ANCHOR Act

General support for federal funding for Arctic scientific research. General support for increased earthquake research funding. S. 3943, ANCHOR Act, supporting passage of the bill. Supporting draft legislation that would establish regional research centers at institutions of higher education to conduct research to improve understanding of wildland fire including causes and risks, rehabilitation of ecosystems, mitigation strategies, and relevant wildland fire modeling. Recommendations for the draft National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (NVEWS) Reauthorization including: Increasing authorized funding to keep pace with inflation; Require update to management plan every five years; Require management plan include recommendations for existing and new cooperative agreements; Recommend advisory committee include individuals affiliated with the volcano observatories; and Recommend that activities be coordinated with the volcano observatories. S.3788, National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024: Supporting authorizing regional landslide centers; Supporting university involvement in program activities; and Supporting removing 50 percent non-federal match requirements for grants. S. 3606, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024, supporting passage of the bill. Supporting S. 3853, Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act language related to Amchitka, Alaska Site. Support for funding for the Economic Development Administrations Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program. S. 3348, the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act, supporting passage of the bill.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General support for federal funding for Arctic scientific research. General support for increased earthquake research funding. S. 3943, ANCHOR Act, supporting passage of the bill. S. 4191, Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2024, supporting passage of the bill. Recommendations for the draft National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (NVEWS) Reauthorization including: Increasing authorized funding to keep pace with inflation; Require update to management plan every five years; Require management plan include recommendations for existing and new cooperative agreements; Recommend advisory committee include individuals affiliated with the volcano observatories; and Recommend that activities be coordinated with the volcano observatories. S.3788, National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024: Supporting authorizing regiona landslide centers; Supporting university involvement in program activities; and Supporting removing 50 percent non-federal match requirements for grants. S. 3606, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024, supporting passage of the bill. Supporting S. 3853, Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act language related to Amchitka, Alaska Site. Supporting funding for the Economic Development Administrations's Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program. Supporting funding for the National Science Foundation's mid-scale research infrastructure program.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Provided comments on draft Mining Innovation, Novel, Exploration, and Resource Advancement for Long-term Security Act: Clarifying definition of minority-serving institution in section 2; Adding the Arctic Energy Office in section 4; Further defining regional diversity to include contiguous and non-contiguous states in section 4; Ensuring proximity requirements ensure geographic considerations in section 4; Adding language to require Tribes be required partners in section 4; and Adding language relating to regional diversity in section 5. Urging S. 3943, the Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research be included in Senate FY 25 Coast Guard Reauthorization Act and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Conference Agreement. Urging S. 4191, the Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act be included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Conference Agreement. Provided recommendations for the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Reauthorization Act: Require update to management plan every five years; Require management plan include recommendations for existing and new cooperative agreements; Recommend advisory committee include individuals affiliated with the volcano observatories; and Recommend that activities be coordinated with the volcano observatories. General support for increasing funding for the National Institutes of Healths Institutional Development Award. General support for funding for flooding and landslides research in southeast Alaska. Provided recommendations for the Tsunami Warning & Education Reauthorization Act: Supporting increased funding for the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program; Ensuring support for data quality and management systems issues; Requiring collaboration with state and territory programs partnering through the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program; and Support for creating a research and development plan for the tsunami research program.

H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 - issues related to telecommunications service and equipment; S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 - issues related to telecommunications service and equipment; S. 4795, Report 118-198, Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2025; S. 3781, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Codification Act; H.R. 1353, Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act; S. 4569, TAKE IT DOWN Act; S. 275, Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024; S. 690, Network Equipment Transparency Act (NET Act); S.1008, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act; S. 1956, Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2024; S. 2238, PLAN for Broadband Act; S. 2714, CREATE AI Act of 2023; S. 3162, TEST AI Act of 2023; S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023; S. 3606, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024; S. 3849, Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024; S. 3943, Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research (ANCHOR) Act; S. 4178, Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2024; S. 4394, NSF AI Education Act of 2024; S. 4487, Small Business Artificial Intelligence Training Act of 2024; S. 4596, Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act; S. 4769, Validation and Evaluation for Trustworthy (VET) Artificial Intelligence Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

General support for federal funding for Arctic scientific research. General support for increased earthquake research funding. Recommendations for the Alaska earthquake early warning plan. S. 3943, ANCHOR Act S. 4191, Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2024 Recommendations for the National Volcano Early Warning System Reauthorization S.3788, National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 3606, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 3853, Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act related to Amchitka, Alaska Site Support for funding for the Economic Development Administrations Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program Support for proposal under National Science Foundations mid-scale research infrastructure program

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

H.R.2741, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023; climate and coastal observation research; research facilities; earth observing research issues H.R. 4002, The Relieving Economic Strain to Enhance American Resilience and Competitiveness in Higher Education and Research Act, or the RESEARCHER Act; research and development issues H.R. 5077/S. 2714, Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023, or the CREATE AI Act of 2023H.R. 6213, The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act H.R. 6093, Weather Reauthorization Act of 2023; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues H.R. 7630/S.3943, Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research (ANCHOR) Act; research facilities and development issues H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2025; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues; research facilities H.R. 8467, The Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024; Farm Bill reauthorization issues; Title VII Research, Extension, and Related Matters programs; agriculture research and development issues; cooperative extension and capacity grant issues; NIFA agriculture research programs; AFRI; AgARDA; USDA rural development issues; Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; SNAP eligibility for college students; I-Corps for USDA; agriculture technology issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI); Artificial Intelligence research; other issues H.R. 8774, FY 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues H.R. 8812, Water Resources Development Act of 2024; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues S. 4207,Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024; research and development issues S. 2203, Atmospheric Rivers Reconnaissance, Observation and Warning Act, or the ARROW Act; climate research; earth observing research issues S.1303, Build America, Buy America Act (117th Congress); research facilities related issues FY 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; Integrated Pest Management (IPM); veterinary medicine programs; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); NSF/USDA AI Research Institutes; Artificial Intelligence research; other programs FY2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; Congressionally-directed spending/Community project funding issues; artificial intelligence funding; funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF); climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues FY 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERC); Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (AFF); and Total Worker Health programs; funding for research programs FY 2025 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; climate and coastal observation research; research facilities issues Scientific research funding issues

