1st Quarter - Report

KAMINS CONSULTING for IBM

Firm
Client
IBM
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform proposals; proposals relating to potential changes to the tax treatment of foreign earnings; permanent extension of the tax credit for research and development

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform; H.R. 9, the Innovation Act; S. 1137, the PATENT Act, provisions relating to software patents; S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1890 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

The LEADS Act H.R. 1174, provisions that would enhance digital privacy protections while imposing legal safeguards on government access to data. S. 512; the SOFTWARE Act, the MEDTECH Act; H.R. 1560, H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, provisions that would enhance health care professionals access to IT innovations by clarifying regulatory treatment of low-risk software technology. The Protecting Cyber Networks Act, H.R. 1731, the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act, S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; provisions to provide a legal framework through which organizations can voluntarily share cyber threat information while protecting individuals, 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. H.R. 1428, Judicial Redress Act, provisions to extend certain privacy rights to citizens of U.S. allies relating to the flow of electronic data. S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act, to provide federal jurisdiction over the theft of trade secrets.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1890 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), S. 512 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 1428 (114th), S. 754 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, provisions that protect the ability to move data across borders freely and that limit government requirements to store data on servers within national boundaries.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.