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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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| 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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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 | 07/20/2012 |
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; amendments related to cutting funding for NSF and, specifically, funding for political science research.
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. xxxx, the FY 13 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill provisions related to the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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; developmental disability services programs at HHS; 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 provisions related to the potential FY 13 sequestration and the impact on discretionary research and education programs as well as Medicare and Medicaid.
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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Kara |
Allen |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Provisions related to the implementation of the America Invents Act (P.L. 112-29).
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 |
Kara |
Allen |
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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
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.
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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Kara |
Allen |
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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
H.R. 4628,the Interest Rate Reduction Act - provisions related to extending the interest rate for new, federal subsidized student loans.
S. 2366, the Interest Rate Reduction Act - provisions related to extending the interest rate for new federal subsidized student loans.
S. 2343, the Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act - provisions related to extending the interest rate for new federal subsidized student loans.
Issues related to general K-12 STEM education reform efforts.
Issues related to developmental disabilities.
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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Kara |
Allen |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to World Malaria Advocacy Day, particularly federally funded research addressing global health issues such as malaria.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kara |
Allen |
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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 whether the reforms proposed in the bill would sunset existing reporting requirements and provisions related to new reporting requirements.
S. 3217, the START-UP Act provisions in the bill related to tech transfer language.
S. xxx, a bill to establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program provisions related to establishing a congressional clerkship program.
Provisions related to the administrations Advanced Notice of Proposed Guidance related to OMB Circular A-21 regulatory reform.
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 |
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
Issues related to the impact of sequestration on Medicare and Medicaid.
Issues related to the expiration of the current SGR patch.
Issues related to funding for 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
S. 3217, the START UP Act provisions related to high-skilled immigration reform for graduates in STEM fields.
S. 3192, the SMART Jobs Act provisions related to high-skilled immigration reform for graduates in STEM fields.
S. 3185, the STAR Act provisions related to high-skilled immigration reform for graduates in STEM fields.
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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Kara |
Allen |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to minimum wage levels for individuals with disabilities.
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 |
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. xxxx/S. 3295, the FY 13 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill provisions related to NIH biomedical research and, in particular the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
S. 801, the Great Apes Protection Act provisions related to animal research.
Issues related to World Malaria Advocacy Day, particularly federally funded research addressing global health issues such as malaria.
Issues related to the potential impact of sequestration on biomedical research.
Issues related to advanced practice nursing priorities including research funding and 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 |
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 |
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 the impact of sequestration on Medicare and Medicaid.
Issues related to the expiration of the current SGR patch.
Issues related to the application for a waiver from national organ allocation requirements filed by the Transplant Institute at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.
Issues related to funding for Graduate Medical Education and Indirect 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 |
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 PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to the 340(b) drug program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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
H.R. 5326/S. 2323, the FY 13 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill provisions related to NSF and NASA; amendments related to cutting funding for NSF and, specifically, funding for political science research.
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. 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.
H.R. 4720/S. 2369, the America Innovates Act provisions related to technology transfer and graduate education.
General advocacy related to the future competitiveness of research universities and federal support for science and engineering research at universities including STEM education.
General advocacy in support of NSF including CAREER awards, graduate research fellowships and the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope at NSF.
General advocacy in support of DOE Office of Science basic research at universities and national labs.
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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Kara |
Allen |
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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
H.R. 4137, the Employee Educational Assistance Act provisions in the bill which would make Sec. 127 employer provided education assistance permanent.
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 |
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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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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