LD-1 Disclosure Form

Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov

Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

			1. Effective Date of Registration		9/1/2024
2. House Identification	31822			Senate Identification	10800

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant

Organization

INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES, LLC

Address

511 C Street NE

Address2

City

Washington

State

Zip

20002

Country

USA

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

City

State

Zip

Country

5. Contact name and telephone number

International Number

Contact

Mr. William Tatum

Telephone

2023475990

E-mail

info@innofed.com

6. General description of registrant’s business or activities

government relations

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name	Research and Education Coalition for Ocean Sciences
Address	266 Woods Hole Road

City

Woods Hole

State

Zip

02543

Country

USA

8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)

City

State

Zip

Country

9. General description of client’s business or activities

coalition of research and educational institutions

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

Name			Covered Official Position (if applicable)
First	Last	Suffix
Letitia	White		Staff Assistant/Appropriations Associate, Rep. Jerry Lewis / House Republican Leadership Staff
Carl	Kime
Taylor	Jordan		Senior Advisor, NOAA; Professional Staff Member, House Science Committee

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

SCI

12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Ocean Science issues

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14.

Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.

Internet Address:

Name

Address

Principal Place of Business

Street

City

State/Province

Zip Code

Country

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

86 Water St

City

Falmouth

02543

USA

State

Country

Bigelow

60 Bigelow Dr

City

East Boothbay

04544

USA

State

Country

University of Rhode Island

45 Upper College Rd

City

Kingston

02881

USA

State

Country

FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration.

Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.

Address

Ownership

Name

Street

Principal place of business

Amount of contribution

City

State/Province

Country

(city and state or country)

for lobbying activities

City

State

Country

City

State

Country

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. 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?
No Yes

Signature

Digitally Signed By: Letitia White

Date

4/11/2025 3:55:36 PM

ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name			Covered Official Position (if applicable)	Have you been convicted of a crime?
First	Last	Suffix

ADDITIONAL LOBBYING ISSUES
11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.

ADDITIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS13. Supplemental. List any other affiliated organization that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 13.

Name

Address

Principal Place of Business

Street

City

State/Province

Zip Code

Country

University of New Hampshire

105 Main St

City

Durham

03824

USA

State

Country

University of Washington

1410 NE Campus Pkwy

City

Seattle

98195

USA

State

Country

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory - Columbia University

61 Rte 9w

City

Palisades

10964

USA

State

Country

ADDITIONAL FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Supplemental. List any other foreign entity that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 14.

Name

Address

Principal place of business
(city and state or country)

Amount of contribution for lobbying activities

Ownership

Street
City	State/Province	Country

City
State		Country

City
State		Country

City
State		Country

ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name			Covered Official Position (if applicable)	Have you been convicted of a crime?
First	Last	Suffix

ADDITIONAL LOBBYING ISSUES
11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.

ADDITIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS13. Supplemental. List any other affiliated organization that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 13.

Name

Address

Principal Place of Business

Street

City

State/Province

Zip Code

Country

Monterrey Bay Aquarium

886 Cannery Row

City

Monterey

93940

USA

State

Country

Oregon State University

1500 SW Jefferson Way

City

Corvallis

97331

USA

State

Country

Rutgers University

71 Dudley Rd

City

New Brunswick

08901

USA

State

Country

ADDITIONAL FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Supplemental. List any other foreign entity that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 14.

Name

Address

Principal place of business
(city and state or country)

Amount of contribution for lobbying activities

Ownership

Street
City	State/Province	Country

City
State		Country

City
State		Country

City
State		Country

ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name			Covered Official Position (if applicable)	Have you been convicted of a crime?
First	Last	Suffix

ADDITIONAL LOBBYING ISSUES
11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.

ADDITIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS13. Supplemental. List any other affiliated organization that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 13.

Name

Address

Principal Place of Business

Street

City

State/Province

Zip Code

Country

Monmouth University

400 Cedar Ave

City

West Long Branch

07764

USA

State

Country

University of Southern Mississippi

118 College Dr

City

Hattiesburg

39406

USA

State

Country

University of Hawaii

2500 Campus Rd

City

Honolulu

96822

USA

State

Country

ADDITIONAL FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Supplemental. List any other foreign entity that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 14.

Name

Address

Principal place of business
(city and state or country)

Amount of contribution for lobbying activities

Ownership

Street
City	State/Province	Country

City
State		Country

City
State		Country

City
State		Country

ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name			Covered Official Position (if applicable)	Have you been convicted of a crime?
First	Last	Suffix

ADDITIONAL LOBBYING ISSUES
11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.

ADDITIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS13. Supplemental. List any other affiliated organization that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 13.

Name

Address

Principal Place of Business

Street

City

State/Province

Zip Code

Country

Scripps Institute

8622 Kennel Way

City

La Jola

92037

USA

State

Country

City

State

Country

City

State

Country

ADDITIONAL FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Supplemental. List any other foreign entity that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 14.

Name

Address

Principal place of business
(city and state or country)

Amount of contribution for lobbying activities

Ownership

Street
City	State/Province	Country

City
State		Country

City
State		Country

City
State		Country