mr CHRISTOPHER PADILLA

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Defense Matters: DISA Data Centers, NGEN Program, Joint Land Attack Cruise Elevated Nettled Sensor System (JLENS) H.R. 3304 (S. 1197/H.R. 1960) National Defense Authorization Act, FY2014: Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A), Data Centers and Analytics, DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health RecordsINT Cloud, Intelligence Community

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: Trusted Foundry Funding S.1429/H.R.2397 DoD Appropriations Act, FY2014: Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), SOCOM R&D, Air Force IT, DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health RecordsS.1284/House DRAFT Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act, FY2014: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds; Social Security Administration - Program Integrity, SSA & SSI Disability Claims Processing S. 1245 Energy and Water Appropriations Act, FY2014: Army Corps of Engineers IT H.R. 2216 House/Senate versions, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, FY2014: DoD/VA Integrated Electronic Health Records, VA Disability Claims Processing and Program Integrity

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Intellectual Property, including Patents, Copyright, and Trademarks: China Patent Regulations and Amendments H.R. 3309 the Innovation Act; S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013; S. 1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; S. 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013; S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Administration High-TechPatent Recommendations; Patent Ownership Transparency; Abusive Demand Letters; Software Patentability

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade Including Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Agreements: Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Bilateral Trade Issues: China, Brazil, Indonesia, IndiaExport Regulation of Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits; Export Regulation of High Performance Computers UN Treaty for People with Disabilities Act S. 1788 Digital Trade Act of 2013

Cybersecurity, Aquisition Reform and Supply Chain: S. 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012; S. 3254 FY 13 National Defense Authorization Act - Sec 925, 929, SA3280; Federal IT Aquisition Reform Act (FITARA). Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade. Cloud Computing. Internet Governance and ITU. Privacy -- E.g., reforming ECPA, CFAA, Privacy Act. Discussions of Re-authorization of the 2004 High Performance Computing Act. H.R. 6454 and S. 3459. Focus on exascale computing.

U.S. International Tax including Deferral, Foreign Tax Credits: H.R. 749 To Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on section 954h for active financing income, H.R. 2735 To Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations. Corporate Tax Reform: S. 2091 "United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012", H.R. 1439 "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011", S. 3521 "Latest Title: Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012". R&D Tax Credit (Alternative Simplified Credit, ASC): H.R. 942 "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011", S. 1577 "Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act". Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: US- Korea Income tax treaty, US- India Income tax treaty, US-China Income tax treaty. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation. Employee-Related Tax Reform: H.R. 1864 "Mobile Workforce Act", S. 3485 " Mobile Workforce Act" .

U.S. International Tax including Deferral, Foreign Tax Credits: H.R. 749 Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on section 954h for active financing income, H.R. 2735 Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations. Corporate Tax Reform: S. 2091 United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012, S. 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, S. 2884 Bring Jobs Home Act, H.R. 5795 Rebuilding American Manufacturing Act of 2012, H.R. 1439 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011. R&D Tax Credit (Alternative Simplified Credit, ASC): H.R. 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011, S. 1577 Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act. Other Treasury and IRS Regulations: IRS Regulation Section 1.901-2 on foreign tax credits. Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: US-Spain Income tax treaty, U.S.- Korea Income tax treaty, U.S.- India Income tax treaty, U.S.-China Income tax treaty. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: OECD Discussion draft on Taxation of Intangibles. Employee-Related Tax Reform. Taxation Issues for the "Cloud" and Services.

Cybersecurity, Aquisition Reform and Supply Chain: S. 2105 Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 3341 SECURE IT Act of 2012, S. 3254 FY 13 National Defense Authorization Act (Sec 925 and 928). Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade: S. 2323 (Sec 516) CJS Appropriations, 2013 H.R. 5326 (Sec 516) CJS Appropriations, 2013. Cloud Computing. Internet Governance and ITU. Privacy -- E.g., reforming ECPA, CFAA, Privacy Act.

DISA Data Centers, NGEN Program, JLENS. Cloud computing, data centers, analytics, Air Force EIS and eForms.

Trade Agreements: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); Russia PNTR; US-Egypt. Bilateral Trade Issues and Policy: Russia PNTR; India; Argentina; Africa; China, Vietnam, European Union. Export/Import Regulation: Change in Burma Sanctions; Aspects of President's Export Control Reform; Export Controls-Radiation Hardness of Integrated Circuits. Disability Policy - UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Indigenous innovation policies.

Fair Labor Standards Act: S. 1747 The Computer Professional Update Act. Immigration Reform: STEM Green Cards, STEM Visas, L1 Visa, H.R. 3012 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, S. 1986 STEM Visa Act 2011 and S. 3217 Startup Act 2.0. Competition Policy. OFCCP Rulemaking on PwD Employment. Global Labor Policy.

Data Security and Breach Notification: S. 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, S. 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011, S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification . Cybersecurity, Aquisition Reform and Supply Chain: H.R. 3674 Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011, H.R. 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, S. 2105 Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 2151 SECURE IT Act, S. 2111 Cyber Crime Protection Act. Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade. Cloud Computing.

U.S. International Tax including Deferral, Foreign Tax Credits: H.R. 2735 Revise IRC of 1986 to make CFC look-through Section 954(c)6 permanent, H.R. 749 Amend IRC of 1986 to make active financing Section 954(h) permanent, S. 2075 "CUT" Unjustified Loopholes Act, S. 1346. Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. Corporate Tax Reform. R&D Tax Credit (Alternative Simplified Credit, ASC): H.R. 942 "American Research & Competitiveness Act of 2011", S. 1577 "Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Support Act 2011". Other Treasury and IRS Regulations: Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act "FATCA" regulations for Section 1471-1474, Notice 2012-15 on Sections 909 and 901(m) on Foreign Tax Credits. Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: Spain, Korea, Brazil, India, and China. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: IP and Intangibles and Cross-border Services, Business Restructuring and PE Issues. Employee-Related Tax Reform: H.R. 1864 "Mobile Workforce Act", H.R. 1439 "The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act". Taxation Issues for the "Cloud" and Services.

