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Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Vaccine related Medicare and Medicaid issues, including those arising from health care reform legislation. Sean Callinicos: Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety; General Counsel, Senator Lauch Faircloth.

Foreign entity interest: Sanofi-Aventis Group has an interest in this legislation due to the potential impact on their U.S. business.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform issues Sean Callinicos: Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety; General Counsel, Senator Lauch Faircloth.

Foreign entity interest: Sanofi-Aventis Group has an interest in this legislation due to the potential impact on their U.S. business.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Vaccine-related legislation, advance market commitments, and other issues Sean Callinicos: Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety; General Counsel, Senator Lauch Faircloth.

Foreign entity interest: Sanofi-Aventis Group has an interest in this legislation due to the potential impact on their U.S. business.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislation and other issues involving vaccine taxes and children's health, vaccine-related issues with respect to Medicaid and Medicare, and vaccine-related general tax issues. Sean Callinicos: Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety; General Counsel, Senator Lauch Faircloth.

Foreign entity interest: Sanofi-Aventis Group has an interest in this legislation due to the potential impact on their U.S. business.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Health Issues HCR

Vaccine and generic biological issues and related appropriation issues, including vaccines for children, pandemic concerns, influenza vaccine shortage issues, stockpile, bioterrorism, bioterrorism countermeasures, vaccine injury compensation programs, vaccine safety, and FDA and CDC funding; health care reform legislation as it pertains to vaccines, including America's Affordable Health Choices Act (HR 3200), the Affordable Health Choices Act (S 1679), and the America's Healthy Future Act (Sen Finance). Sean Callinicos: Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety; General Counsel, Senator Lauch Faircloth.

Foreign entity interest: Sanofi-Aventis Group has an interest in this legislation due to the potential impact on their U.S. business.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3200 (111th)