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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 4025 FAIR RIDGE DRIVE |
Address2 | #300 |
City | FAIRFAX |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22033 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 45788-12
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6. House ID# 344110000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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 |
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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: Kenneth LaSala, Jr. |
Date | 10/19/2016 4:05:10 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5634/S. 3001, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 DHS Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Urban Search and Rescue System; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Health Affairs; and the DHS Office of Emergency Communications.
H.R. 5394/S. 2844, the FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's ALERT grant program.
H.R. 5538/S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the United States Forest Service's (USFS) Volunteer Fire Assistance Program; the State Fire Assistance Program; hazardous fuels removal programs; and wildland fire suppression funding.
H.Amdt. 1376, an amendment to increase funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Forest Service
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 |
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LaSala |
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Goldstein |
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Evan |
Davis |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's regulations to improve the accuracy of location information for wireless 9-1-1 calls.
Issues relating to the First Responder Network Authority and the development of a nationwide public safety broadband network.
Issues relating to public safety communications operability and interoperability.
Issues relating to the requirement that public safety agencies cease operations on the T Band.
H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to protect the status of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications (OEC).
Issues relating to ensuring the permanence of OEC.
Issues relating the development of technology to locate 9-1-1 callers and firefighters in buildings.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
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 |
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Goldstein |
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LaSala |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2752/S. 609, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act (VRIPA) of 2015, provisions to exclude, from federal taxation, select state and local benefits that are given to volunteer firefighters.
Amendment by Senator Charles Schumer to the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act during the Senate Finance Committee mark-up, provisions to include the VRIPA.
H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with fire sprinklers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Evan |
Davis |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires; establish legal protections and benefits for members of the Urban Search and Rescue System; and establish studies to reduce the cost of disasters.
H.R. 167/S. 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, and S. 508, the FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, provisions to allow for the necessary funding for wildland fire suppression, while protecting funding for accounts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior that fund forest management and wildland fire prevention.
H.R. 1009/S. 3172, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015, provisions to authorize the provision of hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires.
H.R. 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations.
S. 3085, the Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations.
S. 2971, the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act, legislation to reauthorize Urban Search and Rescue teams.
S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations.
Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act (draft), provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations.
S. 2012, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, provisions relating to the funding of federal wildland fire suppression operations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Kenneth |
LaSala |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including improvements to educational and data programs at the U.S. Fire Administration and National Fire Academy.
H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to protect the status of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications, purchase medical countermeasures for first responders, and prevent the implementation of the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal to consolidate the agency's homeland security grants.
Efforts to improve information sharing between the federal government and local fire departments, including support for the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team.
H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders.
H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA's homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families.
Issues to ensure the permanence of the DHS Office of Emergency Communications.
S. 2976, the DHS Accountability Act, provisions relating to the use of joint task forces.
H.R. 3586, the Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act, provisions relating to the use of joint task forces.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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 |
Kenneth |
LaSala |
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Goldstein |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to the emergency medical services.
H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders.
H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families.
H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services.
H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to purchase medical countermeasures for first responders.
Issues relating to the regulation of supplemental health insurance for volunteer firefighters.
Issues relating to notification of firefighters exposed to infectious diseases under the procedures set up by the Ryan White Care Act (P.L. 101-381).
Issues relating to federal ambulance standards.
H.R. 4625, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provisions to to establish a voluntary national cancer registry at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
H.R. 4365/S. 2932, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, provisions to protect the current practice of medical directors issuing standing orders which allow fire and EMS personnel to issue lifesaving medicines, such as pain narcotics and anti-seizure medicines.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), General Services Administration (GSA)
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 |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface.
H.R. 167/S. 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, and S. 508, the FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, provisions to allow for the necessary funding for wildland fire suppression, while protecting funding for accounts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior that fund forest management and wildland fire prevention.
H.R. 1009/S. 3172, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires.
H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires.
H.R. 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations.
S. 3085, the Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016, provisions to create a new reserve account in the Stafford Act to fund wildland fire suppression operations.
S. 2012, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, provisions relating to the funding of federal wildland fire suppression operations.
H.R. 2909, the Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act, provisions relating the the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for response to wildland fires.
Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act (draft), provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations.
S. 3068, the FY 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions to prevent future "fire borrowing" to fund federal wildland fire suppression operations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Forest Service, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials, including crude oil.
Issues related to the ALERT grant program and the use of technology to improve the training of emergency responders for hazardous materials incidents.
S. 546, the RESPONSE Act, provisions relating to the emergency response to an incident involving crude oil shipments.
Issues relating to federal standards for ambulances.
H.R. 5394/S. 2844, the FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's ALERT grant program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA)
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
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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program.
S. 1321, the Fairness for Fallen Officers Act of 2015, provisions granting PSOB benefits to the families of public safety officers that die in the line of duty due to heat stroke, hyperthermia, and other climate-related illnesses.
H.R. 5123, the Honoring Emergency Response Officers Benefits Reform Act, provisions to grant PSOB benefits to fallen fire investigators and fire police.
H.R. 2350/S. 1352, the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act, provisions to grant Pell Grant benefits to college students whose parents or legal guardians are fallen public safety officers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Justice Program
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
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 AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2909, the Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act, provisions relating the the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) for response to wildland fires.
Issues relating to the use of UASs and emergency response.
H.R.4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016, provisions relating to the use of UASs in response to wildland fires.
S. 2658, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016, provisions relating to the use of UASs in response to wildland fires.
H.R. 636, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016, provisions relating to the use of UASs in response to wildland fires.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. SENATE
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
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2972, the GRANT Act, provisions to make federal grant opportunities more transparent.
Issues relating to the availability of federally-funded public safety research for use by first responders.
Issues relating to federal ambulance standards.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, General Services Administration (GSA)
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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