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 AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2419 Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007
Food Stamp Program

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

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15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

IBM has lobbied for various Governmental Programs including Amtrak, Customs Modernization Program, Food Stamp Program, IT Projects, and Government/Private Sector Research and Development Programs.
Please see Lobbying Area Codes: AGR, CPT, DEF, GOV, HCR, HOM, SCI, & TRA for the report on these issues.

H.R. 2642, Fiscal Year 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
National Science Foundation
Dept. of Energy, Office of Science
__ / S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009
National Science Foundation
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Department of Energy, Office of Science
H.R. 2206, Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
- Food stamps and nutrition titles
H.R. 2207, Making supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
- Food stamps and nutrition titles
H.R. 2419 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
H.R. 2764, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3161 / S. 1859 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes
- Food stamps and nutrition titles
H.Res 438, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2206) making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy)
Transformation Satellite Program
DD(X) Destroyer Program
Army Distributed Learning System
Army Future Combat System
Air Force Presonnel Services Delivery Transformation
Navy Marine Corps Intranet
Defense Information Systems Agency eCollaboration
GoArmyEd / eArmyU

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, Energy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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15. General issue area code CPI

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 495 Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2007
S. 239 Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007
S. 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act
S. 1260 Data Security Act of 2007
H.R. 2290 Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007
S. 2168 Identity Theft and Restitution Act of 2007
S 2213 Cyber-crime Act of 2007
H.R. 4175 Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007
H.R. 4791 Federal Agency Data Protection Act
H.R. 836 Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007
Issues relating to creation of a consistent national framework for protecting personal and financial information, and for disclosures and remedies in the event of data breaches or loss of information.
Issues related to reforming the Federal Information Security Management 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)

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15. General issue area code CPT

16. Specific lobbying issues

Patent Reform
S. 1145/H.R. 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007
Post-Patent-Grant Review

Venue
Reasonable Royalty Damages
Enhanced Damages
Fee Shifting
Third Party Submission of Prior Act with Commentary
Best Mode
Inequitable Conduct
Patent Application Publication
Applicant Quality Submissions
PTO Rulemaking Authority
Prior User Rights
Patent Quality
PTO Funding
PTO Continuations Rulemaking
Community Patent Review
University Technology Transfer
Open Source Software
Open Standards and Interoperability
PTO Public PAIR

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Vice President of the U.S., Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

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15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 5658 / S. 3001 [H.R.: Duncan Hunter] National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy)
GoArmyEd / eArmyU
Transformation Satellite Program
DD(X) Destroyer Program
Army Distributed Learning System
Army Future Combat System
Air Force Presonnel Services Delivery Transformation
Navy Marine Corps Intranet
Defense Information Systems Agency eCollaboration

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD)

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15. General issue area code EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

Educational Standards Accessibility
Workforce Development
Innovation (Talent)
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Programs
H.R. 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Energy - Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

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15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

Smart Power Grid
H.R. 6, Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007
H.R. 2641/S. 1751, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Roadrunner High Performance Computing Project
H.R. 2776, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007
H.R. 3221, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security and Consumer Protection Act
S. 1419, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Product Take-Back Legislation
Draft "Energy Star Program"

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

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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15. General issue area code GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Acquisition Policy Provisions
H.R. 5658 / S. 3001, [H.R.: Duncan Hunter] National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
S. 680, Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007
S. 3007, Strengthening Transparency and Accountibility in Federal Spending Act of 2008
Use of Government-Wide Acquisition Vehicles
Use of Specialty Metals/Domestic Source Requirements
Use of Time & Material Contracts
H.R. 3405, To require persons to certify that they have not violated foreign corrupt practices statutes before being awarded Government contracts, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3033, Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007: to improve federal agency awards and overight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the government-wide suspension and debarment system.
Government Procurement Eligibility
Census 2010
contract oversight

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Defense - Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Energy - Dept of, Natl Security Agency (NSA), Treasury - Dept of

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15. General issue area code HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3176, State & Children Health Insurance Program - 2007 reauthorization (SCHIP)
Demonstration projects for personal health records
S. 1456, Electronic Personal Health Records (PHRS) for Members of the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans
Demonstration projects for personal health records
H.R. 493/S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007
Genetic Information non-discrimination
H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007
H.R. 1952, National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007
Health Information Technology and Privacy Legislation (Discussion Draft, May 22, 2008)
S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007
Mental Health Parity
S. 1693, Wired for Healthcare Quality Act
nationwide healthcare system, national standards, interoperability, and privacy
S. 2532, Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2007
medicare physician payments
Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

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15. General issue area code HOM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Supply Chain Security and Air Cargo Security
H.R. 1/S. 4, Implementing Provisions of the 9/11 Commission Act

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection

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15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
organizing alternatives
H.R. 3685, Employee Non-Discrimination Act of 2007
workplace non-discrimination
H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 / S. 1943 Fair Pay Restoration Act
statute of limitations
H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act
H.R. 1820 / S. 1556, Tax Equity for Domestic Partners and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act
H.R. 3185, 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007
H.R. 3765, Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007 / S. 2473, Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007
S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007
H.R. 3195 / S. 1881, ADA Amendments Act of 2008 / Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007
Intellectual Property and Competition Policy

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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15. General issue area code MMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3176 SCHIP Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2007
funding and eligibility criteria
H.R. 3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007
Medicare funding and eligibility
S. 2532, Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2007
medicare physician payments

