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Energy/Nuclear ENG

FY 2013 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations: support for federal research at DOE (Department of Energy) Offices of Science and EERE (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), and Arpa-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy)

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations: research funding issues

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

S. 810, Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act: entire bill President's FY 2013 Budget Request: funding for Department of Health and Human Services programs, specifically for Medicare and Medicaid and other healthcare funding issues

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 810 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act S. 968, the PROTECT IP (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property) Act of 2011 The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011: possible technical amendments bill and implementation issues Technology transfer issues

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 968 (112th), H.R. 3261 (112th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 1036, Job Creation and Innovation Act of 2011: Section 2, Proof of Concept Centers

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1036 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2405, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011: support for biomedical drug repurposing FY 2013 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: funding for NIH (National Institutes of Health)

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2405 (112th)

Veterans VET

Inclusion of veterans in UCLA reconstructive surgery program Land use issues at a West Los Angeles facility

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012: Sec. 2201 (Medicare physician payment updates), Sec. 2223 (Medicare hospital outpatient updates), and Sec. 2224 (Medicare hospital bad debt payments) H.R. 3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011: entire bill President's FY 2013 Budget Request: funding for Department of Health and Human Services programs, especially for Medicare and Medicaid and other healthcare funding issues Medicaid Provider Reimbursement issues

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 3667 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. Con. Res. 112, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022: funding for federal science and research programs for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security and Interior, and the U.S. Agency for International Development; funding for basic research, energy research, and student aid H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012: Sections 7020 & 7021, authorization for University Transportation Centers S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century: support for university transportation centers FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations: research program funding issues FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations: support for basic research programs; funding for the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Space Grant and other NASA programs; funding for federal research at NSF (National Science Foundation), DOE (Department of Energy), DOD (Department of Defense), and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) FY 2013 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations: funding for federal research programs at DOE Offices of Science and EERE (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), and Arpa-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) FY 2013 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: funding for the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) FY 2013 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: funding for NIH (National Institutes of Health) and student aid programs; funding for NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Education and Research Centers (ERCs) and for NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing (AFF) Program Title VI of the Higher Education Act, International Education: support for International Education programs President's FY 2013 Budget Request: funding for student financial aid and student loans, teacher preparation, education research, graduate education, international education, and related programs; funding for federal science and research programs for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security and Interior, and the U.S. Agency for International Development; funding for NIOSH Education and Research Centers (ERCs) and for NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing (AFF) Program Support for Pell grants and federal financial aid for students Other research funding issues

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), H.Con.Res. 112 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 3433, Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act: entire bill H.R. 3699, Research Works Act: entire bill H.R. 4004/S. 2096, Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA): entire bill OMB Circular 21 ANPG (Advanced Notice of Proposed Guidance -- Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements (Including Single Audit Act)): entire proposal

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 3433 (112th), S. 2096 (112th), H.R. 4004 (112th), H.R. 3699 (112th)

Education EDU

H.R. 3989, Student Success Act: teacher preparation and accountability H.R. 3990, Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: teacher preparation and accountability S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2012: entire bill H.R. 1842/S. 952, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2011: access to higher education FY 2013 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: support for Title VI, International Education; funding for NIH (National Institutes of Health) and student aid programs Higher education funding and policy issues and regulations of interest to the University of California: education funding, student financial aid and loan policy, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, teacher preparation, and related issues

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3989 (112th), S. 952 (112th), S. 2280 (112th), H.R. 1842 (112th), H.R. 3990 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

H. Con. Res. 112, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022: ship construction H.R. 1036, Job Creation and Innovation Act of 2011: Section 2, Proof of Concept Centers H.R. 4004/S. 2096, Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012: open access S.973, National Endowment for the Oceans: climate and coastal observation research, earth observing FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations: funding for agricultural research, education, and teaching FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations: support for basic research programs; funding for climate research and earth observations, and the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Space Grant Program FY 2013 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: funding for NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Education and Research Centers (ERCs) and for NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing (AFF) Program FY 2013 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations: support for coastal observation research; funding for the DOE Fusion Energy Science program FY13 Department of Defense Appropriations: extramural research FY13 National Defense Authorization Act: extramural research, GPS (Global Positioning System) integrity President's FY 2013 Budget Request: climate and coastal observation research and for earth observing; funding for NIOSH Education and Research Centers (ERCs) and for NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (AFF) Program Funding for LSST (Large Synoptic Survey Telescope) program at NSF (National Science Foundation) Support for the UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) engineering center Other research funding issues

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 973 (112th), H.R. 1036 (112th), S. 2096 (112th), H.Con.Res. 112 (112th), H.R. 4004 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

Data security issues

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Small Business SMB

FY 2013 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: funding for the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF)