Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011

Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; Nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; Prevention and Public Health Fund; Definition of essential health benefits; Health information technology and electronic health records; HRSA nurse practitioner national sample survey; Amendments to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; Menu and Nutrition Labeling; Draft legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); Draft legislation on Congressional Budget Office scoring of preventive health services; Draft legislation on voluntary tandem licensing and credentialing for federal telemedicine services; Draft legislation on reauthorization of the National Quality Forum; H.R. 5/S. 218/S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 - Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299/S. 1720/S. 1786 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 - to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 - State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 - Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 - Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S. 601/H.R. 1127 - Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act; S. 54 - Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act; S. 55 - Nursing School Clinics Act; H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; H.R. 227 - Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act; H.R. 338 - Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; H.R. 576 - Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act; H.R. 713 - Keeping Families Together Act; H.R. 751 - Mental Health in Schools Act; H.R. 1214 - to repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction; S. 961 - Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act; S. 1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act. H.R. 1852/S. 958 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act; H.R. 115 - CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 364 - Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act; H.R. 614 - Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act; H.R. 978 - Seniors Identity Protection Act; H.R. 989 - Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act; H.R. 1035/S. 1504 - Medicaid Coverage for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act; H.R. 2029/S. 1131 - Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act; H.R. 2758/S. 1463 - Breastfeeding Promotion Act; H.R. 2229 - Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act. H.R. 3679 - National Nurse Act; H.R. 4274 - BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act; S. 2289 - Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act; H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act; H.R. 5842 - Restoring Access to Medication Act; S. 3187 - FDA Safety and Innovation Act S. 2474 - Health Equity and Accountability Act; S. 1789 - 21st Century Postal Service Act; S. 847 - Safe Chemicals Act; H.R. 2405/S. 1855/H.R. 6672 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) reauthorization; H.R. 2359 - Safe Cosmetics Act; H.R. 6482 - Preventive Health Savings Act; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provisions of H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act, and S.3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act; H.R. 5647/S. 3565 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Keeping All Students Safe Act (S 2020) (HR 1381) Mental Health in Schools Act (HR 751) Mental Health on Campus Act (1833) Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act (HR 5996) (S 3325)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.541, Achievement Through Prevention Act Draft, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Draft, Elementary and Secondary Education Act S. 1481, Medical Education Development Act of 2011 H.R. 5996, the Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012 S.1627, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction S. 3201, H.R. 6352, Graduate Medical Education Act

Client expense: $122,658 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Indian Health Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

HR 2/S 192, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 HR 439/S 73, State Leadership in Health Care Act H.R.451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 H.R. 831/S 483, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program S.483, Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.40, Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2011 S.43, Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2011 S.539, Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 S 248/ HR 844, Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 525, Positive Aging Act of 2011 S 650/HR 1184, Health Care Waiver Transparency Act S. 374, Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act S. 1627, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H Res 92, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. S. 1542, H.R. 2883, Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act S. 1925, H.R. 4970 Violence against Women Act Reauthorization Act S. 3604, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the implementation of prescriber education programs and to establish requirements relating to the administration of antipsychotics to residents of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 6043, the Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2012 H.R. 5989, the Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2012 H.R. 5996, the Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5707, the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H. R. 6562, the Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2012 H.R. 6352, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012 H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act H.R. 6645, Save and Stregthen Medicare Act of 2012 H.R. 6598, Electronic Health Records Improvement Act Proposed Rule on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation. CMS-2012-0142-0001.

1. Support S. 525, the "Positive Aging Act of 2011," to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment for older adults. 2. Oppose H. R. 2, legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and also the health reform parts of the Health Care Education and Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. 3. Support H. R. 751, "Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011," which amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental h ealth programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and age appropriate. 4. Support the "Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act," which would assist colleges and universities in improving mental and behavioral heatlh services and outreach. Special consideration would be given to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need; (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services; (3) target underserved and at-risk populations; (4) coordinate wiht a community mental health center or other community mental health resouces; (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies; and (6) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. 5. Support S. 481, the "Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act," which would amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of hte national Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate eating disorder research. 6. Support S. 539, the "Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011," to extend the meaningful use incentives established through the HITECH Act to mental health and substance abuse providers and facilities. 7. Support S. 740, the "Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2011," to reauthorize and strengthen youth and college suicide prevention programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 8. Support legislation to amend the Public Helath Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be obligated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Helath Professional Shortage Area. 9. Support H.R. 2558, the Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act which would amend current law to allow participation of children's psychiatric hospitals in the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CHEME). 10. Support H.R. 3266, the "Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act", to coordinate and supply respite care to family caregivers through statewide respite care programs. 11. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 12. Support implementation of the CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) Act program. 13. Support S. 2367 the "21st Century Language Act", to delete the word "lunatic" from wherever it appears in Federal law. 14. Support S.2020, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to establish national minimum standards to protect all school children nationwide. 15. Urge Senate to support U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 16. Support S. 2256 and H.R. 5989, the "Excellence in Mental Health Act" to set fort national criteria for the certification of community-based mental health and addiction providers. 17. Urge Congressional hearings to examine the progress in implementing the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 18. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 19. Oppose the antipsychotic reporting, "informed consent" and IOM report requirement (sections 4, 5, and 7) of S.3604, the "Improving Dementia Cared Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012". 20. Support a GAO Study on the use of antipsychotic medication by nursing homes. 21. Support ban on assault weapons and large capacity clips. 22. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed.

