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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 | 5201 Auth Way |
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City | Camp Springs |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 20746 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 34741-12
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6. House ID# 316240000
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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: Dawn Taliford, Controller |
Date | 4/19/2017 10:38:58 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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 154 - Honoring our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2017 - Support for the reintroduction of Honoring our WWII Merchant Mariners Act.
H.R. 619/S. 89 - Delta Queen exemption legislation - Advocacy in support of passage of the legislation, which would allow the Delta Queen to resume operations on the Mississippi River.
H.R. 1154/S. 168 - Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act - Advocacy in support of passage of the legislation, or its inclusion in the FY 2018 spending bills.
H.R. 1301/S. DRAFT - Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2017 - Advocacy in support of maritime related programs in the DOD appropriations bill, and for MSP and other programs if this bill becomes the vehicle for an FY 2017 omnibus bill. Discussions with Senate appropriations staff on general maritime appropriations.
H.R.1726/S. DRAFT - Coast Guard Improvement and Reform Act of 2017 - Discussions with House committee staff in regards to priorities to be included in the 2018 authorization when it is finalized. Discussions with Senate committee staff on a future bill.
H. DRAFT/S. 763 - Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act - Discussions with Senate Commerce committee staff in regards to merchant marine related items in the bill.
DRAFT - National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 - Advocacy in support of the Maritime Security Program, and discussions with staff about issues affecting the merchant marine that may be included in the legislation.
Senate Advice and Consent on Nominations - Support for the nominations of Elaine Chao for Secretary of Transportation and Alex Acosta for Secretary of Labor
Legislative Initiatives and General Issue Areas:
Presidential Budget Request - Support for increased funding for maritime related programs as they were included in the Presidents budget request. Opposition to any significant cuts to maritime related programs as they were included in the Presidents budget request.
Export-Import Bank Nominations - Support for expediting the appointment of a quorum of Export-Import Bank board members to allow the bank to function properly.
Vessel Access Issues - Discussions with MARAD and House and Senate staff regarding concerns with Customs procedures that are limiting mariner access to shore leave on vessels in some ports.
Jones Act - On-going discussions with staff about support for the Jones Act and providing rebuttals to anti-Jones Act related lobbying from various non-maritime groups.
LNG and oil exports using US-flag shipping proposals - Discussions with staff regarding the potential of reserving certain cargos of LNG and crude oil exports on U.S.-Flag vessels.
Maritime Security Program full funding for FY 2017 - Discussions and advocacy to ensure MSP is funded at the fully authorized level for FY 2017, including either its inclusion in the FY 2017 omnibus or continuing resolution packages.
Maritime Security Program full funding for FY 18-23 - Discussions and advocacy to ensure MSP is funded at levels sufficient to maintain the fleet, including increases in authorization and appropriation in future years between FY 18 and FY 23.
King's Point (US Merchant Marine Academy) sexual harassment issues - Continuing discussions and participation in meetings with staff regarding the allegations of sexual harassment at the USMMA and potential plans to address it, as well as educating staff on current practices at union affiliated training schools.
Tonnage Tax reform - Discussion with staff regarding future tonnage tax reform to expand the program and ensure that IRS guidance and practice reflects Congressional intent in the on-going implementation of the tonnage tax.
PL-480 Food Aid funding levels and reform issues - Discussion with staff regarding potential reforms possible to increase the speed and decrease concerns with U.S.-Flag shipping of foreign food aid, as well as discussion about increases in PL-480 appropriations.
Cargo Preference - Discussion with staff regarding increases to the cargo preference percentages required under the law, as well as on-going efforts to protect cargo preference in regards to foreign aid and Ex-Im Bank financed cargos.
Maritime regulatory issues - Discussions with staff over regulatory reform issues, particularly those that impact U.S.-Flag carriers but are not present in the foreign sailing international fleet.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Maritime Administration (MARAD)
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
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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