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: 2013 budget. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense: Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Data Centers; Dept. of the Army - Distributed Common Group System - Army (DCGS-A) FY 13 Appropriation; FY2013 DoD Appropriation and NDAA. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Program: 2012 Budget.

Changes to Tariff Act Section 337. America Invents Act Technical Amendments.

Rare Earth Minerals, Domestic Supply, and China Export Restrictions. Trade Agreements: US-Korea FTA, US-Colombia FTA, and US-Panama FTA; Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations (e-commerce, services, financial services, technical barriers to trade & government procurement chapters). APEC-Innovation: Policy Principles. WTO: Government Procurement Reform; E-commerce Work Program; Russia accession (Information Technology Agreement); China's Accession to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Bi-lateral Trade Issues and Policy: China and India. Export/Import Regulation: Reform; Embargoes and Sanctions; China. Digital Economy Trade: Digital Goods/services legislation; Cross-border data flow. Disability Policy - UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Currency Exchange Rate: H.R. 639 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act; S. 1619 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act.

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform: H.R. 1062 - Pay Ratio Repeal; H.R. 2779, A bill to exempt inter-affiliate swaps for certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011. Proposed Rulemaking: Executive compensation reporting; CFTC Swaps for ERISA Plans; Pay Ratio.

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: DoE 2012 budget, exascale. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense: H.R. 2219, Joint Land Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) Funding; FY12 Appropriation (H.R. 2055) and FY13 Appropriation for the Distributed Common Ground System - Army; USSOCOM; H.R. 2219, H.R. 2055, H.R. 3671, Defense law enforcement records, records of armed conflict, DCGS-A Funding; Defense Data Center Consolidation. Debt-Ceiling Legislation: S. 365, S. 627, H. Res. 384, S. 635, Sequestration on Defense and other spending. Department of Commerce: H.R. 2596, S.R. 1572, Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) funding.

EPA Green House Gas reporting rule for semiconductor facilities.

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: FY 12 Appropriation for HPC. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense Appropriations; DoD JLENS Program; H.R. 2219: USSOCOM; Defense law enforcement records management; records of conflict records management. Climate and Weather Records: NOAA, JPSS Program; H.R. 2596, S. 1572: climate records for modeling and client change mitigation. GSA-Office of Government-Wide Policy budget for SAM integration project. Passage of Debt-Ceiling Legislation, S. 365, S. 627, H. Res. 384, S. 635.

H.R. 1249, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Funding. S. 968, Protect IP Act.

Data security and breach notification: S. 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011; S. 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011; S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1434 Data Security Act of 2011; H.R. 2577 SAFE Data Act. Cybersecurity, acquisition reform and supply chain: S. 1458 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY12 (Sec 309); H.R. 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 12 (Sec 308). Cybersecurity-Implications for international trade: Response to Department of Commerce Green Paper on Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy NOI; Response to White House Legislative Proposal. Cloud computing.

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform: H.R. 1062 - Pay Ratio Repeal; H.R. 2779, A bill to exempt inter-affiliate swaps for certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011. Proposed Rulemaking: Executive compensation reporting; CFTC Swaps for ERISA Plans; Pay Ratio.

Rare Earth Minerals, Domestic Supply, and China Export Restrictions. Trade Agreements: US-Korea FTA, US-Colombia FTA, and US-Panama FTA; Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations (e-commerce, services, financial services, technical barriers to trade & government procurement chapters). APEC-Innovation: Policy Principles. WTO: Government Procurement Reform; E-commerce Work Program; Russia accession (Information Technology Agreement); China's Accession to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Bi-lateral Trade Issues and Policy: China and India. Export/Import Regulation: Reform; Embargoes and Sanctions; China. Digital Economy Trade: Digital Goods/services legislation; Cross-border data flow. Disability Policy - UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Currency Exchange Rate: H.R. 639 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act; S. 1619 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act.

Data Security and Breach Notification: S. 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011; S. 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011; S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification; H.R. 2577 SAFE Data Act. Cybersecurity, Aquisition Reform and Supply Chain: S. 1867 National Defense Authorization Act for FY12 Sec 848; S. 1458 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY12 Sec 309; H.R. 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 12 Sec 308; H.R. 3674 Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011; H.R. 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011. Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade. Cloud Computing: Privacy Issues.

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: DoE 2012 budget, exascale. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense: H.R. 2219, Joint Land Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) Funding; FY12 Appropriation (H.R. 2055) and FY13 Appropriation for the Distributed Common Ground System - Army; USSOCOM; H.R. 2219, H.R. 2055, H.R. 3671, Defense law enforcement records, records of armed conflict, DCGS-A Funding; Defense Data Center Consolidation. Debt-Ceiling Legislation: S. 365, S. 627, H. Res. 384, S. 635, Sequestration on Defense and other spending. Department of Commerce: H.R. 2596, S.R. 1572, Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) funding.

Government procurement: China and India market access issues. Rare earth minerals, domestic supply, and China export restrictions. Trade Agreements: Free Trade Agreements (South Korea, Colombia, and Panama) and digital economy agreements. APEC-Innovation. WTO: ICT Trade Principles. Bi-lateral trade issues and policy (China and India). Export/Import Regulation Reform. Digital Economy Trade Agreements. Conflict Minerals.

H.R. 1249, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Funding. S. 968, Protect IP Act.

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: FY 12 Appropriation for HPC. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense Appropriations; DoD JLENS Program; H.R. 2219: USSOCOM; Defense law enforcement records management; records of conflict records management. Climate and Weather Records: NOAA, JPSS Program; H.R. 2596, S. 1572: climate records for modeling and client change mitigation. GSA-Office of Government-Wide Policy budget for SAM integration project. Passage of Debt-Ceiling Legislation, S. 365, S. 627, H. Res. 384, S. 635.

