2nd Quarter - Report — SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. for SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. (2017)

Firm

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

Client

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$560,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Device tax provision in H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017. H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017. S. 108, Medical Device Access & Innovation Protection Act. Section 385 Treasury Regulation. Proposals to reform the tax code, including the House Blueprint.

Foreign entity interest: Smith & Nephew plc, identified on Registration (LD-1), has business interests that would be affected by these issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHEL ALEXANDER New	Legislative Assistant, Rep. Wally Herger.
JOHN E. MARTIN	Legislative Director, Rep. Phil Roe; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jeb Hensarling; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Rick Santorum; Staff Assistant, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
PAUL SELTMAN	Special Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation,HHS; Counsel, Senate Budget Committee; Counsel, House Budget Committee; Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Major R. Owens; Associate Counsel, House Education and Labor Committee.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 108 (115th), H.R. 184 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to post-market surveillance of medical devices and unique device identifiers. Reauthorization of the medical device user fee agreement (H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017), including policy issues related to FDA inspections reform (S. 404, H.R. 1736), 510(k) process (H.R. 2474, Medical Product Review Harmonization Act of 2017), and accessories (H.R. 2144, Risk-Based Classification of Accessories Act of 2017; S. 1070, Realizing Intended Safety for Certain Accessories Act of 2017.

Foreign entity interest: Smith & Nephew plc, identified on Registration (LD-1), has business interests that would be affected by these issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E. MARTIN	Legislative Director, Rep. Phil Roe; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jeb Hensarling; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Rick Santorum; Staff Assistant, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
PAUL SELTMAN	Special Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation,HHS; Counsel, Senate Budget Committee; Counsel, House Budget Committee; Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Major R. Owens; Associate Counsel, House Education and Labor Committee.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1736 (115th), S. 934 (115th), H.R. 2474 (115th), H.R. 2144 (115th), H.R. 2430 (115th), S. 404 (115th), S. 1070 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to market access for medical devices in India. Issues related to trade agreements, including NAFTA.

Foreign entity interest: Smith & Nephew plc, identified on Registration (LD-1), has business interests that would be affected by these issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHEL ALEXANDER New	Legislative Assistant, Rep. Wally Herger.
PAUL SELTMAN New	Special Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation,HHS; Counsel, Senate Budget Committee; Counsel, House Budget Committee; Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Major R. Owens; Associate Counsel, House Education and Labor Committee.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Part D drug rebate proposals. Implementation of disposable negative pressure wound therapy coverage established by H.R. 2029, "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016."

Foreign entity interest: Smith & Nephew plc, identified on Registration (LD-1), has business interests that would be affected by these issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E. MARTIN	Legislative Director, Rep. Phil Roe; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jeb Hensarling; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Rick Santorum; Staff Assistant, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
PAUL SELTMAN	Special Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation,HHS; Counsel, Senate Budget Committee; Counsel, House Budget Committee; Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Major R. Owens; Associate Counsel, House Education and Labor Committee.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (115th)

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.