Excellence in Mental Health Act (S. 2257/H.R. 5989), all provisions related to expanding access to mental health and addictions care by supporting FQCBHCs in treating all individuals regardless of their ability to pay, with a comprehensive array of outpatient behavioral health services Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 (H.R. 751), all provisions related to revising community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012 (S. 3325/H.R. 5996), all provisions related to authorizing a demonstration program to train college faculty and staff in Mental Health First Aid, a community education program that helps people identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and addictions and deal with psychiatric crises Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (S. 539/H.R. 6043), all provisions related to expanding federal incentive payments for the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records to behavioral health providers and facilities

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

House FY 13 Budget (H.Con.Res. 112) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor-HHS-Education FY 12 Appropriations (S.1599/H.R.3070) Achievement Through Prevention Act (S. 541) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S.2020) Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R.1648/S.506) IDEA Full Funding Act (S.1403) State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) The Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011 (H.R. 2437) GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (HR 1250) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act (H.R. 1833) Success in the Middle Act of 2011 (H.R.1547/S. 833) IDEA Full Funding Act (S.1403) Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act (H.R.3165) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055) Children's Budget Act (S.1396) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630) Speak Up Act Letter of Support (S. 1877) Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments Act of 2011 (S.1571) Excellence in Mental Health (S. 2257/H.R. 5989) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539/H.R. 6043) The Childrens Mental Health Accessibility Act (S. 3289) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2013 (S.3295) Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act (S. 3325/H.R. 5996) Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2012 (S. 2474) Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act (S. 2256) Mental Health ACCESS Act of 2012 (S. 3340) 21st Century Language Act of 2012 (S. 2367)

Client expense: $8,670 · Firm income: Not reported

House FY 13 Budget (H.Con.Res. 112) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies FY 12 Appropriations Act (S.1599/H.R.3070) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539/H.R. 6043) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.174) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.483) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2011 (S.604) Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S.374) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (HR 1213) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (HR 1214) A Bill To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217) Patients Rights Repeal Act (H.R. 2) Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Repeal (H.R.1683/S. 868) The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) The Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 1089/S. 579) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S.2020) The Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 (H.R. 2119) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 1/S.J.Res. 23) Agriculture FY12 Appropriations (HR 2112) Military/Veterans FY12 Appropriations (HR 2055) Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB; HR 452/S. 668) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R.2954) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (S.1416/H.R.2645) Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (S.818) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Commerce/Justice/State FY12 Appropriations Act (HR.2596/S.1572) Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act (S. 1509) Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act (HR 3266) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055) Children's Budget Act (S.1396) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630) Speak Up Act Letter of Support (S. 1877) Reauthorization of Drug-Free Communities Support Program (S. 2159) WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act of 2012 (H.R.6061) The Childrens Mental Health Accessibility Act (S. 3289) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2013 (S.3295) Military/Veterans FY13 Appropriations (H.R. 5854/S. 3215) Excellence in Mental Health (S. 2257/H.R. 5989) Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act (S. 3325/H.R. 5996) Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2012 (S. 2474) Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2011 (H.R. 2939) Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 5651/S. 3187) Mental Health ACCESS Act of 2012 (S. 3340) Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2012 (S.3539) Recidivism Reduction Act (H.R.6256) To provide payment for patient navigator services under title XIX of the Social Security Act (H.R.6521)

Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; Nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Anti-competitive barriers to practice; Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; Prevention and Public Health Fund; Definition of essential health benefits; Health information technology and electronic health records; HRSA nurse practitioner national sample survey; Amendments to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; Menu and Nutrition Labeling; Draft legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); Draft legislation on Congressional Budget Office scoring of preventive health services; Draft legislation on voluntary tandem licensing and credentialing for federal telemedicine services; Draft legislation on reauthorization of the National Quality Forum; H.R. 5/S. 218/S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 - Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299/S. 1720/S. 1786 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 - to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 - State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 - Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 - Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S. 601/H.R. 1127 - Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act; S. 54 - Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act; S. 55 - Nursing School Clinics Act; H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; H.R. 227 - Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act; H.R. 338 - Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; H.R. 576 - Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act; H.R. 713 - Keeping Families Together Act; H.R. 751 - Mental Health in Schools Act; H.R. 1214 - to repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction; S. 961 - Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act; S. 1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act; H.R. 1852/S. 958 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act; H.R. 115 - CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 364 - Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act; H.R. 614 - Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act; H.R. 978 - Seniors Identity Protection Act; H.R. 989 - Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act; H.R. 1035/S. 1504 - Medicaid Coverage for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act; H.R. 2029/S. 1131 - Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act; H.R. 2758/S. 1463 - Breastfeeding Promotion Act; H.R. 2229 - Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act. H.R. 3679 - National Nurse Act; H.R. 4274 - BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act; S. 2289 - Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act; H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act; H.R. 5842 - Restoring Access to Medication Act; S. 3187 - FDA Safety and Innovation Act; S. 2474 - Health Equity and Accountability Act; S. 1789 - 21st Century Postal Service Act; S. 847 - Safe Chemicals Act; H.R. 2405/S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA); H.R. 2359 - Safe Cosmetics Act; H.R. 6482 - Preventive Health Savings Act; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provisions of H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act, and S.3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act.

