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P.L. 111-5, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 Inclusion of medical home language and health information technology HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information FTC Proposed Breach Notification Rule on Electronic Health Information H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Health IT H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patent Protection & Affordable Care Act H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act

Nanotechnology Intelligent Transporation Innovation Nanotechnology R&D funding H.R. 1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009 National cybersecurity research and development agenda H.R. 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 Draft Bill, "The Surface Transporation Authorization Act of 2009 S.1482, 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Research & Development Amendments Act of 2009

S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, Worksharing, Fee Diversion

Fair Labor Standards Act, Workforce Flexibility, Workforce Skills Development and Training, Benefits, Pension Reform, Employment Non-Discrimination Fair Labor Standards Act HR 2460/S 1152 - Healthy Families Act HR 2981 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009, HR 2989 - 401 (k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009

Amtrak, Customs Modernization Program, Food Stamp Program, IT Projects, Government/Private Sector Research and Development Programs and Intelligent Transportation Please see Lobbying Area Codes: CPT, DEF, EDU, GOV, HCR, HOM, SCI, & TRA for the report on these issues. Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) Basic Research funding for DOE, Office of Science Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education grants and funding H.R. 2847, FY2010 Departments of Commerce, and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies H.R. 2647, FY2010 National Defense Reauthorization Act H.R. 1550, Consumer Assistance to Recycle & Save Act of 2009 H.R. 2892, Fiscal 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations, H. Rept. 111-298 FY2010, DOE Appropriations H.R. 3326, FY2010 Defense Appropriations, S. Report 111-74

S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, Worksharing, Fee Diversion

S. 971, U.S. Information and Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 778, Office of National Cyber Security Advisor H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act Issues relating to the 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 (FISMA) Issues related to the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information FTC proposed Breach Notification Rule on Electronic Health Information S.1490, Data Security and Privacy Act of 2009 S.1438, Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act

Fair Labor Standards Act, Workforce Flexibility, Workforce Skills Development and Training, Benefits, Pension Reform, Employment Non-Discrimination Fair Labor Standards Act HR 2460/S 1152 - Healthy Families Act HR 2981 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009, HR 2989 - 401 (k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009

P.L. 111-5, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 Inclusion of medical home language and health information technology HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information FTC Proposed Breach Notification Rule on Electronic Health Information H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Health IT H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patent Protection & Affordable Care Act H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act

Revision of Internal Revenue Code Section Subpart F on Deferral H.R. 2098 on Extending Look-through treatment of payments between Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFCs) and Section 954(c)6 of Internal Revenue Code Treasury "Check-the-Box" Regulations OECD VAT/GST on cross border services and intangibles and taxation of short-term assignees OECD rules on business restructuring and permanent establishment (PE) Permanent Establishment (PE) Rules for Profit Attribution and Business Restructuring in OECD Treasury Regulations on Contract Manufacturing Economic Substance Doctrine Codification H.R. 2110, 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 Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2008 Government entities required to withhold 3% on payments for services and property under IRS Notice 2008-38 H.R. 4297 to repeal Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 H.R. 422, Increase and make permanent the alternative simplified credit S. 1203, Retain the Research Credit and increase and make permanent the Alternative Simplified Credit H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272, Prohibiting states from assessing net taxes without PE Cost-sharing regulations and Treasury Regulation S.1.482-7T(g) Bilateral tax treaties including Korea, Italy, Spain, Singapore, China, India, Brazil, France and Argentina S. 1934, "Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009" and H.R. 3933

S. 515/S. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, Worksharing Fee Diversion, Patent Quality, Deferred Examination, Community Patent Review

Amtrak, Customs Modernization Program, Food Stamp Program, IT Projects, Government/Private Sector Research and Development Programs and Intelligent Transportation Please see Lobbying Area Codes: CPT, DEF, EDU, GOV, HCR, HOM, SCI, & TRA for the report on these issues. Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) Basic Research funding for DOE, Office of Science Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education grants and funding FY2010, DOD Appropriations FY2010, Homeland Security Appropriations , H.R. 2892, S.1298 H.R. 2847, FY2010 Departments of Commerce, and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies H.R. 2701, FY2010 Intelligence Authorization Act H.R. 2647, FY2010 National Defense Reauthorization Act H.R. 1550, Consumer Assistance to Recycle & Save Act of 2009 H.R. 2892, Fiscal 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 3288, T-HUD Appropriations FY2010

