National Guard and Reserve Retirement Modernization Act

Monitor HR 1428; HR 2997, " the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008."

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Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Improvements in Military compensation and benefits. S.38,S,67,S.206,S.439,S.604,S.648,S.773,S.935,S.986,S.1002,S.1200,S.1243,S.1547,S.1606,S.2052,S.2273,S2377,S.2383,S.2400,S.2573,S.2599,S.2639,S.2641,S.2689,S.2796,S.2797,S.2799,S.2824,S.2836,S.2838,S.2863,S.2889,S.2921,S.2926,S.2937,S.2963,S.2984,S.3001,S.3057,S.3101,S.3621,SCONRES70,S.28,HR81,HR82,HR303,HR327,HR333,HR579,HR599,HR657,HR690, HR704,HR737,HR784,HR992,HR1023,HR1102,HR1110,HR1223,HR1428,HR1436,HR1439,HR1593,HR1927,HR2027,HR2319,HR2638,HR2642,HR2682,HR2721,HR2889,HR3026,HR3038,HR3174,HR4089,HR4255,HR4463,HR5481,HR5604,HR5658,HR5729,HR5825,HR5826,HR5832,HR5925,HR5441,HR6930,HR6070,HR3221,HR7011,HR5658,HR5888

Client expense: $429,304 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve Veterans benefits. S.225,S.326,S.384,S.644,S.648,S.935,S.1063,S.1315,S.1326,S.1606,S.1784,S.2162,S.2504,S.2617,S.2674,S.2825,S.2836,S.2854,S.2921,S.2938,S.2969,S.2992,S.3023,S.3107,S.3299,HR23,HR92,HR657,HR690,HR760,HR843,HR1108,HR1211,HR1214, HR1428,HR1527,HR1585,HR1589,HR1641,HR1927,HR2192,HR2202,HR2247,HR2385,HR2682,HR2702,HR2790,HR2910 HR3026,HR3393,HR3458,HR3793,HR3819,HR4053,HR4107,HR4137,HR4146,HR4204,HR4255,HR5892,HR6225, HR6268,HR6445,HR6599,HR6600

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HR1223,HR1428,HR1436,HR1439,HR1593,HR1927,HR2027,HR2319,HR2638,HR2642,HR2682,HR2721,HR2889,HR3026, HR3038,HR3174,HR4089,HR4255,HR4463,HR5481,HR5604,HR5658,HR5729,HR5888,HR5925,HR5825,HR5826,HR5832

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Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve Veterans benefits. S22,S225,S326,S384,S644,S648,S935,S1063,S1315,S1326,S1606,S1784,S2162,S2504,S2825,S2836,S2854,S2921,S2938,S2992 HR23,HR92,HR657,HR690,HR760,HR843,HR1211,HR1214,HR1428,HR1585,HR1589,HR1641,HR1927,HR2202,HR2247, HR2385,HR2682,HR2702,HR2790,HR2910,HR3026,HR3393,HR3458,HR3819,HR4053,HR4107,HR4137,HR4146,HR4204, HR4930,HR5223,HR5315,HR5595,HR5609,HR5684,HR5740,HR5791,HR5854,HR5864,HR5868,HR6185

Client expense: $626,803 · Firm income: Not reported

Improvements in Military compensation and benefits. S.38,S.67,S206,S.439,S.604,S648,S773,S935,S986,S1243,S1547,S1606,S2400,S2573,S2599,S2641,S2689,SCONRES70 HR81,HR82,HR89,HR303,HR333,HR579,HR599,HR657,HR690,HR704,HR737,HR784,HR992,HR1023,HR1102,HR1110, HR1223,HR1428,HR1436,HR1439,HR1593,HR1927,HR2027,HR2319,HR2638,HR2682,HR3026,HR3038,HR3174, HR3191,HR3793,HR4930,HR5441,HR5481,HCONRES32

Client expense: $515,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Improvements in Military compensation and benefits. S.38, S.67, S.206,S.439,S.604,S.648,S.773,S.935,S.986,S.1243,S.1606,S.1547,S.2400,S.2573 HR81,HR82,HR89,HR303,H333,HR579,HR657,HR690,HR704,HR737,HR1102,HR1110,HR1223 HR1428,HR1023,HR1436,HR1439,HR1593,HR1927,HR2027,HR2319,HR2638,HR3038,HR3174,HR3191,HR3793,HR4930

