1st Quarter - Report

OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA for OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$30,000
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

- In support of the proposed FY2022 funding levels for key research agencies - including NIH, NASA, NSF, DOE, DOD, USDA, NOAA, EPA, USGS and NIST. - Urging Congress to appropriate $8.8 billion in FY 2023 for DOE Office of Science, an increase of 18 percent above FY 2022 and consistent with the bipartisan House and Senate DOE Science for the Future Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LANG —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

- In support of the The Keep STEM Talent Act of 2022. - In support of including the DOE Science for the Future Act, investments in DOE programs advancing key emerging technology focus areas, upgrading national laboratory infrastructure, and other DOE-focused provisions such as technology transfer and bioeconomy initiatives consistent with the House-passed America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521), the Senate-passed U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA, S. 1260), and the Senate-introduced DOE Science for the Future Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LANG —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4521 (117th), S. 1260 (117th)

Immigration IMM

- Urging quick Executive and Congressional action on immigration rules and research programs to aid Ukrainian students and researchers and their families in fleeing the country and establishing themselves elsewhere.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LANG New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.