3rd Quarter - Report — BROWN UNIVERSITY for BROWN UNIVERSITY (2020)

Firm

BROWN UNIVERSITY

Client

BROWN UNIVERSITY

Income

—

Expenses

$30,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Labor-HHS Appropriations FY2021 (NIH, Financial Aid, Department of Education); Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations FY2021 (NSF Funds); Budget Control Act of 2011 (Sequestration Provisions); Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations FY2021; Defense Appropriations FY2021 (DOD Research).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

COVID-19 issues that concern emergency relief for institutions of higher education and students; issues associated with reopening campus, including temporary and limited liability protections and testing and tracing; H.R.748 (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020); H.R.6800 (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act); Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (9/22); Education Department's Title IX regulations and implementation date; Potential changes to Section 117 of Higher Education Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th)

Defense DEF

Defense related issues in H.R. 6395 and S.4049 (National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2021).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 4049 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

S. 1879 (Protect our Universities Act of 2019); S.3997 (Safeguarding American Innovation Act)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1879 (116th), S. 3997 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues related to college and university endowments; COVID-19 related tax issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act(S. 4421)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 4421 (116th)

Immigration IMM

Potential legislation related to DACA and undocumented immigration issues; legislation related to H-1B, H4, F and J visas; Administrative processing delays for international students; DHS notice for proposed rule making (9/25): Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media; Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization (7/14); Presidential Proclamation on Immigration (6/22)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

H.R.7308 (Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act); science and security issues including H.R.1678 (Protect Our Universities Act of 2019); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021: H.R. 6395 (sections 1264, 281, 1763) and S.4049; H.R.6216 and S.1558 (Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020); S.3832 and H.R.6978,(Endless Frontiers Act).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (116th), H.R. 1678 (116th), S. 1558 (116th), H.R. 6216 (116th), S. 3832 (116th), H.R. 6978 (116th), H.R. 7308 (116th), S. 4049 (116th)

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.