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H.R 1201, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act, Issues pertaining to increasing the cap on the number of resident physicians. H.R. 1250, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to protecting funding for direct graduate medical education and indirect medical education. Issues pertaining to the Sustainable Growth Rate and its offsets.

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R.1946, S.909, Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to the July 1 scheduled interest rate increase for undergraduate federal student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. H.R. 1595, Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. S.707 Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Issues pertaining to changing the student loan interest rates from a fixed rate to a variable rate. HR 2574, S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and maintaining 3.4 percent for one year. H.R.1937, S. 915, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to institutional reporting and transparency. H.R. 1949, Improving Post-secondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS. HR 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act, Issues pertaining to financial aid for veterans and the Treasury Offset Program. Issues related to consolidation of federal STEM education Programs

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R.1946, S.909, Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to the July 1 scheduled interest rate increase for undergraduate federal student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. H.R. 1595, Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. S.707 Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Issues pertaining to changing the student loan interest rates from a fixed rate to a variable rate. HR 2574, S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and maintaining 3.4 percent for one year. H.R.1937, S. 915, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to institutional reporting and transparency. H.R. 1949, Improving Post-secondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS. HR 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act, Issues pertaining to financial aid for veterans and the Treasury Offset Program. Issues related to consolidation of federal STEM education Programs

Issues pertaining to the 340 B Drug pricing program. H.R. 1180, S.577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to increasing the cap on the number of resident physicians.H.R 1201, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act, Issues pertaining to increasing the cap on the number of resident physicians. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, Issues regarding delaying implementation of DSH cuts. Issues pertaining to protecting funding for direct graduate medical education and indirect medical education. Issues pertaining to the Sustainable Growth Rate and its offsets.

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R.1946, S.909, Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to the July 1 scheduled interest rate increase for undergraduate federal student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. H.R. 1595, Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. S.707 Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Issues pertaining to changing the student loan interest rates from a fixed rate to a variable rate. HR 2574, S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and maintaining 3.4 percent for one year. H.R.1937, S. 915, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to institutional reporting and transparency. H.R. 1949, Improving Post-secondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS. HR 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act, Issues pertaining to financial aid for veterans and the Treasury Offset Program. Issues related to consolidation of federal STEM education Programs

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R.1946, S.909, Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to the July 1 scheduled interest rate increase for undergraduate federal student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. H.R. 1595, Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. S.707 Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Issues pertaining to changing the student loan interest rates from a fixed rate to a variable rate. HR 2574, S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and maintaining 3.4 percent for one year. H.R.1937, S. 915, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to institutional reporting and transparency. H.R. 1949, Improving Post-secondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS. HR 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act, Issues pertaining to financial aid for veterans and the Treasury Offset Program. Issues related to consolidation of federal STEM education Programs

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R.1946, S.909, Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to the July 1 scheduled interest rate increase for undergraduate federal student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. H.R. 1595, Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. S.707 Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Issues pertaining to changing the student loan interest rates from a fixed rate to a variable rate. HR 2574, S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and maintaining 3.4 percent for one year. H.R.1937, S. 915, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to institutional reporting and transparency. H.R. 1949, Improving Post-secondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS. HR 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act, Issues pertaining to financial aid for veterans and the Treasury Offset Program. Issues related to consolidation of federal STEM education Programs

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R.1946, S.909, Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to the July 1 scheduled interest rate increase for undergraduate federal student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. H.R. 1595, Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. S.707 Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Issues pertaining to changing the student loan interest rates from a fixed rate to a variable rate. HR 2574, S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and maintaining 3.4 percent for one year. H.R.1937, S. 915, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to institutional reporting and transparency. H.R. 1949, Improving Post-secondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS. HR 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act, Issues pertaining to financial aid for veterans and the Treasury Offset Program. Issues related to consolidation of federal STEM education Programs

Issues pertaining to sequestration and its impact on federal research and development programs, student aid, and higher education. FY 2014 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and EDA. H.R. 2397, FY 2014 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at the Department of Defense.FY 2014 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. FY 2014 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program and funding for international agricultural research. FY 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. H.R. 2410, S. 1244, FY 2014 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations. Issues pertaining to USDA research.

H.R. 714, S. 310, Startup Act 3.0, All provisions. Issues pertaining to High Quality Research Act discussion draft, all provisions. Reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act, Issues related to research and education at the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy Office of Science.H.R. 2495, American Super Computing Leadership Act, All provisions. Issues pertaining to the BRAIN initiative.

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R.1946, S.909, Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to the July 1 scheduled interest rate increase for undergraduate federal student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. H.R. 1595, Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. S.707 Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Issues pertaining to changing the student loan interest rates from a fixed rate to a variable rate. HR 2574, S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and maintaining 3.4 percent for one year. H.R.1937, S. 915, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to institutional reporting and transparency. H.R. 1949, Improving Post-secondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS. HR 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act, Issues pertaining to financial aid for veterans and the Treasury Offset Program. Issues related to consolidation of federal STEM education Programs

H.R. 714, S. 310, Startup Act 3.0, All provisions. Issues pertaining to High Quality Research Act discussion draft, all provisions. Reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act, Issues related to research and education at the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy Office of Science.H.R. 2495, American Super Computing Leadership Act, All provisions. Issues pertaining to the BRAIN initiative.

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R.1946, S.909, Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to the July 1 scheduled interest rate increase for undergraduate federal student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. H.R. 1595, Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. S.707 Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Issues pertaining to changing the student loan interest rates from a fixed rate to a variable rate. HR 2574, S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and maintaining 3.4 percent for one year. H.R.1937, S. 915, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to institutional reporting and transparency. H.R. 1949, Improving Post-secondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS. HR 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act, Issues pertaining to financial aid for veterans and the Treasury Offset Program. Issues related to consolidation of federal STEM education Programs

Issues pertaining to sequestration and its impact on federal research and development programs, student aid, and higher education. FY 2014 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and EDA. H.R. 2397, FY 2014 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at the Department of Defense.FY 2014 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. FY 2014 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program and funding for international agricultural research. FY 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. H.R. 2410, S. 1244, FY 2014 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations. Issues pertaining to USDA research.

H.R. 714, S. 310, Startup Act 3.0, All provisions. Issues pertaining to High Quality Research Act discussion draft, all provisions. Reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act, Issues related to research and education at the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy Office of Science.H.R. 2495, American Super Computing Leadership Act, All provisions. Issues pertaining to the BRAIN initiative.

Issues pertaining to the 340 B Drug pricing program. H.R. 1180, S.577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to increasing the cap on the number of resident physicians.H.R 1201, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act, Issues pertaining to increasing the cap on the number of resident physicians. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, Issues regarding delaying implementation of DSH cuts. Issues pertaining to protecting funding for direct graduate medical education and indirect medical education. Issues pertaining to the Sustainable Growth Rate and its offsets.

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R.1946, S.909, Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to the July 1 scheduled interest rate increase for undergraduate federal student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. H.R. 1595, Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. S.707 Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Issues pertaining to changing the student loan interest rates from a fixed rate to a variable rate. HR 2574, S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and maintaining 3.4 percent for one year. H.R.1937, S. 915, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to institutional reporting and transparency. H.R. 1949, Improving Post-secondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS. HR 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act, Issues pertaining to financial aid for veterans and the Treasury Offset Program. Issues related to consolidation of federal STEM education Programs

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R.1946, S.909, Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to the July 1 scheduled interest rate increase for undergraduate federal student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. H.R. 1595, Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. S.707 Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Issues pertaining to changing the student loan interest rates from a fixed rate to a variable rate. HR 2574, S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and maintaining 3.4 percent for one year. H.R.1937, S. 915, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to institutional reporting and transparency. H.R. 1949, Improving Post-secondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS. HR 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act, Issues pertaining to financial aid for veterans and the Treasury Offset Program. Issues related to consolidation of federal STEM education Programs

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R.1946, S.909, Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to the July 1 scheduled interest rate increase for undergraduate federal student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. H.R. 1595, Student Loan Relief Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. S.707 Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and freezing the rate at 3.4 percent for 2 years. H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Issues pertaining to changing the student loan interest rates from a fixed rate to a variable rate. HR 2574, S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the student loan interest rate and maintaining 3.4 percent for one year. H.R.1937, S. 915, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to institutional reporting and transparency. H.R. 1949, Improving Post-secondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS. HR 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act, Issues pertaining to financial aid for veterans and the Treasury Offset Program. Issues related to consolidation of federal STEM education Programs

S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S. 744, Issues pertaining to non-immigrant, high skilled entrepreneur, stem visas and the DREAM Act.

H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to STEM visas for high skilled graduates. S. 952/HR1842 Issues pertaining to the DREAM Act of 2011 Issues pertaining to the Obama Administrations deferred action policies with regard to undocumented students

H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to STEM visas for high skilled graduates. S. 952/HR1842 Issues pertaining to the DREAM Act of 2011 Issues pertaining to the Obama Administrations deferred action policies with regard to undocumented students

H.R. 3990, Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, Issues pertaining to teacher training and evaluation. H.R. 2117, Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training.

H.R. 3990, Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, Issues pertaining to teacher training and evaluation. H.R. 2117, Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs, and STEM education. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to student aid programs, transparency, and the Pell Grant.

H.R. 3990, Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, Issues pertaining to teacher training and evaluation. H.R. 2117, Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training.

H.R. 2146, S. 3600, S.1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to data collection and reporting requirements for federal research funding. H.R. 4139, H.R. 4226, S. 1965, STARTUP Act, Issues pertaining to proof of concept grants for universities, technology transfer and STEM Visas.

H.R. 2146, S. 3600, S.1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012, All provisions.

H.R. 2146, S. 3600, S.1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012, All provisions.

H.R. 3433, Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act of 201, Issues related to transparency, intellectual property, and peer-review of federal grants. H.R. 2146, S.1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA) of 201, All provisions S. 1965, STARTUP Act of 2011, Sections 7, 8, and 9.

H.R. 3433, Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act of 201, Issues related to transparency, intellectual property, and peer-review of federal grants. H.R. 2146, S.1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA) of 2011, All provisions. Issues pertaining to advanced manufacturing.

H.R. 3433, Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act of 201, Issues related to transparency, intellectual property, and peer-review of federal grants. H.R. 2146, S.1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA) of 2011, All provisions. Issues pertaining to advanced manufacturing.

H.R. 3433, Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act of 201, Issues related to transparency, intellectual property, and peer-review of federal grants. H.R. 2146, S.1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA) of 201, All provisions S. 1965, STARTUP Act of 2011, Sections 7, 8, and 9.

HR3990, Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, Issues pertaining to teacher training and evaluation. S.1250, Growing Excellent Achievement Training Academies (GREAT) Teachers and Principals Act, Issues pertaining to teacher training. Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training. H.R. 4628, S. 2366, Interest Rate Reduction Act, Issues pertaining to interest rate for subsidized student loans.

H.R. 3990, Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, Issues pertaining to teacher training and evaluation. H.R. 2117, Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training.

H.R. 3990, Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, Issues pertaining to teacher training and evaluation. H.R. 2117, Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs, and STEM education. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to student aid programs, transparency, and the Pell Grant.

H.R. 3990, Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, Issues pertaining to teacher training and evaluation. H.R. 2117, Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training.

H.R. 2146, S. 3600, S.1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to data collection and reporting requirements for federal research funding. H.R. 4139, H.R. 4226, S. 1965, STARTUP Act, Issues pertaining to proof of concept grants for universities, technology transfer and STEM Visas.

H.R. 2146, S. 3600, S.1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to data collection and reporting requirements for federal research funding. H.R. 4139, H.R. 4226, S. 1965, STARTUP Act, Issues pertaining to proof of concept grants for universities, technology transfer and STEM Visas.

HR3990, Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, Issues pertaining to teacher training and evaluation. S.1250, Growing Excellent Achievement Training Academies (GREAT) Teachers and Principals Act, Issues pertaining to teacher training. Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training. H.R. 4628, S. 2366, Interest Rate Reduction Act, Issues pertaining to interest rate for subsidized student loans.

Long Term Acute Care Hospitals, Issues pertaining to innovation at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Issues pertaining to Disproportionate Share Hospital payments and possible reductions to provider payments. H.R. 5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to the SGR and changes to health delivery. H.R.6352, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act, Issues pertaining to reimbursement for graduate medical education, and disproportionate share hospital payments.

Long Term Acute Care Hospitals, Issues pertaining to innovation at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Issues pertaining to Disproportionate Share Hospital payments and possible reductions to provider payments. H.R. 5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to the SGR and changes to health delivery. H.R.6352, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act, Issues pertaining to reimbursement for graduate medical education, and disproportionate share hospital payments. Printed

Long Term Acute Care Hospitals, Issues pertaining to innovation at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Issues pertaining to Disproportionate Share Hospital payments and possible reductions to provider payments. H.R. 5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to the SGR and changes to health delivery. H.R.6352, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act, Issues pertaining to reimbursement for graduate medical education, and disproportionate share hospital payments.

