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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 4227 FIFTH AVENUE |
Address2 | 710 ALUMNI HALL |
City | PITTSBURGH |
State | PA |
Zip Code | 15260 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 53356-12
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6. House ID# 349820000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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 |
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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: Eugenia C. Stoner, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Federal Government Relations |
Date | 10/20/2009 |
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. 3293, FY2010 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, NIH research funding; student financial aid including increases to Pell grants and Perkins loans; funding for the Department of Education's international studies centers
H.R. 3326, FY2010 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Vibration and Shock Exposure, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Functional Genomics Center, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Conditioning; DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2)
H.R. 3183, S. 1436, FY2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for Energy and research funding for the Office of Science, Department of Energy
H.R. 2892, S. 1298, FY2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for National Preparedness, including a Center for Modeling and Simulation
H.R. 3082, S.1407, FY2010 Military Construction/Veterans' Affairs Appropriations bill, funding for VA health care, prosthetics research, VA research facilities, and educational benefits
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 |
Eugenia |
Stoner |
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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
H.R. 3293, FY2010 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, research funding for NIH; student financial aid, including increases to Pell grants and Perkins loan program; funding for the Department of Education's international studies centers
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, adoption of federal direct loan program, revisions to the Perkins loan program, additional funding for federal Work Study program, and the Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant
S. 473, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2009, program to encourage international education for college and university students
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Eugenia |
Stoner |
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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
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, State Fiscal Stabilization Fund monies for public universities; NIH, NSF, Office of Science at the Department of Energy, and NIST research and infrastructure funds
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Eugenia |
Stoner |
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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. 3326, FY2010 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Vibration and Shock Exposure, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Functional Genomics Center, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Conditioning; DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2)
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 |
Eugenia |
Stoner |
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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. 3183, S. 1436, FY2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for Energy and research funding for the Office of Science, Department of Energy
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009, funding for clean energy research, education, and training 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 |
Eugenia |
Stoner |
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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. 3179, S. 1298, FY2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for National Preparedness, including a Center for Modeling and Simulation
H.R. 1150, Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act, authorization of competitive grant program in the Department of Homeland Security for regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases
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 |
Eugenia |
Stoner |
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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
S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009, damages provision for copyright or patent infringement
H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, extension of patent protection for follow-on biologics to 12 years
H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine, extension of patent protection for follow-on biologics to 12 years
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 |
Eugenia |
Stoner |
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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. 690, S. 144, MOBILE Cell Phone Act of 2009, advocacy to revise tax treatment of employer-provided cell phones
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 |
Eugenia |
Stoner |
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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. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, inclusion of academic medical center issues and university student health coverage
H.R. 3134, Healthcare Innovation Zone Program Act of 2009, establishment of healthcare innovation zones including academic medical centers
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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Stoner |
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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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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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