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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 770 Broadway |
Address2 | 2nd Floor |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 10003 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 317071-12
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6. House ID# 393070000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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: Devon Collins, Director of Operations |
Date | 01/18/2010 |
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
H.R.32Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009
H.R.270TRICARE Continuity of Coverage for National Guard and Reserve Families Act of 2009
H.R.294Veteran-Owned Small Business Promotion Act of 2009
H.R.466Wounded Veteran Job Security Act
H.R.593To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay
from the Department of Defense and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of
Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability, as defined under section 1413a of such title.
H.R.613Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act
H.R.620Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009
H.R.775To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation.
H.R.784To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.
H.R.785To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers relating to the mental health of veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
H.R.819To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.
H.R.950To amend chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through distance learning.
H.R.952COMBAT PTSD ActCompensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theater Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Act
H.R.1016Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009
H.R.1036Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009
H.R.1098Veterans' Worker Retraining Act of 2009
H.R.1168Veterans Retraining Act of 2009
H.R.1169To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and automobiles and adapted equipment.
H.R.1182Military Spouses Residency Relief Act
H.R.1211Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act
H.R.1308Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act
H.R.1336Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2009
H.R.1401VET Corps Act of 2009
H.R.1474Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009
H.R.1633Honor the WISH ActHonor the Written Intent of our Soldier Heroes Act
H.R.1809TRICARE for Puerto Rico and Guam Veterans
H.R.2058Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009
H.R.2393Military Voting Protection Act of 2009
H.R.2416To require the Department of Veterans Affairs to use purchases of goods or services through the Federal supply schedules for the purpose of meeting certain contracting goals for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, including veterans with service-connected disabilities.
H.R.2419Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act
H.R.2456Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009VETS Act of 2009
H.R.2547Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
H.R.2562Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009
H.R.2614Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Reauthorization Act of 2009
H.R.2647National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
H.R.2696Servicemembers' Rights Protection Act
H.R.2825Safety in Defense Contracting Act
H.R.2874Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009
H.R.2879Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009
H.R.2928To amend title 38, United State Code, to provide for an apprenticeship and on-job training program under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program.
H.R.2931Kyle Barthel Veterans and Service Members Mental Health Screening Act
H.R.3223To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.
H.R.3267To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief with respect to the children of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who die as a result of service in a combat zone.
H.R.3337Post-9/11 Veterans' Job Training Act of 2009
H.R.3407Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009
H.R.3441To provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system, and for other purposes.
H.R.3467Veterans Education Enhancement and Fairness Act of 2009
H.R.3554National Guard Education Equality Act
H.R.3561To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational assistance provided to certain veterans for flight training.
H.R.3577Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2009
H.R.3579To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount of the reporting fees payable to educational institutions that enroll veterans receiving educational assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
H.R.3590Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009
S.252Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009
S.263Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009
S.274A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to hire unemployed veterans.
S.315Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009
S.423Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009
S.459SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders ActSupporting Uniformed Personnel by Providing Oversight and Relevant Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Act
S.475Military Spouses Residency Relief Act
S.498A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans, and for other purposes.
S.514Veterans Rehabilitation and Training Improvements Act of 2009
S.535A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S.543Veteran and Servicemember Caregiver Support Act of 2009
S.559A bill to provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program.
S.597Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009
S.658Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009
S.669Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
S.699Far South Texas Veterans Medical Center Act of 2009
S.711Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009
S.728Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009
S.731A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Retired Reserve.
S.734Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009
S.772Honor Act of 2009
S.801Family Caregiver Program Act of 2009
S.831National Guard and Reserve Retired Pay Equity Act of 2009
S.842A bill to repeal the sunset of certain enhancements of protections of servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay mortgage holders unpaid balances on housing loans guaranteed by Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S.847A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance shall not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount of assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and related educational assistance programs.
S.902 SERV ActServices, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act
S.944 Wounded Warrior Transition Assistance Act of 2009
S.1026Military Voting Protection Act of 2009
S.1106Selected Reserve Continuum of Care Act
S.1415Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act
S.1467Lance Corporal Josef Lopez Fairness for Servicemembers Harmed by Vaccines Act of 2009
S.1495Service Dogs for Veterans Act of 2009
S.1668National Guard Education Equality Act
S.1753Disabled Veteran Caregiver Housing Assistance Act of 2009
S.1963Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009
S.2097Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Education - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office
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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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