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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 2111 WILSON BOULEVARD, #700 |
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| City | ARLINGTON |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22201 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 82658-12
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6. House ID# 363700000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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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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: MICHAEL GESSEL |
Date | 7/16/2021 2:50:35 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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Supporting funding for economic development of Dayton, Ohio, region; authorizing new construction to be funded through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Administrative Surcharge; establishing a pilot program to give Defense Department laboratories the authority to enter into a limited number of leases for up to five years for space to meet exigent needs; increasing from five to ten the number of science and technology positions each military service can hire under Enhanced Pay Authority; setting a sense-of-the-Congress target of five percent, by service and fiscal year for military construction serving Research, Development, Test & Evaluation missions; authorizing a cooperative agreement between the National Park Service and the Air Force to provide assistance for the historic Arnold and Foulois Houses on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; authorizing a boundary study for the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park to include property in and near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; making minor boundary adjustments to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; supporting the Department of Veterans National History Center; securing funding to study upgrading the I-675/Grange Hall Road interchange in serving Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Beavercreek, Ohio, Greene County; securing the appropriation of $35 million in MILCON to construct the Intelligence Facility Central Utility Plant (IFCUP) for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a project authorized but not appropriated in fiscal year 2021; securing language in the Fiscal Year 2022 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill calling for the Air Force to perform design work on the Human Performance Wing Laboratory MILCON project at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; urging the administration to include additional mission-related MILCON funding at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Springfield Air National Guard Base in future budget requests; amending Title 10 of the U.S. Code to allow Operations and Maintenance (O&M) funds to be used for new construction to replace existing facilities when new construction is more cost effective than repairing the existing facilities; supporting H.R. 4031, Retain Skilled Vets Act (all); joining the House and Senate Defense Communities Caucuses; supporting funding and operation of the Air Force Minority Leaders Research Collaboration Program (ML-RCP) by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL); supporting the creation of a National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) collocated with the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; enacting legislation providing statutory authority for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in Title 10 of the U.S. Code to serve both the Air Force and Space Force; supporting the recently established National VA History Center (NVAHC) located in restored historic buildings on the campus of the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Dayton (including language in the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill); supporting legislation to transfer, without consideration the Avetec building in Springfields Nextedge Research and Applied Technology Park from the Department of Energy to the Community Improvement Corporation of Springfield and Clark County Ohio; supporting H.R. 956 and S. 1329, to reauthorize the National Heritage Area (all); urging the National Park Service to purchase the two original Wright Company Factory buildings for the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; supporting development of the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMC) at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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:
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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
27. Add the following 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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |