4th Quarter - Report

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Period 4th Quarter 2018 Filed Jan 22, 2019 Signed by Madeline Nykaza

Official filing
Firm
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Client
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Income
—
Expenses
$60,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

14 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Sports/Athletics SPO

no activity this period.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 6505 - Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018 (entire bill) 340B issues (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIM ROSS New —
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6505 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

no activity this period

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIM ROSS —

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

no activity this period

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

no activity this period

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Transportation TRA

FAA Reauthorization (H.R.302/P.L.115-254) - sUAS provisions & sports venue security. S.1885 AV START Act - (entire bill) National UTC proposal (OUTSMART-Congestion National University Transportation Center)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINA D KO —
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 1885 (115th), H.R. 302 (115th)

Agriculture AGR

no activity this period.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINA D KO —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1390/ H.R. 5240 "STRONGER Patents Act" - entire bill H.R. 6758/P.L.115-273 "Success Act" -- entire bill S. 2514 - State Sovereign immunity as it relates to patents and the inter pares review system at USPTO - entire bill Meeting with USPTO to discuss ongoing legislation and regulatory issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2514 (115th), S. 1390 (115th), H.R. 6758 (115th), H.R. 5240 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY19 Appropriations -- H.R.6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 Department on Education (Pell Grant Program, Supplementary Education Opportunity Grants, Federal Work Study, Graduate Education, International Education - Title VI International Education and Foreign Language Programs, Institute of Education Sciences, Corporation for Public Broadcasting) Department of Health and Human Service (National Institutes of Health, HRSA: Title VII Health Professionals & Title VIII Health Professionals - Nursing Workforce Development, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Injury Control Research Centers, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Education & Research Centers) Department of Defense (Basic Research, Defense Manufacturing Assistance Program) H.R.5952/S.3072: Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations FY19 Funding: National Science Foundation (NSF) Department of Commerce (Economic Development Administration, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms, Regional Innovation Programs) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Sea Grant Program, National Estuarine Research Reserve System, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative) NASA (Science Mission Directorate, Space Technology, Aeronautics Research Directorate, National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINA D KO —
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA —
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 5952 (115th), H.R. 6157 (115th), S. 3072 (115th)

Immigration IMM

No specific bill - Issues pertaining to Dreamers/DACA No specific bill - issues related to the accrual of unlawful presence for F, J, and M nonimmigrants

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Education EDU

Higher Education Reauthorization Act (no specific bill) -- Provisions regarding Title IV - financial aid Perkins Loan (no specific bill) -- Issues related to winding down the Perkins program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA —
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Science/Technology SCI

Fetal tissue research (no bill) NIDA/SAMHSA HEALing Communities Across Michigan proposal

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINA D KO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

No specific bill - issues regarding university endowment investments being treated as commodity pool operators.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Meeting with NIST to discuss ROI Initiative

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.