2nd Quarter - Report

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

Period 2nd Quarter 2014 Filed Jul 21, 2014 Signed by Christopher A. Padilla, Vice President, Governmental Programs

Official filing
Firm
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)
Client
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)
Income
—
Expenses
$1,690,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements: H.R. 3830/S. 1900 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Bilateral Trade Issues: China, Brazil, Indonesia, IndiaExport Regulation of Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits; Export Regulation of High Performance Computers UN Treaty for People with Disabilities Act S. 1788 Digital Trade Act of 2013

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 1788 (113th), S. 1900 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th)

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.-India OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) Project S. 1625/H.R. 1129 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification ActS. 2260 Expire Act of 2014 H.R. 4438 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014; H.R. 4464 Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2014; H.R. 4429 Permanent Active Financing Act of 2014

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA C EVANS —
DANA GRAY —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Bills named: H.R. 4438 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th), H.R. 4429 (113th), H.R. 4464 (113th), S. 1625 (113th)

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 Copyright Law Amendments S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013; S. 1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; S. 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013; S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013; S. 2049 Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act;S. 2267 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014; Patent Ownership Transparency; Draft Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014 (TROL Act); Software Patentability

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DIPAULA-COYLE —
TIMOTHY J SHEEHY —
MARIAN UNDERWEISER —
YELENA VAYNBERG —
MARCUS P WILLIAMS —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 2267 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 2049 (113th), S. 866 (113th), S. 1612 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: H.R. 3547 Omnibus Appropriation Act, FY2014 and H.R. 4870 DoD Appropriations Act, FY2015: Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), SOCOM R&D, Air Force IT, DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, Data Center Consolidation and DoD Public/Private PartnershipsH.R. 3547 Omnibus Appropriations Act, FY2014 and Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2015 (not yet introduced): Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds; Social Security Administration - Program Integrity, SSA & SSI Disability Claims Processing H.R. 3547 Omnibus Appropriations Act, FY2014 and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY2015 (not yet introduced): Army Corps of Engineers IT H. R. 3547 Omnibus Appropriations Act, FY2014 and H.R. 4486 Military Construction/VA Appropriations Act, FY2015: DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, VA Disability Claims Processing and Program Integrity H.R. 4660/S. 2437 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2015: Section 515 - Asssesment of Supply Chain Risk in Acquisition of ICT Products

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

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4870 (113th), S. 2437 (113th), H.R. 4660 (113th), H.R. 4486 (113th), H.R. 3547 (113th)

Education EDU

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Reauthorization of Perkins CTE Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Workforce Investment Act and other Career and Technical Training and Education Programs; H.R. 803 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DIPAULA-COYLE —
LINDA C EVANS —
EDGAR H MCCULLOCH —
STEVEN W STEWART —
YELENA VAYNBERG —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 803 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: H.R. 2495/S. 733 American Super Computing Leadership Act H.R. 3303 Software Act; S. 2007 Protect ActDraft Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014

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

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2007 (113th), H.R. 3303 (113th), H.R. 2495 (113th), S. 733 (113th)

Defense DEF

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: DISA Data Centers, NGEN Program, Joint Land Attack Cruise Elevated Nettled Sensor System (JLENS) H.R. 4435/S. 2410 National Defense Authorization Act, FY2015: Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A), Data Centers and Analytics, DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 2410 (113th), H.R. 4435 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: H.R. 2131 SKILLS Visa Act; H.R. 3344 Fradulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 OFCCP Rulemaking on People with Disabilities Employment Fair Labor Standards Act Regulatory Review

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DIPAULA-COYLE —
LINDA C EVANS —
MEREDITH SINGER —
STEVEN W STEWART —
YELENA VAYNBERG —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3344 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th)

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