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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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| City | Nashville |
State | TN |
Zip Code | 37240 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 39861-24
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6. House ID# 301690000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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 |
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| 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. | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Crystal Laster |
Date | 4/21/2015 12:05:53 AM |
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
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. 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 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. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 9, the Innovation Act - provisions related to patent reform
General issues related to copyright reform
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
H.R. xxx/S. xxxx - 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 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA
General issues related to the outlook for FY 16 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
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
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. xxx, the GRANT Act - provisions related to releasing grant information and peer review information
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues around Title VIII nursing workforce programs and the GNE demonstration program
General issues around Electronic Health Records and meaningful use requirements
General issues around conversion to ICD-10
General issues around academic medicine including the Academic Medicine Caucus
Issues related to funding for the hospital preparedness program
Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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. 98, the STEM Jobs Act - provisions related to high-skilled immigration
S.153, the Immigration Innovation Act - provisions related to high-skilled immigration
S.299/H.R. 644, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act - provisions related to travel to Cuba
General issues around the outlook for high-skilled immigration reform
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for biomedical research, particularly at NIH, also AHRQ
H.R. xxxx, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to drug development, clinical trials and clinical and translational research
H.R. xxx, the Clinical Research Modernization Act - provisions related to institutional review boards (IRBs)
S.185, the PATH Act - provisions related to development of new antimicrobial drugs
General issues around alternative funding legislation for NIH including S. 289 the American Cures Act; H.R. 531/S. 318, the Accelerating Biomedical Research Act; and H.R. 744/S. 320, the Medical Innovation Act
Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH and AHRQ
Issues related to the HELP Committees Healthier America Initiative and innovation agenda
Issues related to funding for the hospital preparedness program
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
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
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Grabiella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to the 340B drug discount program
S.185, the PATH Act - provisions related to development of new antimicrobial drugs
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
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
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 SPO
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 708, the Better On-Line Ticket Sales Act - provisions related to online ticket sales
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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. 644, the Fighting Hunger Incentive Act - provisions related to making the IRA Charitable Rollover permanent
General issues around the outlook for comprehensive tax reform and specific higher ed tax provisions
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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:
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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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