EPA Green House Gas reporting rule for semiconductor facilities.

Fair Labor Standards Act: computer professional exemption; definition of de minimis activity; inside sales issue and outside sales exemption. Pension provisions: PBGC Premium Increase; derivatives by ERISA protected pension plans. Immigration Reform: L and H1B visa issues. Competition Policy in the IT industry, including market concentration and market power issues.

EPA Green House Gas reporting rule for semiconductor facilities.

U.S. international tax including deferral, foreign tax credits: H.R. 749 to revise Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on Section 954H for active financing; Section 954(c) 6 of Internal Revenue Code on CFC lookthrough for related party payments; H.R. 62 "International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011, "S. 45 Offshoring Prevention Act". Corporate tax reform: "Business Activitiy Simplification Act" H.R. 1439. R&D tax credit (alternative simplified credit, ASC): H.R. 942 "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011" and Senate companion bill. Other Treasury and IRS regulations: Section 3402(t) of Internal Revenue Code of 1986; "Amend IRC to repeal 3% WH on certain government contracts" H.R. 674 and Amendment 405 to S. 782 in Senate. Bilateral income tax treaties: Spain, Korea, Brazil, India, China, Singapore. OECD guidelines and U.S. Treasury comments on taxation: intangibles, cross-border services, and business restructuring. Employee-Related Tax Reform: "Mobile Workforce" H.R. 1864; Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2011, H.R. 1869.

Data security and breach notification: National data breach notification standard - S. 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011; S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011; White House Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal on Data breach notification. Cybersecurity, acquisition reform and supply chain: White House Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal; H.R. 1136 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011; H.R. 1540 National Defense Authorization Act, Amd 49. Cybersecurity-Implications for international trade. Cloud computing.

America Invents Act: H.R. 1249 - 1st-inventor-to-file, Definition of prior art and the grace period, Patent assignment, PTO access to fees and fee-setting authority, Prior user rights, Post grant review. Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act: S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act.

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: 2012 fy budget for DoE ASCR and ASC computing. Trusted Foundry. Automated Commercial Environment - Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS). Department of Defense Appropriations: H.R. 2219 Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012; H.R. 1413 (DoD and Full-Year Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2011); Military medical records management. Climate and Weather Records: H.R. 1413 (DoD and Full-Year Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2011) and H.R. ---- not filed yet (Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, 2012).

S. 23, America Invents Act: Willfulness Damages- Amendment to exclude Tax Method Patents - USPTO Fee Setting Authority - Inter Partes Review - Venue - First Inventor to File-Ending Fee Diversion, Business Method Patents. Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act.

Fair Labor Standards Act - Reform - Workforce Flexibility - Exemptions - and impact on IBM and its employees. Pension provisions: S. 3217, H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203). Immigration Reform Competition Policy Equal Employment Opportunity and Disability Issue Compliance - ADAAA Implementation and Regulatory Reform Efforts - OFCCP Implementation of 1973 Rehabilitation Act provisions.

Data security and breach notification: S. 3579 Data Security Act of 2010; S. 3742 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010. Cybersecurity, acquisition reform and supply chain: H.R. 4900, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010 ; S. 21 Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011; S 413 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; S 372 Cybersecurity and Internet Safety Standards Act; HR 1136 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011; HR 174 Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act. Cybersecurity-Implications for international trade.

S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - scope of the systemic risk legislation. HR. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (as S3217) - derivative reform, captive finance, proxy access; pay ratio. Proposed Rule: Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations. Proposed Rule Making Financial Stability Oversight Council. Proposed Rule Making for Derivatives.

Environmental Protection Agency Regulation on Greenhouse Gas. Climate Research Data. EPA Green House Gas reporting rule for semiconductor facilities.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - impact on IBM and its employees.

Impact on IBM and its employees: H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affortdable Care Act; H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010; H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Review and implementation of FTAs: S.2821/H.R.3012, TRADE Act of 2009 Government procurement: S. 3505, China Fair Trade Act of 2010; H.R. 5312, Reciprocal Government Procurement with China Creates American Jobs Act H.R.2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - countervailing duties Rare earth minerals, domestic supply, and China export restrictions: H.R. 4866, Rare Earths Supply-Chain Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2010 Trade Agreements: Columbia FTA; Korea FTA; Panama FTA; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) WTO: Doha Development Agenda - WTO GATS Negotiations; WTO GATS ICT Pluralateral Bi-lateral trade issues and policy: China; India - Telecom Security; Russia Export/Import Regulation Reform: Intra-Company Transfer, Encryption Digital Economy Trade Agreements Conflict Minerals

Cybersecurity and product assurance: S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009; S. 3480/H.R. 5548, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act -- Sec 253 Cybersecurity and DHS authority, critical infrastructure protection, public private partnership, supply chain security: S.3480/H.R.5548, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010; HR 6423 Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Protection Act of 2010

S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Willfulness Damages - Amendment to exclude Tax Method Patents - USPTO Fee Setting Authority - Inter Partes Review - Venue - First Inventor to File S.3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act - scope of copyright law

Fair Labor Standards Act - Workforce Flexibility - Exemptions - and impact on IBM and its employees: S.3254/H.R.5107, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act Pension provisions: S. 3217, H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203) Benefits: H.R.4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 Immigration Reform Competition Policy Equal Employment Opportunity and Disability Issue Compliance - ADAAA Implementation and Regulatory Reform Efforts - OFCCP Implementation of 1973 Rehabilitation Act provisions S3772 - Paycheck Fairness Act

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy , Office of Science - High Performance Computing S.3800, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011-Trusted Foundry S.3607, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2011 - Automated Commercial Environment - Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) Modernization

R&D funding - High Performance Computing - STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Education - Nanotechnology: S. 3605 / H.R.5116/H.R.5325, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act [of 2010] High Performance Computing for DOE Labs

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy , Office of Science - High Performance Computing S.3800, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011-Trusted Foundry S.3607, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2011 - Automated Commercial Environment - Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) Modernization

R&D funding - High Performance Computing - STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Education - Nanotechnology: S. 3605 / H.R.5116/H.R.5325, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act [of 2010] High Performance Computing for DOE Labs

U.S. international tax including deferral, foreign tax credits: H.R. 4213 The American Jobs and Closing Tax loopholes Act 2010; H.R. 5893 Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax loopholes Act of 2010; S. 3816 Creating Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; H.R. 1586 FAA AIr Transport and Modernization Act with international offsets; Check the box entity classification Corporate tax reform: S. 3018 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010; H.R. 3970 Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (110th Congress) R&D tax credit (alternative simplified credit, ASC): H.R. 422 and S. 1203 to amend IRC to extend research credit through 2010 and increase and make permanent the ASC credit Other Treasury and IRS regulations: Economic substance codification; contract manufacturing; cost-sharing; Subpart F exemptions; S. 1934/H.R. 3933, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 Bilateral income tax treaties: Spain, Singapore, Korea, China, India and Brazil OECD guidelines and U.S. Treasury comments on taxation of intangibles, cross-border services taxation wit VAT/GST, and business restructuring Other bills and regulations: H.R. 2110 Mobile Workforce state income tax fairness; H.R. 5013 Implementing Management for Performance and Related reforms to obtain value in every acquisition Act of 2010; H.R. 5715 Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2010; H.R. 1083 BAT Simplifcation Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272; Support centers excise tax; bonus depreciation

Fair Labor Standards Act - Workforce Flexibility - Exemptions - and impact on IBM and its employees: S.3254/H.R.5107, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act Pension provisions: S. 3217, H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203) Benefits: H.R.4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 Immigration Reform Competition Policy Equal Employment Opportunity and Disability Issue Compliance - ADAAA Implementation and Regulatory Reform Efforts - OFCCP Implementation of 1973 Rehabilitation Act provisions S3772 - Paycheck Fairness Act

S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - scope of the systemic risk legislation HR. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (as S3217) - derivative reform, captive finance, proxy access Proposed Rule: Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations Proposed Rule Making Financial Stability Oversight Council Proposed Rule Making for Derivatives

S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Willfulness Damages - Amendment to exclude Tax Method Patents - USPTO Fee Setting Authority - Inter Partes Review - Venue - First Inventor to File S.3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act - scope of copyright law

Impact on IBM and its employees: H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affortdable Care Act; H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010; H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

H.R. 3590, Patent Protection and Affordable Care Act, impact on IBM and its employees H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010, impact on IBM & its employees H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 - impact on IBM and its employees

S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act - data security S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 - cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection S. 921. United States Information and Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 -- FISMA Reform & Cybersecurity of Government Systems S.1438, Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act -- cybersecurity, cybercrime S.1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 - data security & privacy S.3155/H.R. 4962, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act - cybersecurity, cybercrime S. 3193, International Cyberspace & Cybersecurity Coordination Act of 2010, cybersecurity -- cybercrime S 3454, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, cybersecurity, acquisition requirements and supply chain S. 3480/H.R. 5548, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act -- Sec 253, supply chain strategy and acquisition requirements, critical infrastructure protection and liability provisions S 3538 National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010 - cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection S 3579 Data Security Act of 2010 - data breach notification, cybersecurity policies S 3742 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 H.R. 4900, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010 - FISMA reform, cybersecurity, acquisition reform and supply chain HR 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Sec 1702, FISMA Reform, cybersecurity, acquisition requirements and supply chain H.R. 5247, Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010 - cybersecurity 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 global engagement and coordination on cybersecurity, product assurance, certification regimes and international standards

S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Willfulness Damages - Amendment to exclude Tax Method Patents S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009 (cont.) - USPTO Fee Setting Authority - Inter Partes Review - Venue - First Inventor to File S.3689, Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 - technical amendments S.3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act - scope of copyright law H.R.4899, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 - USPTO Funding H.R. 5322, Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010 - PTO Funding End User Licenses and First Sale Doctrine

S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - scope of the systemic risk legislation HR. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (as S3217) - derivative reform, captive finance, proxy access Proposed Rule: Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations

Supply Chain Security Critical Infrastructure Protection Cybersecurity Policy / Information Sharing S.3480/H.R.5548, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - DHS authority, critical infrastructure protection, public private partnership, supply chain security S.3607, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2011 - Automated Commercial Environment - Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) Modernization

S.2799/H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of [2009(S)/2010(H)] Definitions/List of Sanctions S.2821/H.R.3012, TRADE Act of 2009 - Review and implementation of FTAs S. 3505, China Fair Trade Act of 2010 - government procurement H.R.2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - countervailing duties H.R. 4866, Rare Earths Supply-Chain Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2010 - Re-establishment of rare earth minerals domestic supply chain H.R. 5312, Reciprocal Government Procurement with China Creates American Jobs Act - government procurement draft legislation: Technology Security and Antiboycott Act U.S.- Columbia Free Trade Agreement U.S.- Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S. - Panama Free Trade Agreement WTO-Doha Development Agenda - WTO GATS Negotiations China - Policy and bi-lateral trade issues Computer Hardware Controls Weighted Teraflops on Systems and Technology Export Regulation Encryption Reform India Telecom Security Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Digital Economy Trade Agreements Russian bi-lateral trade issues Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - Data Privacy - Digital Economy - Trade in Services Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Innovation - Digital Economy Conflict Minerals Rare Earth Minerals WTO GATS ICT Pluralateral

Fair Labor Standards Act - Workforce Flexibility - Exemptions - Hours Worked S. 3217, H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203) - Pension provisions S.3254/H.R.5107, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act - FLSA amendments; impact on IBM and its employees H.R.2981 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 - hiring H.R.4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - Benefits H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 - OSHA Immigration Reform Competition Policy Equal Employment Opportunity and Disability Issue Compliance - ADAAA Implementation and Regulatory Reform Efforts - OFCCP Implementation of 1973 Rehabilitation Act provisions

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy , Office of Science - High Performance Computing S.3800, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011-Trusted Foundry S.3607, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2011 - Automated Commercial Environment - Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) Modernization

Cybersecurity and product assurance: S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009; S. 3480/H.R. 5548, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act -- Sec 253 Cybersecurity and DHS authority, critical infrastructure protection, public private partnership, supply chain security: S.3480/H.R.5548, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010; HR 6423 Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Protection Act of 2010

S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - scope of the systemic risk legislation HR. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (as S3217) - derivative reform, captive finance, proxy access Proposed Rule: Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations Proposed Rule Making Financial Stability Oversight Council Proposed Rule Making for Derivatives

Fair Labor Standards Act - Workforce Flexibility - Exemptions - and impact on IBM and its employees: S.3254/H.R.5107, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act Pension provisions: S. 3217, H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203) Benefits: H.R.4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 Immigration Reform Competition Policy Equal Employment Opportunity and Disability Issue Compliance - ADAAA Implementation and Regulatory Reform Efforts - OFCCP Implementation of 1973 Rehabilitation Act provisions S3772 - Paycheck Fairness Act

R&D funding - High Performance Computing - STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Education - Nanotechnology: S. 3605 / H.R.5116/H.R.5325, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act [of 2010] High Performance Computing for DOE Labs

U.S. international tax including deferral, foreign tax credits: H.R. 4213 The American Jobs and Closing Tax loopholes Act 2010; H.R. 5893 Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax loopholes Act of 2010; S. 3816 Creating Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; H.R. 1586 FAA AIr Transport and Modernization Act with international offsets; Check the box entity classification Corporate tax reform: S. 3018 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010; H.R. 3970 Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (110th Congress) R&D tax credit (alternative simplified credit, ASC): H.R. 422 and S. 1203 to amend IRC to extend research credit through 2010 and increase and make permanent the ASC credit Other Treasury and IRS regulations: Economic substance codification; contract manufacturing; cost-sharing; Subpart F exemptions; S. 1934/H.R. 3933, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 Bilateral income tax treaties: Spain, Singapore, Korea, China, India and Brazil OECD guidelines and U.S. Treasury comments on taxation of intangibles, cross-border services taxation wit VAT/GST, and business restructuring Other bills and regulations: H.R. 2110 Mobile Workforce state income tax fairness; H.R. 5013 Implementing Management for Performance and Related reforms to obtain value in every acquisition Act of 2010; H.R. 5715 Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2010; H.R. 1083 BAT Simplifcation Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272; Support centers excise tax; bonus depreciation

Impact on IBM and its employees: H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affortdable Care Act; H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010; H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Fair Labor Standards Act - Workforce Flexibility - Exemptions - Hours Worked S. 3217, H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203) - Pension provisions S.3254/H.R.5107, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act - FLSA amendments; impact on IBM and its employees H.R.2981 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 - hiring H.R.4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - Benefits H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 - OSHA Immigration Reform Competition Policy Equal Employment Opportunity and Disability Issue Compliance - ADAAA Implementation and Regulatory Reform Efforts - OFCCP Implementation of 1973 Rehabilitation Act provisions

S.2799/H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of [2009(S)/2010(H)] Definitions/List of Sanctions S.2821/H.R.3012, TRADE Act of 2009 - Review and implementation of FTAs S. 3505, China Fair Trade Act of 2010 - government procurement H.R.2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - countervailing duties H.R. 4866, Rare Earths Supply-Chain Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2010 - Re-establishment of rare earth minerals domestic supply chain H.R. 5312, Reciprocal Government Procurement with China Creates American Jobs Act - government procurement draft legislation: Technology Security and Antiboycott Act U.S.- Columbia Free Trade Agreement U.S.- Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S. - Panama Free Trade Agreement WTO-Doha Development Agenda - WTO GATS Negotiations China - Policy and bi-lateral trade issues Computer Hardware Controls Weighted Teraflops on Systems and Technology Export Regulation Encryption Reform India Telecom Security Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Digital Economy Trade Agreements Russian bi-lateral trade issues Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - Data Privacy - Digital Economy - Trade in Services Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Innovation - Digital Economy Conflict Minerals Rare Earth Minerals WTO GATS ICT Pluralateral

S.1934/H.R.3933, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 - foreign income reporting S.3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 - tax reform S.3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Executive Compensation/Proxy Rules S. 3816, Creating Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act - international tax provisions H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272 - federal preemption H.R.1586, The FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act - Senate amendment 4575 with international tax offsets H.R.2110, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act - multistate taxation H.R.4213, The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - tax extenders H.R.5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010, to repeal S.511 of the Tax Increase and Prevention Act and related IRS notice 2008-38 H.R. 5715, Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2010 - employee learning accounts H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - international tax provisions Deferral, foreign tax credit rules and H.R. 3970 (110th Cong.), "Tax Reduction and Reform act of 2007" Treasury "Check-the-Box" Entity Classification Regulations Treasury Reg. Section 338 on denial of foreign credits for covered asset acquisitions Treasury Reg. Section 956 on foreign tax credit planning Contract manufacturing in 954(d) and Treasury regs 1.954-3 Economic substance doctrine codification and modification Support Centers Excise Tax Treasury cost-sharing regulations under 1.482-7T (g) Bilateral tax treaties for Spain, Singapore, Korea, China, India and Brazil OECD Guidelines on taxation of cross-border services, business restructuring and permanent establishment Bonus depreciation

S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009 - Willfulness Damages - Amendment to exclude Tax Method Patents S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009 (cont.) - USPTO Fee Setting Authority - Inter Partes Review - Venue - First Inventor to File S.3689, Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 - technical amendments S.3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act - scope of copyright law H.R.4899, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 - USPTO Funding H.R. 5322, Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010 - PTO Funding End User Licenses and First Sale Doctrine

