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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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 Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​WILLIAM B. LOPER
​7039072639
​bloper@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
​2008
 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 $
​60,000.00
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: Thomas G. Rhame, Lieutenant General, USA(R), VP Finance & Administration
 Date
04/18/2008

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

See attached page
Increasing the size of the Army budget; increasing Army end strength; increasing Army and Department of the Army civilian pay and compensation authorizations; Army modernization funding to include Army transformation, homeland security, weapons systems, space and missile defense; quality of life initiatives; military health care; Army retiree issues.

-Supporting elimination of harmful payday lending practices affecting military personnel
-Seeking legislation to create an Army commemorative coin in 2011
-Prohibiting any increase in TRICARE fees and copays
-Supporting Reserve Component (RC) issues to include veterans status for certain RC members, RC members deferring payment of student loans, RC members participating in FEHBP, deduction of overnight travel expenses for drilling RC members.
-Supporting H.R. 3780, specifically the amendment that would require states to allow instate tuition rate for military children attending college
-Supporting H.R. 4930, specifically the portion making reserve retirement provisions of the FY2009 Defense Authorization Act retroactive to Sep 11, 2001
-Supporting H.R. 5441 pertaining to special survivor indemnity allowance to survivors of active duty military deaths
-Supporting S.22(amended) pertaining to providing enhanced GI bill benefits to post 9/11 veterans
-Supporting S. 2785 pertaining to reversing the planned 10.6% reduction in Medicare and military TRICARE physician payment rates
-Opposing H.R. 5029 which would removed the name of Walter Reed from the title of the National Military Medical Center

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Army - Dept of (Other) , Defense - Dept of (DOD)

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
William
Loper
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Julie
Rudowski
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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

City
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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
First Name
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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