THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES for THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Small Business SMB

Cyber Security Programs for Small Businesses SBIR, STTR Reauthorization

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Medicaid related issues; healthcare related provisions Reconciliation Bill Provisions Impacting University Funding University Endowment Taxes

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Student Financial Aid, Graduate Student Loans, Agriculture Research Facilities, Medicaid related issues; healthcare related provisions FY26 Appropriations and Funding for Basic Science, NSF, NIH, Student Financial Aid, Agriculture, NASA, Energy, Transportation, and HR 4121 and S. 2256 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations bill; HR 5342 and S.2354 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill; HR 4016 and S. 2572 Defense Appropriations bill; HR 4553 Energy & Water Appropriations bill; HR 4754 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill; HR 5304 and S. 2587 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill; HR 4779 National Security-State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill; and HR 4552 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 2587 (119th), H.R. 4552 (119th), H.R. 5342 (119th), H.R. 4779 (119th), S. 2572 (119th), H.R. 5304 (119th), H.R. 4754 (119th), H.R. 4121 (119th), H.R. 4553 (119th), S. 2354 (119th), S. 2256 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th), H.R. 4016 (119th)

Defense DEF

FY26 Funding for University-Based Research Artificial Intelligence HR 3838, FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues S.2296, FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues HR 4016/S.2572 FY2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues, research facility issues

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 2296 (119th), H.R. 4016 (119th), H.R. 3838 (119th), S. 2572 (119th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Medicaid related issues; healthcare related provisions; changes to student financial aid, loans, grants FY26 Appropriations funding for Education research, Pell Grant program, Title VI and Fulbright-Hays program, Institute of Education Sciences White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence HR 1048 The DETERRENT Act; research and development issues HR 6951 the College Cost reduction Act Medical School Accreditation

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1048 (119th), H.R. 6951 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th)

Health Issues HCR

Reconciliation Bill - Medicare, Medicaid, Physician Payments, 340(b) Discount Drug Program, ACA Premium Tax Credits; HHS, CMS H.R. 9351, Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2024 H.R. 4581, 340B PATIENTS Act of 2025 H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 EDUCATE Act (House/Senate) Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (House/Senate) Reinforcing Essential Health Systems for Communities Act (House/Senate) Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH (National Institutes of Health) Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates (NOT-OD-25-068, February 7, 2025); Facilities and Administrative costs (F&A) related issues 340B Drug Discount Program; Application Process for the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program and Request for Public Comment (HRSA-2025-14619, (90 FR 36163)); issues related to proposed 340B rebate model Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding related issues Medicare telehealth waiver related issues mRNA Vaccine Clinical Trials

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9351 (119th), H.R. 4581 (119th), H.R. 4731 (119th)

Immigration IMM

Student/Faculty Visas H-1B Visa Program and Optional Practical Training (OPT)-related issues (House/Senate) International Education Programs H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Immigration related visa and prevailing wage issues Department of Homeland Security Proposed Rule (2025-16554 (90 FR 42070) re: Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media; issues concerning duration of status

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

FY26 Funding for NIH, University-based research programs Indirect Cost Payments for Research Graduate Student Support Hospital Financing Per Capita Caps (House/Senate) State Directed Payment Program (House/Senate/CMS) Medicaid Provider Tax (House/Senate/CMS) Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) (House/Senate) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House/Senate) Accreditation of Medical Schools Mental Health Impact of Cannabis Usage mRNA Vaccine Research and Cancer

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

Executive Order 14332 issued August 7, 2025, Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking; issues related to federal grant awards H.R. 3838/S. 2296 - FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act; research facilities issues; research and development issues H.R. 4553, FY 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; university research and development issues H.R. 5342/S. 2354, FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; university research and development issues; Facilities and Administration (F&A) issues H.R. 5304/S. 2587, FY2026 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education, and Related Appropriations Act; research and development issues H.R. 5371, FY 2026 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act; funding provisions; research and development issues; facilities and administration reimbursement H.R. 4121/S. 2256, FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); provisions related to nutrition, research, extension, forestry; grant related funding issues; new world screwworm; other issues H.R. 4016/S. 2572, FY 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues; extramural research issues; research facilities issues; Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs related issues; research issues; federal grant related issues; funding for research programs NASA Reauthorization (House/Senate) Sea Grant/NOAA Research (House/Senate)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 5342 (119th), S. 2354 (119th), S. 2587 (119th), H.R. 5371 (119th), H.R. 5304 (119th), H.R. 4016 (119th), H.R. 4553 (119th), S. 2296 (119th), S. 2256 (119th), H.R. 3838 (119th), S. 2572 (119th), H.R. 4121 (119th)