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LOBBYING REPORT

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

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)

2. Address

Address1
2425 WILSON BOULEVARD
 Address2
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City
ARLINGTON
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22201
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Mark Haaland
​7039072637
​mhaaland@ausa.org
5. Senate ID#
​4722-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)
6. House ID#
​315190000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2020
 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
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​73,485.00
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.
Method A. 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: GEN Carter Ham, USA, Ret., President and CEO, Association of the United States Army
 Date
10/20/2020 10:10:24 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

--GEN Carter F. Ham, USA, Retired, President and CEO, Association of the United States Army, sent a letter to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (Duckworth/Harris/Jones/Kaine/Peters/Reed/Shaheen/ Stabenow/Tester) recommending that the Senate Armed Services Committee not support legislation (SA 1932) that would remove commanders as the Convening Authority under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). (July 1, 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army contacted staff members of the House Armed Services Committee and House Defense Appropriations Committee recommending support for H.R. 906, Merrills Marauder Congressional Gold Medal. (July 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army contacted staff members of the House Armed Services Committee and House Defense Appropriations Committee recommending support for H.R. 3138, 6888th Central Postal Battalion Congressional Gold Medal. (July 2020)
--Mr. Mark Haaland, Director, Government Affairs, Association of the United States Army contacted Ms. Emily Manning, Office of Sen. Tom Cotton, (R-AR) and Mr. John Noonan, Office of Sen. Marsha Blackburn, (R-TN) to offer AUSAs recommendation that the Senate Armed Services Committee not support legislation (SA 1806) that would rescind the Medal of Honor awarded to soldiers for gallantry demonstrated at Wounded Knee. (July 13, 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army offered support to Sen. Jon Tester, (D-MT) for his amendment to the FY21 NDAA that would require the Veterans Administration to provide benefits for veterans suffering from diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. (July 13, 2020)
--GEN Carter F. Ham, USA, Retired, President and CEO, Association of the United States Army, sent a letter to the House and Senate leadership of the Joint Committee on Printing (Lofgren/Blunt) requesting guidance and/or legislation for the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to protect military personnels social security numbers publicly available through congressional records. (July 17, 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees (Smith/Thornberry/Inhofe/Reed) outlining AUSAs views and recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act conference. (August 11, 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army joined other military associations and sent a letter to the leadership of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs (Takano/Roe) offering support for H.R. 566, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act. (August 31, 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army offered support to co-sponsors of The Military Spouses Retirement Security Act, H.R. 7927 (Crow/Wenstrup/Thornberry/Murphy/Walorski/Panetta/Marchant) and S.4173 (Collins/Hassan). (September 1, 2020)
--The Association of the United States Army joined other military associations and sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations (Lowey/Granger/Shelby/Leahy) requesting an extension of the 60-day annual leave cap for uniformed officers of the Commissioned Corps of the US Public Health Service who supported COVID-19 operations. (September 18, 2020)


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

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Mark
Haaland
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Director, Government Affairs
Julie
Rudowski
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Assistant Director, Government Affairs

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

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

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

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

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

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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Last Name
Suffix
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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)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

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

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)