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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 201 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET |
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City | ALEXANDRIA |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22314 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 33168-12
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6. House ID# 304140000
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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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
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: Daniel Merry |
Date | 8/8/2017 9:11:12 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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Improvements in uniformed services personnel, compensation, and benefits programs. H.R. 279, Military Family Stability Act; H.R. 303, Retired Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act; H.R. 488, Military Spouse Job Continuity Act; H.R. 846, Eliminate SBP-DIC offset; H.R. 1301, FY 18 DoD appropriations; H.R. 1384, Fix 12304 mobilization orders; H.R. 2243, waiving Medicare Part B premiums for TRICARE benefits for certain severely disabled veterans; H.R. 2318, Military Spouse Hiring Act; H.R. 2487, Military Family Stability Act; H.R. 2810, FY18 National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2850, Military Patron Protection Act; S. 66, Retired Pay Restoration Act; S. 339, Eliminate SBP-DIC offset; S. 1519, FY18 National Defense Authorization Act;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army - Dept of (Other), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, U.S. Marines, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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 |
Kathryn |
Beasley |
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Dir., Government Relations |
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Rene |
Campos |
CDR |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Michael |
Barron |
COL |
Dir., Government Relations |
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James |
Naughton |
Mr |
Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Dana |
Atkins |
LtGen |
President |
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Brooke |
Goldberg |
Mrs |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Aniela |
Szymanski |
LtCol |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Daniel |
Merry |
Col |
Vice President, Government Relations |
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James |
O'Brien |
Col |
Chief Operating Officer |
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Forrest |
Allen |
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Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 43, to expand Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits; H.R. 92, CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 95, Veterans Access to Childcare; H.R. 103, Chiropractic care for veterans; H.R. 105, Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud; H.R. 245, Veterans Education Equity; H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Veterans; H.R. 369, Eliminate sunset of Veterans Choice Program; H.R. 873, GWOT memorial; H.R. 1104, Veterans TEST Accessibility; H.R. 1112, Shauna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability; H.R. 1216, Protecting Veterans From School Closures; H.R. 1328, Vets COLA; H.R. 1329, Vets COLA; H.R. 1331, provide educational and vocational counseling services for veterans at VA-selected institutions of higher learning; H.R. 1379, Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Purple Heart recipients; H.R. 1461, VA employee accountability; H.R. 1472, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act ; H.R. 1564, funding for medical professionals not employed by VA to travel to examine veterans; H.R. 1618, expanded criteria for eligibility of caregiver services; H.R. 1793, Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act; H.R. 1796, Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act; H.R. 1956, caregiver expansion; H.R. 1989, direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a high technology education pilot program; H.R. 1994, IT improvements at VA; H.R. 2103, Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act; H.R. 2506, Veteran Wellness Act; S. 23, Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act; S. 75, VA to reconsider and make a new determination regarding disability claims for exposure to mustard gas or lewisite in WWII; S. 86, Veterans Choice Continuation Act; S. 111, Filipino Veterans Promise Act; S. 112, Providing childcare assistance to homeless vets; S. 165, Caregiver Program Information Dissemination Ac; S. 324, State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act; S. 410, reassignment Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to another eligible dependent in cases where the original designated beneficiary dies; S. 473, Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act; S. 543, Performance Accountability and Contractor Transparency Act; S. 544, Extending sunset provision of Veterans Choice Act; S. 591, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act; S. 609, Chiropractic care for veterans; S. 681, Improve VA services for female veterans; S. 744, Protecting Veterans Credit Act; S. 758, Camp Lejeune water contamination; S. 764, Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act; S. 784, Veterans COLA; S. 798, Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act; S. 804, Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act; S. 833, expanded VA health care and benefits for victims of military sexual trauma; S. 844, expanded eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits; S. 882, Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Purple Heart recipients; S. 899, new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities; S. 926, Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act; S. 946, Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act; S. 1024, Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act; S. 1094, Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act; S. 1153, giving the VA authority to suspend potentially unsafe medical providers from treating veterans; S. 1192, Veterans TEST Accessibility; S. 1209, increasing the special pension for Medal of Honor recipients; S. 1218, promoting federal employment for transitioning veterans; S. 1261, improving cost sharing for urgent care services for veterans; S. 1266, partnering with VA to investigate VA medical centers; S. 1277, IT improvements at VA; S. 1279, Veterans Health Administration Reform Act; S. 1325, Better Workforce for Veterans Act ;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army - Dept of (Other), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training 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 |
Kathryn |
Beasley |
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Dir., Government Relations |
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Rene |
Campos |
CDR |
Dir., Government Relations |
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James |
Naughton |
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Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Michael |
Barron |
COL |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Dana |
Atkins |
LtGen |
President |
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Brooke |
Goldberg |
Mrs |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Daniel |
Merry |
Col |
Vice President, Government Relations |
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James |
O'Brien |
Col |
Chief Operating Officer |
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Aniela |
Szymanski |
LtCol |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Forrest |
Allen |
Mr |
Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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. 1317, allowing Guard and Reservists to max out civilian IRAs and federal TSP;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense Commissary Agency, Natl Guard, Navy - Dept of, Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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 |
Forrest |
Allen |
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Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Dana |
Atkins |
Lt Gen |
President |
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James |
O'Brien |
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Chief Operating Officer |
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Daniel |
Merry |
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Vice President, Government Relations |
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Rene |
Campos |
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Dir., Government Relations |
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Michael |
Barron |
Col |
Dir., Government Relations |
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Kathryn |
Beasley |
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Dir., Government Relations |
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Brooke |
Goldberg |
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Dir., Government Relations |
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James |
Naughton |
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Associate Dir., Government Relations |
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Aniela |
Szymanski |
LtCol |
Dir., Government Relations |
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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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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