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HHS Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability.  Research related to Biovigilance.", "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-10T16:50:52.513000-04:00"], [1584188, "302ca5d6-5052-4244-9f8f-73d1f0be1b64", "Q3", "CAVAROCCHI RUSCIO DENNIS ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.", 8511, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EPILEPSY CENTERS", 2014, "third_quarter", "MED", "Research and public health programs in epilepsy.", "Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ),Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-10T17:01:55.487000-04:00"], [1584242, "54330c68-2f1a-453e-8b15-456061a5878a", "Q3", "BROYDRICK & ASSOCIATES", 7268, "EXACT SCIENCES", 2014, "third_quarter", "MED", "Health Care Reform, HR 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