mr EDGAR MCCULLOCH iii

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax, including Tax Treaties: Fundamental corporate tax reform based on the House GOP tax reform blueprint, "A Better Way for Tax Reform". U.S. Treasury Guidelines and related regulations on OECD Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) Project and implementations. H.R. 1393, S. 540 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act. Bilateral Income Tax Treaties with focus on U.S.-Spain and U.S. - Chile.

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: H.R. 5 Student Success Act/S.1177 Every Child Achieves Act; H.R. 5587, "The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act".

Trade Agreements: Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with Nigeria. Bilateral Trade Issues and Policy: China, Brazil, Indonesia, India, Vietnam. Export/Import Regulation: Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits; Regulation of High Performance Computers. Disability Policy: UN Treaty for People with Disabilities Act.India's Preferential Market Access Policy. Trade in Used Electronics.

Immigration Reform: S. 169 Comprehensive Immigration Innovation Act of 2013; House High-Skilled Immigration Reform; S.744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; H.R. 2131 - SKILLS Visa Act. OFCCP Rulemaking on People with Disabilities (PwD) Employment. NIOSH Health Study. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform: Pay Ratio Repeal, H.R. 1135 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act. Retirement: Maintaining Tax Benefits for Defined Benefit Plans and No Change inPBGC Premium Levels.

Reauthorization of Perkins CTE Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Workforce Investment Act and other career and technical training and education programs.

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense: FY2014 DoD Appropriations - Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), SOCOM R&D, Air Force IT. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds; Social Security Administration - Program Integrity, SSA & SSI Disability Claims Processing. H.R. 8 American Tax Payer Relief Act, Issues Relating to Sequestration.Perkins Appropriations, and High School Redesign and other Career and Technical Education Training.

Reauthorization of Perkins CTE Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Workforce Investment Act and other career and technical training and education programs.

Immigration Reform: S. 169 Comprehensive Immigration Innovation Act of 2013; House High-Skilled Immigration Reform; S.744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; H.R. 2131 - SKILLS Visa Act. OFCCP Rulemaking on People with Disabilities (PwD) Employment. NIOSH Health Study. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform: Pay Ratio Repeal, H.R. 1135 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act. Retirement: Maintaining Tax Benefits for Defined Benefit Plans and No Change inPBGC Premium Levels.

Cybersecurity-Implications for International Trade. Cloud Computing. Privacy -- reforming ECPA, CFAA, Privacy Act. Discussions of Re-authorization of the 2004 High Performance Computing Act.Clinical Decision Support Software and Mobile Medical Devices. Cybersecurity: S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 1163 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013; H.R. 756 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013; House Judiciary Cybercrime bill discussion draft.

Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing. Trusted Foundry. Department of Defense: H.R. 933 (P.L. 113-6), DoD Appropriations, and FY2014 DoD Appropriations - Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), SOCOM R&D, Air Force IT.Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Integrity Funds; Social Security Administration - Program Integrity, SSA & SSI Disability Claims Processing. H.R. 8, American Tax Payer Relief Act, Issues Relating to Sequestration. Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid FY2013 Budget and RFP for Common Origination and Disbursement System.

Trade Agreements: US-EU FTA; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); International Services Agreement (ISA); US-EU bilateral agreement; WTO Information Technology Agreement; TIFA with Nigeria. Bilateral Trade Issues and Policy: China, Brazil, Indonesia, India, Nigeria. Export/Import Regulation: Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits, Regulation of High Performance Computers. Disability Policy: UN Treaty for People with Disabilities Act. India's Preferential Market Access Policy (restricts US access to their ICT market). Forced Localization.

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.

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; H.R. 5795 "Rebuilding American Manufacturing Act"; S. 2884" Bring Jobs Home Act" and House companion H.R. 5442. Corporate Tax Reform. R&D Tax Credit (Alternative Simplified Credit, ASC): H.R. 942, "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011", S. 1577 in Senate. Other Treasury and IRS Regulations: Foreign Account Transaction Control Act regs as affecting Section 1471 - 474 in IRC regs. Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: Brazil, Chile, India, China, Korea and Spain. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation: Various position papers on taxation of "intangibles, PE rules, transfer pricing, and double non-taxation issues". Employee-Related Tax Reform: H.R. 1864 "Mobile Workforce Act"; H.R. 1439, "Business Activity Tax Act". Taxation Issues for the "Cloud" and Services.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

EPA Green House Gas reporting rule for semiconductor facilities.

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.

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.

