## Compliance and Oversight
The Nominating, Governance and Public Affairs Committee of the Cognizant Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the Company's public affairs and public policy initiatives, reviewing on an annual basis the Company's policies, activities and expenditures with respect to political contributions (including to trade associations and other tax-exempt and similar organizations that may engage in political activity), and setting and approving any changes to the Company's annual political contribution budget. The committee receives periodic updates from the Company's General Counsel and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, who is responsible for the Company's public affairs and public policy activities and expenditures worldwide and reports directly to the Company's Chief Executive Officer. The committee also approves the Company's Political Spend Report that is posted to the Company's website semi-annually.
The Company's participation in the U.S. political process is managed by the Company's head of U.S. Government Affairs, who reports directly to the Company's General Counsel and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. Political contributions in the U.S. are proposed by the U.S. Government Affairs team and approved by the Company's General Counsel and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer.
The Cognizant PAC and all PAC activities (including solicitation of voluntary contributions to the PAC from eligible Cognizant employees and contributions by the PAC to parties and candidates) are managed by the General Counsel and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and the U.S. Government Affairs team.