HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007

Uniting American Families Act (S 1328, HR 2221); HIV Non-Discrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 (S 2486, HR 3337).

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Special Counsel, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Food Stamp Program and Nutrition for legal immigrants in farming legislation S. 1328/HR. 2221 - Uniting American Families Act of 2007 ICE Raids Family detention standards Health tracking of immigrant detainees H.R. 5950 - Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 S. 2731 - PEPFAR (Specifically HIV/AIDS Travel and Immigration Ban) S. 2486/H.R. 3337 - HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel & Immigration Act

Client expense: $186,837 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Uniting American Families Act (S 1328, HR 2221); HIV Non-Discrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 (S 2486, HR 3337).

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Uniting American Families Act (S 1328, HR 2221); HIV Non-Discrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 (S 2486, HR 3337).

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Global AIDS Issues-especially the epidemic in Asia -S.2731/HR5501-Reauthorization of PEPFAR -S. 2486 - HIV Nondiscrimination and Travel Act Domestic AIDS Issues - HIV and Corrections -HR 178 and HR 1943 HR 6680 The Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention (CAHP) Act of 2008

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

H.R. 5501/S. 2731, Lantos/Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act, all Titles, oppose/limit abstinence only provisions, remove HIV travel and immigration entry ban, provide $50 billion funding. S. 860/H.R. 3326 - Early Treatment for HIV Act, all sections, provide States the option to expand Medicaid coverage to early inter- vention, treatment, and healthcare for people living with HIV. *FY2009 Senate and House Labor HHS Appropriations S 3230, H.R. 3043, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Title II, support increased funding for NIH, HRSA and CDC including HIV prevention, treatment, education, training and care, and research. Seek removal of ban spending federal funds on syringe access. End funding for abstinence-only program . S 3260, no House bill number, Title VIII, Section 813, Financial Services and General Government, maintain removal of ban on spending local Washington DC tax funds on syringe access and seek removal of ban on spending federal funds on syringe access, additionally support for $1.4 million to the White House Office of National AIDS Policy for the development of a National AIDS Strategy. S 3261, H.R. 3074, Title II, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Support increased funding for Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA). H.R. 3337/S. 2486, HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007, all sections, remove categorical legal bar to prospective HIV-positive immigrants, foreign students, refugees, and tourists from entry into the United States (note: added to Lantos/Hyde bill). S. 823/H.R. 1420, Microbicide Development Act, all titles, support authorization of increased research funding for microbicides and for coordination among federal agencies conducting microbicide research. Support establishing a branch within the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) dedicated to the development of microbicides. S. 972/H.R. 1653, The Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act, all sections, support state grants (and evaluation of grants) for family life education programs, including education on abstinence and contraception for the prevention of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS. H.R. 178, Justice for the Unprotected Against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed (JUSTICE) Act of 2007, all sections, support allowing community organizations to provide STI counseling, prevention education, and sexual barrier protection devices in federal correctional facilities and support a "sense of Congress" resolution that States should allow legal distribution of sexual barrier protection devices in state correctional facilities to reduce the prevalence and spread of STIs. Support report on correctional facility programs to reduce the spread of STIs and development and implemention of a 5-year strategy to reduce the prevalence and spread of STIs in federal and state correctional facilities. H.R. 1943, The Stop AIDS in Prison Act, all sections, support development of a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for inmates within the correctional setting and upon reentry. H.R. 822, Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2007, all sections, support amending the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and Title 5, United States Code, to require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening. H.R. 1713, Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth (PATHWAY) Act of 2007, all sections, support requiring Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) to establish a comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy to address the vulnerabilities of women and girls in countries that receive United States assistance to combat HIV/AIDS. H.R. 3014 - Health Equity and Accountability Act, all Titles, support improved access and services for linguistic and minority populations, report on, and support of workforce diversity, including career training, cultural competence training, expansion of minority serving institutions and training programs, collection of data on race, ethnicity and linguistic programs. H.R 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Section 102, mental health and substance abuse parity, section 176 create coverage for protection of 6 protected classes of drugs including HIV anti-retroviral drugs, in general support allowing AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) to count as True Out of Pocket TrOOP costs for Medicare Part D coverage. H.R. 6114, Simplifying and Updating National Standards to Encourage Testing (SUNSET) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus of 2008, all sections, support for ending restrictions on HIV testing and recommends the VA participate in an informed verbal consent process for HIV testing. H. R. 6680, Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act, all sections, will permit the use of Federal funds for syringe exchange programs for purposes of reducing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis. S.558, H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, bill to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. Note that H.R. 1424 became the vehicle for the economic stabilization act, however AIDS Action solely worked on the parity provisions and did not advocate regarding the broader bailout. H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. In this continuing resolution, AIDS Action sought increased funding for CDC HIV Prevention programs (but ultimately not included in bill). H. Con Res. 426/S. Con. Res. 103, Resolution to Honor 10th Anniversary of Minority AIDS Initiative to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative and renew the call to address the disproportionate impact of HIV and AIDS in minority communities. No Bill Number, SAMHSA Reauthorization, all sections, reauthorization expected 111th Congress, provides funding for substance abuse treatment particularly treatment for people living with or at risk for HIV, including Minority AIDS Funding. No Bill Number - Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization, all Titles, reauthorization expected before Sept. 30, 2009, support reauthorization of payer of last resort funding for cities, states, direct clinical services, direct family services, dental, Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) to provide funding for people living with HIV plus education and training for professionals providing services.

Food Stamp Program and Nutrition for legal immigrants in farming legislation S. 1328/HR. 2221 - Uniting American Families Act of 2007 ICE Raids Family detention standards Health tracking of immigrant detainees H.R. 5950 - Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 S. 2731 - PEPFAR (Specifically HIV/AIDS Travel and Immigration Ban) S. 2486/H.R. 3337 - HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel & Immigration Act S. 3114 - Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act

Client expense: $162,195 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Justice, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Global AIDS Issues-especially the epidemic in Asia -S.2731/HR5501-Reauthorization of PEPFAR -S. 2486 - HIV Nondiscrimination and Travel Act Domestic AIDS Issues - HIV and Corrections -HR 178 and HR 1943

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

H.R. 5501/S. 2731, Lantos/Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act, all Titles, oppose/limit abstinence only provisions, remove HIV travel and immigration entry ban, provide $50 billion funding. S. 860/H.R. 3326 - Early Treatment for HIV Act, all sections, provide States the option to expand Medicaid coverage to early inter- vention, treatment, and healthcare for people living with HIV. * FY 2009 Budget S. Con. Res. 70 /H. Con. Res. 312, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009, Title I, Section 104 subsection (11) Function 550 Health funding including treatment, prevention, research funding for people living with HIV/AIDS and Title II, Subtitle B, Section 234 support for creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund for demonstration project regarding Medicaid coverage of low-income HIV-infected individuals (authorization would provide States the option to expand Medicaid coverage to early intervention, treatment, and healthcare for people living with HIV). *FY2009 Senate and House Labor HHS Appropriations S 3230, no House bill number, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Title II, support increased funding for NIH, HRSA and CDC including HIV prevention, treatment, education, training and care, and research. Seek removal of ban spending federal funds on syringe access. End funding for abstinence-only program . S 3260, no House bill number, Title VIII, Section 813, Financial Services and General Government, maintain removal of ban on spending local Washington DC tax funds on syringe access and seek removal of ban on spending federal funds on syringe access, additionally support for $1.4 million to the White House Office of National AIDS Policy for the development of a National AIDS Strategy. S 3261, no House bill number, Title II, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Support increased funding for Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA). H.R. 2642, no Senate bill number, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 (e.g. Iraq War Supplemental), Title VII, section 7002, support of moratorium on implementation of Medicaid regulations, with particular concern for support of moratorium on section (3)(B) optional case management services which may affect some people living with HIV who are eligible for case management. H.R. 3337/S. 2486, HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007, all sections, remove categorical legal bar to prospective HIV-positive immigrants, foreign students, refugees, and tourists from entry into the United States (note: added to Lantos/Hyde bill). S. 823/H.R. 1420, Microbicide Development Act, all titles, support authorization of increased research funding for microbicides and for coordination among federal agencies conducting microbicide research. Support establishing a branch within the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) dedicated to the development of microbicides. S. 972/H.R. 1653, The Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act, all sections, support state grants (and evaluation of grants) for family life education programs, including education on abstinence and contraception for the prevention of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS. H.R. 178, Justice for the Unprotected Against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed (JUSTICE) Act of 2007, all sections, support allowing community organizations to provide STI counseling, prevention education, and sexual barrier protection devices in federal correctional facilities and support a "sense of Congress" resolution that States should allow legal distribution of sexual barrier protection devices in state correctional facilities to reduce the prevalence and spread of STIs. Support report on correctional facility programs to reduce the spread of STIs and development and implemention of a 5-year strategy to reduce the prevalence and spread of STIs in federal and state correctional facilities. H.R. 1943, The Stop AIDS in Prison Act, all sections, support development of a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for inmates within the correctional setting and upon reentry. H.R. 822, Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2007, all sections, support amending the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and Title 5, United States Code, to require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening. H.R. 1713, Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth (PATHWAY) Act of 2007, all sections, support requiring Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) to establish a comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy to address the vulnerabilities of women and girls in countries that receive United States assistance to combat HIV/AIDS. H.R. 3014 - Health Equity and Accountability Act, all Titles, support improved access and services for linguistic and minority populations, report on, and support of workforce diversity, including career training, cultural competence training, expansion of minority serving institutions and training programs, collection of data on race, ethnicity and linguistic programs. H.R 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Section 102, mental health and substance abuse parity, section 176 create coverage for protection of 6 protected classes of drugs including HIV anti-retroviral drugs, in general support allowing AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) to count as True Out of Pocket TrOOP costs for Medicare Part D coverage. H.R. 6114, Simplifying and Updating National Standards to Encourage Testing (SUNSET) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus of 2008, all sections, support for ending restrictions on HIV testing and recommends the VA participate in an informed verbal consent process for HIV testing. No Bill Number, SAMHSA Reauthorization, all sections, reauthorization expected 111th Congress, provides funding for substance abuse treatment particularly treatment for people living with or at risk for HIV, including Minority AIDS Funding. No Bill Number - Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization, all Titles, reauthorization expected before Sept. 30, 2009, support reauthorization of payer of last resort funding for cities, states, direct clinical services, direct family services, dental, Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) to provide funding for people living with HIV plus education and training for professionals providing services.

