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Telecommunications TEC

Proposed rulemaking under 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform: Pay Ratio Proposed Rulemaking: Pension Swaps

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

U.S. international tax including deferral, foreign tax credits: H.R. 2735 "Revise IRC to make permanent Section 954(c)6 CFC Look-through for related party payments; H.R. 749" Revise IRC to make permanent active financing exemption Section 954 H. Corporate tax reform: Support competitive corporate tax rate and competitive international tax system and competitive IP incentives. R&D tax credit (alternative simplified credit, ASC): S. 1577, "Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act;" H.R. 942, "The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011". Other Treasury and IRS regulations: Effects of proposal to tax excess returns on transfers of IP; pool foreign tax credits and restrictions on deferred interest deductions; H.R. 674, "3% withholding tax on certain federal contracts". Bilateral income tax treaties: Treaties between US and Spain, Korea, Singapore, Brazil, India and China. OECD guidelines and U.S. Treasury comments on taxation: Taxation of intangibles including services and software. Employee-Related Tax Reform: H.R. 1864 "Mobile Workforce Act" Other: Tax issues as discussed in the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction aka Supercommittee; H.R. 1439 "Business Activity tax BATSA"

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 749 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), H.R. 2735 (112th), S. 1577 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Fair Labor Standards Act. Pension Provisions: Swaps issue; Investment advice; Fiduciary definition Immigration Reform: Business Visa Issue Competition Policy.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Government procurement: China and India market access issues. Rare earth minerals, domestic supply, and China export restrictions. Trade Agreements: Free Trade Agreements (South Korea, Colombia, and Panama) and digital economy agreements. APEC-Innovation. WTO: ICT Trade Principles. Bi-lateral trade issues and policy (China and India). Export/Import Regulation Reform. Digital Economy Trade Agreements. Conflict Minerals.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1249, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Funding. S. 968, Protect IP Act.

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 968 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - impact on IBM and its employees.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Agency (NSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: FY 12 Appropriation for HPC. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense Appropriations; DoD JLENS Program; H.R. 2219: USSOCOM; Defense law enforcement records management; records of conflict records management. Climate and Weather Records: NOAA, JPSS Program; H.R. 2596, S. 1572: climate records for modeling and client change mitigation. GSA-Office of Government-Wide Policy budget for SAM integration project. Passage of Debt-Ceiling Legislation, S. 365, S. 627, H. Res. 384, S. 635.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1572 (112th), S. 627 (112th), H.R. 2596 (112th), S. 635 (112th), H.R. 2219 (112th), S. 365 (112th), H.Res. 384 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA Green House Gas reporting rule for semiconductor facilities.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Computer Industry CPI

Data security and breach notification: S. 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011; S. 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011; S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1434 Data Security Act of 2011; H.R. 2577 SAFE Data Act. Cybersecurity, acquisition reform and supply chain: S. 1458 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY12 (Sec 309); H.R. 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 12 (Sec 308). Cybersecurity-Implications for international trade: Response to Department of Commerce Green Paper on Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy NOI; Response to White House Legislative Proposal. Cloud computing.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1207 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), S. 1458 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), H.R. 1892 (112th), S. 1434 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th)