Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009

Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve veterans benefits. S 3162, HR 4465, HR 1293, HR 3155, HR 2770, HR 293, HR 4054, HR 1211, HR 4568, HR 1171, HR 3813, HR 3155, S 1780, HR 4320, HR 3657, HR 3787, HR 3337, S 2769, S 263, S 1668, HR 3949, HR 1016, S 1963, HR 3813, S 1963, HR 3554, HR 1592, S 1780, HR 3787, HR 809, HR 4324,

Client expense: $483,459 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, White House Office

To improve Medicare, Medicaid equity. HR 3148, HR 4887, S 1963, S 1273, HR 3843, HR 3590, HR 4529, HR 293, HR 3962, S 1776, HR 1016, S 46, S 1963, HR 3631, HR 3961, HR 449, S 491, HR 1203

Client expense: $483,459 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, White House Office

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 4894, HR 4887, HR 4477, HR 4048, HR 3949, HR 3491, HR 3155, HR 3082, HR 2990, HR 2898, HR 2879, HR 2770, HR 2738, HR 2734, HR 2583, HR 2573, HR 2419, HR 2389, HR 2342, HR 2254, HR 2180, HR 1818, HR 1546, HR 1388, HR 1377, HR 1335, HR 1302, HR 1293, HR 1211, HR 1204, HR 1203, HR 1197, HR 1171, HR 1088, HR 1017, HR 1016, HR 953, HR 952, HR 816, HR 811, HR 775, HR 667, HR 658, HR 612, HR 593, HR 466, HR 456, HR 341, HR 333, HR 303, HR 297, HR 296, HR 295, HR 294, HR 293, H.RES. 261, HR 177, HR 114, HR 108, H.Con. Res 85, HR 32, S 3148, S 1963, S 1939, S 1779, S 1407, S 1204, S 944, S 847, S 821, S 820, S 801, S 728, S 658, S 642, S 597, S 546, S 423, S 407, S 404, S 277, S 252, S 66, S.Con.Res. 13

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service

Veterans health care programs. Veterans health care funding reform (S. 423/H.R. 1016).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Veterans health care programs. Veterans health care funding reform (S. 423/H.R. 1016)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.Con.Res. 85/S.Con.Res. 13, FY 2010 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget. S 423/HR 1016, bills to authorize advance appropriations for VA health care - provisions to reform the VA health care funding process and enhance Congress' ability to better predict and oversee health care spending. S 252, bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals and to improve the provision of health care to veterans. HR 919, bill to amend Title 38 to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals. S 597, Women's Veterans Health Improvement Act of 2008 - provisions to identify and address needs of women veterans and their families through research, training and certification programs, and participation on VA advisory committees. S 362/HR 949, to amend Section 7422 of Title 38, which provides medical professionals with collective bargaining rights, including the right to resolve disputes with management over matters affecting working conditions through grievances, arbitrations, and negotiations. S 362/HR 949 would give VA registered nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, and dentists the same bargaining rights as their counterparts in military hospitals and prison facilities. HR 1302 - provision to establish a full-time Director of Physician Assistant Services with the Department of Veterans Affairs. S 658 - provisions to improve access to health care for rural veterans. Recommending an increase in the mileage rate and greater oversight of contract care program (such as Project HERO, VA's contract health care program already underway) to include collection of data comparing amount of travel required for visits to contract care facilities to amount of travel required to receive care at nearest VA facility; and its resulting impact on VA's capacity to provide services in-house. S801/HR 2342, bill to provide support services to family caregivers of severely injured or disabled veterans. HR 1016/S 423, HRes 804, bills to provide advance appropriations for VA health care.

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 1033, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Draft Labor, Health and Human Services and Related Institutions FY 2010 H.R. 3082, S. 423, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs FY 2010 H.R. 2997 Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA Appropriations FY 2010 H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations FY2010 H.R. 1016, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H.R. 2918, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act FY2010 (CR) H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 H.J. Res. 64, Continuing Appropriations for FY 2010

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve veterans benefits. HR 2017, HR 3554, S 832, HR 3548, S 1668, HR 1016, S 1963, HR 2561, HR 2419, HR 3082, S 1407, S 1780, HR, HR 2928, HR 952, HR 3337, HR 3787, S 423, HR 3467, HR 3577, HR 1169, HR 3657, HR 466, HR 3661, HR 2243, HR 775, HR 3548, HR 3082, HR 2243, S 1118, HR 3485, S 252, HR 1034, HR 3544, S 801, HR 3155, HR 303, HR 809, HR 1592, HR 333

