THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES for THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Implementation of H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Student Financial Aid, Graduate Student Loans, Agriculture Research Facilities, Medicaid related issues; healthcare related provisions FY27 Appropriations and Funding for Basic Science, NSF, NIH, Student Financial Aid, Agriculture, NASA, Energy, Transportation, and HR8646 and Senate Agriculture-FDA Appropriations bill; HR8845 and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill; HR and S. Defense Appropriations bill; HR9022 Energy & Water Appropriations bill; HR9171 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill; HR9260 and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill; HR8595 National Security-State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill; and HR9170 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Bills named: H.R. 9171 (119th), H.R. 8646 (119th), H.R. 9022 (119th), H.R. 8595 (119th), H.R. 9260 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th), H.R. 9170 (119th), H.R. 8845 (119th)

Defense DEF

FY26 Funding for University-Based Research; Artificial Intelligence-Related Research and AI Workforce Development Programs HR.8800 and S.4784 FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues; FY2027 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues, research facility issues

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Bills named: S. 4784 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th)

Education EDU

Negotiated Rulemaking for H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Medicaid related issues; healthcare related provisions; changes to student financial aid, loans, grants Implementation of FY26 Appropriated Funding for Education; FY27 Appropriations funding for Education research, Pell Grant program, Title VI and Fulbright-Hays program, Institute of Education Sciences White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence HR 1048 The DETERRENT Act; research and development issues Medical School Accreditation

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th), H.R. 1048 (119th)

Health Issues HCR

Reconciliation Bill - Medicare, Medicaid, Physician Payments, 340(b) Discount Drug Program, ACA Premium Tax Credits; HHS, CMS SUSTAIN Act (House/Senate) Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act (House/Senate) Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (House/Senate) Reinforcing Essential Health Systems for Communities Act (House/Senate) 340B Drug Discount Program Biomedical Research Policy (NIH, HHS, House, Senate) Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding related issues mRNA Vaccine Clinical Trials Medicaid State Directed Payment Program (House, Senate, CMS) Medicaid Provider Tax (House, Senate, CMS) Implementation of One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR1) (House/Senate)

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

Immigration IMM

Student/Faculty Visas H-1B Visa Program and Optional Practical Training (OPT)-related issues (House/Senate) International Education Programs H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Immigration related visa and prevailing wage issues Department of Homeland Security Proposed Rule (2025-16554 (90 FR 42070) re: Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media; issues concerning duration of status

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

FY26 Funding for NIH, University-based research programs Indirect Cost Payments for Research Graduate Student Support Hospital Financing Per Capita Caps (House/Senate) State Directed Payment Program (House/Senate/CMS) Medicaid Provider Tax (House/Senate/CMS) Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) (House/Senate) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House/Senate) Accreditation of Medical Schools Mental Health Impact of Cannabis Usage mRNA Vaccine Research and Cancer

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Science/Technology SCI

Executive Order Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking; issues related to federal grant awards FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act; research facilities issues; research and development issues; FY 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; university research and development issues FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; university research and development issues; FY2027 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education, and Related Appropriations Act; research and development issues FY 2027 Agriculture Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); provisions related to nutrition, research, extension, forestry; grant related funding issues; new world screwworm; other issues FY 2027 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues; extramural research issues; research facilities issues; Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs related issues; research issues; federal grant related issues; funding for research programs NASA Reauthorization (House/Senate) Sea Grant/NOAA Research (House/Senate)

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Energy, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE

Small Business SMB

Cyber Security Programs for Small Businesses SBIR, STTR Reauthorization

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Medicaid related issues; healthcare related provisions Reconciliation Bill Provisions Impacting University Funding

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)