Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006

H.R. 6052 – A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for licensing of digital delivery of musical works and to provide for limitation of remedies in cases in which the copyright owner cannot be located, and [[Page H6428]] for other purposes (Orphan works). H.R. 5439 – A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for limitation of remedies in cases in which the copyright owner cannot be located, and for other purposes (All). S. 2695 – A bill to provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency. (All)

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

NIH public/medical issues. HR 6164, National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2005. S 2695, Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006. S. 2106, American Center for Cures Act of 2005.

Client expense: $1,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

FY06 Senate Defense Appropriations Bill FY06 Senate Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill FY06 Senate Science/State/Justice/Commerce Appropriations Bill (including NSF and NASA) HR 1815/S. 1042 FY06 Defense Authorization Bill HR 2613 Public Access to Science Act HR 2862 FY06 Science/State/Justice/Commerce Appropriations Bill (including NSF and NASA) HR 2863 FY 06 Defense Appropriations Bill HR 2528 FY 06 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill HR 3010 FY 06 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill HR 6164 NIH Reform Act of 2006 S. 2104 American Centers for Cures Act of 2005 S. 2197 Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Energy Act of 2006, or "PACE-Energy Act" (NSF) S. 2198 Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Education and Research act of 2006, or "PACE-Education Act" (NSF) S. 2199 Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Tax Incentives Act of 2006, or "PACE-Finance Act" (NSF) S. 2695 Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (NIH) S. 3708 FY07 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill National Institutes of Health Reauthorization (no bill number yet) Worked on a range of issues related to the evolution of behavioral science programs within the science funding agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, addressing how "science" is defined for the purposes of awarding scholarships and how advisory bodies will be structured to ensure proper oversight/inclusion of behavioral science programs

Client expense: $181,192 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 5358— Science and Mathematics Education for Competitiveness Act, S2802—American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006, HR609—The College Access and Opportunity Act, S1614—The Higher Education Amendments Act, S3936--National Competitiveness Investment Act, H.R. 6164--National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006, S3936—National Competitiveness Investment Act—provisions relating to higher education Provisions relating to higher education in: S2695--Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006, HR 5643—Energy Technology Transfer Act, S2109—National Innovation Act of 2005, S2197— PACE-Energy Act, S2199— PACE-Finance Act, HR5356--Early Career Research Act, HR5357--Research for Competitiveness Act

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE