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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 6 Jasmine Drive |
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| City | Palm Coast |
State | FL |
Zip Code | 32137 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 292857-24
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6. House ID# 373340001
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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: Hershel W. Gober |
Date | 4/18/2016 8:58:30 PM |
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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Supporting TMC Statement To SASC Regarding Military Health Care Reform;
Supporting TMC Statement To SASC Regarding Personnel And Comp. Programs;
Letter of Support For S.2596, "To Amend Title 10, USC. To Permit Veterans Who Have A Service Connected, Permanent Disability Rated As Total To Travel On Military Aircraft In The Same Manner And To The Same Extent As Retired Members of The Armed Forces Entitled To Such Travel;"
Letter of Support For S.2123 "The Sentencing Reform And Corrections Act 0f 2015;"
Verbal Support For Amendment 3337 To S. 524, "Pain Management Best Practices;
Support For S. 979/H.R.1594 "Military Surviving Spouse Equity Act;"
Support For S.271 "The Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2015;"
Support For HR 2894, HR 914, S.1085 Expansion of VA Caregiver Legislation;.
Support For H.R. 2054 Expansion of Women Veterans Health Care Services;
Support For HR 2915 Mental Health Care For Veterans;
Support For S. 207/ HR 572, Veterans Access To Community Care Act of 2015;
Opposing S. 357 The "Fact Act;"
Support For The Following Bills:
HR 742, Access To Contraception For Women Service-members And Dependents Act of 2015;
S. 167/HR 203, Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention For American Veterans Act;
S.469, Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015;
HR 2531, Military Spouses Achieving College Education For Survivors Act of 2015 Or Aces Act of 2015;
HR 3850, Assure Act of 2015;
HR 2862, Veterans Protection Enhancement Act;
HR 1769, Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015;
HR 2863, Secure Legal Services For Veterans Act;
HR 3016, Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act;
HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act;
HR 677, American Heroes Cola Act of 2015;
HR 3234, VA Medical Center Recovery Act;
HR 3423, Agent Orange Extension Act of 2015;
HR 2934, To Amend Title 38, United States Code, To Extend The Authority of The Advisory Committee On Homeless Veterans For Five Years;
HR 3491, To Amend Title 38, United States Code, To Increase The Amount of Special Pension For Medal of Honor Recipients, And For Other Purposes;
S 2022, A Bill To Amend Title 38, United States Code, To Increase The Amount of Special Pension For Medal of Honor Recipients, And For Other Purposes;
HR 358, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
Signed Onto A Letter From Several VSOS Regarding Priorities of Issue To Veterans And Their Families For The Remainder of The Session.
Signed onto VSO Letter To Chairs And Ranking Members of Committees On Appropriation Requesting Funding of $15 Million For "Peer Reviewed Vision Trauma (PRMR-Vision)
Support Letter For HR 4764 The "Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (Paws) Act of 2016"
Signed Onto Tmc Letter of Support For S.2331 The "Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Rights Protection Act of 2015"
Commission On Care (VA Health Care System), Generally.
VSO Letter Objecting To Some Of The Recommendations The Commission Is Considering To Expand Veterans Use of Public Medical Services And Elimination of The VA Health Care System As We Know It.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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