UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Manufacturing MAN

No lobbying activity during this period

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Agriculture AGR

No lobbying activity during this period.

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Transportation TRA

No lobbying activity during this period.

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

No lobbying activity during this period.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S.377/H.R.1046 Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act (sections related to compulsory licensing) CARES ACT (116-136) and MFAR (Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulations)

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

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)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 465 (116th), S. 1273 (116th), H.R. 3666 (116th), S. 102 (116th), S. 2082 (116th), H.R. 2426 (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 S. 4004 - Fairness in Collegiate Athletics Act

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5528 (116th), S. 4004 (116th), H.R. 1804 (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 & DHS Privacy Policy Guidance Memorandum 2007-01)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Science/Technology SCI

OMB Memos M-20-17 & M-20-18 Domestic manufacturing of microelectronics/semiconductors (no specific bill) OMB Vought Confirmation Hearing Agency research relief funding including H.R. 7308, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act S. 3832 - Endless Frontier Act Issues related to international research security including S. 3997 - Safeguarding American Innovation Act H.R. 3774 - The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act DOE Technology Transfer draft legislation (no bill yet)

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3774 (116th), S. 3832 (116th), S. 3997 (116th), H.R. 7308 (116th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

No lobbying activity during this period.

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

no lobbying during this period.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R.6201): Tax Provisions: Including fix for public sector employers for Paid Sick and FMLA Leave & Employee Retention Tax Credit provisions. Furthering Our Recovery With American Research & Development Act or the FORWARD Act (S. 3593)

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 6201 (116th), S. 3593 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY21 Appropriations (H.R.7608) 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 (H.R.7614): 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 (H.R.7613) 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 (H.R.7612): 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. Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R.6800) Future COVID-19 Relief Legislation (no bill yet) CARES Act (P.L.116-136) (Provisions related to funding for institutions of higher education)

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7614 (116th), H.R. 7612 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 7608 (116th), H.R. 7613 (116th)

Education EDU

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

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

No lobbying activity during this period.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)