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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 230 Strong Hall |
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City | Lawrence, KS |
State | KS |
Zip Code | 66045 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 321373-12
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6. House ID# 395780000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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 | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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: Keith Yehle, Director of Federal Relations |
Date | 10/19/2009 |
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
Brief senior civilian federal employees at Combined Arms Command, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas about breadth of KU expertise; inquire about disbursement of Army funds for joint KU-Army project, brief Members and congressional staff on KU and DoD education and research partnership, participate in public private partnership involving Dod Research facility; seek support for continued funding of Army education program.
H.R. 3326 - Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; Title IV Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation, Defense-wide; seek funding for Quantum Computing Research project.
Made contact with Kansas military bases regarding KU Football season and special offers for uniformed DoD service members.
Provide academic white paper on university education/research partnership to help DoD education program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Army - Dept of (Other) ,
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 |
Keith |
Yehle |
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U.S. Senate Legislative Director |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1873 - Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 - Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a specified federal research public access policy that is consistent with and advances the purposes of the agency. Conducted fact checking regarding Education Department administrative reports on financial aid programs. Hosted ED regional office for briefing on KU Education programs.
Sought assistance in securing meeting with the White House for the KU students who won the 2009 National Debate Tournament.
Sought assistance in White House tour for small group of KU graduate students
Arranged speakers for KU graduate student group visited Washington, D.C.
Conducted outreach meetings with Dole Institute
Discussed KU Special Ed program and No Child Left Behind
Briefing on KU NSF Planning Grant for Math and Science partnership program
Communication regarding KU Athletics contribution of $40 million to KU for education
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Keith |
Yehle |
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U.S. Senate Leg. Director |
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
Outreach and information briefings on status of University of Kansas Cancer Center application for National Cancer Center designation. Plan and discuss federal support for future cancer research equipment, briefing on KU drug discovery/development national ranking and new programs.Seek research partnership with National Insitutes of Health. Provide briefing on new School of Pharmacy building and KU Pharmacy program
Contact HHS Sec. office on behalf of a Higher Ed Assn. regarding speaking invitation
Discuss National Institute for Pharmaceutical Training and Education; and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Discuss KU School of Pharmacy research program, Institute for Advanced Medical Innovation, and spin out company potential emanting from KU.
Arrange for letter to be read at a KU drug discovery press conference
S. 1679, Affordable Health Care Act; TITLE VI--IMPROVING ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE MEDICAL THERAPIES
Subtitle A--Biologics Price Competition and Innovation; communicated support for Enzi-Hagan Amendment.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Selective Service System
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 |
Keith |
Yehle |
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U.S. Senate Leg. Director |
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3288 - Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010; Title I Federal Aviation Administration Facilities and Equipment regarding Engine Test Cell Upgrade.
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 |
Keith |
Yehle |
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U.S. Senate Leg. Director |
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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Discuss implementation of Post 9/11 GI Bill
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 |
Keith |
Yehle |
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U.S. Senate Leg. Director |
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
Provide briefing on KU research priorities regarding Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets and drug discovery; host press conference on NSF EPSCoR grant; discuss KU role in local business incubator. Invite covered officials to groundbreaking of local business incubator
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
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 |
Keith |
Yehle |
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U.S. Senate Leg. Director |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.3183 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, Title III Department of Energy, Office of Science, regarding funding for Energy Innovation Hubs
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 |
Keith |
Yehle |
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U.S. Senate Leg. Director |
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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Invite covered officials to the 2009 Kansas Economic Policy Conference
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 |
Keith |
Yehle |
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U.S. Senate Leg. Director |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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