Client expense: $850,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H. R. 657 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces following their death. H. R. 333 To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation. H. R. 2996 To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide a dislocation allowance under section 407 of such title to retired members of the uniformed services, including members placed on the temporary disability retired list, moving from their last duty station to their designated home. H. R. 1428 To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the eligibility age for receipt of non-regular military service retired pay for members of the Ready Reserve in active federal status or on active duty for significant periods. H. R. 1223 To amend the Social Security Act to waive Medicare part B premiums for certain military retirees. S. 1315 To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes. S. 935 To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes. H. R. 89 To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for combat-related special compensation paid to certain uniformed services retirees. H. R. 303 permit certain additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the VA and DoD retirement pay

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members; Lobbied to end immediately all limitations for service connected disabled military retirees to receive both their full military retired pay and their VA disability pay regardless of the VA disability rating, whether the retiree is a longevity retiree, a Chapter 61 retiree, or a TERA retiree. Supported many bills to end this practice including HR333, HR303, S986, HR1436, S439 and HR89; Lobbied to improve benefits for the National Guard and Reserve, active, retired, their dependents and survivors including: improve retirement benefits including lowering the age when retired pay may begin to be collected S684 and HR1428; Lobbied to improve the education benefits for the Active Duty National Guard and Reserve S22. And to transfer the Reserve Montgomery GI Bill from DOD jurisdiction to VA jurisdiction S644, HR1641 Lobbied to improve medical treatment for our returning Wounded Warriors ( numerous provisions now included in S1606 and sections 101-501 in S1547) Lobbied to improve benefits for survivors of military personnel who died on active duty or as a result of service connected disability: by ending the dollar for dollar offset of DOD's Survivor Benefit Program (SBP) by payment of VA's Disability Indemity Compensation (DIC) S935, HR1927 and HR704 Lobbied to move up paid up provision of SBP to October 1, 2007 Included in S935 and HR1927 and stand alone in HR784 Lobbied to improve TRICARE Program by waiving Medicare B Payments for TRICARE for Life for military retirees who entered the military prior to December 7, 1956 HR1223; allow military retirees to opt out of TRICARE for Life and into FEHBP while retaining TRICARE Pharmacy benefits HR1222, Lobbied to improve the Former Spouse Protection Act; Lobbied in support of emergency defense supplemental HR2206 Lobbyed in support of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (HR1585) and (S1547) which may include many of the following issues: TRICARE to stop the proposed enrollment fee and co-pays for military retirees under the age of 65 and their dependents and survivors in TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Standard; lobbying against proposals to increase co-pays for TRICARE Pharmacy plan for all pharmacy beneficiaries except active duty

Overall funding levels for the Army, Army end strength, military and Army civilian pay and compensation authorizations; Army modernization funding, to include Army Transformation, Homeland Security, quality of life initiatives, Weapons Systems, Space & Missile Defense, and military health care; Army Retiree issues. -Institute of Land Warfare Publications -Military Construction Appropriations Bill -HR 4949, the Military Retirees' Health Care Protection Act -HR 657, the Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act -HR 867, the Guardsmen & Reservists' Tax Fairness Act of 2007 -Department of Defense Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care -Preserve Walter Reed Army Medical Center Act of 2007 -2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission -Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act -S. 648, the National Guard and Reserve Retirement Modernization Act -S. 935 and the military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) -HR 1428, the National Guard and Reserve Retirement Modernization Act -HR 1927 and the military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) -2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill -2008 Defense Authorization Bill (See Attachment)

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Improvements in the Military Retirement System and enhance Military Health Care Programs and Benefits. S.38, S.67, S.206, S.439, S.450, S.604, S.648, S.773, S.935, S.986, S.1243, S.1606 - HR82, HR89, HR303, HR333, HR579, HR657, HR690, HR704, HR737, HR748, HR1102, HR1223, HR1428, HR1436, HR1439, HR1927, HR2027, HR2319

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported