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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 | 1/22/2018 11:12:42 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. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - Review of and discussions with staff regarding tax cut proposals and impact on the maritime industry. Advocacy against removal of provisions that would have taxed foreign cruise lines for United States portions of trips.
H.R. 601/No Senate Companion - Continuing Appropriations Act - Advocacy in support of passage of the legislation.
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.
No House Companion/S. 763 - Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act - Discussions with Senate Commerce committee staff in regards to merchant marine related items in the bill.
H.R. 2286/S. 1186 - Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017 - Discussions with staff regarding the legislation and potential impact on union training schools (was included in NDAA).
H.R. 2518 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 - Discussions with staff regarding maritime related aspects of the bill and potential additions.
H.R. 2810/S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 - Advocacy in support of final passage of the conference report.
S. 1894 - A bill to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States - Advocacy in opposition to the bill, which would exempt PR from the Jones Act.
H.R. 3353 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2018 - Advocacy in support of the bill, and discussions with staff regarding maritime related funding levels.
H.R. 3732 - Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act - Advocacy in support of the bill, and discussions with staff about potential of Jones Act changes being added to the bill.
H.R. 3852 - Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017 - Advocacy in opposition to the bill, which would provide a large loophole for future waivers of the Jones Act.
H.R. 3966 - Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act - Advocacy in opposition to provisions in the bill that would exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act.
H.J. Res 123 - December Two Week CR - Advocacy in support of the legislation.
Legislative Initiatives and General Issue Areas:
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.
Puerto Rico/Virgin Island Recovery - Discussions with staff about potential Jones Act issues in any PR/VI recovery packages. Advocacy on behalf of members in USVI.
Maritime Security Program Guam Issue - Discussions with staff regarding issues with domestic and international carriers competing in Guam service and implications for MSP.
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.
Military to Maritime Program - Discussions with staff regarding potential for language being included in future Defense or Veterans Affairs bills that would ease the transition for service members to join the maritime industry after they've left the military.
Puerto Rico and Virginia Islands Humanitarian Relief - On-going discussions with staff regarding the status of merchant marine assistance in assisting with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, including participating in a listening session with members of Congress on the status of relief efforts in both PR and USVI.
PL-480 Food Aid funding levels and reform issues - Discussion with Ag and Foreign Affairs committee 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.
Farm Bill Food Aid Reform - Discussions with Ag committee staff about potential negative changes to Food Aid in the upcoming Farm Bill.
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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