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General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E including Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences, and language supporting the NSF merit review process and for NSF to support all scientific disciplines H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and cost sharing by universities; the Durbin-Alexander amendment to increase authorization levels for DOE Office of Science; S. xxx, the Higher Education UAS Modernization Act - provisions related to the use of small Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and education purposes at universities S. 1398/S. xxxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act - provisions related to NSF grant funding General issues around the upcoming SBIR/STTR reauthorization and the set aside level General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research General issues around regulatory reform General issues around STEM education

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans bill - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers S. 2014, the Next Generation Researchers Act - provisions related to opportunities for early career investigators and earlier research independence S. 849, the Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act - provisions related to expanding infrastructure to track and address neurological diseases General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative General issues around Zika research and funding General issues around the Cancer Moonshot Initiative General issues around Undiagnosed Disease Network Issues around the use of health care data for research purposes Issues around research diversity, including gender diversity in research

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E including Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED - IES/NCSER, NSF, NASA, and NEH General issues around Zika research and funding

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act - provisions related to interoperability H.R.4442/S.2484, the CONNECT for Health Act - provisions related to telemedicine reimbursement H.R.2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, and S.1945, the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015-general discussion on impact to Tennessees behavioral health services Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues around mental health legislation Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans General issues around outlook for health legislation General issues around telehealth General issues around value based insurance design Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA Issues related to health care cybersecurity and data ransoming Issues related to Medicare cuts to certain ophthalmology codes Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings Issues around the use of health care data for research purposes Issues related to the use of medical device unique device identifiers in Medicare claims Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs General issues around addressing the opioid epidemic

Christina/Gabriella/Alex House/Senate H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 108, the FAST Act - issues around FAFSA simplification and access to federal aid S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data H.R. 3403, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program, particularly as it relates to graduate students S. 1102, the Protect Student Borrowers Act and S. 1139, the Student Protection and Success Act - provisions related to risk-sharing in federal student aid programs General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments General issues around graduate education including Perkins Loans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and GAANN General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Title VI international education General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E including Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences, and language supporting the NSF merit review process and for NSF to support all scientific disciplines H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and cost sharing by universities; the Durbin-Alexander amendment to increase authorization levels for DOE Office of Science; S. xxx, the Higher Education UAS Modernization Act - provisions related to the use of small Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and education purposes at universities S. 1398/S. xxxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act - provisions related to NSF grant funding General issues around the upcoming SBIR/STTR reauthorization and the set aside level General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research General issues around regulatory reform General issues around STEM education

Christina/Gabriella/Alex House/Senate H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 108, the FAST Act - issues around FAFSA simplification and access to federal aid S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data H.R. 3403, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program, particularly as it relates to graduate students S. 1102, the Protect Student Borrowers Act and S. 1139, the Student Protection and Success Act - provisions related to risk-sharing in federal student aid programs General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments General issues around graduate education including Perkins Loans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and GAANN General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Title VI international education General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

Christina/Gabriella/Alex House/Senate H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 108, the FAST Act - issues around FAFSA simplification and access to federal aid S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data H.R. 3403, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program, particularly as it relates to graduate students S. 1102, the Protect Student Borrowers Act and S. 1139, the Student Protection and Success Act - provisions related to risk-sharing in federal student aid programs General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments General issues around graduate education including Perkins Loans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and GAANN General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Title VI international education General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 - provisions related to SES adjustment for the hospital readmissions reduction program and off campus HOPD billing under OPPS H.R. 4428, the Fair Hospital Payments Act of 2016 - provisions related to Medicare geographic wage index Issues related to extension of the TennCare Medicaid 1115 waiver Issues related to CMS audits of TennCare Medicaid DSH H.R. 5001, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act - provisions related to EHR Meaningful Use stage 3 General issues around outlook for legislation related to hospitals Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to CMS star ratings Issues related to CMS Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3

Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.546, the ACE Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs H.R. xxxx, the Maternity Providers Education Act - provisions related to the ability of Certified Nurse Midwives to be reimbursed for time while instructing medical interns and residents or midwifery students. H.R.4442/S.2484, the CONNECT for Health Act - provisions related to telemedicine reimbursement General issues around outlook for health legislation Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues around Medicaid waivers Issues related to the use of medical device unique device identifiers in Medicare claims

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act - provisions related to interoperability H.R.4442/S.2484, the CONNECT for Health Act - provisions related to telemedicine reimbursement H.R.2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, and S.1945, the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015-general discussion on impact to Tennessees behavioral health services Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues around mental health legislation Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans General issues around outlook for health legislation General issues around telehealth General issues around value based insurance design Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA Issues related to health care cybersecurity and data ransoming Issues related to Medicare cuts to certain ophthalmology codes Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings Issues around the use of health care data for research purposes Issues related to the use of medical device unique device identifiers in Medicare claims Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs General issues around addressing the opioid epidemic

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans package - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to NIH funding and efforts around conferencing the legislation H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense medical research General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues around support for nursing research General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative General issues around clinical trial design and Institutional Review Boards General issues around Zika research and funding

H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 - provisions related to SES adjustment for the hospital readmissions reduction program and off campus HOPD billing under OPPS H.R. 4428, the Fair Hospital Payments Act of 2016 - provisions related to Medicare geographic wage index Issues related to extension of the TennCare Medicaid 1115 waiver Issues related to CMS audits of TennCare Medicaid DSH H.R. 5001, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act - provisions related to EHR Meaningful Use stage 3 General issues around outlook for legislation related to hospitals Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to CMS star ratings Issues related to CMS Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3

H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to HIPPA and NIH funding H.R. xxxx/S. 3040, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 5001, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act - provisions related to EHR Meaningful Use stage 3 Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs Issues related to state regulation of air ambulance services General issues around precision medicine Issues around HHS guidance on fee structure of medical record requests General support for greater public health response on Zika Issues related to liver redistricting at HRSA/UNOS Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Zika research and funding

H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 - provisions related to SES adjustment for the hospital readmissions reduction program and off campus HOPD billing under OPPS H.R. 4428, the Fair Hospital Payments Act of 2016 - provisions related to Medicare geographic wage index Issues related to extension of the TennCare Medicaid 1115 waiver Issues related to CMS audits of TennCare Medicaid DSH H.R. 5001, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act - provisions related to EHR Meaningful Use stage 3 General issues around outlook for legislation related to hospitals Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to CMS star ratings Issues related to CMS Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Zika research and funding

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Zika research and funding

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.546, the ACE Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs H.R. xxxx, the Maternity Providers Education Act - provisions related to the ability of Certified Nurse Midwives to be reimbursed for time while instructing medical interns and residents or midwifery students. H.R.4442/S.2484, the CONNECT for Health Act - provisions related to telemedicine reimbursement General issues around outlook for health legislation Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues around Medicaid waivers Issues related to the use of medical device unique device identifiers in Medicare claims

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Zika research and funding

H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to HIPPA and NIH funding H.R. xxxx/S. 3040, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 5001, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act - provisions related to EHR Meaningful Use stage 3 Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs Issues related to state regulation of air ambulance services General issues around precision medicine Issues around HHS guidance on fee structure of medical record requests General support for greater public health response on Zika Issues related to liver redistricting at HRSA/UNOS Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests

H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans package - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to NIH funding and efforts around conferencing the legislation H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense medical research General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues around support for nursing research General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative General issues around clinical trial design and Institutional Review Boards General issues around Zika research and funding

H.R. 9, the Innovation Act - provisions related to patent reform S. 1137, the PATENT Act - provisions related to patent reform General issues related to potential copyright reform

Christina/Gabriella/Alex House/Senate H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 108, the FAST Act - issues around FAFSA simplification and access to federal aid S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data H.R. 3403, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program, particularly as it relates to graduate students S. 1102, the Protect Student Borrowers Act and S. 1139, the Student Protection and Success Act - provisions related to risk-sharing in federal student aid programs General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments General issues around graduate education including Perkins Loans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and GAANN General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Title VI international education General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

