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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 2425 WILSON BOULEVARD |
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| City | ARLINGTON |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22201 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 4722-12
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6. House ID# 315190000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: GEN Carter Ham, USA, Ret., President and CEO, Association of the United States Army |
Date | 7/20/2017 7:42:51 AM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and GEN (Retired) Carter Ham (AUSA President and CEO) met with Mr. Bob Simmons, Staff Director, House Armed Services Committee to discuss Army readiness and committee policy initiatives. (4/4/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and GEN (Retired) Carter Ham (AUSA President and CEO) met with Congressman Mac Thornberry, Chairman, House Armed Services Committee to discuss committee reform initiatives and AUSA support. (4/4/2107)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) met with Mr. Steve Wilson, Senior Advisor to Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) to discuss the Department of Labor action regarding the National Museum of the United States Army. (4/4/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and GEN (Retired) Carter Ham (AUSA President and CEO) met with Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX), Chairwoman, House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee for an introductory meeting and to discuss the Continuing Resolution prognosis and Army readiness and modernization. (4/5/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and GEN (Retired) Carter Ham (AUSA President and CEO) met with Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), Chairman, House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, for an introductory meeting and to discuss defense education to non-defense members of Congress. (4/5/2017)
--Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and GEN (Retired) Carter Ham (AUSA President and CEO) met with Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) Chairman, Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee for an introductory meeting and to discuss defense education to non-defense members of Congress. (4/5/2017)
-Mrs. Julie Rudowski (Assistant Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) met with Mr. Al Edwards and Mr. Gary Leeling, Professional Staff Members, Senate Armed Services Committee, to discuss health care provisions contained in the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. (4/6/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support via email for a joint letter to Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) for the Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act(S. 630 and H.R. 1544). (4/10/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support via email for a Military Coalition letter to Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) for the Post 9/11 VA Educational Assistance Program Awarded to Purple Heart Recipients (H.R. 1379). (4/12/2017)
--Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support via email for a joint letter to House and Senate leadership (Ryan/Pelosi/McConnell/Schumer) on the fiscal 2017 spending bills. (4/14/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support via email for Military Coalition testimony regarding military health care and personnel issues submitted to the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee. (4/26/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support via email for a joint letter to House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee (Blunt/Murray/Cole/DeLauro) regarding opposition to the elimination of Impact Aid. (5/8/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support via email for the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act (S. 1198) to Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). (5/11/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support via email for a Military Coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee leadership (Black/Yarmuth/Enzi/Sanders) on sequestration. (5/16/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support via email for a Military Coalition letter to Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) for the Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 1317/S.492). (5/15/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support via email for a Military Coalition letter to Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) for the Military Patron Protection Act (H.R. 2850). (5/16/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) offered support via email for a joint letter to all members of Congress for the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act (S. 591 and H.R. 1472). (6/7/2107)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) and Mrs. Patricia Barron (Director - Family Readiness - AUSA) met with Ms. Sasha Baker, National Security Assistant for Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to discuss AUSA Family Readiness programs, sequestration repeal, and AUSA Resolutions. (6/19/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) electronically sent members of Congress, professional staff and military legislative assistants of the House Armed Services Committees a copy of AUSAs 2017 Resolutions. (6/20/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) electronically sent members of Congress, professional staff and military legislative assistants of the Senate Armed Services Committees a copy AUSAs 2017 Resolutions. (6/22/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) sent letters to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership (Thornberry/Smith/McCain/Reed) outlining AUSAs top priorities on issues under the jurisdiction of those committees. (6/26/2017)
-Mr. John Gifford (Director, Government Affairs - AUSA) met with Mr. Church Hutton, Professional Staff Member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, to discuss defense appropriations. (6/27/2017)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Army - Dept of (Other)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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