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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 400 North Capitol Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 351 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 308695-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Joyce A. Rechtschaffen, Director, Office of Government Affairs |
Date | 1/19/2021 11:43:31 AM |
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. 7614, S. ___, 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);
H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (Provides FY 2020 emergency supplemental appropriations for the National Endowment for the Humanities; National Institutes of Health; National Science Foundation; Department of Education; and other provisions to respond to the impact of the coronavirus); Support for bond program covering nonprofits modeled after Build America Bonds;
H.R. 7667, S. ___, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (Roman Space Telescope; LSST; NASA Science; National Science Foundation; NOAA);
H.R. 7613, S. ___, Energy and Water Appropriations Act (Department of Energy: Fusion Energy Sciences; Science Laboratory Infrastructure; ARPA-E);
H.R. 7617, S. ___, Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (Funding for 6.1 basic research, including multi-university research programs; Minerva Research Initiative program; DARPA);
H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division B, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, Appropriations Act, 2021, Title III (Science) (Funding for NSF, NASA Science, including Roman telescope, NOAA);
Division C, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Appropriations Act, 2021, Title IV (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation) (Funding for 6.1 basic research, including multi- university research programs; Minerva Research Initiative program; DARPA);
Division D, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, Appropriations Act, 2021, Title III (Department of Energy) (Funding for Office of Science, including Fusion Energy Sciences; Science Laboratory Infrastructure; ARPA-E);
Division G, Department of the Interior Environment and Related Agencies, 2021, Title III (Related Agencies) (Funding for NEH, NEA);
Division H (Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, Appropriations Act, 2021) Title II (Department of Health and Human Services) (Funding for National Institutes of Health); Title III (Education) (Funding for Pell Grants; SEOG; Work Study; Institute for Education Science; GANN Program International Education);
Division M (Coronavirus Response and Relief, Higher Education Relief Fund) Section 314 (d) (6) (A): (oppose provisions reducing and restricting funding based on payment of net investment income tax);
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 |
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Rechtschaffen |
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Groeninger |
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McClendon |
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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
Discussions regarding funding for Fusion Energy Sciences and the importance of fusion energy research; Activities at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and benefits of fusion energy; Science Laboratory Infrastructure Program;
H.R. 4447, Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019 (Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation) Act, Title IV, Subtitle D (Amendments authorizing Fusion Energy Research programs), as incorporated in H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Division Z, Energy Act of 2020, Section 2008 (Fusion Energy Research);
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
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Joyce |
Rechtschaffen |
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Groeninger |
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McClendon |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 4203, American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2020;
H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act (Advocate for including bond program covering nonprofits to issue debt for capital projects, modeled after Build America Bonds);
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
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Presidential Proclamation on Immigration, June 22, 2020 (Sections affecting universities, including its students, scholars, researchers and other employees);
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Broadcast Message, July 6, 2020, COVID-19 and
Fall 2020; ICE Broadcast Message, July 17, 2020, Follow-up: ICE Continues March Guidance for Fall School Term;
Duration of Status Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM);
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Rechtschaffen |
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Groeninger |
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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
Department of Education Letter to Princeton University regarding nondiscrimination policies, dated September 16, 2020;
H.R. 8294, National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 (All);
Support for Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals; Support for tripling Pell Grant amount;
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
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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
Draft Office of Science Reauthorization Bill (Provisions on fusion energy);
H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative Act of 2020 Title IV (National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Activities) (Includes Cognitive Science as a field of research); Section 401 (Artificial Intelligence Research and Education) (Maintenance of a Diverse Workforce; Academic Development to create a national plan supporting transition from AI-focused community colleges into 4-year institutions);
S. 3890, H.R. 7096, National AI Research Resource Task Force Act of 2020 (All) (Establishment of a task force to develop a roadmap for a national artificial intelligence research resource);
S.3832, H.R. 6978, Endless Frontiers Act (All) (Proposes to rename the National Science Foundation to the National Science and Technology Foundation; Establishment of new Directorate for Technology, which would provide $100 billion in funding over 5 years);
S. 3933, H.R. 7178, Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America (CHIPS) Act, Section 8 Advanced Semiconductor Research and Design (1) (National Semiconductor Technology Center) (A) (National Strategy on Semiconductor Research) (Provides authorizations to DOE, NSF and DARPA for semiconductor basic research activities; Authorizes a new NIST Semiconductor Program to support advanced manufacturing);
S. 4629, America Labor, Economic, Competiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security (America LEADS) Act, Part II, Semiconductor Manufacturing Incentives, Section 127 (Report on threats to the semiconductor industry); Section 153 (Semiconductor incentive grants); Section 154 (Department of Defense study on status of microelectronics industry); Section 155 (Department of Commerce study on status of microelectronics technologies in the United States industrial base); Section 156 (Multilateral microelectronics security fund); Section 157 (Advanced semiconductor research and design);
S. 4286, H.R. 7308, The Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (All) (Provides emergency relief funding for federal science agencies during FY 2020 and FY 2021);
NSF Strategic Plan
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
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 4049, H.R. 6395, "The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021" (Conference Report) H.R. 6395, Section 221 (Support for Minerva program for social science research) H.R. 6395, Section 279 (Establishment of trainee graduate program at DOD) H.R. 6395, Section 1763 (Online and distance education classes and nonimmigrant visas); H.R. 6395, Section 830B (Prohibition on procurement or operation of foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems);
S. 4049, Section 1098; Subsection (e) (2) (c); H.R. 6395, Section 9906 Subsection (c) (2) (b) (National Semiconductor Technology Center);
S. 4049, Section 1098; H.R. 6395, Section 1824 (Semiconductor Manufacturing Incentives) (Expand to include partnerships with academia, startups and industry); Title II, Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (Support for 6.1 basic research, including Multi-University Research Initiatives) (Advocate for funding for Minerva Research Initiative; Funding for DARPA);
H.R. 7256, The National Security Innovation Pathway (TALENTS) Act (Department of Defense Foreign Talent Retention Pilot Program) (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
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3997, Safeguarding American Innovation Act Section 3 (Federal Research Security Council); Section 5 (Restricting the Transfer of Goods, Technologies, and Sensitive Information to Certain Aliens); Section 6 (Limitations on Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs);
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
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 4421, H.R. 8283, "The Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act" (Interest is to allow university medical personnel to treat students in other states studying remotely during coronavirus emergency);
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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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?
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