Death Tax Repeal Act of 2007

H.R. 1944, Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the Subpart F exemption of active financing income. S. 722, Bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, middle class tax relief, and estate tax relief, and to permanently extend certain expiring provision and for other purposes, provisions relating to extending expiring provisions. H.R. 1083, Bill to regulate state taxation of interstate commerce, provisions to impose a uniform physical presence standard for purposes of imposing state income taxation H.R. 1897, Healthy Workforce Act of 2009, legislation to provide a deduction for company sponsored wellness programs S. 803, Healthy Workforce Act of 2009, legislation to provide a deduction for company sponsored wellness programs Potential legislation to limit the authority of States and localities to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States and localities Credit Card Reporting implementation, Tax Code section 6050W H.R. 2098 legislation to extend the look through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations Proposed House and Senate legislation to enact the international tax provisions in the Administration's FY 2010 Budget H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act, provision relating to the extension of the active financing and look through exceptions Administration's FY 2011 proposal and proposed House and Senate legislation to impose a financial crisis responsibility fee on large financial services companies H.R. 1586, legislation to impose an excise tax on bonuses paid by TARP recipients S.651: legislation to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance S.2994 legislation to impose an excise tax on excessive 2009 bonuses paid by companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance S.3007, legislation to impose a 50% tax on bonuses paid by TARP recipients S.3149, legislation to limit certain executive compensation paid by systemically significant financial institutions H.R. 5141 The Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act, legislation to repeal small business 1099 reporting provisions. SA 4455 Repeal of Expansion of Reporting Requirements, legislation to repeal small business 1099 reporting provisions. H.R. 1586 Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act of 2010, legislation imposition limits on foreign tax credits and other international tax increases S. 3793 Job Creation and Tax Cuts Bill of 2010, legislation to extend the active financing exception through year end 2010 S. 3816 Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act, legislation limiting deferral

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office

HR 2935/S 1023, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 HR 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, issues related to disclosure of airline ticket fees

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office

HR 2935/S 1023, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 HR 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, issues related to disclosure of airline ticket fees

Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office

U.S. international tax including deferral, foreign tax credits: H.R. 4213 The American Jobs and Closing Tax loopholes Act 2010; H.R. 5893 Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax loopholes Act of 2010; S. 3816 Creating Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; H.R. 1586 FAA AIr Transport and Modernization Act with international offsets; Check the box entity classification Corporate tax reform: S. 3018 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010; H.R. 3970 Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (110th Congress) R&D tax credit (alternative simplified credit, ASC): H.R. 422 and S. 1203 to amend IRC to extend research credit through 2010 and increase and make permanent the ASC credit Other Treasury and IRS regulations: Economic substance codification; contract manufacturing; cost-sharing; Subpart F exemptions; S. 1934/H.R. 3933, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 Bilateral income tax treaties: Spain, Singapore, Korea, China, India and Brazil OECD guidelines and U.S. Treasury comments on taxation of intangibles, cross-border services taxation wit VAT/GST, and business restructuring Other bills and regulations: H.R. 2110 Mobile Workforce state income tax fairness; H.R. 5013 Implementing Management for Performance and Related reforms to obtain value in every acquisition Act of 2010; H.R. 5715 Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2010; H.R. 1083 BAT Simplifcation Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272; Support centers excise tax; bonus depreciation

Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

U.S. international tax including deferral, foreign tax credits: H.R. 4213 The American Jobs and Closing Tax loopholes Act 2010; H.R. 5893 Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax loopholes Act of 2010; S. 3816 Creating Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; H.R. 1586 FAA AIr Transport and Modernization Act with international offsets; Check the box entity classification Corporate tax reform: S. 3018 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010; H.R. 3970 Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (110th Congress) R&D tax credit (alternative simplified credit, ASC): H.R. 422 and S. 1203 to amend IRC to extend research credit through 2010 and increase and make permanent the ASC credit Other Treasury and IRS regulations: Economic substance codification; contract manufacturing; cost-sharing; Subpart F exemptions; S. 1934/H.R. 3933, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 Bilateral income tax treaties: Spain, Singapore, Korea, China, India and Brazil OECD guidelines and U.S. Treasury comments on taxation of intangibles, cross-border services taxation wit VAT/GST, and business restructuring Other bills and regulations: H.R. 2110 Mobile Workforce state income tax fairness; H.R. 5013 Implementing Management for Performance and Related reforms to obtain value in every acquisition Act of 2010; H.R. 5715 Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2010; H.R. 1083 BAT Simplifcation Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272; Support centers excise tax; bonus depreciation

Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S.1934/H.R.3933, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 - foreign income reporting S.3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 - tax reform S.3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Executive Compensation/Proxy Rules S. 3816, Creating Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act - international tax provisions H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272 - federal preemption H.R.1586, The FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act - Senate amendment 4575 with international tax offsets H.R.2110, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act - multistate taxation H.R.4213, The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - tax extenders H.R.5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010, to repeal S.511 of the Tax Increase and Prevention Act and related IRS notice 2008-38 H.R. 5715, Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2010 - employee learning accounts H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - international tax provisions Deferral, foreign tax credit rules and H.R. 3970 (110th Cong.), "Tax Reduction and Reform act of 2007" Treasury "Check-the-Box" Entity Classification Regulations Treasury Reg. Section 338 on denial of foreign credits for covered asset acquisitions Treasury Reg. Section 956 on foreign tax credit planning Contract manufacturing in 954(d) and Treasury regs 1.954-3 Economic substance doctrine codification and modification Support Centers Excise Tax Treasury cost-sharing regulations under 1.482-7T (g) Bilateral tax treaties for Spain, Singapore, Korea, China, India and Brazil OECD Guidelines on taxation of cross-border services, business restructuring and permanent establishment Bonus depreciation

Client expense: $1,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of Special Counsel, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (not yet introduced) and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) H.R. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4957/S.3187, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, including provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 4472/S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010 H.R. 4844, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2011 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; the Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095), Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, Clean Truck programs, regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams, inland waterway system issues, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, short sea shipping and marine highways (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund (specific legislation not introduced)

Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 4472/S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 4844, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance H.R. 1586/H.R. 915/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, and anti-trust immunity Various issues including; proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Clean Truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), and grant programs, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) and the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy (specific legislation not yet introduced) Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095) Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (not yet introduced) and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)

Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

FAA Reauthorization--S1451 and HR 1586, and HR 915; universal access; security categorization; cargo security; employee utilization; OSS; ARFF; hazardous materials; emergency response planning; runway safety and incursion; congestion; Next-Gen technology; competition; privatization; revenue; passenger facility charges; AIP funding; rates and charges; airport bonds.

Client expense: $260,631 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

FY 11 DHS & DOT Appropriations bills; FAA Reauthorization--S1451 and HR 1586 and HR 915; CBP Staffing; In Line EDS; EAS; SCAD; Facilities and Equipment; ASDE-X, ADS-B, Congestion Pricing, Terrorism Insurance, Airport Improvement Program

Client expense: $260,631 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Issues related taxing compensation and employment restrictions for employees of companies that participate in the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) including the following legislation: H.R. 1 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; H.R. 384 - TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009; H.R. 1586 - Bill To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients; H.R. 1664 - To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards; and S. 431 - Economic Recovery Adjustment Act of 2009.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

K-12 education issues related to learning standards HR 4037, Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act S 2740, A bill to establish a comprehensive literacy program HR 1586, Education & Medicaid Funding for States

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1586 Title V Aviation Safety; Sec. 718. Repeal of certain limitations on Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; Title III Aviation Safety (As amended by the House); H.R. 3371, Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009, All provisions. Implementation of H.R. 5900: The Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010; All provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Safe Patient Handling; Direct Care Workforce Empowerment, PAWA, FMAP, Health Care Funding - H.R. 1586, 2067, 2381, 5902, - S. 1580, 1788, 3696; Senate Amendment 4595/Senate Amendment 4594 to H.R. 5297

Client expense: $454,235 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4173, "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act"; S. 3217, "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010"; H.R. 851, "Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Act"; H.R.1586, "To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients"; H.R.1664, To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; H.R.3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act; H.R.857, Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act; S. 360, Cap Executive Officer Pay Act; S. 638, Financial and Economic Literacy Improvement Act; S.1006, Excessive Pay Shareholder Approval Act; S1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights Act,; S. 2832 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act