S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - scope of the systemic risk legislation HR. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (as S3217) - derivative reform, captive finance, proxy access Proposed Rule: Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations

S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights, proxy disclosures and rules S. 3217/H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, scope of the systemic risk legislation

S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act, data security S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection S. 778, a bill to establish ... [an] Office of National Cyber Security Advisor, cybersecurity S. 921, U.S. Information and Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 Federal. Information Security Management Act (FISMA) reform & Cybersecurity of Government Systems 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 relating to reforming the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) S.1438, Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act, cybersecurity S.1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009, data security & privacy S.3155/H.R. 4962, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act, cybersecurity S. 3193, International Cyberspace & Cybersecurity Coordination Act of 2010, cybersecurity S. 3480/H.R. 5548, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act cybersecurity, supply chain & procurement reform, critical infrastructure protection H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010, cybersecurity R&D H.R. 4900, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010, FISMA reform, cybersecurity H.R. 5247, Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010, cybersecurity

Fair Labor Standards Act - Workforce Flexibility - Exemptions - Hours Worked S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act, FLSA amendments; impact on IBM and its employees HR 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - Benefits HR 4851 - Continuing Extension Act of 2010 - COBRA extension Immigration Reform S.887, The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, H1 & L1 visas HR 2981 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 Competition Policy

S. 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act, accessibility National Broadband for Our Future, FCC GN Docket 09-51, broadband policy

H.R. 422, To ... increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research tax credit / S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities with Taxcredits' Help, R&D tax credits H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272, federal preemption H.R. 2110, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, multistate taxation H.R. 3933 / S. 1934, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009, foreign income reporting H.R. 4213, The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, tax extenders H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010, to repeal S.511 of the Tax Increase and Prevention Act and related IRS notice 2008-38 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010, tax reform S.3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Executive Compensation/Proxy Rules Deferral, foreign tax credit rules and H.R. 3970 (110th Cong.), "Tax Reduction and Reform act of 2007" Treasury "Check-the-Box" Entity Classification Regulations Treasury Reg. Section 338 on denial of foreign credits for covered asset acquisitions Treasury Reg. Section 956 on foreign tax credit planning Contract manufacturing in 954(d) and Treasury regs 1.954-3 Economic substance doctrine codification and modification Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2009, employee learning accounts Support Centers Excise Tax Treasury cost-sharing regulations under 1.482-7T (g) Bilateral tax treaties for Spain, Singapore, Korea, China, India and Brazil OECD Guidelines on taxation of cross-border services, business restructuring and permanent establishment Bonus depreciation

H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010, cybersecurity R&D High Performance Computing America COMPETES Reauthorization Act - H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act - H.R. 5325, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Nanoelectronics / Nanotechnology - National Nanotechnology Initiative Reauthorization - R&D funding - High Performance Computing - STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Education Draft Bill, "The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 Innovation" (R&D Funding)

Supply Chain Security Critical Infrastructure Protection Cybersecurity Policy / Information Sharing FY2011, Homeland Security Appropriations - Automated Commercial Environment - Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) Modernization

HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, impact on IBM and its employees H.R. 3590, Patent Protection & Affordable Care Act, impact on IBM and its employees H.R. 3962, Preserv. of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act of 2010, impact on IBM & its employees

S. 1074, "Shareholders Bill of Rights" H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, scope of the systemic risk legislation

Deferral, foreign tax credit rules and H.R. 3970 Tax Reduction and Reform act of 2007 H.R. 4213 American workers, state and business relief act of 2010 - tax extenders H.R. 2098 to extend look-through for payments between CFCs under 954 (c ) 6 Treasury "Check-the-Box" Regulations Contract manufacturing in 954(d) and Treasury regs 1.954-3 Economic substance codification H.R. 2110 Mobile Workforce and State Taxation Fairness Act Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2008 H.R. 4297 to repeal S. 511 of the Tax Increase and Prevention Act and related IRS notice 2008-38 H.R. 422, Increase and make permanent the alternative simplified credit S. 1203, Increase and make permanent the alternative simplified credit H.R. 1083 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272 Treasury cost-sharing regulations under 1.482-7T (g) Bilateral treaties for Spain, Singapore, Korea, China, India and Brazil S. 1934, "Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009" and H.R. 3933 S.__ - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Executive Compensation/Proxy Access)

H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Broadband Investment; Additional funding for DTV Transition H.R. 3101, 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 National Broadband Plan for Our Future - FCC GN Docket No. 09-51 - accessibility

Emerging Markets Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement WTO-Doha Development Agenda WTO GATS Negotiations Trade Facilitation China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) Joint Commission on Commerce & Trade (JCCT) WTO Accession Implementation WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Accession Bilateral Investment Treaty Encryption Standards/Information Security Internet Filtering Software Russian Cryptography with USTR Export Regulation U.S Department of Commerce - Issues - Encryption Reform - Reform of Encryption Regulations - Computer Hardware Controls Weighted Teraflops on Systems and Technology - Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Digital Economy Trade Agreements Russia Encryption Imports Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 - HR 2194/S2799 - Definitions/List of Sanctions Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - Digital Economy Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Innovation - Digital Economy - Standards and Compliance Certification China - Indigenous Innovation - Currency - Internet Freedom Trade and Innovation

America Competes Act Reauthorization - STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathmatics) Education

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies

Fair Labor Standards Act Workforce Flexibility Workforce Skills Development and Training Benefits Employment Non-Discrimination HR 2460/S 1152 - Healthy Families Act COBRA Extension HR 4213 - Tax Extenders of 2009 HR 4851 - Continuing Extension Act of 2010 Immigration Reform HR 2981 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 Workforce Investment and Reauthorizatin Act

