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Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3580: "Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007" - to establish medical device user fees and make improvements in the FDA's 3rd Party Inspection, and Combination Products Program S. 1734: "The PRIME (Prostate Research, Imaging, Men's Education) Act of 2007" - to provide for expanded prostate research FDA - resesarch on legislation to find Medicare a demonstration program for remote monitoring technology FDA Globalization Act (Discussion draft - no bill number)

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3580 (110th), S. 1734 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1293 / S 1338: "Access to medical Imaging Act" - To delay for 2 years scheduled Medicare cuts to medical imaging H.R. 3162: "CHAMP" Act (secs. 301 & 309) - Oppose this bill that makes various cuts in Madicare imaging services H.R. 6331: "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act" (sec. 135) - To prevent physicians from receiving a cut in Medicare reimbursements H.R. 621 / S. 1484: "Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act - Restores treatment of oxygen equipment to standards that existed prior to the enactmen tof the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1484 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), H.R. 1293 (110th), H.R. 621 (110th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Oversight and legislation related to digital broadcast content protection including intellectual property protection, oversight and legislation related to the digital television transition including DTV consumer education and unlicensed use of "white spaces" spectrum; H.R. 608, the "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007" H.R. 2566, the "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act;" H.R. 1320, the "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007;" H.R. 1597/S. 234, the "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007;" S. 337, the "White Spaces Act of 2007;" In the Matter of Commerical Availability of Navigation Devices on Bidirectional Plug and Play (FCC CS Docket No. 97-80); H.R. 6320, the "Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008," provisions relating to video programming

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent coporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 608 (110th), S. 234 (110th), H.R. 1597 (110th), H.R. 6320 (110th), H.R. 2566 (110th), S. 337 (110th), H.R. 1320 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Energy and Water Appropriations Act for FY 2009 (no bill number assigned in Q2) Appropriations for Next Generation Lighting Initative

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Education EDU

H.R. 4926: "Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatments in Schools (HEARTS) Act"

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4926 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145: Patent Reform Venue for Lawsuits

Foreign entity interest: The interests of Philips Holding U.S.A. Inc. are those of its parent corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th)