Client expense: $867,923 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Business and energy tax incentives/extenders (including the following: 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; deduction for state and local sales taxes; work opportunity tasx credit; deductions for contributions of food inventory, book inventories to public schools, and computer equipment for education purposes and computer equipment for education purposes; renewable energy tax credits/incentives; energy efficiency tax credits/incentives; research and development tax credit; Subpart F active-financing and look-through exceptions); health care related tax provisions; streamlined sales tax legislation; HR 5660, Main Street Fairness Act; net operating loss carryback proposals; value-added/national retail sales tax proposals; alternative minimum tax; income recognition rules for advanced payments; expensing and capitalization rules; treatment of vendor allowances; proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods, deferral of tax on foreign earnings, business entity classification rules, foreign tax credit rules; FUTA and surtax; stimulus proposals, including bonus depreciation; energy tax issues; IRS disclosure of uncertain tax positions; regulations regarding 1099 reporting requirements for payments to corporations; Hiring Incentives to Restore Employement (HIRE Act), H.R. 2847; Section 199 manufacturing deduction; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. 3590; Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, H.R. 4872; tax reform generally; extention of EGTRAA & JGTRAA tax relief provisions; HR 1586 international tax provisions; HR 5297, Small Business Jobs Act of 2010; S 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; repeal of expanded 1099 reporting; Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4853).

Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 3590: An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.-all provisions related to health, coverage, benefits and Medicaid (all provisions). H.R. 4872: An act to provide reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. (S. Con. Res. 13). (all provisions) H.R. 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (all provisions) H.R. 1585: FIT Kids Act (all provisions) H.R.1586: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (all provisions related to FMAP) H.R. 3081: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 4851: Continuing Extension Act of 2010 - Fiscally Responsible Relief for Our States Act of 2010 (all provisions related to health coverage, benefits and Medicaid) HR 4994: Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010 (all provisions related to health coverage, benefits and Medicaid) H.R.5471: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend for 6 months the increase provided under that Act in the Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP). H.R.5712: Veterans', Seniors', and Children's Health Technical Corrections Act of 2010 (all provision regarding Childern's Health) H.R.6258: Fit for LIFE Act of 2010 (all provisions related to health coverage, benefits and Medicaid) S. 11: To restore the application of the 340B drug discount program to orphan drugs with respect to children's hospitals. (all provisions) S. 1796: Provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending (all provisions related to health coverage, benefits and Medicaid). S. 2898: Child Safety Care and Educational Continuity Act of 2010 (all provisions regarding Medicaid and CHIP) S. 3551: Fiscally Responsible Relief for Our States Act of 2010 (all provisions related to health coverage, benefits and Medicaid) S. 3793: Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010 (all provisions related to health coverage, benefits and Medicaid) HIT Certification Standards for Meaningful Use - 45 CFR Part 170 Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology; Final Rule (All provisions) State Exchanges - 45 CFR Part 170 Planning and Establishment of State-Level Exchanges; Request for Comments Regarding Exchange- Related Provisions in Title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Provisions affecting children) Medical homes for individuals with chronic conditions - Section 2703 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Non-payment for Hospital-Acquired Conditions - Section 2702 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education -- Changes to Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2011 Payment Rates; Changes to the Ambulatory System and CY 2011 Payment Rates; Proposed Changes to Payments to Hospitals for Certain Inpatient Hospital Services and for Graduate Medical Education Costs; and Proposed Changes to Physician Self-Referral Rules and Related Changes to Provider Agreement Regulations (Provisions affecting CHGME)

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, White House Office

HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009; provisions related to funding and taxes HR 1482: Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2009; provisions related to funding levels and taxes HR 1586: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act; provisions related to Title II, Subtitle B and revenue offsets HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; provisions related to Title III HR 4213: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; provisions related to energy taxes, revenue and funding, energy development, and Title IV HR 4529: Roadmap for Americas Future Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes, revenue, and funding HR 4940: Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act; provisions related to taxes and tariffs HR 5214: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes HR 5297: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010; all provisions of the bill HR 5435: Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes HR 5893: Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; provisions related to energy taxes S 3405: Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; provisions related to taxes S 3793: Job Creation and Tax Cut Act of 2010; provisions related to Title IV and revenue offsets S 3816: Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; provisions related to Titles I and II S 3839: A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes; provisions related to revenue and funding Presidents Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Proposals; revenue provisions related to oil and gas and other business related tax provisions

Client expense: $4,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

HR 1586 - FAA Reauthorization Enhanced Airline Passenger Protection Rulemaking

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

HR 915/S 1451/HR 1586, including reathorization and expansion of Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge program, provisions to require the use of Qualifications-Based Selection to procure engineering services on PFC-funded projects.