Client expense: $146,857 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, White House Office

H.R. 294, a bill to guarantee loans to veterans owned small businesses H.R. 761, a bill to clarify eligibility for burial in a national cemetery H.R. 1016/S. 423, the "Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act: (Advance appropriations for VA Health Care) H.R. 1017, the "Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act." H.R. 1036, the "Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009" H.R. 1335/S. 821, a bill to eliminate co-payments for catastrophically disabled veterans H.R. 1169, a bill to increase the specially adapted housing and automobile assistance grants H.R. 2504, to provide for an increase in the annual amount authorized the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out homeless veterans programs from $150 million to $200 million. H.R. 2559, the "Help Our Homeless Veterans Act" H.R. 2735, a bill to make improvements to the comprehensive programs for homeless veterans H.R. 2879/S. 658, the "Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009" H.R. 2379, the "Veterans Group Life Insurance Improvements Act of 2009" H.R. 2461, the "Veterans Small Business Verification Act" H.R. 2614, the "Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Reauthorization Act of 2009" H.R. 2696, the "Servicemembers' Rights Protection Act" H.R. 2713, the "Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act" H.R. 2774, the "Families of Veterans Financial Security Act of 2009" H.R. 2874, the "Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009" H.R. 3073, a bill to establish a grant program to assist veterans at risk of becoming homeless H.R. 3219, the "Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act of 2009" H.R. 3407, the Severely Injured Veterans Benefits Improvement Act" H.R. 3485, the "Veterans Pension Protection Act" H.R. 3441, a bill to provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA health care system H.R. 3544, the National Cemeteriest Expansion Act of 2009" Discussion Draft legislation concerning various homeless veterans issues Discussion Draft legislation to reform and expand the VA Supportive Housing Program carried out by HUD S. 977, the "Prisoner of War Benefit Act of 2009" S. 1118, a bill to increase rates of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation S. 1394, the "Veterans Entitlement to Service Act of 2009" S. 1444, the "Combat PTSD Act" S. 1467, the :Lance Corporal Josef Lopez Fairness for Servicemembers' Harmed by Vaccines Act of 2009" S. 1518, the "Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2009" S. 1752, a bill to provide compensation for veterans with Parkinson's disease S. 1753, a bill to increase the amount of Temporary Residence Assistance available S. 1963, the "Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009"

Client expense: $93,024 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR 1016 - The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform & Transparency Act of 2009 HR 1211 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act S 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S 423 - The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 S 543 - Veteran and Servicemember Caregiver Support Act of 2009 S 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 HR 2342 - Wounded Warrior Family Project Care Giver Act of 2009 HR 3082 - The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2010 S 801 - Caregiver and Veterans Health Services Act of 2009 HR 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009; sections relating to veterans and the Veterans Administration HR 3590 - The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; sections relating to veterans and the Veterans Administration S 728 - Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

lobbying on behalf of Advanced Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs health care (HR1016, S423); lobbying in oppositon of VA health care being included in the geenral health care reform legislation (HR3590, HR3962); lobbying to improve the speed,consistence, and accuracy of VA's claims adjudication process; lobbying in favor of increasing the amount of DIC payments (HR2243); lobbying in favor of allowing DIC recepients to retain their eligibility for DIC if they remarry at or after the age of 55 after the age of 55 (rather than the present 57) (HR809); lobbying in support of additonal improvements in wounded warrior care and seemless transition; lobbying in favor of strenghtening both the protections and the enforcement of the UNiformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) (S263, HR1089); lobbying in favor enlargement and improvments in the present vocational rehabilitation and employemnt assistance programs for veterans at the VA (HR1821): lobbying in favor of sufficient funding in the Military Construction and VA Appropriations Act (HR3082, S1407); lobbying in support of granting veterans status to non-veteran members of the Reserve components with 20 or more years of service (HR3787, S1780)