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

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. 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

Cybersecurity, acquisition requirements and supply chain: S. 3454, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ; H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

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. 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

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

Cybersecurity, acquisition requirements and supply chain: S. 3454, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ; H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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

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

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

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

H.R. 1242, "TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act"

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

Electricity Smart Grid

Educational Standards Accessibility Workforce Development Innovation (Talent) S. 2109 National Innovation Act of 2005

H.R. 2862 Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 Civilian DOE Appropriations - NSF Research Appropriations H.R. 5357 Research for Competitiveness Act H.R. 5358 Science & Math Ed. for Competitiveness Act, Sec. 9, Evaluation of Prof. Science Masters H.R. 4845 Innovation and Competitiveness Act S. 2197 Protecting America's Competitive Edge Act H.R. 5356 Early Career Research Act National Science Foundation Funding National Institute of Standards and Technology Funding Life Sciences Research Funding Innovation (Investment) R&D Funding Service Science S. 1614 Higher Education Reauthorization Act - Sec. 701, 705, 711 (Graduate Education) S. 2198 Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Education and Research Act of 2006 (PACE) S. 2390 National Innovation Act -- Commerce Provisions S. 2802 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006 S. 2109 National Innovation Act of 2005 S. 3936 National Competitiveness Investment Act H.R. 5672 Appropriations Bill FY 2007, Commerce, Justice, Science, State - NSF Appropriations and Related Agencies No Child Left Behind Reauthorization

Privacy S. 1408 Identity Theft Protection Act Security Breach Notification/Security Standards S. 1332 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act House of Representatives Commerce Committee -Staff Discussion Draft on data protection H.R. 4127 Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) H.R. 3997 Financial Data Protection Act of 2005 S. 1789 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2005 S. 1461 Consumer Identity Protection and Security Act Standards-Setting Bodies RFID

H.R. 2830 Pension Protection Act of 2005 H.R. 4 Pension Protection Act of 2006 H.R. 2831 Pension Preservation and Portability Act of 2005 S. 1783 Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 Cash Balance Pension 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.

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.-Oman Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Export Controls Regulations Deemed Export Regulations Export Controls for the PRC Microprocessor and Computer Export Regulations Semiconductor Export Regulations New Computer Metric to Replace MTOPS 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 China's WTO Accession Implementation China Government Procurement China WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Accession China Services-Related Issues China Standards-Related Issues Schumer/Graham Legislation on China Currency Manipulation S. 1048, S. 295, Amendment S. 309 to S. 600 H.R. 5199 U.S.-China Engagement Act of 2006 S. 2467 U.S. Trade Enforcement Act of 2006 WTO Accession - Russia Foreign Investment Open Standards/Open Source Global Sourcing India Government Procurement H.R. 4572 Export Administration Renewal Act of 2005 Proposed rolemaking concerning revisions and clarifications of export and re-export controls for China and new authorization validated end user. H.R. 6406, S. 3495 Vietnam PNTR Customs Classification Emerging Markets Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial and Heads of State Meetings

H.R. 5631 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2007 H.R. 5122/S. 2766 National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2007 Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) eArmy University Business Management Modernization Enterprise Combat Support System (Air Force) Transformation Satellite Program DD(X) Destroyer Program Army Distributed Learning System Army Future Combat System Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative

Patent Reform H.R. 2795 Patent Reform Act of 2005 H.R. 5096 Patents Depend on Quality Act of 2006 Post-Patent-Grant Review Venue Damages Apportionment Enhanced Damages Fee Shifting Third Party Submission of Prior Act with Commentary Patent Claim Clarity Patent Quality H.R. 5672 Science, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R. 5631/H.J. Res 100/H.J. Res 102 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, FY 2007 Patent and Trademark Office Funding H.R. 5418/S. 3923 Legislation to establish a pilot program to enhance judicial patent expertise in certain U.S. district courts H.R. 2955 Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2005 Community Patent Review Analog Hole H.R. 4569 Digital Transition Content Security Act of 2005 S. 2686 Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 Broadcast Flag Open Source Software APEC Technology Choice Principles OECD Proposal on Innovation and Competition in the Software Sector Japan OECD Proposal on Software Open Standards and Interoperability S. 3818 Patent Reform Act of 2006 "Ex Ante" Disclosure of IP in standard-setting

Innovation (Infrastructure) Health Information Technology S. 2109 National Innovation Act of 2005

Product Take-Back Legislation Draft "Energy Star Program" Definition of Computer Specification

Supply Chain Security and Air Cargo Security H.R. 5604 Safe Truckers Act H.R. 5441 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R. 4439 TSA Reorganization H.R. 4954 Safe Port Act H.R. 5814 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act, 2007 S. 2459 GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act Supply Chain Security

Food Safety and Information Management

Use of GSA Support Centers Use of Government-Wide Acquisition Vehicles Use of Specialty Metals/Domestic Source Requirements H.R. 5576 Transportation/Treasury/HUD/District of Colombia/Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2007 Buy American Act exclusion for IT Products H.R. 5122/S. 2766 National Defense Authorization Act, 2007 Competitive Sourcing Provisions

S. 544 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 S. 1227 Health Information Technology Act of 2005 S. 1223 Information Technology for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 3010 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act S. 1418 Wired for Healthcare Quality Act H.R. 4157 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 Healthcare and RFID S. 2668 Reducing Fraudulent Imitation Drugs Act H.R. 4859 Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006 H.R. 747 National Health Information Incentive Act of 2005 Health Information Technology H.R. 2234 21st Century Health Information Act of 2005 S. 16 Affordable Health Care Act