Client expense: $461,648 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, tax provisions; Economic development and other tax issues; H.R. 1586, Education and Medicaid Funding for States, provisions affecting Puerto Rico; H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Build America Bonds extension CSA 2010: New Federal Motor Carrier Safety Rating System FAA Authorization Act Proposed Trucking Rules Exemptions FMCSA Hours of Service Trucking Rules H.R. 1799, Americans for a Safe and Efficient Transportation System Act (Truck Weights) H.R. 5892, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) H.R. 6291, Freight Focus Legislation Highway Trust Fund extension House Rules for the 112th Congress Infrastructure Spending Mexican Trucking Retaliation National Infrastructure Bank NextGen Ocean Transportation issues/H.R. 6167, The Shipping Act of 2010 S. 1451, H.R. 1586, FAA reauthorization S. 3302, H.R. 5381, Motor Vehicle Safety Act Specialized Freight Mobility and Goods Movement Transportation Authorization Transportation of Lithium Batteries

Client expense: $1,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act: S. 1451, H.R. 1586, H.R. 915; Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act: H.R. 3371.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Sought support for application for antitrust immunity filed by American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, Finnair and Royal Jordanian and related joint business agreement. Sought support for application for antitrust immunity filed by American Airlines and Japan Airlines. Provisions related to antitrust immunity for international alliances in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 (H.R. 915; H.R. 1586)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: SENATE

S 1114 - Medical Homes Act of 2009 - entire bill HR 1039 - Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009 - entire bill HR 2847 - Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act - entire bill HR 3987 - A bill to amend Titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote the use of health information technology to better coordinate health care - entire bill HR 4213 - American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010 - entire bill HR 4799 - Retraining a New Health Care Workforce Act of 2010 - entire bill S 324 - Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression (Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS) Act - entire bill S 1966 - Global Child Survival Act of 2009-entire bill HR 1410 - Newborn, Child and Mother Survival Act of 2009 - provisions related to family planning HR 4386 - Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act - entire bill HR 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 - provisions related to reproductive health coverage and women's health care providers HR 4878 - Tax Cut Job Creation Act of 2010 - entire bill S 1239/HR 444 - 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009 - entire bill S. Res. 509/H.Res 1250 Supporting the Goals and Ideals of National STD Awareness Month - entire bill S 969 - Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009 - entire bill S 1303 - Women's Medical Home Demonstration Act - entire bill HR 2402 - Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009 - entire bill HR 2635 - Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act - entire bill HR 398 - Prevention Through Affordable Access Act of 2009 - entire bill S.Res. 565/1476 - Title X Family Planning - entire bill Public Law No: 111-148- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act- provisions related to reproductive health coverage and women's health care providers HR 1586 Education and Medicaid Funding for States S.3209 Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 H.R. 5820 Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 HR 6283/S. 3878 Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act-entire bill HR 4994- Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010- entire bill HR 4915- Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010- entire bill

Client expense: $166,848 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Provisions related to air navigation facilities and communications equipment in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 (HR 915), Air Transportation & Safety Improvements Act (S 1451; HR 1586), and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, Part IV (HR 6190; PL 111-329)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Provisions to authorize financial assistance for NextGen avionics equipage in Air Transportation and Safety Improvements Act (S 1451; HR 1586) Implementation of Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 (HR 5900; PL 111-216) Issues related to air traffic control modernization and international alliances in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 (HR 915), Air Transportation and Safety Improvements Act (S 1451, HR 1586), and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, Part IV (HR 6190; PL 111-329) Issues related to FAA, NextGen aircraft equipage, and modernization of air traffic control in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011(HR 5850; S 3644; proposed Senate amendment (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2011) to HR 3082) Aviation Jobs Outsourcing Prevention Act of 2010 (HR 4788) Issues related to global distribution systems (no specific bill) Seek support for application for antitrust immunity filed by American Airlines and Japan Airlines Issues related to carriage of batteries in The Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 (HR 4016) Issues related to aviation security in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2011 (S 3607) and Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 (HR 2200)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Provisions related to antitrust immunity for international alliances in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 (HR 915; HR 1586) Seek support for application for antitrust immunity filed by American Airlines and Japan Airlines

