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Homeland Security HOM

no bill - FAA reauthorization specific to stadium security

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Library of Congress (LOC); Energy, Dept of

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

proposed rule on public radio ownership

Contacted: Library of Congress (LOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

no specific bill - issues pertaining to educational tax benefits, charitable giving, tax-exempt organizations, UBIT, 1098T reporting and commodity pools HR 2029 "Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016" - sections pertaining to AOTC, IRA Rollover, R&D credit & above the line deduction for tuition and qualified expenses.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Library of Congress (LOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 9 "Innovation Act" - entire bill S. 672 STRONG Patents Act - entire bill HR 2045 - "Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act" -entire bill S. 1137 PATENT Act - entire bill S. 789 "Fair Access to Science & Technology Research Act" - issues related to twelve-month window for making such research available on-line

Contacted: Library of Congress (LOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), S. 672 (114th), S. 789 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 1314 "Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015" - sections pertaining to Space Grant and other NASA research programs, Sea Grant at NOAA, Trade Adjustment Assistance at EDA and NSF; DoD basic defense research programs; Department of Energy basic research, Office of Science; National Endowment for the Humanities; NIH, NIOSH; student financial aid and international education programs at Department of Education HR 2029 "Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016" - sections pertaining to Space Grant and other NASA research programs, Sea Grant at NOAA, Trade Adjustment Assistance at EDA and NSF; DoD basic defense research programs; Department of Energy basic research, Office of Science; National Endowment for the Humanities; NIH, NIOSH; student financial aid and international education programs at Department of Education

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Library of Congress (LOC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th)

Sports/Athletics SPO

no bills - issues relating to college sports' reform, student athlete well-being and academics

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Library of Congress (LOC)

Education EDU

no specific bill - general issues regarding Higher Education Reauthorization - Title IV - student financial aid programs; Title VI - international education; Title VII - graduate education; college costs and affordability; consumer transparency information S. 590/H.R. 1310 - "Campus Accountability and Safety Act" - entire bill H.Res. 194 - Supporting the continuation of the Perkins Loan program HR 3594 - "Higher Education Extension Act of 2015" - section pertaining to the Perkins Loan program

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Library of Congress (LOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1310 (114th), S. 590 (114th), H.R. 3594 (114th), H.Res. 194 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

HR 1806 - "The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act os 2015" - entire bill no bill - Senate COMPETES - entire bill no bill - FAA issues related to UAS no bill - issues pertaining to connected and autonomous vehicle technologies and research issues no bill - issues pertaining to possible federally-funded centers on cyber security and space weather no bill - issue regarding industrial assessment centers resolution

Contacted: Library of Congress (LOC); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1806 (114th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

no activity this period

Contacted: Library of Congress (LOC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

no specific bills - issues pertaining to Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement

Contacted: Library of Congress (LOC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

no specific bills - issues pertaining to H-1B, F & J visas, OPT training

Contacted: Library of Congress (LOC); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of