UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 34, 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255), NIH Innovation Fund, Socio-economic status risk adjustment for Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program; Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Reform Act of 2016 Medicare Program CY2017 OPPS Final Rule; Medicare Program CY 2017 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule; Provisions addressing Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and hospital outpatient department site-neutral payment policy Internal Revenue Service Notice 2016-17, Application of the Market Reforms and Other Provisions of the Affordable Care Act to Student Health Coverage; issues related to student health insurance programs (SHIP), premium subsidies for Graduate Students, all

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bills named: H.R. 34 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 5926/S. 3040 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2107; higher education programs, including a renewed push for year-round Pell Grant funding H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act (P.L. 114-254) H.R. 5325, FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-223)

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5926 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), H.R. 5325 (114th), S. 3040 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 813, the Fixing Operations of Reservoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science Trends (FORECAST) Act; climate research, drought and water management H.R. 1277 Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act; climate and coastal observation research earth observing research H.R. 1561 Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2016; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research H.R. 1806/ 3084 America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015; climate research, earth observations H.R. 2744 Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2015; climate and coastal observation research earth observing H.R. 5293/S.3000, FY 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017; all H.R. 5303/S. 2848 Water Resources Development Act; climate and coastal observation research, water operations research S. 612, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation(WIIN) Act (P.L 114-322), climate and coastal observation research; water operations research H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; climate research and earth observations H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; USGS earthquake hazards research S. 533, Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing S. 612WIIN Act; climate and coastal observation research, water operations S. 1573 Weather Alerts for a Ready nation Act of 2015; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research S. 2012,North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; all S. 2804, FY 2017Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017; climate and coastal observation research, water operations, earth observing S. 3000 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; all H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act (P.L. 114-254); climate and coastal observation research, water operations, earth observing

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 2028 (114th), S. 612 (114th), S. 533 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), H.R. 813 (114th), H.R. 1277 (114th), S. 3068 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), H.R. 1561 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), S. 2848 (114th), S. 1573 (114th), S. 2804 (114th), H.R. 1806 (114th), S. 2837 (114th), H.R. 5303 (114th), H.R. 2744 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 4909/S. 2943, FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Education, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual property and commercialization issues

Contacted: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE

Education EDU

S.108 Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015; all S. 840 Student Loan Borrowers Bill of Rights; all S. 3368 The ASPIRE Act: Access, Success, and Persistence in Reshaping Education Act; all H.R. 3675 Student Borrower Fairness Act; all H.R. 3786 Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act; all H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act; all H.R. 5274, the Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act; all H.R. 6161, the Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act; all P.L. 114-95 Every Student Succeeds Act; implementation of teacher preparation provisions Higher Education Act Reauthorization Proposals; college rating systems, graduate student and international student issues; all U.S. Department of Educations Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) at 81 Fed. Reg. 48,597 (July 25, 2016-Docket ID ED-2016-OPE-0050); proposed amendment to the State authorization provisions, related to institutions of higher education that offer distance education, all Internal Revenue Service Notice 2016-17, Application of the Market Reforms and Other Provisions of the Affordable Care Act to Student Health Coverage; issues related to student health insurance programs (SHIP), premium subsidies for Graduate Students, all

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bills named: S. 840 (114th), S. 108 (114th), H.R. 3675 (114th), H.R. 3786 (114th), H.R. 5274 (114th), H.R. 6161 (114th), H.R. 4223 (114th), S. 3368 (114th)