4th Quarter - Report

LEE & SMITH, PC for NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (NDSU)

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Natural Resources NAT

Department of Interior, United States Geological Survery, US Geological Survey Cooperative Fisheries and Wildlife Unit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS L CROCKETT —
DAVID B LEE —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

Defense DEF

U.S. Department of Defense, Navy, RDT&E, Office of Naval Research, High Performance Materials for Advanced Aviation and Aerospace Applicaitons, FY16 Appropriations Bills; US DOD; FY16 Appropriations Bills; US Dept of Defense, Army, RDT&E, R-1, Development of Precision Pharmacotherapies; FY16 Appropriations Bills;US Dept of Defense, Army, RDT&E, R-1, Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced Tech; Department of Defense, OSD, Defense Wide, RDT&E, Corrosion Control, Prevention and Prediction Research, FY16 Appropriations Bills;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS L CROCKETT —
DAVID B LEE —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Agriculture AGR

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA): Renewable Energy and Products from Biomass Grown in North Dakota.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS L CROCKETT —
DAVID B LEE —

Contacted: Administration for Children & Families (ACF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of

Transportation TRA

US Dept of Transportation, Pipeline Safety and Relaibility, Pipeline Safety, Advanced Technologies for Pipeline Safety in extreme conditions, FY16 Appropriations Bills;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS L CROCKETT —
DAVID B LEE —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2016 Budget and FY16 Appropriations Bills and FY Omnibus Appropriations bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS L CROCKETT —
DAVID B LEE —

Contacted: Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Department of Energy, Basic Energy Services, Liquid Silicon Initiative; Senate Energy & Water FY16 Appropriations Bills;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS L CROCKETT —
DAVID B LEE —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Labor, HHS, Education House and SenateAppropriations bills for FY2016 HHS, NIH, Institutional Development Awards (IDeA) program funding levels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS L CROCKETT —
DAVID B LEE —

Contacted: SENATE; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform legislation impacts on Public Research Universities, HR3309 and S1720.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS L CROCKETT —
DAVID B LEE —

Contacted: SENATE; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3309 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration reform legislative efforts impacting higher education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS L CROCKETT —
DAVID B LEE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

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.