3rd Quarter - Report — SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS for CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (2015)

Firm

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS

Client

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Income

$50,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to FY16 budget and appropriations including: Pell Grants, student aid, other education program funding; funding for specific programs in energy, agriculture, scientific research, transportation, cybersecurity, workforce development and environmental protection; EPSCOR funding issues; funding for African-American student engagement; and manufacturing innovation grant funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY BUDNER	SchedulerCongDeGette1999-2001
SAMANTHA MARTIN	Intern,RepTreyGowdy,5/12; Intern,SenJimDeMint,6/12
KEVIN O'NEILL	—
DANA WEEKES	—

Contacted: Economic Development Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Education EDU

HEA reauthorization generally, and issues related to student loans, other financial aid and general college affordability issues. Transparency and accountability measures. Monitor student aid rulemaking. Advanced manufacturing and workforce development programs, initiatives, and legislation (S. 771), including the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. Cybersecurity legislation. Education for African-American male teachers, STEM education and teacher prep issues. College completion grant programs. Workforce development programs. VAWA rulemaking and campus sexual assault task force processes and legislation. Student-athlete initiatives and legislation. Monitor COMPETES reauthorization. Autism and other health research programs. Veterans education.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY BUDNER	SchedulerCongDeGette1999-2001
SAMANTHA MARTIN	Intern,RepTreyGowdy,5/12; Intern,SenJimDeMint,6/12
KEVIN O'NEILL	—
DANA WEEKES	—

Contacted: Economic Development Administration; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 771 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to agricultural research conducted by universities. Food safety research initiatives. Issues related to research on sensors for rivers and bodies of water. EERE grant opportunities.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DANA WEEKES	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Economic Development Administration; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of

Transportation TRA

Issues related to transportation research, including safe driving initiative technology and connected vehicle development; impact of trade legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY BUDNER	SchedulerCongDeGette1999-2001
DANA WEEKES	—

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Economic Development Administration

Economics/Economic Development ECN

EERE grant program. EDA funding opportunities. DOE Smart Grid issues and clean energy financing; offshore wind energy issues. Workforce development and manufacturing programs. STEM funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY BUDNER	SchedulerCongDeGette1999-2001
SAMANTHA MARTIN	Intern,RepTreyGowdy,5/12; Intern,SenJimDeMint,6/12
KEVIN O'NEILL	—
DANA WEEKES	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Economic Development Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; SENATE

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.