FORWARD Act of 2018

H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act H.R. 5634, Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2018 H.R. 6071, the Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act, or the SERV Communities Act H.R.6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); National Institutes of Health budget H.R. 6562, the Finding Orphan-disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development Act (the FORWARD Act) of 2018 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for FY 2019 (CMS-1694-F and CMS-1694-CN2); Provisions related to creating a Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG) for Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for CY 2019 (CMS-1693-P); Proposal by CMS for new single, blended payment rate for new and established Evaluation and Management Services physician office visits. Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule for FY 2019 (CMS-1695-P); Proposal by CMS for site-neutral payment to apply to all Hospital Outpatient Departments, including grandfathered HOPDs.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research H.R. 237, Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2017; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research H.R. 589/S.2503, Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (P.L. 115-246); climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research H.R. 5515/S 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019; research and development issues H.R. 5503, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2018; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research; NASA reauthorization issues; research and development funding issues H.R.5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-244); climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research; research and development issues S. 2975, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research; research and development issues H.R.5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; funding for agriculture research programs H.R. 5996, Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research H.R.6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research; funding for research programs; research and development issues S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research; funding for research programs; research and development issues H.R. 6206, Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise Act; extramural research; research facilities issues H.R. 6227/S. 3143, National Quantum Initiative Act; research issues; research and development funding issues H.R.6229, National Institute of Standards and Technology Reauthorization Act of 2018; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; research and development issues H.R. 6562- Finding Orphan-disease Remedies with Anti-Fungal Research and Development Act (the FORWARD Act) of 2018 S. 1425 Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues S. 1768/H.R. 6650, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2018; research and development funding; earth observation research issues S. 2200, National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues S. 2800/S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues S. 3021- America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act of 2018; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research President's FY2020 Budget Request; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing, research and development funding issues Draft, Commercial Realization of Ocean Based Observational Technology Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)