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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1608 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, NW |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 39358-12
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6. House ID# 307040000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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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| 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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Method A.
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Gary Falle |
Date | 10/4/2018 11:32:02 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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Farm bill reauthorization issues; support for U.S. Department of Agriculture research programs
FY 2018 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture research programs
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 |
Kamala |
Lyon |
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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
President's FY 2018 Budget request; funding for research, health and education programs
FY 2017 and FY 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations; funding for U.S. Department of Commerce; National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration; and National Science Foundation (NSF) programs
FY 2017 and FY 2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); funding for the Centers for Disease Control's NIOSH Education and Research Centers and NIOSH Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Centers; funding for research programs; higher education programs; funding for year-round Pell Grant funding; funding for research and education programs
FY 2017 and FY 2018 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations; funding for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science; Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) program issues
P.L. 114-254, Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017
H.R. 244, P.L. 115-31, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017; funding for research and education programs
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 |
Marjorie |
Duske |
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Gary |
Falle |
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Carolyn |
Henrich |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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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
Commercialization issues
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 |
Kamala |
Lyon |
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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
President's FY 2018 Budget Request; extramural research, research facilities
FY2018 Department of Defense Appropriations; extramural research, research facilities
H.R. 244, P.L. 115-31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017; extramural research, research facilities
H.R. 2810/S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; extramural research, research facilities
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Gary |
Falle |
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Kathleen |
Ritzman |
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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
Higher Education Act Reauthorization proposals; all; college ratings systems
Reducing Excessive Debt and Unfair Cost of Education (REDUCE) Act; all
Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act; all
H.R. 483, No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act; all
H.R. 1127, Student Loan Fairness Act; all
H.R. 1635, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act; all
H.R. 1949, Campus Accountability and Safety Act; all
H.R. 2151/S. 954, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017; all
H.R. 2434, College Transparency Act; all
H.R. 2451/S. 1136, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
H.R. 2482, Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017
H.R. 2944, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - 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 |
Gary |
Falle |
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Carolyn |
Henrich |
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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
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) grant awards implementation issues
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 |
Marjorie |
Duske |
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Gary |
Falle |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Support Index proposal
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 |
Marjorie |
Duske |
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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. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017; all
H.R. 1628, Better Care Reconciliation Act; all
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 |
Julie |
Clements |
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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
S. Res. 56, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain a global leader in welcoming and providing refuge to refugees and asylum seekers and that no person should be banned from entering the United States because of their nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender; all
S. 128/H.R. 496, Bar Removal of Individuals Who Dream and Grow our Economy Act (BRIDGE Act); all
S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017; all
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act; all
H.R.670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017; all
H.R. 2944, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act; all
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 |
Carolyn |
Henrich |
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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
Presidents FY 2018 Budget Request; funding for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research issues; funding for education, healthcare and research programs
FY 2017 and FY 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations; funding for U.S. Department of Commerce; National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration; National Science Foundation (NSF) programs; climate research and earth observations research
FY 2017 and FY 2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); funding for the Centers for Disease Control's NIOSH Education and Research Centers and NIOSH Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Centers; funding for research programs
FY 2017 and FY 2018 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing, funding for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science; Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) program issues
FY 2018, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; USGS earthquake hazards research; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Authorization Act; climate research and earth observations
H.R. 237, Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2017; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research
H.R. 244, P.L. 115-31, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017; funding for research and education programs; climate and coastal observation research; water operations; earth observing
H.R. 312/S. 53, Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research
H.R. 353/S. 570, Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research
H.R. 845, Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research
H.R. 1427, To require the Secretary of Commerce to study the coverage gaps of the Next Generation Weather Radar of the National Weather Service and to develop a plan for improving radar coverage and hazardous weather detection and forecasting.
H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act
H.R. 2858, the Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction (SUPER) Act of 2017; climate research and earth observations research
S. 110, Digital Coast Act; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research
S. 572, A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to study the coverage gaps of the Next Generation Weather Radar of the National Weather Service and to develop a plan for improving radar coverage and hazardous weather detection and forecasting, and for other purposes.
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) related issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kathleen |
Ritzman |
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Chris |
Carter |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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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
Charitable tax issues; endowment tax issues
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 |
Kamala |
Lyon |
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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
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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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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