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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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Zip Code | 20001-2399 |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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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 |
Date | 4/20/2016 2:53:34 PM |
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
Issue: Support the use of animals in medical research.
H.R. 3136, Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015
Issue: Support transparency in the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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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Clayton |
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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
Presidents Budget, FY 2017
P.L. 114-113, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, Division H, Title II
Draft House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Act, 2017, Title II
Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Encourage the highest possible allocation for the Labor-HHS Subcommittee.
President's Budget, FY 2017
Issues: Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments; oppose use of Medicare GME funding for creation of new GME grant program. Oppose Independent Payment Advisory Panel (IPAB) and site-neutral payment policy.
President's Budget, FY 2017
Draft House and Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and health care.
S. 289/H.R. 2104, American Cures Act
Issue: Increases budget authority for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense Health Program, and the VA Medical and Prosthetics Research Program
S. 318/H.R. 531, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
Issue: Increases discretionary spending cap to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
H.R. 777, Permanent Investment in Health Research Act
Issue: Creates mandatory appropriation for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), adjusted annually for inflation.
S. 2624, National Biomedical Research Act.
Issue: Support establishment of a Biomedical Innovation Fund to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
P.L. 114-74, H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Issue: Oppose Medicare site-neutral payment policy. Oppose extension of Medicare sequester
Issue: Support mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) authorized under P.L. 114-10, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)
Issue: Support supplemental funding to prevent and combat Zika virus.
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 Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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 |
Grover |
M.D. |
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Marquez |
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Shick |
J.D. |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Courtney |
Summers |
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Clayton |
Crabtree |
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Jason |
Kleinman |
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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
H.R. 9, Innovation Act
S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act
S. 2733, Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016
Issue: Support patent-litigation reform to curtail abusive patent practices. Oppose presumptive fee-shifting and involuntary joinder in light of recent judicial and administrative developments.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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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Shick |
J.D. |
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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
Presidents Budget, FY 2017
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Oppose taxation of federal loan repayment programs.
Draft Debt in Health Education Loan Programs (DebtHELP) legislative proposal
Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and HRSA student loan programs.
Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization
S. 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2014 (FAST Act)
S. 85, Repay Act of 2015
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Support transparency for U.S. and international medical schools.
H.R. 4223, POST GRAD Act
Issue: Support restoring the interest subsidy on graduate and professional student loans
Issue: Support global health learning opportunities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of
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 |
J.D. |
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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
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities.
Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status in Hospital Stars Ratings; delay public release of ratings until data is released and reviewed by hospital community.
H.R. 1006/S. 2107, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development
Issue: Reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs
Issue: Diversity of the health care workforce
Issue: Training in substance abuse, pain management, and mental health in medical education
Issue: Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence
Issue: Concurrent and overlapping surgery practices
S. 1455, TREAT Act
Issue: Support legislation to expand cap on buprenorphine
Issue: Implementation of 340B Drug Pricing Program
Issue: Educate Congress on the impact of the self-referral (Stark law) on health care payment and delivery system reform, and how to promote development of alternative payment models
Submitted comments to:
CMS requesting a delay and modification to the Hospital Compare star ratings
National Quality Forum (NQF) on Measure Applications Partnership (MAP)s 2016
Considerations for Implementing Measures in Federal Programs draft report.
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), 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), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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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Len |
Marquez |
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Courtney |
Summers |
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David B. |
Moore |
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Tannaz |
Rasouli |
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Clayton |
Crabtree |
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Jason |
Kleinman |
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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
S. 1189, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act
Issue: Support permanently reauthorization and expansion of the Conrad 30 J-1 visa waiver program for physicians.
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 |
Matthew |
Shick |
J.D. |
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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
Issue: Oppose False Claims Act use as a general enforcement mechanism for regulatory compliance, particularly administrative requirements related to participation in the Medicare program as opposed to payment requirements
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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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
H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act
Senate HELP Committee Innovation Initiative
Issue: Support increased funding for medical research, reduce administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions, and support young investigators.
Issue: Support federal funding for research using fetal tissue and promote security of individuals involved with fetal tissue research.
H.R. 3466/S. 2014, Next Generation Research Act
Issue: Support National Institutes of Health programs for new and young scientists, reauthorization of NIH loan repayment program.
H.R. 2102, Research for All Act of 2015
Issue: Support inclusion of male and female cells and animals in basic research, and NIH updating its guidelines on inclusion of women in clinical research.
S. 2742, Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act.
Issue: Support reducing regulatory burden on research institutions and scientists.
Issue: Support NIHs protection of researchers from sexual harassment
Issue: FDA regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
Submitted comments to:
NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) on the institutions
strategic planning process
HHS Office for Human Research Protections regarding the 1991 Common Rule, which governs
federally supported research involving human subjects
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Tannaz |
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Clayton |
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Courtney |
Summers |
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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
H.R. 2124/S. 1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015
Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments
H.R. 4774, The Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act
Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments. Increases transparency and accountability measures.
Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments
Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement.
Issue: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments in Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program.
Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts as offsets for physician payment reform
Issue: Support delay of Enforcement of new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inpatient criteria (e.g., "Two-Midnight" rule) in FY 2016 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule.
H.R. 4732/S.2671, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act
Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief.
H.R. 1343, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions Program Act of 2015
S. 688, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act
Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program.
H.R. 3288, Strengthening DSH and Medicare through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015
Issue: Alter DSH payment methodology and increase DSH spending in non-Medicaid expansion states
H.R. 3292, Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015
Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution.
H.R. 3291, Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015
Issue: Create a crosswalk between Medicare Part A and Part B payments
P.L. 114-10, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
Issues: Support repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform; extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and extension of mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
H.R. 1117, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015
Issue: Create CMS grant program for new residency programs.
Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA.
Draft Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014
Issues: Support repeal of CMS Two-Midnights Rule, extending RAC audit moratorium for short stays, and permanent bundle program.
Issue: Oppose further delays in the implementation of the ICD-10 system
Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program including support for adoption of National Quality Forum (NQF) recommendations.
Submitted comments to:
CMS on the Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Shared Savings Program
CMS regarding implementation of episode groups as required under MACRA
CMS on the Quality Measure Development Plan for supporting the transition to the new
Medicare Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models
(APMs)
CMS regarding certification of HIT, including EHR products used for reporting to
certain CMS quality programs
CMS on the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems 0.2 Percent Reduction Rule
CMS on the Revisions to Requirements for Discharge Planning for Hospitals, Critical
Access Hospitals and Home Health Agencies Proposed Rule
CMS on methods for assuring access to covered Medicaid service
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kleinman |
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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
Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs
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
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David B. |
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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
P.L. 114-41, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015
Issue: Support improved contracting with academic affiliates and increased VA GME funding.
S. 1676/H.R. 4011, Delivering Opportunities for Care and Services (DOCs) for Veterans Act
H.R. 3755, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the disregard of certain resident slots that include Department of Veterans Affairs training in determining payments for direct graduate medical education costs, and for other purposes.
Issue: Support increased VA GME and Medicare GME funding for certain VA affiliates
H.R. 3879, Enhanced Veterans Health Care Act
Issue: Support VA authority for VA-academic joint ventures
S. 2633, Improving Veterans Access to Care in the Community Act
Issue: Support VA Plan to Consolidate Community Care Programs, including the proposed Core Network and sole source contracting with academic affiliates.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Marquez |
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Atul |
Grover |
M.D. |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.2707/H.R. 4773, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
Issue: Support NIH stipend as threshold for Fair Labor Standards Act employee overtime and exemption of postdoctoral scientists as learned professionals.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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