S. 971, U.S. Information and Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 778, Office of National Cyber Security Advisor H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act Issues relating to the 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 (FISMA) Issues related to the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative and the 60-Day Cybersecurity Revew HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information FTC proposed Breach Notification Rule on Electronic Health Information S.1490, Data Security and Privacy Act of 2009 S.1438, Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act

Nanotechnology Intelligent Transporation Innovation Nanotechnology R&D funding H.R. 554, The National Nanotechnology Initiative Reauthorization, To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development, and for other purposes H.R. 1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009 National cybersecurity research and development agenda H.R. 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 Draft Bill, "The Surface Transporation Authorization Act of 2009 S.1482, Normal Nanotechnology Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009

P.L. 111-5, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 Inclusion of medical home language and health information technology HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information FTC Proposed Breach Notification Rule on Electronic Health Information H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Health IT H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Amtrak, Customs Modernization Program, Food Stamp Program, IT Projects, Government/Private Sector Research and Development Programs and Intelligent Transportation Please see Lobbying Area Codes: CPT, DEF, EDU, GOV, HCR, HOM, SCI, & TRA for the report on these issues. Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) Basic Research funding for DOE, Office of Science Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education grants and funding FY2010, DOD Appropriations FY2010, Homeland Security Appropriations , H.R. 2892, S.1298 H.R. 2847, FY2010 Departments of Commerce, and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies H.R. 2701, FY2010 Intelligence Authorization Act H.R. 2647, FY2010 National Defense Reauthorization Act H.R. 1550, Consumer Assistance to Recycle & Save Act of 2009 H.R. 2892, Fiscal 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 3288, T-HUD Appropriations FY2010

S. 515/S. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, Worksharing Fee Diversion, Patent Quality, Deferred Examination, Community Patent Review

P.L. 111-5, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 Inclusion of medical home language and health information technology HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information FTC Proposed Breach Notification Rule on Electronic Health Information H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Health IT H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Nanotechnology Intelligent Transporation Innovation Nanotechnology R&D funding H.R. 554, The National Nanotechnology Initiative Reauthorization, To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development, and for other purposes H.R. 1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009 National cybersecurity research and development agenda H.R. 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 Draft Bill, "The Surface Transporation Authorization Act of 2009 S.1482, Normal Nanotechnology Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009

P.L. 111-5, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 Inclusion of medical home language and health information technology HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information FTC Proposed Breach Notification Rule on Electronic Health Information H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Health IT H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Revision of Internal Revenue Code Section Subpart F on Deferral H.R. 2098 on Extending Look-through treatment of payments between Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFCs) and Section 954(c)6 of Internal Revenue Code Treasury "Check-the-Box" Regulations 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 Permanent Establishment (PE) Rules for Profit Attribution and Business Restructuring in OECD Treasury Regulations on Contract Manufacturing Economic Substance Doctrine Codification 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 H.R. 6036, Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2008 Government entities required to withhold 3% on payments for services and property under IRS Notice 2008-38 and S. 292 and H.R. 275 to repeal Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 H.R. 422, Increase and make permanent the alternative simplified credit S. 1203, Retain the Research Credit and increase and make permanent the Alternative Simplified Credit Superfund taxes, "Corporate Environmental Income Tax," CEIT H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272, Prohibiting states from assessing net taxes without PE Temporary cost-sharing regulations and Treasury Regulation S.1.482-7T(g) Bilateral tax treaties including Korea, Italy, Spain, China, India, Brazil, France and Argentina

S. 971, U.S. Information and Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 778, Office of National Cyber Security Advisor H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act Issues relating to the 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 (FISMA) Issues related to the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative and the 60-Day Cybersecurity Revew HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information FTC proposed Breach Notification Rule on Electronic Health Information S.1490, Data Security and Privacy Act of 2009 S.1438, Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act

