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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
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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: Aleks Morosky |
Date | 4/20/2017 2:37:18 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
Concurrent Resolution in Recognition of August 7, 2017 as National Purple Heart Day;
HR 1112, Shauna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act -Allows a veterans to transfer education benefits to a different dependent if the first dependent dies;
HR 1181, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, to prohibit the VA from submitting a veteran's name to the "do not sell" list on the basis that they are assigned a fiduciary;
HR 1259, VA Accountability First Act of 2017, VA Employee Accountability;
HR 1379, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart.Grants full Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to all Purple Heart recipients;
HR 1384, Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act, provisions to give full active duty benefits to Guard and Reserves deployed under 12304a and 12304b orders;
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 27, Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act, provisions related to VA Employee Accountability;
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.- provisions to extend 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 and 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 369, To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes, provisions to eliminate sunset date of Veterans Choice Program;
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; Provisions to eliminate the Survivor Benefit Plan/Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset for veterans' widows and survivors;
HR 873,Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act -Authorizes a National Monument;
HR 906,Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017, to 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;
Presidential Proclamation Recognition of August 7, 2017 as National Purple Heart Day
S 315, Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act - Authorizes a monument;
S 339, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017 - Eliminates the Survivor Benefit 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 2017Allows veterans' children to remain on CHAMPVA until age 26;
S 544, A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes Improvements to the Veterans Choice Program
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 882, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes. - Grants full Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to all Purple Heart recipients;
VA/DOD health records - Establish one unified health record keeping system for use by both VA and DOD;
Veterans Court Improvement Act of 2017 - Increase VA funding for Veterans Justice Outreach specialists;
FY2018 Defense AppropriationsContinue to fund Peer Reviewed Vision Trauma Program at 2017 level;
Oppose any legislation that would allow the importation of medications that do not meet US safety standards.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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
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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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