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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1155 16TH STREET, NW |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1887-12
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6. House ID# 305350000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
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 | |
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: Glenn S. Ruskin, Director, Office of Legislative and Government Affairs |
Date | 04/21/2008 |
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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Supporting introduction and passage of S. 2669, the Green Chemistry Research and Development Act to promote safer and more efficient technologies and materials.
Supporting America's Climate Security Act of 2007 and working on specific components of the bill
Supporting America's Climate Security Act of 2007 and working on specific components of the bill endorsing the establishment of a comprehensive national greenhouse gas registry, and urging greater investments in basic federal science research and development related to greenhouse gases.
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 |
Ray |
Garant |
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J Carl |
Maxwell |
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Caroline |
Trupp Gil |
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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
Energy Policy - Supporting Nuclear Science Education provisions at DOEs Office of Science passed into law as part of America COMPETES 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 |
Caroline |
Trupp Gil |
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J. Carl |
Maxwell |
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James |
Brown |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY08 and FY09 budget and appropriations for - National Science Foundation; National Institutues of Health; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Department of Energy - Office of Science; Department of Defense - Science & Technology; Department of Education ; Department of Homeland Security and the Environmental Protection Agency. (See Addendum)
Supported increasing 302b allocations and Function 250 account in House and Senate budgets for NSF and DOE Science.
Supported the inclusion of science funding in the FY2008 emergency supplemental bills.
Supported Nuclear Science Education provisions at DOEs Office of Science which were passed into law as part of the America COMPETES Act.
Supported funding for Partnership for Access to Laboratory Science provisions which were passed into law as part of America COMPETES Act.
Supported increased appropriations for the Math and Science Partnership program (Title II B) at the U.S. Department of Education.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Caroline |
Trupp Gil |
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Anthony |
Pitagno |
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J. Carl |
Maxwell |
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Brown |
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Ray |
Garant |
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Adam |
Schmidt |
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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
H.R. 4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act - focused on teacher training, concerns about the creation of new programs and the need for greater focus on ddiversity.
Worked toward passage of Nanotechnology in the Schools Act - H.R. 2436 (See Addendum)
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act: supporting adding science to the required components of the adequate yearly progress (AYP) student and school performance accountability measure, and other specific science education proposals related to NCLB.
Supported National Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Scholarship Database Act (S. 2428)
Provided input to ESTEEM bill draft urging strengthening of STEM education programs at the Department of Education, and improved coordination of STEM education programs between the Department of Education and other federal agencies.
Supported increased federal agency efforts to monitor and address barriers to women's access and advancement in science careers in the Gender Bias Elimination Act (HR 3514).
Supported funding for Partnership for Access to Laboratory Science provisions that would provide greater access to hands on labs in economically disadvantaged schools primarily serving underrepresented populations in the sciences.
Supported increased appropriations for the Math and Science Partnership program (Title II B) at the U.S. Department of 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 |
James |
Brown |
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Caroline |
Trupp Gil |
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Glenn |
Ruskin |
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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
NIH Public Access manadate - Worked to have the NIH follow the provisions of the federal Administrative Procedure Act so that NIH could comply with the enabling law that directed NIH to implement the mandate in a manner consistent with copyright law.
(See Addendum)
Worked on reauthorization of the National Nanotechnology Initiative to promote partnerships between the National Science Foundation, universities and local education agencies to strengthen nanotechnology education.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 |
Glenn |
Ruskin |
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Caroline |
Trupp Gil |
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James |
Brown |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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