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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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| City | Gainesville |
State | FL |
Zip Code | 32611-3156 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401104826-12
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6. House ID# 440270001
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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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| 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: Sarah Mathias, Assistant Vice President of Federal Relations |
Date | 11/6/2019 11:40:53 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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2225, Basic Assistance for Students In College Act (BASIC Act)
S. 2557, Student Aid improvement Act of 2019
H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, funding for education and research programs
Higher Education Act Reauthorization proposals (no bill yet): Issues related to federal financial aid (Title IV), international education (Title VI), graduate education
Section 117 of the Higher Education Act reporting requirements
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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 |
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Mathias |
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Krigstein |
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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 2020, Appropriations funding for higher education, research and development programs
H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020, research and development issues
H.R. 2740/S.2471 - FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education - funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers for Disease Control; National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers; Childhood Data Cancer program, HHS, and Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII and Title VIII; funding for Student Financial Aid Title IV; funding for education research programs (IES); funding for International Education (Title VI);
H.R. 2960, FY 2020 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, funding for Department of Energy Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects for Energy, and research and development issues
H.R. 2968, FY 2020 Department of Defense Appropriations bill, funding for Department of Defense Basic Research 6.1-6.3, DARPA, Defense Manufacturing Assistance Program, Defense Cybersecurity Assistance Program, and research and development issues.
H.R. 3055/S.2584 - FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science, funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF);funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Sea Grant Program, National Estuarine Research Reserve System; funding for NASA Science Mission Directorate, Space Technology, Aeronautics Research Directorate, and research and development issues.
H.R. 3164, FY 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, funding for agriculture research programs; matching fund requirement language for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; relocation of the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
H.R. 3052/S.2580 - FY2020 Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, funding for research programs within USGS, FWS, and USACE, funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), White House Office, Vice President of the U.S.
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Krigstein |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3164, FY 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for agriculture research and capacity building programs; issues related to matching fund requirement language under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; and education, research and development issues
Citrus greening disease research issues
H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-59); Section 117, establishing a waiver for the Secretary of Agriculture
H.R. 3952, To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish a waiver from the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334), implementation issues; issues related to matching fund requirement under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture Press Release No. 0162.18, issues concerning the proposed relocation of the National Institute for Food and Agriculture and the Economic Research Service
Support for research to assist APHIS with the detection of invasive species
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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
H.R. 3164, FY 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, funding for agriculture research programs; matching fund requirement language for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; research and development issues
H.R. 3055, FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill - funding for NSF research programs, NASA science programs, USDOC NOAA research programs, USDA NIFA and AFRI programs, and education, research and development issues.
S. 2584, FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - funding for NSF research programs, NASA science programs, USDOC NOAA research programs, and education, research and development issues.
H.R. 2960/S. 2470, FY 2020 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research; research and development issues
H.R. 2500/S. 1790 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020, research and development issues
H.R. 2968/S. 2474, FY 2020 Defense Appropriations Act, research and development issues; extramural research; research facilities issues
H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research; research and development issues
H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-59), climate and coastal observation research; earth observing issues
H.R. 36/S. 1067, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019, research and development issues
S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019, research and development issues
S. 910, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2019
Artificial Intelligence proposals; research and development issues
Funding for science and research programs
National Science Foundation reauthorization issues
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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2500/S. 1790/S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020, research and development issues; extramural research; research facilities issues
H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, extramural research; research facilities issues
H.R. 2968, FY 2020 Department of Defense Appropriations bill, extramural research; research facilities issues
H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-59), extramural research; research facilities issues
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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2960, FY 2020 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, research and development issues
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
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Mathias |
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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
H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA); Title VII and Title VII health professions funding
S.2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019
H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act ("surprise billing" legislation)
H.R. 3439 / H.R. 3030 - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute - Protecting Access to Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment (PATIENT) Act of 2019 (H.R. 3439) and H.R. 3030, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019
H.R. 2328 - Medicaid Disproportionate Share Payments - the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019
H.R. 1763 / S. 348 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019
340B Drug Pricing Program
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: Proposal to Eliminate the use of DSA and Region in kidney allocation policy
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
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
Issues pertaining to H-1B, Dreamers/DACA, STEM OPT (no specific bill)
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, research and development issues
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 SPO
16. Specific lobbying issues
Sports gambling regulations (no specific bill)
HR 1804 - Student-Athlete Equity Act
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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Small Business Reauthorization draft legislation, issues pertaining to funding for SBIR and STTR 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
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
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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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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