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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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5. Senate ID# 39861-24
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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: Beth A. Fortune, Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs |
Date | 10/22/2012 |
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
H.R. 5326/S. 2323, the FY 13 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill provisions related to NSF and NASA.
H.R. 5856/S. xxxx, the FY 13 Defense Appropriations bill provisions related to basic and applied research (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3) including DARPA, STEM education programs and the Minerva program.
H.R. 5325/S. 2465, the FY 13 Energy-Water Appropriations bill provisions related to Office of Science and ARPA-E research funding.
H.R. xxxx/S. 3295, the FY 13 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill provisions related to biomedical research, including NIH, HRSA and AHRQ; healthcare programs at CMS; federal student aid, including Pell Grants, Work-Study, SEOG, and graduate education programs; college costs and affordability; education research at IES; and Title VI international education programs.
General advocacy related to the future competitiveness of research universities and federal support for science, education and engineering research at universities from agencies such as NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, ED, and NASA.
General provisions related to the potential FY 13 sequestration and the impact on discretionary research and education programs as well as Medicare, Medicaid and Graduate Medical Education.
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Asst. V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Kevin |
Cain |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Margie |
Glick |
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Asst. Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relat |
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
S. 3211, the Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2012 provisions related to including language on research satellites in the FY 13 Senate Defense Authorization Act.
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Asst. V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Margie |
Glick |
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Asst. Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relat |
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
Policies related to education regulatory reform.
Provisions related to the impact of sequestration on student aid and Pell Grants.
Policies related to the VAs Principles of Excellence and the DODs Memorandum of Understanding with institutions of higher education.
H.R. xxxx/S. 3295, the FY 13 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill provisions related to college cost proposals.
Policies related to Department of Education regulations on state authorization and accreditation.
S. 2241, the G.I. Bill Consumer Awareness Act and H.R. 4057, the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act provisions related to additional reporting requirements and consumer information disclosures for veterans and service members.
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Asst. V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Margie |
Glick |
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Asst. Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relat |
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
S. 1222/H.R. 2146, the DATA Act provisions related to whether the reforms proposed in the bill would sunset existing reporting requirements and provisions related to new reporting requirements.
H.R. 5893/S. 3217, the START-UP Act provisions in the bill related to tech transfer and commercialization.
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Asst. V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Margie |
Glick |
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Asst. Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relat |
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
General provisions related to Health IT and electronic health records.
General provisions related to advanced practice nursing and healthcare workforce needs.
Issues related to the impact of sequestration on Medicare and Medicaid and other potential cuts to healthcare.
Issues related to funding for Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Graduate Medical Education.
Issues related to the application for a CMS waiver from national organ allocation requirements filed by the Transplant Institute at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.
Issues related to the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).
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 |
Kevin |
Cain |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act provisions related to increasing high-skilled immigration.
General policies related to high-skilled immigration.
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Asst. V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Margie |
Glick |
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Asst. Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relat |
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. XXXX/S. 3295, the FY 2013 Labor HHS Education Appropriations Act provisions related to NIH and biomedical research.
Provisions related to the impact of sequestration on biomedical research.
Policies related to advanced practice nursing, research funding for advanced practice nursing and healthcare workforce needs.
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 |
Kevin |
Cain |
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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
Issues related to funding for Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Graduate Medical Education.
Issues related to the implementation of P.L. 111-148, the Affordable Care Act.
Issues related to the impact of sequestration on Medicare and Medicaid and other potential cuts to healthcare.
Issues related to the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).
Issues related to the application for a CMS waiver from national organ allocation requirements filed by the Transplant Institute at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.
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 |
Kevin |
Cain |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3459, the Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act provisions related to advanced computing.
H.R. 5326/S. 2323, the FY 13 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill provisions related to NSF and NASA.
H.R. 5325/S. 2465, the FY 13 Energy-Water Appropriations bill provisions related to Office of Science and ARPA-E research funding.
H.R. 4310/S. 3254, the FY 13 Defense Authorization Act provisions related to DOD S&T broadly and defense research in particular (6.1, 6.2 and 6.3) as well as the potential impact of sequestration and the treatment of research satellites.
General advocacy related to the future competitiveness of research universities and federal support for science, education and engineering research at universities from agencies such as NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, ED, and NASA.
General advocacy in support of DOE Office of Science basic research at universities and national labs.
General advocacy related to NASA-funded research as it relates to China.
General advocacy related to STEM education and high-skilled immigration.
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Asst. V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Margie |
Glick |
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Asst. Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relat |
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
General policies around tax reform, including changes to the charitable deduction and tax extenders that impact higher education and students/families.
H.R. 4137, the Employee Educational Assistance Act provisions related to the extension of the Sec. 127 educational assistance tax benefit.
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Asst. V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Margie |
Glick |
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Asst. Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relat |
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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