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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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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
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: William M. Prentice, Vice President for Government and Public Affairs |
Date | 04/20/2010 |
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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2647 and S. 1390, National Defense Authorization Act of 2011; Require that the Navy Dental Corps Chief be a Rear Admiral Upper Half.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other) , Defense - Dept of (DOD), Navy - Dept of
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
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.R. 2220, the Essential Oral Health Care Act of 2009;
H.R. 903, Dental Emergency Responder Act;
H.R. 1671/S. 450, Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act;
H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: Working with CMS on implementation;
H.R. 3109, Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act of 2009;
S. 616, Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act;
Medical/Dental Coding Issues;
H.Res. 648, Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury;
H.R. 4615, Consumers Have Options for Molar Protection Act of 2009;
H.R. 4731, Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010;
Comparative Effectiveness regarding Dental Quality Alliance;
Health Information Technology (HIT) Regulations;
H.R. 870, the Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act;
H.R. 1339, the Children's Access to Reconstructive and Evaluative Surgery "CARES" Act, specific to dental surgery;
H.R. 1430, to permit physical therapy services to be furnished under the Medicare Program to individuals under the care of a dentist;
H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009, a bill to require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable
H.R. 2400 Strategies to Address Anti-microbial Resistance (STARR) Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance efforts to address anti-microbial resistance;
H.R. 2520/S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, a bill to provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes;
S. 1790, Senate Health Care Reform Bill;
S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, a health care reform bill;
H.R. 3200, H.R. 3962, H.R. 3590, H.R. 4872, House Health Care Reform Bill;
S. 1793/H.R. 3792, Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 2009.
H.R. 3590 and HR 4872, the health reform bills that the President signed.
HHS - Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Indian Health Service
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
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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1256/S. 982, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act;
H.R. 1261 - Youth Prevention and Tobacco Harm Reduction Act;
S. 579 - The Federal Tobacco Control Act; Comments on FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products;
FDA, Nominations to FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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
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.R. 3293, FY 2010 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations - Dental related funding for programs within Center for Disease Control (CDC), National Institute of Health (NIH), CMS, HRSA and Nat'l Institute of Craniofacial Research (NIDCR);
H.R. 3326, FY 2010 Defense Appropriations - Funding for military dental research;
H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Interior and Environment Appropriations - Funding related to Native American Dental issues.
FY 2011 Defense Appropriations bill (unnumbered) as it relates to funding for military dental research.
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), Indian Health Service, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other) , Defense - Dept of (DOD), Navy - Dept of
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
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 934/H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009;
H.R. 3625, Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act;
H.R. 4053, Healthy Kids Act;
FTC Report on Food Marketing to Children;
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2009.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2345, a bill to exempt small businesses from having to comply with the Red Flags Rule;
H.R. 3763, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses; Continuation and expansion of Section 179 expensing;
H.R. 3014, the Small Business Health Information Technology (HIT) Financing Act of 2009, to extend credit to small health care providers/businesses who purchase HIT products.
Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010 (unnumbered), as it relates to the regulation of dental practices by a newly-established consumer protection agency.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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
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
H.R. 1583, the Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2009, which would make federal antitrust laws applicable to insurance companies by amending the McCarran-Ferguson Act to repeal the antitrust exemption for the "business of insurance";
S. 1681, the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009;
H.R. 3596, the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009.
Ergonomics Alliance - A signed agreement between the American Dental Association and the Occupational Safety and Health Aministration (OSHA) regarding issues related to ergonomics;
H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009;
OSHA, H1N1 Compliance Directive;
OSHA, Musculoskeletal Disorder Reporting Ergonomic guidelines.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
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
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1948, the Dental Health Promotion Act, to allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products; DEA registration fees;
S. 722, a general tax relief bill;
H.R. 436, an estate tax relief bill;
H.R. 498, a capital gans bill;
H.R. 664, to make 2001 and 2003 tax relief permanent;
H.R. 3841, an estate tax relief bill;
H.R. 3905, an estate tax relief bill;
H.R. 4154, an estate tax relief bill.
HR 3590 and HR 4872, the health reform bills that the President signed.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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
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
Veterans Dental/Oral Health Research;
S. 498, a bill to amend Title 38 to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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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
H.R. 801, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act;
H.R. 1954, Make College Affordable Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans;
S. 1373, Federal Research Public Access Act; Extension of the Student Loan Interest Deduction;
H.R. 1930 Primary Care Dental Academic Workforce Development Act of 2009.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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
EPA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): ADA agreement with EPA to help reduce amalgam in the environment;
U.S. Preventative Services Task FOrce Nominations; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Strategic Plan 2009-2013;
H.R. 2400, Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act;
S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective new Treatments and Service (PATIENTS) Act of 2009; H.R. 3856, Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009;
H.R. 4731, Lead in Dental Crowns issue;
H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act;
S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009;
H.Res. 648, Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury;
H.R. 4615, Consumers Have Options for Molar Protection Act of 2009;
H.R. 4731, Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
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
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. 946/S. 574, the Plain Language Act of 2009 would mandate that government directives be clearly written.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2708, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009;
S. 1790, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Indian Health Service
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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010 (unnumbered), as it relates to the regulation of dental practices by a newly-established consumer protection agency;
H.R. 3763, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses.
H.R. 2345, a bill to exempt small businesses from having to comply with the Red Flags Rule, an FTC regulation issued with the intent to help reduce identity theft;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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
HR 3590 and HR 4872, as they relate to Medicaid reimbursement for dental care.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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