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Medicare/Medicaid MMM

State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (No bill number) To exclude imaging cuts as a pay-for for reauthorization of the program Medicare Physician Payment Adjustments/Reforms (No bill number) To exclude imaging cuts as a pay-for for this legislation Possible CMS Standards for Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs) Payment for ultasound guided procedures National coverage determination for Cardiac CT HR 1293 / S 1338: "Access to Medical Imaging Act" To delay for 2 years scheduled Medicare cuts to medical Imaging

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1293 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 2641: "Energy and Water Appropriations Act" Appropriations for Next Generation Lighting Initiative S 1751: "Energy and Water Appropriations Act" Appropriations for Next Generation Lighting Initiative

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: H.R. 2641 (110th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 608, the "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007;" H.R. 2566, the "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act;" NTIA Implementation of Title III of Pub. L. 109-171, "Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act;" In the Matter of Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices (FCC CS Docket No. 97-80); In the Matter of Compatibility Between Cable Systems and Consumer Electronics Equipment (FCC PP Docket No. 00-67); FCC interest in patent litigation Oversight and legislation related to digital broadcast content protection Oversight and legislation related to the digital television transition

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 608 (110th), H.R. 2566 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

S 1082 / HR 2900: "Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act Reauthorization of 2007" To establish medical device user fees, and to make improvements in the FDA's Third Party Inspections, and Combination Products programs.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2900 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

US-Korea FTA European Directives (Metrication and Electromagnetic Fields)

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Federal Register: Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Fluorescent Lamps, Incandescent Reflector Lamps, and General Service Incandescent Lamps Federal Register - Vol. 71, No. 104, 5-31-06, page 30834ff HR 6: "Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007" - Energy efficient lighting

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronic Waste Global Warming Energy efficiency Standards for battary chargers and external power supplies

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

HR 1908: "The Patent Reform Act of 2007" Comprehensive interest in all issues S.1145: "The Patent Reform Act of 2007" Comprehensive interest in all issues

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)