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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 97 BASCOM HALL |
Address2 | 500 LINCOLN DRIVE |
City | MADISON |
State | WI |
Zip Code | 53706 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 39564-12
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6. House ID# 301550000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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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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: Darrell Bazzell, Vice Chancellor for Administration |
Date | 04/17/2012 |
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
House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Patent Reform Act Implementation prior use rights provisions.
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 |
Rhonda |
Norsetter |
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Senior Special Assistant to the Chancellor |
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. 2117 - To repeal Department of Education program integrity regulations and guidelines concerning state authorization and credit hours.
S. 1297- To repeal Department of Education program integrity regulations and guidelines concerning state authorization and credit hours.
H.R. 1842-DREAM Act, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011, ends federal penalty for states that allow undocumented students to pay in-state college rates
S. 952- DREAM Act, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011, ends federal penalty for states that allow undocumented students to pay in-state college rates
DOD Memorandum of Understanding regarding its tuition assistance program
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 |
Rhonda |
Norsetter |
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Senior Special Assistant to the Chancellor |
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
H.R. 3699 Research Works Act - restricting public access to scientific articles arising from federally funded research.
S. 2096 Federal Research Public Access Act requiring federal agencies to provide free public access to articles reporting on research they have funded.
H.R. 4004 - Research Public Access Act requiring federal agencies to provide free public access to articles reporting on research they have funded.
H.R. 2146 DATA Act, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, additional reporting requirements for federally funded research.
S. 1222 - DATA Act, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, additional reporting requirements for federally funded research.
HR 3433 GRANT Act, requiring agencies to post grant applications on-line
H.R. 1513-Great Ape Protection and Cost Saving Act, bans all research using chimpanzees
S. 810-Great Ape Protection and Cost Saving Act, bans all research using chimpanzees
Farm Bill Reauthorization
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 |
Rhonda |
Norsetter |
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Senior Special Assistant to the Chancellor |
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
American Opportunity Tax Credit
IRA Charitable Rollover, tuition tax deduction, R&D tax credit extensions
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 |
Rhonda |
Norsetter |
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Senior Special Assistant to the Chancellor |
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
Title VII and workforce related issues
CMS proposed regulations related to Accountable Care Organizations
FDA Regulations related to medication shortages
Graduate Medical Education funding and workforce issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
Rhonda |
Norsetter |
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Senior Special Assistant to the Chancellor |
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.Con.Res.112 - FY13 House Budget Resolution
FY13 Appropriations Bills:
Agriculture
Commerce/Justice/Science
Defense
Energy & Water
Financial Services
Homeland Security
Interior & Environment
Labor/HHS/Education
Legislative Branch
Military/Veterans
State/Foreign Operations
Transportation/HUD
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) & National Endowment for the
Arts (NEA)
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Data Protection and Privacy
Deep Underground Science and Engineering Lab
Export controls, Export Administration Act (EAA), Export Administration Regulations (EAR) Arms
Export Control Act (AECA), International Traffic in Armaments Regulations (ITAR) and other
Federal Government Restrictions on Unclassified University Research
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Cost Reimbursement
Fulbright and other Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs
Funds for Construction and Renovation of Research Facilities
Fusion Energy Sciences
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Higher Education Opportunity Act: Title IV, Student Assistance
Higher Education Opportunity Act: Title IV, TRIO Programs
Higher Education Opportunity Act: Title VI, and Fulbright-Hays 102(b)(6)
Immigration Legislation and Regulations
Intellectual Property and Copyright Protection in the Digital Age
Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Initiative
Nanotechnology and Materials
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Science Foundation Education and Human Resources Directorate
Net Neutrality, Network Freedom, and the Free Flow of Information
NIH/NCRR Primate Center Research for Human Health
Research with Animal Subjects
State Sovereign Immunity and Intellectual Property
Stem Cell Research
Supplementation Policies on Training Grants, Fellowships, and USDA Hatch Funds Supporting Graduate Students
Tax Issues Affecting Colleges and Universities
Universal Access to Advanced Data Networks
Combating Autism Reauthorization Act
Comprehensive Centers Program
Free Electron Laser Research
Health Workforce Shortages
High Energy Physics
IceCube: A Kilometer Scale Neutrino Observatory
Institute of Education Sciences
Institute for Research on Poverty
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (MRDDRC) by the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Medicare: Reimbursement and Regulatory Reform
Graduate Medical Education and Teaching Hospitals
Graduate Nurse Education
Physician Reimbursement
Health Equity
National Childrens Study
National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR)
National Sea Grant College Program
Regional Integrated Science and Assessments Program
U.S. Geological Survey Regional Climate Change Response Centers
Womens Health
AHEC -Area Health Education Center Funding and Reauthorization
AHRQ -Agency for Health Care Research and Quality -Funding and Reauthorization
Bioengineering and Biomedical Imaging
Center for Infrastructure Engineering Education
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
Nurse Education Act Funding and Reauthorization
State Offices of Rural Health Program
State Water Resources Institute
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
VA Hospitals and Research Programs Support
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 |
Rhonda |
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Senior Special Assistant to the Chancellor |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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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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