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

U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code RET

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3185, 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007
S. 708, Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act
phased retirement framework

H.R. 3765, Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007 / S. 2473, Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007
Deferred Compensation Provisions
S. 2936, Responsible Expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Act of 2008

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL)

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15. General issue area code SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Fiscal Year 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Department of Energy funding - Office of Science
National Science Foundation Funding
ITER Fusion Power Experiment Funding
National Institute of Standards and Technology funding
Innovation
Service Science
R&D funding
China Innovation Policy
Open Document Format - ISO vote
Metrics
Virtual Worlds
H.R. 5940, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008
Census Bureau funding
H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (the war supplemental)
National Science Foundation
Department of Energy, Office of Science
H.R. ____ / S. 3182, Fiscal Year 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations
National Science Foundation
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Department of Energy, Office of 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 Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, Energy - Dept of, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Negotiation and Ratification of Bilateral Income Tax Treaties
U.S.-Canada Tax Treaty
Revision of Tax Provisions in U.S. Model Treaty
U.S.-Brazil Tax Treaty
U.S.-China Tax Treaty
U.S.-India Tax Treaty
U.S.-Korea Tax Treaty
U.S.-Italy Tax Treaty
U.S.-Spain Tax Treaty
Revision of Internal Revenue Code Subpart F on Deferral of Taxation
Section 954 (c) 6 CFC Look-Through for Related Party Payments; and
HR 1509/S. 940, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
Section 954 (h) Active Financing Under Section F; and H.R. 1509
H.R. 2138, Investment in America Act of 2007 / S 41, Research Competitiveness Act of 2007 / S 2209, Research Credit
Improvement Act of 2007
R&D Tax Credit
H.R. 5267 / S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of [HR: 2008] [S: 2007]
Treasury "Check-the-Box" Regulations
Taxation of Software (Section 18) Regulations
Taxation of Internet Transactions and Software
Fundamental Tax Reform - Tax Reform Advisory Panel and Various Congressional Hearings
OECD VAT/GST on cross border services and intangibles and taxation of short-term assignees
OECD rules on business restructuring and permanent establishment
Research and Development Tax Credit Regulations
Research and Development Tax Credit Refinement - Alternative Simplified Credit
Securities and Exchange Commission Implementation of P.L. 107-204 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Permanent Establishment (PE) Rules for Profit Attribution and Business Restructuring in OECD
Treasury Regulations on Contract Manufacturing
Revenue Ruling 97-48, Revenue Ruling 75-7, and Related Code Sections
Treasury Sections 1.954-3
Field Service Advisory (FSA) 20020005
Proposed regulations relating to foreign-based company sales income under IRC sec. 954 (Reg. - 124590-07)
Economic Substance Doctrine Codification
H.R. 4297, Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
Substantial Assistance rule under Treasury Reg. S.1.954-4 and IRS Notice 2007-13
"Contract Manufacturing" rule under Treasury Reg. S.1.954
Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006
H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
Minimum Wage
Internal Revenue Code sec. 401(k), sec. 529, and sec. 152(d)(2) for learning accounts legislation
H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007
Internal Revenue Code sec. 162(a) Away from Home rules
H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007
S. 2380, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize the application of the subpart F rules to computer software, to expand the subpart F de minimis rule, and to extend certain expiring provisions.
H.R. 6036, Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2008
H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008
tax extenders
S. 2886, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008
tax extenders
Government entities required to withhold 3% on payments for services and property under IRS Notice 2008-38

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Treasury - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Economic Council (NEC)

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15. General issue area code TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

Digital TV Transition
H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

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15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Emerging Markets
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings
Electronic Commerce Trade Policy
World Trade Organization (WTO) Work Program on E-Commerce
WTO Trade Classification
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Membership Expansion
Adherence to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Trade Agreements Act
U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement
U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement
WTO-Doha Development Agenda
WTO Tech Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement
WTO Non-Agriculture Market Access
WTO Trade Facilitation
WTO GATS Negotiations
Trade Treatment of Electronically Delivered Software
Trade Treatment of Remanufactured Goods
Trade Facilitation
Baucus-Grassley, S. 1607 The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight and Reform Act of 2007
China
Strategic Economic Dialogue
Joint Commission on Commerce & Trade (JCCT)
Joint Economic Commission (JEC)
WTO Accession Implementation
WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Accession
Services-Related Issues
Bilateral Investment Treaty
Encryption Standards
Open Standards/Open Source
Global Sourcing
Indian Government Procurement
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)
Dodd-Shelby S. 1677, The Currency Reform & Financial Markets Access Act of 2007
Davis-English H.R. 1229, Non-Market Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007
Stabenow-Bunning S. 796, Fair Currency Act of 2007
Ryan-Hunter H.R. 2942, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007
H.R. 1/S. 4, Implementing Provisions of the 9/11 Commission Act
H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 &
S. 1848, Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007
Extension of TAA to service workers
Extension of TAA to non-FTA partners
Export Regulation
H.R. 5828, Title I, Securing Exports Through Coordination and Technology Act

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

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15. General issue area code TRA

16. Specific lobbying issues

Highway and transit funding
Intelligent transportation systems and technologies

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

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15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1930 / S. 1083, SKIL Act of 2007
H-1B visas

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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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

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

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