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Pursued six month extension of an enhanced match for the Medicaid (FMAP) program as contained in H.R. 1586. Promoted expansion of 340B program and amelioration of CMS-imposed "coding offset" cut to hospitals. Promoted desire of HSHS to participate in unspecified delivery system reform pilots to be funded by CMS as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HR 3590.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, tax provisions; Economic development and other tax issues; H.R. 1586, Education and Medicaid Funding for States, provisions affecting Puerto Rico; H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Opposed language in the House and Senate Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bills (H.R. 915 and H.R. 1586) that would hurt foreign and domestic repair stations, cause the collapse of bilateral aviation safety agreements (BASA) between the United States and foreign trading partners, and undermine the competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry. Urged congress to enact FAA reauthorization extensions without any policy changes (H.R. 6190).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1586, FAA Transportation Modernization & Safety Improvement Act, all provisions HR 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, all provisions

Client expense: $1,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 1586, FAA Transportation Modern. & Safety Improvement Act, for all provisions Issues related to use of biofuels to power aircraft(no pending legislation) Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes(no pending legislation) Issues concerning export controls reform (no pending legislation) Issues concerning foreign repair stations (no pending legislation)

Client expense: $1,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 2935/S 1023, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 HR 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, issues related to disclosure of airline ticket fees

Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office

H.R. 1586, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act 2010. Aviation security, monitored legislation for impact to airport including Passenger Facility Charges, local land use issues, and Next-Generation Air Traffic demonstration project. DOT airspace. Aviation cargo restrictions. Aviation security issues. FAA extensions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 11 DHS & DOT Appropriations bills; FAA Reaauthorization--S1451 and HR 1586 and HR 915; CBP Staffing; In Line EDS; EAS; SCAD; Facilities and Equipment; ASDE-X, ADS-B, Congestion Pricing, Terrorism Insurance, Airport Improvement Program.

Client expense: $271,883 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

FAA Reauthorization--S1451 and HR 1586, and HR 915; universal access; security categorization; cargo security; employee utilization; OSS; ARFF; hazardous materials; emergency response planning; runway safety and incursion; congestion; Next-Gen technology; competition; privatization; revenue; passenger facility charges; AIP funding; rates and charges; airport bonds.

Client expense: $271,883 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

H.R. 444, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009, 340B drug price expansion ESRD "Bundling Issues" and ESRD Drug Reimbursement Issues HCPCS Coding Decisions Reimbursement for Part B Drugs Administered in Hospital Out-patient Departments, Dialysis Centers and Physician Offices Physician Fee Schedule Payment Rates for Lab Tests Medicaid Rebates Implementation of MIPPA H.R. 1699, Patient Access to Critical Lab Test H.R. 1452, Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Fee Schedule Modernization Act of 2009 Reimbursement /Payment Laboratory Tests H.R. 676, US National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act Reimbursement for Clinical Lab Tests Reimbursement for Medicare Part D Drugs P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection & Affordable Health Care Act P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 S. 11, To Restore the Application of the 340B Drug Discount Program to Orphan Drugs with Respect to Children's Hospitals S. Amendment (Baucus) to H.R. 4848, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 (340B Provisions) H.R. 1586, Education Jobs and Medicaid Funding Bill (AMP Revisions) H.R. 4899, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2010 (AMP Revisions) H.R.5712, Veterans', Seniors', and Children's Health Technical Corrections Act of 2010 (340B Orphan Drug Children's Hospitals Provision) Health Care Reform Implementation Issues

