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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1220 LINDEN DRIVE, 1764 VAN HISE HALL |
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City | MADISON |
State | WI |
Zip Code | 53706 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 71314-12
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6. House ID# 359560000
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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 |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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: Kristine D. Andrews, Assistant Vice President for Federal Relations |
Date | 07/19/2012 |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Budget Control Act of 2011, budget sequestration and impact of across-the-board cuts on higher education; Office of Management and Budget, comments/advanced notice of proposed guidance relating to proposed changes to the Federal cost principles that support university research; FY2013 Agriculture Appropriations: Smith-Lever, NIFA, AFRI, Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Expanded Food & Nutrition, Animal Health and Disease, Higher Education Challenge Grant, Sustainable Agriculture Program, Equity in Education,
capacity-building grant for non-land grant Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations: EDA-University Center, Dept. of Justice, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, NASA Space Grant College & Fellowship Program, National Estuarine Research Reserve, National Science Foundation, including CCLI, Math & Science and Noyce programs, and National Telecommunications & Information Administration; Defense: Army Research Lab, Vehicle Technology within Defense Research Services, Sustainable Alternative Energy; Financial Services: Small Business Development Centers; Interior-Environment: Green Power Partnership, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Sea Grant College Program, State Water Resources Research Institute Program, Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center and USGS Cooperative Research Units Program; Labor-HHS-Education: AmeriCorps National, AmeriCorps*Vista, Area health Education Center Program, Campus-based aid, including Perkins Loan program, Federal Pell Grant, Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, GEARUP, Head Start, Health Resources and Services Administration, Improving Teacher Quality Grants, International Education, National Institutes of Health, National Professional Development Program, National Writing Project, Public Radio & TV, Title III Strengthening Institutions Program, Teaching American History Grant Program, TRIO programs; State-Foreign Operations: Foreign Language Instruction, Young Entrepreneurs Program; Transportation-HUD: Great Lakes Maritime Research.
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 |
Kristine |
Andrews |
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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
Farm Bill (SB3240), reauthorization of capacity-building grant program for non-land grant Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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 |
Kris |
Andrews |
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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
Higher Education Act reauthorization (no bill introduced), accreditation/regulation; Upward Bound appeal on behalf of UW-Stevens Point; TRIO Program, transfer of funding from McNair to Upward Bound Math-Science and grant proposal competitions and award notifications/timeline; H.R. 4628, undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loan interest rate; STEAM Teaching Center proposal on behalf of UW-Platteville; Business Higher Education Forum STEM education; ESEA Reauthorization and specifically the
Improving Teacher State Grant program and grants that support both state education and state agencies for higher education; TEACH Grant, modification to convert the grant to forgiveable loan
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 |
Kris |
Andrews |
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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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Reintroduction of Business Incubator Promotion Act (formerly S. 1662); reintroduction of Early-Stage Business Investment and Incubation Act (formerly H.R. 5411)
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 |
Kris |
Andrews |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 76, Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act, establishment of higher education grant for training and degree programming
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 |
Kris |
Andrews |
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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Executive Order 13607 and Principles of Excellence for educational institutions serving service members, veterans and their families (informational)
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 |
Kris |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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