2nd Quarter - Report

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

Period 2nd Quarter 2015 Filed Jul 20, 2015 Signed by Christopher A. Padilla

Official filing
Firm
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)
Client
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)
Income
—
Expenses
$1,810,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Environmental Policy Matters: S. 697 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARCUS P WILLIAMS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 697 (114th)

Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: H.R. 3979/H.R. 4435/S. 2410 National Defense Authorization Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-291) and H.R. 1735/S. 1376 National Defense Authorization Act, FY2016: Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A), Data Centers and Analytics, Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM), DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, Section 1083 Report On Certain Information Technology Systems and Technology and Critical National Security Infrastructure.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHERYL BRUNER —
CRAIG E BURY —
ADRIENNE G RHONE —

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3979 (114th), S. 2410 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), S. 1376 (114th), H.R. 4435 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: U.S. - Spain, U.S. - Chile. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) Project. H.R. 2315/S. 386 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act. Renewal of various Tax Extenders including H.R. 880 American Research and Competitiveness Act on R&D tax credit, H.R. 1430 and H.R. 961 on Subpart F exemptions regarding CFC look-through for related party payments and Active Financing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA C EVANS —
YELENA VAYNBERG —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Bills named: H.R. 2315 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), H.R. 1430 (114th), H.R. 961 (114th), S. 386 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: H.R. 4870 DoD Appropriations Act, FY2015, H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235) and H.R. 2685/S. 1558 DoD Appropriations Act, FY2016: Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), SOCOM R&D, Air Force IT (JSTARS Program), Defense Health Management System Modernization (DHMSM), DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, Data Center Consolidation, and DoD Public/Private Partnerships and President's FY2016 Budget for DCGS-A. Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2015 (incorporated into H.R. 83), H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235) and S. 1695/House Draft Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2016: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds, Social Security Administration - Program Integrity, SSA & SSI Disability Claims Processing. H.R. 4486 Military Construction/VA Appropriations Act, FY2015, H.R. 83 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235) and H.R. 2029 and Senate Draft Military Construction/VA Appropriations Act, FY2016: DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, VA Disability Claims Processing and Program Integrity. Draft Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY 2016: H.R. 4870 DoD Appropriations Act, FY2015, H.R. 4486 Military Construction/VA Appropriations Act, FY2015: Prohibition of Funds for Contractors that have Dispositions related to the Fair Labor Standards Act. H.R. 2578 Commerce and Related Agencies, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, FY2016, Section - Assessment of Supply Chain Risk in Acquisition of ICT Products.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHERYL BRUNER —
CRAIG E BURY —
KATIE IGNASZEWSKI —
ADRIENNE G RHONE —
MEREDITH SINGER —

Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 83 (114th), H.R. 2685 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), S. 1558 (114th), H.R. 4870 (114th), H.R. 4486 (114th), S. 1695 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: H.R. 874 American Super Computing Leadership Act; S. 454 Exascale Computing for Science, Competitiveness, Advanced Manufacturing, Leadership and the Economy Act of 2015. H.R. 6 21st Century Cures Act/H.R. 2396 Software Act. S. 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; H.R. 1560 Protecting Cyber Networks Act; H.R. 1731 National Cybersecurity Protection and Advancement Act of 2015; S. 1101 Data Breach Security and Notification Act of 2015. H.R. 1174/S. 512 Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act; H.R. 1428/S. 1600 Judicial Redress Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DIPAULA-COYLE —
ROSLYN DOCKTOR —
LINDA C EVANS —
DANA GRAY —
KATIE IGNASZEWSKI —
TIMOTHY J SHEEHY —
YELENA VAYNBERG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 2396 (114th), S. 1600 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 512 (114th), H.R. 1428 (114th), S. 1101 (114th), S. 754 (114th), S. 454 (114th), H.R. 874 (114th)

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); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); H.R. 1314 Trade Act of 2015, Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Bilateral Trade Issues: China, Brazil, India, H.R. 1891 African Growth and Opportunities Act of 2015 (AGOA) - Extension and Expansion AGOA and Nigeria ICT Guidelines.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DIPAULA-COYLE —
LINDA C EVANS —
DANA GRAY —
DEBRA L MARKS —
STEVEN W STEWART —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1891 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks: China Patent Regulations and Amendments; China Competition Law; China Technology Import and Export Regulations. H.R. 9 Innovation Act; S. 1137 PATENT Act; Software Patent Eligibility; H.R. 2045 Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act of 2015.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA C EVANS —
TIMOTHY J SHEEHY —
MARIAN UNDERWEISER New —
YELENA VAYNBERG —
MARCUS P WILLIAMS —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Education EDU

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Reauthorization of Perkins CTE Act, H.R. 5 Student Success Act/S. 1177 Every Child Achieves Act, Implementation of Career and Technical Training and Education Programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA C EVANS —
EDGAR H MCCULLOCH —
YELENA VAYNBERG —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: S. 1177 (114th), H.R. 5 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: S. 153 Immigration Innovation Act; High-Skilled Immigration Reform; Implementation of White House's Executive Action Rule on H-4 Spousal Work Authorization; USCIS' L-1B Guidance; H.R. 213 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. Fair Labor Standards Act Regulatory Review; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order; Policy Issues Regarding H1B visa Usage.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA C EVANS —
MEREDITH SINGER —
YELENA VAYNBERG —

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 213 (114th), S. 153 (114th)

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