd Quarter - Report (this page) Oct 20, 2014 $320,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment Oct 22, 2014 $310,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Computer Industry CPI

Lobbied on issues pertaining to information technology including, but not limited to, cloud computing and privacy. S.607 Electronic Communications Privacy Amendment Act of 2013 (entire bill) H.R. 1852 Email Privacy Act (entire bill) Lobbied on issues pertaining to information technology including, but not limited to, cloud computing and privacy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRAIG ALBRIGHT —
CHRISTOPHER HOPFENSPERGER —
TIMOTHY A MOLINO —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 607 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Lobbied on issues pertaining to US-China bilateral negotiations, including the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade and the Strategic & Economic Dialogue, including, but not limited to, provisions related to intellectual property protection and market access for software products and services in China. Lobbied on issues pertaining to market access for software products and services in international markets including, but not limited to, provisions related to intellectual property protection and market access for software products and services. Lobbied on issues pertaining to proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade agreements and expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), including, but not limited to, provisions relating to IP protection and enforcement; electronic commerce; services; and government procurement. Lobbied in support of renewal of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) S. 1788 Digital Trade Act of 2013 (Entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRAIG ALBRIGHT —
CHRISTOPHER HOPFENSPERGER —
TIMOTHY A MOLINO —
DAVID J OHRENSTEIN —
JARED RAGLAND Director, Office of IP & Innovation (2007-2012) USTR

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1788 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4438 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 (Entire bill) S. 2260 Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act (Entire Act)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRAIG ALBRIGHT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Lobbied on issues pertaining to copyright and patent protection and enforcement in international markets. Lobbied on issues pertaining to copyright including, but not limited to, copyright protection and enforcement in international markets. S. 1720 Patent Transparency & Improvement At of 2013 (Entire bill) H.R. 3309 Inovation Act (Entire bill) Lobbied on issues pertaining to patents including, but not limited to, provisions relating to software patentability, PTO procedures and China's patent system. S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act (Entire bill) S. 1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (Entire bill) H.R. 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act (Entire bill) S. 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act (Entire bill) H. R. 5233 Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 (Entire Bill) S. 2267 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 (Entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRAIG ALBRIGHT —
CHRISTOPHER HOPFENSPERGER —
TIMOTHY A MOLINO —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 866 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 5233 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 2267 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

S. 1843 FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (Entire bill) H.R. 3361 USA FREEDOM Act (Entire bill) S. 1599 USA FREEDOM Act (Entire bill) H.R. 4291 FISA Transparency and Modernization Act (Entire bill) S. 1631 FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (Entire bill) Lobbied on cybersecurity policy issues including, but not limited to, homeland security and cybersecurity policy. H.R. 1960 National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2014 (Parts of bill related to cybersecurity) S. 1034 National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2014 (Parts of bill related to Cybersecurity) S. 2588 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (Entire bill) S. 2521 Federal Information Systems & Modernization Act of 2014 (Entire bill) S. 2519 National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 (Entire bill) S. 2871 Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act of 2014 (Entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRAIG ALBRIGHT —
CHRISTOPHER HOPFENSPERGER —
TIMOTHY A MOLINO —

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1631 (113th), S. 1843 (113th), S. 2519 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), S. 1599 (113th), H.R. 3361 (113th), S. 1034 (113th), S. 2871 (113th), H.R. 4291 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), S. 2588 (113th)

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.