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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

2. Address

Address1
444 North Capitol Street, NW
 Address2
​Suite 351
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20001
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​Joyce A. Rechtschaffen
​2022201362
​jrechtsc@princeton.edu
5. Senate ID#
​308695-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
6. House ID#
​384260000
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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​190,000.00
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.
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

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Joyce A. Rechtschaffen, Director, Office of Government Affairs
 Date
4/18/2019 1:07:22 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

S.___; H.R. ___, Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Funding for Pell Grants, SEOG, Work Study, Institute for Education Science, National Institutes of Health, GANN program, International Education);
S. ___; H.R. ___, Department of the Interior, Environment, Energy and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 (Funding for NEH and NEA);
S.___;H.R. ___, Fiscal Year 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; (WFIRST; NASA Science, National Science Foundation, NOAA)
S.___;H.R. ___, Fiscal Year 2020 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill; Department of Energy (Office of Science; Fusion Energy, ARPA-E);
S.___;H.R. ___, Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (Funding for 6.1 basic research, DARPA);

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Defense - Dept of (DOD)

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
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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Julie
Groeninger
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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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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

Discussions regarding activities at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and benefits of fusion energy;
Nomination of Chris Fall for director, Office of Science;
H.R.34, Energy and Water Research Integration Act (Role of EPA in water quality);

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

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
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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Julie
Groeninger
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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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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

S.A. 1737, amending S.A. 1618 to H.R. 1 (3) Exempt Purpose Assets; Draft amendment to modify tax on net investment income on certain private colleges and universities to incentivize tuition free educations;
H.R. 5220, Dont Tax Higher Education Act (All) (Repealing the 1.4% excise tax on net investment income of certain private colleges and universities);

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
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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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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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. 6, "American Dream and Promise Act Potential changes to Optical Practical Training Program; Temporary Protected Status;
S. 874, Dream Act of 2019;

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
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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Julie
Groeninger
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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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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

S. 800, College Transparency Act (Student Unit Record Database; All);
Potential legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act;
S. 2201, Access, Success, and Persistence in Reshaping Education Act of 2017 (Section 493 E (c),(d) "Improving Completion")

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
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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Julie
Groeninger
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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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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

S. 3773, "Primate Protection and Research Modernization Act of 2018" (Impacts on basic research; 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
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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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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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

Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Public Law No: 115-232 (Sec. 1286, Initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats);

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
Joyce
Rechtschaffen
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Julie
Groeninger
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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Zip Code
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

1 2 3

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)