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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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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| 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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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: Joyce Rechtschaffen |
Date | 1/14/2022 2:22:15 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
H.R. 4505, S. 3042, Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, FY 22, Title I, Department of Commerce (Advocate for funding for NOAA); Title III, Science (Advocate for funding for NSF, including Vera C. Rubin Observatory; and NASA, including Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and NASA Science mission);
H.R. 4432, S. 3023, Appropriations for Department of Defense, FY 22, Title IV, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (Advocate for funding for 6.1 basic research, including multi-university research programs; Minerva Research Initiative Program, DARPA);
H.R. 4549, S. 2605, Appropriations for Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, FY 22, Title III, Department of Energy, Science (Advocate for funding for Office of Science, Fusion Energy Sciences, Science Laboratory Infrastructure); Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) (Advocate for funding for ARPA-E);
H.R. 4372, S. 3034, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, Title III, Related Agencies (Advocate for funding for NEH, NEA);
H.R. 4502, S. 3062, Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Appropriations Act, 2022, Title II, Department of Health and Human Services (Advocate for funding for NIH); Title III, Department of Education (Advocate for funding for Pell Grants, Work-Study, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, International Education, TRIO Programs, GANN, Title IV and Fulbright Hays, Institute of Education Sciences);
House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives for S.Con.Res. 14 for FY 2022; Support:
Section 90024, National Science Foundation Research and Development;
Section 90002, Funding for Department of Energy Laboratory Infrastructure;
Section 90003, Department of Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Activities, Section (a) Office of Science Appropriations; and Section (a) (4) Fusion Materials Research and Development;
House Committee on Ways and Means Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives for S.Con.Res. 14 for FY 2022; Support:
Subtitle F, Section 135192, Advance Refunding of Bonds;
Subtitle H, Section 137702, Modification of Excise Tax on Investment Income of Private Colleges and Universities;
House Committee on Education and Labor Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives for S.Con.Res. 14 for FY 22:
Section 20031, Increasing the maximum Pell Grant (Advocate for doubling maximum amount of Pell Grant award);
H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act
Title II - Committee on Education and Labor (Part 2- Higher Education)
Section 20021, Increasing the Maximum Federal Pell Grant award
Section 20022, Expanding Federal Student Aid Eligibility
Title IX - Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Section 90001, Department of Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities
Section 90016, National Science Foundation Core Research
Section 90017, National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
Section 90018, National Science Foundation Research Infrastructure
Title XIII - Committee on Ways and Means
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources draft legislation to comply with Reconciliation Instructions for
S.Con.Res. 14 for FY 2022 (Sec. 70173, Department of Energy Research and Development Activities; Section 70174, National Laboratory Infrastructure);
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions draft legislation to comply with reconciliation instructions for S.Con.Res. 14 for FY 2022 (Part 2 - Higher Education; Section 20021, Increasing the Maximum Federal Pell Grant; Section 20022, Expanding Federal Student Aid Eligibility);
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Rechtschaffen |
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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
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;
H.R. 3593, The Department of Energy Science for the Future Act, Section 6 (Fusion Energy Research);
S.___, The Department of Energy Science for the Future Act, Section 6 (Fusion Energy Research); Section 14
(Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research); and Section 15 (Research Security);
Draft legislation for centers for research on improving equipment for semiconductor chips;
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
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Joyce |
Rechtschaffen |
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McClendon |
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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
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (All);
S. 264, Dream Act of 2021 (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
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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
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
S. 839, H.R. 2030, College Transparency Act (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
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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
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
S. 1260, US Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
Division B, The Endless Frontiers Act
Title 1 - NSF Technology and Innovation (All);
Title II - NSF Research Stem and Geographic Diversity Initiatives
Section 2209, Geographic Diversity;
Title III - Research and Security
Section 2303, Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs Restriction
Division C, Strategic Competition Act of 2021, Subtitle D, Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Section 3138, Review by Committee on Foreign Investment in the US of certain foreign gifts to and contracts with institutions of higher education
Division D, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions
Title IV - Other Matters, Subtitle D, Safeguarding American Innovation
Section 4493, Federal Research Council
Section 4495, Restricting the acquisition of emerging technologies by certain aliens
Section 4497, Certification regarding access to export-controlled technologies in educational and cultural programs
Division E, Meeting the China Challenge Act of 2021,
Title II - Protecting United States National Security
Section 5212, Prohibition on reviews by Committee on Foreign Investment in US of certain foreign gifts to and contracts with institutions of higher education
Division F, Miscellaneous Matters,
Title I - Competitiveness and Security for Education and Medical Research
Subtitle C, Higher Education, Section 6124, Disclosure of Foreign Gifts and Contracts at institutions of higher education;
H.R. 2225, NSF for the Future Act (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
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Joyce |
Rechtschaffen |
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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
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
Advocate for bond program covering nonprofits to issue debt for capital projects, modeled after Build America Bonds;
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
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Joyce |
Rechtschaffen |
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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
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. 4350, S. 2792, National Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022;
Title II - Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (Support for 6.1 basic research, including Multi-University Initiatives; support for DARPA, Minerva program); (Oppose potential amendments on science and security);
Waltz Amendment No. 459 (Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Prohibition, language clarifications);
Section 818, S. 2792, Oppose Department of Defense Professional Training material disclosure requirements
Section 6446, HR 4350, Admission of Essential Scientists and Technical Experts to Promote and Protect the National Security Innovation Base, Support
Section 240, HR 4350, Research Security Training Requirement for Federal Research Grant personnel, Support
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
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Joyce |
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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
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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
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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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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?
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