Oil Spill Response Act

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, P.L. 111-322. H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act of 2010. H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010. S. 3614, Oil Spill Response Act. Omnibus Appropriations Draft Legislation, FY11. Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, P.L. 111-242. House Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Draft Legislation, FY11. S. 3635, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011. H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009. S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009. H.R. 6423, Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010. Monitor legislative action related to clean maritime fuel and cyber security.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, P.L. 111-322. H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act of 2010. H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010. S. 3614, Oil Spill Response Act. Omnibus Appropriations Draft Legislation, FY11. Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, P.L. 111-242. House Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Draft Legislation, FY11. S. 3635, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011. H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009. S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009. H.R. 6423, Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010. Monitor legislative action related to clean maritime fuel and cyber security.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Water Management Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 CLEAR Act H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 H.R. 5608- A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to improve oil spill response plans, and for other purposes. S.3516- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to reform the management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. S.3643- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to reform the management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, to improve oil spill compensation, to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. Regulation of Carbon Dioxide under the Clean Air Act- Rockefeller, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act draft legislation EPA Green House Gas (GHG) Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Guidance EPA GHG Mandatory Reporting Rule for Subpart W EPA Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Rulemaking Clean Air Rulemaking relating to NAAQS for Ozone EPA Response to Petition for E15 Waiver by Growth Energy

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

Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Moratorium Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 Clear Act H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 Interior and EPA Appropriations Federal Energy PermittingS.995 and H.R 2362 Comprehensive Energy LegislationSenate Energy and Natural Resources S.807 House Natural Resources Committee Draft Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) (Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced.) Non-Conventional Fuels: HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S. 3280 & S. 3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea

Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 Carbon Limits H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 (CLEAR Act) (cont'd) Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 H.R. 5608- A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to improve oil spill response plans, and for other purposes. S.3516- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to reform the management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. S.3643- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to reform the management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, to improve oil spill compensation, to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S.J. Res 26, Resolution of Disapproval of EPA Endangerment finding Rockefeller, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act draft legislation S.3072 Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act Ethanol Fuel Limits- EPA Response to Petition for E15 Waiver by Growth Energy Clean Air Rulemaking relating to NAAQS for Ozone EPA Green House Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule for Subpart W

Client expense: $1,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea (cont'd) Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Moratorium Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 Carbon Limits H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 (CLEAR Act) Interior and EPA Appropriations Federal Energy PermittingS.995 and H.R 2362 Comprehensive Energy LegislationSenate Energy and Natural Resources S.807 House Natural Resources Committee Draft Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS): Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced. S.1462 - Bingaman, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, provisions relating to non-conventional fuels. Regulation of CO2 Under C.A.A.: -S.JRes.26 Resolution of Disapproval of EPA Endangerment Finding -Rockefeller, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act draft legislation HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3280 & S.3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.1700 (Section 1504) Dodd Frank Act - A bill to require certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals on Federal land, and for other purposes S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills

Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3763, Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 2693, Oil Pollution Research and Development Reauthorization Act; S. 3614, Oil Spill Response Act; S. 3597, Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment (SHORE) Act; S. 3600, Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act; H.R. 5716, Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act; H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act; H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act; S. 3588, A bill to limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issues by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; S. 3580, Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act; H.R. 5772, To limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act; S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009; S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act. S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, Title III, Section 3001 (a)(B), relating to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Client expense: $1,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Energy and oil spill legislation and related matters, S 3305, S 3516, S 3600, S 3431, S 3509, S 3597, S 3495, S 3815, S3614

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Health Care Reform - including increased access and coverage, physician payment reform, improved quality, reducing disparities, increased support for prevention and wellness, medical homes, Affordable Health Choices Act, US House Tricomm Health Reform Proposal, Senate Finance Policy Options Papers, Senate HELP Committee Proposals Medical Liability reform efforts to reduce defensive medicine Antitrust reform to allow physicians to organize new organizations for the delivery of care and to discuss payment methodologies openly (no legislation) Health Information Technology - funding and implementation of Electronic Medical Records - development of interoperable standards, Privacy and confidentiality provisions (no legislation) Physician workforce: shortages in physicians including primary care, decreasing medical student debt HR 7114, S 3614, Independence at Home Act - legislation to allow persons with chronic illness to stay at home with improved care coordination S. 3398, Medical Device Safety Act legislation which would overturn Supreme Court Decision exempting medical device manufacturers from liability if the device was FDA approved S. 301, Physician Payment Sunshine Act legislation which require pharmaceutical companies and device manufactures to disclosure gifts and other contributions to physicians HR 1427/S 726 Providing Innovative Access to Life Saving Medicines Act Rescission of the Regulation Entitled Ensuring That Department of Health and Human Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive or Discriminatory Policies or Practices in Violation of Federal Law; Proposal (RIN 0991-AB49), 74 Fed. Reg. 10207 (March 10, 2009) Comments to Department of Health and Human Services on Meaningful use of Electronic Health Records

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Health Care Reform - including increased access and coverage, physician payment reform, improved quality, reducing disparities, increased support for prevention and wellness, medical homes, Affordable Health Choices Act, US House Tricomm Health Reform Proposal, Senate Finance Policy Options Papers, Senate HELP Committee Proposals, Proposals to eliminate tax deductibility for direct to consumer advertising Medicare and Medicaid - payment and delivery system reform, SGR, comparative effectiveness research, increased transparency, quality reporting, tiering and measurement tools (no legislation) Medical Liability reform efforts to reduce defensive medicine (no legislation) Antitrust reform to allow physicians to organize new organizations for the delivery of care and to discuss payment methodologies openly (no legislation) Health Information Technology - funding and implementation of Electronic Medical Records - development of interoperable standards, privacy and confidentiality provisions (no legislation) Physician workforce - shortages in physicians including primary care, decreasing medical student debt HR 7114, S 3614, Independence at Home Act - legislation to allow persons with chronic illness to stay at home with improved care coordination S. 3398, Medical Device Safety Act legislation which would overturn Supreme Court Decision exempting medical device manufacturers from liability if the device was FDA approved S. 301, Physician Payment Sunshine Act legislation which would require pharmaceutical companies and device manufactures to disclose gifts and other contributions to physicians HR 1427/S 726 Providing Innovative Access to Life Saving Medicines Act Rescission of the Regulation Entitled Ensuring That Department of Health and Human Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive or Discriminatory Policies or Practices in Violation of Federal Law; Proposal (RIN 0991-AB49), 74 Fed. Reg. 10207 (March 10, 2009) Comments to Department of Health and Human Services on Meaningful use of Electronic Health Records

Health Care Reform - including increased access and coverage, improved quality, reducing disparities, increased support for prevention and wellness, medical homes (no legislation) Medicare and Medicaid - payment and delivery system reform, SGR, comparative effectiveness research, increased transparency, quality reporting, tiering and measurement tools (no legislation) House and Senate Budget Resolution supporting rebasing of Medicare physician payments Medical Liability reform efforts to reduce defensive medicine Antitrust reform to allow physicians to organize new organizations for the delivery of care and to discuss payment methodologies openly (no legislation) PL 111-3 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 - law reauthorizing the SCHIP program for children Health Information Technology - funding and implementation of Electronic Medical Records - development of interoperable standards, Privacy and confidentiality provisions (no legislation) Physician workforce: shortages in physicians including primary care, decreasing medical student debt (no legislation) HR 7114, S 3614, Independence at Home Act - legislation to allow persons with chronic illness to stay at home with improved care coordination S. 3398, Medical Device Safety Act legislation which would overturn Supreme Court Decision exempting medical device manufacturers from liability if the device was FDA approved S. 301, Physician Payment Sunshine Act legislation which require pharmaceutical companies and device manufactures to disclosure gifts and other contributions to physicians Federal Trade Commission Final Rule on Identity Theft Red Flags; 16 CFR Part 681; Application of the Red Flags Rule to Physicians - oppose Red Flag Rule requiring physicians to implement identity theft programs in their offices Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program - oppose provisions of the new Recovery Audit Program Letter to CMS requesting opportunity to comment on changes to Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations

Health Care Reform - including increased access and coverage, improved quality, reducing disparities, increased support for prevention and wellness, medical homes (no legislation) Medicare and Medicaid - payment and delivery system reform, SGR, comparative effectiveness research, increased transparency, quality reporting, tiering and measurement tools (no legislation) House and Senate Budget Resolution supporting rebasing of Medicare physician payments Medical Liability reform efforts to reduce defensive medicine (no legislation) Antitrust reform to allow physicians to organize new organizations for the delivery of care and to discuss payment methodologies openly (no legislation) PL 111-3 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 - law reauthorizing the SCHIP program for children Health Information Technology - funding and implementation of Electronic Medical Records - development of interoperable standards, privacy and confidentiality provisions (no legislation) Physician workforce - shortages in physicians including primary care, decreasing medical student debt (no legislation) HR 7114, S 3614, Independence at Home Act - legislation to allow persons with chronic illness to stay at home with improved care coordination S. 3398, Medical Device Safety Act legislation which would overturn Supreme Court Decision exempting medical device manufacturers from liability if the device was FDA approved S. 301, Physician Payment Sunshine Act legislation which would require pharmaceutical companies and device manufactures to disclose gifts and other contributions to physicians

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported