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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 | 121 Oronoco Street |
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City | Alexandria |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 40012091-48
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6. House ID# 397650000
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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
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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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: Mary (Meg) Goetz, Vice President for Advocacy |
Date | 04/16/2012 |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Furthering discussions regarding TCU endowment, amendments affecting TCU land-grant programs for inclusion in the 2012 reauthorization of the Farm Bill, also inclusion of amendment to S. 1262: Native CLASS Act, adding three new institutions to the list of 1994 (TCU) Land Grant institutions, and technical corrections to the list of 1994 institutions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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 |
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Goetz |
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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
FY 2013 program and technical assistance needs/requests of TCUs. Appropriations bills of interest include: Agriculture (1994 Land-Grant programs); Labor-HHS (HEA TCU Title III program, Perkins tribally chartered institutions program, Amer. Indian teacher training, and Adult Basic Education, Pell grants; Interior: BIE (operating grants, technical assistance, and scholarship programs); NSF TCUs program; and Transportation-HUD: recovering and retaining HUD-TCU program for construction grants.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Education - Dept of, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Mary |
Goetz |
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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
Continuing to address TCU HEA Title III program administration concerns; concerns about the reduction in the number of semesters of Pell eligibility; advancing discussions of tribal sovereignty with regard to federal funding of tribal higher education programs, as well as the time sensitive nature of addressing Native language and culture preservation and revitalization.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Education - Dept of, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
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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Goetz |
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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
Advancing S. 1262: Native CLASS Act, to include development and expansion of health/wellness centers, behavior health and health education programs at TCUs; increase the number of American Indians in health care related professions; and increase and expand Native language and culture vitalization programs at TCUs to help in advancing health status of American Indians.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of,
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 |
Mary |
Goetz |
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
Ongoing discussion re: education programs, services expansion, facilities, and unmet needs of TCUs (students/communities), including: Building the capacity of TCUs and retaining existing federal programs, broader recognition and understanding of tribal sovereignty. Ongoing conversations of TCUs role in educating and training the American Indian workforce and in achieving the national college completion goal by 2020.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Education - Dept of, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Interior - Dept of (DOI),
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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Goetz |
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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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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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