2nd Quarter - Report — FEDERAL SCIENCE PARTNERS LLC for VAISALA, INC. (2016)

Firm

FEDERAL SCIENCE PARTNERS LLC

Client

VAISALA, INC.

Income

$30,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 5393/S 2837 FY 17 CJS Appropriations Act -- Funding for NOAA weather research and operations programs, NSF geosciences research, HR 5293/S 3000 FY17 DOD Appropriations Act -- Navy and Air Force weather programs, HR 2028/S 2804 FY17 Energy and Water Appropriations Act -- Renewable Energy Research Funding HR 5394/S 2844 FY 17 Transportation Appropriations -- FAA Runway Visual Range Program, Nexrad, airport improvement

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Navy, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Air Force, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5394 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

FAA Runway Visual Range program, joint weather activities with NOAA and NWS S. 1331 Seasonal Forecasting Improvement Act; S. 1573, National Weather Service Improvement Act; HR 1561, Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015 HR 3614, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1331 (114th), H.R. 1561 (114th), H.R. 3614 (114th), S. 1573 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2028/S 2804 FY17 Energy and Water Appropriations Act -- Renewable Energy Research programs, Wind energy at Department of Energy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Navy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Energy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 2028 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Funding for NSF geosciences and NOAA, NWS research programs. HR 5393/S 2837 FY17 Appropriations for NSF, NOAA, NASA, and OSTP

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5393 (114th)

Roads/Highway ROD

FAST Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Navy, Dept of

Defense DEF

HR 5293/S 2837 FY7 DOD Appropriations Act, Funding for Navy and Air Force weather programs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Air Force, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: H.R. 5293 (114th)

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.