4th 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.

Manufacturing MAN

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: Defense Logistics Agency; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of

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: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency; Education, Dept of

Veterans VET

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: Defense Logistics Agency; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

General support for Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE	—

Contacted: SENATE; Defense Logistics Agency; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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: Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense Logistics Agency; SENATE

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: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Logistics Agency; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE

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. Consortial agreements via Sec. 244 of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act. Appropriations to the DLA Manufacturing Technology Program to support advanced manufacturing and industry 4.0 technology in the small- to medium-sized enterprise defense manufacturing supply chain.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE New	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); 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: Education, Dept of; Defense Logistics Agency; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

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: Defense Logistics Agency; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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: Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency

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. Support for continuing the TEACH Grant Program. FAFSA simplification. Protection from deportation for international students whose programs of study may be fully online due to the Coronavirus national health emergency. Protection of education benefits for veterans whose programs of study transition to fully online as a result of the Coronavirus national health emergency.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANDREW MORSE New	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Logistics Agency; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); 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.