UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Immigration IMM

Immigration-related matter concerning a University of California professor Issues related to the E-verify Program

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Navy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Defense DEF

FY 2009 Department of Defense appropriations: funding for 6.1 and 6.2 accounts, basic research, and other programs H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for basic research accounts H.R. 5658/S.3001, Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2009: funding for basic research accounts

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Education, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5658 (110th), S. 3001 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

Issues concerning the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) Specialty Crop Research Grant Program S.3289, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES); for the Western Center for Food Safety and Security; for Advanced Viticulture and Tree Crop Research; for the Minor Use Drug Program (NRSP-7); for the Disease Reduction in Klamath River Salmon; for the Section 1433 Animal Health and Disease Research Program; for the FARAD (Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank) Program, and other programs S. 3288, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009: funding and report language for USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) Collaborative Research Support Programs

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3289 (110th), S. 3288 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5450/S.2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping in the Law for Employees' Cell Phone Act of 2008: Cell Phone Listed Property Rules H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008: Cell Phone Listed Property Rules H.R. 6049, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008: Charitable IRA Rollover and Qualified Tuition Deduction provisions, Cell Phone Listed Property Rules, and Research and Development Tax Credit issues S. 2886, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008: Charitable IRA Rollover and Qualified Tuition Deduction provisions, Cell Phone Listed Property Rules, and Research and Development Tax Credit issues S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families and Disaster Relief Act of 2008: Charitable IRA Rollover and Qualified Tuition Deduction provisions, Cell Phone Listed Property Rules, and Research and Development Tax Credit issues Endowment and nonprofit organization tax: endowment mandatory payout rate issues

Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 6049 (110th), S. 2886 (110th), H.R. 5719 (110th), H.R. 5450 (110th), S. 2668 (110th), S. 3335 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007: copyright and peer-to-peer file sharing issues S. 1642, Higher Education Amendments of 2007: copyright and peer-to-peer file sharing issues H.R. 4789, Performance Rights Act: issues concerning fees for radio stations H.R. 5889 Orphan Works Act of 2008: entire bill, notice of use provisions, qualifying search language, state entities related issues, and injunctions S. 2913, Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008: qualifying search language, state entities related issues, injunctions and other provisions H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act: issues concerning the NIH (National Institutes of Health) Public Access Policy S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007 Issues related to Technology Transfer and Startups

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 4789 (110th), H.R. 6845 (110th), S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 4137 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), H.R. 5889 (110th), S. 2913 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R 7110, Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008: Title III, Section 3001-Medicaid FMAP (Federal Medical Assistance Percentage) and related issues S. 3604, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Economic Recovery for FY Ending September 30, 2008: Title III, Section 3001-Medicaid FMAP (Federal Medical Assistance Percentage) and related issues H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007: issues concerning false claims in the Medicare Program H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008: Sections 131, Medicare Physician Payments, and 161, Phase out of Indirect Medical Education (IME) and Medicare Physician Payments

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 7110 (110th), S. 3604 (110th), H.R. 4854 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

Department of Veterans Affairs: land use and land lease issue Issues related to U.S. Postal Service delivery regulations

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Navy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for basic research; other provisions H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009: funding basic research, DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science, and other programs S. 3258, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science research programs and for the UC Davis McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center; other provisions

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: S. 3258 (110th), S. 3182 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1275, American Dream Act: issues concerning eligibility criteria for student aid S. 2205, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007: issues concerning eligibility criteria for student aid H.R. 1469/S. 991, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007: entire bill H.R. 3195, ADA Amendments Act of 2008: issues related to changes in the definition of disabilities S. 1881, Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007: issues related to changes in the definition of disabilities H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008: entire bill; copyright and peer-to-peer file sharing, college costs, veterans educational benefits, campus emergency notice issues; other provisions S. 22, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007: expansion of educational benefits for military veterans serving after September 11, 2001 H.R. 5740, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008: expansion of educational benefits for military veterans serving after September 11, 2001 H.R. 6104/S. 3047, Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008: competitive grants for training programs for math and science teachers S. 1642, Higher Education Amendments of 2007: entire bill; copyright and peer-to-peer file sharing issues; other provisions S. 3230, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2009: funding for U.S. Department of Education programs Negotiated rulemaking for H.R. 4137, Higher Education Opportunity Act: peer-to-peer file sharing language, campus safety and emergency notification provisions, and financial aid issues; other provisions S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for NSF (National Science Foundation) education research programs Campus safety issues

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 3195 (110th), S. 1881 (110th), H.R. 4137 (110th), H.R. 5740 (110th), H.R. 6104 (110th), S. 3047 (110th), H.R. 1275 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), H.R. 1469 (110th), S. 3182 (110th), S. 22 (110th), S. 2205 (110th), S. 991 (110th), S. 3230 (110th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for basic research accounts S. 3604, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Economic Recovery for FY Ending September 30, 2008: Chapter VII, NIH (National Institutes of Health) funding; other provisions FY 2009 Department of Defense appropriations: funding for basic research, (6.1, 6.2) accounts and other programs NIH Conflicts of Interest-related issues Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): issues related to Children as Research Subjects

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Navy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 3604 (110th), S. 3182 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 2400, Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act: ocean and coastal research S. 39, Ocean and Coastal Exploration and NOAA Act (OCEAN Act): ocean and coastal research H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation, Education and National Strategy for 21st Century Act: ocean and coastal research H.R. 1834, National Ocean Exploration Program Act: ocean and coastal research H.R. 2342, National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2007: regional coastal observation research S.950, Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2007: regional coastal observation research H.R. 2638, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008: additional funding for basic research for NSF (National Science Foundation), DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science, NIH (National Institutes of Health), and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), NSF, Navy research and ship operations, 3-D electronics, Carbon Nanotube Thin Film Devices for Portable Power, and Spintronics Memory Storage H.R. 4174/S. 1581, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2007: ocean acidification research H.R. 5658/S. 3001, Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2009: funding for Navy research and ship operations and basic research H.R. 6063, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008: DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) Satellite; other programs S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for NOAA Geodesy, climate, and ocean research and other programs; funding for SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) building construction, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Earth Sciences research and other programs, NSF, and the National Textile Center S. 3258, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for DOE Office of Science research accounts, for DOE nonproliferation and verification research, and for Army Corps of Engineers coastal research and monitoring programs S. 3297, Advancing America's Priorities Act: funding for ocean acidification and regional coastal observing research in Ocean and Coastal Research programs FY 2009 Department of Defense appropriations: funding for Navy research and ship operations, 6.1 and 6.2 accounts, and basic research programs H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008: funding for NSF, DOE, veterans educational benefits, and other programs FY 2010 President's Budget Request: funding for NOAA and NASA satellite altimetry and ocean color research programs and for basic research Issues concerning NSF awards for Science and Technology Centers

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 4174 (110th), S. 3258 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th), S. 1581 (110th), S. 950 (110th), S. 39 (110th), H.R. 5658 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th), S. 3001 (110th), H.R. 21 (110th), S. 3297 (110th), H.R. 2400 (110th), H.R. 2342 (110th), S. 3182 (110th), H.R. 1834 (110th), H.R. 6063 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 4054/S. 2347, Prevention through Affordable Access Act: entire bill Issues related to the UCLA Liver Transplant Program

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Navy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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

Telecommunications TEC

Broadcast Flag issues Digital Television Transition issues

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Navy, Dept of

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2638, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008: funding for science research H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for research, education, and science, and for Department of Health and Human Services programs; other issues H.R. 2642, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008: funding for math-science education, and expansion of educational benefits for military veterans serving after September 11, 2001 H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008: funding for math-science education, and expansion of educational benefits for military veterans serving after September 11, 2001; other provisions H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008: funding for math-science education, and expansion of educational benefits for military veterans serving after September 11, 2001 H.R. 3043, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008: funding for math-science education, and expansion of educational benefits for military veterans serving after September 11, 200; other provisions S. 3230, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for U.S. Department of Education programs, NIH (National Institutes of Health), science research programs; other provisions S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for National Textile Center, NSF (National Science Foundation), NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); other issues S. 3289, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES); other provisions S. 3258, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science research programs; other provisions FY 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Libraries and Museums

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 3182 (110th), S. 3230 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th), S. 3258 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), S. 3289 (110th)