3rd Quarter - Report

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION for LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$120,000
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.

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Regulation regarding Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Certain Raw Beef Products; Provisions regarding testing requirements.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY MUHLBERG N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R.988/S.517and revision not yet numbered: Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2011; All provisions of the bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANET LYNCH LAMBERT N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 988 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1249: Leahy-Smith American Invents Act; Provisions regarding false markings, virtual marking first to file, post grant review and inequitable conduct.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANET LYNCH LAMBERT N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 1599: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY12; Provisions regarding National Institutes of Health funding. H.R. 2112: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012; Provisions regarding FDA funding.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1599 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

BETTER Care Act (No Bill number to date); Provisions regarding lab developed tests. Draft guidance regarding Commercially Distributed In Vitro Diagnostic Products Labeled for Research Use Only or Investigational Use Only: Frequently Asked Questions;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.

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

Contacted: 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.