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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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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: James Nathan Green |
Date | 4/20/2020 2:21:46 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to FY 21 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 21 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education)
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 21 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 21 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps
H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to relief for higher education institutions and students including the Education Stabilization Fund; COVID-19-related research funding at NIH, NSF, DOE Office of Science, DOD, NEH, and others
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 |
Christina |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant 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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues related to IP regulations
General issues related to potential patent legislation
General issues related to the 40th anniversary of Bayh-Dole 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant 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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command
S. xxxx/H.R. xxxx, the FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act - potential provisions related to national security and research; FY 21 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command
General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA
General issues related to national security and science 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant 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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 21 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act - provisions related to comprehensive Higher Education Act reauthorization including changes to Title IV (including Pell Grants, SEOG, work-study, and loans for graduate/professional students), student unit records, accountability, provisions to ensure high quality programs, accreditation, reporting requirements, campus safety and Clery Act, Title VI international education programs, Title VII inclusive higher education programs, non-profit governance, and Americas College Promise proposal
H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to relief for higher education institutions and students including the Education Stabilization Fund (and formula for distributing aid) and regulatory relief
H.R. 5363/P.L. 116-91, the FUTURE Act - implementation of provisions that would expand IRS data retrieval, simplify the FAFSA, ease the burden of income verification, and streamline enrollment in and annual recertification of income for IDR repayment plans
S. 800/H.R. 1766, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to creation of a federal student unit record, data privacy, and use of the data
S. 2406/H.R. 4899, the Rural America Health Corps Act - provisions that would provide loan forgiveness for advanced practice nurses who serve in rural communities
H.R. 728/S. 1399, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs
S. xxxx, the Protecting Americas Research Advantage Act - provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting
S. xxxx, the Fairness in College Athletics Act - provisions related to college athletics, student-athletes, and name/image/likeness
S. 3503/H.R. 6194, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions - provisions related to providing flexibility in administering GI Bill education benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic
General issues related to the need for regulatory relief and stimulus funding in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic for institutions of higher education and students
General issues around reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including provisions related to Title IV, including higher loan limits for certain healthcare professions such as advanced practice nurses
General issues around affordability, college costs, federal student aid, simplifying the FAFSA, loan repayment, low-income student access, and completion
General issues around college athletics, including name/image/likeness
General issues related to potential legislation promoting workforce development programs in STEM and foreign language/area studies
General issues related to Title VI international education funding
General issues around the Dept. of Educations expected Title IX regulations
Issues related to the Dept. of Educations proposed information collection related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting
General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts including regulations related to accreditation
General issues related to EDs NPRM related to religious freedom and expression
General issues around EDs experimental sites program and regulatory packages such as borrower defense and accountability
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant 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
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. 728/S. 1399, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs
S. 2406/H.R. 4899, the Rural America Health Corps Act - provisions that would provide loan forgiveness for advanced practice nurses who serve in rural communities.
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, 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
General issues around legal high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees
General issues around DHS/USCIS regulatory changes that would impact international students, scholars, and university employees
General issues related to agencies COVID-19 guidance for international students, scholars, and staff, particularly as it relates to J, F, and H-1B visas
General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant 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. xxxx - the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health
H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to COVID-19-related funding at NIH
General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 21
General issues related to biomedical research funding at AHRQ and CDC
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations
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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
General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 21
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education)
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH
S. xxxx/H.R. xxxx, the FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act - potential provisions related to national security and research; FY 21 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command
H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to COVID-19-related research funding at NIH, NSF, DOE Office of Science, DOD, NEH, and others
S. xxxx, the Protecting Americas Research Advantage Act - provisions related to national security and research
H.R. 36, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act - provisions related to agencies' reporting policies
H.R. 5733, the Foreign Influence Registration Modernization Act - provisions related to FARA registration requirements as it relates to science and national security
General issues related to COVID-19 regulatory relief from federal research agencies including OMB, OSTP, NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, and others
General issues related to the need for research funding in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage
General issues related to policies on university-federal government-industry partnerships, workforce development and STEM education, particularly related to engineering education and research
General issues around federal funding for transportation research at the Dept. of Transportation
General issues related to OSTPs RFI on public access to research outputs and data
General issues around an NSF reauthorization and 70th anniversary
General issues around a DOE Office of Science reauthorization
General issues around legislation related to critical technology areas
General issues related to AI 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 748, the CARES Act - issues related to potential tax provisions in the legislation including delay of payment of employer payroll tax; net operating loss provisions; temporary expansion of Sec. 127 to include student loan payments; temporary above-the-line charitable deduction; SBA loans; and other provisions
P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income (Sec. 4968); changes to UBIT (Sec. 512 (a)(6)); and changes to fringe policies (Sec. 512 (a)(7))
H.R. 4438, the Don't Tax Higher Ed Act - provisions related to repealing IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax
General issues related to the need for tax relief for institutions of higher education in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, including modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax
General issues related to potential technical corrections or other tax legislation in 2020 that may include provisions that impact universities, particularly related to the net investment income excise tax, the parking tax, and the kiddie tax
General issues related to expected regulations for IRC Sec. 4968, UBIT, and other provisions that impact institutions of higher education [ including definition of student, definition of tuition paying student, reasonable cash basis, assets to be included in the threshold calculation
General issues related to tax-exempt financing
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant 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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3503/H.R. 6194, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions - provisions related to providing flexibility in administering GI Bill education benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic
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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Christina |
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Associate 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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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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