H.R. 7630/S. 3943, Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure and Hardware for Oceanic Research (ANCHOR) Act H.R. 8467, The Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024; Farm Bill reauthorization issues; Title VII Research, Extension, and Related Matters programs; agriculture research and development issues; cooperative extension and capacity grant issues; NIFA agriculture research programs; AFRI; AgARDA; USDA rural development issues; Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; SNAP eligibility for college students; I-Corps for USDA; agriculture technology issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI); Artificial Intelligence research; other issues H.R. 8774, FY 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; provisions related to funding for Hispanic-Serving research universities H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2025 S. 4207, Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024 FY 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; Integrated Pest Management (IPM); veterinary medicine programs; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); NSF/USDA AI Research Institutes; Artificial Intelligence research; provisions related to nutrition, research, extension, forestry, and horticulture issues; Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program; other issues FY 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; provisions related to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funding FY 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; provisions related to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; medical school clinical training needs in underserved communities; Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) physician training programs; National Institutes of Health (NIH) postdoctoral stipends; provisions related to graduate education; funding for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERC), Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (AFF), and Total Worker Health (TWH) programs; funding for research programs FY2025 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; provisions related to Water Resources Research Institutes funding Scientific research funding issues

FY2025 CJS Appropriations (HR9026/S. TBD): NOAA, NSF, and NIST research and education programs. Anchor Act (HR 7630/S 3943). Cybersecurity and Technology Solutions for the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. NASA Reauthorization of 2024 (HR 8958): Earth Science programs

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.5893/S. 2321, FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; Community project funding issues; artificial intelligence funding; research and development issues; National Science Foundation (NSF) funding; research program funding FY 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; Community project funding; artificial intelligence funding; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research issues; funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) H.R. 5894/S. 2624, FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act; funding for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERC), Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (AFF), and Total Worker Health (TWH) programs; research and development issues; funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues H.R. 4368/S. 2131, FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research issues; veterinary medicine programs; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) research issues; Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); NSF/USDA Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes; Artificial Intelligence research; other programs FY 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for agriculture programs; research and development issues H.R. 4365/S. 2587, FY 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues FY 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues H.R. 4394/S. 2443, FY 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues FY 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research FY2025 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; climate and coastal observation research, research facilities H.R. 2882, FY 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act; science and research program funding issues H.R. 2670/S. 2226, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act; extramural research; research facilities; research and development issues; earth observing research issues; research and development issues FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research; research facilities issues H.R. 6093, Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues H.R. 7630/S. 3943, Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act (or the ANCHOR Act); research and development issues; research facilities related issues H.R.2741, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023; climate and coastal observation research issues; earth observing research issues H.R .4002, Relieving Economic Strain to Enhance American Resilience and Competitiveness in Higher Education and Research Act; research and development issues H.R. 6213, The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act; research and development issues H.R. 5077/S. 2714, Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023 or the CREATE AI Act of 2023; research and development issues S. 2203, Atmospheric Rivers Reconnaissance, Observation and Warning Act, or the ARROW Act; research and development issues; climate research; earth observing research issues S.1303, Build America, Buy America Act (117th Congress); research facilities related issues Water Resources Development Act related issues; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing research issues Science and research program funding issues Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) participation issues

H.R. 2670/S. 2226, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues H.R. 4365/S. 2587, FY 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues H.R. 4394/S. 2443, FY 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues H.R. 7630/S. 3943, Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or the ANCHOR Act; research and development issues S. 2321, FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues H.R. 2882, FY 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act; science and research program funding issues, funding for Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI), agricultural research and infrastructure, funding for federal science agencies H.R. 4368/S. 2131, FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; veterinary medicine programs; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); NSF/USDA AI Research Institutes; Artificial Intelligence research; Research and Development issues, other programs H.R. 5894/S. 2624, FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERC), Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (AFF), and Total Worker Health (TWH) programs; research and development issues; funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) FY 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for agriculture programs; research and development issues FY 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for federal science agencies; funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) FY 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues FY 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for fusion research FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; issues related to medical school clinical training needs in underserved communities; Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) physician training programs; funding for the National Institutes of Health ( NIH); funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); research and development issues FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues FY 2025 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, funding issues related to the Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI) Science and research program funding issues

General support for federal funding for Arctic scientific research. General support for increased earthquake research funding. Recommendations for the Alaska earthquake early warning plan. S. 3943, ANCHOR Act Recommendations for Regional Wildland Fire Research Centers Legislation Recommendations for the National Volcano Early Warning System Reauthorization S.3788, National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 3606, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 3853, Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act related to Amchitka, Alaska Site Support for funding for the Economic Development Administrations Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program S. 3348, the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

FY2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act including Commerce Justice Science for NOAA, NSF, and NIST. FY2025 Appropriations (bills in development) including Commerce Justice Science for NOAA, NSF, and NIST. Anchor Act (HR 7630/S 3943). Cybersecurity and Technology Solutions for the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (HR 7024). Section 174 R&D tax credits for first year start-up expenses.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE