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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 600 14th STREET, NW |
Address2 | Suite 300 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 19877-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Christopher A. Padilla, Vice President, Governmental Programs |
Date | 07/20/2011 |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: 2012 fy budget for DoE ASCR and ASC computing.
Trusted Foundry.
Automated Commercial Environment - Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS).
Department of Defense Appropriations: H.R. 2219 Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012; H.R. 1413 (DoD and Full-Year Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2011); Military medical records management.
Climate and Weather Records: H.R. 1413 (DoD and Full-Year Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2011) and H.R. ---- not filed yet (Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, 2012).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Cheryl |
Bruner |
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Christopher |
Padilla |
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Craig |
Bury |
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Lauren |
Phelps |
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Marcus |
Williams |
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Mark |
O'Riley |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
Data security and breach notification: National data breach notification standard - S. 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011; S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011; White House Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal on Data breach notification.
Cybersecurity, acquisition reform and supply chain: White House Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal; H.R. 1136 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011; H.R. 1540 National Defense Authorization Act, Amd 49.
Cybersecurity-Implications for international trade.
Cloud computing.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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Debra |
Marks |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Katie |
Ignaszewski |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
America Invents Act: H.R. 1249 - 1st-inventor-to-file, Definition of prior art and the grace period, Patent assignment, PTO access to fees and fee-setting authority, Prior user rights, Post grant review.
Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act: S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Adrienne |
Rhone |
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Christopher |
Padilla |
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Craig |
Bury |
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Dana |
Gray |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Jay B. |
Perron |
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Lauren |
Phelps |
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Marcus |
Williams |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
EPA Green House Gas reporting rule for semiconductor facilities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Lauren |
Phelps |
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Marcus |
Williams |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - derivative reform, captive finance, proxy access; pay ratio: H.R. 1062 Pay Ratio Repeal.
Proposed Rulemaking: Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations; Financial Stability Oversight Council; Derivatives.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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Dana |
Gray |
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David |
Barnes |
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Edmund |
Perry |
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Jay B. |
Perron |
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Meredith |
Singer |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on IBM and its employees.
Proposed rule making: Accountable Care Organizations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS),
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
David |
Barnes |
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PJ |
Edington |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Fair Labor Standards Act: computer professional exemption; definition of de minimis activity; inside sales issue and outside sales exemption.
Pension provisions: PBGC Premium Increase; derivatives by ERISA protected pension plans.
Immigration Reform: L and H1B visa issues.
Competition Policy in the IT industry, including market concentration and market power issues.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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David |
Barnes |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Jay B. |
Perron |
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Lauren |
Phelps |
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Meredith |
Singer |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
R&D funding: High Performance Computing; Nanotechnology; Exascale computing.
STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Education: S. 758 - STEM Master Teacher Corps Act of 2011.
High Performance Computing for DOE Labs: mission requirements.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Mark |
O'Riley |
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Meredith |
Singer |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
U.S. international tax including deferral, foreign tax credits: H.R. 749 to revise Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on Section 954H for active financing; Section 954(c) 6 of Internal Revenue Code on CFC lookthrough for related party payments; H.R. 62 "International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011, "S. 45 Offshoring Prevention Act".
Corporate tax reform: "Business Activitiy Simplification Act" H.R. 1439.
R&D tax credit (alternative simplified credit, ASC): H.R. 942 "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011" and Senate companion bill.
Other Treasury and IRS regulations: Section 3402(t) of Internal Revenue Code of 1986; "Amend IRC to repeal 3% WH on certain government contracts" H.R. 674 and Amendment 405 to S. 782 in Senate.
Bilateral income tax treaties: Spain, Korea, Brazil, India, China, Singapore.
OECD guidelines and U.S. Treasury comments on taxation: intangibles, cross-border services, and business restructuring.
Employee-Related Tax Reform: "Mobile Workforce" H.R. 1864; Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2011, H.R. 1869.
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), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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Linda |
Evans |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Jay B. |
Perron |
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Lauren |
Phelps |
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Dana |
Gray |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
Proposed rulemaking on 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Communications Commission (FCC),
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
David |
Barnes |
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PJ |
Edington |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
Government procurement: China and India market access issues.
Rare earth minerals, domestic supply, and China export restrictions.
Trade Agreements: Korea, Colombia, Panama, Trans-Pacific Partnership.
APEC-Innovation.
WTO: Doha Round ICT Services Plurilateral.
Bi-lateral trade issues and policy: China and India market access issues; Russian encryption; Japan cybersecurity and trade.
Export/Import Regulation Reform: Intra-Company Transfer, Encryption, Revisions of control lists.
Digital Economy Trade Agreements: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); OECD Internet Policy Principles; Importance of digital trade.
Conflict Minerals: supply chain management issues for IT products.
State Information Technology Misappropriation Legislation: international trade impact of pending legislation in state legislatures on software misappropriation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Christopher |
Padilla |
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Dana |
Gray |
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Debra |
Marks |
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Ed |
Gillespie |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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Jay B. |
Perron |
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Marcus |
Williams |
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Steve |
Stewart |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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