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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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Address1 | 441 HENRY ADMINISTRATION BLDG. |
Address2 | 506 S. WRIGHT STREET |
City | URBANA |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 61801 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Richard M. Schoell, Executive Director for Governmental Relations |
Date | 04/18/2008 |
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. 2041 - False Claims Correction Act of 2007, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to false claims generally; (a), all provisions relating to liability for certain acts.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2398 - CREATE-21 Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to establishment of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to funding; Title III, all provisions relating to extensions; Sec. 301, all provisions relating to grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education; Sec. 303, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 304, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition
Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 305, all provisions relating to Pilot Research Program to Combine Medical and Agricultural Research; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to Nutrition Education Program; Sec. 307, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 308, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 310, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers, Sec. 311, all provisions relating to matching funds requirement for research and extension activities of 1890 institutions, Sec. 313, all provisions relating to competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs; Sec. 314, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 315, all provisions relating to University research; Sec. 316, all provisions relating to Extension service; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 331, all provisions relating to National Genetics Resources Program; Sec. 332, all provisions relating to high-priority research and extension initiatives; Sec. 333, all provisions relating to nutrient management research and extension initiative; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 341, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 343, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 345, all provisions relating to Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program; Subtitle D, Other Laws, Sec. 373, all provisions relating to Agricultural Experiment Station Research Facilities Act, Sec. 374, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985; Sec. 375, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, Facilities Research Grant Act (National Research Initiative); Subtitle E, all provisions relating to rural development; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Subtitle G, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 472, all provisions relating to bioenergy development grants; Sec. 473, all provisions relating to biodiesel fuel education and development grants; Sec. 476, all provisions relating to biomass research and development.
H.R. 2419 - Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Title VII, all provisions relating to research and related matters; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977; Sec. 7002, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board; Sec. 7009, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 7010, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 7013, all provisions relating to purposes and findings relating to animal health and disease research; Sec. 7014, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 7015, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 7016, all provisions relating to animal health and disease research program; Sec. 7021, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers; Sec. 7028, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 7029, all provisions relating to university research; Sec. 7030, all provisions relating to extension service; Sec. 7031, all provisions relating to indirect cost recovery; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 7101, all provisions relating to National Genetic Resources Program; Sec. 7105, all provisions relating to Agricultural Telecommunications Program; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 7202, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 7204, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 7211, all provisions relating to specialty crop research initiative; Sec. 412, all provisions relating to specialty crop research initiative; Subtitle D, all provisions relating to other laws; Sec. 7303, all provisions relating to Smith-Lever Act; Sec. 7304, all provisions relating to Hatch Act of 1887; Sec. 7305, all provisions relating to Research Facilities Act; Sec. 7307, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act; Subtitle E, all provisions relating to National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 7401, all provisions relating to National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 7402, all provisions relating to coordination of Agricultural Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 309, all provisions relating to coordination of Agricultural Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Title IX, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 9008, all provisions relating to Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000; Sec. 9022, all provisions relating to research and development of renewable energy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
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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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2398 - CREATE-21 Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to establishment of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to funding; Title III, all provisions relating to extensions; Sec. 301, all provisions relating to grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education; Sec. 303, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 304, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition
Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 305, all provisions relating to Pilot Research Program to Combine Medical and Agricultural Research; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to Nutrition Education Program; Sec. 307, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 308, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 310, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers, Sec. 311, all provisions relating to matching funds requirement for research and extension activities of 1890 institutions, Sec. 313, all provisions relating to competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs; Sec. 314, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 315, all provisions relating to University research; Sec. 316, all provisions relating to Extension service; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 331, all provisions relating to National Genetics Resources Program; Sec. 332, all provisions relating to high-priority research and extension initiatives; Sec. 333, all provisions relating to nutrient management research and extension initiative; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 341, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 343, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 345, all provisions relating to Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program; Subtitle D, Other Laws, Sec. 373, all provisions relating to Agricultural Experiment Station Research Facilities Act, Sec. 374, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985; Sec. 375, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, Facilities Research Grant Act (National Research Initiative); Subtitle E, all provisions relating to rural development; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Subtitle G, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 472, all provisions relating to bioenergy development grants; Sec. 473, all provisions relating to biodiesel fuel education and development grants; Sec. 476, all provisions relating to biomass research and development.
H.R. 2419 - Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Title VII, all provisions relating to research and related matters; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977; Sec. 7002, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board; Sec. 7009, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 7010, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 7013, all provisions relating to purposes and findings relating to animal health and disease research; Sec. 7014, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 7015, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 7016, all provisions relating to animal health and disease research program; Sec. 7021, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers; Sec. 7028, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 7029, all provisions relating to university research; Sec. 7030, all provisions relating to extension service; Sec. 7031, all provisions relating to indirect cost recovery; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 7101, all provisions relating to National Genetic Resources Program; Sec. 7105, all provisions relating to Agricultural Telecommunications Program; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 7202, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 7204, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 7211, all provisions relating to specialty crop research initiative; Sec. 412, all provisions relating to specialty crop research initiative; Subtitle D, all provisions relating to other laws; Sec. 7303, all provisions relating to Smith-Lever Act; Sec. 7304, all provisions relating to Hatch Act of 1887; Sec. 7305, all provisions relating to Research Facilities Act; Sec. 7307, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act; Subtitle E, all provisions relating to National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 7401, all provisions relating to National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 7402, all provisions relating to coordination of Agricultural Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 309, all provisions relating to coordination of Agricultural Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Title IX, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 9008, all provisions relating to Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000; Sec. 9022, all provisions relating to research and development of renewable energy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2881 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to authorizations; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development; Title IX, all provisions relating to federal aviation research and development; Sec. 904, all provisions relating to Research Program on Runways; Sec. 906, all provisions relating to centers of excellence; Sec. 907, all provisions relating to Airport Cooperative Research Program; Sec. 909, all provisions relating to research grants program involving
undergraduate students; Sec. 910, all provisions relating to research program on space weather and aviation; Sec. 911, all provisions relating to Aviation Gas Research and Development Program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
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 |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 85 - Energy Technology Transfer Act, Sec. 917, (a), all provisions relating to Grants, Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers.
H.R. 1232 - Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act, Sec. 2 (a), all provisions relating to Competitive Grants Program;
(b) (A), all provisions relating to eligible entities, a public or other nonprofit school of veterinary medicine accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Department of Education.
H.R. 1469 - Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to establishment and management of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation; Sec. 6, all provisions relating to establishment and operation of program.
H.R. 1585 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Title II, all provisions relating to research, development, test, and evaluation; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to amount for defense science and technology.
H.R. 1593 - Second Chance Act of 2007, Sec. 101, all provisions relating to reauthorization of adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects.
H.R. 1700 - COPS Improvements Act of 2007, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to COPS grant improvements; (a), all provisions relating to grant authorization; Sec. 1703, all provisions relating to renewal of grants.
H.R. 2398 - CREATE-21 Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to establishment of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to funding; Title III, all provisions relating to extensions; Sec. 301, all provisions relating to grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education; Sec. 303, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 304, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 305, all provisions relating to Pilot Research Program to Combine Medical and Agricultural Research; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to Nutrition Education Program; Sec. 307, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 308, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 310, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers, Sec. 311, all provisions relating to matching funds requirement for research and extension activities of 1890 institutions, Sec. 313, all provisions relating to competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs; Sec. 314, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 315, all provisions relating to University research; Sec. 316, all provisions relating to Extension service; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 331, all provisions relating to National Genetics Resources Program; Sec. 332, all provisions relating to high-priority research and extension initiatives; Sec. 333, all provisions relating to nutrient management research and extension initiative; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 341, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 343, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 345, all provisions relating to Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program; Subtitle D, Other Laws, Sec. 373, all provisions relating to Agricultural Experiment Station Research Facilities Act, Sec. 374, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985; Sec. 375, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, Facilities Research Grant Act (National Research Initiative); Subtitle E, all provisions relating to rural development; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Subtitle G, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 472, all provisions relating to bioenergy development grants; Sec. 473, all provisions relating to biodiesel fuel education and development grants; Sec. 476, all provisions relating to biomass research and development.
H.R. 2419 - Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Title VII, all provisions relating to research and related matters; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977; Sec. 7002, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board; Sec. 7009, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 7010, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 7013, all provisions relating to purposes and findings relating to animal health and disease research; Sec. 7014, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 7015, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 7016, all provisions relating to animal health and disease research program; Sec. 7021, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers; Sec. 7028, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 7029, all provisions relating to university research; Sec. 7030, all provisions relating to extension service; Sec. 7031, all provisions relating to indirect cost recovery; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 7101, all provisions relating to National Genetic Resources Program; Sec. 7105, all provisions relating to Agricultural Telecommunications Program; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 7202, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 7204, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 7211, all provisions relating to specialty crop research initiative; Sec. 412, all provisions relating to specialty crop research initiative; Subtitle D, all provisions relating to other laws; Sec. 7303, all provisions relating to Smith-Lever Act; Sec. 7304, all provisions relating to Hatch Act of 1887; Sec. 7305, all provisions relating to Research Facilities Act; Sec. 7307, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act; Subtitle E, all provisions relating to National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 7401, all provisions relating to National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 7402, all provisions relating to coordination of Agricultural Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 309, all provisions relating to coordination of Agricultural Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Title IX, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 9008, all provisions relating to Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000; Sec. 9022, all provisions relating to research and development of renewable energy.