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

lobbying on behalf of Advanced Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs health care (HR1016, S423); lobbying in opposition of VA health care being included in general health care reform legislation (HR3590, HR3962); lobbying to improve speed,consistency and accuracy of VA's adjudication process; lobbying in favor of increasing DIC payments (HR2243); lobbying to permit DIC receipients to retain eligibility for DIC if they remarry at or after the age of 55 (HR809); lobbying in support of improvm favor of improvements in wounded warrior care and seemless transition; lobbying in more programs to prevent homelessness among veterans (HR1171); lobbying in favor of both the protections and the enforcement for the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployemnt Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) (S263, HR1089); lobbying in favor of enlargement and improvments of vocational rehabilitation and employemnt assistance programs for veterans at the VA (HR1821); lobbying in favor of sufficient funding in the Military Construction and VA Appropriations Act (HR3082, S1407); lobbying in support of granting veterans status to non-veteran members of the Reserve components with 20 or more years of service (HR3787, S1780)

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: 3949, HR 3491, HR 3155, HR 3082, HR 2990, HR 2898, HR 2879, HR 2770, HR 2738, HR 2734, HR 2583, HR 2573, HR 2419, HR 2389, HR 2342, HR 2254, HR 2180, HR 1818, HR 1546, HR 1388, HR 1377, HR 1335, HR 1302, HR 1293, HR 1211, HR 1204, HR 1203, HR 1197, HR 1171, HR 1088, HR 1017, HR 1016, HR 953, HR 952, HR 816, HR 811, HR 775, HR 667, HR 658, HR 612, HR 593, HR 466, HR 456, HR 341, HR 333, HR 303, HR 297, HR 296, HR 295, HR 294, HR 293, H.RES. 261, HR 177, HR 114, HR 108, H.Con. Res 85, HR 32, S 1963, S 1939, S 1779, S 1407, S 1204, S 944, S 847, S 821, S 820, S 801, S 728, S 658, S 642, S 597, S 423, S 407, S 404, S 277, S 252, S 66, S.Con.Res. 13

