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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Intellectual Property Protection World Health Organization Initiatives

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Health Issues HCR

H.R.1427/S.726 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act H.R. 1548 Pathway for Biosimilars Act S. 1695 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 Health Care Reform H.R. 1616 Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2009 H.R.1346/S.540 Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Topics related to the safety of medical products Creating a federal program to strengthen awareness, education and treatment of chronic kidney disease H.R.759 Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009 S.882 Drug and Device Accountability Act of 2009 S.1213/H.R.2502 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 S. 525, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 1548 (111th), H.R. 1346 (111th), H.R. 1427 (111th), H.R. 2502 (111th), S. 1695 (111th), S. 525 (111th), S. 882 (111th), S. 540 (111th), H.R. 759 (111th), H.R. 1616 (111th), S. 726 (111th), S. 1213 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Implementation of Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, sections 152-154 Implementation of DMEPOS Competitive Acquistion Program H.R. 684/S. 330 Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 684 (111th), S. 330 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Reauthorization

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including S.AMDT.112, S.AMDT.200 Proposals to extend the R&D tax credit Opportunities for Economic Stimulus Proposals regarding international revenue taxation

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 515/H.R. 1260 Patent Reform Act of 2009 S.369 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1260 (111th), S. 369 (111th), S. 515 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY10 Federal Budget Funding for state AIDS drugs assistance programs under the Ryan White Care Act H.R. 1- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Part VI--Health Coverage Improvement

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Standards for regulation of consumer products

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S.510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act H.R.2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2749 (111th), S. 510 (111th)