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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 314 Day Hall |
Address2 | University Relations |
| City | Ithaca |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 14853-2801 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 10877-12
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6. House ID# 326670000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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: Dianne Miller |
Date | 10/20/2022 4:24:25 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
Met with Representatives, Senators and legislative staff to encourage funding for the following programs in the FY 23 budget and appropriations bills:
Agriculture: (HR 8239, no Senate bill number) NIFA, AFRI, Hatch, Smith Lever, EFNEP, NAHLN, ARS (Hemp Germplasm Repository, Grape Genomics), ARS Salaries and Expenses, NIFA Integrated Activities, APHIS Veterinary Diagnostics, ARS Buildings and Facilities, ERS, AGARDA, SNAP-Ed, FDA CFSAN, SCRI Matching Funds
Commerce, Justice, Science: (HR 8256, no Senate bill number) NSF, NSF Facilities, NASA Science, NASA Aerospace Technology, NASA Education-Space Grant, NOAA-OAR, NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA-Regional Climate Centers, NIST, DOJ OJP National Institute of Justice Research & Evaluation
Defense: (HR 8236, no Senate bill number) Basic Research, DARPA, Defense Health (including Congressionally-Directed Medical Research Program), AF-RDT&E-Applied Research Materials
Energy and Water: (HR 8255, no Senate bill number) DoE Office of Science, ARPA-E, EERE Geothermal Technologies
Interior: (HR 8262, no Senate bill number) NEH, EPA Science & Technology, USGS-WRRI, USGS-Cooperative Research Unit
Labor HHS Education: (HR 8295, no Senate bill number) NIH, AHRQ, Pell Grant, SEOG, FWS, TRIO, GAANN, Title VI International Education, Title VII Health Professions, CDC, CDC Centers of Excellence for Vector Borne Disease Research, ASPR/Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Program
State, Foreign Ops: (HR 8282, no Senate bill number) Educational & Cultural Exchange Programs (Fulbright), USAID Feed the Future Innovation Labs
Transportation: (HR 8294, no Senate bill number) University Transportation Research Centers
Requested Senators, Representatives, and legislative staff to include research, education, and health care programs in the Inflation Reduction Act (HR 5376, S. Con. Res. 14)
Agriculture: Increased funding for agriculture research and cooperative extension programs; funding for infrastructure at land grant universities
Education & Labor: Funding to provide an increase to the Pell Grant program
Energy & Commerce: Funding to support creation of ARPA-H at the NIH
Judiciary: Provisions to authorize the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program
Space, Science & Technology: Increased funding for research at the National Science Foundation, NASA, NIST, NOAA, regional economic development
Ways & Means: Provisions to reinstate advanced refunding bonds, to offset the excise tax on private university investment income; to increase the number of Medicare-supported residency slots.
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 |
Dianne |
Miller |
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Legislative Director & Counsel |
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Kristen |
Adams |
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Professional Staff Member |
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Alessia |
Daniele |
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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
Encouraged Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to reinstate advance refunding bonds for non-profit institutions (HR 2228).
Encouraged Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to repeal, offset, or otherwise not increase the excise tax on scholarships and other programs funded by university endowment investments (HR 2832, HR 5376, HR 8128).
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 |
Dianne |
Miller |
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Legislative Director & Counsel |
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Alessia |
Daniele |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Met with legislative staff to discuss proposals for research initiatives in the next Farm Bill (no bill number)
Met with Representatives and legislative staff to discuss funding for urban agriculture research and extension programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Dianne |
Miller |
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Legislative Director & Counsel |
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
Met with legislative staff to express support for biomedical research.
Urged legislative staff to support a proposal to expand Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response (S 3800).
Urged legislative staff to support S 168/HR 708, the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act.
Urged legislative staff to address telehealth provisions CMS identified as under Congress purview including audio-only visits and the ability for telehealth services to be provided to both new and established patients for acute and chronic conditions.
Urged agency staff to create a dedicated fund within the provider relief fund to provide relief to faculty practice plans.
Asked Representatives to consider legislation that makes changes to the regulation of laboratory testing (including the VALID Act) separately from the Medical Device User Fee Agreement (MDUFA) V legislative process.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Dianne |
Miller |
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Legislative Director & Counsel |
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Alessia |
Daniele |
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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
Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to encourage passage of the CHIPS & Science Act (PL 117-167). Issues include authorizations for the NSF, DoE Office of Science, NIST, STEM education, graduate education and young investigator support, open access to research, technology transfer enhancement, provisions on research security, and disclosure of foreign gifts and contracts.
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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Dianne |
Miller |
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Legislative Director & Counsel |
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Kristen |
Adams |
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Professional Staff Member |
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Alessia |
Daniele |
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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
Met with Senators, Representatives, and legislative staff to express support for the President's executive action reinstating and improving the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and to encourage support of the legislation to provide legal status and protections for all undocumented students in the Dream in Promise Act. Urged legislative staff to include DACA provisions in the Build Back Better Act (HR 5376)
Met with legislative staff to express support for comprehensive immigration reform.
Expressed support for the high-skilled immigration provisions included in the America COMPETES Act (HR 4521) as part of the CHIPS & Science conference.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS)
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 |
Dianne |
Miller |
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Legislative Director and Counsel |
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Kristen |
Adams |
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Alessia |
Daniele |
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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
Met with legislative staff to discuss continued support for the DoD-sponsored research at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) within the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act and Defense Appropriations legislation (HR 8236, No bill number for Senate version of NDAA).
Met with legislative staff to express support for the Defense Medical Research Program (HR 8236).
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 |
Dianne |
Miller |
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Legislative Director & Counsel |
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Alessia |
Daniele |
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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
Met with Representatives, Senators and legislative staff to express continued support and increased funding for federal student aid programs, including Pell Grant, SEOG, Federal Work Study, TRIO, federal direct subsidized loan program. (HR 8295)
Met with legislative staff to encourage support for continued funding for Title VI International Education and Area Studies, and the Fulbright/Hayes programs. (HR 8295)
Met with Representatives, Senators and legislative staff to express support for TRIO programs that increase access to higher education for first generation and underserved minority students (HR 8295).
Met with legislative staff to express support for STEM education programs.
Met with Representatives, Senators and legislative staff to encourage continuation of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Met with Representatives, Senators and legislative staff to request support for graduate education and federal aid for graduate students.
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
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Kristen |
Adams |
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Dianne |
Miller |
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Legislative Director & Counsel |
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Alessia |
Daniele |
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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
Met with Representatives and legislative staff to discuss support for the Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies program as a platform for a demonstration project.
Expressed support for full funding the DoE EERE Geothermal Technologies program as authorized in the Energy Act of 2020 in the FY23 Energy & Water Appropriations bill. (HR 8255)
Briefed White House and Department of Energy staff on status of DoE funded demonstration project; outlined need of continued funding for Phase II; discussed how the project fits in the broader portfolio of energy efficiency and climate change programs championed by the Administration.
Asked Representatives and legislative staff to support the DOE Science for the Future Act (HR 3593, incorporated into the CHIPS & Science Act (PL 117-167).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Dianne |
Miller |
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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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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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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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