AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Defense DEF

National Defense Authorization Act of 2010: Require that the Navy Dental Corps Chief be a Rear Admiral Upper Half.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Army, Dept of (Other); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Air Force, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Navy, Dept of; Indian Health Service; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 1324 - Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2009 Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Navy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Air Force, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Indian Health Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1324 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Dental Health Promotion Act (proposed) Participated in the IRS Small Business Forum DEA registration fee

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Indian Health Service; Navy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Army, Dept of (Other)

Health Issues HCR

Essential Oral Health Care Act (draft) H.R. 2: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: Dental Wrap Around Provision/Amendment H.R. 903 - Dental Emergency Responder Act H.R. 1671/S. 450 - Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act 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 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: - Empowering Families to Make Healthy Choices (Bond/Coburn Stimulus Amendment) - NHSC dental scholarships and loan repayment, - Postgraduate dental education programs, - Upgrading dental research facilities and equipment, - Medicaid incentive payments related to the adoption of Health Information Technology (HIT), - Increase the federal share of the costs of the state Medicaid program. HRES 204, honoring the American Dental Association for its 150th Anniversary Medical/Dental Coding issues Lead in Dental Crowns Issue Comparative Effectiveness regarding Dental Quality Alliance Health Information Technology (HIT) Regulations H.R. 870, the Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act Childrens Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act - specific to dental surgery H. Con. Res. 56, a concurrent resolution expressing support for Children's Dental Health Month and honoring the memory of Deamonte Driver.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Navy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Indian Health Service; Air Force, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 903 (111th), H.Con.Res. 56 (111th), H.R. 2 (111th), S. 450 (111th), H.R. 870 (111th), H.R. 1671 (111th), H.Res. 204 (111th), S. 616 (111th)

Veterans VET

Veterans Dental/Oral Health Research S 498, the bill that amends Title 38 to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Navy, Dept of; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Air Force, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Indian Health Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Army, Dept of (Other); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Small Business SMB

Red Flag Rule: An FTC regulation issued with the intent to help reduce identity theft. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: - Continuation and expansion of Section 179 expensing.

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Navy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Air Force, Dept of; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2009 Omnibus (PL 111-8): Dental related funding for programs within CDC, NIH, CMS, HRSA and NIDCR. FY 2010 health appropriations (no bill number yet): Dental related funding for programs within CDC, NIH, CMS, HRSA and NIDCR. FY 2010 Defense Appropriations: Funding for military dental research. FY 2010 Interior Appropriations: Funding related to Native American Dental issues. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: - Indian Dental Care Services - Indian Dental Care Facilities - Health Resources and Services Administration: Construction, renovation and equipment at the Nations Community Health Centers; Replacement of the headquarters of the Health Resources Services Administration. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Construction, renovation and equipment for the buildings and facilities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - National Institutes of Health: National Center for Research Resources: Shared instrumentation and capital research equipment; Buildings and Facilities: Improving and repairing National Institutes of Health buildings and facilities; - Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Health information technology [IT] activities to be used to facilitate the electronic exchange of health information among organizations and to States and Indian tribes to establish low interest loan programs to facilitate the purchase of certified health IT. - Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund: To fund projects and activities to reduce the incidence or severity of preventable disabilities and diseases.

Contacted: Indian Health Service; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R. 1261 - Youth Prevention and Tobacco Harm Reduction Act

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Air Force, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1261 (111th), H.R. 1256 (111th)

Education EDU

H.R. 801 Fair Copyright In Research Works Act Dental faculty loan repayment bill (proposed)

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Other); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Air Force, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Indian Health Service; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Navy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 801 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H. R. 1583, to further competition in the insurance industry by repealing the McCarran-Ferguson Act.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Indian Health Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Air Force, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 1583 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

FDA Dental Products Panel: Appointments to FDA Dental Products Panel. EPA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): MOU with EPA to help reduce amalgam in the environment.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Army, Dept of (Other); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Indian Health Service; Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)