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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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| 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
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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: Dawn Taliford, Controller |
Date | 7/19/2017 4:53:03 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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017 - Advocacy in support of passage of the legislation, which included maritime related appropriations.
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.
H.R. 1301/S. DRAFT - Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2017 - Advocacy in support of the legislation, which was included in H.R. 244.
H.R.1726/S. 1129 - Coast Guard Improvement and Reform Act of 2017/Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 - Discussions with House committee staff in regards to priorities to be included in the 2018 authorization when it is finalized. Discussions with Senate committee staff on a future bill.
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.
H.R. 2810/S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 - Advocacy in support of the Maritime Security Program, and discussions with staff about issues affecting the merchant marine that may be included in the legislation, including MSP changes related to Guam.
H.Res.339 - Calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - Discussions with staff regarding status of UNCLOS ratification.
Legislative Initiatives and General Issue Areas:
Presidential Budget Request - Support for increased funding for maritime related programs as they were included in the Presidents budget request. Opposition to any significant cuts to maritime related programs as they were included in the Presidents budget request.
Vessel Access Issues - Discussions with MARAD and House and Senate staff regarding concerns with Customs procedures that are limiting mariner access to shore leave on vessels in some ports.
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.
LNG and oil exports using US-flag shipping proposals - Discussions with staff regarding the potential of reserving certain cargos of LNG and crude oil exports on U.S.-Flag vessels.
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.
PL-480 Food Aid funding levels and reform issues - Discussion with 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. Testified in front of House Agriculture Committee on PL-480.
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
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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