UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Health Issues HCR

no activity this period

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Agriculture AGR

no activity this period.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE

Transportation TRA

Senate FAA Reauthorization (S.1405/H.Res.839) - sUAS provisions & sports venue security. S.1885 AV START Act - (entire bill)

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1885 (115th), H.Res. 839 (115th), S. 1405 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

No specific bill - issues regarding university endowment investments being treated as commodity pool operators.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1390/ H.R. 5240 "STRONGER Patents Act" - entire bill S. 2514 - State Sovereign immunity as it relates to patents and the inter pares review system at USPTO - entire bill H.R. 6758 - "Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018" - entire bill Meeting with USPTO to discuss ongoing legislation and regulatory issues, including NPRM Docket Number PTO-P-2018-0036

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6758 (115th), H.R. 5240 (115th), S. 1390 (115th), S. 2514 (115th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Meeting with NIST to discuss ROI Initiative

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 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 - regarding cuts to 340B program (entire bill) H.R.4710 - 340B PAUSE Act -- To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a moratorium on the registration of certain new 340B hospitals and associated sites, and for other purposes (entire bill) S.2453 - To require hospitals to provide the Secretary with information on the hospital's acquisition costs for 340B drugs and the total revenues received by the hospital for such drugs (entire bill) S. 2312 - The HELP Act, to provide a moratorium on registration of new non-rural section 340B hospitals and associated sites, and for other purposes (entire bill) H.R. 5598 - 340B Optimization Act (entire bill) H.R. 6071 - Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act (entire bill) H.R.6273 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure appropriate care by certain 340B covered entities for victims of sexual assault, and for other purposes (entire bill) H.R.6240 - Drug Discount Accountability Act (entire bill) H.R. 6506 - Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018 (entire bill)

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 2453 (115th), H.R. 6273 (115th), H.R. 6240 (115th), H.R. 4392 (115th), H.R. 6071 (115th), H.R. 5598 (115th), H.R. 6506 (115th), H.R. 4710 (115th), S. 2312 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY19 Appropriations H.R.5952/S.3072: Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations FY19 Funding: National Science Foundation (NSF) Department of Commerce (Economic Development Administration, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms, Regional Innovation Programs) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Sea Grant Program, National Estuarine Research Reserve System, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative) NASA (Science Mission Directorate, Space Technology, Aeronautics Research Directorate, National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program) H.R.6157/ P.L. 115-246: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 Department on Education (Pell Grant Program, Supplementary Education Opportunity Grants, Federal Work Study, Graduate Education, International Education - Title VI International Education and Foreign Language Programs, Institute of Education Sciences, Corporation for Public Broadcasting) Department of Health and Human Service (National Institutes of Health, HRSA: Title VII Health Professionals & Title VIII Health Professionals - Nursing Workforce Development, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Injury Control Research Centers, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Education & Research Centers) Department of Defense (Basic Research, Defense Manufacturing Assistance Program)

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6157 (115th), S. 3072 (115th), H.R. 5952 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Executive Orders dealing with travel ban & DACA - issues specific to impact on university community No specific bill - Issues pertaining to Dreamers/DACA No specific bill - issues related to the accrual of unlawful presence for F, J, and M nonimmigrants

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Science/Technology SCI

S.141/H.R.3086 - Space Weather Research and Forecasting act -entire bill H.R.5515 - FY19 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to science and security issues on college campuses. H.R.589 - Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (entire bill) Fetal tissue research (no bill)

Contacted: SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 589 (115th), S. 141 (115th), H.R. 3086 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

no activity this period

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Sports/Athletics SPO

Meetings on Capitol Hill regarding Supreme Court decision allowing sports gambling by the states.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

no activity this period

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

HR 4508 "PROSPER Act" entire bill and specifically provisions regarding Title IV - financial aid and Title VI - international education programs

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 4508 (115th)