Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act

H.R. 977, H.R. 1784, S. 629 - Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act or the MEND Act Public Law No: 114-225/ H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act Hospital Payment Reform - MEND Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support HR 672 and S 607, Rural Community Hospital (RCH) Demonstration Extension Act of 2015, a bill that will extend the demonstration for five more years, will ensure that RCH continues to help Americas communities in many ways, especially by allowing hospitals to expand and improve the services rural communities need. Also enables hospitals with fewer than 51 beds to test the feasibility of cost-based reimbursement. Affects 23 small, rural hospitals nationwide. Demo included in MMA, extended and expanded in ACA and Budget neutral; Support HR 663 and S 332, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015, a bill that would make permanent both the Medicare-dependent Hospital (MDH) program and the enhanced low-volume Medicare adjustment for prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals, which are vital programs for rural hospitals and the patients and communities they serve; Support S 257 and HR 1611, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTs)Act of 2015, a bill that would provide hospitals relief from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations with respect to direct supervision of outpatient therapeutic services; Support HR 270,Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015, a bill that requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make a necessary adjustment to how it implements the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs and to extend non-enforcement for the Medicare direct supervision requirement for therapeutic hospital outpatient services for CAHs and rural hospitals ; Meaningful use flexibility: advocating for a shorter meaningful use reporting period and other flexibilities that would increase hospitals ability to meet Stage 2 and move forward with the program,that Stage 3 not begin until no sooner than 2019 and that meaningful use requirements for hospitals and CAHs align with those for eligible clinicians in MACRA; Support S. 377 and HR 745, Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to ambulance services under the Medicare program and to reform payments for such services under such program; Support S. 688 and HR 1343, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the Medicare hospital readmission reduction program to respond to patient disparities; Support S 629 and H.R. 1784, Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act, a bill to enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments under the Medicare program to hospitals for the costs of such programs; Urged limitations on Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs)that includes financial penalties for inaccurate audit decisions; Provide input to CMS on implementation of quality measures required under the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014; Analyze and develop suggested changes to the Personalize Your Care Act of 2015, a bill that would provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation under Medicare and Medicaid; Oppose HR 2895, Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act of 2015, a bill that would establish parity under the Medicare program for ambulatory cancer care services furnished in the hospital outpatient department and the physician office setting; Oppose HR 976 and HR 2513 Promoting Access, Competition, and Equity Act of 2015(PACE) Act of 2015, a bill to allow an increase in, and expansion of, physician-owned hospitals eligible for Medicare reimbursement; Support S 1148 and HR 2124Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015, a bill to increase the number of Medicare-supported physician residency slots; Urged SFC Chronic Care Working Group to consider expanding access to telehealth, removing legal barriers to clinical integration, and better engaging beneficiaries in their health and health care;Testified at the Observation status, Improving competition in Medicare and Prompt payment hearings; Support HR 2156, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the practices of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare program; Discuss S. 861, Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures Act of 2015 or the PRIME Act of 2015 with the Senate Finance Committee to reform the Medicare audits and appeals process; Support S. 2141 Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology (TRUST IT) Act, a bill for improved transparency of information about certified EHRs; Advocate to improve interoperability of electronic health records; Letter to CMS urging use of existing authority to bring flexibility to the EHR Incentive Program and discussion about needed flexibility; Support H.R. 5164, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act, a bill to extend the enforcement moratorium on CMS direct supervision policy for CAHs and small, rural hospitals; Support S. 3129/H.R. 5613, legislation to extend through CY2016, the enforcement moratorium on CMS direct supervision policy for CAHs and small, rural hospitals.

Medical liability reform (H.R. 836/S. 884, H.R. 4771) Mental health & opioid abuse policy (H.R. 2646, H.R. 4435, S. 1893, S. 1913, S. 524, S. 2680, S. 480, S. 2687, H.R. 4843, H.R. 4499/S. 2758, H.R. 3680, H.R. 3691, H.R. 4599, H.R. 4651, H.R. 4976, H.R. 4978, H.R. 4982, H.R. 4969) 340B discount drug program Chronic care policy Nurse education policy (H.R. 977/H.R. 1784/S. 629, H.R. 2713) Trauma (H.R. 4365) Cybersecurity policy

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 977, H.R. 1784, S. 629 - Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act or the MEND Act Hospital Payment Reform - MEND Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support HR 672 and S 607, Rural Community Hospital (RCH) Demonstration Extension Act of 2015, a bill that will extend the demonstration for five more years, will ensure that RCH continues to help Americas communities in many ways, especially by allowing hospitals to expand and improve the services rural communities need. Also enables hospitals with fewer than 51 beds to test the feasibility of cost-based reimbursement. Affects 23 small, rural hospitals nationwide. Demo included in MMA, extended and expanded in ACA and Budget neutral; Support HR 663 and S 332, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015, a bill that would make permanent both the Medicare-dependent Hospital (MDH) program and the enhanced low-volume Medicare adjustment for prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals, which are vital programs for rural hospitals and the patients and communities they serve; Support S 257 and HR 1611, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTs)Act of 2015, a bill that would provide hospitals relief from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations with respect to direct supervision of outpatient therapeutic services; Support HR 270,Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015, a bill that requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make a necessary adjustment to how it implements the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs and to extend non-enforcement for the Medicare direct supervision requirement for therapeutic hospital outpatient services for CAHs and rural hospitals ; Meaningful use flexibility: advocating for a shorter meaningful use reporting period and other flexibilities that would increase hospitals ability to meet Stage 2 and move forward with the program,that Stage 3 not begin until no sooner than 2019 and that meaningful use requirements for hospitals and CAHs align with those for eligible clinicians in MACRA; Support S. 377 and HR 745, Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to ambulance services under the Medicare program and to reform payments for such services under such program; Support S. 688 and HR 1343, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the Medicare hospital readmission reduction program to respond to patient disparities; Support S 629 and H.R. 1784, Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act, a bill to enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments under the Medicare program to hospitals for the costs of such programs; Urged limitations on Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs)that includes financial penalties for inaccurate audit decisions; Provide input to CMS on implementation of quality measures required under the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014; Analyze and develop suggested changes to the Personalize Your Care Act of 2015, a bill that would provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation under Medicare and Medicaid; Oppose HR 2895, Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act of 2015, a bill that would establish parity under the Medicare program for ambulatory cancer care services furnished in the hospital outpatient department and the physician office setting; Oppose HR 976 and HR 2513 Promoting Access, Competition, and Equity Act of 2015(PACE) Act of 2015, a bill to allow an increase in, and expansion of, physician-owned hospitals eligible for Medicare reimbursement; Support S 1148 and HR 2124Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015, a bill to increase the number of Medicare-supported physician residency slots; Urged SFC Chronic Care Working Group to consider expanding access to telehealth, removing legal barriers to clinical integration, and better engaging beneficiaries in their health and health care;Testified at the Observation status, Improving competition in Medicare and Prompt payment hearings; Support HR 2156, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the practices of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare program; Discuss S. 861, Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures Act of 2015 or the PRIME Act of 2015 with the Senate Finance Committee to reform the Medicare audits and appeals process; Support S. 2141 Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology (TRUST IT) Act, a bill for improved transparency of information about certified EHRs; Advocate to improve interoperability of electronic health records; Letter to CMS urging use of existing authority to bring flexibility to the EHR Incentive Program and discussion about needed flexibility; Support H.R. 5164, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act, a bill to extend the enforcement moratorium on CMS direct supervision policy for CAHs and small, rural hospitals; Support S. 3129/H.R. 5613, legislation to extend through CY2016, the enforcement moratorium on CMS direct supervision policy for CAHs and small, rural hospitals.

Medical liability reform (H.R. 836/S. 884, H.R. 4771) Mental health & opioid abuse policy (H.R. 2646, H.R. 4435, S. 1893, S. 1913, S. 524, S. 2680, S. 480, S. 2687, H.R. 4843, H.R. 4499/S. 2758, H.R. 3680, H.R. 3691, H.R. 4599, H.R. 4651, H.R. 4976, H.R. 4978, H.R. 4982, H.R. 4969) 340B discount drug program Chronic care policy Nurse education policy (H.R. 977/H.R. 1784/S. 629, H.R. 2713)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 977, H.R. 1784, S. 629 - Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act or the MEND Act Hospital Payment Reform - MEND Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support HR 672 and S 607, Rural Community Hospital (RCH) Demonstration Extension Act of 2015, a bill that will extend the demonstration for five more years, will ensure that RCH continues to help Americas communities in many ways, especially by allowing hospitals to expand and improve the services rural communities need. Also enables hospitals with fewer than 51 beds to test the feasibility of cost-based reimbursement. Affects 23 small, rural hospitals nationwide. Demo included in MMA, extended and expanded in ACA and Budget neutral; Support HR 663 and S 332, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015, a bill that would make permanent both the Medicare-dependent Hospital (MDH) program and the enhanced low-volume Medicare adjustment for prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals, which are vital programs for rural hospitals and the patients and communities they serve; Support S 257 and HR 1611, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTs)Act of 2015, a bill that would provide hospitals relief from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations with respect to direct supervision of outpatient therapeutic services; Support HR 270,Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015, a bill that requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make a necessary adjustment to how it implements the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs and to extend non-enforcement for the Medicare direct supervision requirement for therapeutic hospital outpatient services for CAHs and rural hospitals ; Meaningful use flexibility: advocating for a shorter meaningful use reporting period and other flexibilities that would increase hospitals ability to meet Stage 2 and move forward with the program and that Stage 3 not begin until 75 percent of EHs, CAHs and EPs attain Stage 2.; Support S. 377 and HR 745, Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to ambulance services under the Medicare program and to reform payments for such services under such program; Support S. 688 and HR 1343, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the Medicare hospital readmission reduction program to respond to patient disparities; Support S 629 and H.R. 1784, Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act, a bill to enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments under the Medicare program to hospitals for the costs of such programs; Urged limitations on Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs)that includes financial penalties for inaccurate audit decisions; Support ICD-10 delay and advocate to maintain the Oct. 1, 2015 transition date for ICD-10; Provide input to CMS on implementation of quality measures required under the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014; Analyze and develop suggested changes to the Personalize Your Care Act of 2015, a bill that would provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation under Medicare and Medicaid; Oppose HR 2895, Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act of 2015, a bill that would establish parity under the Medicare program for ambulatory cancer care services furnished in the hospital outpatient department and the physician office setting; Oppose HR 976 and HR 2513 Promoting Access, Competition, and Equity Act of 2015(PACE) Act of 2015, a bill to allow an increase in, and expansion of, physician-owned hospitals eligible for Medicare reimbursement; Support S 1148 and HR 2124Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015, a bill to increase the number of Medicare-supported physician residency slots; Urged SFC Chronic Care Working Group to consider expanding access to telehealth, removing legal barriers to clinical integration, and better engaging beneficiaries in their health and health care;Testified at the Observation status, Improving competition in Medicare and Prompt payment hearings; Support HR 2156, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the practices of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare program; Discuss S. 861, Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures Act of 2015 or the PRIME Act of 2015 with the Senate Finance Committee to reform the Medicare audits and appeals process; Support S. 2141 Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology (TRUST IT) Act, a bill for improved transparency of information about certified EHRs; Advocate to improve interoperability of electronic health records.

Medical liability reform (H.R. 836/S. 884, H.R. 4771) Mental health & opioid abuse policy (H.R. 2646, H.R. 4435, S. 1893, S. 1913, S. 524, S. 2680, S. 480, S. 2687, H.R. 4843) 340B discount drug program Chronic care policy Nurse education policy (H.R. 977/H.R. 1784/S. 629, H.R. 2713)

Client expense: $83,731 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 977, H.R. 1784, S. 629 - Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act or the MEND Act Hospital Payment Reform - MEND Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support S 258 and HR 169, Critical Access Hospital Relief Act, a bill that would remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement as a condition of payment for critical access hospitals (CAHs); Support HR 293, a bill to exempt certain journals and text books used in continuing medical education (CME) from manufacturer transparency reporting requirements; Participated in the Hearing, Examining the 340B Drug Pricing Program and submitted testimony about the 340B program, a federal drug discount program to Subcommittee members who will review the functionality of the program to ensure it is meeting its intended goals; HR 6, 21st Century Cures, it is a bill that accelerates the discovery and development of cures, and also includes provisions addressing interoperability of health IT and would provide additional money to NIH and the FDA; Two midnight discussion with several members of Congress; Support, Advancing Telehealth Opportunities in Medicare Telehealth, submitted a letter outlining the benefits of telehealth and showcases successful hospital and health system efforts. It also outlines barriers to greater use of telehealth; Submitted letter pertaining to interoperabilty within the hospital communities; Support S. 599, Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2015, legislation easing the shortage of psychiatric beds and extend and expand the CMS emergency psychiatric demonstration project; Comments on H.R.1458, BACPAC Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide bundled payments for post-acute care services under parts A and B of Medicare, and submitted a statement for a hearing on HR 1458 (re bundled payments for post-acute and other post-hospital services); Discussed Equity of Care Issues with members of congress; Advocate for funding by working with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Hospital Preparedness Program staff on ensuring adequate Ebola hospital funding; Working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on ongoing Ebola-related issues and guidance; Working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure that hospitals continue to be able to use blood glucose monitoring systems (BGMS) on hospitalized patients; Discussion of draft guidance on drug compounding and repackaging; Working with ASPR and CDC staff to define the impact of the Hospital Preparedness Program and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program on improving health care system preparedness; Support efforts to advocate on Ebola within a discussion with FDA regarding impact on access to chest tubes regarding the Atrium Medical Corp and Maquet consent decree ; Advocate for regulatory approach in a discussion with White House staff regarding new initiative promoting bystander involvement in stopping hemorrhage in injured civilians; Attended a roundtable discussion on Opioid-related dependence, overdose, and death at HHS; Advocate for changes to The Care Planning Act, a bill that would provide for advanced illness care coordination services for Medicare beneficiaries; Support HR 2878 and S 1461,a bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015; Support S.799/HR 1462, Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, a bill to combat the rise of prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome;Discussed S. 1349, a bill that amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a hospital or critical access hospital with an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give each individual who receives observation services as an outpatient for more than 24 hours an adequate oral and written notification within 36 hours after beginning; Supported expansions to Medicare reimbursement for telehealth along with changes to the Health Care Connect Fund; Support the H.R. 2745, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER Act), a bill to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney General exercises such authority; Comments on S.1648, Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a sustainable future for rural healthcare. Support HR 1784, Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act (MEND Act), a bill to enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments under the Medicare program to hospitals for the costs of such programs;Urged that HHS refrain from finalizing a stage 3 meaningful use rule; Advocate for Appropriate Surveyor Guidance on Calculated Hospitals in discussion about member concerns regarding remarks of CMS official that were confusing during a health lawyers association webinar; Discussion with CMS staff regarding proposed rule on establishing market-based payments for clinical laboratory tests; Discussion to rescind the proposed 2 percent cut to CY 2016 outpatient PPS conversion factor; Support H.R.2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth coverage in three phases; Comment on HR 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015,A bill to make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals with mental illness and families in mental health crisis;Spoke with Rep. Kinds office on legislation to address the opioid epidemic in America; Support HR 1604, Veterans Mental Health Care Access Act, a bill that expands access to mental health services for veterans; Support H.R. 3183, The Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, a bill which makes significant improvements to the Veterans Choice Program; Testified at three Insurance Consolidation Hearings to discuss the impact of the proposed acquisitions involving Aetna/ Humana and Anthem/Cigna; Support S 1189 The Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act, a bill that reauthorizes the Conrad 30 and makes other changes to the program to improve patient access to care; Discussed quality measurement, meaningful use and Conditions of Participation; Conversation with CMS about the IOM Vital Signs report and how its recommendations could make quality measurement more meaningful; Spoke with CMS urging the Agency to correct the misimpression that was created statements made during a National Association of Medical Staff Specialists webinar by a CMS employee; Discussion with CMS about proposals contained in the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS proposed rule urging CMS not to finalize two quality measures; Meeting at CMMI to discuss CCJR; Discuss S. 2141the Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology Act of 2015, the TRUST Act, a bill that includes a definition of information blocking and a framework to assess interoperability of certified health IT (a health IT ratings program); Support S.1461 and H.R. 2878 a bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015; Oppose S. 1648 Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital ActTo establish an alternative payment model for CAHs and small, rural hospitals whereby they may transition to become a rural emergency hospital.; Oppose H.R. 3225 Save Rural Hospitals Act, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced payments to rural health care providers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; Discuss S. 1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, a bill to make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals with mental illness and families in mental health crisis. It would reauthorize certain federal mental health programs, revise the IMD exclusion, reform SAMHSA, and study parity in mental health laws. Support S. 1893, The Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015, a bill to reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders; Letter asking for modifications to H.R. 3298 Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing (PAC VBP) Act of 2015, the legislation would establish a value-based purchasing program for LTCHs, IRFs, SNFs and HH agencies. Worked to streamline and improve quality measures; Discussed how to implement the framework in the National Academy of Medicines Vital Signs report to streamline and focus quality measures used in Medicare programs; Discussed Opioid prescribing guidelines with the CDC to provide feedback on the opioid prescribing guidelines they were developing; Discussion with CMS regarding CAH designation status, negative impact of Insurance Consolidations on Medicare Advantage and for modifications to Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model regarding aspects of the proposed rule.

Medical liability reform (H.R. 836/S. 884) Mental health & opioid abuse policy (S. 599, H.R. 2646, S. 1893, S. 799/H.R. 1462, ) 340B discount drug program Chronic care policy Nurse education policy (H.R. 977 / H.R. 1784 / S. 629, H.R. 2713)

Client expense: $73,623 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Funding for economic development of Dayton, Ohio region; securing approval and funding for Military Construction (MILCON) for the Acquisition Management Complex Phase 5 for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; allowing the administrative fund from Foreign Military Sales to be used for construction; securing an increase in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) budget for additive manufacturing; changing the management structure of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) to include a civilian executive director; securing a decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a National Veterans Health Administration archives at the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center; securing funding for the purchase of the Wright Company Factory buildings for the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; keeping the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center from closing; allowing the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to hire non-governmental patent attorneys to speed technology transfer activities; allowing the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to form Educational Partnership Agreements (EPA) with law and business schools in support of the laboratorys technology transfer program; increasing funding for Air Force technology transfer programs; reducing the burden for government scientists, educators, and researchers for travel and conference attendance; continuing the Air Force Minority Leaders Program; expanding the authority of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) to enroll non-government civilian students; monitoring the use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) acquisition strategy; getting a response to a study by the National Research Council of the National Academies making recommendations for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT); maintaining the Presidential Collection at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF); funding construction of an Assault Strip at Springfield Air National Guard Base for the 445th Airlift Wing (Air Force Reserve); establishing a partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center-Lima (JSMC); increasing research at the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center and promoting collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; getting the National Park Service to conduct studies to complete the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; increasing operating funds for the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Historic Monument in Xenia; reusing the Wilmington Air Park for a Federal Aviation Administration test center; securing federal funding to help develop the Dayton Region Riverfront; securing federal funding to help move the Montgomery County Fairgrounds; ensuring that the Defense Department has the right of first refusal for excess real and personal property that it helped develop; amending Section 403 of H.R. 810, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014, to add the Secretary of Defense among the required NASA partners on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research; passing H.R. 202 and its companion bill S. 1007, to amend Section 101(b)(5) of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww(b)(5)) by striking Aviation Center and inserting National Museum; the following sections in the House-passed version of H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2016: Section 221, Expansion of Education Partnerships to support technology transfer and transition; Section 591, Authority for United States Air Force Institute of Technology to Charge and Retain Tuition for Instruction of Persons Other Than Air Force Personnel Detailed for Instruction at the Institute; Section 713, Reports on Proposed Realignments of Military Medical Treatment Facilities; Section 2851, Renaming Site of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio; Subtitle E-Military justice, including sexual assault and domestic violence prevention and response; the following sections in the Senate-passed version of H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2016: Section 211, Centers for science, technology, and engineering partnership; Section 216, Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under Department of Defense science, mathematics, and research for transformation program to include citizens of countries participating in the technical cooperation program; Section 1109, Expansion of temporary authority to make direct appointments of candidates possessing bachelors degrees to scientific and engineering positions at science and technology reinvention laboratories; Section 1111, Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the technical skills and expertise at certain department of defense laboratories; Section 2805, Lab modernization pilot program; H.R. 2685, Defense Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; S.1558, Defense Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; H.R.1784, Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act (MEND Act), all provisions; increasing research funds for the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Homeland Security and other federal agencies.

H.R. 977, H.R. 1784, S. 629 - Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act or the MEND Act Hospital Payment Reform - MEND Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support S 258 and HR 169, Critical Access Hospital Relief Act, a bill that would remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement as a condition of payment for critical access hospitals (CAHs); Support HR 293, a bill to exempt certain journals and text books used in continuing medical education (CME) from manufacturer transparency reporting requirements; Participated in the Hearing, Examining the 340B Drug Pricing Program and submitted testimony about the 340B program, a federal drug discount program to Subcommittee members who will review the functionality of the program to ensure it is meeting its intended goals; HR 6, 21st Century Cures, it is a bill that accelerates the discovery and development of cures, and also includes provisions addressing interoperability of health IT and would provide additional money to NIH and the FDA; Two midnight discussion with several members of Congress; Support, Advancing Telehealth Opportunities in Medicare Telehealth, submitted a letter outlining the benefits of telehealth and showcases successful hospital and health system efforts. It also outlines barriers to greater use of telehealth; Submitted letter pertaining to interoperabilty within the hospital communities; Support S. 599, Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2015, legislation easing the shortage of psychiatric beds and extend and expand the CMS emergency psychiatric demonstration project; Comments on H.R.1458, BACPAC Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide bundled payments for post-acute care services under parts A and B of Medicare, and submitted a statement for a hearing on HR 1458 (re bundled payments for post-acute and other post-hospital services); Discussed Equity of Care Issues with members of congress; Advocate for funding by working with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Hospital Preparedness Program staff on ensuring adequate Ebola hospital funding; Working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on ongoing Ebola-related issues and guidance; Working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure that hospitals continue to be able to use blood glucose monitoring systems (BGMS) on hospitalized patients; Discussion of draft guidance on drug compounding and repackaging; Working with ASPR and CDC staff to define the impact of the Hospital Preparedness Program and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program on improving health care system preparedness; Support efforts to advocate on Ebola within a discussion with FDA regarding impact on access to chest tubes regarding the Atrium Medical Corp and Maquet consent decree ; Advocate for regulatory approach in a discussion with White House staff regarding new initiative promoting bystander involvement in stopping hemorrhage in injured civilians; Attended a roundtable discussion on Opioid-related dependence, overdose, and death at HHS; Advocate for changes to The Care Planning Act, a bill that would provide for advanced illness care coordination services for Medicare beneficiaries; Support HR 2878 and S 1461,a bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015; Support S.799/HR 1462, Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, a bill to combat the rise of prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome;Discussed S. 1349, a bill that amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a hospital or critical access hospital with an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give each individual who receives observation services as an outpatient for more than 24 hours an adequate oral and written notification within 36 hours after beginning; Submitted a statement to the Senate Commerce Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet Subcommittee hearing on Advancing Telehealth through Connectivity. The statement supports expansions to Medicare reimbursement for telehealth along with changes to the Health Care Connect Fund at the Federal Communications Commission; Support the H.R. 2745, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER Act), a bill to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney General exercises such authority; Comments on S.1648, Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a sustainable future for rural healthcare. Support HR 1784, Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act (MEND Act), a bill to enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments under the Medicare program to hospitals for the costs of such programs; Submitted comments to HHS to refrain from finalizing a stage 3 meaningful use rule; Advocate for Appropriate Surveyor Guidance on Calculated Hospitals during a meeting with staff in Center for Clinical Standards and quality to discuss member concerns regarding remarks of CMS official confusing during health lawyers association webinar; Discussion with CMS staff regarding proposed rule on establishing market-based payments for clinical laboratory tests; Discussion to rescind the proposed 2 percent cut to CY 2016 outpatient PPS conversion factor; Support H.R.2948 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth coverage in three phases; Comment on HR 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015,A bill to make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals with mental illness and families in mental health crisis;Spoke with Rep. Kinds office on legislation to address the opioid epidemic in America; Support HR 1604, Veterans Mental Health Care Access Act, a bill that expands access to mental health services for veterans; Support H.R. 3183, The Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, a bill which makes significant improvements to the Veterans Choice Program; Testified at three Insurance Consolidation Hearings to discuss the impact of the proposed acquisitions involving Aetna/ Humana and Anthem/Cigna; Support S 1189 The Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act, a bill that reauthorizes the Conrad 30 and makes other changes to the program to improve patient access to care; Discussed quality measurement, meaningful use and Conditions of Participation; Conversation with CMS about the IOM Vital Signs report and how its recommendations could make quality measurement more meaningful; Spoke with CMS urging the Agency to correct the misimpression that was created statements made during a National Association of Medical Staff Specialists webinar by a CMS employee; Discussion with CMS about proposals contained in the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS proposed rule urging CMS not to finalize two quality measures; Meeting at CMMI to discuss CCJR; Discuss S. 2141the Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology Act of 2015, the TRUST Act, a bill that includes a definition of information blocking and a framework to assess interoperability of certified health IT (a health IT ratings program); Support S.1461 and H.R. 2878 a bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015; Oppose S. 1648 Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital ActTo establish an alternative payment model for CAHs and small, rural hospitals whereby they may transition to become a rural emergency hospital.; Oppose H.R. 3225 Save Rural Hospitals Act, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced payments to rural health care providers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; Discuss S. 1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, a bill to make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals with mental illness and families in mental health crisis. It would reauthorize certain federal mental health programs, revise the IMD exclusion, reform SAMHSA, and study parity in mental health laws. Support S. 1893The Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015A bill to reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders.

HR 1784 and SB 629; bills to enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments under Medicare to hospitals for the costs of such programs.

Client expense: $11,019 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medical liability reform (H.R. 836/S. 884) Mental health policy (S. 599, H.R. 2646, S. 1893, S. 799/H.R. 1462) Prescription drug monitoring (S. 480) Childrens Health Insurance Program Veterans Access to Care 340B discount drug program Chronic care policy Trauma Care policy (H.R. 647, H.R. 648 / S. 763) Nurse education policy (H.R. 977 / H.R. 1784 / S. 629)

Client expense: $67,490 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Funding for economic development of Dayton, Ohio region; securing approval and funding for Military Construction (MILCON) for the Acquisition Management Complex Phase 5 for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; allowing the administrative fund from Foreign Military Sales to be used for construction; securing an increase in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) budget for additive manufacturing; changing the management structure of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) to include a civilian executive director; securing a decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a National Veterans Health Administration archives at the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center; securing funding for the purchase of the Wright Company Factory buildings for the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; keeping the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center from closing; allowing the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to hire non-governmental patent attorneys to speed technology transfer activities; allowing the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to form Educational Partnership Agreements (EPA) with law and business schools in support of the laboratorys technology transfer program; increasing funding for Air Force technology transfer programs; reducing the burden for government scientists, educators, and researchers for travel and conference attendance; continuing the Air Force Minority Leaders Program; expanding the authority of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) to enroll non-government civilian students; monitoring the use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) acquisition strategy; getting a response to a study by the National Research Council of the National Academies making recommendations for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT); maintaining the Presidential Collection at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF); funding construction of an Assault Strip at Springfield Air National Guard Base for the 445th Airlift Wing (Air Force Reserve); establishing a partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center-Lima (JSMC); increasing research at the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center and promoting collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; getting the National Park Service to conduct studies to complete the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; increasing operating funds for the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Historic Monument in Xenia; reusing the Wilmington Air Park for a Federal Aviation Administration test center; securing federal funding to help develop the Dayton Region Riverfront; securing federal funding to help move the Montgomery County Fairgrounds; ensuring that the Defense Department has the right of first refusal for excess real and personal property that it helped develop; amending Section 403 of H.R. 810, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014, to add the Secretary of Defense among the required NASA partners on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research; passing H.R. 202 and its companion bill S. 1007, to amend Section 101(b)(5) of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww(b)(5)) by striking Aviation Center and inserting National Museum; the following sections in the House-passed version of H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2016: Section 221, Expansion of Education Partnerships to support technology transfer and transition; Section 591, Authority for United States Air Force Institute of Technology to Charge and Retain Tuition for Instruction of Persons Other Than Air Force Personnel Detailed for Instruction at the Institute; Section 713, Reports on Proposed Realignments of Military Medical Treatment Facilities; Section 2851, Renaming Site of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio; Subtitle E-Military justice, including sexual assault and domestic violence prevention and response; the following sections in the Senate-passed version of H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2016: Section 211, Centers for science, technology, and engineering partnership; Section 216, Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under Department of Defense science, mathematics, and research for transformation program to include citizens of countries participating in the technical cooperation program; Section 1109, Expansion of temporary authority to make direct appointments of candidates possessing bachelors degrees to scientific and engineering positions at science and technology reinvention laboratories; Section 1111, Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the technical skills and expertise at certain department of defense laboratories; Section 2805, Lab modernization pilot program; H.R. 2685, Defense Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; S.1558, Defense Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; H.R.1784, Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act (MEND Act), all provisions; increasing research funds for the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Homeland Security and other federal agencies.

