3rd Quarter - Report — BROWN UNIVERSITY for BROWN UNIVERSITY (2019)

Firm

BROWN UNIVERSITY

Client

BROWN UNIVERSITY

Income

—

Expenses

$50,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2020 appropriations: Labor, Health, Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (NIH, higher education funding, international education, fetal tissue research); Department of Defense (basic research, DARPA); Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (NSF, NASA, NOAA); Department of Interior, Environment, Energy and Related Agencies (NEH, NEA, Superfund Research Program);Support for Amendment 9, v. 3 (B Prohibits implementation of new HHS policy that would restrict fetal tissue research).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Potential legislation related to DACA; S. 874, Dream Act 2019; H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act; potential legislation related to H-1B and H4 visas; potential changes to Optical Practical Training Program; Administrative processing delays for international students.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (116th), S. 874 (116th)

Education EDU

Potential legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act; potential changes to Section 117 of Higher Education Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Defense DEF

H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020; amendment to establish interagency working group to coordinate federal activities to protect federally funded research from foreign interference.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

Legislation related to opioid treatment, prevention and research

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 3038 (Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019); Potential legislation to address security issues by foreign governments related to university research; COBRE eligibility requirements in the IDeA program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3038 (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.