Christina/Gabriella/Alex House/Senate H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 108, the FAST Act - issues around FAFSA simplification and access to federal aid S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data H.R. 3403, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program, particularly as it relates to graduate students S. 1102, the Protect Student Borrowers Act and S. 1139, the Student Protection and Success Act - provisions related to risk-sharing in federal student aid programs General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments General issues around graduate education including Perkins Loans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and GAANN General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Title VI international education General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

H.R. 9, the Innovation Act - provisions related to patent reform S. 1137, the PATENT Act - provisions related to patent reform General issues related to potential copyright reform

Christina/Gabriella/Alex House/Senate H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 108, the FAST Act - issues around FAFSA simplification and access to federal aid S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data H.R. 3403, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program, particularly as it relates to graduate students S. 1102, the Protect Student Borrowers Act and S. 1139, the Student Protection and Success Act - provisions related to risk-sharing in federal student aid programs General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments General issues around graduate education including Perkins Loans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and GAANN General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Title VI international education General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

Christina/Gabriella/Alex House/Senate H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 108, the FAST Act - issues around FAFSA simplification and access to federal aid S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data H.R. 3403, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program, particularly as it relates to graduate students S. 1102, the Protect Student Borrowers Act and S. 1139, the Student Protection and Success Act - provisions related to risk-sharing in federal student aid programs General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments General issues around graduate education including Perkins Loans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and GAANN General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Title VI international education General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

Christina/Gabriella/Alex House/Senate H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 108, the FAST Act - issues around FAFSA simplification and access to federal aid S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data H.R. 3403, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program, particularly as it relates to graduate students S. 1102, the Protect Student Borrowers Act and S. 1139, the Student Protection and Success Act - provisions related to risk-sharing in federal student aid programs General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments General issues around graduate education including Perkins Loans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and GAANN General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Title VI international education General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E including Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences, and language supporting the NSF merit review process and for NSF to support all scientific disciplines H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and cost sharing by universities; the Durbin-Alexander amendment to increase authorization levels for DOE Office of Science; S. xxx, the Higher Education UAS Modernization Act - provisions related to the use of small Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and education purposes at universities S. 1398/S. xxxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act - provisions related to NSF grant funding General issues around the upcoming SBIR/STTR reauthorization and the set aside level General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research General issues around regulatory reform General issues around STEM education

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act - provisions related to interoperability H.R.4442/S.2484, the CONNECT for Health Act - provisions related to telemedicine reimbursement H.R.2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, and S.1945, the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015-general discussion on impact to Tennessees behavioral health services Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues around mental health legislation Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans General issues around outlook for health legislation General issues around telehealth General issues around value based insurance design Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA Issues related to health care cybersecurity and data ransoming Issues related to Medicare cuts to certain ophthalmology codes Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings Issues around the use of health care data for research purposes Issues related to the use of medical device unique device identifiers in Medicare claims Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs General issues around addressing the opioid epidemic

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E including Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences, and language supporting the NSF merit review process and for NSF to support all scientific disciplines H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and cost sharing by universities; the Durbin-Alexander amendment to increase authorization levels for DOE Office of Science; S. xxx, the Higher Education UAS Modernization Act - provisions related to the use of small Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and education purposes at universities S. 1398/S. xxxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act - provisions related to NSF grant funding General issues around the upcoming SBIR/STTR reauthorization and the set aside level General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research General issues around regulatory reform General issues around STEM education

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans bill - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers S. 2014, the Next Generation Researchers Act - provisions related to opportunities for early career investigators and earlier research independence S. 849, the Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act - provisions related to expanding infrastructure to track and address neurological diseases General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative General issues around Zika research and funding General issues around the Cancer Moonshot Initiative General issues around Undiagnosed Disease Network Issues around the use of health care data for research purposes Issues around research diversity, including gender diversity in research