HR 2/S 192, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 HR 439/S 73, State Leadership in Health Care Act H.R.451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 H.R. 831/S 483, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program S.483, Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.40, Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2011 S.43, Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2011 S.539, Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 S 248/ HR 844, Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 525, Positive Aging Act of 2011 S 650/HR 1184, Health Care Waiver Transparency Act S. 374, Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act S. 1627, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H Res 92, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. S. 1542, H.R. 2883, Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act S. 1925, H.R. 4970 Violence against Women Act Reauthorization Act S. 3604, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the implementation of prescriber education programs and to establish requirements relating to the administration of antipsychotics to residents of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 6043, the Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2012 H.R. 5989, the Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2012 H.R. 5996, the Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5707, the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H. R. 6562, the Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2012 H.R. 6352, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012 H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act Proposed Rule on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Data Collection To Support Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits; Recognition of Entities for the Accreditation of Qualified Health. Posted June 6, 2012. (CMS-2012-0071-0001)

H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.541, Achievement Through Prevention Act Draft, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Draft, Elementary and Secondary Education Act S. 1481, Medical Education Development Act of 2011 H.R. 5996, the Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012

Client expense: $143,731 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Indian Health Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Excellence in Mental Health Act (S. 2257/H.R. 5989), all provisions related to expanding access to mental health and addictions care by supporting FQCBHCs in treating all individuals regardless of their ability to pay, with a comprehensive array of outpatient behavioral health services Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 (H.R. 751), all provisions related to revising community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012 (S. 3325/H.R. 5996), all provisions related to authorizing a demonstration program to train college faculty and staff in Mental Health First Aid, a community education program that helps people identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and addictions and deal with psychiatric crises Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (S. 539/H.R. 6043), all provisions related to expanding federal incentive payments for the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records to behavioral health providers and facilities Childrens Mental Health Accessibility Act of 2012 (S. 3289), all provisions related to expanding Medicaid 1915(c) waiver and removing mentally retarded from statute Repeal of Obamacare Act (H.R. 6079), all provisions related to repealing the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment and restoring provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. Recidivism Reduction Act (H.R. 6256), all provisions related to amending title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act to require the reinstatement upon release of an otherwise eligible disabled inmate for SSI benefits which were terminated because of the inmate's incarceration in a jail, prison, penal institution, or correctional facility for a period of 12 or more consecutive months.

Keeping All Students Safe Act (S. 2020) (HR 1381) Mental Health in Schools Act (HR 751) Mental Health on Campus Act (HR 1833)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

1. Support S. 525, the "Positive Aging Act of 2011," to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment for older adults. 2. Oppose H. R. 2, legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and also the health reform parts of the Health Care Education and Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. 3. Support H. R. 751, "Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011," which amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental h ealth programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and age appropriate. 4. Support the "Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act," which would assist colleges and universities in improving mental and behavioral heatlh services and outreach. Special consideration would be given to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need; (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services; (3) target underserved and at-risk populations; (4) coordinate wiht a community mental health center or other community mental health resouces; (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies; and (6) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. 5. Support S. 481, the "Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act," which would amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of hte national Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate eating disorder research. 6. Support S. 539, the "Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011," to extend the meaningful use incentives established through the HITECH Act to mental health and substance abuse providers and facilities. 7. Support S. 740, the "Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2011," to reauthorize and strengthen youth and college suicide prevention programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 8. Support legislation to amend the Public Helath Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be obligated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Helath Professional Shortage Area. 9. Support H.R. 2558, the Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act which would amend current law to allow participation of children's psychiatric hospitals in the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CHEME). 10. Support H.R. 3266, the "Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act", to coordinate and supply respite care to family caregivers through statewide respite care programs. 11. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 12. Support implementation of the CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) Act program. 13. Support S. 2367 to delete the word "lunatic" from wherever it appears in Federal law. 14. Support S.2020, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to establish national minimum standards to protect all school children nationwide. 15. Urge Senate to support U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 16. Support S. 2256 and H.R. 5989, the "Excellence in Mental Health Act" to set fort national criteria for the certification of community-based mental health and addiction providers. 17. Urge Congressional hearings to examine the progress in implementing the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 18. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 19. Oppose the antipsychotic reporting, "informed consent" and IOM report requirement (sections 4, 5, and 7) of S.3604, the "Improving Dementia Cared Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012". 20. Support a GAO Study on the use of antipsychotic medication by nursing homes.