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Postponing the Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2919 and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Minimizing effect of requirement to file Form 1099 and preventing loss of preventive health funds H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, Increasing funding for federal nutrition programs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk; adjustment No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Patient Visitation Rights regulations, Recommending increased equality in visitation rights for legal couples No Bill Number, Home Health Certification regulations, Recommending improvements to face to face requirement for home health certification No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 No Bill Number, Health Insurance Exchanges, Participating in HHS forum on Health Insurance Exchanges No Bill Number, Coverage of Preventive Services, Commenting on regulation requiring some health plans to cover preventive health services No Bill Number, New clinical preventative health topics, Nominations to the USPS task force committee No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Using HITECH Act to spur adoption and use of Health Information Technology in small practices No Bill Number, Funding for Family Medicine priorities for 2011, Increasing funding for health professions programs in the next budget No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs, HRSA health professions programs No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Inquiries about nominations for appointment to National Workforce Commission, Policy calls for this commission No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Patient Centered Outcomes Research, To educate agencies about the importance of including FPS on the PCORi No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Preventing Medicare Physician payment cuts No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Reform No Bill Number, Herndon alliance, Health Care Reform No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organization Regs, Urging agencies to base ACOs on primary care practices No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding

Client expense: $1,105,409 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, Postponing Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2010and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments S 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, health professions training funds and rural health needs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Medicare Physician payment reform/Sustainable Growth Rate patch, Prevent Medicare physician payment cut without cutting health reform as "pay for" No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk adjustments No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs No Bill Number, Communicating with CMS on Medicare Issues No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick

Client expense: $1,105,409 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 S 1451, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 Transportation/HUD Appropriations, FY 2011 HR 1586, FAA Reauthorization; HR 4174, NTSB Reauthorization

Client expense: $7,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act (S. 1451, H.R. 1586, H.R. 915), provisions relating to taxation.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1586 (Rangel) enhanced Medicaid FMAP; (cont.) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Reid) Medicare Advantage, Part D, special needs plans, Medicare cost plans, Medicaid issues including eligibility expansion and prescription drug pricing, Medigap changes, Medicare FFS payment reform; H.R. 4263, State Medicaid Assistance Extension Act (Baldwin) Medicaid FMAP extension; H.R. 4752, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (Welch) HHS Secretarys role in negotiating Part D drug prices; H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Spratt) changes to Medicare Advantage funding, Medicare Part D coverage gap, Medicaid funding; H.R. 4917 (Schauer) Medicare Part D formulary changes; H.R. 4994, Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act (Lewis) Medicare physician payment, Medicaid and CHIP technical corrections; H.R. 5712, Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act (Levin) Medicare Physician Payment; H.R. 6303, Medicare Beneficiary Choice Preservation Act (Arcuri) Medicare open enrollment; H.R. 6502, Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act (Gonzalez) Medicare open enrollment; S. 1669, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) guaranteed issue Medigap, Medicare Advantage enrollment; S. 3000 (Rockefeller) Medicaid FMAP extension; S. 3421, Temporary Extension Act (Grassley) Medicare physician payment; S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act (Baucus) Medicaid and CHIP technical corrections; S. 4024, Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act (Wyden) price negotiations, plan information; and S. 4040, Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act (Casey) Medicare open enrollment periods. MMM (Regulatory Issues): Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, data, and audit issues, bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, and audits), application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, SSA and CMS premium withhold processing issues, enrollment rules, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff, measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training, andMedicare/Medicaid integration and contracting issues for Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (SNPs); Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, and other operational issues; Medicare creditable drug coverage reporting requirements; implementation issues for the Medicare Retiree Drug Subsidy program; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education program; ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare cost plan program including enrollment, marketing materials review and approval and other operational issues, MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; Medicare clinical trials; implementation of MA and Part D changes made in the Accountable Care Act (ACA), including application of the MA STAR system for payment purposes starting 2012 and changes to the Part D coverage gap; Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including documentation of citizenship requirements, state benefit flexibility options, and Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions; and health information technology standards and policies.

Client expense: $1,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of

Medicare Physician Payments: Averting a 21% Reduction in CY 2010: Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (HR 4851); American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (HR 4213); Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (HR 3962); Medicare and Medicaide Extenders Act of 2010 (H.R. 4994) Payment changes associated with coding offsets included in FY 2011 Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule; Medicare Health IT incentive payments, Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (HR 4851); Extension of ARRA Medicaid Federal Matching Assistance Program: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (HR 4213), Education, Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act (HR 1586); redistribution of unused residency slots: FY 2011 Outpatient PPS Proposed Rule.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Vice President of the U.S.