UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill reauthorization issues; agriculture research and development issues; cooperative extension issues; agriculture research infrastructure issues; Hispanic Serving Institutions Grant Program; Hispanic Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU) related issues; SNAP eligibility for college students; other issues FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; water irrigation and drought issues; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); Research Facilities Act issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI); Research Facilities Act funding; AgARDA funding; SNAP benefit issues; other areas Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program H.R. 1919, the EATS Act of 2021; related issues H.R. 679; To amend the Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI), and for other purposes The ACE (Advancing Cutting Edge) Agriculture Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 679 (118th), H.R. 1919 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; Community Project Funding for Human Rights Center of Excellence; Community Project Funding for Shuttle Electrification; Appropriations for the National Science Foundation FY 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues FY 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues FY 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Appropriations implementing the Toxic Substances Control Act FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; Community Project Funding for Human Rights Center of Excellence; Community Project Funding for Shuttle Electrification; Appropriations for the National Science Foundation FY 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues FY 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues FY 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Appropriations implementing the Toxic Substances Control Act FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), funding for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Education and Research Centers; Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Centers; Total Worker Health Centers; funding/appropriations for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII and Title VIII programs; funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program; funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment (CHGME) program; Appropriations for the Advanced Research Projects Agency Health; Support for research to understand environmental determinants of cancer; NIH Trainee Salary issues FY 2024 Military, Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for Office of Research and Development programs National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024; research and development issues FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; water irrigation and drought issues; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); Research Facilities Act issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI); Research Facilities Act funding; AgARDA funding; SNAP benefit issues; other areas Research and science funding issues FY 2024 Military, Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for Office of Research and Development programs National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024; research and development issues FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; water irrigation and drought issues; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); Research Facilities Act issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI); Research Facilities Act funding; AgARDA funding; SNAP benefit issues; other areas Research and science funding issues

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Defense DEF

FY 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues; extramural research; research facilities issues National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024; research and development issues; extramural research; research facilities issues

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328); Child Care Access Means Parents in School implementation issues Financial Aid Leadership InstituteFederal Student Aid policies (Title IV-HEA) FY 2024 Presidents Budget Request; funding for Department of Education, Labor and Health and Human Services programs FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for Department of Education, Labor and Health and Human Services programs; Congressionally directed spending/Community project funding requests Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; Comment Letter; Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0004-0001 Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions; Docket ID: ED-2022-OPE-0103-0009 FAFSA Simplification Act Implementation issues

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2617 (118th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

FY 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; water irrigation and drought issues; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); Research Facilities Act issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI); Research Facilities Act funding; AgARDA funding; SNAP benefit issues; other areas FY 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), funding for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Education and Research Centers; Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Centers; Total Worker Health Centers; research and science funding issues; funding for increased fellowship and training stipend levels National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues; research facilities issues FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues; Congressionally directed spending/Community project funding related issues FY2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169); Research infrastructure related issues H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Observations research related issues S. 4802, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022; Observation research related issues H, S, OSTP, NOAA, DOC, USACE, DOI (Bureau of Reclamation), DHS (USCG) Castillo, Harman, Harrington, Lyon, Ritzman, Springfield, Welliver

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (118th), H.R. 3684 (118th), S. 4802 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1827, Investing in Our Communities Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1827 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 801, Expanding Medical Education Act S.1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program related funding issues 340B Drug Pricing Program related issues. FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Congressionally directed spending/Community project funding related issues. Race and Ethnicity Statistical Standards; Support for detailed race and ethnicity data standards to improve understanding of health disparities.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1512 (118th), H.R. 801 (118th)

Immigration IMM

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements; Docket ID: USCIS-2021-0010, Fee schedule related issues

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Toxic Substances Control Act; Strengthening oversight for the implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE