2nd Quarter - Report — THE COOK GROUP INC. for THE COOK GROUP INC. (2011)

Firm

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Client

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$100,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform Legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Deferral Excise Tax on Medical Devices International Tax

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Health Issues HCR

Health Care Reform Legislation Comparative Effectiveness Research FDA Reform Emergency Preparedness Primary Care Health Workforce

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Relations
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

AAA Screening

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.