UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Sports/Athletics SPO

no activity this period

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 6094 "The Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Nonprofits Act" - entire bill

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6094 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

no specific bill - issues pertaining to educational tax benefits, charitable giving, tax-exempt organizations, UBIT, 1098T reporting and commodity pools HR 5652 "Access to Better Care Act of 2016" pertaining to allowing eligible high deductible health plans with health savings accounts the option of providing pre-deductible coverage for medical management of chronic conditions or diseases.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 5652 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 9 "Innovation Act" - entire bill S. 672 STRONG Patents Act - entire bill HR 2045 - "Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act" -entire bill S. 1137 PATENT Act - entire bill S. 2733 "Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act" - entire bill HR 4829 "Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act" - entire bill Pending report of UN High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines Section 108 of the Copyright Law related to potential changes impacting libraries and archiving HR 6501 "Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board" - entire bill

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6501 (114th), S. 2733 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), H.R. 4829 (114th), S. 672 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.5325 "Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act" specific to funding for student financial aid programs, research, AHRQ and health systems.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5325 (114th)

Immigration IMM

no specific bills - issues pertaining to H-1B, F & J visas, OPT training

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

S. 2943 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017" - section pertaining to Value Based Insurance Design

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 2943 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

S. 3346 "NASA Transition Authorization Act" - entire bill S 3084 "American Innovation and Competitiveness Act" - entire bill HR 4783 "Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act" - sections pertaining to percentage of set-asides S. 2812 "SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act" - sections pertaining to percentage of set-asides USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center Program HR 35 "21st Century Cures Act" - sections pertaining to research

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 3346 (114th), H.R. 4783 (114th), S. 2812 (114th), H.R. 35 (114th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

FCC MB Docket No. 07-294 and MB Docket No. 10-234 In the Matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcast Services and Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules, Concerning Practice and Procedure, Amendment of CORES Registration System FCC Media Bureau Increased Information Gathering with respect to Non-Commercial Entity Radio Station Licensees

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Education EDU

no specific bill - general issues regarding Higher Education Reauthorization - Title IV - student financial aid programs; Title VI - international education; Title VII - graduate education; college costs and affordability; consumer transparency information

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

no specific bills - issues pertaining to Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Transportation TRA

no bill - issues pertaining to connected and autonomous vehicle technologies and research issues

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)