Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012

President's Budget, 2013, Department of Education S. 3295/S. Rept. 112-76, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Title III Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs. Health Professions loans reform bill proposal (draft) Issues: Reduce student loan interest rates, expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs. H.R. 4170, Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 Issue: Decrease graduate/professional Stafford loan interest rates, improve Income-Based Repayment (IBR), Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for physicians. Issue: Draft legislation to prohibit pelvic exams performed on anesthetized patients by medical students and residents. H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 Issues: Maintain subsidized Stafford loan interest rates for undergraduate students, prevent rescissions from the Public Health Prevention Fund. Issue: Oppose restrictions on states' use of Medicaid provider assessments to pay for reduced student loan interest rates. Submitted comments on: Exempt health professions education programs from Department of Education Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) regulations Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to exclude federal loans from the definition of "private education loan" under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) Delay implementation of Health Resources and Services Administration's Proposed Changes to the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Programs

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Issues relating to dental education in the following bills and topics: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization H.Res. 378, Expressing the sense of the House that it should give strong consideration to the role of science education in the educational accountability system as it works to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; H.R. 4170, Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 H.R. 3826/S. 2051, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans H.R. 4348 - An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction - Funding for Public Health Service Act Title VII Programs; HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.

Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 4170-Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 HR 4628-Interest Rate Reduction Act S 2343- Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012

Client expense: $112,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Issues relating to dental education in the following bills and topics: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization H.Res. 378, Expressing the sense of the House that should give strong consideration of the role of science education in the educational accountability system as it works to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. H.R. 4170, Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 H.R. 3826/S. 2051, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction - Funding for Public Health Service Act Title VII Programs; HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.

Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported

President's Budget, 2013, Department of Education Draft Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs. Issue: Submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on excluding federal loans from the definition of "private education loan" under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act. Issues: Definition of academic credit hour and state authorization. Medical student loans reform bill proposal (draft) Issues: Reduce student loan interest rates, expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs. H.R. 4170, Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 Issue: Decrease graduate/professional Stafford loan interest rates, improve Income-Based Repayment (IBR), Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for physicians. Issue: Draft legislation to prohibit pelvic exams performed on anesthetized patients by medical students and residents.

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported