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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1501 M STREET, N.W., Suite 600 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 4675-12
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6. House ID# 312420000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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 | |
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. | ||||||||
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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: Ralph P. Kass, Controller |
Date | 01/18/2013 |
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
Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152
Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 1004
Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1051
Preserving our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011 H.R. 1946
Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2010
Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 2088/S. 1171
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R. 2529/5842
Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 5858
Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 248
Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 312
Family and Retirement Health Investment Act S. 1098
Other Issues
Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6)
Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans
Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs
FSA Plan Year Limit transition guidance
Mental Health Parity Rules
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
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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Klein |
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Dennett |
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Kathryn |
Wilber |
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Lynn |
Dudley |
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Diann |
Howland |
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Jill |
Randolph |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 8 fiscal cliff, employee benefits provisions
Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 677/S. 267
Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection (Dodd-Frank) Act
Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act - H.R. 1062
To Facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption - H.R. 1573
Swaps Bailout Prevention Act - H.R. 1838
To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders - H.R. 1840
SEC Regulatory Accountability Act - H.R. 2308
Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act - H.R. 2586
Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 - H.R. 2682
To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - H.R. 2779
Pension Funding/Stabilization - defined benefit pension funding stabilization and related plan issues
Pension Technical Modifications Act - H.R. 2656
Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 - H.R. 3045
Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act (SEAL 401 (k)) Act- H.R. 3287/S. 1020, S. 1121
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act - S. 1813, S. 2343 - House/Senate passed version - H.R. 4348 (funding stabilization/Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012)
Retirement Savings Plan Issues
Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2011 (SAVE Act) - H.R. 1534
Small Business Pension Protection Act of 2011 - H.R. 3561
Retirement Savings Security Act of 2011 - H.R. 3656
Automatic IRA Act of 2011 - S. 1557
Automatic IRA Act of 2012 - H.R. 4049
Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act - H.R. 4050
Bipartisan Concurrent Resolution (H.CON. RES. 101/S.CON.RES. 62) - tax incentives for retirement savings
Worker Classification Issues
Employee Misclassification Prevention Act - H.R. 3178/ Payroll Fraud Prevention Act - S. 770
Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 - H.R. 4123/S. 2145 (worker classification)
Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion (TAX GAP) Act - S. 1289
Rebuild America Act - S. 2252
Pension modernization - The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It - USA Retirement Funds - Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) - premiums, calculation of deficit and related governance issues
Investment Advice - defined contribution plans, plan fees, definition of a fiduciary, electronic communication and related issues
Distribution of retirement plan assets
Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) - retirement plans
De-risking - defined benefit (DB) plans
Other Issues
Tax reform employee benefits issues
ERISA Advisory Council 2012 Discussion Topics disability insurance & retirement stability, plan beneficiary designations
Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA), finalization of proposed regulations
Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation
Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits
Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans
International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues
Domestic plan asset investment issues
Regulation of money market funds
Multiemployer plan issues
Definition of governmental plans
Distribution of retirement plan assets
Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) retirement plans
De-risking defined benefit (DB) plans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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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Klein |
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Dudley |
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Diann |
Howland |
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Janet |
Jacobson |
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Jill |
Randolph |
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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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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