PHILIPS HOLDING USA, INC. for PHILIPS HOLDING USA INC.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145: Patent Reform Venue for Lawsuits Monitor legislation related to intellectual property rights including H.R 4279/S. 3325, the "Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008" or the "PRO-IP Act"

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 3325 (110th), S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 4279 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3580: "Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007" - to establish medical device user fees and make improvements in the FDA's 3rd Party Inspection, and Combination Products Program S. 1734: "The PRIME (Prostate Research, Imaging, Men's Education) Act of 2007" - to provide for expanded prostate research FDA - research on legislation to fund a Medicare demonstration program for remote monitoring technology FDA Globalization Act (Discussion draft - no bill number) - medical device inspection fees.

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3580 (110th), S. 1734 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1293 / S 1338: "Access to medical Imaging Act" - To delay for 2 years scheduled Medicare cuts to medical imaging H.R. 3162: "CHAMP" Act (secs. 301 & 309) - Oppose this bill that makes various cuts in Madicare imaging services H.R. 6331: "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act" (sec. 135) - Medical imaging accreditation program; Medical imagin clinical appropriateness demonstration program H.R. 621 / S. 1484: "Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act - Restores treatment of oxygen equipment to standards that existed prior to the enactmen tof the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 6331 (110th), H.R. 621 (110th), H.R. 1293 (110th), S. 1484 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Oversight and legislation related to digital broadcast content protection including intellectual property protection, oversight and legislation related to the digital television transition including DTV consumer education and unlicensed use of "white spaces" spectrum; H.R. 608, the "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007" H.R. 2566, the "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act;" H.R. 1320, the "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007;" H.R. 1597/S. 234, the "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007;" S. 337, the "White Spaces Act of 2007;" In the Matter of Commerical Availability of Navigation Devices on Bidirectional Plug and Play (FCC CS Docket No. 97-80); H.R. 6320, the "Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008," provisions relating to video programming

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent coporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1320 (110th), H.R. 2566 (110th), H.R. 1597 (110th), H.R. 608 (110th), S. 234 (110th), S. 337 (110th), H.R. 6320 (110th)

Education EDU

H.R. 4926: "Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatments in Schools (HEARTS) Act"

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 4926 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Star specifications for Solid State Lighting Products

Foreign entity interest: The interest of Philips Holdings U.S.A. are those of its parent company, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Energy and Water Appropriations Act for FY 2009 (no bill number assigned in Q2) Appropriations for Next Generation Lighting Initative Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2009 (no bill number assigned in Q3) Appropriation for superconductivity technology

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)