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. P.L. 112-155/H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act. P.L. 112-175/H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (On the Joint Resolution), Issues pertaining to funding for federal research agencies/programs and higher education programs, including Pell grants. Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. P.L. 112-155/H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act. P.L. 112-175/H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (On the Joint Resolution), Issues pertaining to funding for federal research agencies/programs and higher education programs, including Pell grants. Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs and the large synoptic survey telescope. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to sequestration for federal research agencies and higher education programs and tax provisions affecting higher education Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. P.L. 112-155/H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act. P.L. 112-175/H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (On the Joint Resolution), Issues pertaining to funding for federal research agencies/programs and higher education programs, including Pell grants. Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. P.L. 112-155/H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act. P.L. 112-175/H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (On the Joint Resolution), Issues pertaining to funding for federal research agencies/programs and higher education programs, including Pell grants. Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs and the large synoptic survey telescope. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. P.L. 112-155/H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act. P.L. 112-175/H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (On the Joint Resolution), Issues pertaining to funding for federal research agencies/programs and higher education programs, including Pell grants. Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs and the large synoptic survey telescope. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. P.L. 112-155/H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act. P.L. 112-175/H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (On the Joint Resolution), Issues pertaining to funding for federal research agencies/programs and higher education programs, including Pell grants. Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to sequestration for federal research agencies and higher education programs and tax provisions affecting higher education Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 6083, Federal agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012

S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 6083, Federal agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012

S.3240 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012. H.R. 6083 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act.

S. 3240, aGRICULTURE REFORM, fOOD, AND jOBS aCT OF 2012 H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs and the large synoptic survey telescope. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. P.L. 112-155/H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act. P.L. 112-175/H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (On the Joint Resolution), Issues pertaining to funding for federal research agencies/programs and higher education programs, including Pell grants. Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to sequestration for federal research agencies and higher education programs and tax provisions affecting higher education Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. P.L. 112-155/H.R. 5872, S. 3228, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to discretionary spending in the appropriations bills and the sequester under the Budget Control Act. P.L. 112-175/H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (On the Joint Resolution), Issues pertaining to funding for federal research agencies/programs and higher education programs, including Pell grants. Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

Long Term Acute Care Hospitals, Issues pertaining to innovation at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Issues pertaining to Disproportionate Share Hospital payments and possible reductions to provider payments. H.R. 5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to the SGR and changes to health delivery. H.R.6352, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act, Issues pertaining to reimbursement for graduate medical education, and disproportionate share hospital payments.

Long Term Acute Care Hospitals, Issues pertaining to innovation at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Issues pertaining to Disproportionate Share Hospital payments and possible reductions to provider payments. H.R. 5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to the SGR and changes to health delivery. H.R.6352, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act, Issues pertaining to reimbursement for graduate medical education, and disproportionate share hospital payments. Printed

Long Term Acute Care Hospitals, Issues pertaining to innovation at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Issues pertaining to Disproportionate Share Hospital payments and possible reductions to provider payments. H.R. 5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to the SGR and changes to health delivery. H.R.6352, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act, Issues pertaining to reimbursement for graduate medical education, and disproportionate share hospital payments.

H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to STEM visas for high skilled graduates.

H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to STEM visas for high skilled graduates. S. 952/HR1842 Issues pertaining to the DREAM Act of 2011 Issues pertaining to the Obama Administrations deferred action policies with regard to undocumented students

H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to STEM visas for high skilled graduates. S. 952/HR1842 Issues pertaining to the DREAM Act of 2011 Issues pertaining to the Obama Administrations deferred action policies with regard to undocumented students

HR. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to the University Transportation Centers and research, education, and planning programs. S.1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, Issues pertaining to the University Transportation Centers and research, education, and planning programs

H.R. 5973, S. 2375, FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to agriculture research. H.R. 5326, S.2323, FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Provisions relating to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and economic development programs. H.R. 5856, FY 2013 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at Department of Defense. H.R. 5325, S. 2465, FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to energy research and innovation hubs. H.R. 6091, FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. S. 3295, FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, federal student aid, and health disparities. H.R. 5857, S. 3241, FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, Issues pertaining to sequestration for federal research agencies and higher education programs and tax provisions affecting higher education Issues related to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and advanced manufacturing

S 23 America Invents Act. To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. 12 (d) STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. HR 1249 America Invents Act - Amends federal patent law to define the "effective filing date" of a claimed invention as the actual filing date of the patent or the application for patent containing a claim to the invention (thus replacing the current first-to-invent system), except as specified. S 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Title I: Reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to reauthorize through FY2019 the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Sec. 203) Redesignates the Commercialization Pilot Program as the Commercialization Readiness Program, and includes STTR technology projects under such Program. Makes such Program permanent. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to: (1) establish goals for the transition of phase III technologies in subcontracting plans; and (2) require prime contractors to report on the number and amount of contracts entered into for phase III SBIR or STTR projects. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish goals for increasing the number of phase II STIR and STTR contracts awarded that lead to technology transition into programs of record or fielded systems; (2) use incentives or create new incentives to encourage agency program managers and prime contractors to meet such goals; and (3) include in a required annual report to Congress information on projects funded through the Program and efforts to transition their technologies into programs of record or fielded systems. (Sec. 204) Allows the head of each federal agency to allocate up to 10% of SBIR and STTR program funds to establish a pilot program: (1) for awards for technology development, testing, and evaluation of SBIR and STTR phase II technologies; or (2) to support the progress of research or research and development conducted under such programs to phase III. Outlines pilot program application requirements, and requires such agency heads to include pilot program information in required annual reports to the SBA Administrator. Terminates the pilot program at the end of FY2014.(Sec. 205) Establishes an independent advisory board at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct periodic evaluations of the SBIR program at each of the NIH institutes and centers in order to improve program management through data-driven assessment. Requires the director of the NIH SBIR program to address gaps and deficiencies in data collection identified in a NAS report assessing the NIH's SBIR program. Authorizes such director to initiate a pilot program to spur innovation and test new strategies that may enhance the development of cures and therapies. such director to report annually to Congress and the advisory board on NIH SBIR activities. Requires such director, to the greatest extent practicable, to reduce to 90 days the period between Phase I and II funding of grants under the NIH SBIR program. Terminates the requirements of this section five years after the enactment of this Act.Title V: Other Provisions - (Sec. 501) Directs federal agencies required to establish an SBIR or STTR program, when determining appropriate research topics, to give special priority to applications for the support of projects relating to nanotechnology, rare diseases, security, energy, transportation, or improving the security and quality of the water supply and the efficiency of water systems through the use of technology. Requires such agencies to: (1) give consideration to research topics identified by the NAS, the NIH, and the national nanotechnology strategic plan; and (2) encourage applications from small businesses located in underrepresented or rural areas or areas with excessive unemployment rates, as well as small businesses owned and controlled by women, veterans, or Native Americans. Removes a requirement that certain specified DOD technology or research plans be utilized when identifying appropriate DOD research and development focus under SBIR or STTR programs. SB0952 Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical elements to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial production needs of the United States.Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) support new or significantly improved processes and technologies (as compared to those currently in use in the energy critical elements industry; (2) encourage multidisciplinary collaborations and opportunities for students at institutions of higher education; (3) collaborate with the relevant agencies of foreign countries with interests relating to energy critical elements; (4) establish a Research and Development Information Center to catalogue, disseminate, and archive information on energy critical elements; and (5) submit an implementation plan to Congress. SB1254 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2012.Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) research, development, test, and evaluation; (3) operation and maintenance; (4) active and reserve military personnel; (5) Working Capital Funds; (6) the National Defense Sealift Fund; (7) the Defense Health Program; (8) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (9) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (10) the Defense Inspector General; (11) the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and (12) overseas contingency operations HR1383 Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 - Makes the amount payable for programs ofeducation at nonpublic institutions of higher education pursued by individuals enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) post-9/11 educational assistance program (post-9/11 program) during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, the greater of $17,500, or the established charges payable under a VA maximum payments table published on October 27, 2010 (thereby preserving for such period the higher payment rates in effect prior to enactment of the Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010).An Act To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs of education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, and for other purposes. SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF HIGHER RATES FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AT NON-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING PURSUED BY INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAMS PRIOR TO CHANGE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT.(a) In General- Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of section 3313(c) of title 38, United States Code (as amended by the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-377)), the amount payable under that paragraph (or as appropriately adjusted under paragraphs (2) through (7) of that section) for tuition and fees for pursuit by an individual described in subsection (b) of an approved program of education at a non-public institution of higher learning during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, shall be the greater of--(1) $17,500; or (2) the established charges payable for the program of education determined using the table of the Department of Veterans Affairs entitled `Post-9/11 GI Bill 2010-2011 Tuition and Fee In-State Maximums', published October 27, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 66193), as if that table applied to the pursuit of the program of education by that individual during that period.(b) Covered Individuals- An individual described in this subsection is an individual entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, who, since January 4, 2011, has been enrolled in the same non-public institution of higher learning in a State in which--(1) the maximum amount of tuition per credit in the 2010-2011 academic year, as determined pursuant to the table referred to in subsection (a)(2), exceeded $700; and (2) the combined amount of tuition and fees for full-time attendance in the program of education in such academic year exceeded $17,500.(c) Definitions- In this section:(1) The term `approved program of education' has the meaning given that term in section 3313(b) of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term `established charges', with respect to a program of education, means the actual charges (as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of a full academic year) for tuition and fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the program of education would be required to pay. (3) The term `institution of higher learning' has the meaning given that term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code. HR1842 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 or DREAM Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment, (2) is a person of good moral character, (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act, (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) in the United States or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States, and (5) was age 32 or younger on the date of this Act's enactment.Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such state residenceSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION- The term `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). SEC. 8. HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE.(a) In General- Notwithstanding any provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) or any provision of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), with respect to Federal financial education assistance, an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this Act and has not had the conditional basis removed shall not be eligible for--(1) Federal Pell grants under part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.); and(2) Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants under part A of title IV of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.).(b) Restoration of State Right To Determine Residency for Purposes of Higher Education Benefits-(1) IN GENERAL- Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1623) is repealed.(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The repeal under paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

HR1383 Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 - Makes the amount payable for programs ofeducation at nonpublic institutions of higher education pursued by individuals enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) post-9/11 educational assistance program (post-9/11 program) during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, the greater of $17,500, or the established charges payable under a VA maximum payments table published on October 27, 2010 (thereby preserving for such period the higher payment rates in effect prior to enactment of the Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010).An Act To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs of education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, and for other purposes. SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF HIGHER RATES FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AT NON-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING PURSUED BY INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAMS PRIOR TO CHANGE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT.(a) In General- Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of section 3313(c) of title 38, United States Code (as amended by the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-377)), the amount payable under that paragraph (or as appropriately adjusted under paragraphs (2) through (7) of that section) for tuition and fees for pursuit by an individual described in subsection (b) of an approved program of education at a non-public institution of higher learning during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, shall be the greater of--(1) $17,500; or (2) the established charges payable for the program of education determined using the table of the Department of Veterans Affairs entitled `Post-9/11 GI Bill 2010-2011 Tuition and Fee In-State Maximums', published October 27, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 66193), as if that table applied to the pursuit of the program of education by that individual during that period.(b) Covered Individuals- An individual described in this subsection is an individual entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, who, since January 4, 2011, has been enrolled in the same non-public institution of higher learning in a State in which--(1) the maximum amount of tuition per credit in the 2010-2011 academic year, as determined pursuant to the table referred to in subsection (a)(2), exceeded $700; and (2) the combined amount of tuition and fees for full-time attendance in the program of education in such academic year exceeded $17,500.(c) Definitions- In this section:(1) The term `approved program of education' has the meaning given that term in section 3313(b) of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term `established charges', with respect to a program of education, means the actual charges (as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of a full academic year) for tuition and fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the program of education would be required to pay. (3) The term `institution of higher learning' has the meaning given that term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code.

HR1383 Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 - Makes the amount payable for programs ofeducation at nonpublic institutions of higher education pursued by individuals enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) post-9/11 educational assistance program (post-9/11 program) during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, the greater of $17,500, or the established charges payable under a VA maximum payments table published on October 27, 2010 (thereby preserving for such period the higher payment rates in effect prior to enactment of the Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010).An Act To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs of education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, and for other purposes. SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF HIGHER RATES FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AT NON-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING PURSUED BY INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAMS PRIOR TO CHANGE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT.(a) In General- Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of section 3313(c) of title 38, United States Code (as amended by the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-377)), the amount payable under that paragraph (or as appropriately adjusted under paragraphs (2) through (7) of that section) for tuition and fees for pursuit by an individual described in subsection (b) of an approved program of education at a non-public institution of higher learning during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, shall be the greater of--(1) $17,500; or (2) the established charges payable for the program of education determined using the table of the Department of Veterans Affairs entitled `Post-9/11 GI Bill 2010-2011 Tuition and Fee In-State Maximums', published October 27, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 66193), as if that table applied to the pursuit of the program of education by that individual during that period.(b) Covered Individuals- An individual described in this subsection is an individual entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, who, since January 4, 2011, has been enrolled in the same non-public institution of higher learning in a State in which--(1) the maximum amount of tuition per credit in the 2010-2011 academic year, as determined pursuant to the table referred to in subsection (a)(2), exceeded $700; and (2) the combined amount of tuition and fees for full-time attendance in the program of education in such academic year exceeded $17,500.(c) Definitions- In this section:(1) The term `approved program of education' has the meaning given that term in section 3313(b) of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term `established charges', with respect to a program of education, means the actual charges (as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of a full academic year) for tuition and fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the program of education would be required to pay. (3) The term `institution of higher learning' has the meaning given that term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code.