Uniting American Families Act (S 1328, HR 2221); HIV Non-Discrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 (S 2486, HR 3337).

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

S. 2486 - - HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Food Stamp Program and Nutrition for legal immigrants in farming legislation S. 1328/HR. 2221 - Uniting American Families Act of 2007 ICE Raids Family detention standards Health tracking of immigrant detainees H.R. 5950 - Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 S. 2731 - PEPFAR (Specifically HIV/AIDS Travel and Immigration Ban) S. 2486/H.R. 3337 - HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel & Immigration Act

Client expense: $165,660 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

The National Immigration Forum promotes immigration policy that will foster comprehensive solutions to the U.S. immigration crisis. In addition to general education on immigration matters, during the first quarter of 2008, Forum staff participated in the promotion of several legislative proposals relating to emergency relief from removal of deportation and plans to improve the quality of DHS and SSA databases. In addition, 1. The National Immigration Forum made specific lobbying contacts on all aspects of the following bills: a. H.R. 4088/S. 2366/S. 2368. Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act. This bill provides for expanded border and interior enforcement of immigration laws and requires mandatory use of electronic employment verification system. b. H.R. 5515. New Employee Verification Act. This bill would create a mandatory electronic employment verification system (EEVS) that would require all 7 million employers in the U.S. to query a federal government database to check the work authorization status of newly-hired employees. 2. The National Immigration Forum also made contacts relating to immigration issues on the following matters: a. Amendments on S. Con. Res. 70, as amended, setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Amendment #4350. To increase funding for the Department of Education's English Literacy-Civics Education State Grant program. Amendment #4222. To take $670,000 used by the EEOC in bringing actions against employers that require their employees to speak English, and instead use the money to teach English to adults through the Department of Education's English Literacy/Civics Education State Grant program. Amendment #4259. To establish a reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement. Amendment #4231. To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs. Amendment #4309. To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists. Amendment #4208. To increase amounts budgeted for States and local governments for expenses related to immigration enforcement training and support under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, with an offset. Amendment #4373. To establish a reserve fund for studying the effect of cooperation with local law enforcement. b. H.R. 3887, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007. With respect to provisions that adversely affected local governments ability to deal appropriately with the victims of sex trafficking. c. H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, Amendments #29 and 30, prohibiting distribution of funds to students in violation of section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and prohibiting allocations of funds in violation of provisions relating to illegal employment of undocumented immigrants, respectively. d. H.R. 3337/S.2486, HIV, Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 which would redefine the conditions under which non-citizens who are HIV-positive are inadmissible to the United States.

Uniting American Families Act (S 1328, HR 2221); HIV Non-Discrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 (S 2486, HR 3337).

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3014 and S. 1576, legislation to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care and health status HR 5496, the Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2008 S. 558 and H.R. 1424, mental health parity legislation H.R. 5501, United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 S. 2486, HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 S. 1200, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Amendments of 2007 H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act HR. 1567/S. 968, the Comprehensive TB Elimination Act H.R. 1532/S. 1551, the Stop TB Now Act H.R. 2266/S. 1418, the United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007 General advocacy in support of strengthening the public health workforce

Client expense: $29,283 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

Coburn Amendments S 2486 Eliminating block grants in housing bill (DeMint amendment) HR 3221

Client expense: $49,576 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, White House Office

S. 2486 - - HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Global AIDS Issues-especially the epidemic in Asia -S.2731/HR5501-Reauthorization of PEPFAR-HR 1713 PATHWAY Act- against the prostitution pledge and abstinence-only programs in Global AIDS Bills -S. 2486 -HIV Nondiscrimination and Travel Act Domestic AIDS Issues - against support for abstinence-only programs/end federal ban on syringe exchange -HR 1653 REAL Act to provide for reduction of unintended pregnancy, HIV rates and other STD's

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

Uniting American Families Act (S 1328, HR 2221); HIV Non-Discrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 (S. 2486, H.R.3337).

Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported