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Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center B-106 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby LOBBYING REPORT Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) 1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page Self Employed Individual MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2. Address Address1 City Check if different than previously reported 1401 EYE STREET, NW WASHINGTON State Address2 SUITE 500 Zip Code 20005 - DC Country USA 3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2) City Redmond (202) 263-5900 State International Number WA Zip Code 98052 - Country USA 4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail 5. Senate ID# Todd Payne 7. Client Name Self toddpayn@microsoft.com 25204-12 6. House ID# Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality MICROSOFT CORPORATION TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year 311740000 Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1-9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) 2009 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) 9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report 10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date 11. No Lobbying Issue Activity INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 12. Lobbying INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: Less than $5,000 $5,000 or more 13. Organizations EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: Less than $5,000 $ $5,000 or more $ $1,690,000.00 Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income from the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). Check box to indicate expense 14. REPORTING accounting method. See instructions for description of options. Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code Filed Electronically Signature Date 01/20/2010 Printed Name and Title Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs v6.0.1f 21 1 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed. 15. General issue area code 16. Specific lobbying issues CPI COMPUTER INDUSTRY (one per page) Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security. Licensing, competition, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; Health reform & related health IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act implementation. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Betsy Scott Eric Matt Ed Fred David Susan John Last Name Brady Corley Wenger Gelman Ingle Humphries Pryor Mann Sampson Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New 19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs 21 2 Page ______ of ______ ADDENDUM for General Lobbying Issue Area: CPI - COMPUTER INDUSTRY Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competition in the online advertising and software markets. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. S. 773, Cyber-Security Act of 2009. H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. America's Affordable Health Choices Act, H.R. 3200. Affordable Health Choices Act, S. 1679. America's Healthy Future Act. Open government, government modernization and technology choice. Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2009. S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009. S. 3474, Federal Information Security Management Act of 2009. Printed Name and Title Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs v6.0.1f 21 3 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION ADDENDUM for General Lobbying Issue CPI - COMPUTER INDUSTRY Name Covered Official Position (if applicable) New First Frank Last Torres Suffix Bill Kamela Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Stephanie Peters Printed Name and Title Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs v6.0.1f 21 4 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed. 15. General issue area code 16. Specific lobbying issues CPT COPYRIGHT/PATENT/TRADEMARK (one per page) S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009. S. 610, Patent Reform Act of 2009. H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009. H.R. 848, Performance Rights Act. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Scott John Matt Ed Fred David Susan Stephanie Last Name Corley Sampson Gelman Ingle Humphries Pryor Mann Peters Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New 19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs 21 5 Page ______ of ______ ADDENDUM for General Lobbying Issue Area: CPT - COPYRIGHT/PATENT/TRADEMARK S. 379, Performance Right Act. Orphan Works legislation and related policy developments, including online distribution of books. Online enforcement of copyright. Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Software piracy, counterfeiting, and protection of intellectual property rights. Appropriations related to intellectual property rights enforcement. Implementation of PRO-IP Act (Public Law 110-403). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office funding issues. Printed Name and Title Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs v6.0.1f 21 6 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed. 15. General issue area code 16. Specific lobbying issues CSP CONSUMER ISSUES/SAFETY/PRODUCTS (one per page) Child online safety and gaming safety issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360. Online privacy issues. Electronic health records and privacy/security protections related to the HealthVault and Amalga platforms. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Betsy Caroline Scott Matt Frank Ed Fred David John Last Name Brady Curtin Corley Gelman Torres Ingle Humphries Pryor Sampson Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New 19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs 21 7 Page ______ of ______ ADDENDUM for General Lobbying Issue Area: CSP - CONSUMER ISSUES/SAFETY/PRODUCTS Notice of proposed rulemaking on Test Procedures for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0004). H.R. 231, The Video Game Health Labeling Act of 2009. FTC/HHS Rulemaking's on Data Breach Notification. FTC/Self-Regulatory Guidance for Online Advertising. S. 1178, Data Breach Privacy bill. H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act. Printed Name and Title Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs v6.0.1f 21 8 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION ADDENDUM for General Lobbying Issue CSP - CONSUMER ISSUES/SAFETY/PRODUCTS Name Covered Official Position (if applicable) New First Stephanie Last Peters Suffix Printed Name and Title Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs v6.0.1f 21 9 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed. 15. General issue area code 16. Specific lobbying issues EDU EDUCATION (one per page) Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Natl Science Foundation (NSF) 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Bill Scott Matt John Ed Fred David Stephanie Last Name Kamela Corley Gelman Sampson Ingle Humphries Pryor Peters Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Com. New 19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs 21 10 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed. 15. General issue area code 16. Specific lobbying issues IMM IMMIGRATION (one per page) H-1B visas, J visas, L-1 visas, and employment based visas, including the visa bulletin issues. S. 9, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2009. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Bill Scott Matt Ed Fred David John Stephanie Last Name Kamela Corley Gelman Ingle Humphries Pryor Sampson Peters Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Com. New 19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs 21 11 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed. 15. General issue area code 16. Specific lobbying issues SCI SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY (one per page) Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) issues. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Scott Matt Bill Ed Fred David John Stephanie Eric Last Name Corley Gelman Kamela Ingle Humphries Pryor Sampson Peters Wenger Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Com. 19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs 21 12 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed. 15. General issue area code 16. Specific lobbying issues TAX TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (one per page) H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009. H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit. S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Tax Credits 'Help Act' or 'GROWTH Act'. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Scott Ed Fred David Tom John Matt Stephanie Last Name Corley Ingle Humphries Pryor Roesser Sampson Gelman Peters Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New 19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs 21 13 Page ______ of ______ ADDENDUM for General Lobbying Issue Area: TAX - TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE H.R. 2110, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act. International Tax Reform proposals. IRC Section 901 (l) guidance. Transfer pricing, treaty, international tax, and tax reform issues. H.R. 4213, The Tax Extenders Act of 2009. Printed Name and Title Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs v6.0.1f 21 14 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed. 15. General issue area code 16. Specific lobbying issues TEC TELECOMMUNICATIONS (one per page) Broadband. VOIP/IP Services. Universal Service Fund. Intercarrier Compensation issues. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Paula Scott Matt Ed Fred David John Betsy Stephanie Last Name Boyd Corley Gelman Ingle Humphries Pryor Sampson Brady Peters Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New 19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs 21 15 Page ______ of ______ ADDENDUM for General Lobbying Issue Area: TEC - TELECOMMUNICATIONS TV White Spaces. Accessibility. Spectrum policy. Printed Name and Title Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs v6.0.1f 21 16 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed. 15. General issue area code 16. Specific lobbying issues TRD TRADE (DOMESTIC/FOREIGN) (one per page) Passage of Free Trade Agreements (US-Korea, US-Panama, and US-Colombia) and the inclusion of provisions of interest to the high tech industry, including IPR as well as competition and market access issues. Software piracy, competition, procurement, Internet/human rights, and market access issues in China. Interoperability, innovation, and competitiveness. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Betsy Scott Dorothy Matt Ed Fred David Susan John Last Name Brady Corley Dwoskin Gelman Ingle Humphries Pryor Mann Sampson Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New 19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs 21 17 Page ______ of ______ ADDENDUM for General Lobbying Issue Area: TRD - TRADE (DOMESTIC/FOREIGN) Interpretation and application of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property. European Commission investigation of competition in the software industry. Trade in services in bilateral and regional agreements. Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Emerging threats to IP rights outside the United States. H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Printed Name and Title Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs v6.0.1f 21 18 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION ADDENDUM for General Lobbying Issue TRD - TRADE (DOMESTIC/FOREIGN) Name Covered Official Position (if applicable) New First Stephanie Last Peters Suffix Printed Name and Title Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs v6.0.1f 21 19 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed. 15. General issue area code 16. Specific lobbying issues ENV ENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUND (one per page) Energy efficiency. Climate change. National Smart Grid. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Scott Caroline Matt Ed Fred David John Stephanie Last Name Corley Curtin Gelman Ingle Humphries Pryor Sampson Peters Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New 19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs 21 20 Page ______ of ______ Registrant MICROSOFT CORPORATION Client Name MICROSOFT CORPORATION Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed. 20. Client new address Address City State Zip Code - Country 21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20) City 22. New General description of client's business or activities State Zip Code - Country LOBBYIST UPDATE 23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client First Name Last Name Suffix First Name Last Name Suffix 1 2 Scott ISSUE UPDATE Corley 3 4 24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS 25. Add the following affiliated organization(s) Internet Address: Address Name Street Address City State/Province Zip Country City State City State Country Country Principal Place of Business (city and state or country) 26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client 1 2 3 FOREIGN ENTITIES 27. Add the following foreign entities Address Name Street Address City State/Province Country City State Country Principal place of business (city and state or country) Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client % 28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization 1 2 3 4 5 6 Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f Ed Ingle - Managing Director of Government Affairs 21 21 Page ______ of ______
