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Defense DEF

FY 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act: Support for basic research within the Department of Defense FY 2009 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: DOE (Department of Energy) Laboratory issues U.S. Department of Energy: Issues related to National Laboratories

Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

FY 2009 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act: Funding and report language for the Collaborative Research Support Programs within U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Development Assistance Account FY 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Funding for the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) and the Food and Drug Administration Western Center for Food Safety and Security H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007: Title VIIResearch

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Education, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1908/S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007: Impact of patent reform legislation on technology transfer H.R. 4297, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007: Liability issues H.R. 5629, Pathway for Biosimilars Act: Intellectual property provisions S. 1642, the Higher Education Amendments of 2007: Copyright and peer-to-peer file sharing issues H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007: copyright and peer-to-peer file sharing Bayh Dole Act issues Copyright related issues Orphan Works copyright issues Technology transfer and start-up and licensing issues University Industry Partnership issues USPTO Continuation and Claims Limitation Rules: Issues related to the impact on technology transfer

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5629 (110th), S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 4137 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), H.R. 4297 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

FY 2009 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act: Funding for medical equipment at the UC Davis Medical Center Emergency Department from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Care & Other Facilities Construction Awards Account H.R. 4054/S. 2347, Prevention through Affordable Access Act: H.R. 5629, Pathway for Biosimilars Act: intellectual property provisions Health Initiative of the Americas: funding State Children's Health Insurance Program: funding National Institutes of Health (NIH): funding National Children's Study: funding

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: H.R. 5629 (110th), H.R. 4054 (110th), S. 2347 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. Con. Res. 312/S. Con.. Res. 70, Concurrent Resolution on the FY 2009 Budget: Funding for Department of Health and Human ServicesMedicare, Medicaid, National Institutes of Health, Titles VII & VIII (Health Professions and Nursing Professions Training), other health and education issuesand for science and research funding FY 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Funding for USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES), and for FDA (Food and Drug Administration) FY 2009 Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Funding for NSF (National Science Foundation), NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration), NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and its Space Grant Program, and the National Textile Center FY 2009 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act: Funding for NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Education and Research Centers; and health, science and education funding issues FY 2009 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science FY 2009 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act: Funding for the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers President's FY 2009 Budget: Funding for FY 2009 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations; FY 2009 Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations; funding related to the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of the Interior; funding for Student Financial Aid, DOE Office of Science, NSF, NIH (National Institutes of Health), defense programs, Small Business Development Centers FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations: Funding for DOE Office of Science S. 2596, A bill to rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in such city FY 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act: Funding for Research and Development programs FY 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Funding for the U.S. Geological Survey and Water Research Institutes H.R. 2272, 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007: Research, education, and science funding issues

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 2272 (110th), H.Con.Res. 312 (110th), S. 2596 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2764, FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill: Funding for DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science, ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), and other programs FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Bill: Funding for DOE Office of Science, issues related to DOE laboratories FY 2009 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Funding for DOE Office of Science, programmatic research programs, Department of Energy National Laboratory issues U.S. Department of Energy: Issues relating to DOE-funded laboratories

Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2764 (110th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 2272, 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007: H1-B visa issues

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2272 (110th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

FY 2009 Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Funding for the National Textile Center

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Education EDU

H.R. 1469/S. 991, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007: entire bill H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007: endowments, copyright and peer-to-peer file sharing, campus crime and safety issues S. 1642, the Higher Education Amendments of 2007: copyright and peer-to-peer file sharing issues College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007: negotiated rulemaking with regard to student loans and TEACH Grants FY 2009 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act: education research funding

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Bills named: H.R. 1469 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), H.R. 4137 (110th), S. 991 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security Authorization: Funding for basic research and for programs of interest to specific campuses Continued support for Eagle Eyes, an existing DHS (Department of Homeland Security) and NIJ (National Institute of Justice) border security program

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Education, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

FY 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act: Support for basic research within the Department of Defense, and specific projects and programs FY 2009 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act: Funding for basic research and health programs within NIH (National Institutes of Health) and other Title VII research accounts

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 2272, 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007: Funding for DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science, NIH, NSF H.R. 2764, FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill: Funding for DOE Office of Science, ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) and other research programs FY 2008 Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: NOAA Geodesy Budget: Regional Height Modernization FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Bill: Funding for the NSF (National Science Foundation) and the Department of Energy Office of Science FY 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act: Support for basic research programs within DOD (Department of Defense) and for U.S. Navy research and ship operations FY 2009 Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Support for basic science and research funding for National Science Foundation, NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) climate and ocean research, Southwest Fisheries Science Center building construction, NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration), NASA Earth Sciences research and Space Grant programs, National Textile Center FY 2009 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Funding for DOE Office of Science, including nonproliferation and verification research, US Army Corps of Engineers coastal research and monitoring, and other programs FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Funding for basic research accounts FY 2009 President's Budget Request: funding for Department of Defense, NIH (National Institutes of Health) FY 2010 President's Budget Request: NOAA and NASA satellite altimetry and ocean color U.S. Department of Energy: Issues related to DOE-funded laboratories Continued support for Eagle Eyes, an existing successful DHS (Department of Homeland Security) and NIJ (National Institute of Justice) border security program

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Bills named: H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 2272 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3533/S. 2460, Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: S. 2460 (110th), H.R. 3533 (110th), H.R. 5613 (110th)

Veterans VET

Use of Veterans Administration land in West Los Angeles

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of

Animals ANI

Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act of 2006: Issues related to protecting researchers

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5450, Modernize Our Bookkeeping in the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008 Endowment issues Research and Development Tax Credit issues

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 5450 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007: Judicial travel restrictions impacting law schools S. 2041, False Claims Act: issues related to damages and retroactivity

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: S. 1638 (110th), S. 2041 (110th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 2829, FY 2009 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act: Funding for the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2829 (110th)