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service

HR 952--No Title--Amend title 38, USC, to clarify the meaning of "combat with the enemy" for the purposes of service connectiion of disabilities. HR 953--Veterans Travel Tax Relief Act--Help veterans afford medical treatment and ensure proper compensation without complicated programs. HR 1197--Medal of Honor Health Care Equity Act of 2009--Assigns priority status for hospital care and medical services provided through VA to certain veterans who are recipients of the Medal of Honor. HR 1211--Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act--Amend title 38, USC, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. HR 1302--Amend title 38, USC, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary for Health on all matters relating to the educations and training, employment, appropriate utilization, and optimal participation of physician assistants within VHA programs and initiatives. Requires the VA Secretary to ensure that an individual is serving in such position no later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act. HR 1335--Amend title 38, USC, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled.--Prohibits the collection by the VA of copayments or other fees for hospital or nursing home care in the case of catastrophically disabled veterans. HR 1546--Caring for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2009--Directs the VA Secretary to establish within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) the Committee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury to continually assess VHA capability to meet the treatment and rehabilitation needs of veterans with traumatic brain injury. HR 2254-- Draft Bill (Senate)--Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009--Establish presumption of Agent Orange/herbicide exposure for Blue Water Navy veterans. HR 2734--Health Care for Family Caregivers Act of 2009--Amend section 1781 of title 38, USC, to provide medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans. HR 2738--Amend title 38, USC, to provide travel expenses for family caregivers accompanying veterans to medical treatment facilities--Amend title 38, USC, to provide travel expenses for family caregivers accompanying veterans to medical treatment facilities. HR 2874--Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009--Amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the equitable relief available for servicemembers called to active duty, and for other purposes. HR 2990--Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act--Provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other purposes. HR 3200--America's Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009--Address veteran concerns in national health care reform legislation with an emphasis on maintaining the independence of the VA health care system. HR 3365--Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2009--Provide Medicare reimbursement to VA medical facilities for items and services provided to Medicare eligible veterans for non service-connected conditions. S 546--Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2009--Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability. S 728--Veterans Insurance and Benefits Act of 2009--Directs the VA Secretary to grant level-premium term life insurance to veterans under age 65 with service-connected disabilities. Increases from $20,000 to $30,000 the maximum amount of supplemental insurance provided through the VA for totally disabled veterans. Removes a condition on the qualification of certain individuals for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. Increases the maximum loan guarantee amount under the veterans' mortgage life insurance program from $90,000 to $150,000, then to $200,000 after January 1, 2012. Establishes an annual cost-of-living adjustment for the temporary payment of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) to a veteran's surviving spouse with one or more children under the age of 18. Provides eligibility requirements for the payment of a special monthly pension based on disability for veterans who already qualify for a service pension based upon age. Increases amounts of DIC payable to surviving spouses and parents of deceased veterans. Increases, and authorizes the annual adjustment of, pension amounts payable to hospitalized veterans and certain children of veterans of a period of war. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to pay a: (1) supplemental benefit for the funeral and burial expenses of veterans, making such amount $900 with respect to a non-service-connected death and $2,100 with respect to a service-connected death; and (2) supplemental burial plot allowance for veterans eligible for the current allowance. Authorizes the provision of specially adapted housing assistance for disabled veterans whose disability is due to a severe burn injury. Authorizes the Secretary to pay a supplemental benefit, for assistance in the purchase of automobiles and other conveyances, for disabled veterans currently eligible for such assistance. S 1467--Lance Corporal Josef Lopez Fairness for Service Members Harmed by Vaccines Act of 2009--Extend TSGLI benefit to service members with severe disabilities/injuries due to vaccines. HR 23, S 663--A Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009--Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund for payments by the VA Secretary of a monthly benefit of $1,000 to each individual who, between December 7, 1941and December 31, 1946, was a documented member of the U.S. merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was operated in U.S. waters by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation and under contract to, or the property of, the United States. Requires such individuals to: (1) apply for such benefit before October 1, 2009; and (2) not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. HR 174, S691--A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in southern Colorado region, and for other purposes--Directs the VA Secretary to establish a national cemetery in El Paso County, Colorado. HR 1016, S423--Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009--Requires, beginning with FY2011, a two-fiscal-year discretionary new budget authority for the following accounts of the VA: (1) Medical Services; (2) Medical Support and Compliance; (3) Medical Facilities; (4) Information Technology; and (5) Medical and Prosthetic Research. Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the adequacy and accuracy of VA baseline model projections for health care expenditures. HR 1163, S 746--A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri--Directs the VA Secretary to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County, Nebraska, region to serve the needs of veterans and their families in Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. HR 1182, S 745--Military Spouses Residency Relief Act--Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit, for purposes of voting for a federal, state, or local office, deeming a person to have lost a residence or domicile in a state, acquired a residence or domicile in any other state, or become a resident in or of any other state solely because the person is absent from a state because the person is accompanying the person's spouse who is absent from the state in compliance with military or naval orders. Prohibits a service member's spouse from either losing or acquiring a residence or domicile for purposes of taxation because of being absent or present in any U.S. tax jurisdiction solely to be with the service member in compliance with the service member's military orders if the residence or domicile is the same for the service member and the spouse. Prohibits a spouse's income from being considered income earned in a tax jurisdiction if the spouse is not a resident or domiciliary of such jurisdiction when the spouse is in that jurisdiction solely to be with a service member serving under military orders. HR 3082, S 1407--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010--Making appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. House Resolution 679, Senate Resolution 260--A resolution designating September 16, 2009, as "The American Legion Day"--A resolution designating September 16, 2009, as "The American Legion Day". Testimony--FY 2011 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget and Legislative priorities of The American Legion. General Support Letters--Timely passage of the FY 200 Militry Construction, Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriation Act. General Support Letter--Increased funding for Gulf War Veteran' Illness research. General Support Letter--Legislation to automatically enroll service members returning from combat zones into The Department of Veterans Affairs health care system. General Support Letter--Better access to VA health Care for veterans residing in rural areas.\ General Support Letter--Support for advance appropriation for VA health Care.

Client expense: $6,600 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See page five for specific Health Care issues. H. R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H. R. 914 - Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009 H. R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009 H. R. 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. R. 1016 - Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H. R. 84 - Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act H. R. 1213 - Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2009 H. R. 2891 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009 H. R. 2350 - Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 H. R. 2251/S. 973 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009 H. R. 2844/S. 1249/H. R. 3074 - Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009 H. R. 1377 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 2718/S. 1110/S. 1380 - Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009 S. 733- National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009 S. 330 - Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 S. 179 - Health Information Technology Act of 2009 S. 717 - 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act S. 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S. 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 658 - Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 734 - Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009 S. 1679 - Affordable Health Choices Act

Client expense: $59,412 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See page seven for specific Veterans' issues. H. R. 1016 - Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H. R. 84 - Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act H. R. 1377 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes. S. 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S. 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 658 - Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 734 - Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009

Client expense: $59,412 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See page seven for specific Veterans' issues. H. R. 1016 - Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H. R. 84 - Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act H. R. 1377 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes. S. 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S. 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 658 - Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 734 - Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009

Client expense: $32,952 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See page five for specific Health Care issues. H. R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H. R. 914 - Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009 H. R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009 H. R. 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. R. 1016 - Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H. R. 84 - Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act H. R. 1213 - Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2009 H. R. 2891 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009 H. R. 2350 - Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 H. R. 2251/S. 973 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009 H. R. 2844/S. 1249/H. R. 3074 - Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009 H. R. 1377 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 2718/S. 1110/S. 1380 - Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009 S. 733- National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009 S. 330 - Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 S. 179 - Health Information Technology Act of 2009 S. 717 - 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act S. 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S. 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 658 - Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 734 - Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009 S. 1679 - Affordable Health Choices Act

Client expense: $32,952 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See page seven for specific Veterans' issues. H. R. 1016 - Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H. R. 84 - Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act H. R. 1377 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes. S. 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S. 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 658 - Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 734 - Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009

Client expense: $59,412 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See page five for specific Health Care issues. H. R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H. R. 914 - Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009 H. R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009 H. R. 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. R. 1016 - Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H. R. 84 - Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act H. R. 1213 - Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2009 H. R. 2891 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009 H. R. 2350 - Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 H. R. 2251/S. 973 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009 H. R. 2844/S. 1249/H. R. 3074 - Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009 H. R. 1377 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 2718/S. 1110/S. 1380 - Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009 S. 733- National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009 S. 330 - Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 S. 179 - Health Information Technology Act of 2009 S. 717 - 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act S. 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S. 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 658 - Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 734 - Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009 S. 1679 - Affordable Health Choices Act

Client expense: $59,412 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 264, E-Centives Act of 2009 S. 1033, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Draft Labor, Health and Human Services and Related Institutions FY 2010 H.R. 3082, S. 423, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs FY 2010 H.R. 2997 Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA Appropriations FY 2010 H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations FY2010 H.R. 1016, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H.R. 2918, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act FY2010 (CR)

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.Con.Res. 85/S.Con.Res. 13, FY 2010 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget. S 423/HR 1016, bills to authorize advance appropriations for VA health care - provisions to reform the VA health care funding process and enhance Congress' ability to better predict and oversee health care spending. S 252, bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals and to improve the provision of health care to veterans. HR 919, bill to amend Title 38 to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals. S 597, Women's Veterans Health Improvement Act of 2008 - provisions to identify and address needs of women veterans and their families through research, training and certification programs, and participation on VA advisory committees. S 362/HR 949, to amend Section 7422 of Title 38, which provides medical professionals with collective rights, including the right to resolve disputes with management over matters affecting working conditions through grievances, arbitrations and negotiations. S 362/HR 949 would give VA registered nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, and dentists the same bargaining rights as their counterparts in military hospitals and prison facilities. HR 1302 - provision to establish a full-time Director of Physician Assistant Services with the Department of Veterans Affairs. S 658 - provisions to improve access to health care for rural veterans. Recommending an increase in the mileage rate and greater oversight of contract care program (such as Project HERO, VA's contract health care program already underway) to include collection of data comparing amount of travel required for visits to contract care facilities to amount of travel required to receive care at nearest VA facility; and its resulting impact on VA's capacity to provide services in-house. S8 01/HR 2342, bill to provide support services to family caregivers of severely injured or disabled veterans. HR 1016/S 423, HRes 804 bills to provide advance appropriations for VA health care.

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Lobbying in favor of 2 years Advanced Appropriations for VA health care funding HR1016, S423; In favor of adequate and suffient funding for VA Health care; in favor of improving the deprtment of Veteran Affairs adjudication process in both speed and accuracy; In favor of increasing the DIC paynments HR 2243; In favor of allowing DIC receipients to retain eligiblity after reaching the age of 55 rather than the present 57; in favor of improvement of wounded warrior health care; In favor of improvements in both the protections and the enforcemnt mechanisms for the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) S263, HR1089; In favor of increasing the payments of the education benefits for survivors of members of the Uniformed Services who died on Active Duty or as a result of a service connectd disability (Chapter 35) to be the same as the present payments under the Montgomery GI Bill HR3507 In favor of increases in vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance in the VA HR1821; Improving services for Homeless vets and to prevent homelessness among veterans HR1171; In favor of suffiencet funding in Military Construction and VA Appropriations HR3082, S1407; In favor of granting veterans status to non- veteran members of the Reserve components who have served 20 or more years

