4th Quarter - Report

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$70,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

No lobbying activity during this period.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINA D KO —

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

Manufacturing MAN

No lobbying activity during this period

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

No lobbying activity during this period.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

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

Transportation TRA

Department of Transportation - Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Advanced refunding of tax exempt bonds (no specific legislation)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA —

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Changes to section 101 of patent law, related to determining what is patentable (no bill yet) S. 102/H.R.465 Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 (sections related to compulsory licensing) S.2082/H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act (all) S.1273/H.R. 2426 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (all) Discussion with NIST re: potential Bayh-Dole regulations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

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

Bills named: H.R. 3666 (116th), H.R. 2426 (116th), S. 1273 (116th), S. 2082 (116th), S. 102 (116th), H.R. 465 (116th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

No lobbying activity during this period.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 8283 - Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act 340(b) Issues (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINA D KO —
KIM ROSS —

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

Bills named: H.R. 8283 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S.377/H.R.1046 Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act (sections related to compulsory licensing) CARES ACT/Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021/issues related to provider relief.

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

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

Bills named: S. 377 (116th), H.R. 1046 (116th)

Sports/Athletics SPO

Sports gambling regulations (no specific bill) H.R. 1804 - Student-Athlete Equity Act H.R. 8382 - Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act H.R. 5528 - Congressional Advisory Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Act S. 4004 - Fairness in Collegiate Athletics Act S. 5062- A bill to protect the rights of college athletes and to establish the Commission on College Athletics, and for other purposes S. 5003 - Collegiate Athlete and Compensation Rights Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

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

Bills named: H.R. 5528 (116th), H.R. 8382 (116th), S. 5003 (116th), S. 5062 (116th), S. 4004 (116th), H.R. 1804 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY21 Appropriations (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; P.L.116-260) Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations: 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) NASA (Science Mission Directorate, Space Technology, Aeronautics Research Directorate, National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program) Economic Development Administration Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations: 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) Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Department of Energy (Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects for Energy, University Consortia for Nuclear Nonproliferation Research, LaserNetUS-Office of Fusion Energy Sciences) Interior Environment Appropriations: National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Arts Defense Appropriations: Department of Defense (6.1 - 6.3); Office of Economic Adjustment Industry Resilience Program; DoD ARC; Minerva Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies: Department of Agriculture funding for rural development programs. Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L.116-260) (Provisions related to funding for institutions of higher education)

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

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

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 7308/S.4286 - Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 8273 - Energizing Technology Transfer Act (all) S. 3997 - Safeguarding American Innovation Act Foreign influence in research (no specific bill) S. 910 - National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2020 (all) H.R. 3774 - The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act Cybersecurity legislation (no specific bill) Microelectronics research (no specific bill) Firearm injury prevention research (no specific bill) HHS fetal tissue research ban H.R. 6978/S. 3832 - Endless Frontier Act (sections relating to tech transfer) S.3593 - Furthering Our Recovery With American Research & Development (FORWARD) Act

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

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

Bills named: S. 3593 (116th), S. 910 (116th), S. 4286 (116th), S. 3997 (116th), H.R. 6978 (116th), S. 3832 (116th), H.R. 3774 (116th), H.R. 7308 (116th), H.R. 8273 (116th)

Immigration IMM

Issues pertaining to visas for international students and scholars: H-1B, Dreamers/DACA, OPT, STEM OPT Extension F-1, J-1 (responding to Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants; Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States; Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA —

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

Education EDU

Higher Education Act: Section 117 Gifts and Contracts Involving Foreign Sources

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA —

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

Homeland Security HOM

No lobbying activity during this period.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

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

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.