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Defense DEF

H.R. 5136, S. 3454: "National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2011" (Support for basic research at DoD; support for DARPA funding)

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5136 (111th), S. 3454 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 3636, H.R. : "Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011" (Title III, "Science", Funding for NSF, including Graduate Research Fellowships; NASA); S. 3800, H.R. : "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011" (Funding for basic research at the Department of Defense; Funding for DARPA) S. 3686, H.R. : "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011" (Title II, "Department of Health and Human Services," Funding for NIH); (Title III, "Department of Education," Funding for Pell Grants, Javits Fellowships) S. 3635, H.R. : "Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriation, 2011" (Title III, "Department of Energy," Funding for DoE Office of Science: Office of Fusion Energy Sciences; High Energy Physics; Early Career Awards, Energy Frontier Research Centers; Energy Innovation Hubs; Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program) H.R. : "Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Matters, 2011" (Funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities, including summer training programs and potential new graduate education program) Letter to Secretary of Education in support of funding for Javits Fellowships in FY 2012 budget

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3800 (111th), S. 3636 (111th), S. 3686 (111th), S. 3635 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4213: "Tax Extenders Act of 2009: Subtitle C, Section 135: "Tax Free Distributions from Individual Retirement Plans for Charitable Purposes"; H.R. 690, S. 144: H.R. 5297 "Small Business Jobs Act", Section 2043: "Removal of Cellular Telephones and Similar Telecommunications Equipment from Listed Property" (provisions concerning taxation of employer provided cell phones); Education on use and operation of University's endowment and University's financial aid policies; opposition to mandated payout rates from endowment; H.R. 5600: "Employee Educational Assistance Act of 2010"; S. 2851 (reauthorization of Section 127 of IRS code regarding employer provided educational assistance to employees) H.R. 5078: "The Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2010", Section 4: "Allowance of Room, Board, and Special Needs Services in the Case of Scholarship and Tuition Reduction Programs with Respect to Higher Education"

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 144 (111th), H.R. 690 (111th), H.R. 5078 (111th), H.R. 5600 (111th), S. 2851 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 5297 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2454: "American Clean Energy and Security Act" (Advocate for funding for energy research), Subtitle H, Section 171: "Clean Energy Innovation Centers"; S. 1733: "The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act" (Advocate for funding for energy research); Discussions re: research funding in climate and energy proposals; Discussions regarding fusion energy sciences and Department of Energy, Office of Science funding priorities; Discussions regarding developments at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, including approval of new science building; Letter in support of Department of Energy Energy Innovation Hub (Sustainability)

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1733 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th)

Education EDU

Support for funding for graduate school traineeships for doctoral programs; Meeting regarding proposal for establishing measurements of education indexes (no bill); Discussions regarding accreditation process (no bill)

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 5116: "America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010," Title II, "National Science Foundation" (Section 214: "Broader impacts review criterion"; Section 227: "Partnerships for innovation"; Section 249: "21st Century Graduate Education"; ADVANCE program for women in STEM); Title III (Section 303: "STEM education at the Department of Energy"); Title VI: "Department of Energy, Subtitle A, Office of Science" (Section 607: "Fusion Energy Research Program," including amendment by Congressmen Garamendi and Bilbray on fusion energy; Section 611: "Authorization of Appropriations"); Subtitle B: "ARPA-E"; Subtitle C: "Energy Innovation Hubs"; S. 3605, "America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010" (All) H.R. 5781, S. 3729: "National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010" (Support for strong funding for science)

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5116 (111th), H.R. 5781 (111th), S. 3729 (111th), S. 3605 (111th)