3rd Quarter - Report — NMS STRATEGIES for INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES (2016)

Firm

NMS STRATEGIES

Client

INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES

Income

$10,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

H.R.4909/S.2943, National Defense Authorization Act, 2017, Title I, all provisions relating to tactical missiles, electronic warfare systems, and satellite operational control systems; and aircraft missiles, surface ship, and ballistic missile defense radars; and Title II, all provisions relating to electronic warfare systems, satellite operations control systems, and air defense and ballistic missile defense radars (on behalf of Raytheon). H.R.4909/S.2943, National Defense Authorization Act, 2017, any title, all provisions relating to cultural heritage (on behalf of the US Committee of the Blue Shield). S.J. Res. 39, a Resolution of Disapproval on foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia (on behalf of General Dynamics).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NEELY MARCUS SILBEY	Legislative Assistant, Office of SEN Patty Murray (WA)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), S.J.Res. 39 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.5912/S.3117, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, Title I, all provisions relating to cultural heritage (on behalf of the US Committee of the Blue Shield). H.R. 5293/S.3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017, Title IV and VI, all provisions related to blood products and technologies (on behalf of Cerus). H.R. 2577, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, Divisions B, Title V, all provisions relating to supplemental fiscal year 2016 funds to combat the Zika outbreak (on behalf of Cerus). H.R. 5293/S.3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017, Title IV, all provisions relating to test facilities and microprocessors for spacecraft (on behalf of Moog Inc.). H.R. 5293/S.3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017, Title IV, all provisions relating to high performance computing (on behalf of Cray). H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017, Title III, all provisions relating to military ammunition; and Title IV, all provisions relating to demilitarization, decontamination, air purification systems, and rocket motors (on behalf of Day and Zimmermann).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NEELY MARCUS SILBEY	Legislative Assistant, Office of SEN Patty Murray (WA)

Contacted: SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 2577 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), S. 3117 (114th), H.R. 5912 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Contacted White House Staff to Request a meeting on Moonshot Cancer Initiatives (on behalf of Aduro). Attended a meeting with an official from the office of the Vice President to discuss Aduro's cancer immunotherapies and possible collaboration with the Vice President's Cancer Task Force and Moonshot Initiative. Contacted Members of Congress to provide the same information( on behalf of Aduro). Contacted Congressional offices on the status of the Cures Act (on behalf of Aduro).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NEELY MARCUS SILBEY	Legislative Assistant, Office of SEN Patty Murray (WA)

Contacted: SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.

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.