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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1608 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 39358-12
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6. House ID# 307040000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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: Gary Falle |
Date | 7/19/2016 9:55:50 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
House Committee Draft/S.3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act; funding for Higher Education programs; funding for the NIOSH Agriculture, Fishery, and Forestry (AFF) Centers and NIOSH Education and Research Centers (ERCs); funding for research programs
H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Humanities programs; research programs
H.R. 5054/S. 2956, FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
H.R. 5055/S. 2804, FY 2017 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for the National Science Foundation; funding for research programs
H.R. 5293/S. 3000, FY 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Act
President's Budget Request for FY 2017
Funding for research and education 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Marjorie |
Duske |
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Carolyn |
Henrich |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Intellectual property and commercialization issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kamala |
Lyon |
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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. 4909/S. 2943, FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act; extramural research issues; research facilities issues
H.R. 5293/S. 3000, FY 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; extramural research issues; research facilities issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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 |
Marjorie |
Duske |
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Kathleen |
Ritzman |
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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.590/H.R. 1310, Campus Accountability and Safety Act; all
S. 706, SOS Campus Act; all
S. 840, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights; all
H.R. 2680, HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act; all
Student Debt Challenge; all
President's Budget Request for FY 2017; Education issues
Higher Education Act Re-authorization Proposals; Higher Education programs; graduate student and international student issues; college ratings systems; all
S.3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act; Education issues
H.R. 5538, FY 2017 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Humanities programs
S.108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015; all
S. 1102/H.R. 2364, Protect Student Borrower Act of 2015; all
H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act or POST GRAD Act; all
H.R. 3675, Student Borrower Fairness Act; all
H.R. 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act; all
H.R. 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act; all
H.R. 3786, Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act; all
P.L. 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act; implementation of teacher preparation provisions
H.R. 1310, Campus Accountability and Safety Act; all
H.R. 5274, Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act; all
H.R. 5201, Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016; all
Proposed Regulations, 2017-2018 FAFSA Form; all
H.R. 5528, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act; all
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, White House Office
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 |
Carolyn |
Henrich |
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Gary |
Falle |
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Jessica |
Pinckney |
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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
Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute on Smart Manufacturing
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 |
Marjorie |
Duske |
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Gary |
Falle |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting issues
Clean Energy issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Energy - Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
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 |
Gary |
Falle |
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Chris |
Carter |
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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
Fetal Tissue research issues
Concurrent Surgeries 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Gary |
Falle |
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Jessica |
Pinckney |
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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
H1-B Visa issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Jessica |
Pinckney |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Proposed changes to Department of Labor Occupational Employment Survey provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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 |
Gary |
Falle |
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Carolyn |
Henrich |
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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
Cancer Moonshot Initiative issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 |
Gary |
Falle |
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Jessica |
Pinckney |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
CMS Star Ratings issues
H.R. 5273, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016; All
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 & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Jessica |
Pinckney |
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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. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; National Science Foundation GEO program issues; funding for the NSF; climate research and earth observations research; research funding issues; Title III Science issues
S. 2804/H.R. 2028, H.R. 5055, FY 2017 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Title III Department of Energy, Energy Programs; climate and coastal observation research; water operations issues; earth observing research
House Committee Draft/S.3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act; funding for the NIOSH Agriculture, Fishery, and Forestry (AFF) Centers and NIOSH Education and Research Centers (ERCs); funding for research programs
H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; USGS earthquake hazards research
S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; Title III Energy Efficiency and Accountability issues
H.R. 1561, Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research
H.R. 813, FORECAST Act; climate research; drought and water management issues
H.R. 1277, Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research
H.R. 34, Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research
S. 1573, Weather Alerts for a Ready Nation Act of 2015; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research
H.R. 1806, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015; climate research and earth observations research; research issues
S. 3084, American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
H.R. 2744, Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2015; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research
H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016; climate and coastal observation research; water operations issues
Funding for research and education programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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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Carter |
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Marjorie |
Duske |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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Kathleen |
Ritzman |
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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
IRS Notice 2016-17, Graduate Student Health Plan issues
IRS Form 1042-S, Filing issues related to International Students
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 |
Carolyn |
Henrich |
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Kamala |
Lyon |
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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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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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