BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION for BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

- Market Access, regulatory approvals and reimbursement for medical devices in Japan, EU, Korea, China, Brazil - Trade Agreements with Peru, Panama, Colombia, South Korea - HR 3668 United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); UNDETERMINED; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 3668 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

- Use of dedicated spectrum for medical devices

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; UNDETERMINED; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

- Regulatory and Reimbursement Issues for Medical Devices in Medicare. - Implementation of Coverage, Coding and Reimbursement under the 2003 Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act. - HR 3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007. - HR 976, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Medicare Coverage of Intracranial Angioplasty and Stenting - Medicare Payment of Inpatient Hospital Services - S. 631 Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007 - Medicare Clinical Research Policy - S. 2029 Physician Payments Sunshine Act - S. 2221 Transparency Medical Device Pricing Act - HR 2994 National Paincare Policy Act - Medicare Coverage of Renal Stenting - Comparative Effectiveness research

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; UNDETERMINED; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 3162 (110th), S. 2029 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), S. 631 (110th), S. 2221 (110th), H.R. 2994 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

- S. 1041 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 - HR 800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); UNDETERMINED; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 800 (110th), S. 1041 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

- HR 2138 Investment in America Act of 2007 - S. 2209 Investment in America Act of 2007

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); UNDETERMINED; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 2138 (110th), S. 2209 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

- HR 2900 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 - S. 1082 Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act - HR 1494 Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 - Update to International Classification of Diseases coding to 10th revision (ICD-10) - HR 2419 Farm Bill

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); UNDETERMINED; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2900 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 1494 (110th), S. 1082 (110th)

Veterans VET

- Medical device supplier contract with Veterans Administration

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); UNDETERMINED; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

- S. 1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007 - HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007

Contacted: UNDETERMINED; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)