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Zika research and funding

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

Christina/Gabriella/Alex House/Senate H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 108, the FAST Act - issues around FAFSA simplification and access to federal aid S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data H.R. 3403, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program, particularly as it relates to graduate students S. 1102, the Protect Student Borrowers Act and S. 1139, the Student Protection and Success Act - provisions related to risk-sharing in federal student aid programs General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments General issues around graduate education including Perkins Loans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and GAANN General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Title VI international education General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act - provisions related to interoperability H.R.4442/S.2484, the CONNECT for Health Act - provisions related to telemedicine reimbursement H.R.2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, and S.1945, the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015-general discussion on impact to Tennessees behavioral health services Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues around mental health legislation Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans General issues around outlook for health legislation General issues around telehealth General issues around value based insurance design Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA Issues related to health care cybersecurity and data ransoming Issues related to Medicare cuts to certain ophthalmology codes Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings Issues around the use of health care data for research purposes Issues related to the use of medical device unique device identifiers in Medicare claims Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs General issues around addressing the opioid epidemic

Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.546, the ACE Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs H.R. xxxx, the Maternity Providers Education Act - provisions related to the ability of Certified Nurse Midwives to be reimbursed for time while instructing medical interns and residents or midwifery students. H.R.4442/S.2484, the CONNECT for Health Act - provisions related to telemedicine reimbursement General issues around outlook for health legislation Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues around Medicaid waivers Issues related to the use of medical device unique device identifiers in Medicare claims

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act - provisions related to interoperability H.R.4442/S.2484, the CONNECT for Health Act - provisions related to telemedicine reimbursement H.R.2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, and S.1945, the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015-general discussion on impact to Tennessees behavioral health services Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues around mental health legislation Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans General issues around outlook for health legislation General issues around telehealth General issues around value based insurance design Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA Issues related to health care cybersecurity and data ransoming Issues related to Medicare cuts to certain ophthalmology codes Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings Issues around the use of health care data for research purposes Issues related to the use of medical device unique device identifiers in Medicare claims Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs General issues around addressing the opioid epidemic

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans bill - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers S. 2014, the Next Generation Researchers Act - provisions related to opportunities for early career investigators and earlier research independence S. 849, the Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act - provisions related to expanding infrastructure to track and address neurological diseases General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative General issues around Zika research and funding General issues around the Cancer Moonshot Initiative General issues around Undiagnosed Disease Network Issues around the use of health care data for research purposes Issues around research diversity, including gender diversity in research

H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans package - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to NIH funding and efforts around conferencing the legislation H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense medical research General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues around support for nursing research General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative General issues around clinical trial design and Institutional Review Boards General issues around Zika research and funding

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Zika research and funding

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans package - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to NIH funding and efforts around conferencing the legislation H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense medical research General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues around support for nursing research General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative General issues around clinical trial design and Institutional Review Boards General issues around Zika research and funding

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Zika research and funding

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Zika research and funding

H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to HIPPA and NIH funding H.R. xxxx/S. 3040, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 5001, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act - provisions related to EHR Meaningful Use stage 3 Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs Issues related to state regulation of air ambulance services General issues around precision medicine Issues around HHS guidance on fee structure of medical record requests General support for greater public health response on Zika Issues related to liver redistricting at HRSA/UNOS Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests

H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans package - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to NIH funding and efforts around conferencing the legislation H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense medical research General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues around support for nursing research General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative General issues around clinical trial design and Institutional Review Boards General issues around Zika research and funding

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Zika research and funding

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans bill - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers S. 2014, the Next Generation Researchers Act - provisions related to opportunities for early career investigators and earlier research independence S. 849, the Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act - provisions related to expanding infrastructure to track and address neurological diseases General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative General issues around Zika research and funding General issues around the Cancer Moonshot Initiative General issues around Undiagnosed Disease Network Issues around the use of health care data for research purposes Issues around research diversity, including gender diversity in research