House FY 13 Budget (H.Con.Res. 112) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor-HHS-Education FY 12 Appropriations (S.1599/H.R.3070) Achievement Through Prevention Act (S. 541) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S.2020) Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R.1648/S.506) IDEA Full Funding Act (S.1403) State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) The Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011 (H.R. 2437) GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (HR 1250) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act (H.R. 1833) Success in the Middle Act of 2011 (H.R.1547/S. 833) IDEA Full Funding Act (S.1403) Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act (H.R.3165) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055) Children's Budget Act (S.1396) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630) Speak Up Act Letter of Support (S. 1877) Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments Act of 2011 (S.1571) Excellence in Mental Health (S. 2257/H.R. 5989) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539/H.R. 6043) The Childrens Mental Health Accessibility Act (S. 3289) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2013 (S.3295) Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act (S. 3325/H.R. 5996) Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2012 (S. 2474) Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act (S. 2256) Mental Health ACCESS Act of 2012 (S. 3340) 21st Century Language Act of 2012 (S. 2367)

Client expense: $10,078 · Firm income: Not reported

House FY 13 Budget (H.Con.Res. 112) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies FY 12 Appropriations Act (S.1599/H.R.3070) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539/H.R. 6043) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.174) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.483) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2011 (S.604) Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S.374) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (HR 1213) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (HR 1214) A Bill To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217) Patients Rights Repeal Act (H.R. 2) Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Repeal (H.R.1683/S. 868) The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) The Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 1089/S. 579) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S.2020) The Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 (H.R. 2119) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 1/S.J.Res. 23) Agriculture FY12 Appropriations (HR 2112) Military/Veterans FY12 Appropriations (HR 2055) Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB; HR 452/S. 668) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R.2954) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (S.1416/H.R.2645) Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (S.818) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Commerce/Justice/State FY12 Appropriations Act (HR.2596/S.1572) Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act (S. 1509) Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act (HR 3266) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055) Children's Budget Act (S.1396) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630) Speak Up Act Letter of Support (S. 1877) Reauthorization of Drug-Free Communities Support Program (S. 2159) WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act of 2012 (H.R.6061) The Childrens Mental Health Accessibility Act (S. 3289) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2013 (S.3295) Military/Veterans FY13 Appropriations (H.R. 5854/S. 3215) Excellence in Mental Health (S. 2257/H.R. 5989) Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act (S. 3325/H.R. 5996) Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2012 (S. 2474) Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2011 (H.R. 2939) Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 5651/S. 3187) Mental Health ACCESS Act of 2012 (S. 3340)

Legislation affecting SIPC protection and reform (H.R. 5032, the Ponzi Scheme Investor Protection Act, and H.R. 751, Equitable Treatment of Investors Act), possible legislation to increase the SIPC fund, and possible Congressional oversight hearings on SIPC operations.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; Nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; Prevention and Public Health Fund; Definition of essential health benefits; Health information technology and electronic health records; HRSA nurse practitioner national sample survey; Amendments to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; Menu and Nutrition Labeling; Draft legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); Draft legislation on Congressional Budget Office scoring of preventive health services; Draft legislation on voluntary tandem licensing and credentialing for federal telemedicine services; H.R. 5/S. 218/S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 - Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299/S. 1720/S. 1786 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 - to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 - State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 - Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 - Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S. 601/H.R. 1127 - Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act; S. 54 - Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act; S. 55 - Nursing School Clinics Act; H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; H.R. 227 - Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act; H.R. 338 - Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; H.R. 576 - Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act; H.R. 713 - Keeping Families Together Act; H.R. 751 - Mental Health in Schools Act; H.R. 1214 - to repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction; S. 961 - Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act; S. 1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act. H.R. 1852/S. 958 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act; H.R. 115 - CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 364 - Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act; H.R. 614 - Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act; H.R. 978 - Seniors Identity Protection Act; H.R. 989 - Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act; H.R. 1035/S. 1504 - Medicaid Coverage for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act; H.R. 2029/S. 1131 - Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act; H.R. 2758/S. 1463 - Breastfeeding Promotion Act; H.R. 2229 - Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act. H.R. 3679 - National Nurse Act; H.R. 4274 - BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act; S. 2289 - Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act; H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act; H.R. 5842 - Restoring Access to Medication Act; S. 3187 - FDA Safety and Innovation Act S. 2474 - Health Equity and Accountability Act; S. 1789 - 21st Century Postal Service Act.

Excellence in Mental Health Act (S. 2257/H.R. 5989), all provisions related to expanding access to mental health and addictions care by supporting FQCBHCs in treating all individuals regardless of their ability to pay, with a comprehensive array of outpatient behavioral health services Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 (H.R. 751), all provisions related to revising community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012 (S. 3325/H.R. 5996), all provisions related to authorizing a demonstration program to train college faculty and staff in Mental Health First Aid, a community education program that helps people identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and addictions and deal with psychiatric crises 21st Century Language Act (S. 2367), all provisions related to removing references to the word "lunatic" from rules of construction of the U.S. Code and banking law provisions Safe Doses Act (H.R. 4223), all provisions related to prohibiting theft of a pre-retail medical products, including drugs, medical devices and infant formula and prohibiting alteration of the labels of pre-retail medical products, transport of stolen or counterfeit medical products and purchase or distribution of expired medical products with the intent to defraud Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (S. 539/H.R. 6043), all provisions related to expanding federal incentive payments for the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records to behavioral health providers and facilities Childrens Mental Health Accessibility Act of 2012 (S. 3289), all provisions related to expanding Medicaid 1915(c) waiver and removing mentally retarded from statute

H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.541, Achievement Through Prevention Act S.740, Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2011 Draft, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Draft, Elementary and Secondary Education Act S. 1481, Medical Education Development Act of 2011 H.R. 5996, the Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012

Client expense: $277,532 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Indian Health Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

HR 2/S 192, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 4274, the Better Pharmaceuticals for Children ACT and Pediatric Research Reauthorization Act of 2012 Draft, Senate HELP, drug shortage legislation and Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012 H. R. 2245, S. 296, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011 S.1584 , Drug Safety and Accountability Act of 2011 HR 439/S 73, State Leadership in Health Care Act H.R.451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 H.R. 831/S 483, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program S.483, Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.40, Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2011 S.43, Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2011 S.539, Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 S 248/ HR 844, Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 525, Positive Aging Act of 2011 S 650/HR 1184, Health Care Waiver Transparency Act S. 374, Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act S. 1627, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H Res 92, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. S. 1542, H.R. 2883, Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act S. 1925, H.R. 4970 Violence against Women Act Reauthorization Act H.R. 6043, the Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2012 H.R. 5989, the Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2012 H.R. 5996, the Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5707, the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 Nationwide Health Information Network: Conditions for Trusted Exchange (HHS-OS-2012-0006) HHS Bulletin on Federally-Facilitated Exchanges

Keeping All Students Safe Act (S. 2020) (HR 1381) Mental Health in Schools Act (HR 751)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

1. Support S. 525, the "Positive Aging Act of 2011," to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment for older adults. 2. Oppose H. R. 2, legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and also the health reform parts of the Health Care Education and Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. 3. Support H. R. 751, "Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011," which amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental h ealth programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and age appropriate. 4. Support the "Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act," which would assist colleges and universities in improving mental and behavioral heatlh services and outreach. Special consideration would be given to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need; (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services; (3) target underserved and at-risk populations; (4) coordinate wiht a community mental health center or other community mental health resouces; (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies; and (6) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. 5. Support S. 481, the "Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act," which would amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of hte national Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate eating disorder research. 6. Support S. 539, the "Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011," to extend the meaningful use incentives established through the HITECH Act to mental health and substance abuse providers and facilities. 7. Support S. 740, the "Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2011," to reauthorize and strengthen youth and college suicide prevention programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 8. Support legislation to amend the Public Helath Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be obligated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Helath Professional Shortage Area. 9. Support H.R. 2558, the Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act which would amend current law to allow participation of children's psychiatric hospitals in the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CHEME). 10. Support H.R. 3266, the "Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act", to coordinate and supply respite care to family caregivers through statewide respite care programs. 11. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 12. Support implementation of the CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) Act program. 13. Support S. 2367 to delete the word "lunatic" from wherever it appears in Federal law. 14. Support S.2020, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to establish national minimum standards to protect all school children nationwide.

House FY 13 Budget (H.Con.Res. 112) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies FY 12 Appropriations Act (S.1599/H.R.3070) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.174) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.483) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2011 (S.604) Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S.374) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (HR 1213) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (HR 1214) A Bill To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217) Patients Rights Repeal Act (H.R. 2) Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Repeal (H.R.1683/S. 868) The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) The Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 1089/S. 579) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S.2020) The Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 (H.R. 2119) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 1/S.J.Res. 23) Agriculture FY12 Appropriations (HR 2112) Military/Veterans FY12 Appropriations (HR 2055) Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB; HR 452/S. 668) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R.2954) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (S.1416/H.R.2645) Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (S.818) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Commerce/Justice/State FY12 Appropriations Act (HR.2596/S.1572) Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act (S. 1509) Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act (HR 3266) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055) Children's Budget Act (S.1396) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630) Speak Up Act Letter of Support (S. 1877) Reauthorization of Drug-Free Communities Support Program (S. 2159)

House FY 13 Budget (H.Con.Res. 112) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor-HHS-Education FY 12 Appropriations (S.1599/H.R.3070) Achievement Through Prevention Act (S. 541) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S.2020) Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R.1648/S.506) IDEA Full Funding Act (S.1403) State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) The Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011 (H.R. 2437) GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (HR 1250) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act (H.R. 1833) Success in the Middle Act of 2011 (H.R.1547/S. 833) IDEA Full Funding Act (S.1403) Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act (H.R.3165) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055) Children's Budget Act (S.1396) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630) Speak Up Act Letter of Support (S. 1877) Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments Act of 2011 (S.1571)

Client expense: $10,838 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; Nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; Health information technology and electronic health records; Repeal of Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements; HRSA nurse practitioner national sample survey; Amendments to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; Menu and Nutrition Labeling; Draft legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); H.R. 5/S. 218/S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 - Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299/S. 1720/S. 1786 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 - to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 - State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 - Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 - Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S. 601/H.R. 1127 - Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act; H.R. 4160 - State Health Flexibility Act; H.R. 3679 - National Nurse Act; H.R. 4274 - BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act; S. 54 - Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act; S. 55 - Nursing School Clinics Act; H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; H.R. 227 - Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act; H.R. 338 - Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; H.R. 576 - Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act; H.R. 713 - Keeping Families Together Act; H.R. 751 - Mental Health in Schools Act; H.R. 1214 - to repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction; S. 961 - Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act; S. 1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act; H.R. 1852/S. 958 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act; H.R. 115 - CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 364 - Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act; H.R. 614 - Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act; H.R. 978 - Seniors Identity Protection Act; H.R. 989 - Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act; H.R. 1035/S. 1504 - Medicaid Coverage for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act; H.R. 2029/S. 1131 - Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act; H.R. 2758/S. 1463 - Breastfeeding Promotion Act; H.R. 2229 - Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act.

H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.541, Achievement Through Prevention Act S.740, Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2011 Draft, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Draft, Elementary and Secondary Education Act S. 1481, Medical Education Development Act of 2011

Client expense: $135,786 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Indian Health Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

HR 2/S 192, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 HR 439/S 73, State Leadership in Health Care Act H.R.451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 H.R. 831/S 483, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program S.483, Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.40, Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2011 S.43, Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2011 S.539, Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 S 248 / HR 844, Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 525, Positive Aging Act of 2011 S 650/HR 1184, Health Care Waiver Transparency Act S. 374, Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act S. 1627, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H Res 92, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. S. 1542, H.R. 2883, Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act HR 4274, the Better Pharmaceuticals for Children ACT and Pediatric Research Reauthorization Act of 2012 Draft, Senate HELP, drug storage legislation and Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization HR 2245/S 296 Prserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011 S. 1584, Drug safety and Accountablity Act of 2011 HR 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 HR 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 S. 1925 Violence against Women Act Reauthorization HHS Secretary's Bulletin on Essential Health Benefits Final Rule on Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedules for CY 2012 The use of restraint and seculsion in psychiatric residential treatment facilities providing services to persons under 21 years of age (CMS-2012-0005-0001) Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Five-Year Review of Work Relative Value Units, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Signature on Requisition, and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2012 [CMS1524FC and CMS1436F]

Legislation affecting SIPC protection and reform (H.R. 5032, the Ponzi Scheme Investor Protection Act, and H.R. 751, Equitable Treatment of Investors Act), possible legislation to increase the SIPC fund, and possible Congressional oversight hearings on SIPC operations.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1. Support S. 525, the "Positive Aging Act of 2011," to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment for older adults. 2. Oppose H. R. 2, legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act the the health reform parts of the Health Care Education and Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. 3. Support H. R. 751, "Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011," which amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental h ealth programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and age appropriate. 4. Support the "Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act," which would assist colleges and universities in improving mental and behavioral heatlh services and outreach. Special consideration would be given to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need; (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services; (3) target underserved and at-risk populations; (4) coordinate wiht a community mental health center or other community mental health resouces; (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies; and (6) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. 5. Support S. 481, the "Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act," which would amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of hte national Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate eating disorder research. 6. Support S. 539, the "Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011," to extend the meaningful use incentives established through the HITECH Act to mental health and substance abuse providers and facilities. 7. Support S. 740, the "Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2011," to reauthorize and strengthen youth and college suicide prevention programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 8. Support legislation to amend the Public Helath Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be obligated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Helath Professional Shortage Area. 9. Support H.R. 2558, the Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act which would amend current law to allow participation of children's psychiatric hospitals in the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CHEME). 10. Support H.R. 3266, the "Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act", to coordinate and supply respite care to family caregivers through statewide respite care programs. 11. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 12. Support implementation of the CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) Act program. 13. Support Senate bill (unnumbered at this time) to delete the word "lunatic" from Federal law. 14. Support S.2020, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to establish national minimum standards to protect all school children nationwide.

House FY 12 Budget (H.Con.Res. 34) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies FY 12 Appropriations Act (S.1599/H.R.3070) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.174) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.483) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2011 (S.604) Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S.374) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (HR 1213) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (HR 1214) A Bill To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217) Patients Rights Repeal Act (H.R. 2) Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Repeal (H.R.1683/S. 868) The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) The Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 1089/S. 579) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S.2020) The Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 (H.R. 2119) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 1/S.J.Res. 23) Agriculture FY12 Appropriations (HR 2112) Military/Veterans FY12 Appropriations (HR 2055) Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB; HR 452/S. 668) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R.2954) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (S.1416/H.R.2645) Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (S.818) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Commerce/Justice/State FY12 Appropriations Act (HR.2596/S.1572) Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act (S. 1509) Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act (HR 3266) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055)

House FY 12 Budget (H.Con.Res. 34) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Repeal (H.R.1683/S. 868) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.174) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.483) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2011 (S.604) Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2011 (S.374/H.R.2783) CAP Act of 2011 (H.R. 1605/S. 245) Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 1/S.J.Res. 23) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (HR 452/S 668) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R.2954) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (S.1599/H.R.3070) Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (S.1416/H.R.2645) Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (S.818) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

House FY 12 Budget (H.Con.Res. 34) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor-HHS-Education FY 12 Appropriations (S.1599/H.R.3070) Achievement Through Prevention Act (S. 541) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S.2020) Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R.1648/S.506) IDEA Full Funding Act (S.1403) State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) The Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011 (H.R. 2437) GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (HR 1250) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Success in the Middle Act of 2011 (H.R.1547/S. 833) IDEA Full Funding Act (S.1403) Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act (H.R.3165) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; health information technology and electronic health records; repeal of Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements; HRSA NP national sample survey; H.R. 5/S. 218/S. 1099 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 451 Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299/S. 1720/S. 1786 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S. 601/H.R. 1127 Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act; Amendments to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; Menu and Nutrition Labeling; S. 54 Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act; S. 55 Nursing School Clinics Act; H.R. 157 Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; H.R. 227 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act; H.R. 338 Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act; H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; H.R. 576 Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act; H.R. 713 Keeping Families Together Act; H.R. 751 Mental Health in Schools Act; H.R. 1214 to repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction; S. 961 Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act; S. 1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act; H.R. 1852/S. 958 Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act; H.R. 115 CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 364 Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act; H.R. 614 Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act; H.R. 978 Seniors Identity Protection Act; H.R. 989 Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act; H.R. 1035/S. 1504 Medicaid Coverage for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act; H.R. 2029/S. 1131 Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act; H.R. 2758/S. 1463 Breastfeeding Promotion Act; H.R. 2229 Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act.

Legislation affecting SIPC protection and reform (H.R. 5032, the Ponzi Scheme Investor Protection Act, and H.R. 751, Equitable Treatment of Investors Act), possible legislation to increase the SIPC fund, and possible Congressional oversight hearings on SIPC operations.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.541, Achievement Through Prevention Act S.740, Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2011 Draft, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Draft, Elementary and Secondary Education Act S.365, the Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1481, Medical Education Development Act of 2011

Client expense: $126,533 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Indian Health Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

HR 2/S 192, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 HR 439/S 73, State Leadership in Health Care Act H.R.451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 H.R. 831/S 483, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program S.483, Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.40, Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2011 S.43, Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2011 S.539, Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 S 248 / HR 844, Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 525, Positive Aging Act of 2011 S 650/HR 1184, Health Care Waiver Transparency Act S. 374, Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act S. 1627, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 1830 Service members' Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act of 2011 H Res 92, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. HR 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 S. 1542, H.R. 2883, Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act S.365, the Budget Control Act of 2011 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Five-Year Review of Work Relative Value Units, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Signature on Requisition, and Other(CMS-2011-0131-1045) Requirements for History and Physical Examinations; Authentication of Verbal Orders; Securing Medications; and Postanesthesia Evaluations (CMS-2006-0232-0001) H.R. 3630, HR 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Action of 2011 CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy; Patients Access to Laboratory Test Reports (CMS-2011-0145-0001) Proposed Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare (CMS-2010-0258-0001) FDAs Education Blueprint for Prescriber Education for the Long-Acting/Extended Release Opioid Classes (FDA-2011-D-0771-0001) Proposed Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (CMS-2010-0258-0001)

1. Support S. 525, the "Positive Aging Act of 2011," to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment for older adults. 2. Oppose H. R. 2, legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act the the health reform parts of the Health Care Education and Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. 3. Support H. R. 751, "Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011," which amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental h ealth programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and age appropriate. 4. Support the "Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act," which would assist colleges and universities in improving mental and behavioral heatlh services and outreach. Special consideration would be given to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need; (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services; (3) target underserved and at-risk populations; (4) coordinate wiht a community mental health center or other community mental health resouces; (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies; and (6) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. 5. Support S. 481, the "Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act," which would amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of hte national Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate eating disorder research. 6. Support S. 539, the "Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011," to extend the meaningful use incentives established through the HITECH Act to mental health and substance abuse providers and facilities. 7. Support S. 740, the "Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2011," to reauthorize and strengthen youth and college suicide prevention programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 8. Support legislation to amend the Public Helath Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be obligated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Helath Professional Shortage Area. 9. Support H.R. 2558, the Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act which would amend current law to allow participation of children's psychiatric hospitals in the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CHEME). 10. Support H.R. 3266, the "Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act". 11. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 12. Support implementation of the CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) Act program.

