BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION for BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION

Health Issues HCR

340B Drug Discount Program ---340B Accountability Act ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight ---PROTECT 340B Act Accelerated Approval Alternative Funding Programs Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-Funding) ---American Pandemic Preparedness Plan (AP3) ---Disease X ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---MCM PRV Program ---Reauthorization of PAHPA ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program ---White House National Biodefense Strategy Biosimilars ---BIOSIM Act ---BSUFA Negotiations ---Coding ---Implementation and Reauthorization of the Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2022 ---Interchangeability and Pharmacy Substitution ---Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act ---Reimbursement Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.834: Pandemics Require Evaluating, Planning, And Responding Effectively (PREPARE) Act ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---S.2327: Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act ---S.3799: Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act ---S.4317: SAFE TO WORK Act ---S.4509: Vaccine And Coverage Certainty (VACC) Act ---Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution ---Defense Production Act (DPA) ---Drug Supply Chain Management ---Healthcare Disparities ---Medicare Reimbursement Policies ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---Senate HELP Pandemic Preparedness White Paper ---Supply Chain Issues ---Temporarily Refundable R&D Credit ---TRIPS Waiver ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Climate Change ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Data Privacy ---H.R.8152: American Data Privacy and Protection Act Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Regulation and Oversight Diversity & Inclusion ---S.3799: Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act ---Decentralized Clinical Trials Drug Evaluation and Review ---COVID-19 Lessons Learned ---FDA Management and Financial Accountability Drug Importation Drug Manufacturing, Quality & Distribution ---Advanced Manufacturing ---Counterfeiting ---Drug Shortages ---Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy ---Supply Chain Integrity and Traceability Drug Patenting ---H.R.2883/S.1485: Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications ---H.R.2891/S.1428: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128 118th Congress (2023-2024): A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Drug Pricing ---H.R.1790: Biologics Competition Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Application ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.1128 118th Congress (2023-2024): A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Lower Costs, More Cures Act ---National Coverage Determination ---Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act ---Prescription Pricing for the People Act Foreign Drug Data Protection Laws Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 ---DISARM Act ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Reauthorization of PAHPA Funding for FDA ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.7667: The Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 ---H.R.8239: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ---S.4348: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 ---Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII Priorities Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Funding for National Institutes of Health ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Act Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Funding for 2022-2023 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Generic Drug Entry ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act ---Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act ---Generic Drug Application Review Reforms ---Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act ---Incentives for Generic Entry Medicaid ---Alternative Payment Arrangements for Gene Therapies ---Average Manufacturer Price Calculations ---Coverage of Accelerated Approval Products ---Drug Benefit Design ---Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Opioid Crisis ---Coverage and Reimbursement ---Non-Opioid Analgesics Orphan Drug Issues ---H.R.5566: Finding Orphan-Disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act ---S.4185: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Orphan Drug Tax Credit Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review ---H.R.6888/S.4071: Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART) Act ---H.R.1730: Speeding Therapy Access Today (STAT) Act Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.9127: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---S.2327: Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act ---Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---In-Home Administration of Part B Drugs ---Lower Costs, More Cures Act ---National Coverage Determination ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.9127: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---S.4509: Vaccine and Coverage Certainty (VACC) Act ---Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---Adult Immunization ---DISARM Act ---Maternal Immunization ---MCM Manufacturing & Capacity ---MCM R&D Incentives ---Monoclonal Antibody Coverage and Utilization ---National Coverage Determination ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) ---Vaccine and Antimicrobial Resistance Product Development and Incentives ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---Vaccine Quality Measure ---Vaccine Safety Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---S.3810: Countermeasure Injury Compensation Fund Amendment Act ---Vaccine Access Improvement Act ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act ---VICP CICP (Discussion Draft)

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 1485 (118th), S. 79 (118th), H.R. 2139 (118th), H.R. 2891 (118th), H.R. 9127 (118th), S. 908 (118th), H.R. 1730 (118th), S. 113 (118th), S. 4185 (118th), H.R. 1790 (118th), H.R. 7667 (118th), H.R. 834 (118th), H.R. 6888 (118th), H.R. 1717 (118th), S. 4317 (118th), S. 1428 (118th), H.R. 2148 (118th), H.R. 5566 (118th), S. 909 (118th), H.R. 2617 (118th), S. 775 (118th), S. 142 (118th), H.R. 8239 (118th), H.R. 8152 (118th), S. 3799 (118th), S. 1128 (118th), H.R. 2883 (118th), S. 4348 (118th), S. 3810 (118th), S. 4509 (118th), S. 150 (118th), S. 1067 (118th), S. 148 (118th), S. 2327 (118th), S. 4071 (118th)

Agriculture AGR

Climate Change ---FY 2023 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.8239: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy ---Fighting Climate Change through Biotechnology Innovation ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---The Growing Climate Solutions Act Foreign Agricultural Biotechnology Laws and Regulations ---Asynchronous Approvals ---China Biotechnology Regulations ---Mexico Draft Decree Banning Genetically Modified Corn ---Mexico Import Approval Delays of Ag Biotech Funding for the USDA ---FY 2023 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.8239: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ---Biotechnology and Agriculture Trade Program ---Farm Bill Programs Energy Title IX Genetically Engineered (GE) Animals ---ADUFA ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Efficient Science-Based Review of Biotech Products ---Farm Bill Reauthorization ---FDA Approvals, Guidance, & Regulations ---FDA Revised EIS on Genetically Engineered Salmon ---International Consistency of Regulation for Gene Edited Products ---USDA proposed Regulation of the Movement of Animals Modified or Developed by Genetic Engineering ---Implementation of GE Salmon language in Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 ---Labeling Genetically Engineered (GE) Plants ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---EPA proposed revisions to regulations related to the oversight of certain plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) ---EPA Regulatory Approach to Gene Editing ---FDA Proposed guidance on Gene Editing ---International Consistency of Regulation for Gene Edited Products Synthetic Biotech USDA/APHIS Agricultural Biotechnology Regulations ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Farm Bill Reauthorization ---Regulatory Treatment of Gene Edited Products ---The Sustainable, Ecological, Consistent, Uniform, Responsible, Efficient (SECURE) Rule under the Plant Protection Act ---USDA Part 340 Draft Rule ---USDA proposed Regulation of the Movement of Animals Modified or Developed by Genetic Engineering

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 8239 (118th), H.R. 2617 (118th)

Animals ANI

Genetically Engineered (GE) Animals ---ADUFA ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Efficient Science-Based Review of Biotech Products ---Farm Bill Reauthorization ---FDA Approvals, Guidance, & Regulations ---FDA Revised EIS on Genetically Engineered Salmon ---International Consistency of Regulation for Gene Edited Products ---USDA proposed Regulation of the Movement of Animals Modified or Developed by Genetic Engineering Issues Relating to Non-Human Primate Shortages

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---S.3799: Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.7900: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 ---S.4543: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 ---DISARM Act ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Reauthorization of PAHPA Funding for Biofuels, Biomass Crop Assistance, and Biorefineries ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.8239: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Incentives for Sustainable Aviation Fuels ---Implementation of USDA Discretion to Provide Support for Biofuel Producers in Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 Funding for Biorefineries ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Funding for FDA ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.7667: The Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 ---H.R.8239: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ---Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act ---Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII Priorities Funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Funding for National Institutes of Health ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Act Funding for Renewable Chemicals/Bio-based Products ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Funding for 2022-2023 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 Funding for the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Funding for the USDA ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.8239: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ---Biotechnology and Agriculture Trade Program ---Farm Bill Programs Energy Title IX

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8239 (118th), H.R. 2617 (118th), H.R. 7900 (118th), H.R. 7667 (118th), S. 4543 (118th), S. 3799 (118th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Funding for Renewable Chemicals/Bio-based Products ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Renewable Chemicals/Bio-based Products (Non-Funding) ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy ---Investment Tax Credit

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2617 (118th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Antitrust Legislation Bayh-Dole Act/Tech Transfer ---Bayh-Dole Act ---March-In Rights ---NIST Proposed Rulemaking on Bayh-Dole Compulsory Licensing ---Prescription Drug Price Relief Act Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights ---TRIPS Waiver Data Privacy Issues ---H.R.8152: American Data Privacy and Protection Act Drug Patenting ---H.R.2891/S.1428: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.1128 118th Congress (2023-2024): A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act ---CLEAR Patents Act ---Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act ---Restrictions on Intellectual Property Rights Intellectual Property Enforcement ---China ---TRIPS Waiver Patent Reform ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act ---Patent Litigation Reform ---Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act Patenting of Biological Inventions ---35 USC Section 101 on Patent Eligibility ---PTO Examination Guidelines ---Section 101 Modernization United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ---Implementation of USMCA US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1128 (118th), H.R. 8152 (118th), S. 150 (118th), S. 148 (118th), S. 113 (118th), H.R. 1717 (118th), S. 142 (118th), S. 1428 (118th), S. 79 (118th), H.R. 2891 (118th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Biofuels (Non-Funding) ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---A Clean Fuel Standard or Low Carbon Fuel Standard ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Incentives for Sustainable Aviation Fuels ---Sustainable Aviation Fuels Tax Credit Biomass Programs (Non-Funding) ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors Biorefineries (Non-Funding) ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors Climate Change ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Fighting Climate Change through Biotechnology Innovation ---The Growing Climate Solutions Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Funding for Biofuels, Biomass Crop Assistance, and Biorefineries ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.8239: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Incentives for Sustainable Aviation Fuels Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8239 (118th), H.R. 2617 (118th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Genetically Engineered (GE) Animals ---ADUFA ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Efficient Science-Based Review of Biotech Products ---Farm Bill Reauthorization ---FDA Approvals, Guidance, & Regulations ---FDA Revised EIS on Genetically Engineered Salmon ---International Consistency of Regulation for Gene Edited Products ---Labeling ---USDA proposed Regulation of the Movement of Animals Modified or Developed by Genetic Engineering

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Biofuels (Non-Funding) ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---A Clean Fuel Standard or Low Carbon Fuel Standard ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Incentives for Sustainable Aviation Fuels ---Sustainable Aviation Fuels Tax Credit Biomass Programs (Non-Funding) ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors Biorefineries (Non-Funding) ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors Climate Change ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Fighting Climate Change through Biotechnology Innovation ---The Growing Climate Solutions Act ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Funding for Biofuels, Biomass Crop Assistance, and Biorefineries ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.8239: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Incentives for Sustainable Aviation Fuels Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 8239 (118th), H.R. 2617 (118th)

Homeland Security HOM

Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-Funding) ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Pandemic Preparedness Plan ---Reauthorization of PAHPA ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program ---White House National Biodefense Strategy ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord Zero Draft Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---DISARM Act ---National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Reauthorization of PAHPA

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2617 (118th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Biodefense Research, Development and Procurement Issues (Non-Funding) ---American Pandemic Preparedness Plan ---Executive Order on Modernizing Influenza Vaccines ---Gene Editing ---Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act of 2016 ---Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act of 2019 ---Reauthorization of PAHPA ---Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program ---White House National Biodefense Strategy Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---R&D Funding for Medical Countermeasures ---Senate HELP Pandemic Preparedness White Paper ---Temporarily Refundable R&D Credit Funding for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programs ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---DISARM Act ---National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 ---Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Funding for Strategic National Stockpile ---Health Defense Operations Funding Designation ---Implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2020 ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Reauthorization of PAHPA Funding for National Institutes of Health ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Act Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Programs ---FY 2023 Appropriations ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Funding for 2022-2023 Influenza Season Preparedness and Response ---Funding for Routine Immunization Infrastructure during Pandemic

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: H.R. 2617 (118th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

340B Drug Discount Program ---Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications ---Program Implementation & Oversight Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act Data Privacy ---H.R.8152: American Data Privacy and Protection Act Drug Pricing ---H.R.1790: Biologics Competition Act of 2023 ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.4811: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act ---H.R.5125: Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act ---H.R.7667: The Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 ---H.R.9127: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---S.79/H.R.1717: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 ---S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023 ---S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 ---S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act ---S.148: Stop STALLING Act ---S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 ---S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Application ---S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics ---S.1128 118th Congress (2023-2024): A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents ---Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act ---CMMI Authority ---COVID-19 Pricing-Related Provisions ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---National Coverage Determination ---Prescription Pricing for the People Act Medicaid ---Drug Benefit Design ---Encouraging Innovation Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act ---Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act ---Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act ---Pricing and Rebates ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Reimbursement and Coverage of Innovative Products ---H.R.2139/S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act ---H.R.2148/S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act ---H.R.5237/H.R.5260: Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act ---H.R.9127: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---S.2327: Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act ---Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---Administration Rebate Rule ---CMMI Authority ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Lower Costs, More Cures Act ---Medicare Part B Physician-Administered Products ---Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act ---National Coverage Determination ---New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act ---Patient Cost-Sharing and Smoothing ---Protected Classes ---Step Therapy ---Support of Patient Premiums and Cost-Sharing Obligations ---Value-based Contracting and Communications ---Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Rule Vaccines and Infectious Diseases ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---H.R.9127: Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act ---Access to Innovative Treatments Act ---DISARM Act ---National Coverage Determination ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---Value of vaccines and vaccine confidence ---Vaccine safety net and vaccine infrastructure

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2148 (118th), H.R. 8152 (118th), S. 148 (118th), S. 142 (118th), S. 909 (118th), S. 1067 (118th), H.R. 9127 (118th), H.R. 2617 (118th), H.R. 1790 (118th), S. 150 (118th), H.R. 1717 (118th), H.R. 7667 (118th), S. 908 (118th), S. 79 (118th), H.R. 5237 (118th), S. 127 (118th), H.R. 4811 (118th), H.R. 2139 (118th), H.R. 5260 (118th), S. 113 (118th), S. 1128 (118th), H.R. 5125 (118th), S. 775 (118th), S. 2327 (118th)

Small Business SMB

Banking Policy Impacting Emerging Companies Capital Formation Incentives ---H.R.1304/S.749: American Innovation and Jobs Act ---H.R.3448: Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act ---H.R.3623/S.2529: Innovation and Growth Now by Investing in Tomorrow's Enterprises (IGNITE) American Innovation Act ---H.R.7515: Infectious Disease Therapies Research and Innovation Act of 2022 ---A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities (Discussion Draft) ---A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a portion of research credit refundable for certain small businesses engaging in specified medical research. (Discussion Draft) ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---JOBS Act 4.0 ---Net Operating Loss Advance Refunds Capital Market Enhancements ---Accredited Investor Definition ---Amended Definition of Smaller Reporting Company ---JOBS Act 4.0 ---Market Liquidity Proposals ---SEC Small Business Forum Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ---Small Business Loans ---Temporarily Refundable R&D Credit Mergers and Acquisitions Proxy Advisory Services ---H.R.448: Putting Investors First Act ---Impact of Policies on Small Public Companies Reform of SEC Regulation D ---H.R.1909: Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act of 2019 ---Accredited Investor Certification Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 (b) ---Small Issuer Exemption Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program ---Implementation of SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1909 (118th), S. 749 (118th), S. 2529 (118th), H.R. 448 (118th), H.R. 3623 (118th), H.R. 1304 (118th), H.R. 7515 (118th), H.R. 3448 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Capital Formation Incentives ---H.R.1304/S.749: American Innovation and Jobs Act ---H.R.3448: Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act ---H.R.3623/S.2529: Innovation and Growth Now by Investing in Tomorrow's Enterprises (IGNITE) American Innovation Act ---A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities (Discussion Draft) ---A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a portion of research credit refundable for certain small businesses engaging in specified medical research. (Discussion Draft) ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Net Operating Loss Advance Refunds Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Orphan Drug Issues Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) ---Draft Legislation to modify and expand the Section 1202 exclusion for gain from QSBS ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---Promote expansion of credit and oppose cuts Renewable Chemicals/Bio-based Products (Non-Funding) ---Climate Issues & impact on the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors ---Investment Tax Credit ---Production Tax Credit Research & Development Tax Credit Reforms ---S.866: American Innovation and Jobs Act ---A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for credits against tax for domestic medical and drug manufacturing and advanced medical manufacturing equipment. (Discussion Draft) ---Expensing of R&D Expenditures ---House - Section 174 Amortization ---Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ---R&D Payroll Credit Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ---FY 2023 Appropriations ---FY 2024 Appropriations ---H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 ---Countermeasure Injury Compensation Fund Amendment Act ---Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act ---Vaccine Access Improvement Act ---VICP CICP (Discussion Draft)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 749 (118th), H.R. 3448 (118th), H.R. 1304 (118th), H.R. 3623 (118th), S. 866 (118th), S. 2529 (118th), H.R. 2617 (118th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

CFIUS and Foreign Investment Drug Importation Drug Pricing ---Reference Pricing in Drug Reimbursement Foreign Agricultural Biotechnology Laws and Regulations ---Mexico Draft Decree Banning Genetically Modified Corn ---Mexico Import Approval Delays of Ag Biotech Intellectual Property International Enforcement ---China ---General Patent Reform ---India ---TRIPS Waiver Issues Relating to Non-Human Primate Shortages US-China Trade Agreement ---IP Provisions World Health Organization (WHO) ---TRIPS Waiver ---WHO Pandemic Preparedness Accord World Trade Organization (WTO) ---TRIPS Waiver

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE