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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 444 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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6. House ID# 384260000
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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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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: Joyce A. Rechtschaffen, Director, Office of Government Affairs |
Date | 1/17/2020 11:15:02 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. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, Title III, Department of Education (Funding for Pell Grants, SEOG, Work Study, Institute for Education Sciences, GANN Program, International Education); Title II, Health and Human Services (Funding for National Institutes of Health);
H.R. 3052: S. 2580, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, Title III, Related Agencies (Funding for NEH and NEA);
H.R. 3055: S. 2584, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, Title I, Department of Commerce (Funding for NOAA); Title III, Science (Funding for NASA Science, WFIRST; National Science Foundation, LSST); Letter to NSF regarding support for Graduate Research Fellowship Program;
H.R. 2960: S. 2470, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, Title III, Department of Energy (Office of Science; Fusion Energy, ARPA-E, Science Laboratory Infrastructure); Support for language relating to NIH- DOE collaboration on brain research:
H.R. 2968: S. 2474, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020, Title IV, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (Funding for 6.1 basic research, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs);
All provisions listed above are in H.R. 1865, The FY2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, Department of the Interior, and Energy and Water Development); or in H.R. 1158, The FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Financial Services and General Government, and Homeland Security):
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Science Foundation (NSF)
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 |
Joyce |
Rechtschaffen |
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Julie |
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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Discussions regarding funding for Fusion Energy Sciences: activities at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and benefits of fusion energy; Science Laboratory Infrastructure Program;
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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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. 4438, Dont Tax Higher Education Act (All) (Repealing the 1.4% excise tax on net investment income of certain private colleges and universities);
S. 1732, The College Admissions Fairness Act (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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Joyce |
Rechtschaffen |
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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
H.R. 6, "American Dream and Promise Act Potential changes to Optical Practical Training Program; Temporary Protected Status:
S. 874, Dream Act of 2019 (All); Concerns about obstacles in efforts to attract and retain international students, including Administrative Processing delays, delays for Optional Practical Training, and increased Requests for Evidence.
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 |
Joyce |
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
S. 800, College Transparency Act (Student Unit Record Database; All);
S. 1855, Access, Success, and Persistence in Reshaping Education Act of 2019 (Section 493 E (c), (d) "Improving Completion");
H.R. 4674, College Affordability Act, Title I, Part A, Section 1003 Gainful Employment Programs (Support for reinstating gainful employment regulations.): Title I, Part B, Section 1015 (Integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education): Title I, Part C, Section 1022 (Postsecondary student data system): Section 1025 (Repealing prohibition of student information database): Title IV, Part A (Grants to students in attendance at institutions of higher education): Subpart 1 Federal Pell Grants, Section 4016 (Pell Grants on behalf of incarcerated individuals): Subpart 3 (Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants): Section 4044 (Emergency financial aid grant program): Title IV, Part C, Federal Work Study Programs: Title IV, Part H, Program Integrity, Section 4713 (Requirements for accrediting agency recognition): Title IX, Section 9001 (Prohibition on certain rules that weaken enforcement of sex discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972): Title IV, Part G, Section 4604 (Student Eligibility):
S. 681, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act (Creation of a student unit record system):
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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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. 3038,"Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019" (All) (Establishing interagency working group to coordinate federal activities and definitions to protect federally funded research from foreign interference and National Academies Roundtable for industry, government, and academic dialogue.):
S. 1879, Protect our Universities Act of 2019, Section 3 (Task Force and Sensitive Research Project Designation): Section 4 (Foreign Student Participation in Sensitive Research);
H.R. 2713, Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Visa Security Act, Section 3 (Visa ban on researchers affiliated with the PLA);
S. 2728, The Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act, Section 3 (Counterintelligence Training and Vetting);
Letter opposing EPA rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science;
S. 2800, NASA Authorization Act of 2019, Language on WFIRST and Heliophysics;
Concerns about policy restrictions on fetal tissue research; Support for NIH, DOE project on mapping the mouse brain;
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
H.R. 2500, "National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020 (Support for 6.1 basic research; DARPA; Sherrill Amendment (Establishing interagency working group to coordinate federal activities and definitions to protect federally funded research from foreign interference and establishing National Academies Roundtable):
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
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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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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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