UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Changes to section 101 of patent law, related to determining what is patentable (no bill yet) S. 102/H.R.465 Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 (sections related to compulsory licensing)

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: S. 102 (116th), H.R. 465 (116th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Conversations with NIST regarding funding for economic development projects. Discussions with NIST and USPTO regarding Request for Information on Federal Technology Transfer Authorities and Processes (ROI Initiative)

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S.377/H.R.1046 Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act (sections related to compulsory licensing) 340B issues (no bill yet) S.1531 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 377 (116th), H.R. 1046 (116th), S. 1531 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY20 Appropriations: H.R.2740 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020: Department on Education (Pell Grant Program, Supplementary Education Opportunity Grants, Federal Work Study, Graduate Education, International Education - Title VI International Education and Foreign Language Programs, Institute of Education Sciences, Corporation for Public Broadcasting) Department of Health and Human Service (National Institutes of Health, HRSA: Title VII Health Professionals & Title VIII Health Professionals - Nursing Workforce Development, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Injury Control Research Centers, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Education & Research Centers) Department of Defense (Basic Research, Defense Manufacturing Assistance Program, Defense Cybersecurity Assistance Program) Department of Energy (Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects for Energy, University Consortia for Nuclear Nonproliferation Research, LaserNetUS-Office of Fusion Energy Sciences) H.R.3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020: National Science Foundation (NSF) Department of Commerce (Economic Development Administration, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms, Regional Innovation Programs) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Sea Grant Program, National Estuarine Research Reserve System) NASA (Science Mission Directorate, Space Technology, Aeronautics Research Directorate, National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program) National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Arts U.S. Department of Agriculture (Rural Development)

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 2740 (116th), H.R. 3055 (116th)

Sports/Athletics SPO

Sports gambling regulations (no specific bill) H.R. 1804 Student-Athlete Equity Act

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 1804 (116th)

Immigration IMM

Issues pertaining to H-1B, Dreamers/DACA, STEM OPT (no specific bill)

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Education EDU

Higher Education Act Authorization (no bill yet): Issues related to federal financial aid (Title IV), international education (Title VI), graduate education

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Science/Technology SCI

S.1790/H.R.2500 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (provisions related to the protection of controlled unclassified information & the Securing American Science and Technology Act amendment) White House policy on the use of fetal tissue in research H.R.36 Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019

Contacted: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th), H.R. 36 (116th), S. 1790 (116th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (no bill yet)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Homeland Security HOM

no lobbying activities

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Agriculture AGR

no lobbying activities

Contacted: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Manufacturing MAN

Legislation to create a National Institute of Manufacturing (no bill yet)

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Oversight of drones at sporting events (no bill yet)

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 3300 The Economic Mobility Act (provision regarding repealing the parking tax) H.R. 3301 Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 (provision regarding the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses)

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3300 (116th), H.R. 3301 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

no lobbying activities

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES