UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R.5273 Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016: all S.3040Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: Medicare/Medicaid Issues CMS Star Ratings: all

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Library of Congress (LOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 5273 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 5538/S. 3068 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 2017: Title I

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Library of Congress (LOC); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 5538 (114th), S. 3068 (114th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 5293/ S. 3000 Department of Defense Appropriations Act: extramural research, research facilities H.R. 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: extramural research, research facilities H.R. 4909/ S. 2943 FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act: extramural research, research facilities

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Library of Congress (LOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 2943 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), H.R. 5325 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Graduate Student Health/IRS issue: all 1042-S international student tax filing issue: all

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Library of Congress (LOC); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual property and commercialization of university research issues Section 108: Copyright issues

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Library of Congress (LOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Health Issues HCR

Proposed Rule Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System provisions concerning calculation of Uncompensated Care Costs for Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital formula Proposed Rule Outpatient Prospective Payment System for hospitals, for provisions concerning site-neutral payment policy for Hospital Outpatient Departments. S.3040Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: National Institutes of Health appropriations for Fiscal Year 2017, healthcare issues House Select Panel on Infant Lives: Fetal Tissue Research Concurrent Surgeries: Concurrent Surgeries SHIP premium subsidies for Graduate Students: all

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Library of Congress (LOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY17 Office of Science and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy budgets at Department of Energy Funding for education and research programs S. 3040/ H.R. 5926 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: Higher Education Programs H.R. 5054/S. 2956 FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804 FY 2017 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 5293/S. 3000 FY 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 5393/S. 2837 FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 5538/S. 3068 FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act: Humanities programs H.R. 5912/S. 3117 FY 2017 Department of State, State-Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Library of Congress (LOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3040 (114th), H.R. 5055 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), S. 3068 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th), H.R. 5912 (114th), S. 2804 (114th), S. 2956 (114th), S. 3117 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), S. 2837 (114th), H.R. 5054 (114th), H.R. 5926 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

S. 1252 The Global Food Security Act S. 1573 Weather Alerts for a Ready Nation Act of 2015: climate and coastal observation research, earth observing S. 3084 The American Innovation and Competitiveness Act H.R. 34 Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015: climate and coastal observation research, earth observing H.R. 813 FORECAST Act: climate research, drought and water management H.R. 1277 Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act: climate and coastal observation research, earth observing H.R. 1561 Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015: climate and coastal observation research, earth observing H.R. 1806 COMPETES Reauthorization Act: climate research and earth observations H.R. 2028/ S. 2804 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: climate and coastal observation research, water operations, earth observing H.R. 2744 Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2015: climate and coastal observation research, earth observing H.R. 5303/ S. 2848 Water Resources Development Act: climate and coastal observation research, water operations H.R. 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Climate and coastal observation research, water operations, earth observing H.R. 5393/ S. 2837 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: climate research and earth observations, Title III H.R. 5538/ S. 3068 Department of Interior Appropriations Act 2016: USGS earthquake hazards research America COMPETES Act reauthorization Funding for education and research programs

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Education, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Library of Congress (LOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3084 (114th), S. 2837 (114th), H.R. 1277 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th), H.R. 1806 (114th), S. 1252 (114th), S. 2848 (114th), S. 2804 (114th), S. 3068 (114th), H.R. 34 (114th), H.R. 813 (114th), S. 1573 (114th), H.R. 5325 (114th), H.R. 1561 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), H.R. 5303 (114th), H.R. 2744 (114th)

Education EDU

S.108 Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015: all S. 590 H.R. 1310 Campus Accountability and Safety Act: all S. 706SOS Campus Act: all S. 840Student Loan Borrowers Bill of Rights: all S.3040Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: funding for higher education, education issues S. 3368 The ASPIRE Act, Access, Success, and Persistence in Reshaping Education Act: all H.R. 242 Affordability for Constant and Continued Education to Enhance Student Success Act: all H.R. 2680 HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act: all H.R. 3675 Student Borrower Fairness Act: all H.R. 3786 Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act: all H.R. 3988 Military and Veterans Education Protection Act: all H.R. 4054 Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act: all H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act or POST GRAD Act: all H.R. 5201 Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016: all H.R. 5274 Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act: all H.R.5528 Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act: all H.R. 5538 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: humanities programs H.R. 6161 Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act: all P.L. 114-95 Every Student Succeeds Act: implementation of teacher preparation provisions Internal Revenue Service Notice 2016-17, Application of the Market Reforms and Other Provisions of the Affordable Care Act to Student Health Coverage; issues related to student health insurance programs (SHIP) Higher Education Act Reauthorization Proposals: graduate student and international student issues, college ratings systems, all Department of Educations Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) at 81 Fed. Reg. 48,598 (July 25, 2016-Docket ID ED-20160OPE-0050), proposed amendments to the State Authorization provisions of the Institutional Eligibility regulations of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) and to the institutional disclosure requirements of the HEAs Student Assistance General Provisions

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Library of Congress (LOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bills named: H.R. 4054 (114th), H.R. 242 (114th), S. 108 (114th), H.R. 5274 (114th), H.R. 4223 (114th), H.R. 3988 (114th), H.R. 5528 (114th), H.R. 2680 (114th), H.R. 6161 (114th), S. 3368 (114th), H.R. 3675 (114th), S. 590 (114th), H.R. 5201 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th), H.R. 3786 (114th), H.R. 1310 (114th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 5936 West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Library of Congress (LOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bills named: H.R. 5936 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 6094 Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Nonprofits Act

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Library of Congress (LOC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6094 (114th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

S.3040Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: Medical Research Issues Zika Issues

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Library of Congress (LOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)