Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
8/1/21
2. House Identification
 41732
 Senate Identification
 400774330

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
S-3 Group
Address
418 C St NE
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20002
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USA

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mrs. Jennifer Holmes
 Telephone
​2028195036
 E-mail
​holmes@s-3group.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government consulting firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Austal USA
Address
​100 M Street, SE
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​Washington
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​20003
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​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Global ship builder

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​John ​Scofield ​ ​Dep Press Sec, US Sen Mark Hatfield; Press Sec, Rep. Frank LoBiondo; Comms Dir, House Approps
​Martin ​Delgado ​ ​Staff Dir, House Ag Approps, MilCon/VA Approps; Prof Staff, House Ag Approps, Senate Interior Approps; Budget Analysis, USDA APHIS
​Olivia ​Kurtz (HOUSE ONLY) ​ ​Chief of Staff, Leg Director, Dep Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, US Sen Susan Collins; Dep Staff Dir, Sen Special Comm on Aging; Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, Leg Asst, Exec Asst, Rep Mike Castle
​Jennifer ​Miller ​ ​Staff Dir, House Defense Approps; Staff Dir, House Approps S&I; Dep Staff Dir, HPSCI; Prof Staff, House Approps, Defense Approps, House VA/HUD Approps, House CJS Approps, Leg Dir, Leg Asst, Leg Correspondent, Rep Hal Rogers
​Jose ​Ceballos ​ ​Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Confidential Assistant, Office of the Secretary, Business Liaison, Dept of Commerce

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues related to shipbuilding in Defense and Homeland Security Appropriations bills

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
Address Ownership
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​100 Clarence Beach Road
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​Austal Ltd.
​Henderson 6166
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. 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?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Jennifer Holmes
 Date
9/30/2021 2:18:59 PM