S. 515/S. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, Worksharing Fee Diversion, Patent Quality, Deferred Examination, Community Patent Review

National Science Foundation Funding National Institute of Standards and Technology (DOC) Funding Nanotechnology Innovation Service Science R&D funding H.R. 554, The National Nanotechnology Initiative Reauthorization, To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development, and for other purposes H.R. 1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009 National cybersecurity research and development agenda H.R. 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009

Changes in the number of H-1B visas available

Revision of Internal Revenue Code Section Subpart F on Deferral H.R. 2098 on Extending Look-through treatment of payments between Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFCs) and Section 954(c)6 of Internal Revenue Code Treasury "Check-the-Box" Regulations 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 Permanent Establishment (PE) Rules for Profit Attribution and Business Restructuring in OECD Treasury Regulations on Contract Manufacturing Economic Substance Doctrine Codification 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 H.R. 6036, Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2008 Government entities required to withhold 3% on payments for services and property under IRS Notice 2008-38 and S. 292 and H.R. 275 to repeal Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 H.R. 422, Increase and make permanent the alternative simplified credit S. 1203, Retain the Research Credit and increase and make permanent the Alternative Simplified Credit Superfund taxes, "Corporate Environmental Income Tax," CEIT H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272, Prohibiting states from assessing net taxes without PE Temporary cost-sharing regulations and Treasury Regulation S.1.482-7T(g) Bilateral tax treaties including Korea, Italy, Spain, China, India, Brazil, France and Argentina

H.R. 3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 Medicare funding and eligibility

Patent Reform S. 575/H.R. 1260 Patent Reform Act of 2009 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 S. 299/H.R. 628, To establish a pilot to Enhance Patent Expertise of District Judges PTO Funding Deferral Examination Community Patent Review University Technology Transfer Open Source Software Open Standards and Interoperability PTO Public PAIR FTC "Evolving IP Marketplace" Hearings on Remedies and The Operation of IP Markets

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 H.R. 3997, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Lobbied for pension protection for multi-enployer pension plans Pension Protection Act, Technical Corrections Bill of 2008, as part of the Worker, Retiree and Employee Recovery Act of 2008 (H.R. 7327) Accessibility Issues

Amtrak, Customs Modernization Program, Food Stamp Program, IT Projects, STEM Education and Government/Private Sector Research and Development Programs. Please see Lobbying Area Codes: AGR, CPT, DEF, EDU, GOV, HCR, HOM, SCI, & TRA for the report on these issues. Department of Energy, Office of Science Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) H.R. 2638 FY'09 Continuing Resolution (Appropriations) H.R. 7322 CIS Appropriations (FY'09) H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act for 2009

Digital TV Transition - Funding H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Broadband Investment; Additional funding for DVT Transition

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 S. 3474 The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) 2008 S. 1558 Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act

Acquisition Policy Provisions 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 S. 2521, IBM witness testified before Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committe IBM Domestic Partner Benefit

Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) GoArmyEd /eArmyU

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 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) Export Regulation U.S. Department of Commerce - Encryption Reform H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Extension of TAA to service workers Extension of TAA to non-FTA partners Buy American Provision G20 Summit Preparation

Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Department of Energy - Office of Science National Science Foundation National Institute of Standards and Technology (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology funding Innovation Service Science R&D funding Open Document Format - ISO vote Metrics S. 3274 / H.R. 5940, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 (House & Senate versions) H.R. 2638, FY'09 Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) H.R. 554, The National Nanotechnology Initiative Reauthorization, To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development, and for other purposes H.R. 1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009

Educational Standards Accessibility Workforce Development Innovation (Talent) Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Programs H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Product Take-Back Legislation Draft "Energy Star Program"

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 H.R. 6357, Protect Act S. 3800, Wired for Health Quality Act sought passage of bill to create uniform health care standards H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Health IT

Revision of Tax Provisions in U.S. Model Treaty and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 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 Section 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 SubpartF; 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 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 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 Section 956 of Internal Revenue Code (Section Subpart F) and IRS Notice 2008-91 Section 965 of Internal Revenue Code (Section Subpart F) Energy Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, H.R. 1424 H.R. 422, Retain the Research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified credit Superfund taxes, "Corporate Environmental Income Tax," CEIT S. 199, Production Deduction in IRC

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 H.R. 3997, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Lobbied for pension protection for multi-employer pension plans

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 H.R. 3997, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Lobbied for pension protection for multi-enployer pension plans Pension Protection Act, Technical Corrections Bill of 2008, as part of the Worker, Retiree and Employee Recovery Act of 2008 (H.R. 7327)

Acquisition Policy Provisions 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 S. 2521, IBM witness testified before Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committe IBM Domestic Partner Benefit

Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) GoArmyEd / eArmyU DDG-1000 Destroyer Program Army Distributed Learning System Army Future Combat System Air Force Presonnel Services Delivery Transformation Navy Marine Corps Intranet/Next Generation Enterprise Network Defense Information Systems Agency eCollaboration Sequoyah Language Translation Service

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 H.R. 1424, Emerging Economic Stablization Act of 2008

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies

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

Supply Chain Security and Air Cargo Security H.R. 1/S. 4, Implementing Provisions of the 9/11 Commission Act H.R. 5983, Homeland Security Network Defense & Accountability Act 2008 S. 2521, IBM witness testified before Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on IBM's Domestic Partner Benefits Policy

Digital TV Transition H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act H.R. 6320, 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008

Negotiation and Ratification of Bilateral Income Tax Treaties Revision of Tax Provisions in U.S. Model Treaty and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 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 Section 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 SubpartF; 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 Section 956 of Internal Revenue Code (Section Subpart F) and IRS Notice 2008-91 Section 965 of Internal Revenue Code (Section Subpart F) Energy Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, H.R. 1424 H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

IBM has lobbied for various Governmental Programs including Amtrak, Customs Modernization Program, Food Stamp Program, IT Projects, STEM Education and Government/Private Sector Research and Development Programs. Please see Lobbying Area Codes: AGR, CPT, DEF, EDU, GOV, HCR, HOM, SCI, & TRA for the report on these issues. Fiscal Year 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act National Science Foundation National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Department of Commerce, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Department of Energy, Office of Science 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, 2010, and for other purposes - Food stamps and nutrition titles Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) DD(X) Destroyer Program Army Distributed Learning System Army Future Combat System Air Force Presonnel Services Delivery Transformation Navy Marine Corps Intranet / Next Generation Enterprise Networks Defense Information Systems Agency eCollaboration GoArmyEd / eArmyU FY09 Continuing Resolutions - Appropriations Economic Stimulus - Appropriations (no bill number) H.R. 2638 FY'09 Continuing Resolution (Appropriations) H.R. 7322 CIS Appropriations (FY'09)

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 U.S. Department of Commerce - Encryption Reform H.R. 5828, Title I, Securing Exports Through Coordination and Technology Act H.R. 6828 Export Controls Improvement Act

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 H.R. 3997, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Lobbied for pension protection for multi-employer pension plans

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 S. 3474 The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) 2008 S. 1558 Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act

Product Take-Back Legislation Draft "Energy Star Program"

Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Department of Energy - Office of Science National Science Foundation National Institute of Standards and Technology (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology funding Innovation Service Science R&D funding China Innovation Policy Open Document Format - ISO vote Metrics Virtual Worlds S. 3274 / H.R. 5940, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 (House & Senate versions) Census Bureau funding 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 H.R. 2638, FY'09 Omnibus Appropriations Act

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

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

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

Supply Chain Security and Air Cargo Security H.R. 1/S. 4, Implementing Provisions of the 9/11 Commission Act H.R. 5983, Homeland Security Network Defense & Accountability Act 2008 S. 2521, IBM witness testified before Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on IBM's Domestic Partner Benefits Policy

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

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 H.R. 3997, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Lobbied for pension protection for multi-employer pension plans

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 H.R. 6357, Protect Act S. 3800, Wired for Health Quality Act sought passage of bill to create uniform health care standards

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

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

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

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

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 S. 2521, IBM witness testified before Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committe IBM Domestic Partner Benefit

