UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1/P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: cell phone listed property rules; research and development, tuition deduction, and education tax credits; American Opportunity Tax Credit; other tax related issues S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping in the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 Research and Development tax credit issues Charitable sector nonprofit tax issues; endowment and charitable contribution issues

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), S. 144 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1260/S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009: damages and post-grant opposition procedures and other provisions Issues regarding publication policies for NIH (National Institutes of Health) sponsored research Technology Transfer issues

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: H.R. 1260 (111th), S. 515 (111th)

Small Business SMB

FY 2010 Financial Services appropriations: funding for the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Healthcare Reform and Healthcare Delivery System Reform

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: funding for NIH, Title VII Health Professions, and Department of Education programs FY 2010 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for medical equipment for the UC Davis Medical Center emergency department Healthcare Reform and Healthcare Delivery System Reform Expanded federal funding for California Health Survey (statewide survey of health indicators)

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: funding for research, education, energy, health; science related issues, education, student aid and humanities programs; funding for Division F: Health and Human Services H.R. 1/S. 336/P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Division A: Title I Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Title VIII Labor, Health & Human Services, Title XIII Health Information Technology, Division B: Title III COBRA, Title IV Medicare & Medicaid, Title V State Fiscal Relief, Title VI Broadband Technology; U.S. Department of Education provisions, including the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund; funding for research, education, energy, health, infrastructure and facilities; state stabilization and tax related issues H.CON.RES. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014: funding for health, education, and research FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for UC programmatic priorities in agricultural research FY 2010 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for the National Textile Center, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Grant Program, and the NSF (National Science Foundation); UC non-competitive funding priorities FY 2010 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for the National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERCs), and for Title VI International Studies and Programs in Department of Education FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science; UC non-competitive funding priorities FY 2010 Financial Services appropriations: funding for the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 336 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th)

Education EDU

H.CON.RES. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014: funding for scientific research programs H.R. 1/P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Science/R&D funding for research and infrastructure; higher education funding, State Stabilization Fund H.R. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: funding for DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science basic research, alternative fuels, energy; funding for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Earth Sciences research, NIH, Title VII Health Professions, and Department of Education programs H.R. 1751, The American Dream Act: all provisions H.R. 1777, To make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes PL 110-252, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007: implementation issues PL 110-315, Higher Education Opportunity Act: all provisions S. 729, The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (The DREAM Act): all provisions FY 2010 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for Title VI International Studies and Programs in Department of Education

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1777 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 729 (111th), H.R. 1751 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 1/P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: funding for science research and infrastructure; funding for programs in DOE (Department of Energy) H.R. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: funding for DOE Office of Science basic research, alternative fuels, and energy programs, and for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Earth Sciences research FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for seismic/structural engineering research, alternative transportation fuels research, and the McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center at UC Davis FY 2010 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for energy programs

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

H.R. 653/S. 305, National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2009 Funding for Clinical Translational Service Awards (CTSA) at NIH (National Institutes of Health) Healthcare Reform and Healthcare Delivery System Reform Issues regarding Observational Research on Children policy

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: S. 305 (111th), H.R. 653 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 1/P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: funding for science, energy, health, research, education, infrastructure; other issues H.R. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: funding for Department of Energy nonproliferation and verification research, alternative fuels, Office of Science basic research and other energy programs; NSF (National Science Foundation) and NIH (National Institutes of Health) research; NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Earth Sciences research; NOAA (National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration) Geodesy Research and climate and ocean research; Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) building construction; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coastal research and monitoring; the National Textile Center, and USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) studies of disease reduction in Klamath River salmon; funding for education and health; other science related issues H.R. 146, The Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act: ocean acidification research and monitoring, ocean exploration, integrated coastal and ocean observing H.R. 21, Ocean Conservation, Education and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act: ocean and coastal research S. 22, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009: ocean acidification research and monitoring, ocean exploration, integrated coastal and ocean observing FY 2010 President's Budget Request: funding for NOAA and NASA satellite altimetry and ocean color research FY 2010 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for NSF, NASA Earth Sciences, NOAA Geodesy and climate and ocean research; funding for the National Textile Center, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) building construction, and studies of disease reduction in Klamath River salmon FY 2010 Department of Defense appropriations: Defense-wide RDT&E (Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation) counter-terror research, Navy RDT&E health research FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations: wildfire research FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for Department of Energy nonproliferation and verification research, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coastal research and monitoring, seismic/structural engineering research, and alternative transportation fuels research Human embryonic stem cell research: need for ethical oversight and other policy issues and importance of federal funding Climate change issues

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 21 (111th), H.R. 146 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 22 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

S. 336, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Title I: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies H.R. 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act: USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) funding for the Western Center for Food Safety and Security, Advanced Viticulture and Tree Crop Research, Minor Use Drug Program (NRSP-7), Disease Reduction in Klamath River Salmon, Animal Health and Disease Research Program, and the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank; funding and report language for USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) Collaborative Research Support Programs FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations: USDA funding for the Center for Advanced Viticulture and Tree Crop Research, the Minor Use Drug Program (NRSP-7), the Animal Health and Disease Research Program, the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank, and a Fire Informatics and Real-time Environmental Sensor Network in the Lake Tahoe Basin Issues related to the USDA National Organic Programs certification process

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (111th), S. 336 (111th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1751, The American Dream Act: immigration status of undocumented students

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Energy, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1751 (111th)

Postal POS

Issues related to U.S. Postal Service delivery regulations

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Defense DEF

FY 2010 Department of Defense appropriations: Defense-wide RDT&E (Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation) counter-terror research, Navy RDT&E health research

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Transportation TRA

FY 2010 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for transportation research and transit-related infrastructure

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Veterans VET

Issues related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) changes in land use and land leases

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)