4th Quarter - Report

KAMINS CONSULTING for IBM

Firm
Client
IBM
Income
$50,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 1770/S. 760, the Open Government Data Act; S.1671, the International Communications Privacy Act, proposals that would enhance digital privacy protections while imposing legal safeguards on government access to data; H.R. 589, exascale computing research program.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: S. 760 (115th), S. 1671 (115th), H.R. 589 (115th), H.R. 1770 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform; provisions relating to software patents

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Provisions that would protect the ability to move data across borders freely and that limit government requirements to store data on servers within national boundaries, U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. China trade tariffs.

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

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Education EDU

Higher Education Act, provisions relating to work study programs, workforce Pell grants, federal student loans.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Regulations relating to implementation of the base erosion and anti-abuse tax.

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

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.