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Science/Technology SCI

Reauthorization of America COMPETES Act: (Funding for NSF, DoE Office of Science) (no bill); Discussions on fusion energy authorization provisions in legislation to reauthorize DoE Office of Science (no bill); discuss potential National Research Council Study on fusion; Discussions of Congressional visit by NSF Engineering Research Centers

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Inquiry about status of nomination of Judge Denny Chin to Court of Appeals

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4213: "Tax Extenders Act of 2009: Subtitle C, Section 135: "Tax Free Distributions from Individual Retirement Plans for Charitable Purposes." H.R. 690, S. 144: "The Mobile Cell Phone Act of 2009"; provisions concerning taxation of employer provided cell phones

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

Bills named: S. 144 (111th), H.R. 690 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3590: "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" Section 1560 (c) ("Rules of Construction: 'Student Health Insurance Plans,'" Provision to ensure university sponsored plans for students can be offered)

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

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2847: "Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2010": Title III (Funding for NSF, NASA); Amendment 2631 (Oppose Coburn Amendment to reduce funding for NSF Social Science Division) H.R. 3293: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Title II, "Department of Health and Human Services" (Funding for NIH), Title III, "Department of Education" (Funding for Pell Grants, support elimination of federal private lender program with savings to be used for Pell Grant mandatory spending; Javits Grants) H.R. 3326: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010: Title IV, "Research, Development Test and Evaluation" (Funding for basic research at the Department of Defense) FY 2011 Budget strategy for NSF, NIH, DoE Office of Science FY 2011 Budget for National Endowment for the Humanities (support graduate program at NEH) Implementation of America Recovery and Reinvestment Act relating to research

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

Bills named: H.R. 2847 (111th), H.R. 3293 (111th), H.R. 3326 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 2454: "American Clean Energy and Security Act" (Advocate for funding for energy research), Subtitle H, section 171, "Clean Energy Innovation Centers"; S.1733: "The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act;" (Advocate for funding for energy research); Division B, Title II, Section 205, "Energy Innovation Hubs;" Division B, Title II, Section 206, "ARPA-E research"

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

Bills named: S. 1733 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 3264: "Federal Internship Improvement Act (All); S. 736: "Federal Hiring Improvement Act" (All); S. 1373: "Federal Public Access Act of 2009" (All)

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

Bills named: H.R. 3264 (111th), S. 1373 (111th), S. 736 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2454: "American Clean Energy and Security Act" (Advocate for funding for energy research), Subtitle H, Section 171, "Clean Energy Innovation Centers"; S.1733: "The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act" (Advocate for funding for energy research); Division B, Title II, Section 205, "Energy Innovation Hubs;" Division B, Title II, Section 206, "ARPA-E research"

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

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1733 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 2868: "The Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Act of 2009" (Amendment by Congressmen Lujan and Foster to establish separate and robust standards, protections and procedures for assessing vulnerability and improving security of chemicals of interest at colleges and universities)

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

Bills named: H.R. 2868 (111th)

Education EDU

H.R. 3221: Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, Title II, Subtitles A, B, "Student Loan Reform", oppose ending in-school exemption for graduate school borrowers; Support elimination of private lender program with savings to be used for Pell Grant mandatory spending program; Perkins Loan Reform; Draft Senate bill: Sections 783, 784 ("National Grants for College Success, State Planning and Implementation Grants")

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

Bills named: H.R. 3221 (111th)