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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 | 2019 |
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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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: James Nathan Green |
Date | 10/17/2019 4:09:56 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
Issues related to FY 20 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. 3055/S. 2584, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education/Space Grant)
H.R. 2968/S. 2474, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA
H.R. 2960/S. 2470, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making
H.R. 3052/S. 2580 - the FY 20 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
H.R. 2740/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); the National Institutes of Health; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); and Title VIII nursing workforce programs
H.R 3877, the Bipartisan Budget Act - provisions related to the FY 20 and FY 21 defense and non-defense discretionary spending caps
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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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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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
General issues related to draft legislation that would change Sec. 101 of the Patent Act related to patent subject matter eligibility
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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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. 2968/S. 2474, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA
H.R. 2500/S. 1790 the FY 20 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 20 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to national security and science research including modifications to Sec. 1286, which provides training and other support to universities to protect researchers from undue foreign influence; other provisions or potential language related to science and national security
General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA
General issues related to the FY 20 defense discretionary spending caps and the impact of budget cuts on defense research
General issues related to national security and science issues
General issues related to Army Futures Command research priorities
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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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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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. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. 3052/S. 2580 - the FY 20 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
H.R. 3334, the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act - provisions that would allow Pell-eligible graduate students to use unused Pell eligibility in graduate school
H.R. 2562, the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VI international education programs
H.R. 728/S. 1399, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs
General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including provisions around consumer information, College Scorecard, and program level data; provisions related to regulatory reform
General issues around college costs, federal student aid, simplifying the FAFSA, loan repayment, low-income student access, affordability, and completion
General issues around low income student access to higher education
General issues around campus safety and sexual misconduct
General issues related to the Dept. of Educations Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting requirements
General issues around the Dept. of Educations Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts related to the negotiated rulemaking session on accreditation and innovation, including state authorization of distance education programs
General issues related to state authorization/distance education with respect to students from CA enrolled in online programs at public or private non-profit institutions
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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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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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. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. 728/S. 1399, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs
S. 2406, the Rural America Health Corps Act - provisions related to a demonstration project to support rural healthcare providers, including APRNs, in rural communities
General issues around MAT prescribing authority for Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives
General issues around VA scope of practice regulation for APRNs
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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Associate V/C, 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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 - provisions that eliminate per-country quotas for all employment-based immigrant visa petitions
General issues around legal high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including potential changes to H-1B visas (including processing times), H-4 work authorization, and OPT
General issues around DHS/USCIS regulatory changes that would impact international students, scholars, and university employees
General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers
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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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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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. 2740/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health
General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 20
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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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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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
General issues around MedPac June 2019 report recommendation to eliminate incident to billing
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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Associate V/C, 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, and IES in FY 20
H.R. 3055/S. 2584, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education/Space Grant)
H.R. 2968/S. 2474, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA
H.R. 2960/S. 2470, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making
H.R. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH
H.R. 2500/S. 1790 the FY 20 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 20 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to national security and science research including modifications to Sec. 1286, which provides training and other support to universities to protect researchers from undue foreign influence; other provisions or potential language related to science and national security
H.R. 36, the Combatting Sexual Harassment in Science Act - provisions related to the definition of grant personnel and sexual harassment; harmonizing the policies and guidelines across federal science agencies; the trigger/threshold for reporting sexual harassment to federal funding agencies; and confidentiality around such information
H.R. 3915, the ARPA-E Reauthorization and Reform Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of ARPA-E
General issues related to the FY 20 defense and non-defense discretionary spending caps and the impact of budget cuts to science and engineering research
General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage
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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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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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
P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income (Sec. 4968); changes to UBIT (Sec. 512 (a)(6)); and changes to fringe policies (Sec. 512 (a)(7))
H.R. 4438, the Don't Tax Higher Ed Act - provisions related to repealing IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax
General issues related to potential technical corrections tax legislation that may include provisions that impact universities, particularly related to the net investment income excise tax, the parking tax, and the kiddie tax
General issues related to the NPRM for IRC Sec. 4968 including definition of student, definition of tuition paying student, reasonable cash basis, assets to be included in the threshold calculation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of
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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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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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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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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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?
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