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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 | 5413-A,B & C BACKLICK RD |
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City | Springfield |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22151 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401104181-12
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6. House ID# 433810001
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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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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Aleks Morosky |
Date | 1/22/2018 11:48:49 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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1162, No Hero Left Untreated Act - Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy;
HR 1384, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act - Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders;
HR 1472, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act - Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits;
HR 1683, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act - Authorizes the minting of a commemorative coin for the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor;
HR 2198, Veterans Crisis Line Improvemement Act - Directs the Secretary to ensure all calls are answered timely;
HR 2222, HOMES Act - Incentivize grantees for to rehouse homeless veterans;
HR 2225, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act - Teach veterans to train service dogs;
HR 2631, Justice for Servicemembers Act - Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims;
HR 2683, Protecting Veterans Credit Act - Require credit rating agencies to strike debts from veterans credit reports if they were incurred from care authorized by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs;
HR 27 , Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act - Retain a copy of all reprimands of VA employees;
HR 2704, Purple Hear Heroes Act - Gives commissary privleges to all Purple Heart recipients;
HR 2810, National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018 - Matters related to compensation, personnel and health care issues;
HR 2850, Military Patron Protection Act - Include stakeholder engagement in military commissary reform;
HR 299, To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. - Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans;
HR 303, To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation. - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay;
HR 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay;
HR 3642, Military SAVE Act - Pilot program to allow victims of military sexual trauma to elect to receive private health care;
HR 4016, Restore Veterans Compensation Act - Eliminate the recoupment of separation pay from veterans who are subsequently awarded disability compensation;
HR 4099, To amend title 38, USC, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants - Ensure children of homeless veterans are included when calculating per diem grants;
HR 4328, Honoring World War I Memorials Act - Gives grants to repair World War I Memorials;
HR 4345, Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act - Gives grants to states with veterans treatment courts;
HR 4369, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act - Codifies the veterans individual unemployability benefit;
HR 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - Increases penalty for those who engage in schemes to defraud veterans of federal benefits;
HR 544, Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act - Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals;
HR 846, To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes. - Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors;
HR 906, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017 - Would create a public registry of individuals who file claims with asbestos trusts;
HR 907, Newborn Care Improvement Act - Increases the amount of time VA may provide maternity care to women veterans;
HR 918, Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act - Allows veterans with other than honorable discharges to receive VA mental health care on an urgent basis;
HR 92, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017 - Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26;
S 1519, National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018 - Matters related to compensation, personnel and health care issues;
S 1550, Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act - Improves VA authority to hire and retain Doctors;
S 1990, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvemement Act - Improves compensation to veterans survivors;
S 2117, FAIR Heroes Act - Waive Medicare late enrollment penalties for disabled veterans eligible for TRICARE;
S 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act - Makes improvements the the Veterans Choice Program;
S 315, Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act - Authorizes a monument;
S 339, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017 - Eliminates the Survivor Benfit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors;
S 369, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act - Gives preference to federal contractors who employ veterans;
S 422, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 - Extends Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans;
S 423, CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017 - Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26;
S 514, No Hero Left Untreated Act - Provide veterans with magnetic EEG therapy;
S 591, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act - Expand veterans and military caregiver benefits;
S 646, Justice for Servicemembers Act - Eliminates forced arbitration in USERRA claims;
S 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act - Authorizes concurrent receipt of VA disability benefits and DOD retired pay;
S 667, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act - Gives full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders;
S 765 , Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act - Prohibits the sale of military-issued Purple Heart medals;
S 946, Veterans Court Improvement Act of 2017 - Increase VA funding for Veterans Justice Outreach specialists;
Federal Rule - Do not allow Veterans Affairs employees to receive compensation from for-profit schools;
Federal Rule - Do not eliminate grandfather provision of 2017 NDAA for TRICARE beneficiaries;
Grant a new building to house the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims;
Prioritize consumer protections for veterans and servicemembers;
Preserve Public Service Loan Forgiveness;
Make the Work Opportunity Tax Credit permanent;
Pass a full defense budget, not a continuing resolution;
Fully fund the Department of Veterans Affairs;
Extend Agent Orange benefits to Blue Water Navy veterans;
Recognition of August 7, 2018 as National Purple Heart Day;
Establish one unified health record keeping system for use by both VA and DOD;
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Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Education - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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