SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008

Bayh-Dole integrity issues Department of Commerce export control Funding for science and techology issues and workforce across agencies H.R. 1868 ATP reorganization; STEM funding as it relates to economic development SBIR/STTR (S. 3362, P.L. 110-235) Flood relief, community development block grants

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 S. 2920, SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 S. 3362, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008 S. 2818, the Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, the Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 Legislation to provide for easier access to capital for small businesses by subsidizing user and lender fees for the Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) and 504 lending programs (Legislation not yet introduced)

Client expense: $24,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 5819 The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act supported title II of the bill which would allow venture capital backed companies to compete for SBIR/STTR grants and other SBA programs S 3362 The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008: against Section 108 which limited venture capital backed companies to only 18% of NIH SBIR funds and only 8% for other agencies.

Client expense: $479,935 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

H.R. 5819 and S. 3362, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

> S 3362 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act: to hold SBIR set-aside and protect science agency budgets available for broad competition

Client expense: $136,262 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

> Promoting the funding and implementation of provisions in the America COMPETES Act, particularly the provisions to increase extramural research funding. > S 3362 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act: to hold SBIR set-aside and protect science agency budgets available for broad competition

Client expense: $136,262 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

H.R. 5819/S. 3362 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act, small business research set asides provision

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

Small Business Innovation and Research Program (SBIR) H.R. 5819: SBIR Reauthorization Act S.3362 SBA Proposed Rule on SBIR Award Caps Sarbanes-Oxley Reform Section 404 S.3260: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY 2009 FDA Regulatory Processes for First-Time Filers Election of R&D/AMT Tax Credits in Lieu of Bonus Depreciation H.R. 3221

Client expense: $1,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Stem Cell Research Small Business Innovation and Research Program (SBIR) H.R. 5819: SBIR Reauthorization Act S.3362 SBA Proposed Rule on SBIR Award Caps R&D Tax Credit H.R. 6049 H.R. 1424 Election of R&D/AMT Tax Credits in Lieu of Bonus Depreciation H.R. 3221 Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Proposed Rules by National Institutes for Standards & Technology Funding S:3282: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009

Client expense: $1,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Bayh-Dole integrity issues Department of Commerce export control Funding for science and techology issues and workforce across agencies H.R. 1868 ATP reorganization; STEM funding as it relates to economic development SBIR/STTR (S. 3362, P.L. 110-235) Flood relief, community development block grants

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S 3362 Small Business Research Set-aside for research with NIH exeception

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR6314 Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science & Engineering Act of 2008 -work on communication with membership in preparation for meetings with Congressional Staff. S3362 SMIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008 - discussion with membership regarding supplemental accpropriations & meet with House committee on Science & Technology. TBD Re: prevalence of inappropriate restrictive clauses placed in research contracts by the Department of Defense and its contractors; re: memo issued recently by DOD that reiterates that restrictions on dissemination of reasearch results should be imposed only on classified research & for other limited reasons.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2920, SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 S.3362, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008 S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 749, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R.241, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 S. 2818, the Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, the Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 H.R. 6852, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2008 H.R. 6601, Small Business Tax Modernization Act of 2008 Appointment of Sandy Baruah to the position of Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA)

Client expense: $20,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Minerals Management Service, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 5819 The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act: supported Title II of the bill which would allow venture capital backed companies to compete for SBIR grants and other SBA Programs S3362 The SBIR/STTR Reauthoization Act of 2008: against Section 108 which limited venture capital backed companies to only 18% of NIH SBIR funds and only 8% for all other agencies.

Client expense: $380,054 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

S 3362 Small Business Bill, regarding additional funding for research including the Departments of Agriculture, Defense and Energy and the National Science Foundation

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2642, FY08 supplemental appropriations, Chap 2, Commerce, Justice & Science, Chap 4, Labor, Health and Human Services HR 2638 - FY 2009 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, Title III, Division C, Dept of Defense Appropriations, 2009 R, D, T, E, Army, Defense Science and Technology programs, 6.1 basic research, 6.2 applied research HR 5819, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act, Sec 102, provisions related to increasing SBIR set-asides S 3362, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008, Sec 103, Sec 108, Sec 202, Sec 206, Sec 44 S 3182, FY09 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, entire bill S 3258, FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations, entire bill S 3230, FY09 Labor, Health & Education Appropriations, entire bill S 3001, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2009, Science and Technology programs S 3260, FY09 Financial Services Appropriations, entire bill S 3272, NIH Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, entire bill

Client expense: $146,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1343 - Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008, Sec. 2, (a), all provisions relating to additional authorizations of appropriations for the Health Care Centers Program of Public Health Service Act; Sec. 3, (2), all provisions relating to assistance in establishing professional relationships; Sec. 7, all provisions relating to revision of the timeframe for the recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics under the Medicare program. H.R. 1424 (Pub. L. No. 110-343) - To provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy, Title IV, Division C, Sec. 202, all provisions relating to deduction of qualified tuition and related expenses; Sec. 205, all provisions relating to tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans for charitable purposes; Sec. 301, all provisions relating to extension and modification of research credit. H.R. 2638 (Pub. L. No. 110-329) - Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, Division A, all provisions relating to continuing appropriations resolution, 2009; Chapter 1, all provisions relating to agriculture and rural development; all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service; Chapter 5, all provisions relating to homeland security; Chapter 6, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture; Title II, all provisions relating to other supplemental appropriations; Chapter 1, all provisions relating to bilateral economic assistance; Section 30001, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, army; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title VI, all provisions relating to other Department of Defense Programs; all provisions relating to research, development, test, and evaluation; all provisions relating to research and development, training, and services; all provisions relating to Science and Technology; all provisions relating to research, development, acquisition, and operations; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs; all provisions relating to medical services; all provisions relating to medical support and compliance; all provisions relating to medical facilities; all provisions relating to medical and prosthetic research. H.R. 2642 (Pub. L. No. 110-252) - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, Chapter 4, all provisions relating to Department of State and Foreign Operations; Subchapter A, all provisions relating to supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009; all provisions relating to bilateral economic assistance; all provisions relating to National Aeronautics and Space Administration;; all provisions relating to science, aeronautics and exploration; all provisions relating to National Science Foundation; all provisions relating to research and related activities; all provisions relating to education and human resources; Chapter 3, all provisions relating to Department of Energy; all provisions relating to energy programs; Chapter 4, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health; Title III, Chapter 1, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture; all provisions relating to emergency conservation program; Chapter 2, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce; all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs; Title V, all provisions relating to veterans educational assistance; all provisions relating to educational assistance for members of the armed forces who serve after September 11, 2001; Sec. 5003 (a), all provisions relating to educational assistance authorized; Subchapter III, Sec. 3324; all provisions relating to increase in amounts of basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill modification of amount available for reimbursement of state and local agencies administering veterans education benefits; all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members for career service members; Sec. 3020, all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members for career service members; Sec. 16132a, all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members; Sec. 16163a, all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members; Title IX, all provisions relating to defense matters, Chapter 1, all provisions relating to defense supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008; Chapter 2, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide. H.R. 4137 (Pub. L. No. 110-315) - Higher Education Opportunity Act, Sec. 111, all provisions relating to transparency in college tuition for consumers; Sec. 112, all provisions relating to textbook information; Sec. 115, all provisions relating to state higher education information system pilot program; Sec. 116, all provisions relating to state commitment to affordable college education; Sec. 120, all provisions relating to institution and lender reporting and disclosure requirements; Sec. 401, all provisions relating to Federal Pell Grants; Sec. 403, all provisions relating to Federal TRIO Programs; Sec. 405, all provisions relating to Academic Achievement Incentive Scholarships; Sec. 406, all provisions relating to Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants; Sec. 407, all provisions relating to Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership program; Sec. 409, all provisions relating to Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program; Sec. 412, all provisions relating to TEACH Grants; Sec. 422, all provisions relating to federal payments to reduce student interest costs; Sec. 424, all provisions relating to Federal PLUS loans; Sec. 425, all provisions relating to federal consolidation loans; Sec. 426, all provisions relating to default reduction program; Sec. 427, all provisions relating to requirements for disbursement of student loans; Sec. 428, all provisions relating to unsubsidized Stafford loan limits; Sec. 443, all provisions relating to grants for Federal work-study programs; Sec. 464, all provisions relating to Perkins loan terms and conditions; Sec. 488, all provisions relating to institutional and financial assistance information for students; Sec. 489, all provisions relating to National Student Loan Data System; Sec. 702, all provisions relating to graduate assistance in areas of national need; Sec. 1106, all provisions relating to analysis of Federal regulations on institutions of higher education; Title IV, all provisions relating to student assistance; Part A, all provisions relating to grants to students in attendance at institutions of higher education; Part B, all provisions relating to Federal Family Education Loan Program; Part C, all provisions relating to Federal Work-Study Programs; Part D, all provisions relating to Federal Direct Student Loan; Part E, all provisions relating to Federal Perkins Loans; Part F, all provisions relating to need analysis; Part G, all provisions relating to general provisions relating to student assistance; Part H, all provisions relating to program integrity; Part I, all provisions relating to Competitive Loan Auction Pilot Program. H.R. 5501 (Pub. L. No. 110-293) - Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008, Sec. 301, all provisions relating to assistance to combat HIV/AIDS. H.R. 5618 - National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to National Sea Grant College Program; (a)(1), all provisions relating to sea grant programs that comprise a national sea grant college program network, including international projects conducted within such programs and regional and national projects conducted among such programs; (2), all provisions relating to administration of the National Sea Grant College Program and this title by the national sea grant office and the Administration; (4), all provisions relating to any regional or national strategic improvements in fields relating to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources developed in consultation with the Board and with the approval of the sea grant colleges and the sea grant institutes; Sec. 6, all provisions relating to program or project grants and contracts; Sec. 7, all provisions relating to extension services by sea grant colleges and sea grant institutes; Sec. 10, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. H.R. 6599 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs; all provisions relating to Veterans Benefits Administration; all provisions relating to Veterans Health Administration; all provisions relating to medical services; all provisions relating to medical support and compliance; all provisions relating to medical and prosthetic research. H.R. 6947 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009, Title IV, all provisions relating to research and development, training, and services; all provisions relating to science and technology; all provisions relating to research, development, acquisition, and operations; all provisions relating to research, development, and operations. No House Bill Number Assigned Yet - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service; all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service; all provisions relating to research and education activities. No House Bill Number Assigned yet - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to educational and cultural exchange programs; all provisions relating to multilateral assistance. S. 231 (Pub. L. No. 110-294) - To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012, Section 1, all provisions relating to authorization of grants. S. 294 - Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, Title II, all provisions relating to Amtrak reform and operational improvements; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to national railroad passenger transportation system defined; Sec. 205, all provisions relating to establishment of grant process; Sec. 206, all provisions relating to state-supported routes. S. 901 - Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to National Health Service Corps; (1), all provisions relating to National Health Service Corps Program; (2), all provisions relating to scholarship and loan repayment programs; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to reauthorization of rural health care programs. S. 2162 - Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008; Sec. 601, all provisions relating to increased authorization of appropriations for comprehensive service programs; Sec. 701, all provisions relating to authorization for fiscal year 2009 and major medical facility projects; Sec. 704, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. S. 2731 - Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008, Title II, all provisions relating to support for multilateral funds, programs, and public-private partnerships; Sec. 2351A, all provisions relating to microbicide research; Title III, Subtitle A, all provisions relating to general assistance and programs; Sec. 301, all provisions relating to assistance to combat HIV/AIDS; Title IV, all provisions relating to funding allocations; Sec. 401, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. S. 3001 - Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to amount for defense science and technology; Sec. 235, all provisions relating to airborne laser system; Sec. 254, all provisions relating to trusted defense systems. S. 3160 - National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008, Sec. 5 (a), all provisions relating to National Sea Grant College Program, program elements; Sec. 6, all provisions relating to program or project grants and contracts; Sec. 10, (1), (A), all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. S. 3230 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services; all provisions relating to Health Education Assistance Loans Program Account; all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training; all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health; all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute; all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Studies; all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; all provisions relating to National Eye Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; all provisions relating to National Institute of Aging; all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; all provisions relating to National Institute on Nursing Research; all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; all provisions relating to National Institute on Drug Abuse; all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health; all provisions relating to National Institute of National Human Genome Research Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources; all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Education; all provisions relating to impact aid; all provisions relating to higher