H.R. 2881 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to authorizations; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development; Title IX, all provisions relating to federal aviation research and development; Sec. 904, all provisions relating to Research Program on Runways; Sec. 906, all provisions relating to centers of excellence; Sec. 907, all provisions relating to Airport Cooperative Research Program; Sec. 909, all provisions relating to research grants program involving undergraduate students; Sec. 910, all provisions relating to research program on space weather and aviation; Sec. 911, all provisions relating to Aviation Gas Research and Development Program.
H.R. 3533 - The Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to extension of moratorium on implementation of rule relating to the federal-state financial partnership under Medicaid and Schip and on finalization of a rule relating to the treatment of graduate medical education under Medicaid; (a), all provisions relating to findings; (A), all provisions relating to imposing a cost limit on payments made under such programs to governmentally operated providers; (B), all provisions relating to the permissible sources of the non-Federal shares required under such programs and the types of entities permitted to contribute to such shares; (C), all provisions relating to imposing new requirements on participating providers and States under such programs.
H.R. 3746 - College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007, Part E, all provisions relating to lender and institution requirements relating to educational loans; Sec. 152, all provisions relating to requirements for lenders and institutions participating in educational loan arrangements; Sec. 153, all provisions relating to interest rate report for institutions and lenders participating in educational loan arrangements; Title IV, all provisions relating to student assistance; Part A, all provisions relating to grants for students; Sec. 401, all provisions relating to Pell Grants; Sec. 402, all provisions relating to TRIO programs; Sec. 403, all provisions relating to TRIO reform; Sec. 404, all provisions relating to GEARUP; Sec. 405, all provisions relating to Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants; Sec. 406, all provisions relating to LEAP; Part C, all provisions relating to federal work-study programs; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Part D, all provisions relating to Federal Direct Loan Program; Sec. 451, all provisions relating to income contingent repayment; Part E, all provisions relating to Federal Perkins Loan Program; Part F, all provisions relating to need analysis, Sec. 471, all provisions relating to significantly simplifying the student aid application process; Sec. 472, all provisions relating to discretion of student financial aid administrators; Part G, all provisions relating to general provisions relating to student financial assistance; Sec. 481, all provisions relating to expanding information dissemination regarding eligibility for Pell Grants; Sec. 482, all provisions
relating to student eligibility; Sec. 484, all provisions relating to institutional and financial assistance information for students; Sec. 485, all provisions relating to Distance Education Demonstration Program; Sec. 486, all provisions relating to College Affordability Demonstration Program; Sec. 489, all provisions relating to Pell Grant eligibility provision; Title VII, all provisions relating to Title VII amendments; Sec. 701, all provisions relating to Javits Fellowship Program; Sec. 702, all provisions relating to graduate assistance in areas of national need; Sec. 703, all provisions relating to Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program; Sec. 704, all provisions relating to fund for the improvement of postsecondary education; Sec. 705, all provisions relating to urban community service; Sec. 706, all provisions relating to demonstration projects to ensure students with disabilities receive a quality higher education; Part B, all provisions relating to additional education laws; Sec. 926, all provisions relating to study of education-related indebtedness of medical school graduates; Sec. 927, all provisions relating to increase in college textbook prices; Sec. 929, all provisions relating to study of campus-based program allocation of funds.
H.R. 3927 - Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2007, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to extension of programs.
H.R. 3963 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, Sec. 101, all provisions relating to extension of CHIP; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to CHIP performance bonus payment to offset additional enrollment costs resulting from enrollment and retention efforts; Sec. 115, all provisions relating to state authority under Medicaid; Sec. 302, all provisions relating to outreach, education, and enrollment assistance; Sec. 401, all provisions relating to child health quality improvement activities for children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP.
H.R. 4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008, Title I, Sec. 132, all provisions relating to state commitment to affordable college education; Sec. 109, all provisions relating to transparency in college tuition for consumers; Sec. 133, all provisions relating to transparency in college tuition for consumers; Sec. 110, all provisions relating to textbook information; Sec. 134, all provisions relating to textbook information; Sec. 113, all provisions relating to endowment reporting; Sec. 173, all provisions relating to endowment reporting; Sec. 114, all provisions relating to state higher education information system pilot program; Sec. 138, all provisions relating to state higher education information system pilot program; Sec. 115, all provisions relating to institution and lender reporting and disclosure requirements; Sec. 152, all provisions relating to requirements for lenders and institutions participating in preferred lender arrangements; Title IV, all provisions relating to Title IV amendments; Part A, all provisions relating to Part A amendments; Sec. 401, all provisions relating to Federal Pell Grants; Sec. 402, all provisions relating to federal TRIO programs; Sec. 403, all provisions relating to GEARUP amendments; Sec. 404, all provisions relating to academic achievement incentive scholarships; Sec. 405, all provisions relating to federal supplemental education opportunity grants; Sec. 406, all provisions relating to grants for access and persistence; Sec. 415E, all provisions relating to grants for access and persistence; Part C, all provisions relating to college work/study; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to reauthorization; Part D, all provisions relating to Federal Direct Student Loans; Sec. 451, all provisions relating to reauthorization; Part E, all provisions relating to Perkins Loans; Sec. 461, all provisions relating to extension of authority; Subpart 5, Sec. 723, all provisions relating to grants to academic departments and programs at eligible institutions; Sec. 707, all provisions relating to urban-serving research universities; Part C, all provisions relating to urban-serving research universities; Sec. 751, all provisions relating to purpose; program authorized, Sec. 752, all provisions relating to application for urban-serving research university grants; Sec. 755, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Sec. 710, all provisions relating to nursing education; Part F, all provisions relating to nursing education; Sec. 776, all provisions relating to additional capacity for R.N. students or graduate-level nursing students; Part I, all provisions relating to student safety and campus emergency management; Sec. 861, all provisions relating to student safety and campus emergency management; Sec. 862, all provisions relating to model emergency response policies, procedures, and practices; Sec. 863, all provisions relating to preparation for future disasters plan by the Secretary; Part J, all provisions relating to rural development grants for rural colleges and universities; Sec. 874, all provisions relating to economic development partnerships; Sec. 876, all provisions relating to allocation of appropriations.
H.R. 4986 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Title II, all provisions relating to Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to amount for defense science and technology.
S. 7 - College Opportunity Act of 2007, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to legislation to amend Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and other laws and provisions to make college more affordable through increased Federal Pell Grants and providing more favorable student loans and other benefits.
S. 901 - Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007, Sec. 4, all provisions relating to reauthorization of rural health care programs.
S. 991 - Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to establishment and management of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation; Sec. 6, all provisions relating to establishment and operation of program; Sec. 10, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations.
S. 2205 - DREAM Act of 2007, Sec. 10, all provisions relating to higher education assistance.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Education - Dept of, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Energy - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to right of the first inventor to file; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to conditions for patentability; novelty; Sec. 103, all provisions relating to conditions for patentability; nonobvious subject matter; Sec. 6, all provisions relating to post-grant procedures and other quality enhancements; Chapter 32, all provisions relating to post-grant review procedures; Sec. 321, all provisions relating to petition for post-grant review; Sec. 323, all provisions relating to
requirements of petition.
H.R. 4279 - Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to enhancements to civil intellectual property laws; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to registration of claim; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to registration and infringement actions.
S. 1145 - Patent Reform Act of 2007, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to right of the first investor to file; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to conditions of patentability; novelty; Sec. 103, all provisions relating to conditions for patentability; nonobvious subject matter; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to inventor's oath or declaration; Sec. 115, all provisions relating to inventor's oath or declaration; Sec. 118, all provisions relating to filing by other than inventor.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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. 1585 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Title II, all provisions relating to research, development, test, and evaluation; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to amount for defense science and technology.
H.R. 4986 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Title II, all provisions relating to Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to amount for defense science and technology.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 890 - Student Loan Sunshine Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to institution and lender reporting and disclosure requirements; Part E, all provisions relating to lender and institution requirements relating to educational loans; Sec. 155, all provisions relating to integrity provisions; Sec. 156, all provisions relating to compliance and enforcement; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to notice of availability of funds from federal sources; Sec. 5, all provisions relating to improved information concerning the federal student
financial aid website.
H.R. 1469 - Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to establishment and management of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation; Sec. 6, all provisions relating to establishment and operation of program.
H.R. 1593 - Second Chance Act of 2007, Sec. 101, all provisions relating to reauthorization of adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects.
H.R. 1994 - Financial Aid Accountability and Transparency Act of 2007, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Part E, all provisions relating to institutional requirements related to student loans; Sec. 152, all provisions relating to recommended lenders; Sec. 153, all provisions relating to disclosures; Sec. 154, all provisions relating to Code of Conduct.
H.R. 2398 - CREATE-21 Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to establishment of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to funding; Title III, all provisions relating to extensions; Sec. 301, all provisions relating to grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education; Sec. 303, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 304, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 305, all provisions relating to Pilot Research Program to Combine Medical and Agricultural Research; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to Nutrition Education Program; Sec. 307, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 308, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 310, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers, Sec. 311, all provisions relating to matching funds requirement for research and extension activities of 1890 institutions, Sec. 313, all provisions relating to competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs; Sec. 314, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 315, all provisions relating to University research; Sec. 316, all provisions relating to Extension service; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 331, all provisions relating to National Genetics Resources Program; Sec. 332, all provisions relating to high-priority research and extension initiatives; Sec. 333, all provisions relating to nutrient management research and extension initiative; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 341, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 343, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 345, all provisions relating to Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program; Subtitle D, Other Laws, Sec. 373, all provisions relating to Agricultural Experiment Station Research Facilities Act, Sec. 374, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985; Sec. 375, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, Facilities Research Grant Act (National Research Initiative); Subtitle E, all provisions relating to rural development; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Subtitle G, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 472, all provisions relating to bioenergy development grants; Sec. 473, all provisions relating to biodiesel fuel education and development grants; Sec. 476, all provisions relating to biomass research and development.
H.R. 2881 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to authorizations; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development; Title IX, all provisions relating to federal aviation research and development; Sec. 904, all provisions relating to Research Program on Runways; Sec. 906, all provisions relating to centers of excellence; Sec. 907, all provisions relating to Airport Cooperative Research Program; Sec. 909, all provisions relating to research grants program involving undergraduate students; Sec. 910, all provisions relating to research program on space weather and aviation; Sec. 911, all provisions relating to Aviation Gas Research and Development Program.
H.R. 3746 - College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007, Part E, all provisions relating to lender and institution requirements relating to educational loans; Sec. 152, all provisions relating to requirements for lenders and institutions participating in educational loan arrangements; Sec. 153, all provisions relating to interest rate report for institutions and lenders participating in educational loan arrangements; Title IV, all provisions relating to student assistance; Part A, all provisions relating to grants for students; Sec. 401, all provisions relating to Pell Grants; Sec. 402, all provisions relating to TRIO programs; Sec. 403, all provisions relating to TRIO reform; Sec. 404, all provisions relating to GEARUP; Sec. 405, all provisions relating to Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants; Sec. 406, all provisions relating to LEAP; Part C, all provisions relating to federal work-study programs; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Part D, all provisions relating to Federal Direct Loan Program; Sec. 451, all provisions relating to income contingent repayment; Part E, all provisions relating to Federal Perkins Loan Program; Part F, all provisions relating to need analysis, Sec. 471, all provisions relating to significantly simplifying the student aid application process; Sec. 472, all provisions relating to discretion of student financial aid administrators; Part G, all provisions relating to general provisions relating to student financial assistance; Sec. 481, all provisions relating to expanding information dissemination regarding eligibility for Pell Grants; Sec. 482, all provisions relating to student eligibility; Sec. 484, all provisions relating to institutional and financial assistance information for students; Sec. 485, all provisions relating to Distance Education Demonstration Program; Sec. 486, all provisions relating to College Affordability Demonstration Program; Sec. 489, all provisions relating to Pell Grant eligibility provision; Title VII, all provisions relating to Title VII amendments; Sec. 701, all provisions relating to Javits Fellowship Program; Sec. 702, all provisions relating to graduate assistance in areas of national need; Sec. 703, all provisions relating to Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program; Sec. 704, all provisions relating to fund for the improvement of postsecondary education; Sec. 705, all provisions relating to urban community service; Sec. 706, all provisions relating to demonstration projects to ensure students with disabilities receive a quality higher education; Part B, all provisions relating to additional education laws; Sec. 926, all provisions relating to study of education-related indebtedness of medical school graduates; Sec. 927, all provisions relating to increase in college textbook prices; Sec. 929, all provisions relating to study of campus-based program allocation of funds.
H.R. 3927 - Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2007, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to extension of programs.
H.R. 4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008, Title I, Sec. 132, all provisions relating to state commitment to affordable college education; Sec. 109, all provisions relating to transparency in college tuition for consumers; Sec. 133, all provisions relating to transparency in college tuition for consumers; Sec. 110, all provisions relating to textbook information; Sec. 134, all provisions relating to textbook information; Sec. 113, all provisions relating to endowment reporting; Sec. 173, all provisions relating to endowment reporting; Sec. 114, all provisions relating to state higher education information system pilot program; Sec. 138, all provisions relating to state higher education information system pilot program; Sec. 115, all provisions relating to institution and lender reporting and disclosure requirements; Sec. 152, all provisions relating to requirements for lenders and institutions participating in preferred lender arrangements; Title IV, all provisions relating to Title IV amendments; Part A, all provisions relating to Part A amendments; Sec. 401, all provisions relating to Federal Pell Grants; Sec. 402, all provisions relating to federal TRIO programs; Sec. 403, all provisions relating to GEARUP amendments; Sec. 404, all provisions relating to academic achievement incentive scholarships; Sec. 405, all provisions relating to federal supplemental education opportunity grants; Sec. 406, all provisions relating to grants for access and persistence; Sec. 415E, all provisions relating to grants for access and persistence; Part C, all provisions relating to college work/study; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to reauthorization; Part D, all provisions relating to Federal Direct Student Loans; Sec. 451, all provisions relating to reauthorization; Part E, all provisions relating to Perkins Loans; Sec. 461, all provisions relating to extension of authority; Subpart 5, Sec. 723, all provisions relating to grants to academic departments and programs at eligible institutions; Sec. 707, all provisions relating to urban-serving research universities; Part C, all provisions relating to urban-serving research universities; Sec. 751, all provisions relating to purpose; program authorized, Sec. 752, all provisions relating to application for urban-serving research university grants; Sec. 755, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Sec. 710, all provisions relating to nursing education; Part F, all provisions relating to nursing education; Sec. 776, all provisions relating to additional capacity for R.N. students or graduate-level nursing students; Part I, all provisions relating to student safety and campus emergency management; Sec. 861, all provisions relating to student safety and campus emergency management; Sec. 862, all provisions relating to model emergency response policies, procedures, and practices; Sec. 863, all provisions relating to preparation for future disasters plan by the Secretary; Part J, all provisions relating to rural development grants for rural colleges and universities; Sec. 874, all provisions relating to economic development partnerships; Sec. 876, all provisions relating to allocation of appropriations.
S. 7 - College Opportunity Act of 2007, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to legislation to amend Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and other laws and provisions to make college more affordable through increased Federal Pell Grants and providing more favorable student loans and other benefits.
S. 991 - Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to establishment and management of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation; Sec. 6, all provisions relating to establishment and operation of program; Sec. 10, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations.
S. 2205 - DREAM Act of 2007, Sec. 10, all provisions relating to higher education assistance.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Education - Dept of, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), State - Dept of (DOS)
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15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 85 - Energy Technology Transfer Act, Sec. 917, (a), all provisions relating to Grants, Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers.
H.R. 2398 - CREATE-21 Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to establishment of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to funding; Title III, all provisions relating to extensions; Sec. 301, all provisions relating to grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education; Sec. 303, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 304, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 305, all provisions relating to Pilot Research Program to Combine Medical and Agricultural Research; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to Nutrition Education Program; Sec. 307, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 308, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 310, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers, Sec. 311, all provisions relating to matching funds requirement for research and extension activities of 1890 institutions, Sec. 313, all provisions relating to competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs; Sec. 314, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 315, all provisions relating to University research; Sec. 316, all provisions relating to Extension service; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 331, all provisions relating to National Genetics Resources Program; Sec. 332, all provisions relating to high-priority research and extension initiatives; Sec. 333, all provisions relating to nutrient management research and extension initiative; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 341, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 343, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 345, all provisions relating to Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program; Subtitle D, Other Laws, Sec. 373, all provisions relating to Agricultural Experiment Station Research Facilities Act, Sec. 374, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985; Sec. 375, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, Facilities Research Grant Act (National Research Initiative); Subtitle E, all provisions relating to rural development; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Subtitle G, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 472, all provisions relating to bioenergy development grants; Sec. 473, all provisions relating to biodiesel fuel education and development grants; Sec. 476, all provisions relating to biomass research and development.
H.R. 2419 - Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Title VII, all provisions relating to research and related matters; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977; Sec. 7002, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board; Sec. 7009, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 7010, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 7013, all provisions relating to purposes and findings relating to animal health and disease research; Sec. 7014, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 7015, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 7016, all provisions relating to animal health and disease research program; Sec. 7021, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers; Sec. 7028, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 7029, all provisions relating to university research; Sec. 7030, all provisions relating to extension service; Sec. 7031, all provisions relating to indirect cost recovery; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 7101, all provisions relating to National Genetic Resources Program; Sec. 7105, all provisions relating to Agricultural Telecommunications Program; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 7202, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 7204, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 7211, all provisions relating to specialty crop research initiative; Sec. 412, all provisions relating to specialty crop research initiative; Subtitle D, all provisions relating to other laws; Sec. 7303, all provisions relating to Smith-Lever Act; Sec. 7304, all provisions relating to Hatch Act of 1887; Sec. 7305, all provisions relating to Research Facilities Act; Sec. 7307, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act; Subtitle E, all provisions relating to National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 7401, all provisions relating to National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 7402, all provisions relating to coordination of Agricultural Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Sec. 309, all provisions relating to coordination of Agricultural Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Title IX, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 9008, all provisions relating to Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000; Sec. 9022, all provisions relating to research and development of renewable energy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2398 - CREATE-21 Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to establishment of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to funding; Title III, all provisions relating to extensions; Sec. 301, all provisions relating to grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education; Sec. 303, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 304, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition
Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 305, all provisions relating to Pilot Research Program to Combine Medical and Agricultural Research; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to Nutrition Education Program; Sec. 307, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 308, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 310, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers, Sec. 311, all provisions relating to matching funds requirement for research and extension activities of 1890 institutions, Sec. 313, all provisions relating to competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs; Sec. 314, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 315, all provisions relating to University research; Sec. 316, all provisions relating to Extension service; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 331, all provisions relating to National Genetics Resources Program; Sec. 332, all provisions relating to high-priority research and extension initiatives; Sec. 333, all provisions relating to nutrient management research and extension initiative; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 341, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 343, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 345, all provisions relating to Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program; Subtitle D, Other Laws, Sec. 373, all provisions relating to Agricultural Experiment Station Research Facilities Act, Sec. 374, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985; Sec. 375, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, Facilities Research Grant Act (National Research Initiative); Subtitle E, all provisions relating to rural development; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Subtitle G, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 472, all provisions relating to bioenergy development grants; Sec. 473, all provisions relating to biodiesel fuel education and development grants; Sec. 476, all provisions relating to biomass research and development.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1232 - Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act, Sec. 2 (a), all provisions relating to Competitive Grants Program; (b) (A), all provisions relating to eligible entities, a public or other nonprofit school of veterinary medicine accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Department of Education.
H.R. 3963 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, Sec. 101, all provisions relating to extension of CHIP; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to CHIP performance bonus payment to offset additional enrollment costs resulting from enrollment and retention efforts; Sec. 115, all provisions relating to state authority under Medicaid; Sec. 302, all provisions relating to outreach, education, and enrollment assistance; Sec. 401, all provisions relating to child health quality improvement activities for children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP.
S. 901 - Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007, Sec. 4, all provisions relating to reauthorization of rural health care programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008, Title I, Sec. 132, all provisions relating to state commitment to affordable college education; Sec. 109, all provisions relating to transparency in college tuition for consumers; Sec. 133, all provisions relating to transparency in college tuition for consumers; Sec. 110, all provisions relating to textbook information; Sec. 134, all provisions relating to textbook information; Sec. 113, all provisions relating to endowment reporting;
Sec. 173, all provisions relating to endowment reporting; Sec. 114, all provisions relating to state higher education information system pilot program; Sec. 138, all provisions relating to state higher education information system pilot program; Sec. 115, all provisions relating to institution and lender reporting and disclosure requirements; Sec. 152, all provisions relating to requirements for lenders and institutions participating in preferred lender arrangements; Title IV, all provisions relating to Title IV amendments; Part A, all provisions relating to Part A amendments; Sec. 401, all provisions relating to Federal Pell Grants; Sec. 402, all provisions relating to federal TRIO programs; Sec. 403, all provisions relating to GEARUP amendments; Sec. 404, all provisions relating to academic achievement incentive scholarships; Sec. 405, all provisions relating to federal supplemental education opportunity grants; Sec. 406, all provisions relating to grants for access and persistence; Sec. 415E, all provisions relating to grants for access and persistence; Part C, all provisions relating to college work/study; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to reauthorization; Part D, all provisions relating to Federal Direct Student Loans; Sec. 451, all provisions relating to reauthorization; Part E, all provisions relating to Perkins Loans; Sec. 461, all provisions relating to extension of authority; Subpart 5, Sec. 723, all provisions relating to grants to academic departments and programs at eligible institutions; Sec. 707, all provisions relating to urban-serving research universities; Part C, all provisions relating to urban-serving research universities; Sec. 751, all provisions relating to purpose; program authorized, Sec. 752, all provisions relating to application for urban-serving research university grants; Sec. 755, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Sec. 710, all provisions relating to nursing education; Part F, all provisions relating to nursing education; Sec. 776, all provisions relating to additional capacity for R.N. students or graduate-level nursing students; Part I, all provisions relating to student safety and campus emergency management; Sec. 861, all provisions relating to student safety and campus emergency management; Sec. 862, all provisions relating to model emergency response policies, procedures, and practices; Sec. 863, all provisions relating to preparation for future disasters plan by the Secretary; Part J, all provisions relating to rural development grants for rural colleges and universities; Sec. 874, all provisions relating to economic development partnerships; Sec. 876, all provisions relating to allocation of appropriations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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15. General issue area code LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1593 - Second Chance Act of 2007, Sec. 101, all provisions relating to reauthorization of adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects.
H.R. 1700 - COPS Improvements Act of 2007, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to COPS grant improvements; (a), all provisions relating to grant authorization; Sec. 1703, all provisions relating to renewal of grants.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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15. General issue area code MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4054 - Prevention Through Affordable Access Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to restoring and protecting access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics; (a), all provisions relating to restoring normal pricing.
S. 2347 - Prevention Through Affordable Access Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to restoring and protecting access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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15. General issue area code MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3533 - The Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to extension of moratorium on implementation of rule relating to the federal-state financial partnership under Medicaid and Schip and on finalization of a rule relating to the treatment of graduate medical education under Medicaid; (a), all provisions relating to findings; (A), all provisions relating to imposing a cost limit on payments made under such programs to governmentally operated providers; (B), all provisions
relating to the permissible sources of the non-Federal shares required under such programs and the types of entities permitted to contribute to such shares; (C), all provisions relating to imposing new requirements on participating providers and States under such programs.
H.R. 3963 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, Sec. 101, all provisions relating to extension of CHIP; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to CHIP performance bonus payment to offset additional enrollment costs resulting from enrollment and retention efforts; Sec. 115, all provisions relating to state authority under Medicaid; Sec. 302, all provisions relating to outreach, education, and enrollment assistance; Sec. 401, all provisions relating to child health quality improvement activities for children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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15. General issue area code PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4054 - Prevention Through Affordable Access Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to restoring and protecting access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics; (a), all provisions relating to restoring normal pricing.
S. 2347 - Prevention Through Affordable Access Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to restoring and protecting access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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15. General issue area code SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 85 - Energy Technology Transfer Act, Sec. 917, (a), all provisions relating to Grants, Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers.
H.R. 1232 - Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act, Sec. 2 (a), all provisions relating to Competitive Grants Program; (b) (A), all provisions relating to eligible entities, a public or other nonprofit school of veterinary medicine accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Department of Education.
H.R. 1585 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Title II, all provisions relating to research, development, test, and evaluation; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to amount for defense science and technology.
H.R. 2398 - CREATE-21 Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to establishment of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to funding; Title III, all provisions relating to extensions; Sec. 301, all provisions relating to grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education; Sec. 303, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 304, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 305, all provisions relating to Pilot Research Program to Combine Medical and Agricultural Research; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to Nutrition Education Program; Sec. 307, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 308, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 310, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers, Sec. 311, all provisions relating to matching funds requirement for research and extension activities of 1890 institutions, Sec. 313, all provisions relating to competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs; Sec. 314, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 315, all provisions relating to University research; Sec. 316, all provisions relating to Extension service; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 331, all provisions relating to National Genetics Resources Program; Sec. 332, all provisions relating to high-priority research and extension initiatives; Sec. 333, all provisions relating to nutrient management research and extension initiative; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 341, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 343, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 345, all provisions relating to Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program; Subtitle D, Other Laws, Sec. 373, all provisions relating to Agricultural Experiment Station Research Facilities Act, Sec. 374, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985; Sec. 375, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, Facilities Research Grant Act (National Research Initiative); Subtitle E, all provisions relating to rural development; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Subtitle G, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 472, all provisions relating to bioenergy development grants; Sec. 473, all provisions relating to biodiesel fuel education and development grants; Sec. 476, all provisions relating to biomass research and development.
H.R. 2881 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to authorizations; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development; Title IX, all provisions relating to federal aviation research and development; Sec. 904, all provisions relating to Research Program on Runways; Sec. 906, all provisions relating to centers of excellence; Sec. 907, all provisions relating to Airport Cooperative Research Program; Sec. 909, all provisions relating to research grants program involving undergraduate students; Sec. 910, all provisions relating to research program on space weather and aviation; Sec. 911, all provisions relating to Aviation Gas Research and Development Program.
H.R. 4986 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Title II, all provisions relating to Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to amount for defense science and technology.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
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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.
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H.R. 2398 - CREATE-21 Act of 2007, Title I, all provisions relating to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to establishment of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; Sec. 104, all provisions relating to funding; Title III, all provisions relating to extensions; Sec. 301, all provisions relating to grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education; Sec. 303, all provisions relating to policy research centers; Sec. 304, all provisions relating to Human Nutrition
Intervention and Health Promotion Research Program; Sec. 305, all provisions relating to Pilot Research Program to Combine Medical and Agricultural Research; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to Nutrition Education Program; Sec. 307, all provisions relating to continuing animal health and disease research programs; Sec. 308, all provisions relating to appropriations for research on national or regional problems; Sec. 310, all provisions relating to national research and training virtual centers, Sec. 311, all provisions relating to matching funds requirement for research and extension activities of 1890 institutions, Sec. 313, all provisions relating to competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs; Sec. 314, all provisions relating to research equipment grants; Sec. 315, all provisions relating to University research; Sec. 316, all provisions relating to Extension service; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Sec. 331, all provisions relating to National Genetics Resources Program; Sec. 332, all provisions relating to high-priority research and extension initiatives; Sec. 333, all provisions relating to nutrient management research and extension initiative; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; Sec. 341, all provisions relating to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research; Sec. 343, all provisions relating to biobased products; Sec. 345, all provisions relating to Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program; Subtitle D, Other Laws, Sec. 373, all provisions relating to Agricultural Experiment Station Research Facilities Act, Sec. 374, all provisions relating to National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985; Sec. 375, all provisions relating to Competitive, Special, Facilities Research Grant Act (National Research Initiative); Subtitle E, all provisions relating to rural development; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Sec. 441, all provisions relating to authorization of rural development research under the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems; Subtitle G, all provisions relating to energy; Sec. 472, all provisions relating to bioenergy development grants; Sec. 473, all provisions relating to biodiesel fuel education and development grants; Sec. 476, all provisions relating to biomass research and development.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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