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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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State | DC |
Zip Code | 20037 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: David B. Moore, Senior Director, Government Relations |
Date | 07/20/2012 |
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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
No activity.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tannaz |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.Con. Res. 112, FY 2013 Budget Resolution
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts and Medicare and Medicaid cuts and reforms.
Issue: Support highest possible 302(b) allocation for Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services
S. 3295, S. Rept. 112-76, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II
Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), human embryonic stem cell research,
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, National Health Service Corps, Childrens Hospitals graduate medical education (GME), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and CDCs National Center for Health Statistics. Restore NIH salary cap to Executive Level I.
President's Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services
Issues: Oppose proposed reduction in Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) support. Oppose proposed Medicaid reductions and reforms.
Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Veterans Affairs, Title II
H.R. 5854/S. 3215, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
Presidents Budget, 2013, National Science Foundation
H.R. 5326/S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Act, 2013, Title III
Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation and NSF's peer review process.
President's Budget, 2013, Department of Education
S. 3295, S. Rept. 112-76, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, 2013, Title III
Issues: Support graduate/professional student and programs.
P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Section 4002 and Title V
Issue: Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund and preserve PPHF funds for workforce training.
P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V and Section 10503
Issue: Funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
H.R. 1852/S. 958, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011
Issue: Support reauthorization of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education.
Issue: Funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission.
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts through sequestration.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
David B. |
Moore |
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Atul |
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Christiane A. |
Mitchell |
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Marquez |
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Shick |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issue: Expansion of prior user rights, university exception.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Moore |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
President's Budget, 2013, Department of Education
S. 3295/S. Rept. 112-76, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title III
Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs.
Health Professions loans reform bill proposal (draft)
Issues: Reduce student loan interest rates, expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs.
H.R. 4170, Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012
Issue: Decrease graduate/professional Stafford loan interest rates, improve Income-Based Repayment (IBR), Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for physicians.
Issue: Draft legislation to prohibit pelvic exams performed on anesthetized patients by medical students and residents.
H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act
S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012
Issues: Maintain subsidized Stafford loan interest rates for undergraduate students, prevent rescissions from the Public Health Prevention Fund.
Issue: Oppose restrictions on states' use of Medicaid provider assessments to pay for reduced student loan interest rates.
Submitted comments on:
Exempt health professions education programs from Department of Education Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) regulations
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to exclude federal loans from the definition of "private education loan" under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Delay implementation of Health Resources and Services Administration's Proposed Changes to the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Reserve System
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Shick |
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Christiane A. |
Mitchell |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.Con. Res. 112, FY 2013 Budget Resolution
Issue: Oppose discretionary spending cuts and Medicare and Medicaid cuts and reforms.
Issue: Support highest possible 302(b) allocation for Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services
S. 3295/S. Rept. 112-76, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II
Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), human embryonic stem cell research, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, National Health Service Corps, Childrens Hospitals graduate medical education (GME), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and CDCs National Center for Health Statistics. Restore NIH salary cap to Executive Level I.
President's Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services
Issues: Oppose proposed reduction in Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) support and proposed Medicaid reductions and reforms.
Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Veterans Affairs
H.R. 5854/S. 3215, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Section 4002 and Title V
Issue: Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund and preserve PPHF funds for workforce training.
P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V and Section 10503
Issue: Funding for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps.
Issue: Modify Accountable Care Organization (ACO) proposed rules and implementation
Health professions loans reform bill proposal (draft)
Issue: Reduce student loan interest rates, expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs.
S. 1627, Resident Physician Shortage Act
Issue: Support lifting the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education payments.
P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title V
Issues: Implementing provisions reauthorizing health professions education programs under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act, and reauthorizing National Health Service Corps.
H.R. 3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act
Issue: Residency training in community-based settings.
Issue: Address workforce shortages & primary care workforce development.
Issue: Implementation of Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act.
H.R. 1852/S. 958, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011
Issue: Support reauthorization of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education.
Issue: Promote interprofessional education and training of the health care workforce.
S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011
Issue: Collection, retention, and dissemination of personal health information.
Issue: Funding for the National Healthcare Workforce Commission.
Issue: Applications for participation in CMS Bundled Payment Initiative.
H.R. 2954/S. 2474, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011
Issue: Developing health care workforce that promotes health equity.
Issue: Health Insurance Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to recognize and not penalize the unique missions of medical schools and teaching hospitals.
Issue: Draft legislation to prohibit pelvic exams performed on anesthetized women by medical students and residents.
P.L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act, Secs. 5503 and 5506
Issue: Redistribution of unused residency slots and residency slots from closed hospitals.
