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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

2. Address

Address1
400 NORTH CAPITOL STREET
 Address2
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City
WASHINGTON
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20001
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​JOYCE A. RECHTSCHAFFEN
​2022201362
​jrechtsc@princeton.edu
5. Senate ID#
​308695-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
6. House ID#
​384260000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2023
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​130,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Joyce Rechtschaffen
 Date
4/17/2023 4:36:44 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Funding for Fiscal Year 2024 for:
Financial Aid, including Pell Grants, The Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants, Federal Work Study, Federal TRIO programs.
The National Science Foundation;
Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science; Office of Fusion Energy Sciences;
Science Laboratory Infrastructure (SLI); Funding for DOE Microelectronics Research and Research Centers;
Quantum Information Science and Technology; Funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers; Basic Energy Sciences
Department of Energy: ARPA- E
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Department of Defense (DOD) basic research (6.1), including Minerva program, DARPA, DOD Science and Technology
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); NASA Science Mission Directorate;
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Graduate Education; The Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GANN) program; International Education
Education Research; The Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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Julie
Groeninger
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Aaron
McClendon
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

Discussions regarding funding for Fusion Energy Sciences and the importance of fusion energy research; Activities at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and benefits of fusion energy and work on research for semiconductor tools

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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Julie
Groeninger
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Aaron
McClendon
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

S.365, Dream Act of 2023 (All)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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Julie
Groeninger
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 5152 (All) The Higher Education Endowment Reform Act (Support: Reform the net investment income tax to provide credit for significant financial aid to low-income students);
H.R. 8447, Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries (All);
H.R. 8128 (All) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the uses for funds under qualified tuition programs, and for other purposes (Oppose offset funding mechanism);
H.R. 8883 (All) Higher Education Accountability Tax (HEAT) Act (Oppose increase to net investment income tax);
S. 4810 (All) The American Workforce Act S. 1547, The Ivory Tower Act (Oppose excise tax on endowments of certain large private college and university endowments)
HR 9385, the Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act (DITCH Act) (Review)


17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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Julie
Groeninger
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support for Mid-Atlantic Semiconductor Collaborative Proposal
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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Julie
Groeninger
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Aaron
McClendon
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)