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LOBBYING REPORT

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

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

2. Address

Address1
1800 Grant Street
 Address2
​Suite 800
City
DENVER
 State
CO
 Zip Code
80203
 Country
USA

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

City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Todd Saliman
​3038316192
​todd.saliman@cu.edu
5. Senate ID#
​39371-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
6. House ID#
​334500000
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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​101,937.27
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

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

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

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Todd Saliman
 Date
4/20/2021 7:30:04 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

Expressed support for COVID relief for students and higher education institutions, federally-funded researchers and states impacted by the pandemic
Expressed support for increased funding for Title VI international education programs
Expressed support for increased funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
Expressed support for increased funding the National Archives and Records Administration
Expressed support for increased funding for quantum information science and technology research
Expressed support for increased funding federal financial aid programs, including Pell, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, TRIO and Federal Work Study
Expressed support for increased funding for the Department of Educations Institute of Education Sciences
Expressed support for increased funding for federal research programs at NIST, NSF, DoD and DOE
Expressed support for space research at DoD
Expressed support for increased funding for climate programs at USGS
Expressed support for increased funding for federal wildfire research programs
Expressed support for increased funding for NASA and the Space Grant Consortium
Expressed support for increased funding NOAAs Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and climate laboratories
Expressed support for NISTs competitive Construction Grant Program
Expressed support for a NOAA-led National Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility
Expressed support for increased funding for biomedical and health research at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the VA Office of Research
Expressed support for increased funding for the Health Resources and Services Administrations Title VII and Title VIII health workforce programs
Expressed support for the CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Expressed support for additional funding for Area Health Education Centers
Expressed support for additional funding for the National Health Service Corp
Expressed support for funding trauma preparedness grants at the Department of Health and Human Services
Requested community project funding for the CU Anschutz Medical Campus for pipeline programs supporting rural health

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

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

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

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Kent
Springfield
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Jack
Waldorf
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Heather
Bene
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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

15. General issue area code HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Expressed support for the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act (S.4421)
Discussed Health Administration Research Consortiums Health Systems Climate Survey
Discussed availability and access issues related to COVID-19 vaccines
Discussed the health impacts of climate change, and the approaches to supporting clinical providers in creating climate resilience
Expressed support for additional relief from sequestrations cut to Medicare during the pandemic (HR 1868)

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)

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
Kent
Springfield
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Jack
Waldorf
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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

15. General issue area code SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Expressed support for the Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (S.4286) (H.R. 5613)
Expressed support for federal wildfire science research and coordination
Expressed support for the Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act (H.R. 8044)

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

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

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

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

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

15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Discussed concerns about imposing limits to degree completion for international students
Discussed visa processing issues for international students

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
Heather
Bene
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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

15. General issue area code VET

16. Specific lobbying issues

Discussed clinical care for veterans with traumatic brain injury
Expressed concerns about VA Community Care program payments for COVID-19 testing

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

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
Kent
Springfield
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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

20. Client new address

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

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

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

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

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

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

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

1 2 3

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

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

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

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

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

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)