ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES

Animals ANI

H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007. Issue: Oppose inclusion of amendment banning Class B animal dealers and preventing the use of medical devices on animals.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

No activity.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Health Issues HCR

* S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007. H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007. Issue: Mental Health Parity S. 1576, "Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act" Issue: Collection of student data; Title VII reauthorization, minority health and health disparities research at NIH. Issue: Reauthorization of health professions education programs under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act. H.R. 493/S. 358, Genetic Information Nondescrimination Act of 2007. Issue: Support passage of bill to protect genetic information. Issue: Current and future physician workforce shortages. S. 1693/S. 1814, "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" S. 1814, "Health Information Privacy and Security Act" Issues:Implementation of electronic health records, privacy of health information. H.R. 1644, "Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction and Trade Workers Act." Issue: Definition of "Supervisor' in the National Labor Relations Act. H.R. 3162, "The Childrens Health and Medicare Protection Act," Title I. Issue: Reauthorization of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 358 (110th), S. 1693 (110th), S. 1814 (110th), S. 1576 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 1644 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), S. 558 (110th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 2199, Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term. Issue: Creation of VA Centers for traumatic brain injury research, education, and clinical activities.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2199 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

* H.R. 3043/S. 1710, FY 2008 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriation Bill, Title II. H.R. 2764, FY 2008 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill-Division G. Issues: Funding for the National Institutes of Health, Title VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, extramural research facilities and shared instrumentation grants at NIH, stem cell research, Center for Disease Control and Prevention extramural prevention research programs, National Health Service Corps, Children's hospitals GME, Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME), trauma care, and National Center for Health Statistics. Oppose Title VII student loan rescissions. Support report language instructing HHS to discontinue consideration of parental income for awarding student loans. Support language reinstating authority for National Research Service Awards at HRSA and AHRQ. H.R. 2642/S. 1645, FY 2008 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, Title II. H.J.Res. 52, 1st Continuing Resolution H.R. 3222, Division B, 2nd Continuing Resoulution H.J.Res. 69, 3rd Continuing Resolution Issue: Funding for VA Medical Care and Research. 2

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1710 (110th), H.R. 3222 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), H.J.Res. 69 (110th), H.J.Res. 52 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th), S. 1645 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, Sec. 425. Issues: Medical Services in Underserved Areas, reauthorization of Conrad 30 program.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1348 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

* Issue: To preserve Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education payments to teaching hospitals. Issue: To preserve Medicare Indirect Graduate Medical Education payments to teaching hospitals. H.R. 3162, "The Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, Title III. Issue: To restore Medicare payments to physicians. H.R. 3533, "Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act." S. 2460 "To extend by one year the moratorium on Implementation of a rule." Issue: Retain Medicaid Graduate Medical Education payments to providers. Medicare Hospital Payments and Proposals Related to Medical-Severity Diagnosis Related Groups. Issue: Retain Medicare Indirect Graduate Medical Education Payments and Direct Graduate Medical Education Payments to teaching hospitals for residents in non-hospitals sites. H.R. 1093/S. 588, "Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act" Issue: Medicare Resident Limits-Removing the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Indirect Medical Education and Direct Graduate Medical Education payments. 18 19 20 21 22 23

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3533 (110th), S. 588 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), S. 2460 (110th), H.R. 1093 (110th)

Education EDU

* H.R. 2669, "College Cost Reduction Act of 2007," Title I. S. 1642, "Higher Education Amendments of 2007," Title I and Title IV. S. 1762, "Higher Education Access Act of 2007," Title I, III and VIII. H.R. 4137, "College Opportunity and affordability Act of 2007," Title I, Title IV, Title VIII, and Title X. Issues: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, expansion of the Economic Hardship Deferment, changes in accreditation criteria and reporting, loan forgiveness, increasing Stafford loan limits, financial aid administration oversight. H.R. 410/S. 896, "The United States Physician Shortage Elimination Act" H.R. 2584, "High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007" Issue: Increase funding for the National Health Service Corps and for Medical Schools to increase enrollment. S. 901, "Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007," Murkowski Amendment (withdrawn). Issue: Grants to community health centers for the establishment or expansion of medical residency training programs at the centers. H.R. 890/S. 486, Student Loan Sunshine Act. Issue: Financial Aid administration oversight. 4 5 6

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 2584 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), H.R. 890 (110th), S. 901 (110th), S. 1762 (110th), H.R. 410 (110th), S. 896 (110th), H.R. 2669 (110th), S. 486 (110th), H.R. 4137 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

S. 5/H.R. 3/S. 997, "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007" Issue: Support the expansion of federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 5 (110th), H.R. 3 (110th), S. 997 (110th)