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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 101 W. Ohio Street |
Address2 | Suite 1776 |
| City | Indianapolis |
State | IN |
Zip Code | 46204 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Bloomington |
State | IN |
Zip Code | 47405 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 296236-12
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6. House ID# 375000000
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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
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Mr. Mike Sample, Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations |
Date | 04/20/2009 |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
All higher education provisions in Division A and Division B of HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
University research and development funding in the HR 1105, FY 2009 omnibus appropriations bill.
University research and development funding through the FY 2010 budget process.
House and Senate FY 2010 Budget Resolution.
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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
Senate Judiciary Committee's Patent Reform Legislation, specifically the provisions related to damages and the USPTO post-grant review process.
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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
Support for specific IU projects through the FY 2010 Defense Authorization bill and the FY 2010 Defense Appropriations bill.
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2009 SBA funding for the Indiana Innovation Incubator.
FY 2010 SBA funding for the Indiana Innovation Incubator.
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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
Department of Education proposal to terminate university Experimental Sites Programs.
Proposal to make Pell a mandatory program and terminate the federal guaranteed lending program to pay for the mandatory entitlement.
FY 2009 funding for the Insttitute for Educational Research.
FY 2009 increase of the maximum Pell Grant award.
Resolution of the shortfall in the Pell program for 2009.
FY 2010 funding for the Institute for Educational Research.
Support for the Title VI International Education program.
The DREAM Act.
Paul Simon Study Abroad bill.
Support for Title XIV of HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund provisions).
FY 2010 support for the Perkins Loan program.
Proposal to increase the limits on current federal student loans.
Proposal for a University Infrastructure Program contained in HR 1.
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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
Support for the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) budget contained in HR 1.
FY 2009 support for the Department of Energy's Energy Frontier Research Centers program.
FY 2010 support for the Department of Energy's Energy Frontier Research Centers 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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Higher Education interests of US policy on Liberia.
Hihger Ecucation interests of US policy on North Korea.
Higher Education interests of US policy on Iran.
Higher Education interests of US policy on Indonesia.
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 |
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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
Obama Adminstration Health Care Reform proposal and the impact on teaching hospitals, university-based biomedical research, health information technology, and acces.
Health related provisions of Division A of HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestmen Act, including funding for the Health Information Technology program and the Office of the National Coordinator.
Support for the NIH Clinical Translational Sciences Award program in Division A of HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
FY09 funding for the Area Health Education Centers program at HHS.
FY09 and FY10 support for the HHS Title VII Health Professions program.
Ensuring a role for nursing education in the national healthcare reform debate.
University-based Health IT Research Centers to be established by NIST as part of HR 1.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Cybersecurity provisions in the FY 2010 DHS budget request.
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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
Continue the current exemption of the H1-B Visa cap for higher education in the upcoming coprehensive immigration legislatoion.
Eliminate the e-verify provisions contained in the early House and Sente versions of HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Resolve the lengthy visa approval process for foreign scientists, faculty and students desiring to enter the United States.
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Dept. of Labor Dislocated Worker Training program grants and the interest of Indiana University Kokomo leadership to seek such grants.
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for the Specter Amendment to HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, that would provide $10 billion for NIH and biomeidcal research.
FY 2009 and FY 2010 funding for NIH.
FY 2010 funding for the National Cancer Institute at NIH.
The importance of the NIH National Center for Research Resources Extramural Facilities Construction program for supporting biomedical research and universities.
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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 RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support to include funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers to carry out a program to improve the IUPUI campus combined sewer overflow system.
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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 ROD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Seeking federal funding through the upcoming Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill to lengthen and improve Woodlawn Avenue on the IUB project.
Federal support for buidling a new transit center on the IUB Campus as part of the next Surface Transporation Reauthorization bill.
Federal support to plan, design and undertake any environmental studies of transportation-related proposals from the IUPUI Campus
Master Planning process.
Request for bus replacement funding at IUB through the next Surface Transportation Reauthorization 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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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
Funding for programs which support university-based research at NSF, DOE Office of Science, NIST, and NASA, through HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
FY 2009 and FY 2010 Funding for programs which support university-based research at NSF, DOE Office of Science, NIST and NASA.
Need for guidance from OSTP and White House for a standard methodology for universities to track the number of jobs created from grants awarded through HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Guidance on how NTIA will distribute Information Technology-related funds contained in HR 1.
In contract to the position of the Motion Picture and Recording Industry associations, universities must be given flexibility to address the problem of students illegally sharing copyrighted material using university computers, a university web address, or a university server.
Congress should make no changes to the Bayh-Dole Act which would inhibit the transfer of technology from federally-supported university research for use in the marketplace.
Support for President Obama's nomination for the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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 |
Doug |
Wasitis |
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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
Support for Education Opportunity Tax Credit in HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The Obama proposal to cap deductions on charitable giving at 28% for high-income taxpayers.
Higher education provisions in Division B of HR 1.
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
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Doug |
Wasitis |
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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
The possible inability to comply with full implementation of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act.
Veterans construction program contained in HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and its ability to support IU School of Medicine projects.
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
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Wasitis |
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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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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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