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

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 Department of Commerce, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 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 FY09 Continuing Resolutions - Appropriations

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies

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

Product Take-Back Legislation Draft "Energy Star Program"

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

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 U.S. Department of Commerce - Encryption Reform H.R. 5828, Title I, Securing Exports Through Coordination and Technology Act H.R. 6828 Export Controls Improvement Act

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

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

Product Take-Back Legislation Draft "Energy Star Program"

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

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

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

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

S. 708 Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act phased retirement framework Deferred Compensation Provisions (proposed) to be used to raise revenue for other legislation (pending)

Fiscal Year 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Department of Energy funding - Office of Science National Science Foundation Funding National Institute on Standards and Technology funding Innovation Service Science R&D funding China Innovation Policy Open Document Format - ISO vote Metrics Virtual Worlds National Nanotechnology Initiative Reauthorization Census Bureau funding Fiscal Year 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations

Customs Classification 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.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement WTO Information Technology 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 China's WTO Accession Implementation China WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Accession China Services-Related Issues 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) Open Standards/Open Source Global Sourcing India 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 China Encryption Standards

Special Access Rate Reform Universal Service Fund Broadband Forbearance Digital TV Transition H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2009 Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) Transformation Satellite Program DD(X) Destroyer Program Army Distributed Learning System Army Future Combat System Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative Air Force Presonnel Services Delivery Transformation Navy Marine Corps Intranet Defense Information Systems Agency eCollaboration

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. Fiscal Year 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Fiscal Year 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations 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.R. 2419 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 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.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. National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2009 Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) Transformation Satellite Program DD(X) Destroyer Program Army Distributed Learning System Army Future Combat System Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative Air Force Presonnel Services Delivery Transformation Navy Marine Corps Intranet Defense Information Systems Agency eCollaboration

H.R. 1585/S. 1547 National Defense Authorization Act, 2007 Competitive Sourcing Provisions S. 680 Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007 Use of Government-Wide Acquisition Vehicles Use of Specialty Metals/Domestic Source Requirements Use of Time & Material Contracts Bid Protest of Task & Delivery Orders 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. S. 2041 False Claims Corrections Act of 2007 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. S. 680 Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007; a bill to ensure proper oversight and accountability in federal contracting.

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

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

Product Take-Back Legislation Draft "Energy Star Program"

Educational Standards Accessibility Workforce Development Innovation (Talent) Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Programs

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 S. 1726 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 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 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 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. 3176 State & Children Health Insurance Program - 2007 reauthorization (SCHIP) Demonstration projects for personal health records S. 1456 Electronic Personal Health Records (PHRS) for Member of the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Demonstration prujects for personal health records H.R. 493/S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 Genetic Information non-discrimination 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 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

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 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

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

Product Take-Back Legislation Draft "Energy Star Program"

S. 708 Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act Deferred Compensation Provisions (proposed) to be used to raise revenue for other legislation (pending)

H.R. 3176 State & Children Health Insurance Program - 2007 reauthorization (SCHIP) S. 1456 Electronic Personal Health Records (PHRS) for Member of the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans H.R. 493/S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S. 1418 Wired for Healthcare Quality Act

H.R. 1585/S. 1547 National Defense Authorization Act, 2007 Competitive Sourcing Provisions Use of Government-Wide Acquisition Vehicles Use of Specialty Metals/Domestic Source Requirements Use of Time & Material Contracts Bid Protest of Task & Delivery Orders

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

H.R. 3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2007 H.R. 1585/S. 1547 National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2007 Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) eArmy University Business Management Modernization Transformation Satellite Program DD(X) Destroyer Program Army Distributed Learning System Army Future Combat System Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative Air Force Presonnel Services Delivery Transformation

H.R. 362 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act H.R. 363 Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act H.R. 1867 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007 H.R. 1868 Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007 H.R. 2272 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007 H.R. 2641/S. 1751 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (DOE Office of Science Appropriations) Department of Energy funding - Office of Science H.R. 3093/S. 1745 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (NSF & NIST Appropriations) S. 761 America COMPETES Act National Science Foundation Funding National Institute on Standards and Technology Funding Innovation Service Science R&D Funding China Innovation Policy

