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Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform H.R. 1908 S. 1145

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Drug Safety H.R. 3580; H.R. 2900 S. 1082

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3580 (110th), S. 1082 (110th), H.R. 2900 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

World Trade Organization on EU Biotech Moratorium U.S. Government Dispute Settlement Proceedings

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Infectious Disease Tax Credit S. 2351

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 2351 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Drug Safety H.R. 3580; H.R. 2900 S. 1082

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 1082 (110th), H.R. 2900 (110th), H.R. 3580 (110th)

Small Business SMB

Small Business Innovation and Research Program (SBIR) H.R. 2720 H.R. 3567

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2720 (110th), H.R. 3567 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for National Institutes of Health H.R. 3043 S. 1710 H.R. 2764

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), S. 1710 (110th)

Animals ANI

Animal Cloning Regulations Publication of FDA Draft Risk Assessment Study on Cloning of Livestock (H.R. 2419; H.R. 2764; H.R. 3161; S. 1859)

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2764 (110th), S. 1859 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th)

Pharmacy PHA

Medicaid Rebates H.R. 3162; H.R. 2764 S. 2499

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2499 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Funding for National Institutes of Health H.R. 3043 S. 1710 H.R. 2764

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1710 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

Stem Cell Research

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Biobased Products Tax Credits H.R. 2419 H.R. 3586

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3586 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Biobased Products Tax Credits H.R. 2419 H.R. 3586

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 3586 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Adventitious Presence U.S. Government Policy Position for Codex Guidelines on Adventitious Presence

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Homeland Security HOM

Vaccines and Distribution/Shortage Issues H.R. 4991 S. 2456

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2456 (110th), H.R. 4991 (110th)

Accounting ACC

Sarbanes-Oxley Reform Section 404 SEC and PCAOB Guidance on Auditing Standard (AS-5)

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Agriculture AGR

Farm Subsidies in Trade H.R. 2720

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2720 (110th)