H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences S. 108, the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act - provisions related to simplification of the FAFSA and reform/consolidation of student loan programs including graduate student loan programs H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 970, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act - provisions which prohibit ED from regulating on state authorization, credit hour, teacher preparation, gainful employment, and college ratings H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11 - the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related to Pell Grants, other student aid programs, discretionary spending, and the use of Fair Value Accounting General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, specifically Title IV programs, Title VI international education programs, and regulatory reform Issues related around teacher preparation and regulations related to Title II programs Issues around higher ed regulatory reform at the Dept. of Education and as it relates to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues related to STEM education

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ H.R. 1735 - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorizations of OSTP, NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-E and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines including social sciences, and the peer review process S. 1398, the E-COMPETES Act - provisions related to reauthorizations of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11, the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related amendments that express support for scientific research and overall spending limits H.R. 810, H.R. 2039, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions around support for university-based research H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research H.R. 1426, the Public Access to Public Science Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research Issues related to FAA regulations on the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and other academic purposes

Issues related to FY 16 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs and potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences; NIH; AHRQ; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11, the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related amendments that express support for scientific research and overall spending limits

H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences S. 108, the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act - provisions related to simplification of the FAFSA and reform/consolidation of student loan programs including graduate student loan programs H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 970, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act - provisions which prohibit ED from regulating on state authorization, credit hour, teacher preparation, gainful employment, and college ratings H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11 - the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related to Pell Grants, other student aid programs, discretionary spending, and the use of Fair Value Accounting General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, specifically Title IV programs, Title VI international education programs, and regulatory reform Issues related around teacher preparation and regulations related to Title II programs Issues around higher ed regulatory reform at the Dept. of Education and as it relates to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues related to STEM education

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA S. xxx, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorizations of NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-E and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines, and the peer review process H.R. 810, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions around support for university-based research H.R. 1030/S.544, the Secret Science Reform Act - provisions around access to scientific data

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA S. xxx, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorizations of NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-E and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines, and the peer review process H.R. 810, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions around support for university-based research H.R. 1030/S.544, the Secret Science Reform Act - provisions around access to scientific data

H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences S. 108, the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act - provisions related to simplification of the FAFSA and reform/consolidation of student loan programs including graduate student loan programs H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 970, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act - provisions which prohibit ED from regulating on state authorization, credit hour, teacher preparation, gainful employment, and college ratings H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11 - the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related to Pell Grants, other student aid programs, discretionary spending, and the use of Fair Value Accounting General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, specifically Title IV programs, Title VI international education programs, and regulatory reform Issues related around teacher preparation and regulations related to Title II programs Issues around higher ed regulatory reform at the Dept. of Education and as it relates to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues related to STEM education

H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. 1482/H.R. 2604, The Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015 - provisions related to access to need-based financial aid S. xxx/H.R. xxxx, - provisions related to accommodation requirements for college students with disabilities H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act of 2015 - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data H.R. 3402, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety S. 108, the FAST Act - provisions around simplifying the FAFSA and the federal student loan programs General issues around proposed cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, specifically Title IV programs, Title VI international education programs, and regulatory reform Issues around higher ed regulatory reform at the Dept. of Education and as it relates to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around Title VI international education programs General issues around proposed teacher preparation regulations General issues around university endowments General issues related to graduate student education including access to federal loans

H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 2680, the HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 970, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act - provisions which prohibit ED from regulating on state authorization, teacher preparation, and college ratings H.R. 2822/S. xxx - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx, the FERPA Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1482/H.R. 2604, The Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015 - provisions related to access to need-based financial aid S.1374, the Foreign Medical Schools Accountability Act - provisions related to foreign medical schools S. XX, the SMART Act - provisions related to accommodation requirements for college students with disabilities H. Res. 294, Expressing support for the continuation of the Perkins Loan Program - provisions related to the continuation of the Perkins Loan Program General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, specifically Title IV programs, Title VI international education programs, and regulatory reform Issues around higher ed regulatory reform at the Dept. of Education and as it relates to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues around the proposed college ratings system

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including the Institute of Education Sciences (and its National Center for Special Education Research) and NEH; provisions related to federal student aid and Title VI international education programs; language related to the administrations proposed teacher preparation regulations H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program, particularly as it relates to graduate students S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 - provisions related to nurse education such as through the advanced nursing education program, nursing education loan repayment program, and nurse faculty loan program. H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 3402, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data General issues around the extension of the Perkins Loan program General issues around college costs, access, affordability and endowments General issues around regulatory reform General issues around proposed teacher preparation regulations General issues around university endowments General issues related to graduate student education including access to federal loans General issues around proposed cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research General issues around Title VI international education programs Issues related to a Capitol Hill event honoring the 50th Anniversary of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences S. 108, the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act - provisions related to simplification of the FAFSA and reform/consolidation of student loan programs including graduate student loan programs H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 970, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act - provisions which prohibit ED from regulating on state authorization, credit hour, teacher preparation, gainful employment, and college ratings H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11 - the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related to Pell Grants, other student aid programs, discretionary spending, and the use of Fair Value Accounting General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, specifically Title IV programs, Title VI international education programs, and regulatory reform Issues related around teacher preparation and regulations related to Title II programs Issues around higher ed regulatory reform at the Dept. of Education and as it relates to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues related to STEM education

Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 General issues around medical device interoperability General issues around the FDA nomination of Dr. Robert Califf General issues around healthcare access and workforce issues of importance to childrens hospitals H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 - provisions related to nursing workforce

H.R.3292, the Medicare IME Pool Act - provisions related to treatment of IME H.R.546, the ACE Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 General issues around healthcare access and workforce issues of importance to childrens hospitals

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ H.R. 1735 - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorizations of OSTP, NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-E and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines including social sciences, and the peer review process S. 1398, the E-COMPETES Act - provisions related to reauthorizations of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11, the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related amendments that express support for scientific research and overall spending limits H.R. 810, H.R. 2039, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions around support for university-based research H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research H.R. 1426, the Public Access to Public Science Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research Issues related to FAA regulations on the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and other academic purposes

S.799/H.R.1462, the Protecting Our Infants Act - provisions related to addressing neonatal abstinence syndrome and opioid abuse General issues around Electronic Health Records and meaningful use requirements Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ H.R. 1735 - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorizations of OSTP, NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-E and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines including social sciences, and the peer review process S. 1398, the E-COMPETES Act - provisions related to reauthorizations of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11, the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related amendments that express support for scientific research and overall spending limits H.R. 810, H.R. 2039, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions around support for university-based research H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research H.R. 1426, the Public Access to Public Science Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research Issues related to FAA regulations on the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and other academic purposes

H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ S. xxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorization of OSTP, NSF, and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines including social sciences, and the peer review process S. 1398, the E-COMPETES Act - provisions related to reauthorizations of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research S. XX, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 - provisions related to energy research H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act - provisions around new guidelines for accountability in awarding National Science Foundation grants General issues around regulatory reform at research agencies

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ H.R. 1735 - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorizations of OSTP, NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-E and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines including social sciences, and the peer review process S. 1398, the E-COMPETES Act - provisions related to reauthorizations of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11, the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related amendments that express support for scientific research and overall spending limits H.R. 810, H.R. 2039, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions around support for university-based research H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research H.R. 1426, the Public Access to Public Science Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research Issues related to FAA regulations on the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and other academic purposes

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED - IES, NSF, NASA, and NEH General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ S. 1398/S. xxxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels H.R. 810, NASA Authorization Act of 2015 - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels General issues around regulatory reform at research agencies

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ H.R. 1735 - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorizations of OSTP, NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-E and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines including social sciences, and the peer review process S. 1398, the E-COMPETES Act - provisions related to reauthorizations of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11, the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related amendments that express support for scientific research and overall spending limits H.R. 810, H.R. 2039, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions around support for university-based research H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research H.R. 1426, the Public Access to Public Science Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research Issues related to FAA regulations on the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and other academic purposes

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ S. xxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorization of OSTP, NSF, and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines including social sciences, and the peer review process S. 1398, the E-COMPETES Act - provisions related to reauthorizations of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research S. XX, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 - provisions related to energy research H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act - provisions around new guidelines for accountability in awarding National Science Foundation grants General issues around regulatory reform at research agencies

H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - provisions related to SGR reform, CHIP reauthorization, and Tennessee Medicaid DSH funding S.298/H.R.546, the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs Issues related to Tennessees Medicaid DSH funding Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to site neutral payment cuts to cancer centers and hospital outpatient departments Issues related to CHIP extension

H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - provisions related to SGR reform, CHIP reauthorization, and Tennessee Medicaid DSH funding Issues related to Tennessees Medicaid DSH funding Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to the Medicaid uncompensated care cost pool Issues related to the reforms to the Medicare area wage index Issues related to RAC reforms

H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - provisions related to SGR reform, CHIP reauthorization, and Tennessee Medicaid DSH funding S.298/H.R.546, the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs Issues related to Tennessees Medicaid DSH funding Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to site neutral payment cuts to cancer centers and hospital outpatient departments Issues related to CHIP extension

Issues related to FY 16 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs and potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences; NIH; AHRQ; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11, the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related amendments that express support for scientific research and overall spending limits

Issues related to FY 16 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED - IES/NCSER, NSF, NASA, and NEH; provisions related to federal student aid, Title VI international education programs; tax provisions related to the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the IRA charitable rollover, and tuition deduction; language related to the administrations proposed teacher preparation regulations H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs and potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act/S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans bill- provisions related to mandatory funding language for the NIH General issues around proposed funding mechanisms for the NIH

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED - IES, NSF, NASA, and NEH General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ S. 1398/S. xxxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels H.R. 810, NASA Authorization Act of 2015 - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels General issues around regulatory reform at research agencies

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ H.R. 1735 - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorizations of OSTP, NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-E and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines including social sciences, and the peer review process S. 1398, the E-COMPETES Act - provisions related to reauthorizations of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11, the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related amendments that express support for scientific research and overall spending limits H.R. 810, H.R. 2039, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions around support for university-based research H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research H.R. 1426, the Public Access to Public Science Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research Issues related to FAA regulations on the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and other academic purposes

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ S. xxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorization of OSTP, NSF, and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines including social sciences, and the peer review process S. 1398, the E-COMPETES Act - provisions related to reauthorizations of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research S. XX, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 - provisions related to energy research H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act - provisions around new guidelines for accountability in awarding National Science Foundation grants General issues around regulatory reform at research agencies

Issues related to FY 16 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs and potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences; NIH; AHRQ; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to mandatory funding language for the NIH General issues around proposed funding mechanisms for the NIH General Issues around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce programs

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED - IES, NSF, NASA, and NEH General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ S. 1398/S. xxxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels H.R. 810, NASA Authorization Act of 2015 - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels General issues around regulatory reform at research agencies

H.R. 3466/S. 2014, the Next Generation Researchers Act - provisions related to supporting early career investigators and faster roads to research independence H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to the Innovation Fund for NIH, streamlining clinical trials, reducing research administrative burden, and NCATS. S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans bill - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions H.R. 3537, the Synthetic Drug Act - provisions related to restrictions of synthetic drug compounds as they pertain to use by researchers General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative

Issues related to FY 16 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED - IES/NCSER, NSF, NASA, and NEH; provisions related to federal student aid, Title VI international education programs; tax provisions related to the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the IRA charitable rollover, and tuition deduction; language related to the administrations proposed teacher preparation regulations H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs and potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act/S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans bill- provisions related to mandatory funding language for the NIH General issues around proposed funding mechanisms for the NIH