- Responded to a request from U.S. Senate committee staff for the Missouri Hospital Associations assessment of a proposed CMS regulation - Responded to a request from U.S House of Representatives staff for the Missouri Hospital Associations analysis of H.R. 1201 of the 113th Congress and its implications for Missouri hospitals - Sent information to a staff of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding projections of the future supply of and demand for physicians - Sent a letter of endorsement of H.R 1784, the Making Education for Nurses Dependable for Schools Act, to the bills sponsor and the members of the Missouri congressional delegation - Responded to a request from U.S. House of Representatives staff for an analysis of H.R. 3288, the Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015 - Provided information to member hospitals for use in congressional advocacy on medical education projections, H.R. 876 of the 114th Congress, H.R. 1479 of the 114th Congress, H.R. 169/S.258 of the 114th Congress, H.R. 1611/S. 257 of the 114th Congress, H.R. 688/H.R. 1343 of the 114th Congress - Responded to a request from U.S. Senate staff for data and analysis regarding the implications for Missouri hospitals of increases in the price of specific drugs used in medical treatment procedures.

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

H.R. 977, H.R. 1784, S. 629 - Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act or the MEND Act Hospital Improvement for Payment Act, section 209 MEND Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1784 and SB 629; bills to enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments under Medicare to hospitals for the costs of such programs.

Client expense: $12,018 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support S 258 and HR 169, Critical Access Hospital Relief Act, a bill that would remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement as a condition of payment for critical access hospitals (CAHs); Support HR 293, a bill to exempt certain journals and text books used in continuing medical education (CME) from manufacturer transparency reporting requirements; Participated in the Hearing, Examining the 340B Drug Pricing Program and submitted testimony about the 340B program, a federal drug discount program to Subcommittee members who will review the functionality of the program to ensure it is meeting its intended goals; HR 6, 21st Century Cures, it is a bill that accelerates the discovery and development of cures, and also includes provisions addressing interoperability of health IT and would provide additional money to NIH and the FDA; Two midnight discussion with several members of Congress; Support, Advancing Telehealth Opportunities in Medicare Telehealth, submitted a letter outlining the benefits of telehealth and showcases successful hospital and health system efforts. It also outlines barriers to greater use of telehealth; Submitted letter pertaining to interoperabilty within the hospital communities; Support S. 599, Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2015, a bill that is an important step toward easing the shortage of psychiatric beds in communities across the nation and revise the length of the emergency psychiatric demonstration project that is currently limited to three years; Comments on H.R.1458, BACPAC Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide bundled payments for post-acute care services under parts A and B of Medicare, and submitted a statement for a hearing on HR 1458 (re bundled payments for post-acute and other post-hospital services); Discussed Equity of Care Issues with members of congress; Advocate for funding by working with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Hospital Preparedness Program staff on ensuring adequate Ebola hospital funding; Working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on ongoing Ebola-related issues and guidance; Working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure that hospitals continue to be able to use blood glucose monitoring systems (BGMS) on hospitalized patients; Discussion of draft guidance on drug compounding and repackaging; Working with ASPR and CDC staff to define the impact of the Hospital Preparedness Program and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program on improving health care system preparedness; Support efforts to advocate on Ebola within a discussion with FDA regarding impact on access to chest tubes regarding the Atrium Medical Corp and Maquet consent decree ; Advocate for regulatory approach in a discussion with White House staff regarding new initiative promoting bystander involvement in stopping hemorrhage in injured civilians; Attended a roundtable discussion on Opioid-related dependence, overdose, and death at HHS; Advocate for changes to The Care Planning Act, a bill that would provide for advanced illness care coordination services for Medicare beneficiaries; Support HR 2878 and S 1461,a bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015; Support S.799/HR 1462, Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, a bill to combat the rise of prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome;Discussed S. 1349, a bill that amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a hospital or critical access hospital with an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give each individual who receives observation services as an outpatient for more than 24 hours an adequate oral and written notification within 36 hours after beginning; Submitted a statement to the Senate Commerce Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet Subcommittee hearing on Advancing Telehealth through Connectivity. The statement supports expansions to Medicare reimbursement for telehealth along with changes to the Health Care Connect Fund at the Federal Communications Commission; Support the H.R. 2745, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER Act), a bill to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney General exercises such authority; Comments on S.1648, Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act of 2015, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a sustainable future for rural healthcare. Support HR 1784, Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act (MEND Act), a bill to enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments under the Medicare program to hospitals for the costs of such programs; Submitted comments to HHS to refrain from finalizing a stage 3 meaningful use rule; Advocate for Appropriate Surveyor Guidance on Calculated Hospitals during a meeting with staff in Center for Clinical Standards and quality to discuss member concerns regarding remarks of CMS official confusing during health lawyers association webinar.

H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act S. 1549 - Care Planning Act S. 711/H.R. 1877 - Mental Health First Aid Act S. 629/H.R. 1784 - Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act H.R. 2713 - Nursing Workforce Reinvestment Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 977, H.R. 1784, S. 629 - Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act or the MEND Act Hospital Improvement for Payment Act, section 209 MEND Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Funding for economic development of Dayton, Ohio region; securing approval and funding for Military Construction (MILCON) for the Acquisition Management Complex Phase 5 for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; allowing the administrative fund from Foreign Military Sales to be used for construction; securing an increase in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) budget for additive manufacturing; changing the management structure of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) to include a civilian executive director; securing a decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a National Veterans Health Administration archives at the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center; securing funding for the purchase of the Wright Company Factory buildings for the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; keeping the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center from closing; allowing the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to hire non-governmental patent attorneys to speed technology transfer activities; allowing the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to form Educational Partnership Agreements (EPA) with law and business schools in support of the laboratorys technology transfer program; increasing funding for Air Force technology transfer programs; reducing the burden for government scientists, educators, and researchers for travel and conference attendance; continuing the Air Force Minority Leaders Program; expanding the authority of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) to enroll non-government civilian students; monitoring the use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) acquisition strategy; getting a response to a study by the National Research Council of the National Academies making recommendations for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT); maintaining the Presidential Collection at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF); funding construction of an Assault Strip at Springfield Air National Guard Base for the 445th Airlift Wing (Air Force Reserve); establishing a partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center-Lima (JSMC); increasing research at the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center and promoting collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; getting the National Park Service to conduct studies to complete the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; increasing operating funds for the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Historic Monument in Xenia; reusing the Wilmington Air Park for a Federal Aviation Administration test center; securing federal funding to help develop the Dayton Region Riverfront; securing federal funding to help move the Montgomery County Fairgrounds; ensuring that the Defense Department has the right of first refusal for excess real and personal property that it helped develop; amending Section 403 of H.R. 810, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014, to add the Secretary of Defense among the required NASA partners on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research; passing H.R. 202 and its companion bill S. 1007, to amend Section 101(b)(5) of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww(b)(5)) by striking Aviation Center and inserting National Museum; the following sections in the House-passed version of H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2016: Section 221, Expansion of Education Partnerships to support technology transfer and transition; Section 591, Authority for United States Air Force Institute of Technology to Charge and Retain Tuition for Instruction of Persons Other Than Air Force Personnel Detailed for Instruction at the Institute; Section 713, Reports on Proposed Realignments of Military Medical Treatment Facilities; Section 2851, Renaming Site of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio; Subtitle E-Military justice, including sexual assault and domestic violence prevention and response; the following sections in the Senate-passed version of H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2016: Section 211, Centers for science, technology, and engineering partnership; Section 216, Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under Department of Defense science, mathematics, and research for transformation program to include citizens of countries participating in the technical cooperation program; Section 1109, Expansion of temporary authority to make direct appointments of candidates possessing bachelors degrees to scientific and engineering positions at science and technology reinvention laboratories; Section 1111, Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the technical skills and expertise at certain department of defense laboratories; Section 2805, Lab modernization pilot program; H.R. 2685, Defense Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; S.1558, Defense Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; H.R.1784, Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act (MEND Act), all provisions; increasing research funds for the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Homeland Security and other federal agencies.

HR 1784 a bill to enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments under Medicare to hospitals for the costs of such programs.

Client expense: $69,229 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE