UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Transportation TRA

sUAS policy related to research and education (no specific bill)

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

Education EDU

College Affordability Act (H.R.4674): Issues related to federal financial aid (Title IV), international education (Title VI), graduate education, Section 117 Gifts and Contracts Involving Foreign Sources

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

Bills named: H.R. 4674 (116th)

Agriculture AGR

no lobbying activities

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

Manufacturing MAN

no activity during this period

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

Immigration IMM

Issues pertaining to H-1B, Dreamers/DACA, STEM OPT (no specific bill)

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

Science/Technology SCI

Firearm injury prevention research (no specific bill) Concussion research (no specific bill)

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

No lobbying activity during this period

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S.377/H.R.1046 Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act (sections related to compulsory licensing) H.R. 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (sections related to licensing)

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

Bills named: H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 1046 (116th), S. 377 (116th)

Sports/Athletics SPO

Sports gambling regulations (no specific bill) HR 1804 - Student-Athlete Equity Act H.R. 5528 Congressional Advisory Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 5528 (116th), H.R. 1804 (116th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Implementation and potential funding opportunities for various NIST initiatives in economic development.

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act ("surprise billing" legislation) S.1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act

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

Bills named: S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY20 Appropriations: H.R. 1158: Consolidated Appropriations Act: 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) H.R. 1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: 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 H.R.3877 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019

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

Bills named: H.R. 3877 (116th), H.R. 1158 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

No lobbying activity

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

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 Regulations and proposed legislation forthcoming from NIST Green Paper (NIST) Legislation on drug pricing and potential for impact on patents (USPTO)

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

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

Homeland Security HOM

no lobbying activities

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