education. S. 3258 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to electricity delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to transfer of funds, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science. S. 3261 - Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to passenger rail service, all provisions relating to research and university research centers; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to community development fund, all provisions relating to research and technology. S. 3288 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to educational and cultural exchange programs; Title V, all provisions relating to multilateral assistance. S. 3289 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service; all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service; all provisions relating to research and education activities. H.R. 6124 (Pub. L. No. 110-246) - Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Sec. 7122, all provisions relating to authorization level for agricultural research at 1890 land-grant colleges; Sec. 7134, all provisions relating to university research; Sec. 7135, all provisions relating to Extension Service; Sec. 7306, all provisions relating to integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program; Sec. 7311, all provisions relating to specialty crop research initiative; Sec. 7403, all provisions relating to Smith-Lever Act; Sec. 7404, all provisions relating to Hatch Act of 1887; Sec. 7406, all provisions relating to agricultural and food research initiative; Sec. 7511, all provisions relating to research, education, and economics; Sec. 7523, all provisions relating to seed distribution; Sec. 12022, all provisions relating to research and development; Sec. 13104, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Title VII, all provisions relating to research and related matters; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Part II, all provisions relating to research, education, and economics; Part III, all provisions relating to new grant and research programs. No House Bill Number Has Been Assigned Yet - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; all provisions relating to operations, research, and facilities; all provisions relating to Department of Justice; all provisions relating to justice assistance; all provisions relating to Office of Science and Technology Policy; all provisions relating to National Aeronautics and Space Administration; all provisions relating to research and related activities; all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; all provisions relating to education and human resources; all provisions relating to State Justice Institute. No House Bill Number Assigned Yet - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to electricity delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to transfer of funds, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science. No House Bill Number Assigned Yet - Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to passenger rail service, all provisions relating to research and university research centers; all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to community development fund, all provisions relating to research and technology. S. 3181 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009, Title IV, all provisions relating to research and development, training, and services; all provisions relating to science and technology; all provisions relating to research, development, acquisition, and operations. S. 3182 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Appropriations Act, 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; all provisions relating to operations, research, and facilities; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Justice; all provisions relating to justice assistance; Title III, all provisions relating to Office of Science and Technology Policy; all provisions relating to National Aeronautics and Space Administration; all provisions relating to research and related activities; all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; all provisions relating to education and human resources; Title IV, all provisions relating to State Justice Institute. S. 3301 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title II, Department of Veterans Affairs, all provisions relating to medical services; all provisions relating to medical facilities; all provisions relating to medical and prosthetic research. S. 3362 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008, Title I, all provisions relating to reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR programs; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to status of the Office of Technology; Title II, all provisions relating to outreach and commercialization initiatives; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to rural and state outreach; Sec. 206, all provisions relating to nanotechnology initiative. No House Bill Number Assigned Yet - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services; all provisions relating to Health Education Assistance Loans Program Account; all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training; all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health; all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute; all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Studies; all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; all provisions relating to National Eye Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; all provisions relating to National Institute of Aging; all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; all provisions relating to National Institute on Nursing Research; all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; all provisions relating to National Institute on Drug Abuse; all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health; all provisions relating to National Institute of National Human Genome Research Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources; all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; all provisions relating to Department of Education; all provisions relating to impact aid; all provisions relating to higher education.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 2638 (Pub. L. No. 110-329) - Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, Division A, all provisions relating to continuing appropriations resolution, 2009; Chapter 1, all provisions relating to agriculture and rural development; all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service; Chapter 5, all provisions relating to homeland security; Chapter 6, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture; Title II, all provisions relating to other supplemental appropriations; Chapter 1, all provisions relating to bilateral economic assistance; Section 30001, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, army; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title VI, all provisions relating to other Department of Defense Programs; all provisions relating to research, development, test, and evaluation; all provisions relating to research and development, training, and services; all provisions relating to Science and Technology; all provisions relating to research, development, acquisition, and operations; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs; all provisions relating to medical services; all provisions relating to medical support and compliance; all provisions relating to medical facilities; all provisions relating to medical and prosthetic research. H.R. 2642 (Pub. L. No. 110-252) - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, Chapter 4, all provisions relating to Department of State and Foreign Operations; Subchapter A, all provisions relating to supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009; all provisions relating to bilateral economic assistance; all provisions relating to National Aeronautics and Space Administration;; all provisions relating to science, aeronautics and exploration; all provisions relating to National Science Foundation; all provisions relating to research and related activities; all provisions relating to education and human resources; Chapter 3, all provisions relating to Department of Energy; all provisions relating to energy programs; Chapter 4, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health; Title III, Chapter 1, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture; all provisions relating to emergency conservation program; Chapter 2, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce; all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs; Title V, all provisions relating to veterans educational assistance; all provisions relating to educational assistance for members of the armed forces who serve after September 11, 2001; Sec. 5003 (a), all provisions relating to educational assistance authorized; Subchapter III, Sec. 3324; all provisions relating to increase in amounts of basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill modification of amount available for reimbursement of state and local agencies administering veterans education benefits; all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members for career service members; Sec. 3020, all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members for career service members; Sec. 16132a, all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members; Sec. 16163a, all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members; Title IX, all provisions relating to defense matters, Chapter 1, all provisions relating to defense supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008; Chapter 2, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide. H.R. 5618 - National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to National Sea Grant College Program; (a)(1), all provisions relating to sea grant programs that comprise a national sea grant college program network, including international projects conducted within such programs and regional and national projects conducted among such programs; (2), all provisions relating to administration of the National Sea Grant College Program and this title by the national sea grant office and the Administration; (4), all provisions relating to any regional or national strategic improvements in fields relating to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources developed in consultation with the Board and with the approval of the sea grant colleges and the sea grant institutes; Sec. 6, all provisions relating to program or project grants and contracts; Sec. 7, all provisions relating to extension services by sea grant colleges and sea grant institutes; Sec. 10, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. H.R. 6357 - PRO(TECH) T Act of 2008, Title II, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to research and development programs. H.R. 6599 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs; all provisions relating to Veterans Benefits Administration; all provisions relating to Veterans Health Administration; all provisions relating to medical services; all provisions relating to medical support and compliance; all provisions relating to medical and prosthetic research. H.R. 6845 - Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to limitations on federal government regarding extrinsic works; (1) all provisions relating to limitations regarding funding agreements; (II), all provisions relating to any right provided under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 106 in an extrinsic work, to the extent that, solely for purposes of this subsection, such right involves the availability to the public of that work; (ii), all provisions relating to requires the absence or abandonment of any right described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i) in an extrinsic work; (B), all provisions relating to impose or cause the imposition of, as a condition of a funding agreement, the waiver of, or assent to, any prohibition under subparagraph (A); (C), all provisions relating to assert any rights under this title in material developed under any funding agreement that restrain or limit the acquisition or exercise of rights under this title in an extrinsic work. H.R. 6947 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009, Title IV, all provisions relating to research and development, training, and services; all provisions relating to science and technology; all provisions relating to research, development, acquisition, and operations; all provisions relating to research, development, and operations. No House Bill Number Assigned Yet - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service; all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service; all provisions relating to research and education activities. No House Bill Number Has Been Assigned Yet - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; all provisions relating to operations, research, and facilities; all provisions relating to Department of Justice; all provisions relating to justice assistance; all provisions relating to Office of Science and Technology Policy; all provisions relating to National Aeronautics and Space Administration; all provisions relating to research and related activities; all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; all provisions relating to education and human resources; all provisions relating to State Justice Institute. S. 294 - Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, Title II, all provisions relating to Amtrak reform and operational improvements; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to national railroad passenger transportation system defined; Sec. 205, all provisions relating to establishment of grant process; Sec. 206, all provisions relating to state-supported routes. S. 3001 - Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to amount for defense science and technology; Sec. 235, all provisions relating to airborne laser system; Sec. 254, all provisions relating to trusted defense systems. S. 3160 - National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008, Sec. 5 (a), all provisions relating to National Sea Grant College Program, program elements; Sec. 6, all provisions relating to program or project grants and contracts; Sec. 10, (1), (A), all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. S. 3258 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to electricity delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to transfer of funds, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science. S. 3289 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service; all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service; all provisions relating to research and education activities. H.R. 6124 (Pub. L. No. 110-246) - Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Sec. 7122, all provisions relating to authorization level for agricultural research at 1890 land-grant colleges; Sec. 7134, all provisions relating to university research; Sec. 7135, all provisions relating to Extension Service; Sec. 7306, all provisions relating to integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program; Sec. 7311, all provisions relating to specialty crop research initiative; Sec. 7403, all provisions relating to Smith-Lever Act; Sec. 7404, all provisions relating to Hatch Act of 1887; Sec. 7406, all provisions relating to agricultural and food research initiative; Sec. 7511, all provisions relating to research, education, and economics; Sec. 7523, all provisions relating to seed distribution; Sec. 12022, all provisions relating to research and development; Sec. 13104, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Title VII, all provisions relating to research and related matters; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Part II, all provisions relating to research, education, and economics; Part III, all provisions relating to new grant and research programs. No House Bill Number Assigned Yet - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to electricity delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to transfer of funds, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science. S. 3181 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009, Title IV, all provisions relating to research and development, training, and services; all provisions relating to science and technology; all provisions relating to research, development, acquisition, and operations. S. 3182 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Appropriations Act, 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; all provisions relating to operations, research, and facilities; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Justice; all provisions relating to justice assistance; Title III, all provisions relating to Office of Science and Technology Policy; all provisions relating to National Aeronautics and Space Administration; all provisions relating to research and related activities; all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; all provisions relating to education and human resources; Title IV, all provisions relating to State Justice Institute. S. 3230 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services; all provisions relating to Health Education Assistance Loans Program Account; all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training; all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health; all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute; all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Studies; all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; all provisions relating to National Eye Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; all provisions relating to National Institute of Aging; all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; all provisions relating to National Institute on Nursing Research; all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; all provisions relating to National Institute on Drug Abuse; all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health; all provisions relating to National Institute of National Human Genome Research Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources; all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Education; all provisions relating to impact aid; all provisions relating to higher education. S. 3362 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008, Title I, all provisions relating to reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR programs; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to status of the Office of Technology; Title II, all provisions relating to outreach and commercialization initiatives; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to rural and state outreach; Sec. 206, all provisions relating to nanotechnology initiative. No House Bill Number Assigned Yet - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services; all provisions relating to Health Education Assistance Loans Program Account; all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training; all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health; all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute; all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Studies; all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; all provisions relating to National Eye Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; all provisions relating to National Institute of Aging; all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; all provisions relating to National Institute on Nursing Research; all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; all provisions relating to National Institute on Drug Abuse; all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health; all provisions relating to National Institute of National Human Genome Research Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources; all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; all provisions relating to Department of Education; all provisions relating to impact aid; all provisions relating to higher education.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR 2638 - Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act for FY2009, R&D H.5658/S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for FY2009, R&D H.0000/S.3362 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H. R. 5819 and S. 3362, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 3362 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Reauthorizes SBIR and STTR programs for 14 years. Includes compromise on majority owned and venture-capitalist backed companies not included in House bill. Increases the SBIR allocation from 2.5 percent of SBIR agencies extramural research and development budgets to 3.5 percent over the course of 10 years. Increases award size guidelines for Phase I and Phase II. Advocated for Senate cosponsorship and favor bill over House version.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Communications with staff in the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding provisions related to NIH and NSF in S. 3362, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE