Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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 LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 436 / S. 109, the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; H.R. 4320 / S. 2178, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; H.R. 4321, the Employee Privacy Protection Act; H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; S. 1911, Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act; H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R. 377 / S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act
House and Senate bills on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2015; Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; Workforce Investment Act (Public law 105-220); Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 relating to independent contractors; Worker classifications under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; Executive Orders 13202 and 13208; Project labor agreements; Davis-Bacon Act; OSHA reform; Secret ballot elections; Salting abuse; National Apprenticeship Act; President Obama's "recess" appointments to the National Labor Relations Board; Noel Canning v. National Labor Relations Board; General issues relating to: DOL registered apprenticeship program, independent contractors status, Right to Work laws, career and technical education, craft training, and youth employment;
DOL-OLMS (REG) Title: Persuader Agreements: Consultant Form LM-21 Receipts and Disbursements Report (RIN 1245-AA05);
DOL-OLMS (REG) Title: Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Relations Consultant Reporting under the LMRDA (RIN 1245-AA03);
DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Certification (RIN 1218-AC86)
DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70);
DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49);
DOL-OSHA (LOI) Letter of Interpretation on OSHA Inspections (February 21, 2013);
DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Confined Spaces in Construction (RIN 1218-AB47);
DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Cranes and Derricks in Construction (RIN 1218-AC01);
DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Injury and Illness Prevention Program (RIN 1218-AC48);
DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements - Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) Column (RIN 1218-AC45);
DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements - NAICS Update and Reporting Revisions (RIN 1218-AC50);
DOL-WHD (AAM) Title: Application of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts requirement that wage rates for additional classifications, when "conformed" to an existing wage determination, bear a "reasonable relationship" to the wage rates in that wage determination;
DOL-WHD (REG) Title: Defining/Delimiting Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA11);
DOL-WHD (REG) Title: Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (RIN 1235-AA10);
DOL-WHD (REG) Title: Right To Know Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN 1235-AA04);
DOL-ETA/WHD (REG) Title: Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program (RIN 1205-ZA00);
DOL-OFCCP Final Rule on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities (RIN 1250-AA02) and veterans (RIN 1250-AA00);
DOL-OFCCP (REG) Title: Non-retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information (RIN 1250-AA06);
DOL-OFCCP (REG) Title: Requirement to Report Summary Data on Employee Compensation (RIN 1250-AA03);
NLRB (REG) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), General Services Administration (GSA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

DOL-ETA/WHD (REG) Title: Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program (RIN 1205-ZA00); Low-skilled visas; Temporary guest worker program; E-Verify; Comprehensive immigration reform; Cross-liability

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4899, Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act; Increasing domestic exploration and production of fossil fuels; Tax incentives for energy efficiency; Comprehensive energy reform

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Clean Water Act (Public Law 92-500); Toxic Substances Control Act (Public Law 94-469); Clean Air Act (Public Law 88-206); EPA (REG) Title: Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial Electric Power Producers (RIN 2050-AE81);
EPA (REG) Title: Definition of "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act (RIN 2040-AF30);
EPA (REG) Title: Lead, Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program for Public and Commercial Buildings (RIN 2070-AJ56);
EPA (REG) Title: Stormwater Regulations Revision to Address Discharges from Developed Sites (RIN 2040-AF13);
EPA (REG) Title: Carbon Polution Guidelines for Existing Power Plants: Emission guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from existing stationary sources (RIN 2060-AR33)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014; S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act; H.R. 4457, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014; H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014; H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; S. 1183 / H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013;
Taxes on wages and income included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Depreciation of capital investments; Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 relating to Independent Contractor status; Estate tax; Comprehensive tax reform; Alternative Minimum Tax; Small business taxes in S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act; Completed Contract Method; Look-back accounting requirements; tax extenders

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act; S. 2546, Auto Enroll Repeal Act; S. 2176, the Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014; H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act; S. 701, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013; The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148); Portability of health insurance; Self-employed health care tax deductions; Small business health plans; Health Savings Accounts; Flexible Spending Accounts; Medical malpractice reform;
The following provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: health insurance premium tax, definition of full-time employee, employer shared responsibility provisions (4890(H)); Definition of seasonal worker; Sections 6055 and 6056 of the Internal Revenue Code; Section 105(H) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to prohibition on discrimination in favor of highly compensated individuals);
IRS-Treasury (REG) Title: Information Reporting by Applicabale Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (RIN: 1545-BL26);
IRS-Treasury (REG) Title: Information Reporting on Minimum Essential Coverage (RIN 1545-BL31);
CMS-HHS (REG) Title: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond (RIN 0938-AS02)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Treasury - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4874, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act; Comprehensive regulatory reform; Administrative Procedure Act (Public Law 79-404)

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R. 4486, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; House and Senate bills on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2015; Davis Bacon Act;
DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70);
EPA (REG) Title: Definition of "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act (RIN 2040-AF30);
DOL-OLMS (REG) Title: Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Relations Consultant Reporting under the LMRDA (RIN 1245-AA03);
DOL-OSHA (LOI) Letter of Interpretation on OSHA Inspections (February 21, 2013);
DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49);
NLRB (REG) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Federal Pell Grant Program (Title IV); S. 1904, Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2013; Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-270); Career and technical education programs; DOE (REG): Program Integrity: Gainful Employment (RIN 1840-AD15); General issues relating to DOL registered apprenticeship program, craft training, and youth employment

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 TRA

16. Specific lobbying issues

Federal excise tax on gasoline; Public-private partnerships; Highway Trust Fund; Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Export-Import Bank

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization