3rd Quarter - Report — UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA for UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (2020)

Firm

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

Client

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

Income

—

Expenses

$20,000

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

Support for the Forever GI Bill; temporary administrative flexibility for eligibility for VA benefits for institutional transition to online delivery due to coronavirus.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

General support for Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Other); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of

Support for additive manufacturing research. Support for America Makes and OTA funds for additive manufacturing. Support for research to modernize and improve efficiencies in manufacturing via metal casting, investment casting, and foundry programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE	—

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Other); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Defense DEF

Support for additional RDT&E and O&M dollars to corrosion prevention. Transfer efficiency with painter coatings. Coating efficacy through applied research testing. Prime contracting via University Affiliated Research Center program and DoD consortial agreements for RDT&E programming to support advanced manufacturing for metalcastings and corrosion prevention and control. Support for competitive funds to the DoD Manufacturing Technology Program to enhance the small- to midsize defense manufacturing supply chain for metalcastings.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE New	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Rural and regional economic development through UNI's reauthorization as an EDA University Center.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE	—

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Support for programs related to food waste reduction, biogas education, carbon utilization reduction, specialty crop research, emergency food assistance, milk donation, and local farmer marketing through the 2018 Farm Bill and committee reports. Specific sections: Sec. 1431. Milk Donation Program, Sec. 4018 Emergency Food Assistance Program, Sec. 7305. Specialty Crop Research Initiative, Sec. 9011. Carbon Utilization and Biogas Education Program, Sec. 210A. Local Agriculture Market Program, Sec. 224. Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison. Programs to restore tall grass prairie and promote use of prairie sod for watersheds and nutrient reduction; research on prairie for biomass.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE	—

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Education, Dept of

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY21 appropriations for the U.S. Department of Education, Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency for support to subject matter sheets that pertain to items of interest. Federal relief to higher education institutions and students due to the novel coronavirus.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE New	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other)

Immigration IMM

Support for DACA program and support for international student visa preservation to support international students studying in the United States.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE	—

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Small Business SMB

Technological commercialization through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Online support for small businesses (MyEntreNet). Support for rural Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) in the recovery from coronavirus.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE	—

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Air Force, Dept of

Education EDU

Title IX, TEACH Grant, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Student Financial Aid (Pell, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Federal Work Study), Support for TRiO and GEAR UP. Department of Education Document Number 2018-25314, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance. Support for continuing the TEACH Grant Program. FAFSA simplification. Regulations for the administration of student loans, program delivery in higher education, credit hour definitions, and accreditation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE New	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax credits for businesses that offer Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeships and other pre-college employment training programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

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.