S 23 America Invents Act. To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. 12 (d) STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. HR 1249 America Invents Act - Amends federal patent law to define the "effective filing date" of a claimed invention as the actual filing date of the patent or the application for patent containing a claim to the invention (thus replacing the current first-to-invent system), except as specified. S 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Title I: Reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to reauthorize through FY2019 the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Sec. 203) Redesignates the Commercialization Pilot Program as the Commercialization Readiness Program, and includes STTR technology projects under such Program. Makes such Program permanent. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to: (1) establish goals for the transition of phase III technologies in subcontracting plans; and (2) require prime contractors to report on the number and amount of contracts entered into for phase III SBIR or STTR projects. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish goals for increasing the number of phase II STIR and STTR contracts awarded that lead to technology transition into programs of record or fielded systems; (2) use incentives or create new incentives to encourage agency program managers and prime contractors to meet such goals; and (3) include in a required annual report to Congress information on projects funded through the Program and efforts to transition their technologies into programs of record or fielded systems. (Sec. 204) Allows the head of each federal agency to allocate up to 10% of SBIR and STTR program funds to establish a pilot program: (1) for awards for technology development, testing, and evaluation of SBIR and STTR phase II technologies; or (2) to support the progress of research or research and development conducted under such programs to phase III. Outlines pilot program application requirements, and requires such agency heads to include pilot program information in required annual reports to the SBA Administrator. Terminates the pilot program at the end of FY2014.(Sec. 205) Establishes an independent advisory board at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct periodic evaluations of the SBIR program at each of the NIH institutes and centers in order to improve program management through data-driven assessment. Requires the director of the NIH SBIR program to address gaps and deficiencies in data collection identified in a NAS report assessing the NIH's SBIR program. Authorizes such director to initiate a pilot program to spur innovation and test new strategies that may enhance the development of cures and therapies. such director to report annually to Congress and the advisory board on NIH SBIR activities. Requires such director, to the greatest extent practicable, to reduce to 90 days the period between Phase I and II funding of grants under the NIH SBIR program. Terminates the requirements of this section five years after the enactment of this Act.Title V: Other Provisions - (Sec. 501) Directs federal agencies required to establish an SBIR or STTR program, when determining appropriate research topics, to give special priority to applications for the support of projects relating to nanotechnology, rare diseases, security, energy, transportation, or improving the security and quality of the water supply and the efficiency of water systems through the use of technology. Requires such agencies to: (1) give consideration to research topics identified by the NAS, the NIH, and the national nanotechnology strategic plan; and (2) encourage applications from small businesses located in underrepresented or rural areas or areas with excessive unemployment rates, as well as small businesses owned and controlled by women, veterans, or Native Americans. Removes a requirement that certain specified DOD technology or research plans be utilized when identifying appropriate DOD research and development focus under SBIR or STTR programs. SB0952 Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical elements to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial production needs of the United States.Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) support new or significantly improved processes and technologies (as compared to those currently in use in the energy critical elements industry; (2) encourage multidisciplinary collaborations and opportunities for students at institutions of higher education; (3) collaborate with the relevant agencies of foreign countries with interests relating to energy critical elements; (4) establish a Research and Development Information Center to catalogue, disseminate, and archive information on energy critical elements; and (5) submit an implementation plan to Congress. SB1254 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2012.Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) research, development, test, and evaluation; (3) operation and maintenance; (4) active and reserve military personnel; (5) Working Capital Funds; (6) the National Defense Sealift Fund; (7) the Defense Health Program; (8) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (9) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (10) the Defense Inspector General; (11) the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and (12) overseas contingency operations HR1383 Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 - Makes the amount payable for programs ofeducation at nonpublic institutions of higher education pursued by individuals enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) post-9/11 educational assistance program (post-9/11 program) during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, the greater of $17,500, or the established charges payable under a VA maximum payments table published on October 27, 2010 (thereby preserving for such period the higher payment rates in effect prior to enactment of the Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010).An Act To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs of education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, and for other purposes. SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF HIGHER RATES FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AT NON-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING PURSUED BY INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAMS PRIOR TO CHANGE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT.(a) In General- Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of section 3313(c) of title 38, United States Code (as amended by the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-377)), the amount payable under that paragraph (or as appropriately adjusted under paragraphs (2) through (7) of that section) for tuition and fees for pursuit by an individual described in subsection (b) of an approved program of education at a non-public institution of higher learning during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, shall be the greater of--(1) $17,500; or (2) the established charges payable for the program of education determined using the table of the Department of Veterans Affairs entitled `Post-9/11 GI Bill 2010-2011 Tuition and Fee In-State Maximums', published October 27, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 66193), as if that table applied to the pursuit of the program of education by that individual during that period.(b) Covered Individuals- An individual described in this subsection is an individual entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, who, since January 4, 2011, has been enrolled in the same non-public institution of higher learning in a State in which--(1) the maximum amount of tuition per credit in the 2010-2011 academic year, as determined pursuant to the table referred to in subsection (a)(2), exceeded $700; and (2) the combined amount of tuition and fees for full-time attendance in the program of education in such academic year exceeded $17,500.(c) Definitions- In this section:(1) The term `approved program of education' has the meaning given that term in section 3313(b) of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term `established charges', with respect to a program of education, means the actual charges (as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of a full academic year) for tuition and fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the program of education would be required to pay. (3) The term `institution of higher learning' has the meaning given that term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code. HR1842 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 or DREAM Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment, (2) is a person of good moral character, (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act, (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) in the United States or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States, and (5) was age 32 or younger on the date of this Act's enactment.Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such state residenceSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION- The term `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). SEC. 8. HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE.(a) In General- Notwithstanding any provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) or any provision of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), with respect to Federal financial education assistance, an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this Act and has not had the conditional basis removed shall not be eligible for--(1) Federal Pell grants under part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.); and(2) Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants under part A of title IV of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.).(b) Restoration of State Right To Determine Residency for Purposes of Higher Education Benefits-(1) IN GENERAL- Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1623) is repealed.(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The repeal under paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

HR 1425, S. 493, Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to SBIR/STTR programs. Inform on issues regarding the National Center for Supercomputing Applications Blue Waters project H.R. 2146, S.1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to data collection for federal research funding. H.R. 1425, Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to SBIR/ STTR programs

HR 1425, S. 493, Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to SBIR/STTR programs. HR 1249, America Invents Act, Issues pertaining to universities and private-public partnerships Issues pertaining to NSF and support for high performance computing, Issues pertaining to Universities/privat-public partnerships Issues pertaining to innovation, seed funding and University technology transfer operations.

HR 1425, S. 493, Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to SBIR/STTR programs. HR 1249, America Invents Act, Issues pertaining to universities and private-public partnerships Issues pertaining to NSF and support for high performance computing, Issues pertaining to Universities/privat-public partnerships Issues pertaining to innovation, seed funding and University technology transfer operations.

S 23 America Invents Act. To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. 12 (d) STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. HR 1249 America Invents Act - Amends federal patent law to define the "effective filing date" of a claimed invention as the actual filing date of the patent or the application for patent containing a claim to the invention (thus replacing the current first-to-invent system), except as specified. S 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Title I: Reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to reauthorize through FY2019 the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Sec. 203) Redesignates the Commercialization Pilot Program as the Commercialization Readiness Program, and includes STTR technology projects under such Program. Makes such Program permanent. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to: (1) establish goals for the transition of phase III technologies in subcontracting plans; and (2) require prime contractors to report on the number and amount of contracts entered into for phase III SBIR or STTR projects. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish goals for increasing the number of phase II STIR and STTR contracts awarded that lead to technology transition into programs of record or fielded systems; (2) use incentives or create new incentives to encourage agency program managers and prime contractors to meet such goals; and (3) include in a required annual report to Congress information on projects funded through the Program and efforts to transition their technologies into programs of record or fielded systems. (Sec. 204) Allows the head of each federal agency to allocate up to 10% of SBIR and STTR program funds to establish a pilot program: (1) for awards for technology development, testing, and evaluation of SBIR and STTR phase II technologies; or (2) to support the progress of research or research and development conducted under such programs to phase III. Outlines pilot program application requirements, and requires such agency heads to include pilot program information in required annual reports to the SBA Administrator. Terminates the pilot program at the end of FY2014.(Sec. 205) Establishes an independent advisory board at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct periodic evaluations of the SBIR program at each of the NIH institutes and centers in order to improve program management through data-driven assessment. Requires the director of the NIH SBIR program to address gaps and deficiencies in data collection identified in a NAS report assessing the NIH's SBIR program. Authorizes such director to initiate a pilot program to spur innovation and test new strategies that may enhance the development of cures and therapies. such director to report annually to Congress and the advisory board on NIH SBIR activities. Requires such director, to the greatest extent practicable, to reduce to 90 days the period between Phase I and II funding of grants under the NIH SBIR program. Terminates the requirements of this section five years after the enactment of this Act.Title V: Other Provisions - (Sec. 501) Directs federal agencies required to establish an SBIR or STTR program, when determining appropriate research topics, to give special priority to applications for the support of projects relating to nanotechnology, rare diseases, security, energy, transportation, or improving the security and quality of the water supply and the efficiency of water systems through the use of technology. Requires such agencies to: (1) give consideration to research topics identified by the NAS, the NIH, and the national nanotechnology strategic plan; and (2) encourage applications from small businesses located in underrepresented or rural areas or areas with excessive unemployment rates, as well as small businesses owned and controlled by women, veterans, or Native Americans. Removes a requirement that certain specified DOD technology or research plans be utilized when identifying appropriate DOD research and development focus under SBIR or STTR programs. SB0952 Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical elements to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial production needs of the United States.Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) support new or significantly improved processes and technologies (as compared to those currently in use in the energy critical elements industry; (2) encourage multidisciplinary collaborations and opportunities for students at institutions of higher education; (3) collaborate with the relevant agencies of foreign countries with interests relating to energy critical elements; (4) establish a Research and Development Information Center to catalogue, disseminate, and archive information on energy critical elements; and (5) submit an implementation plan to Congress. SB1254 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2012.Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) research, development, test, and evaluation; (3) operation and maintenance; (4) active and reserve military personnel; (5) Working Capital Funds; (6) the National Defense Sealift Fund; (7) the Defense Health Program; (8) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (9) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (10) the Defense Inspector General; (11) the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and (12) overseas contingency operations HR1383 Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 - Makes the amount payable for programs ofeducation at nonpublic institutions of higher education pursued by individuals enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) post-9/11 educational assistance program (post-9/11 program) during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, the greater of $17,500, or the established charges payable under a VA maximum payments table published on October 27, 2010 (thereby preserving for such period the higher payment rates in effect prior to enactment of the Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010).An Act To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs of education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, and for other purposes. SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF HIGHER RATES FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AT NON-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING PURSUED BY INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAMS PRIOR TO CHANGE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT.(a) In General- Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of section 3313(c) of title 38, United States Code (as amended by the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-377)), the amount payable under that paragraph (or as appropriately adjusted under paragraphs (2) through (7) of that section) for tuition and fees for pursuit by an individual described in subsection (b) of an approved program of education at a non-public institution of higher learning during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, shall be the greater of--(1) $17,500; or (2) the established charges payable for the program of education determined using the table of the Department of Veterans Affairs entitled `Post-9/11 GI Bill 2010-2011 Tuition and Fee In-State Maximums', published October 27, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 66193), as if that table applied to the pursuit of the program of education by that individual during that period.(b) Covered Individuals- An individual described in this subsection is an individual entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, who, since January 4, 2011, has been enrolled in the same non-public institution of higher learning in a State in which--(1) the maximum amount of tuition per credit in the 2010-2011 academic year, as determined pursuant to the table referred to in subsection (a)(2), exceeded $700; and (2) the combined amount of tuition and fees for full-time attendance in the program of education in such academic year exceeded $17,500.(c) Definitions- In this section:(1) The term `approved program of education' has the meaning given that term in section 3313(b) of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term `established charges', with respect to a program of education, means the actual charges (as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of a full academic year) for tuition and fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the program of education would be required to pay. (3) The term `institution of higher learning' has the meaning given that term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code. HR1842 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 or DREAM Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment, (2) is a person of good moral character, (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act, (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) in the United States or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States, and (5) was age 32 or younger on the date of this Act's enactment.Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such state residenceSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION- The term `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). SEC. 8. HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE.(a) In General- Notwithstanding any provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) or any provision of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), with respect to Federal financial education assistance, an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this Act and has not had the conditional basis removed shall not be eligible for--(1) Federal Pell grants under part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.); and(2) Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants under part A of title IV of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.).(b) Restoration of State Right To Determine Residency for Purposes of Higher Education Benefits-(1) IN GENERAL- Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1623) is repealed.(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The repeal under paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

S 23 America Invents Act. To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. 12 (d) STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. HR 1249 America Invents Act - Amends federal patent law to define the "effective filing date" of a claimed invention as the actual filing date of the patent or the application for patent containing a claim to the invention (thus replacing the current first-to-invent system), except as specified. S 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Title I: Reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to reauthorize through FY2019 the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Sec. 203) Redesignates the Commercialization Pilot Program as the Commercialization Readiness Program, and includes STTR technology projects under such Program. Makes such Program permanent. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to: (1) establish goals for the transition of phase III technologies in subcontracting plans; and (2) require prime contractors to report on the number and amount of contracts entered into for phase III SBIR or STTR projects. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish goals for increasing the number of phase II STIR and STTR contracts awarded that lead to technology transition into programs of record or fielded systems; (2) use incentives or create new incentives to encourage agency program managers and prime contractors to meet such goals; and (3) include in a required annual report to Congress information on projects funded through the Program and efforts to transition their technologies into programs of record or fielded systems. (Sec. 204) Allows the head of each federal agency to allocate up to 10% of SBIR and STTR program funds to establish a pilot program: (1) for awards for technology development, testing, and evaluation of SBIR and STTR phase II technologies; or (2) to support the progress of research or research and development conducted under such programs to phase III. Outlines pilot program application requirements, and requires such agency heads to include pilot program information in required annual reports to the SBA Administrator. Terminates the pilot program at the end of FY2014.(Sec. 205) Establishes an independent advisory board at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct periodic evaluations of the SBIR program at each of the NIH institutes and centers in order to improve program management through data-driven assessment. Requires the director of the NIH SBIR program to address gaps and deficiencies in data collection identified in a NAS report assessing the NIH's SBIR program. Authorizes such director to initiate a pilot program to spur innovation and test new strategies that may enhance the development of cures and therapies. such director to report annually to Congress and the advisory board on NIH SBIR activities. Requires such director, to the greatest extent practicable, to reduce to 90 days the period between Phase I and II funding of grants under the NIH SBIR program. Terminates the requirements of this section five years after the enactment of this Act.Title V: Other Provisions - (Sec. 501) Directs federal agencies required to establish an SBIR or STTR program, when determining appropriate research topics, to give special priority to applications for the support of projects relating to nanotechnology, rare diseases, security, energy, transportation, or improving the security and quality of the water supply and the efficiency of water systems through the use of technology. Requires such agencies to: (1) give consideration to research topics identified by the NAS, the NIH, and the national nanotechnology strategic plan; and (2) encourage applications from small businesses located in underrepresented or rural areas or areas with excessive unemployment rates, as well as small businesses owned and controlled by women, veterans, or Native Americans. Removes a requirement that certain specified DOD technology or research plans be utilized when identifying appropriate DOD research and development focus under SBIR or STTR programs. SB0952 Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical elements to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial production needs of the United States.Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) support new or significantly improved processes and technologies (as compared to those currently in use in the energy critical elements industry; (2) encourage multidisciplinary collaborations and opportunities for students at institutions of higher education; (3) collaborate with the relevant agencies of foreign countries with interests relating to energy critical elements; (4) establish a Research and Development Information Center to catalogue, disseminate, and archive information on energy critical elements; and (5) submit an implementation plan to Congress. SB1254 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2012.Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) research, development, test, and evaluation; (3) operation and maintenance; (4) active and reserve military personnel; (5) Working Capital Funds; (6) the National Defense Sealift Fund; (7) the Defense Health Program; (8) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (9) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (10) the Defense Inspector General; (11) the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and (12) overseas contingency operations HR1383 Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 - Makes the amount payable for programs ofeducation at nonpublic institutions of higher education pursued by individuals enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) post-9/11 educational assistance program (post-9/11 program) during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, the greater of $17,500, or the established charges payable under a VA maximum payments table published on October 27, 2010 (thereby preserving for such period the higher payment rates in effect prior to enactment of the Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010).An Act To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs of education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, and for other purposes. SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF HIGHER RATES FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AT NON-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING PURSUED BY INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAMS PRIOR TO CHANGE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT.(a) In General- Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of section 3313(c) of title 38, United States Code (as amended by the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-377)), the amount payable under that paragraph (or as appropriately adjusted under paragraphs (2) through (7) of that section) for tuition and fees for pursuit by an individual described in subsection (b) of an approved program of education at a non-public institution of higher learning during the period beginning on August 1, 2011, and ending on July 31, 2014, shall be the greater of--(1) $17,500; or (2) the established charges payable for the program of education determined using the table of the Department of Veterans Affairs entitled `Post-9/11 GI Bill 2010-2011 Tuition and Fee In-State Maximums', published October 27, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 66193), as if that table applied to the pursuit of the program of education by that individual during that period.(b) Covered Individuals- An individual described in this subsection is an individual entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, who, since January 4, 2011, has been enrolled in the same non-public institution of higher learning in a State in which--(1) the maximum amount of tuition per credit in the 2010-2011 academic year, as determined pursuant to the table referred to in subsection (a)(2), exceeded $700; and (2) the combined amount of tuition and fees for full-time attendance in the program of education in such academic year exceeded $17,500.(c) Definitions- In this section:(1) The term `approved program of education' has the meaning given that term in section 3313(b) of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term `established charges', with respect to a program of education, means the actual charges (as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of a full academic year) for tuition and fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the program of education would be required to pay. (3) The term `institution of higher learning' has the meaning given that term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code. HR1842 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 or DREAM Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment, (2) is a person of good moral character, (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act, (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) in the United States or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States, and (5) was age 32 or younger on the date of this Act's enactment.Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such state residenceSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION- The term `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). SEC. 8. HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE.(a) In General- Notwithstanding any provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) or any provision of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), with respect to Federal financial education assistance, an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this Act and has not had the conditional basis removed shall not be eligible for--(1) Federal Pell grants under part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.); and(2) Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants under part A of title IV of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.).(b) Restoration of State Right To Determine Residency for Purposes of Higher Education Benefits-(1) IN GENERAL- Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1623) is repealed.(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The repeal under paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

HR 1425, S. 493, Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to SBIR/STTR programs. Inform on issues regarding the National Center for Supercomputing Applications Blue Waters project H.R. 2146, S.1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to data collection for federal research funding. H.R. 1425, Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to SBIR/ STTR programs

PL112-74, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to funding for research and education. PL 112-68, Fifth continuing Appropriations Resolution, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to funding for research and education. PL 112-67, Fouth Continuing Appropriations Resolution, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to funding for research and education. PL 112-55, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, Issues pertaining to funding for NSF, NIST, NASA, and Transportation. PL 112-36, Continuing Approriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to funding for research and education. PL 112-33, Continuing Approriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to funding for research and education. S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to the Super Committee, Pell Grant, funding for research and education, hospital funding, and graduate medical education H.R.2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Bill, FY 2012 (includes the Agriculture; Commerce, Justice, Science; and Transportation/HUD bills), Issues pertaining to funding for the federal science agencies, agriculture research and extension, and transportation. H.R. 2596, S.1572, FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for federal science agencies. H.R. 2219, FY 2012 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for Defense research and development. H.R. 2354, FY 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for the Office of Science. S.1599, FY 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, and federal student aid. S.1601, FY 2012 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program H.R.2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding education, and student aid. H.R.2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding education, and student aid. H.R. 2017, PL 112-33, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (through October 4, 2011), Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding, education, and student aid. H.R. 2608, PL 112-36, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (through November 18, 2011), Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding, education, and student aid. HJRes94, PL 112-67, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (through December 17, 2011), Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding, education, and student aid. HJRes95, PL 112-68, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (through December 23, 2011), Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding, education, and student aid. H.R. 2055, PL 112-74, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding, education, and student aid. PL 112-55, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to federal research agencies. Printed Name and Title April L. Burke, President v6.0.3a Page 3 of 15

H.R. 2596, FY 2012 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for federal science agencies. H.R. 2354, FY 2012 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to Department of Energy Office of Science. S. 1599, FY 2012 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for the National Institutes of Health, health Including Pell Grants professions, education research, Title VI, and federal student aid. P.L. 112-25, S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to the Super Committee, Pell Grants, funding for research and education, hospital funding, and graduate medical education.

H.R. 2596, FY 2012 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for federal science agencies. H.R. 2354, FY 2012 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to Department of Energy Office of Science. S. 1599, FY 2012 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for the National Institutes of Health, health Including Pell Grants professions, education research, Title VI, and federal student aid. P.L. 112-25, S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to the Super Committee, Pell Grants, funding for research and education, hospital funding, and graduate medical education.

PL112-74, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to funding for research and education. PL 112-68, Fifth continuing Appropriations Resolution, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to funding for research and education. PL 112-67, Fouth Continuing Appropriations Resolution, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to funding for research and education. PL 112-55, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, Issues pertaining to funding for NSF, NIST, NASA, and Transportation. PL 112-36, Continuing Approriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to funding for research and education. PL 112-33, Continuing Approriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to funding for research and education. S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, Issues pertaining to the Super Committee, Pell Grant, funding for research and education, hospital funding, and graduate medical education H.R.2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Bill, FY 2012 (includes the Agriculture; Commerce, Justice, Science; and Transportation/HUD bills), Issues pertaining to funding for the federal science agencies, agriculture research and extension, and transportation. H.R. 2596, S.1572, FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for federal science agencies. H.R. 2219, FY 2012 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for Defense research and development. H.R. 2354, FY 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for the Office of Science. S.1599, FY 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for the National Institutes of Health, health professions, education research, and federal student aid. S.1601, FY 2012 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for State Title VIII grant program H.R.2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding education, and student aid. H.R.2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding education, and student aid. H.R. 2017, PL 112-33, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (through October 4, 2011), Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding, education, and student aid. H.R. 2608, PL 112-36, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (through November 18, 2011), Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding, education, and student aid. HJRes94, PL 112-67, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (through December 17, 2011), Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding, education, and student aid. HJRes95, PL 112-68, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (through December 23, 2011), Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding, education, and student aid. H.R. 2055, PL 112-74, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, Issues pertaining to federal research agencies and funding, education, and student aid. PL 112-55, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012, Issues pertaining to federal research agencies. Printed Name and Title April L. Burke, President v6.0.3a Page 3 of 15

S1125 Student VOTER Act of 2009 A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec 2 all provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies. S 1096 A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an EnergyGrant Competitive Education Program to competitively award grants of institutions of higher education in regions to conduct research, extension, and education programs relating to the energy needs of the region. Sec. 1 EnergyGrant competitive education program all provisions relating to the (b) establishment of program to award grants (d) grants all provisions relating to the manner of distribution and plans to address the energy needs for the region; (e) all provisions related to the use of funds; (j) all provisions related to the authorization of appropriations. S1125 Student VOTER Act of 2009 A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec 2 all provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies H.R. 390 College Football Playoff Act of 2009 A bill to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, the promotion, marketing, and advertising of any post-season NCAA Division I football game as a national championship game unless such game in the culmination of a fair and equitable playoff system. Sec 2 all provisions relating to the congress findings; Sec 3 all provisions relating to prohibited acts including promotion of a game and merchandising. H.R 915 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009. To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2010 through 2012, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. Title 1, Sec 113 (5) all provisions relating to the award of architectural and engineering contracts for airside projects. Sec 131 Sec 143 all provisions related to the use of apportioned amounts. Sec 148 all provisions related to the extension of grant authority for compatible land use planning and projects by State and local governments. Title 111, Sec 304 all provisions related to runway safety. H.R. 1729 Student Voter Act of 2009. To amend the National Voter Registratoin Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec. 2 All provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies H.R. 2492 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which in income contingent or income based. Sec 1 and all provision related to the student loans and repayment. H.R. 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Title I. Investing in Students and Families Subtitle A: Increasing College Access and Completion. Sec 102 all provisions relating to warding of competitive matching State Innovation and Completion grants to states to (1) implement activities and services that increase students persistence in and completion of postsecondary school; (2) develop an interoperable statewide longitudinal data system to rack students success in postsecondary schools and the workforces. Subtitle B: Student Financial Aid Form Simplification, Sec 122, all provisions relating to the $150,000 asset cap on student eligibility for Pell Grants or loans under the part D Direct Loan Program. Subtitle B; Higher Education, Sec 351 all provisions relating to the grants to states for the construction, modernization, renovation or repair of community college facilities. All provisions relating to the 50% of such funding of repairs, construction, modernization that meets the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Title V: American Graduation all provisions relating to the students advancing to higher education focusing on low-income, nontraditional students. Students who are dislocated workers, or students who are veterans. H.R. 3510 Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009. To establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government. All provisions relating to the implementation of the Roosevelt Scholarship program. Sec 5 all provision relating to the selection of students for the Roosevelt Scholars program. Sec 6. Requirements for Roosevelt Scholars, (b) all provision relating to the treatment of the scholarship as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. (2) all provisions relating to the Memoranda Of Understanding and facilities or resources that will be made available to Roosevelt Scholarships. H.R. 4061 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009. A bill to advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes. Sec 105, (e) National Science Foundation Cybersecurity Research and Development Programs and all provisions related how the center will partner with institutions of higher education. Sec 106. Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program (a) all provisions relating to the increase of the capacity of the higher education system to produce an information technology workforce with skills necessary to enhance the security of the Nations communications and information infrastructure. (b) Characteristics of Program, (1) provide through qualified institutions of higher education, scholarships for students pursing a bachelors or masters degree or doctoral degree in a cybersecurity field. (b) teaching cybersecurity courses at an institution of higher education. (a) All provisions relating to the monitoring compliance to ensure that a qualified institution of higher education is in compliance and enters into an agreement with the Director of the National Science Foundation. (c) all provisions relating to Retain Percentage, where an institution of higher education may retain a percentage of any repayment the institution collects under this paragraph to defray administrative costs associated with the collection. (3) all provisions relating to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service programs in promoting higher education and research in cybersecurity. Sec 108, Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force (a) all provisions relating to the establishment of University-Industry Task Force and (3) defining the roles and responsibilities for the participants from institutions of higher education. The National Center of Excellence for Cybesecurity shall involve institutions of higher education. All provisions relating to the authorization of appropriations. H.R. 4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13). All provisions relating to the coverage and revenues for health care and education to include individual responsibility, employer responsibility. Title II Education and Health. Part 1, Sec 2101 Federal Pell Grants, Sec 2102 College access challenge grant program. Part II Student Loan Program. H.R. 3791 Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009. To amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Sec 33. Firefighter Assistance, C) Fire Safety Research Centers and all provisions relating to allowing the Director to make a grant under subsection (a)(4)(A)(iii) to an institution of higher education. (2) Objectives) All provisions relating to meeting the objectives of a grant received. (6)(a) All provisions relating to the consideration of an institution of higher education for a grant. H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act. A bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sec 749, Training for General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentists and Dental Hygienists; C) eligibility; (2) all provisions relating to a training program in dental hygiene at an accredited institution of higher education. Subtitle F- National Training Initiative on Autism Spectrum Disorders. (II) all provisions relating to coordination with relevant State agencies and institutions of higher education. Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, (1) all provisions related to grants and the establishment of 4 new University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education. Sec 2539, all provisions related to Grants to Assist in Developing Medical Schools in Federally-Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas. Also, all provisions related to State employees health benefits.

S 515 Patent Reform Act of 2009 A bill to amend title 35, United States Code to provide for patent reform. All provisions relating to the goal of establishing a simpler, transparent patent system by creating new post-grant review procedures of patents when they issue , strengthening the capabilities of the United State Patent and Trademark Office. Sec. 2, all provisions relating to the right of the first inventor .Sec. 8 Venue and Jurisdiction, all provisions relating to the transferee venue. S 1096 A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an EnergyGrant Competitive Education Program to competitively award grants of institutions of higher education in regions to conduct research, extension, and education programs relating to the energy needs of the region. Sec. 1 EnergyGrant competitive education program all provisions relating to the (b) establishment of program to award grants (d) grants all provisions relating to the manner of distribution and plans to address the energy needs for the region; (e) all provisions related to the use of funds; (j) all provisions related to the authorization of appropriations. S1125 Student VOTER Act of 2009 A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec 2 all provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies. H.R. 390 College Football Playoff Act of 2009 A bill to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, the promotion, marketing, and advertising of any post-season NCAA Division I football game as a national championship game unless such game in the culmination of a fair and equitable playoff system. Sec 2 all provisions relating to the congress findings; Sec 3 all provisions relating to prohibited acts including promotion of a game and merchandising. H.R 915 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009. To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2010 through 2012, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. Title 1, Sec 113 (5) all provisions relating to the award of architectural and engineering contracts for airside projects. Sec 131 Sec 143 all provisions related to the use of apportioned amounts. Sec 148 all provisions related to the extension of grant authority for compatible land use planning and projects by State and local governments. Title 111, Sec 304 all provisions related to runway safety. H.R. 1729 Student Voter Act of 2009. To amend the National Voter Registratoin Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec. 2 All provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies. H.R. 2492 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which in income contingent or income based. Sec 1 and all provision related to the student loans and repayment. H.R. 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Title I. Investing in Students and Families Subtitle A: Increasing College Access and Completion. Sec 102 all provisions relating to warding of competitive matching State Innovation and Completion grants to states to (1) implement activities and services that increase students persistence in and completion of postsecondary school; (2) develop an interoperable statewide longitudinal data system to rack students success in postsecondary schools and the workforces. Subtitle B: Student Financial Aid Form Simplification, Sec 122, all provisions relating to the $150,000 asset cap on student eligibility for Pell Grants or loans under the part D Direct Loan Program. Subtitle B; Higher Education, Sec 351 all provisions relating to the grants to states for the construction, modernization, renovation or repair of community college facilities. All provisions relating to the 50% of such funding of repairs, construction, modernization that meets the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Title V: American Graduation all provisions relating to the students advancing to higher education focusing on low-income, nontraditional students. Students who are dislocated workers, or students who are veterans. H.R. 3510 Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009. To establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government. All provisions relating to the implementation of the Roosevelt Scholarship program. Sec 5 all provision relating to the selection of students for the Roosevelt Scholars program. Sec 6. Requirements for Roosevelt Scholars, (b) all provision relating to the treatment of the scholarship as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. (2) all provisions relating to the Memoranda Of Understanding and facilities or resources that will be made available to Roosevelt Scholarships. H.R. 3791 Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009. To amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Sec 33. Firefighter Assistance, C) Fire Safety Research Centers and all provisions relating to allowing the Director to make a grant under subsection (a)(4)(A)(iii) to an institution of higher education. (2) Objectives) All provisions relating to meeting the objectives of a grant received. (6)(a) All provisions relating to the consideration of an institution of higher education for a grant. H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act. A bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sec 749, Training for General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentists and Dental Hygienists; C) eligibility; (2) all provisions relating to a training program in dental hygiene at an accredited institution of higher education. Subtitle F- National Training Initiative on Autism Spectrum Disorders. (II) all provisions relating to coordination with relevant State agencies and institutions of higher education. Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, (1) all provisions related to grants and the establishment of 4 new University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education. Sec 2539, all provisions related to Grants to Assist in Developing Medical Schools in Federally-Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas. Also, all provisions related to State employees health benefits. H.R. 4061 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009. A bill to advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes. Sec 105, (e) National Science Foundation Cybersecurity Research and Development Programs and all provisions related how the center will partner with institutions of higher education. Sec 106. Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program (a) all provisions relating to the increase of the capacity of the higher education system to produce an information technology workforce with skills necessary to enhance the security of the Nations communications and information infrastructure. (b) Characteristics of Program, (1) provide through qualified institutions of higher education, scholarships for students pursing a bachelors or masters degree or doctoral degree in a cybersecurity field. (b) teaching cybersecurity courses at an institution of higher education. (a) All provisions relating to the monitoring compliance to ensure that a qualified institution of higher education is in compliance and enters into an agreement with the Director of the National Science Foundation. (c) all provisions relating to Retain Percentage, where an institution of higher education may retain a percentage of any repayment the institution collects under this paragraph to defray administrative costs associated with the collection. (3) all provisions relating to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service programs in promoting higher education and research in cybersecurity. Sec 108, Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force (a) all provisions relating to the establishment of University-Industry Task Force and (3) defining the roles and responsibilities for the participants from institutions of higher education. The National Center of Excellence for Cybesecurity shall involve institutions of higher education. All provisions relating to the authorization of appropriations. H.R. 4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13). All provisions relating to the coverage and revenues for health care and education to include individual responsibility, employer responsibility. Title II Education and Health. Part 1, Sec 2101 Federal Pell Grants, Sec 2102 College access challenge grant program. Part II Student Loan Program.

S1125 Student VOTER Act of 2009 A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec 2 all provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies. H.R. 1729 Student Voter Act of 2009. To amend the National Voter Registratoin Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec. 2 All provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies.

HR1759-This Act may be cited as the `EMPLOY Act' or the `Emission Migration Prevention with Long-term Output Yields Act'..SEC. 2.The Congress finds the following:(1) All domestic and foreign industries should contribute to climate stabilization.(2) Domestic producers of certain energy-intensive products subject to international competition present a unique challenge for United States climate policy because the increased costs associated with compliance may unintentionally cause domestic industry to divert new investments and production to facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation(6) Output-based emission allowance distribution is an appropriate temporary measure that should complement other targeted domestic and international policies and agreements meant to encourage United States trading partners to substantially reduce global greenhouse gas emissions HR2693- Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act SEC. 7002. FEDERAL OIL SPILL RESEARCH PROGRAM.(a) In General- The Committee shall establish a program for conducting oil pollution research, development, and demonstration.(b) Program Elements- The program established under subsection (a) shall provide for research, development, and demonstration technologies, practices, and procedures that provide for effective and direct response to prevent, detect, recover, or mitigate oil discharges and include--(1) new technologies to detect accidental or intentional overboard oil discharges;2) transport and fate of oil, including trajectory and behavior predictions due to location, weather patterns, hydrographic data, and water conditions;(3) response capabilities, such as improved booms, oil skimmers, and storage capacity;(4) research and training, in coordination with the National Response Team, to improve the removal of oil discharge quickly and effectively;(5) decision support systems for contingency planning and response; and(6) improvement of options for oily/oiled waste dispersal.'.SEC. 7003. FEDERAL RESEARCH ASSESSMENT.Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Committee shall submit to Congress an assessment of the status of oil spill prevention and response capabilities that--(1) identifies research programs conducted and technologies developed by governments, institutions of higher education, and industry;(2) assesses the status of knowledge on oil pollution prevention, response, and mitigation technologies;(3) identifies regional oil pollution research needs and priorities for a coordinated program of research at the regional level developed in consultation with State, local, and tribal governments;(4) assesses the status of spill response equipment and determines areas in need of improvement, including amount, age, quality, effectiveness, or necessary technological improvements;(5) assesses the status of real-time data available to mariners, researchers, and responders, including weather, hydrographic data, and water conditions, and the impact of incomplete and inaccessible data on preventing, detecting, or mitigating oil discharges; and(6) is subject to a 90-day public comment period and shall address suggestions received and incorporate public input received, as appropriate.'.SEC. 7004. FEDERAL RESEARCH INTERAGENCY PLAN.(a) In General-(1) PLAN- Not later than 1 year after the submission of the assessment required under section 7003, the Committee shall submit to Congress the plan that shall establish the priorities for Federal oil spill research and development.(2) RECOMMENDATIONS- In the development of the plan, the Committee shall consider and utilize recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences and information from State, local, and tribal governments.(b) Plan Requirements- The plan shall--(1) suggest changes to the program to improve the rates of oil recovery and spill mitigation;(2) make recommendations to improve technologies, practices, and procedures to provide for effective and direct response to oil spills;(3) make recommendations to improve the quality of real-time data available to mariners, researchers, and responders; and(4) be subject to a 90-day public comment period and address suggestions received and incorporate public input received, as appropriate.'.

S.3447- (a) Modification of Definitions That Concern Eligibility for Educational Assistance-(1) MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ACTIVE DUTY WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS GENERALLY- Paragraph (1)(B) of section 3301 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking `of title 10.' and inserting the following: `of title 10-- (i) for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components of the Armed Forces; or (ii) in support of a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10).'. SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AND TYPES OF APPROVED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION (a) Amount of Educational Assistance for Programs of Education Pursued at Public, Non-Public, and Foreign Institutions of Higher Learning- Section 3313(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the following: `Programs of Education at Institutions of Higher Learning Pursued at More Than Half-Time Basis- (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting `at an institution of higher learning (as defined in section 3452(f) of this title)' after `program of education'; and (3) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) An amount equal to-- (i) in the case that such institution is a public institution of higher learning, the established charges for the program of education; and (ii) in the case that such institution is a non-public or foreign institution of higher learning, the lesser of-- (I) the established charges for the program of education; or (II) the amount of the average of the established charges at all institutions of higher learning in the United States for a program of education leading to a baccalaureate degree as determined by the National Center for Education Statistics of the Department of Education for the most recent academic year.'.(b) Modification of Amount of Monthly Stipends, Including Stipends for Part-Time Study, Distance Learning, and Pursuit of Programs of Education at Foreign Institutions of Higher Learning- Subparagraph (B) of section 3313(c)(1) of such title is amended-- HR1759-This Act may be cited as the `EMPLOY Act' or the `Emission Migration Prevention with Long-term Output Yields Act'.SEC. 2.The Congress finds the following:(1) All domestic and foreign industries should contribute to climate stabilization.(2) Domestic producers of certain energy-intensive products subject to international competition present a unique challenge for United States climate policy because the increased costs associated with compliance may unintentionally cause domestic industry to divert new investments and production to facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation(6) Output-based emission allowance distribution is an appropriate temporary measure that should complement other targeted domestic and international policies and agreements meant to encourage United States trading partners to substantially reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. HR2693- Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act SEC. 7002. FEDERAL OIL SPILL RESEARCH PROGRAM.(a) In General- The Committee shall establish a program for conducting oil pollution research, development, and demonstration.(b) Program Elements- The program established under subsection (a) shall provide for research, development, and demonstration technologies, practices, and procedures that provide for effective and direct response to prevent, detect, recover, or mitigate oil discharges and include--(1) new technologies to detect accidental or intentional overboard oil discharges;2) transport and fate of oil, including trajectory and behavior predictions due to location, weather patterns, hydrographic data, and water conditions;(3) response capabilities, such as improved booms, oil skimmers, and storage capacity;(4) research and training, in coordination with the National Response Team, to improve the removal of oil discharge quickly and effectively;(5) decision support systems for contingency planning and response; and(6) improvement of options for oily/oiled waste dispersal.'.SEC. 7003. FEDERAL RESEARCH ASSESSMENT.Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Committee shall submit to Congress an assessment of the status of oil spill prevention and response capabilities that--(1) identifies research programs conducted and technologies developed by governments, institutions of higher education, and industry;(2) assesses the status of knowledge on oil pollution prevention, response, and mitigation technologies;(3) identifies regional oil pollution research needs and priorities for a coordinated program of research at the regional level developed in consultation with State, local, and tribal governments;(4) assesses the status of spill response equipment and determines areas in need of improvement, including amount, age, quality, effectiveness, or necessary technological improvements;(5) assesses the status of real-time data available to mariners, researchers, and responders, including weather, hydrographic data, and water conditions, and the impact of incomplete and inaccessible data on preventing, detecting, or mitigating oil discharges; and(6) is subject to a 90-day public comment period and shall address suggestions received and incorporate public input received, as appropriate.'.SEC. 7004. FEDERAL RESEARCH INTERAGENCY PLAN.(a) In General-(1) PLAN- Not later than 1 year after the submission of the assessment required under section 7003, the Committee shall submit to Congress the plan that shall establish the priorities for Federal oil spill research and development.(2) RECOMMENDATIONS- In the development of the plan, the Committee shall consider and utilize recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences and information from State, local, and tribal governments.(b) Plan Requirements- The plan shall--(1) suggest changes to the program to improve the rates of oil recovery and spill mitigation;(2) make recommendations to improve technologies, practices, and procedures to provide for effective and direct response to oil spills;(3) make recommendations to improve the quality of real-time data available to mariners, researchers, and responders; and(4) be subject to a 90-day public comment period and address suggestions received and incorporate public input received, as appropriate.'. HR3082-Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. SEC. 235. (a) CAMPUS OUTREACH AND SERVICES FOR9 MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.Of10 the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by 11 this title, $5,000,000 may be available to conduct outreach 12 to and provide services at institutions of higher education13 to ensure that veterans enrolled in programs of education 14 at such institutions have information on and access to care 15 and services for neurological and psychological issues HR4213- American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. (b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.Except as otherwise 6 expressly provided, whenever in titles I, II, and IV of this 7 Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 8 amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,9 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or10 other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 11 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.The table of contents for 12 this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code; table of contents.TITLE IINFRASTRUCTURE INCENTIVES Sec. 101. SEC. 619. ARRA PLANNING AND REPORTING (iii) whether the recipient is a gov13 ernment, nonprofit entity, or educational14 institution; HR5116- To invest in innovation through research and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United States and for other purposes. SEC. 307. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT ON 11 STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF 2-YEAR 12 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO 13 PROVIDE STEM OPPORTUNITIES. 14 Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 15 of this Act, the Office of Science and Technology Policy 16 shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of 17 Sciences to carry out a study evaluating the role of 2-year 18 institutions of higher education as STEM educators, in19 cluding in the preparation of students for direct entry into 20 the STEM workforce and in preparation of students for 21 transition into 4-year STEM degree programs, as well as 22 the role of the Federal Government in helping 2-year insti23 tutions of higher education build their capacity to be effec24tive STEM educators. At a minimum, the report shall in25 clude162 (1) an evaluation of the current capacity of 2-2 year institutions of higher education to be effective 3 STEM educators, including in the preparation of 4 students for direct entry into the STEM workforce 5 and for transition into 4-year STEM degree pro6 grams;7 (2) a description of existing challenges to ex8 panding opportunities for 2-year institutions of high 9er education to provide and enhance STEM learning 10 and provide STEM degrees that prepare students 11 well for direct entry into the STEM workforce or for 12 transition into 4-year degree programs; 13 (3) identification and description of Federal 14 programs that have successfully strengthened the ca 15pacity of 2-year institutions of higher education to 16 provide and enhance STEM opportunities; 17 (4) a recommendation or recommendations re18 garding how Federal agencies should set priorities 19 for supporting STEM education at 2-year institu20 tions of higher education; 21 (5) a recommendation or recommendations re22 garding ways Federal agencies can provide increased 23 opportunities for 2-year institutions of higher edu24cation to participate across their portfolios of STEM 25 education and research programs, including163-1 (A) ways to engage 2-year institution of2 higher education faculty and students with re3 search experiences;4 (B) strategies for improving the cur5 riculum and teaching of developmental mathe6 matics given that many 2-year institutions of 7 higher education provide remediation in mathe8 matics and other STEM coursework; and 9 (C) enhancing the basic scientific labora10 tory infrastructure; and 11 (6) a recommendation or recommendations re12 garding the need for and appropriateness of new13 Federal programs in support of STEM education at 14 2-year institutions of higher education Section 308- The Center for Nanoscale Science and 12 Technology, a national shared-use facility for 13 nanoscale fabrication and measurement, whose mis14 sion is to develop innovative nanoscale measurement 15 and fabrication capabilities to support researchers 16 from industry, institutions of higher education, the 17 National Institute of Standards and Technology, and 18 other Federal agencies in nanoscale technology from 19 discovery to production. HR4899 An Act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Department of Education. (ii) for State fiscal year 2011, the 24 State will maintain State support for ele25 mentary and secondary education and for public institutions of higher education (not 2 including support for capital projects or for 3 research and development or tuition and 4 fees paid by students) at a percentage of the 5 total revenues available to the State that is 6 equal to or greater than the percentage pro7 vided for each of the two categories, respec8 tively, for State fiscal year 2010; or (iii) in the case of a State in which 10 State tax collections for calendar year 2009 11 were less than State tax collections for cal12 endar year 2006, for State fiscal year 2011 13 the State will maintain State support for 14 elementary and secondary education (in the 15 aggregate) and for public institutions of 16 higher education (not including support for 17 capital projects or for research and develop18 ment or tuition and fees paid by stu19 dents)Student Financial Assistance For an additional amount for Student Financial As19 sistance, $4,950,000,000, to remain available through Sep20 tember 30, 2011, to carry out subpart 1 of part A of title 21 IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965: Provided, That 22 section 3002 shall not apply to the amount under this head23 ing.

HR1759-This Act may be cited as the `EMPLOY Act' or the `Emission Migration Prevention with Long-term Output Yields Act'..SEC. 2.The Congress finds the following:(1) All domestic and foreign industries should contribute to climate stabilization.(2) Domestic producers of certain energy-intensive products subject to international competition present a unique challenge for United States climate policy because the increased costs associated with compliance may unintentionally cause domestic industry to divert new investments and production to facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation(6) Output-based emission allowance distribution is an appropriate temporary measure that should complement other targeted domestic and international policies and agreements meant to encourage United States trading partners to substantially reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. HR4213- American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. (b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.Except as otherwise 6 expressly provided, whenever in titles I, II, and IV of this 7 Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 8 amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,9 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or10 other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 11 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.The table of contents for 12 this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code; table of contents.TITLE IINFRASTRUCTURE INCENTIVES Sec. 101. SEC. 619. ARRA PLANNING AND REPORTING (iii) whether the recipient is a gov13 ernment, nonprofit entity, or educational14 institution;

S624 Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2010 - To provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005. HR 2030 Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009 -Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Office of Water within the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade to: (1) give assistance to provide safe water and sanitation for people worldwide; and (2) be headed by a Director for Safe Water and Sanitation. Outlines the Director's duties. Requires the Secretary of State, in order to increase the capacity of the Department of State to address international issues regarding safe water, sanitation, integrated river basin management, and other international water programs, to establish a Special Coordinator for International Water. Outlines the Special Coordinator's duties. Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to: (1) revise requirements concerning the safe water and sanitation strategy; (2) provide for the establishment of a program to build the capacity of host country institutions and officials responsible for water and sanitation in countries that receive assistance to provide safe water and sanitation under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (3) expand the list of activities that may be supported by assistance furnished by the President for programs in developing countries to provide affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation; and (4) require the report regarding water for peace and security to include an assessment of political tensions over water sources and a multidisciplinary assessment of the expected impacts of global climate change on water supplies in 10, 25, and 50 years HR 5567 Urban University Renaissance Act of the 21st Century. To invest in urban universities and create innovation and economic prosperity for the United States, and for other purposes. Title II part B Higher Education. Title I p- Strengthening communities. Part a department of housing and urban development. Sec. 101 community outreach partnership centers. (a) Grant Program- The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make grants under this section in accordance with subsection (b) to institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions-- (1) to support new or expand existing activities in community engagement by institutions of higher education; (2) to encourage institutions of higher education to establish partnerships with their local communities; (3) to align teaching, research, and service by institutions of higher education with the needs of their local communities; (4) to solve urban problems through research, outreach, and exchange of information; and (5) to improve the quality of life and economic opportunity in urban areas. (b) Activities- Each institution of higher education or consortium of institutions of higher education that receives a grant shall use such amounts-- (1) to establish and maintain community outreach partnership centers (in this section referred to as `Centers') that address the problems of urban areas through-- (A) conducting research about theoretical or practical problems in large and small cities; and (B) facilitating partnerships and encouraging outreach activities between institutions of higher education, local communities, and local governments; and (2) to expand existing activities in community engagement that address the problems of urban areas. SEC. 102. URBAN CAPACITY BUILDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GRANTS. (a) Grant Program- The Secretary may make grants under this section in accordance with subsection (b) to institutions of higher education-- (1) to expand community engagement in academic and administrative practices and policies of such institutions; (2) to establish faculty and administrator support throughout such institutions for community outreach; or (3) to create and sustain a campus-wide culture for community engagement. (b) Required Activities- Each institution of higher education that receives a grant under this section shall use such amounts-- (1) to establish a task force-- (A) to assess the existing capacity and resources of such institution to create and sustain community engagement and outreach efforts with the local communities of such institution; and (B) to develop a strategic plan to expand the capacity and resources of such institution to create and sustain community engagement and outreach efforts with the local communities of such institution. (2) to establish or expand an administrative unit, center, institute, or other entity of such institution to centralize, align, coordinate, and monitor outreach and community engagement on behalf of such institution; and (3) to develop funding mechanisms to generate and sustain internal and external financial support and resources throughout the institution for various community partnership initiatives and activities. (b) Required Activities- Each institution of higher education that receives a grant under this section shall use such amounts-- (1) to establish a task force-- (A) to assess the existing capacity and resources of such institution to create and sustain community engagement and outreach efforts with the local communities of such institution; and (B) to develop a strategic plan to expand the capacity and resources of such institution to create and sustain community engagement and outreach efforts with the local communities of such institution. (2) to establish or expand an administrative unit, center, institute, or other entity of such institution to centralize, align, coordinate, and monitor outreach and community engagement on behalf of such institution; and (3) to develop funding mechanisms to generate and sustain internal and external financial support and resources throughout the institution for various community partnership initiatives and activities. (c) Allowable Activities- In addition to the mandatory uses of grant funds under subsection (b), an institution of higher education may use grant funds under this section-- (1) to establish an interdisciplinary research center on community engagement; (2) to create, with other outside groups, a separate organization to plan, execute, and sustain community engagement and outreach efforts with the local communities of such institution Sec. 103 early career grants for researchers.

S 515 Patent Reform Act of 2009 A bill to amend title 35, United States Code to provide for patent reform. All provisions relating to the goal of establishing a simpler, transparent patent system by creating new post-grant review procedures of patents when they issue , strengthening the capabilities of the United State Patent and Trademark Office. Sec. 2, all provisions relating to the right of the first inventor .Sec. 8 Venue and Jurisdiction, all provisions relating to the transferee venue. S 1096 A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an EnergyGrant Competitive Education Program to competitively award grants of institutions of higher education in regions to conduct research, extension, and education programs relating to the energy needs of the region. Sec. 1 EnergyGrant competitive education program all provisions relating to the (b) establishment of program to award grants (d) grants all provisions relating to the manner of distribution and plans to address the energy needs for the region; (e) all provisions related to the use of funds; (j) all provisions related to the authorization of appropriations. S1125 Student VOTER Act of 2009 A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec 2 all provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies. H.R. 390 College Football Playoff Act of 2009 A bill to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, the promotion, marketing, and advertising of any post-season NCAA Division I football game as a national championship game unless such game in the culmination of a fair and equitable playoff system. Sec 2 all provisions relating to the congress findings; Sec 3 all provisions relating to prohibited acts including promotion of a game and merchandising. H.R 915 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009. To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2010 through 2012, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. Title 1, Sec 113 (5) all provisions relating to the award of architectural and engineering contracts for airside projects. Sec 131 Sec 143 all provisions related to the use of apportioned amounts. Sec 148 all provisions related to the extension of grant authority for compatible land use planning and projects by State and local governments. Title 111, Sec 304 all provisions related to runway safety. H.R. 1729 Student Voter Act of 2009. To amend the National Voter Registratoin Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec. 2 All provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies. H.R. 2492 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which in income contingent or income based. Sec 1 and all provision related to the student loans and repayment. H.R. 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Title I. Investing in Students and Families Subtitle A: Increasing College Access and Completion. Sec 102 all provisions relating to warding of competitive matching State Innovation and Completion grants to states to (1) implement activities and services that increase students persistence in and completion of postsecondary school; (2) develop an interoperable statewide longitudinal data system to rack students success in postsecondary schools and the workforces. Subtitle B: Student Financial Aid Form Simplification, Sec 122, all provisions relating to the $150,000 asset cap on student eligibility for Pell Grants or loans under the part D Direct Loan Program. Subtitle B; Higher Education, Sec 351 all provisions relating to the grants to states for the construction, modernization, renovation or repair of community college facilities. All provisions relating to the 50% of such funding of repairs, construction, modernization that meets the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Title V: American Graduation all provisions relating to the students advancing to higher education focusing on low-income, nontraditional students. Students who are dislocated workers, or students who are veterans. H.R. 3510 Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009. To establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government. All provisions relating to the implementation of the Roosevelt Scholarship program. Sec 5 all provision relating to the selection of students for the Roosevelt Scholars program. Sec 6. Requirements for Roosevelt Scholars, (b) all provision relating to the treatment of the scholarship as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. (2) all provisions relating to the Memoranda Of Understanding and facilities or resources that will be made available to Roosevelt Scholarships. H.R. 3791 Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009. To amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Sec 33. Firefighter Assistance, C) Fire Safety Research Centers and all provisions relating to allowing the Director to make a grant under subsection (a)(4)(A)(iii) to an institution of higher education. (2) Objectives) All provisions relating to meeting the objectives of a grant received. (6)(a) All provisions relating to the consideration of an institution of higher education for a grant. H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act. A bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sec 749, Training for General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentists and Dental Hygienists; C) eligibility; (2) all provisions relating to a training program in dental hygiene at an accredited institution of higher education. Subtitle F- National Training Initiative on Autism Spectrum Disorders. (II) all provisions relating to coordination with relevant State agencies and institutions of higher education. Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, (1) all provisions related to grants and the establishment of 4 new University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education. Sec 2539, all provisions related to Grants to Assist in Developing Medical Schools in Federally-Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas. Also, all provisions related to State employees health benefits. H.R. 4061 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009. A bill to advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes. Sec 105, (e) National Science Foundation Cybersecurity Research and Development Programs and all provisions related how the center will partner with institutions of higher education. Sec 106. Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program (a) all provisions relating to the increase of the capacity of the higher education system to produce an information technology workforce with skills necessary to enhance the security of the Nations communications and information infrastructure. (b) Characteristics of Program, (1) provide through qualified institutions of higher education, scholarships for students pursing a bachelors or masters degree or doctoral degree in a cybersecurity field. (b) teaching cybersecurity courses at an institution of higher education. (a) All provisions relating to the monitoring compliance to ensure that a qualified institution of higher education is in compliance and enters into an agreement with the Director of the National Science Foundation. (c) all provisions relating to Retain Percentage, where an institution of higher education may retain a percentage of any repayment the institution collects under this paragraph to defray administrative costs associated with the collection. (3) all provisions relating to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service programs in promoting higher education and research in cybersecurity. Sec 108, Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force (a) all provisions relating to the establishment of University-Industry Task Force and (3) defining the roles and responsibilities for the participants from institutions of higher education. The National Center of Excellence for Cybesecurity shall involve institutions of higher education. All provisions relating to the authorization of appropriations. H.R. 4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13). All provisions relating to the coverage and revenues for health care and education to include individual responsibility, employer responsibility. Title II Education and Health. Part 1, Sec 2101 Federal Pell Grants, Sec 2102 College access challenge grant program. Part II Student Loan Program.

H.R. 2492 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which in income contingent or income based. Sec 1 and all provision related to the student loans and repayment.

S1125 Student VOTER Act of 2009 A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec 2 all provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies. S 1096 A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an EnergyGrant Competitive Education Program to competitively award grants of institutions of higher education in regions to conduct research, extension, and education programs relating to the energy needs of the region. Sec. 1 EnergyGrant competitive education program all provisions relating to the (b) establishment of program to award grants (d) grants all provisions relating to the manner of distribution and plans to address the energy needs for the region; (e) all provisions related to the use of funds; (j) all provisions related to the authorization of appropriations. S1125 Student VOTER Act of 2009 A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec 2 all provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies H.R. 390 College Football Playoff Act of 2009 A bill to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, the promotion, marketing, and advertising of any post-season NCAA Division I football game as a national championship game unless such game in the culmination of a fair and equitable playoff system. Sec 2 all provisions relating to the congress findings; Sec 3 all provisions relating to prohibited acts including promotion of a game and merchandising. H.R 915 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009. To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2010 through 2012, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. Title 1, Sec 113 (5) all provisions relating to the award of architectural and engineering contracts for airside projects. Sec 131 Sec 143 all provisions related to the use of apportioned amounts. Sec 148 all provisions related to the extension of grant authority for compatible land use planning and projects by State and local governments. Title 111, Sec 304 all provisions related to runway safety. H.R. 1729 Student Voter Act of 2009. To amend the National Voter Registratoin Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec. 2 All provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies H.R. 2492 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which in income contingent or income based. Sec 1 and all provision related to the student loans and repayment. H.R. 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Title I. Investing in Students and Families Subtitle A: Increasing College Access and Completion. Sec 102 all provisions relating to warding of competitive matching State Innovation and Completion grants to states to (1) implement activities and services that increase students persistence in and completion of postsecondary school; (2) develop an interoperable statewide longitudinal data system to rack students success in postsecondary schools and the workforces. Subtitle B: Student Financial Aid Form Simplification, Sec 122, all provisions relating to the $150,000 asset cap on student eligibility for Pell Grants or loans under the part D Direct Loan Program. Subtitle B; Higher Education, Sec 351 all provisions relating to the grants to states for the construction, modernization, renovation or repair of community college facilities. All provisions relating to the 50% of such funding of repairs, construction, modernization that meets the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Title V: American Graduation all provisions relating to the students advancing to higher education focusing on low-income, nontraditional students. Students who are dislocated workers, or students who are veterans. H.R. 3510 Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009. To establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government. All provisions relating to the implementation of the Roosevelt Scholarship program. Sec 5 all provision relating to the selection of students for the Roosevelt Scholars program. Sec 6. Requirements for Roosevelt Scholars, (b) all provision relating to the treatment of the scholarship as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. (2) all provisions relating to the Memoranda Of Understanding and facilities or resources that will be made available to Roosevelt Scholarships. H.R. 4061 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009. A bill to advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes. Sec 105, (e) National Science Foundation Cybersecurity Research and Development Programs and all provisions related how the center will partner with institutions of higher education. Sec 106. Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program (a) all provisions relating to the increase of the capacity of the higher education system to produce an information technology workforce with skills necessary to enhance the security of the Nations communications and information infrastructure. (b) Characteristics of Program, (1) provide through qualified institutions of higher education, scholarships for students pursing a bachelors or masters degree or doctoral degree in a cybersecurity field. (b) teaching cybersecurity courses at an institution of higher education. (a) All provisions relating to the monitoring compliance to ensure that a qualified institution of higher education is in compliance and enters into an agreement with the Director of the National Science Foundation. (c) all provisions relating to Retain Percentage, where an institution of higher education may retain a percentage of any repayment the institution collects under this paragraph to defray administrative costs associated with the collection. (3) all provisions relating to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service programs in promoting higher education and research in cybersecurity. Sec 108, Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force (a) all provisions relating to the establishment of University-Industry Task Force and (3) defining the roles and responsibilities for the participants from institutions of higher education. The National Center of Excellence for Cybesecurity shall involve institutions of higher education. All provisions relating to the authorization of appropriations. H.R. 4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13). All provisions relating to the coverage and revenues for health care and education to include individual responsibility, employer responsibility. Title II Education and Health. Part 1, Sec 2101 Federal Pell Grants, Sec 2102 College access challenge grant program. Part II Student Loan Program. H.R. 3791 Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009. To amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Sec 33. Firefighter Assistance, C) Fire Safety Research Centers and all provisions relating to allowing the Director to make a grant under subsection (a)(4)(A)(iii) to an institution of higher education. (2) Objectives) All provisions relating to meeting the objectives of a grant received. (6)(a) All provisions relating to the consideration of an institution of higher education for a grant. H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act. A bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sec 749, Training for General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentists and Dental Hygienists; C) eligibility; (2) all provisions relating to a training program in dental hygiene at an accredited institution of higher education. Subtitle F- National Training Initiative on Autism Spectrum Disorders. (II) all provisions relating to coordination with relevant State agencies and institutions of higher education. Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, (1) all provisions related to grants and the establishment of 4 new University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education. Sec 2539, all provisions related to Grants to Assist in Developing Medical Schools in Federally-Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas. Also, all provisions related to State employees health benefits.

S.3447- (a) Modification of Definitions That Concern Eligibility for Educational Assistance-(1) MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ACTIVE DUTY WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS GENERALLY- Paragraph (1)(B) of section 3301 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking `of title 10.' and inserting the following: `of title 10-- (i) for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components of the Armed Forces; or (ii) in support of a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10).'. SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AND TYPES OF APPROVED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION (a) Amount of Educational Assistance for Programs of Education Pursued at Public, Non-Public, and Foreign Institutions of Higher Learning- Section 3313(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the following: `Programs of Education at Institutions of Higher Learning Pursued at More Than Half-Time Basis- (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting `at an institution of higher learning (as defined in section 3452(f) of this title)' after `program of education'; and (3) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) An amount equal to-- (i) in the case that such institution is a public institution of higher learning, the established charges for the program of education; and (ii) in the case that such institution is a non-public or foreign institution of higher learning, the lesser of-- (I) the established charges for the program of education; or (II) the amount of the average of the established charges at all institutions of higher learning in the United States for a program of education leading to a baccalaureate degree as determined by the National Center for Education Statistics of the Department of Education for the most recent academic year.'.(b) Modification of Amount of Monthly Stipends, Including Stipends for Part-Time Study, Distance Learning, and Pursuit of Programs of Education at Foreign Institutions of Higher Learning- Subparagraph (B) of section 3313(c)(1) of such title is amended-- HR1759-This Act may be cited as the `EMPLOY Act' or the `Emission Migration Prevention with Long-term Output Yields Act'.SEC. 2.The Congress finds the following:(1) All domestic and foreign industries should contribute to climate stabilization.(2) Domestic producers of certain energy-intensive products subject to international competition present a unique challenge for United States climate policy because the increased costs associated with compliance may unintentionally cause domestic industry to divert new investments and production to facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation(6) Output-based emission allowance distribution is an appropriate temporary measure that should complement other targeted domestic and international policies and agreements meant to encourage United States trading partners to substantially reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. HR2693- Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act SEC. 7002. FEDERAL OIL SPILL RESEARCH PROGRAM.(a) In General- The Committee shall establish a program for conducting oil pollution research, development, and demonstration.(b) Program Elements- The program established under subsection (a) shall provide for research, development, and demonstration technologies, practices, and procedures that provide for effective and direct response to prevent, detect, recover, or mitigate oil discharges and include--(1) new technologies to detect accidental or intentional overboard oil discharges;2) transport and fate of oil, including trajectory and behavior predictions due to location, weather patterns, hydrographic data, and water conditions;(3) response capabilities, such as improved booms, oil skimmers, and storage capacity;(4) research and training, in coordination with the National Response Team, to improve the removal of oil discharge quickly and effectively;(5) decision support systems for contingency planning and response; and(6) improvement of options for oily/oiled waste dispersal.'.SEC. 7003. FEDERAL RESEARCH ASSESSMENT.Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Committee shall submit to Congress an assessment of the status of oil spill prevention and response capabilities that--(1) identifies research programs conducted and technologies developed by governments, institutions of higher education, and industry;(2) assesses the status of knowledge on oil pollution prevention, response, and mitigation technologies;(3) identifies regional oil pollution research needs and priorities for a coordinated program of research at the regional level developed in consultation with State, local, and tribal governments;(4) assesses the status of spill response equipment and determines areas in need of improvement, including amount, age, quality, effectiveness, or necessary technological improvements;(5) assesses the status of real-time data available to mariners, researchers, and responders, including weather, hydrographic data, and water conditions, and the impact of incomplete and inaccessible data on preventing, detecting, or mitigating oil discharges; and(6) is subject to a 90-day public comment period and shall address suggestions received and incorporate public input received, as appropriate.'.SEC. 7004. FEDERAL RESEARCH INTERAGENCY PLAN.(a) In General-(1) PLAN- Not later than 1 year after the submission of the assessment required under section 7003, the Committee shall submit to Congress the plan that shall establish the priorities for Federal oil spill research and development.(2) RECOMMENDATIONS- In the development of the plan, the Committee shall consider and utilize recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences and information from State, local, and tribal governments.(b) Plan Requirements- The plan shall--(1) suggest changes to the program to improve the rates of oil recovery and spill mitigation;(2) make recommendations to improve technologies, practices, and procedures to provide for effective and direct response to oil spills;(3) make recommendations to improve the quality of real-time data available to mariners, researchers, and responders; and(4) be subject to a 90-day public comment period and address suggestions received and incorporate public input received, as appropriate.'. HR3082-Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. SEC. 235. (a) CAMPUS OUTREACH AND SERVICES FOR9 MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.Of10 the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by 11 this title, $5,000,000 may be available to conduct outreach 12 to and provide services at institutions of higher education13 to ensure that veterans enrolled in programs of education 14 at such institutions have information on and access to care 15 and services for neurological and psychological issues HR4213- American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. (b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.Except as otherwise 6 expressly provided, whenever in titles I, II, and IV of this 7 Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 8 amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,9 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or10 other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 11 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.The table of contents for 12 this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code; table of contents.TITLE IINFRASTRUCTURE INCENTIVES Sec. 101. SEC. 619. ARRA PLANNING AND REPORTING (iii) whether the recipient is a gov13 ernment, nonprofit entity, or educational14 institution; HR5116- To invest in innovation through research and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United States and for other purposes. SEC. 307. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT ON 11 STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF 2-YEAR 12 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO 13 PROVIDE STEM OPPORTUNITIES. 14 Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 15 of this Act, the Office of Science and Technology Policy 16 shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of 17 Sciences to carry out a study evaluating the role of 2-year 18 institutions of higher education as STEM educators, in19 cluding in the preparation of students for direct entry into 20 the STEM workforce and in preparation of students for 21 transition into 4-year STEM degree programs, as well as 22 the role of the Federal Government in helping 2-year insti23 tutions of higher education build their capacity to be effec24tive STEM educators. At a minimum, the report shall in25 clude162 (1) an evaluation of the current capacity of 2-2 year institutions of higher education to be effective 3 STEM educators, including in the preparation of 4 students for direct entry into the STEM workforce 5 and for transition into 4-year STEM degree pro6 grams;7 (2) a description of existing challenges to ex8 panding opportunities for 2-year institutions of high 9er education to provide and enhance STEM learning 10 and provide STEM degrees that prepare students 11 well for direct entry into the STEM workforce or for 12 transition into 4-year degree programs; 13 (3) identification and description of Federal 14 programs that have successfully strengthened the ca 15pacity of 2-year institutions of higher education to 16 provide and enhance STEM opportunities; 17 (4) a recommendation or recommendations re18 garding how Federal agencies should set priorities 19 for supporting STEM education at 2-year institu20 tions of higher education; 21 (5) a recommendation or recommendations re22 garding ways Federal agencies can provide increased 23 opportunities for 2-year institutions of higher edu24cation to participate across their portfolios of STEM 25 education and research programs, including163-1 (A) ways to engage 2-year institution of2 higher education faculty and students with re3 search experiences;4 (B) strategies for improving the cur5 riculum and teaching of developmental mathe6 matics given that many 2-year institutions of 7 higher education provide remediation in mathe8 matics and other STEM coursework; and 9 (C) enhancing the basic scientific labora10 tory infrastructure; and 11 (6) a recommendation or recommendations re12 garding the need for and appropriateness of new13 Federal programs in support of STEM education at 14 2-year institutions of higher education Section 308- The Center for Nanoscale Science and 12 Technology, a national shared-use facility for 13 nanoscale fabrication and measurement, whose mis14 sion is to develop innovative nanoscale measurement 15 and fabrication capabilities to support researchers 16 from industry, institutions of higher education, the 17 National Institute of Standards and Technology, and 18 other Federal agencies in nanoscale technology from 19 discovery to production. HR4899 An Act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Department of Education. (ii) for State fiscal year 2011, the 24 State will maintain State support for ele25 mentary and secondary education and for public institutions of higher education (not 2 including support for capital projects or for 3 research and development or tuition and 4 fees paid by students) at a percentage of the 5 total revenues available to the State that is 6 equal to or greater than the percentage pro7 vided for each of the two categories, respec8 tively, for State fiscal year 2010; or (iii) in the case of a State in which 10 State tax collections for calendar year 2009 11 were less than State tax collections for cal12 endar year 2006, for State fiscal year 2011 13 the State will maintain State support for 14 elementary and secondary education (in the 15 aggregate) and for public institutions of 16 higher education (not including support for 17 capital projects or for research and develop18 ment or tuition and fees paid by stu19 dents)Student Financial Assistance For an additional amount for Student Financial As19 sistance, $4,950,000,000, to remain available through Sep20 tember 30, 2011, to carry out subpart 1 of part A of title 21 IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965: Provided, That 22 section 3002 shall not apply to the amount under this head23 ing.

HR1759-This Act may be cited as the `EMPLOY Act' or the `Emission Migration Prevention with Long-term Output Yields Act'..SEC. 2.The Congress finds the following:(1) All domestic and foreign industries should contribute to climate stabilization.(2) Domestic producers of certain energy-intensive products subject to international competition present a unique challenge for United States climate policy because the increased costs associated with compliance may unintentionally cause domestic industry to divert new investments and production to facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation(6) Output-based emission allowance distribution is an appropriate temporary measure that should complement other targeted domestic and international policies and agreements meant to encourage United States trading partners to substantially reduce global greenhouse gas emissions HR2693- Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act SEC. 7002. FEDERAL OIL SPILL RESEARCH PROGRAM.(a) In General- The Committee shall establish a program for conducting oil pollution research, development, and demonstration.(b) Program Elements- The program established under subsection (a) shall provide for research, development, and demonstration technologies, practices, and procedures that provide for effective and direct response to prevent, detect, recover, or mitigate oil discharges and include--(1) new technologies to detect accidental or intentional overboard oil discharges;2) transport and fate of oil, including trajectory and behavior predictions due to location, weather patterns, hydrographic data, and water conditions;(3) response capabilities, such as improved booms, oil skimmers, and storage capacity;(4) research and training, in coordination with the National Response Team, to improve the removal of oil discharge quickly and effectively;(5) decision support systems for contingency planning and response; and(6) improvement of options for oily/oiled waste dispersal.'.SEC. 7003. FEDERAL RESEARCH ASSESSMENT.Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Committee shall submit to Congress an assessment of the status of oil spill prevention and response capabilities that--(1) identifies research programs conducted and technologies developed by governments, institutions of higher education, and industry;(2) assesses the status of knowledge on oil pollution prevention, response, and mitigation technologies;(3) identifies regional oil pollution research needs and priorities for a coordinated program of research at the regional level developed in consultation with State, local, and tribal governments;(4) assesses the status of spill response equipment and determines areas in need of improvement, including amount, age, quality, effectiveness, or necessary technological improvements;(5) assesses the status of real-time data available to mariners, researchers, and responders, including weather, hydrographic data, and water conditions, and the impact of incomplete and inaccessible data on preventing, detecting, or mitigating oil discharges; and(6) is subject to a 90-day public comment period and shall address suggestions received and incorporate public input received, as appropriate.'.SEC. 7004. FEDERAL RESEARCH INTERAGENCY PLAN.(a) In General-(1) PLAN- Not later than 1 year after the submission of the assessment required under section 7003, the Committee shall submit to Congress the plan that shall establish the priorities for Federal oil spill research and development.(2) RECOMMENDATIONS- In the development of the plan, the Committee shall consider and utilize recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences and information from State, local, and tribal governments.(b) Plan Requirements- The plan shall--(1) suggest changes to the program to improve the rates of oil recovery and spill mitigation;(2) make recommendations to improve technologies, practices, and procedures to provide for effective and direct response to oil spills;(3) make recommendations to improve the quality of real-time data available to mariners, researchers, and responders; and(4) be subject to a 90-day public comment period and address suggestions received and incorporate public input received, as appropriate.'.

S1125 Student VOTER Act of 2009 A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec 2 all provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies. S 1096 A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an EnergyGrant Competitive Education Program to competitively award grants of institutions of higher education in regions to conduct research, extension, and education programs relating to the energy needs of the region. Sec. 1 EnergyGrant competitive education program all provisions relating to the (b) establishment of program to award grants (d) grants all provisions relating to the manner of distribution and plans to address the energy needs for the region; (e) all provisions related to the use of funds; (j) all provisions related to the authorization of appropriations. S1125 Student VOTER Act of 2009 A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec 2 all provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies H.R. 390 College Football Playoff Act of 2009 A bill to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, the promotion, marketing, and advertising of any post-season NCAA Division I football game as a national championship game unless such game in the culmination of a fair and equitable playoff system. Sec 2 all provisions relating to the congress findings; Sec 3 all provisions relating to prohibited acts including promotion of a game and merchandising. H.R 915 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009. To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2010 through 2012, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. Title 1, Sec 113 (5) all provisions relating to the award of architectural and engineering contracts for airside projects. Sec 131 Sec 143 all provisions related to the use of apportioned amounts. Sec 148 all provisions related to the extension of grant authority for compatible land use planning and projects by State and local governments. Title 111, Sec 304 all provisions related to runway safety. H.R. 1729 Student Voter Act of 2009. To amend the National Voter Registratoin Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies. Sec. 2 All provisions relating to higher education as student voter registration agencies H.R. 2492 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which in income contingent or income based. Sec 1 and all provision related to the student loans and repayment. H.R. 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Title I. Investing in Students and Families Subtitle A: Increasing College Access and Completion. Sec 102 all provisions relating to warding of competitive matching State Innovation and Completion grants to states to (1) implement activities and services that increase students persistence in and completion of postsecondary school; (2) develop an interoperable statewide longitudinal data system to rack students success in postsecondary schools and the workforces. Subtitle B: Student Financial Aid Form Simplification, Sec 122, all provisions relating to the $150,000 asset cap on student eligibility for Pell Grants or loans under the part D Direct Loan Program. Subtitle B; Higher Education, Sec 351 all provisions relating to the grants to states for the construction, modernization, renovation or repair of community college facilities. All provisions relating to the 50% of such funding of repairs, construction, modernization that meets the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Title V: American Graduation all provisions relating to the students advancing to higher education focusing on low-income, nontraditional students. Students who are dislocated workers, or students who are veterans. H.R. 3510 Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009. To establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government. All provisions relating to the implementation of the Roosevelt Scholarship program. Sec 5 all provision relating to the selection of students for the Roosevelt Scholars program. Sec 6. Requirements for Roosevelt Scholars, (b) all provision relating to the treatment of the scholarship as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. (2) all provisions relating to the Memoranda Of Understanding and facilities or resources that will be made available to Roosevelt Scholarships. H.R. 4061 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009. A bill to advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes. Sec 105, (e) National Science Foundation Cybersecurity Research and Development Programs and all provisions related how the center will partner with institutions of higher education. Sec 106. Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program (a) all provisions relating to the increase of the capacity of the higher education system to produce an information technology workforce with skills necessary to enhance the security of the Nations communications and information infrastructure. (b) Characteristics of Program, (1) provide through qualified institutions of higher education, scholarships for students pursing a bachelors or masters degree or doctoral degree in a cybersecurity field. (b) teaching cybersecurity courses at an institution of higher education. (a) All provisions relating to the monitoring compliance to ensure that a qualified institution of higher education is in compliance and enters into an agreement with the Director of the National Science Foundation. (c) all provisions relating to Retain Percentage, where an institution of higher education may retain a percentage of any repayment the institution collects under this paragraph to defray administrative costs associated with the collection. (3) all provisions relating to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service programs in promoting higher education and research in cybersecurity. Sec 108, Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force (a) all provisions relating to the establishment of University-Industry Task Force and (3) defining the roles and responsibilities for the participants from institutions of higher education. The National Center of Excellence for Cybesecurity shall involve institutions of higher education. All provisions relating to the authorization of appropriations. H.R. 4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13). All provisions relating to the coverage and revenues for health care and education to include individual responsibility, employer responsibility. Title II Education and Health. Part 1, Sec 2101 Federal Pell Grants, Sec 2102 College access challenge grant program. Part II Student Loan Program. H.R. 3791 Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009. To amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Sec 33. Firefighter Assistance, C) Fire Safety Research Centers and all provisions relating to allowing the Director to make a grant under subsection (a)(4)(A)(iii) to an institution of higher education. (2) Objectives) All provisions relating to meeting the objectives of a grant received. (6)(a) All provisions relating to the consideration of an institution of higher education for a grant. H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act. A bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sec 749, Training for General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentists and Dental Hygienists; C) eligibility; (2) all provisions relating to a training program in dental hygiene at an accredited institution of higher education. Subtitle F- National Training Initiative on Autism Spectrum Disorders. (II) all provisions relating to coordination with relevant State agencies and institutions of higher education. Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, (1) all provisions related to grants and the establishment of 4 new University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education. Sec 2539, all provisions related to Grants to Assist in Developing Medical Schools in Federally-Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas. Also, all provisions related to State employees health benefits.