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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 | 405 Kirkland Hall |
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City | Nashville |
State | TN |
Zip Code | 37240 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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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: Crystal Laster |
Date | 7/21/2016 12:45:21 AM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to state regulation of air ambulance services
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Currie |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH
H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E
H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates
H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA
H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics
H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
General issues around Zika research and funding
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 9, the Innovation Act - provisions related to patent reform
S. 1137, the PATENT Act - provisions related to patent reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA
H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold
General issues related to the outlook for FY 17 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs
S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences
S. 590/H.R. 1310, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - general provisions around campus violence and campus sexual assault
H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including accreditation and state authorization
General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments
General issues around regulatory reform
General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities
General issues around the Dept. of Educations proposal related to open education resources
General issues around international education
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to HIPPA and NIH funding
H.R. xxxx/S. 3040, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs
H.R. 5001, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act - provisions related to EHR Meaningful Use stage 3
Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3
Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings
Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs
Issues related to state regulation of air ambulance services
General issues around precision medicine
Issues around HHS guidance on fee structure of medical record requests
General support for greater public health response on Zika
Issues related to liver redistricting at HRSA/UNOS
Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues around the Dept. of Labors NPRM related to overtime regulations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ
S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans package - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions
S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers
H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to NIH funding and efforts around conferencing the legislation
H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense medical research
General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule
Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH
General issues around support for nursing research
General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative
General issues around clinical trial design and Institutional Review Boards
General issues around Zika research and funding
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 - provisions related to SES adjustment for the hospital readmissions reduction program and off campus HOPD billing under OPPS
H.R. 4428, the Fair Hospital Payments Act of 2016 - provisions related to Medicare geographic wage index
Issues related to extension of the TennCare Medicaid 1115 waiver
Issues related to CMS audits of TennCare Medicaid DSH
H.R. 5001, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act - provisions related to EHR Meaningful Use stage 3
General issues around outlook for legislation related to hospitals
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME)
Issues related to CMS star ratings
Issues related to CMS Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model
Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3
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 |
Alex |
Currie |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues related to drug repurposing and compassionate use policies
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Alex |
Currie |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research
H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E
H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF.
H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA
H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ
H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold
S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions
H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels
S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations
H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels.
S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants
General issues around energy research
General issues around support for early career faculty
General issues around regulatory reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Alex |
Currie |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to IRS Form 1042-S as it relates to international students
General issues related to university endowments
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Gabriella |
Ra'anan |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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