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Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
01/01/2011
2. House Identification
 415450000
 Senate Identification
 400701094-24

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Goldbug Strategies LLC
Address
9102 Corporate Blvd., Suite 420
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Rockville
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MD
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20850
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USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Ms. Sheila D. Walcoff
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​3013374735
 E-mail
​sheila@goldbugstrategies.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​health care, science and personalized medicine law and consulting

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Coalition for 21st Century Medicine
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​PO Box 15519
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​Arlington
 State
​VA
 Zip
​22215
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​coalition of clinical laboratories, patient groups, advocacy groups and supporters

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Sheila D. ​Walcoff ​ ​2006-2007: Counselor to the Honorable Michael O. Leavitt
​Sheila D. ​Walcoff ​ ​(Immediate Office of the Secretary); US. Dept. Of Health and
​Sheila D. ​Walcoff ​ ​Human Serivces; 2004-2006: Assoc Commissioner for External
​Sheila D. ​Walcoff ​ ​Relations, U.S. FDA; 1998-1999: Majority Counsel, Armed
​Sheila D. ​Walcoff ​ ​Service Committee, U.S. House of Reprsentatives

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

FDA Regulation of laboratory developed tests; Medicare reimbursement of FDA regulated tests

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Sheila D. Walcoff, Founding Principal
 Date
10/19/2012