1st Quarter - Report — LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION for LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (2013)

Firm

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Client

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Income

—

Expenses

$100,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Science/Technology SCI

HR 6628/S. 3250: Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (SAFER) Act; Provisions regarding DNA testing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JANET LYNCH LAMBERT	N/A

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3250 (113th), H.R. 6628 (113th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Draft guidance regarding Commercially Distributed In Vitro Diagnostic Products Labeled for Research Use Only or Investigational Use Only: Frequently Asked Questions; Provisions regarding FDA regulation of certain diagnostics. No bill numbers to date: BETTER Care Act/Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act of 2011/Medical Testing Availability Act; Provisions regarding lab developed tests.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JANET LYNCH LAMBERT	N/A
AMY MUHLBERG	N/A

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Subregulatory: Molecular Pathology Fee Schedules; Provisions regarding Medicare rate setting for certain diagnostics.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY MUHLBERG	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Draft regulation: Food Safety Modernization Act implementing regulations; Provisions regarding finished product testing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY MUHLBERG	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Omnibus Appropriation/CR/S. 1599, Sequestration/implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013; Provisions regarding National Institutes of Health funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JANET LYNCH LAMBERT	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 1599 (113th)

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.