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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
DAYTON DEVELOPMENT COALITION

2. Address

Address1
2111 WILSON BOULEVARD, #700
 Address2
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City
ARLINGTON
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22201
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​MICHAEL GESSEL
​7038758650
​mgessel@daytonregion.com
5. Senate ID#
​82658-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​DAYTON DEVELOPMENT COALITION
6. House ID#
​363700000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2022
 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
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​40,000.00
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.
Method A. 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: MICHAEL GESSEL
 Date
10/18/2022 10:13:58 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 ECN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support funding for economic development of Dayton, Ohio, region; support Community Project Funding (CPF) for the Dayton, Ohio, region in House-passed fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills; support Congressionally Directed Spending (DCS) for the Dayton, Ohio, region in Senate draft fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills; support provision in H.R. 8238, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023, appropriating $29.0 million in Military Construction for a Child Development Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; support provision in Senate draft Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023, appropriating $4.0 million for Planning and Design for Human Performance Wing Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; oppose the following provisions in H.R. 8236, Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Appropriations Bill: Section 8045, restricting the establishment of Field Operating Agencies, and Section 8112, restricting the establishment of a Field Operating Agency of the Space Force; support provision in House Report 117-388, report to accompany H.R. 8236, Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Appropriations Bill, to provide $10.0 million for programmatic increase for Smart Manufacturing Digital Threat Initiative; support funding the Mission Acceleration Center (MAC) Network contained in H.R. 8236, Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Appropriations Bill and the draft Senate Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Appropriations Bill; urge the administration to include additional MILCON funding at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Springfield Air National Guard Base in future budget requests; urge the Defense Department to allocate $4.7 million through the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP) to construct a microgrid at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, a project authorized in the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Bill; support the following provisions in H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (as passed the House): Section 556, Terms of Provost and Academic Dean of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology, Section 2806, Increase in Unspecified Minor Military Construction Authority for Laboratory Revitalization Projects, Section 2871, Defense Community Infrastructure Program, and Section 2873, Basing Decision Scorecard Consistency and Transparency, and military construction authorization of $29.0 million for a Child Development Center/School Age Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; support the following provisions in S. 4543, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (as reported): Section 1105, Enhanced Pay Authority for Certain Research and Technology Positions in Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories, Section 2803, Elimination of Sunset of Authority to Conduct Unspecified Minor Military Construction for Lab Revitalization, and Section 2807, Temporary Increase of Amounts in Connection With Authority to Carry Out Unspecified Minor Military Construction; Support the following amendments intended to be proposed to Amendment SA 5499, Intended to be Proposed to the Bill H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023: SA 6325, Establishment of the National Space Intelligence Center, SA 6326, Modification of Requirements Relating to Scorecard for Basing Decisions by Department of Defense, SA 6327, Provost and Chief Academic Officer of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology, and SA 6328, raising the threshold for minor military construction for Defense laboratories from $9,000,0000 to $12,000,000; in H. Rep. 117-397, report to accompany the H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2023, support Report on Space Needs in Support of Foreign Military Sales Mission (page 384); support H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act (all provisions dealing with funding semiconductor manufacturing and research); urge the Department of Veterans Affairs to create and fill additional FTE positions under the National VA History Center; support reauthorizing the National Aviation Heritage Area which expires on September 30, 2022; support creating a pilot program to test including a proximity clause in some acquisition contracts let by Wright-Patterson to improve efficiency and reduce costs; urge the Air Force to host MQ-9 Reaper drones at the Springfield Air National Guard Base; urge the Air Force to speed implementation of an Enhanced Use Lease at Wright-Patterson; and urge the Air Force to bring C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the Youngstown Reserve Station.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)

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
Michael
Gessel
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

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Suffix
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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)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
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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?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)