International Telecommunications Special Access Rate Reform Regulatory Treatment of Internet Service Providers Spectrum Allocation/Spectrum Management Telecommunications Reform

H.R. 3176 SCHIP Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007

Patent Reform S. 1145/H.R. 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 Post-Patent-Grant Review Venue Damages Apportionment Enhanced Damages Fee Shifting Third Party Submission of Prior Act with Commentary Patent Claim Clarity Patent Quality Prior User Rights H.R. 3093/S. 1745 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Patent and Trademark Office Funding Community Patent Review University Technology Transfer Broadcast Flag Open Source Software Open Standards and Interoperability "Ex Ante" Disclosure of IP in standard-setting Interoperability and Competition Policy

Negotiation and Ratification of Bilateral Income Tax Treaties U.S.-Canada Tax Treaty Revision of Tax Provisions in U.S. Model Treaty Taiwan-U.S. Tax Agreement U.S.-Brazil Tax Treaty U.S.-Germany Tax Treaty U.S.-Sweden 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 Section 954 (h) Active Financing Under Section F H.R. 2138/S. 41 R&D Tax Credit 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 Internet Taxation and Business Activity Tax (BAT) European Union VAT on Outsourced Financial Services 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 Section 199 Domestic Production Deduction Regulation Treatment of Cross-Licensing Agreements under IRC (tax code) Treasury Regulations on Contract Manufacturing Revenue Ruling 97-48, Revenue Ruling 75-7, and Related Code System Treasury Sections 1.954-3 Field Service Advisory (FSA) Economic Substance Doctrine Codification H.R. 4297 Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 Substantial Assistance rule under Treasury Reg. S.1.954 "Contract Manufacturing" rule under Treasury Reg. S.1.954 Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R. 1591 Minimum Wage

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

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

Customs Classification Emerging Markets Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings

H.R. 3176 SCHIP Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007

Negotiation and Ratification of Bilateral Income Tax Treaties U.S.-Canada Tax Treaty Revision of Tax Provisions in U.S. Model Treaty Taiwan-U.S. Tax Agreement

Smart Power Grid H.R. 6 Clean Energy Act of 2007 H.R. 2641/S. 1751 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Roadrunner Project

International Telecommunications Special Access Rate Reform Regulatory Treatment of Internet Service Providers Spectrum Allocation/Spectrum Management Telecommunications Reform

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

H.R. 3176 State & Children Health Insurance Program - 2007 reauthorization (SCHIP) S. 1456 Electronic Personal Health Records (PHRS) for Member of the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans H.R. 493/S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007

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

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

S. 708 Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act Deferred Compensation Provisions (proposed) to be used to raise revenue for other legislation (pending)

Product Take-Back Legislation Draft "Energy Star Program"

H.R. 362 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act H.R. 363 Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act H.R. 1867 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007 H.R. 1868 Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007

Special Access Rate Reform Universal Service Fund Broadband Forbearance

Negotiation and Ratification of Bilateral Income Tax Treaties U.S.-Canada Tax Treaty Revision of Tax Provisions in U.S. Model Treaty

H.R. 362 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act H.R. 363 Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act H.R. 1867 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007 H.R. 1868 Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007

H.R. 3176 SCHIP Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007

S. 708 Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act Deferred Compensation Provisions (proposed) to be used to raise revenue for other legislation (pending)

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

Product Take-Back Legislation Draft "Energy Star Program"

Competition / Antitrust H.R. 800 / S. 1041 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 H.R. 3685 Employee Non-Discrimination Act of 2007

H.R. 3222 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. H.R. 1585/S. 1547 National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2007 Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy)

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

Educational Standards Accessibility Workforce Development Innovation (Talent) Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Programs

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

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

H.R. 3176 State & Children Health Insurance Program - 2007 reauthorization (SCHIP) S. 1456 Electronic Personal Health Records (PHRS) for Member of the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans H.R. 493/S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007

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 Project

H.R. 1585/S. 1547 National Defense Authorization Act, 2007 Competitive Sourcing Provisions S. 680 Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007