FY 2011 DoD Appropriations, Trusted Foundry Programs

Basic Research funding for DOE, Office of Science Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education grants and funding FY2011 Defense Appropriations - Focus Center Research Program

H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Research & Development Amendments Act of 2009 National cybersecurity research and development agenda High Performance Computing America Competes Act Reauthorization - Nanotechnology - R&D funding - STEM H.R. 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 S.1482, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 Draft Bill, "The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 Innovation (R&D funding) H.R. 1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative 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, Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4872, Reconciliation Act of 2010

Supply Chain Security Critical Infrastructure Protection Cybersecurity Policy CIS Modernization Automated Commerical Environment (ACE) FY2011 Budget

H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Broadband Investment; Additional funding for DTV Transition H.R. 3101, 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 National Broadband Plan for Our Future - FCC GN Docket No. 09-51 - accessibility

Emerging Markets Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement WTO-Doha Development Agenda WTO GATS Negotiations Trade Facilitation China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) Joint Commission on Commerce & Trade (JCCT) WTO Accession Implementation WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Accession Bilateral Investment Treaty Encryption Standards/Information Security Internet Filtering Software Russian Cryptography with USTR Export Regulation U.S Department of Commerce - Issues - Encryption Reform - Reform of Encryption Regulations - Computer Hardware Controls Weighted Teraflops on Systems and Technology - Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Digital Economy Trade Agreements Russia Encryption Imports Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 - HR 2194/S2799 - Definitions/List of Sanctions Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - Digital Economy Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Innovation - Digital Economy - Standards and Compliance Certification China - Indigenous Innovation - Currency - Internet Freedom Trade and Innovation

FY 2011 DoD Appropriations, Trusted Foundry Programs

Fair Labor Standards Act Workforce Flexibility Workforce Skills Development and Training Benefits Employment Non-Discrimination HR 2460/S 1152 - Healthy Families Act COBRA Extension HR 4213 - Tax Extenders of 2009 HR 4851 - Continuing Extension Act of 2010 Immigration Reform HR 2981 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 Workforce Investment and Reauthorizatin Act

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

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies

America Competes Act Reauthorization - STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathmatics) Education

S. 1074, "Shareholders Bill of Rights" H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, scope of the systemic risk legislation

S. 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009

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 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) 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. 3155, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 4900, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010

H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Research & Development Amendments Act of 2009 National cybersecurity research and development agenda High Performance Computing America Competes Act Reauthorization - Nanotechnology - R&D funding - STEM H.R. 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 S.1482, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 Draft Bill, "The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 Innovation (R&D funding) H.R. 1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009

Basic Research funding for DOE, Office of Science Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education grants and funding FY2011 Defense Appropriations - Focus Center Research Program

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, Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4872, Reconciliation Act of 2010

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

S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs & American Power 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

Supply Chain Security Critical Infrastructure Protection Cybersecurity Policy Issues related to Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) CIS Modernization

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

H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Broadband Investment; Additional funding for DTV Transition National Broadband Plan for Our Future, FCC GN Docket No. 09-51 H.R. 3101, 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009

Acquisition Policy Provisions

H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Departments of Commerce, and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies; STEM Programs

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies S. 1135, Drive America Forward Act of 2009 (Auto Vouchers) Surface Transportation Reauthorization H.R. 3617, Surface Transportation Extension Act H.R. 4016, Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Act of 2009

Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) GoArmyEd/eArmy U HR 2647, S. 1390, PL-111-84 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010 (Trusted Foundry)

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

Emerging Markets Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement WTO-Doha Development Agenda WTO GATS Negotiations Trade Facilitation China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) Joint Commission on Commerce & Trade (JCCT) Joint Economic Commission (JEC) WTO Accession Implementation WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Accession Bilateral Investment Treaty Encryption Standards/Information Security Internet Filtering Software Russian Cryptography with USTR Export Regulation H.R. 3515, Export Control Improvements Act - Section 303 - Automated Export System - How It Would Affect Current Practice U.S. Department of Commerce - Encryption Reform - Regulatory Reform of Encryption Regulations - Computer Hardware Controls Weighted Teraflops on Systems and Technology - Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Digital Economy Trade Agreements S. 1631, Customs Reauthorization (Trade Facilitation) Russia Encryption Imports H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Buy American Provisions

Smart Power Grid S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act H.R. 2165, Bulk Power System Protection Act H.R. 2195, Amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electrical infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy & Security Act S. 2776, The Clean Energy Act of 2009 H.R. 3585, The Solar Technology Roadmap Act of America

H.R. 1242, "TARP (Troubled Asset and Relief Program) Accountability and Disclosure Act" Internal modeling systems for financial data S. 1074, "Shareholders Bill of Rights" H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009" - Senate Legislation

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

Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) GoArmyEd/eArmy U HR 2647, S. 1390, PL-111-84 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010 (Trusted Foundry)

H.R. 1242, "TARP (Troubled Asset and Relief Program) Accountability and Disclosure Act" Internal modeling systems for financial data S. 1074, "Shareholders Bill of Rights" H.R. 4173, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009" - Senate Legislation

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

Smart Power Grid S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act H.R. 2165, Bulk Power System Protection Act H.R. 2195, Amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electrical infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy & Security Act S. 2776, The Clean Energy Act of 2009 H.R. 3585, The Solar Technology Roadmap Act of America

H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Broadband Investment; Additional funding for DTV Transition National Broadband Plan for Our Future, FCC GN Docket No. 09-51 H.R. 3101, 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009

