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ACTION ALERT NLM FUNDING

By Stephanie Ferretti. Published on July 20, 2010 in Government Relations. 0 Comments

On Thursday, July 22nd, the Senate Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to mark up its Fiscal Year 2011 funding bill. 

Please take immediate action to contact your senator and ask them to support NLM’s FY 2011 funding.  The attached action alert provides background information, including MLA and AAHSL’s funding recommendations, and information about how to contact your House member.

To find your senator, please go to http://www.senate.gov/ and enter your zip code.  Phone numbers for all congressional offices are also listed here. Calling works best, but if you prefer communicate via e-mail.

Participate in Capitol Hill Day

By Stephanie Ferretti. Published on May 17, 2010 in Government Relations. 0 Comments

Connect with your representatives during Capitol Hill Day on May 25. The Governmental Relations Committee has prepared fact sheets/talking points and other resources on two key issues: funding National Library of Medicine programs and services in fiscal year 2011 and supporting the Federal Research Public Access Act. Members participating in the Hill visits are encouraged to review these materials before the orientation.

Action Alert-Federal Research Public Access Act

By Stephanie Ferretti. Published on May 3, 2010 in Government Relations. 0 Comments

“The Federal Research Public Access Act” (FRPAA), introduced as H.R. 5037 would require federal agencies with annual extramural research portfolios over $100 million to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency. This builds upon and refines the work done by the NIH [through the NIH Public Access Policy] and requires that the Federal Government’s leading underwriters of research adopt meaningful public access policies.

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Obama signs one-year extension of Patriot Act

By Stephanie Ferretti. Published on March 2, 2010 in Government Relations. 0 Comments Tags: .

Update from the AP:

President Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions in the nation’s main counter terrorism law, the Patriot Act. Provisions in the measure would have expired on Sunday February 28th without Obama’s signature Saturday….

His signature comes after the House voted 315 to 97 Thursday to extend the measure. The Senate also approved the measure, with privacy protections cast aside when Senate Democrats lacked the necessary 60-vote supermajority to pass them.

Fiscal year 2011 Budget Released

By Stephanie Ferretti. Published on February 15, 2010 in Government Relations. 0 Comments Tags: .

President Obama released his budget for Fiscal Year 2011 for the Department of Health and Human Services, including NIH and NLM.  The budget provides a $1 billion increase for NIH and a $21 million increase for NLM. While the CDC’s total FY 2011 budget request shows a $100 million increase, the funding for CDC’s core programs actually received a $132 million cut. The vast majority of CDC’s programs were either cut or level funded.

Prepared  from statements by Health and Information Counsel  to MLA and American Public Health Association.