3rd Quarter - Report — COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATI… for COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATI… (2009)

Firm

COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA)

Client

COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA)

Income

—

Expenses

$120,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Unemployment UNM

WIA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TRISTA ROEHL	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Free Trade Agreements (U.S. - Korea) Presidential Trade Negotiating Authority

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRIS J KATOPIS	—
ROBERT KRAMER	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Health Issues HCR

Health IT

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT KRAMER	—
TRISTA ROEHL	—
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 275, To repeal the imposition of 3% withholding H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 Taxation of government procurement Small business expensing Bonus depreciation Business activity tax Research and development tax credits

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT KRAMER	—
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 275 (111th), H.R. 1083 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal spending for small business programs Stimulus funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWIN FRANKLIN BUSH	—
ROBERT KRAMER	—
TRISTA ROEHL	—
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Environment/Superfund ENV

E-Recycling American Clean Energy and Security Act, H.R. 2454

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRIS J KATOPIS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Spectrum allocations Broadband regulation Television white spaces

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWIN FRANKLIN BUSH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Telecommunications TEC

Spectrum allocations Broadband regulation Broadband funding and build-out

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWIN FRANKLIN BUSH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform: S. 515, S. 299, H.R. 628, H.R. 1260 Patent Quality Federal Programs to educate the public on intellectual property matters

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRIS J KATOPIS	—
ROBERT KRAMER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1260 (111th), H.R. 628 (111th), S. 299 (111th), S. 515 (111th)

Veterans VET

Obtaining excess federal IT equipment for veterans

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRIS J KATOPIS	—
TRISTA ROEHL	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Small Business SMB

Full funding for SBA programs Promotion of funding and reauthorization of SBA Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) programs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRIS J KATOPIS	—
ROBERT KRAMER	—
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Insurance INS

Proposals to provide special consideration for health care coverage for small businesses

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT KRAMER	—
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce training issues Workforce Investment Act (WIA) re-authorization

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TRISTA ROEHL	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Computer Industry CPI

Funding for IT training within Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Internet regulation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWIN FRANKLIN BUSH	—
ROBERT KRAMER	—
TRISTA ROEHL	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity regulations Government Agency IT security, workforce standards Proposal to establish public-private security task force for small business issues Credit Card Act of 2009, H.R. 627 (Section 507, Small Business Security Task Force)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWIN FRANKLIN BUSH	—
ROBERT KRAMER	—
DANA LAMAR WHITMAN	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 627 (111th)

Affiliated organisations

Organisation	Location
DELL	Round Rock, TX, US
HP / EDS WWW.HP.COM	Palo Alto, CA, US
INGRAM MICRO	Santa Ana, CA, US
INTEL WWW.INTEL.COM	Hillsboro, OR, US
LEARNING TREE	Reston, VA, US
LENOVO	Research Triangle Park, NC, US
MICROSOFT WWW.MICROSOFT.COM	Redmond, WA, US
NCS PEARSON	Livonia, MI, US
NEW HORIZONS COMPUTER LEARNING CE	Conshohocken, PA, US
PROMETRIC	Raleigh, NC, US

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