Issue: Institute of Medicine (IOM) study on Graduate Medical Education (GME) financing and policies
S. 3201 Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012
Issue: Support legislation to increase Medicare GME accountability and support
Issue: Support Medicare physician payment reform
Issue: Support draft Legislation to create womens hospital Graduate Medical Education program
Issue: Communicated concerns regarding Medicare value modifier and the physician quality reporting system (PQRS)
Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement
Issue: Documentation and coding adjustments to inpatient payments rates.
Issue: Clarify policy changes on how to count Labor and Delivery beds when calculating Medicare GME payments.
H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012
S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
Issue: Support FDA establishing unique device identifier system (UDI).
Issue: Oppose restrictions on states' use of Medicaid provider assessments to pay for reduced student loan interest rates.
Submitted comments on:
CMS 60-day Overpayment NPRM
Meaningful Use State 2 Proposed Rule
Health Care Consolidation and Competition after PPACA
SGR Replacement
Medicare Primary Care Proposed Rule
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Shick |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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Christiane A. |
Mitchell |
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Len |
Marquez |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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David B. |
Moore |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issue: H-1B visa numerical cap exemption for non-profit teaching hospitals affiliated with medical schools, and reauthorization of State 30 visa waiver program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Shick |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
No activity
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
David B. |
Moore |
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Shick |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services
S. 3295/S. Rept. 112-176, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II
Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), human embryonic stem cell research, and Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ). Restore NIH salary cap to Executive Level I.
Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Veterans Affairs
H.R. 5854/S. 3215, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2013
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research and research infrastructure.
H.R. 3433, Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act of 2011
Issue: Support changes to the bill to protect intellectual property and the peer-review system.
H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012
S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
Issue: Support FDA establishing unique device identifier (UDI) system.
Submitted comments on:
OMB Advanced Notice on Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements
National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) RFI on Enhancing the Centers for Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program
CMS 60-day Overpayment NPRM
National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) RFI Regarding NIH-Industry Program To Discover New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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David B. |
Moore |
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Alexandra |
Khalife |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
President's Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services
Issue: Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare GME support and proposed reductions and reforms in Medicaid.
S. 1627, Resident Physician Shortage Act
Issue: Support lifting the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education payments.
Issue: Implementation of Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act.
Issue: Modify Accountable Care Organization (ACO) proposed rules and implementation
Issue: Applications for participation in CMS Bundled Payment Initiative.
Issue: Address workforce shortages and primary care workforce development.
Issue: Health Insurance Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to recognize and not penalize the unique missions of medical schools and teaching hospitals.
Issue: Establishment of consumer operated and oriented plans (CO-OPs)
H.R. 3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act
Issue: Residency training in community-based settings
P.L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act, Sec. 5503 and 5506
Issue: Redistribution of unused residency slots and residency slots from closed hospitals.
Issue: Institute of Medicine (IOM) study on Graduate Medical Education (GME) financing and policies.
S. 3201 Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012
Issue: Support legislation to increase Medicare GME accountability and support
Issue: Support Medicare physician payment reform
Issue: Support draft legislation to create womens hospital Graduate Medical Education program
Issue: Communicated concerns regarding Medicare value modifier and the physician quality reporting system (PQRS)
Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement
Issue: Documentation and coding adjustments to inpatient payment rates.
Issue: Clarify policy changes on how to count Labor and Delivery beds when calculating Medicare GME payments.
Issue: Oppose restrictions on states' use of Medicaid provider assessments to pay for reduced student loan interest rates.
Submitted comments on:
Meaningful Use State 2 Proposed Rule
Health Care Consolidation and Competition after PPACA
SGR Replacement
Medicare Primary Care Proposed Rule
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Len |
Marquez |
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Christiane A. |
Mitchell |
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Clark |
Thomason |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Khalife |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services
S. 3295, S. Rept. 112-176, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II
Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), human embryonic stem cell research, and Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ). Restore NIH salary cap to Executive Level I.
Presidents Budget, 2013, Department of Veterans Affairs
H.R. 5854/S. 3215, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research and research infrastructure.
Presidents Budget, 2013, National Science Foundation.
H.R. 5326/S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title III
Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation and NSF's peer review process.
H.R. 3433, Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act of 2011
Issue: Support changes to the bill to protect intellectual property and the peer-review system.
Submitted comments on:
OMB Advanced Notice on Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements
National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) RFI on Enhancing the Centers for Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program
National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) RFI Regarding NIH-Industry Program To Discover New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Moore |
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Khalife |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
President's Budget, 2013, Department of Veterans Affairs
H.R. 5854/S. 3215, Military Constructions Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2013, Title II
Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2146, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA), Title III, Section 308
S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act, Title V
H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act of 2012
Issue: Oppose restrictions on government employees' abilities to attend scientific/medical meetings and conferences.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Moore |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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