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Defense DEF

H.R. 3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2007 H.R. 1585/S. 1547 National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2007 Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) eArmy University

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Vice President of the U.S.; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1547 (110th), H.R. 3222 (110th), H.R. 1585 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 1585/S. 1547 National Defense Authorization Act, 2007 Competitive Sourcing Provisions

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Security Council (NSC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: S. 1547 (110th), H.R. 1585 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3176 SCHIP Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3176 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Product Take-Back Legislation Draft "Energy Star Program"

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Vice President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Customs Classification Emerging Markets Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Vice President of the U.S.; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3176 State & Children Health Insurance Program - 2007 reauthorization (SCHIP) S. 1456 Electronic Personal Health Records (PHRS) for Member of the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans H.R. 493/S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Vice President of the U.S.; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 558 (110th), S. 1456 (110th), H.R. 3176 (110th), S. 358 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th)

Computer Industry CPI

S. 495 Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2007 S. 239 Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007 S. 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act S. 1260 Data Security Act of 2007

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 239 (110th), S. 1260 (110th), S. 495 (110th), S. 1178 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

Supply Chain Security and Air Cargo Security H.R. 1/S. 4 Implementing Provisions of the 9/11 Commission Act

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 4 (110th), H.R. 1 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Negotiation and Ratification of Bilateral Income Tax Treaties U.S.-Canada Tax Treaty Revision of Tax Provisions in U.S. Model Treaty Taiwan-U.S. Tax Agreement

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Vice President of the U.S.; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of

Retirement RET

S. 708 Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act Deferred Compensation Provisions (proposed) to be used to raise revenue for other legislation (pending)

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 708 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

International Telecommunications Special Access Rate Reform Regulatory Treatment of Internet Service Providers Spectrum Allocation/Spectrum Management Telecommunications Reform

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Vice President of the U.S.; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform S. 1145/H.R. 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 Post-Patent-Grant Review

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Vice President of the U.S.; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

IBM has lobbied for various Government Programs, including Amtrak, Customs Modernization Program, IT Projects, and Government/Private Sector Research and Development Programs Please see General Lobbying Area Codes: DEF, GOV, HCR, HOM, & SCI for the report on these issues.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Smart Power Grid H.R. 6 Clean Energy Act of 2007 H.R. 2641/S. 1751 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Roadrunner Project

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Vice President of the U.S.; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 1751 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 2641 (110th)

Education EDU

Educational Standards Accessibility Workforce Development Innovation (Talent)

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Vice President of the U.S.; Education, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 362 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act H.R. 363 Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act H.R. 1867 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007 H.R. 1868 Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Security Council (NSC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 362 (110th), H.R. 1867 (110th), H.R. 363 (110th), H.R. 1868 (110th)