Emerging Markets Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement WTO-Doha Development Agenda WTO GATS Negotiations Trade Facilitation China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) Joint Commission on Commerce & Trade (JCCT) Joint Economic Commission (JEC) WTO Accession Implementation WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Accession Bilateral Investment Treaty Encryption Standards/Information Security Internet Filtering Software Russian Cryptography with USTR Export Regulation H.R. 3515, Export Control Improvements Act - Section 303 - Automated Export System - How It Would Affect Current Practice U.S. Department of Commerce - Encryption Reform - Regulatory Reform of Encryption Regulations - Computer Hardware Controls Weighted Teraflops on Systems and Technology - Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Digital Economy Trade Agreements S. 1631, Customs Reauthorization (Trade Facilitation) Russia Encryption Imports H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Buy American Provisions

Supply Chain Security Critical Infrastructure Protection Cybersecurity Policy Issues related to Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) CIS Modernization

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

S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs & American Power 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

Acquisition Policy Provisions

Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) GoArmyEd/eArmy U

Supply Chain Security Critical Infrastructure Protection Emergency Powers Information Sharing Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative and 60-Day Cybersecurity Review

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

H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Departments of Commerce, and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies; STEM Programs

Amendment to H.R. 2454 that would create new requirements for the Energy Star Program

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

H.R. 1242, "TARP (Troubled Asset and Relief Program) Accountability and Disclosure Act" Internal modeling systems for financial data S. 1074, "Shareholders Bill of Rights" Legislation to Regulate Derivatives; Legislation to Regulate Systemic Risk

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies S. 1135, Drive America Forward Act of 2009 (Auto Vouchers) Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Acquisition Policy Provisions

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

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

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

Emerging Markets Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement WTO-Doha Development Agenda WTO GATS Negotiations Trade Facilitation China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) Joint Commission on Commerce & Trade (JCCT) Joint Economic Commission (JEC) WTO Accession Implementation WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Accession Bilateral Investment Treaty Encryption Standards/Information Security Internet Filtering Software Russian Cryptography with USTR Export Regulation H.R. 3515, Export Control Improvements Act - Section 303 - Automated Export System - How It Would Affect Current Practice U.S. Department of Commerce - Encryption Reform - Regulatory Reform of Encryption Regulations - Computer Hardware Controls Weighted Teraflops on Systems and Technology - Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) G20 Summit Preparation Digital Economy Trade Agreements S. 1631, Customs Reauthorization (Trade Facilitation) Russia Encryption Imports

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

Acquisition Policy Provisions

Amendment to H.R. 2454 that would create new requirements for the Energy Star Program

Supply Chain Security Critical Infrastructure Protection Emergency Powers Information Sharing Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative and 60-Day Cybersecurity Review

H.R. 1242, "TARP (Troubled Asset and Relief Program) Accountability and Disclosure Act" Internal modeling systems for financial data S. 1074, "Shareholders Bill of Rights" Legislation to Regulate Derivatives; Legislation to Regulate Systemic Risk

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

Smart Power Grid H.R. 6, Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Smart Electric Grid H.R. 2165, Bulk Power System Protection Act H.R. 2195, Amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electrical infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy & Security Act Senate Bill - The American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

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

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies S. 1135, Drive America Forward Act of 2009 (Auto Vouchers) Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) GoArmyEd/eArmy U

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

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

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. 1242, "TARP (Troubled Asset and Relief Program) Accountability and Disclosure Act" Internal modeling systems for financial data S. 1074, "Shareholders Bill of Rights" Legislation to Regulate Derivatives; Legislation to Regulate Systemic Risk

Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) GoArmyEd/eArmy U

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies S. 1135, Drive America Forward Act of 2009 (Auto Vouchers) Surface Transportation Reauthorization

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

H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Departments of Commerce, and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies; STEM Programs

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

Acquisition Policy Provisions

Smart Power Grid H.R. 6, Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Smart Electric Grid H.R. 2165, Bulk Power System Protection Act H.R. 2195, Amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electrical infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy & Security Act Senate Bill - The American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

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

Emerging Markets Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement WTO-Doha Development Agenda WTO GATS Negotiations Trade Facilitation China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) Joint Commission on Commerce & Trade (JCCT) Joint Economic Commission (JEC) WTO Accession Implementation WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Accession Bilateral Investment Treaty Encryption Standards/Information Security Internet Filtering Software Russian Cryptography with USTR Export Regulation H.R. 3515, Export Control Improvements Act - Section 303 - Automated Export System - How It Would Affect Current Practice U.S. Department of Commerce - Encryption Reform - Regulatory Reform of Encryption Regulations - Computer Hardware Controls Weighted Teraflops on Systems and Technology - Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) G20 Summit Preparation Digital Economy Trade Agreements S. 1631, Customs Reauthorization (Trade Facilitation) Russia Encryption Imports

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

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 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

H.R. 1242, "TARP (Troubled Asset and Relief Program) Accountability and Disclosure Act" Internal modeling systems for financial data S. 1074, "Shareholders Bill of Rights"

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

Smart Power Grid H.R. 6, Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Smart Electric Grid H.R. 2165, Bulk Power System Protection Act H.R. 2195, Amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electrical infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy & Security Act Senate Bill - The American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

Emerging Markets Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement WTO-Doha Development Agenda WTO GATS Negotiations Trade Facilitation China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) Joint Commission on Commerce & Trade (JCCT) Joint Economic Commission (JEC) WTO Accession Implementation WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Accession Bilateral Investment Treaty Encryption Standards/Information Security Internet Filtering Software Open Standards/Open Source Indian Government Procurement Export Regulation U.S. Department of Commerce - Encryption Reform H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Buy American Provision Implementing Regulations G20 Summit Preparation Digital Economy Trade Agreements

Innovation (Talent) Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Programs H.R. 1/S. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act for 2009, Stem education grants and funding

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

Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) GoArmyEd/eArmy U

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

Amendment to H.R. 2454 that would create new requirements for the Energy Star Program

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

Changes in the number of H-1B visas available

Highway and transit funding Intelligent transportation systems and technologies S. 1135, Drive America Forward Act of 2009 (Auto Vouchers) H.R. 2346, Fiscal 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations - Title XIII - Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program

Acquisition Policy Provisions

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