House FY 12 Budget (H.Con.Res. 34) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor-HHS-Education FY 11 and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (HR 1473) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.174) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.483) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2011 (S.604) Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S.374) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (HR 1213) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (HR 1214) A Bill To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217) Patients Rights Repeal Act (H.R. 2) Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Repeal (H.R.1683/S. 868) The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) The Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 1089/S. 579) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381) The Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 (H.R. 2119) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 1/S.J.Res. 23) Agriculture FY12 Appropriations (HR 2112) Military/Veterans FY12 Appropriations (HR 2055) Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB; HR 452/S. 668) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R.2954) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (S.1599/H.R.3070) Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (S.1416/H.R.2645) Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (S.818) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) The legislative vehicle for the Agriculture, Commerce, Justice and Science, and Transportation/HUD appropriations bills (H.R.2112) Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act (S. 1509) Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act (HR 3266)

House FY 12 Budget (H.Con.Res. 34) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor-HHS-Education FY 11 and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (HR 1473) Achievement Through Prevention Act (S. 541) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381) Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R.1648/S.506) IDEA Full Funding Act (S.1403) State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) The Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011 (H.R. 2437) GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (HR 1250) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Success in the Middle Act of 2011 (H.R.1547/S. 833) IDEA Full Funding Act (S.1403) Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act (H.R.3165) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (S.1599/H.R.3070)

Client expense: $8,052 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

HR 2/S 192, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 HR 439/S 73, State Leadership in Health Care Act H.R.451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 H.R. 831/S 483, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program S.483, Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.40, Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2011 S.43, Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2011 S.539, Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 S 248 / HR 844, Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 525, Positive Aging Act of 2011 S 650/HR 1184, Health Care Waiver Transparency Act S. 374, Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act S. 1627, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. HR 5/S 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 1830 Service members' Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act of 2011 H Res 92, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. HR 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 S. 1542, H.R. 2883, Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act S.365, the Budget Control Act of 2011 Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program CMS-2011-0108-0001 Medicare Program: Conditions of Participation for Community Mental Health Centers CMS-2011-0123-0001 Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Opportunities for Alignment under Medicaid and Medicare CMS-2011-0080-0002 HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act HHS-OCR-2011-0011-0001 Proposed Rules for Screening for Depression in Adults (CAG-00425N) and Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (CAG-00427N)

H.R.751, Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 S.37, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act of 2011 S.541, Achievement Through Prevention Act S.740, Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2011 Draft, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Draft, Elementary and Secondary Education Act S.365, the Budget Control Act of 2011

Client expense: $118,117 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Indian Health Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Negotiated Rule-making on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; health information technology and electronic health records; repeal of Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements; H.R. 5/S. 218 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 451 Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; Amendments to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; Menu and Nutrition Labeling; S. 54 Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act; S. 55 Nursing School Clinics Act; H.R. 157 Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; H.R. 227 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act; H.R. 338 Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act; H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; H.R. 576 Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act; H.R. 713 Keeping Families Together Act; H.R. 751 Mental Health in Schools Act; H.R. 1214 to repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction; S. 961 Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act; S. 1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act; H.R. 1852/S. 958 Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act; H.R. 115 CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 364 Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act; H.R. 614 Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act; H.R. 978 Seniors Identity Protection Act; H.R. 989 Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act; H.R. 1035/S. 1504 Medicaid Coverage for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act; H.R. 2029/S. 1131 Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act; H.R. 2758/S. 1463 Breastfeeding Promotion Act; H.R. 2229 Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act; S. 601, Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act.

Legislation affecting SIPC protection and reform (H.R. 5032, the Ponzi Scheme Investor Protection Act, and H.R. 751, Equitable Treatment of Investors Act).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1. Support S. 525, the "Positive Aging Act of 2011," to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment for older adults. 2. Oppose H. R. 2, legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act the the health reform parts of the Health Care Education and Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. 3. Support H. R. 751, "Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011," which amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental h ealth programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and age appropriate. 4. Support the "Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act," which would assist colleges and universities in improving mental and behavioral heatlh services and outreach. Special consideration would be given to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need; (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services; (3) target underserved and at-risk populations; (4) coordinate wiht a community mental health center or other community mental health resouces; (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies; and (6) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. 5. Support S. 481, the "Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act," which would amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of hte national Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate eating disorder research. 6. Support S. 539, the "Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011," to extend the meaningful use incentives established through the HITECH Act to mental health and substance abuse providers and facilities. 7. Support S. 740, the "Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2011," to reauthorize and strengthen youth and college suicide prevention programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 8. Support legislation to amend the Public Helath Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be obligated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Helath Professional Shortage Area. 9. Support H.R. 2558, the Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act which would amend current law to allow participation of children's psychiatric hospitals in the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CHEME). 10. Support reauthorization (without changes) of the "Lifespan Respite Care Program". 11. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 12. Support implementation of the CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) Act.

House FY 12 Budget (H.Con.Res. 34) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor-HHS-Education FY 11 and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (HR 1473) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.174) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.483) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2011 (S.604) Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S.374) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (HR 1213) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (HR 1214) A Bill To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217) Patients Rights Repeal Act (H.R. 2) Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Repeal (H.R.1683/S. 868) The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) The Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 1089/S. 579) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381) The Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 (H.R. 2119) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 1/S.J.Res. 23) Agriculture FY12 Appropriations (HR 2112) Military/Veterans FY12 Appropriations (HR 2055) Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB; HR 452/S. 668) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342)

Client expense: $9,035 · Firm income: Not reported