UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

no specific bills - issues pertaining to Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office

Sports/Athletics SPO

no activity this period

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 6094 "The Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Nonprofits Act" - entire bill

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 6094 (114th)

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 5652 "Access to Better Care Act of 2016" pertaining to allowing eligible high deductible health plans with health savings accounts the option of providing pre-deductible coverage for medical management of chronic conditions or diseases.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5652 (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. 2733 "Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act" - entire bill HR 4829 "Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act" - entire bill Pending report of UN High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines Section 108 of the Copyright Law related to potential changes impacting libraries and archiving

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 4829 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), S. 672 (114th), S. 2733 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.5325 "Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act" specific to funding for student financial aid programs, research and health systems. HR 5293/S 3900 "FY 17 Department of Defense Appropriations" - sections pertaining to the Office of Economic Adjustment and basic research

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5325 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th)

Immigration IMM

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

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Science/Technology SCI

HR 1806 - "The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015" - entire bill S 3084 "American Innovation and Competitiveness Act" - entire bill HR 636 "Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016" - provisions related to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) HR 4783 "Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act" - sections pertaining to percentage of set-asides S. 2812 "SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act" - sections pertaining to percentage of set-asides

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2812 (114th), H.R. 4783 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), H.R. 1806 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 5303/S 2848 "Water Resources Development Act of 2016" - sections pertaining to assisting Flint, MI

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5303 (114th)

Transportation TRA

no bill - issues pertaining to connected and autonomous vehicle technologies and research issues

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

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 Department of Education Promise Neighborhood grant for Flint Childcare and Development fund issues relating to assistance for Flint

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Education, Dept of