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Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 2847/S.3636, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: support for basic research, iHub (Innovation Hub) appropriations request

Contacted: SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Navy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 3636 (111th), H.R. 2847 (111th)

Veterans VET

Land use issues related to Veterans Administration property

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Defense DEF

H.R. 3326/S. 3800, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011: 6.1 (basic research) funding

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 3800 (111th), H.R. 3326 (111th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 3617/S. 1498, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009: funding for UC Davis transportation research and campus transit-related infrastructure needs H.R. 5850/S.3644, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: support for basic research

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: S. 1498 (111th), H.R. 3617 (111th), H.R. 5850 (111th), S. 3644 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4853, The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Jobs Creation Act of 2010: tax extender provisions H.R. 5078, Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2010: education tax provisions

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Navy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4853 (111th), H.R. 5078 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 4994, Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010: Section 101 - Physician Payment Update H.R. 5712, Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010: entire bill

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4994 (111th), H.R. 5712 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3183/S. 1436, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010: funding for DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science programs, Training for Employment in the Algae Economy (TEALE), and LHPOST (Large High-Powered Outside Shaketable) H.R. 2847/S.3636, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: support for basic research, iHubs (Innovation Hubs), and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education H.R. 3293, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: development of medical schools H.R. 3293/S. 3686/S. Rept. 111-243, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for NIH (National Institutes of Health), education programs, and medical schools H.R. 3617/S. 1498, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009: funding for UC Davis transportation research and campus transit-related infrastructure needs H.R. 3778, Medical Education Development Act of 2009: development of medical schools H.R. 4875, Medical School Construction Grant Act: development of medical schools H.R. 5850/S.3644, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: support for basic research S. 3686, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for NIH and for medical equipment at the UC Davis Cancer Center H.R. 3778, Medical Education Development Act of 2009: development of medical schools: H.R. 4875, Medical School Construction Grant Act: development of medical schools: FY 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill: funding for the Center for Advanced Viticulture and Tree Crop Research, the Minor Use Drug Program (NRSP-7), and the Animal Health and Disease Research Program FY 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill: funding for NSF (National Science Foundation) and the National Textile Center FY 2011 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill: funding for DOE programs in the Office of Science, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE), and Energy iHubs FY 2011 Departments of Interior & Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill: funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Navy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 1436 (111th), S. 1498 (111th), S. 3636 (111th), H.R. 5850 (111th), H.R. 3293 (111th), H.R. 2847 (111th), H.R. 3183 (111th), H.R. 4875 (111th), H.R. 3617 (111th), S. 3686 (111th), S. 3644 (111th), H.R. 3778 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 3183/S. 1436, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010: funding for DOE (Department of Energy Office of Science programs, Training for Employment in the Algae Economy (TEALE), and LHPOST (Large High-Powered Outside Shaketable) H.R. 5116/S. 3605, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010: funding for NSF (National Science Foundation), NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), DOE Office of Science and Energy iHubs (Innovation Hubs), and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education S. 3059, National Energy Efficiency Enhancement Act of 2010: set-aside for research into clean energy resources FY 2011 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill: funding for DOE programs in the Office of Science, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE), and Energy iHubs Infrastructure development on UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) campus

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Navy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3183 (111th), H.R. 5116 (111th), S. 3059 (111th), S. 1436 (111th), S. 3605 (111th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 5281/S. 3992, The DREAM Act of 2010: entire bill

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 3992 (111th), H.R. 5281 (111th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1751, American Dream Act of 2010: access to higher education for undocumented high school students H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010: tuition expenses and student loan deductions H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education portions H.R. 5281, The DREAM Act of 2010: entire bill H.R. 5303, A bill to improve housing stipends for veterans under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program: entire bill S. 3447, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010: entire bill S. 3686, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: medical school funding issues S. 729, The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 (The DREAM Act): entire bill Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization legislation: teacher preparation, assessment, and evaluation policy Student support services in TRIO (programs to support post-secondary education for low-income, first=generation college students)

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Navy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 3447 (111th), H.R. 1751 (111th), S. 3686 (111th), H.R. 5303 (111th), S. 729 (111th), H.R. 4853 (111th), H.R. 5116 (111th), H.R. 5281 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 3293/S. 3686, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for NIH (National Institutes of Health) programs

Contacted: SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Navy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 3293 (111th), S. 3686 (111th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

H.R. 3293/S. 3686, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for NIH (National Institutes of Health) programs and medical schools H.R. 4808/S. 3766, Stem Cell Research Advancement Act of 2009: entire bill S. 1233, SBIR/STTR (Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer) Reauthorization Act of 2009: Section 103 - SBIR Allocation Increase

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Navy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3686 (111th), S. 3766 (111th), H.R. 3293 (111th), H.R. 4808 (111th), S. 1233 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 2407, National Climate Service Act of 2009: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) climate and ocean research H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: implementation of National Climate Service, Climate Research and Observations, greenhouse gas emission atmospheric verification H.R. 2693, Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act: extramural research, role of research institutions in oil spill recovery and restoration H.R. 2847/S. 3636, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: support for basic research, iHub (Innovation Hub) appropriations request, NOAA Geodesy Research and climate and ocean research, SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) building construction, NSF (National Science Foundation) research, and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Earth Sciences research H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009: Net neutrality H.R. 4808/S. 3766, Stem Cell Research Advancement Act of 2009: stem cell research H.R. 5116/S. 3605, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010: entire bill; especially NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy), and NSF reauthorizations; funding for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education and DOE Office of Science and iHubs S. 1233, SBIR/STTR (Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer) Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 1252, Oceans and Human Health Reauthorization Act of 2009: development of marine natural products and pharmaceuticals, and implementation mechanism S. 1373, Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009: open access S. 1538, Black Carbon and Other Aerosols Research Act of 2009: extramural research S. 1539, Greenhouse Gas Observation and Analysis System Act: extramural research S. 1714, Open College Textbook Act of 2009: Net neutrality S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act: implementation of National Climate Service, Climate Research and Observations, greenhouse gas emission atmospheric verification S. 3515, Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010: extramural research, role of research institutions in oil spill recovery and restoration S. 3635, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010: Department of Energy nonproliferation and verification research, US Army Corps of Engineers coastal research and monitoring S. 3800, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011: Navy research and ship operations President's FY 2012 Budget Request: Ocean Observations and Research FY 2011 Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill: funding for the National Science Foundation and for the National Textile Center

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Navy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 1252 (111th), H.R. 2693 (111th), S. 3605 (111th), S. 1539 (111th), H.R. 3458 (111th), S. 3766 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 2407 (111th), S. 3800 (111th), S. 3515 (111th), H.R. 2847 (111th), S. 1233 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), S. 3636 (111th), H.R. 4808 (111th), H.R. 5116 (111th), S. 1538 (111th), S. 3635 (111th), S. 1714 (111th), S. 1373 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

FY 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill: funding for the Center for Advanced Viticulture and Tree Crop Research, the Minor Use Drug Program (NRSP-7), and the Animal Health and Disease Research Program

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Navy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Telecommunications TEC

S. 3742, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Navy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 3742 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

FY 2011 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill: funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and for medical equipment for the UC Davis Cancer Center

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Navy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H. Con. Res. 328, Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the successful contributions of the amendments to the patent and trademark laws that were initially enacted in 1980 by Public Law 96-517 (commonly referred to as the "Bayh-Dole Act") on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its enactment H.R. 1260/S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009: entire bill and Manager's amendment, patent process and technology transfer issues H.R. 4954, To amend Title 35, United States Code, to provide recourse under the patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings S. 1233, SBIR/STTR (Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer) Reauthorization Act of 2009: funding levels Technology Transfer issues

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 328 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th), H.R. 4954 (111th), S. 1233 (111th), S. 515 (111th)

Small Business SMB

S. 4053, SBIR/STTR (Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer) Reauthorization Act of 2009: support for reauthorization

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 4053 (111th)

Animals ANI

Issues concerning violence against faculty and staff scientists who use animals in their research

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)