4th Quarter - Report — THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM for THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (2008)

Firm

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM

Client

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM

Income

—

Expenses

$290,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Health Professional Shortage Areas S 2029 Physician Payments Sunshine Act HR 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANGELA GODBY	Legislative Director, Hon. Henry Bonilla
WILLIAM H SHUTE	Legislative Assistant, Hon. Bob Whittaker

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6357 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

University Endowments, no specific legislation introduced

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES COOKE	Staff, House Science Committee
ELLYN PERRONE	—
WILLIAM H SHUTE	Legislative Assistant, Hon. Bob Whittaker

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity initiatives at DHS

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES COOKE	Staff, House Science Committee
DANIEL NOLL	—
AMIT PATEL	Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Joe Lieberman
WILLIAM H SHUTE	Legislative Assistant, Hon. Bob Whittaker

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

2009 Defense Appropriations, provisions relating to research 2009 Continuing Resultion 2009 Energy-Water Appropriations - S. 3258 2009 Transportation-HUD Appropriations - S.3261 2009 Interior-Environment Appropriations 2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - S.3182 2009 Legislative Branch Appropriations 2009 NIH Appropriations, provisions relating to research

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES COOKE	Legislative Director, Hon. Henry Bonilla
ANGELA GODBY	Staff, House Science Committee
DANIEL NOLL	—
AMIT PATEL	Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Joe Lieberman
ELLYN PERRONE	—
WILLIAM H SHUTE	Legislative Assistant, Hon. Bob Whittaker

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 3258 (110th), S. 3261 (110th), S. 3182 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Texas 1115 Waiver HR 3533/S2460 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act all provisions HR 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 all provisions HR 3333/S1576 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act all provisions Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (P.L. 110-275) S 3656/HR 7241 Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANGELA GODBY	Legislative Director, Hon. Henry Bonilla
WILLIAM H SHUTE	Legislative Assistant, Hon. Bob Whittaker

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 5613 (110th), H.R. 7241 (110th), H.R. 3533 (110th), H.R. 3333 (110th)

Education EDU

Math / Science Teacher Training, no specific legislation or agency action The Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110-315)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES COOKE	Staff, House Science Committee
AMIT PATEL	Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Joe Lieberman
ELLYN PERRONE	—
WILLIAM H SHUTE	Legislative Assistant, Hon. Bob Whittaker

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Veterans VET

proposed South Texas VA Clinic, no specific legislation introduced

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANGELA GODBY	Legislative Director, Hon. Henry Bonilla
WILLIAM H SHUTE	Legislative Assistant, Hon. Bob Whittaker

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.