Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code CPI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security.
Licensing, competition, and government procurement in the software industry.
Health IT procurement; Health reform & related health IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act
implementation.
Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development.
Standards and interoperability.
Competition in the online advertising and software markets.
Competitiveness and the high-tech sector.
Policy issues in cloud computing.
S. 773, Cyber-Security Act of 2010.
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act.
S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act.
America's Healthy Future Act.
Open government, government modernization and technology choice.
Policy issues on cyber crime and cyber security.
H.R. 4061, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2009.
S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009.
H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
S. 3155, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act.
S. 3217; H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010.
S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009.
S. 3480, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010.
H.R. 5548, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010.
S. 3193, International Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Coordination Act of 2010.
S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009.
H.R. 4900, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010.
S. 3538, National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010.
Government procurement policies in China.
S. 3454, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State - Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code CPT

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009.
S. 610, Patent Reform Act of 2009.
H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009.
H.R. 848, Performance Rights Act.
S. 379, Performance Right Act.
Orphan Works legislation and related policy developments, including online distribution of books.
Online enforcement of copyright.
Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
Software piracy, counterfeiting, and protection of intellectual property rights.
Appropriations related to intellectual property rights enforcement.
Implementation of PRO-IP Act (Public Law 110-403).
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office funding issues, including H.R. 5322, Patent and Trademark Office Fee Stabilization Act.
H.R. 1319, Informed P2P User Act.
S. 3027, P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act.
S. 3804, Combatting Online Infringement and Counterfiets Act.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code CSP

16. Specific lobbying issues

Child online safety and gaming safety issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360.
Online privacy issues.
Electronic health records and privacy/security protections related to the HealthVault and Amalga platforms.
HHS Rulemakings implementing health reform act.
Notice of proposed rulemaking on Test Procedures for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0004).
FTC/Self-Regulatory Guidance for Online Advertising.
S. 1178, Data Breach Privacy bill.
H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act.
H.R. 3222, The Adolescent Web Awareness Act.
Issues related to online advertising.
Comments to NTIA on Privacy.
H.R. 5777, The "Best Practices" Act.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H-1B visas, J visas, L-1 visas, and employment based visas, including the visa bulletin issues.
S. 9, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2009.
S. 729, Development, Relief and Education, for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.
S. 3932, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) issues.
H.R. 5325, America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009.
H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit.
S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Tax Credits 'Help Act' or 'GROWTH Act'.
H.R. 2110, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act.
H.R. 5649, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2010.
International Tax Reform proposals.
IRC Section 901 (l) guidance.
Foreign bank and financial account reporting guidance.
Transfer pricing, treaty, and international tax issues.
H.R. 4213, The "Tax Extenders Act of 2009" and the "American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010" and the "American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010."
H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010.
H.R. 1586 - Amendments to H.R. 1586 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act.
H.R. 5982, The Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010.
S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act.
Codification of Economic Substance guidance.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

Broadband.
VOIP/IP Services.
Universal Service Fund.
Intercarrier Compensation issues.
TV White Spaces.
Accessibility.
Spectrum policy.
S. 3304, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009.
H.R. 3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009.
Net Neutrality.
The Future of Media and Information Needs.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Passage of Free Trade Agreements (US-Korea, US-Panama, and US-Colombia) and the inclusion of provisions of interest to the high tech industry, including IPR as well as competition and market access issues.
Software piracy, competition, procurement, Internet/human rights, and market access and indigenous innovation policy issues in China.
Interoperability, innovation, and competitiveness.
Interpretation and application of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property.
European Commission investigation of competition in the software industry.
Trade in services in bilateral and regional agreements.
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
Emerging threats to IP rights outside the United States.
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
H.R. 2271, Global Online Freedom Act of 2009.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Treasury - Dept of

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Energy efficiency.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization