2nd Quarter - Report — THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM for THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (2019)

Firm

THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Client

THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Income

—

Expenses

$160,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Veterans VET

Veterans student benefits Implementation of H.R. 3218 Forever GI Bill

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VALERIE OFFUTT	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 3218 (116th)

Transportation TRA

University Transportation Centers Autonomous/Connected Vehicles Infrastructure

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KERRY KINIRONS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Education EDU

Higher Education Student Financial Aid Institute for Education Sciences (IES) research funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL O'QUINN	—
VALERIE OFFUTT	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Maritime Administration Authorization Training vessel programs Academic Security and Counter Exploitation National Defense Authorization Act Secure American Research Act Securing American Research from Cyber Theft Act Securing American Science and Technology Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KERRY KINIRONS	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Agriculture AGR

Research, Education, and Extension Service programs and funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RICHARD MERTENS	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Funding for the Maritime Administration Maritime Administration Authorization Training vessel programs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KERRY KINIRONS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2020 appropriations for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and related Agencies FY2020 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies FY2020 Department of Defense appropriations FY2020 appropriations for Energy and Water Development and related agencies FY2020 appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA FY2020 appropriations for Homeland Security FY2020 appropriations for State, Foreign Operations and related agencies FY2020 appropriations for Labor, HHS, Education and related agencies FY2020 appropriations for Interior and Environment agencies

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KERRY KINIRONS	—
RICHARD MERTENS	—
VALERIE OFFUTT	—
TAYLOR SEXTON	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

First responder training Veterinary emergency response Science and Technology

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KERRY KINIRONS	—
RICHARD MERTENS	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Medical and health college policy issues Pandemics and biosecurity Grant language

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TAYLOR SEXTON	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Science/Technology SCI

Science and technology policy issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VALERIE OFFUTT	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Natural Resources NAT

Research and education programs and funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RICHARD MERTENS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

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.