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Lobbied in favor of HR 1016 -- Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: SENATE

Lobbied in favor of HR 1016 -- Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: SENATE

HR 1016, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009, all provisions. HR 1211, Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act, all provisions. HR 1377, Expand Eligibility for Reimbursement to Vets for Emergency Care in Non-VA Facilities, all provisions. S 252, Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009,all provisions. S 423, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009, all provisions. S 734, Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009,all provisions. S 1407, Military Construction and VA Appropriations Act, FY 2010, all provisions.

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1016 - The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform & Transparency Act HR 1211 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act S 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S 423 - The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act S 543 - Veteran and Servicemember Caregiver Support Act of 2009 S 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 HR 2342 - Wounded Warrior Family Project Care Giver Act of 2009 HR 3082 - The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2010 S 801 - Family Caregiver Program Act of 2009 HR 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

See Next Page For Listing HR 3365, MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT ACT OF 2009, provisions related to veterans care; HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, oppose certain provisions that do not protect Veteran health care benefits; Oppose Rep. Kapturs plan for Toledo CBOC; S. 1160, Homes for Heroes Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 831, National Guard and Reserve Retired Pay Equity Act of 2009; all provisions; S.1106, Selected Reserve Continuum of Care Act, all provisions; Oppose GAO decision on Hub Zone program of SBA because of harm to veterans business owners; S. 944, Wounded Warrior Transition Assistance Act of 2009, all provisions; S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, support amendment 1515 to S. 1390 which would eliminate SBP/DIC off-set; Supporting increased Rural Healthcare access; HR 2398, Service Members First-Time Homebuyer Relief Act of 2009, all provisions; HR 3507, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the rates of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; S.Con.Res. 36/H. Con. Res 168, A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Purple Heart Recognition Day," all provisions; HR 3435, Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program, Amendment 2304, Cash for Clunkers Program; FY 2010 Nat. Def. Auth. Bill: Supporting provisions in the Senate legislation before the conference committee and expressing concerns about some of the provisions in H.R. 2346, Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes and S. 1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010; HR 1633 Honor the WISH act, all provisions; HJR 47, HJR 8 and SJR 15, the Citizens Flag Committee for a Constitutional Amendment to authorize Congress to the prohibit the physical desecration of the American Flag;. Garner Support for USPHS and NOAA having the authority to transfer their benefits to their spouses and dependent children under the Post 9-11 GI Bill; Support for such amendments to the Post 9-11 GI Bill; S. 252, Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009, all provisions. Garner support for amendment to "Post 9/11 GI Bill, Chapter 33, 38 USC" that would permit the Commissioned Corps of the US Public Health Service (USPHS) and NOAA officers to transfer their Post 9/11 GI Bill Benefits to eligible family members; HR 2647/ S. 1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, requesting improvements to the provisions relating to veterans issues; H. R. 731, "Jenny's Law;" all provisions Work on support for HR 3287, To amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide relief with respect to the children of members of the Armed Forces of the US who die as a result of service in a combat zone; H.R. 3590 "Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009," all provisions HR 2254 "Agent Orange Equity Act," all provisions; Garner Support for "Ensure our Troops can vote" as amendment to S. 1390/HR 2647 National Defense Authorization Act of 2010. Work to gain suppor tfor amendment to HR 1016 "a bill to amend title 38, USC, to provide advanced appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes".

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 3491, HR 3155, HR 3082, HR 2898, HR 2879, HR 2770, HR 2738, HR 2734, HR 2583, HR 2573, HR 2419, HR 2389, HR 2342, HR 2254, HR 1818, HR 1546, HR 1388, HR 1377, HR 1335, HR 1302, HR 1293, HR 1211, HR 1204, HR 1203, HR 1197, HR 1171, HR 1088, HR 1017, HR 1016, HR 953, HR 952, HR 816, HR 811, HR 775, HR 667, HR 658, HR 612, HR 593, HR 466, HR 456, HR 341, HR 333, HR 303, HR 297, HR 296, HR 295, HR 294, HR 293, H.RES. 261, HR 177, HR 114, HR 108, H.Con. Res 85, HR 32, S 1407, S 1204, S 944, S 847, S 821, S 820, S 801, S 728, S 658, S 642, S 597, S 423, S 407, S 404, S 277, S 252, S 66, S.Con.Res. 13

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service

H.R. 294, a bill to guarantee loans to veteran owned small businesses H.R. 761, a bill to clarify eligibilty for burial in a national cemetery H.R. 1016/S. 423, the "Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act" (Advance appropriations for VA Health Care) H.R. 1335/S. 821, a bill to eliminate co-payments for catastrophically disabled veterans H.R. 2879/S. 658, the "Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009" H.R. 1017, the "Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act" H.R. 1036, the "Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009" H.R. 1169, a bill to increase the specially adapted housing and automobile assistance grants H.R. 1182, the "Military Spouses Residency Relief Act" H.R. 2243, the Surviving Spouses" Benefit Improvement Act of 2009" H.R. 2379, the "Veterans Group Life Insurance Improvements Act of 2009" H.R. 2416 H.R. 2461, the " Veterans Small Business Verification Act" H.R. 2504 H.R. 2559, the "Help Our Homeless Veterans Act" H.R. 2614, the "Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Reauthorization Act of 2009" H.R. 2696, the "Servicemembers' Rights Protection Act" H.R. 2713, the "Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act" H.R. 2735 H.R. 2774, the "Families of Veterans Financial Security Act of 2009" H.R. 2874, the "Helping Active Duty Depolyed Act of 2009" H.R. 2928 H.R. 2968 H.R. 3073 H.R. 3219, the "Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act of 2009" H.R. 3223 H.R. 3407, the "Severly Injured Veterans Benefits Improvement Act" H.R. 3441 H.R. 3485, the "Veterans Pension Protection Act" H.R. 3544, the "National Cemeteries Expansion Act of 2009" H.R. 3554 H.R. 3561 H.R. 3577, the "Educational Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents Act" Discussion Draft legislation concerning various homeless veterans issues S. 1495, the "Service Dogs for Veterans Act of 2009"

Client expense: $53,719 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve veterans benefits. S 252, HR 2770, HR 3082, HR 3155, HR 3266, HR 3407, HR 2559, HR 1169, HR 3073, HR 1017, HR 3441, HR 1036, HR 3082, HR 2735, S 1407, S 1676, HR 3219, S 1407, HR 1034, S 832, S 1668, HR 1169, HR 2614, HR 403, HR 952, HR 2928, HR 3155, HR 1016, HR 3554, HR 3389, HR 614, S 1026, S 423, S 157, HR 2393, HR 2014, HR 1016, S 1467

Client expense: $129,832 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, White House Office

H.Con.Res. 85/S.Con.Res. 13, FY 2010 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget. S 423/HR 1016, bills to authorize advance appropriations for VA health care - provisions to reform the VA health care funding process and enhance Congress' ability to better predict and oversee health care spending. S 252, bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals and to improve the provision of health care to veterans. HR 919, bill to amend Title 38 to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals. S 597, Women's Veterans Health Improvement Act of 2008 - provisions to identify and address needs of women veterans and their families through research, training and certification programs, and participation on VA advisory committees. S 362/HR 949, to amend Section 7422 of Title 38, which provides medical professionals with collective rights, including the right to resolve disputes with management over matters affecting working conditions through grievances, arbitrations and negotiations. S 362/HR 949 would give VA registered nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, and dentists the same bargaining rights as their counterparts in military hospitals and prison facilities. HR 1302 - provision to establish a full-time Director of Physician Assistant Services with the Department of Veterans Affairs. S 658 - provisions to improve access to health care for rural veterans. Recommending an increase in the mileage rate and greater oversight of contract care program (such as Project HERO, VA's contract health care program already underway) to include collection of data comparing amount of travel required for visits to contract care facilities to amount of travel required to receive care at nearest VA facility; and its resulting impact on VA's capacity to provide services in-house. S801/HR 2342, bill to provide support services to family caregivers of severely injured or disabled veterans.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Veterans health care programs. Veterans health care funding reform (S. 423 / H.R. 1016).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Lobbying to assure sufficient and adequate funding for VA health care; lobbying in support of 2 year advanced appropriations for VA health care funding HR1016, S423; improving the VA's adjudication in both speed and accuracy; in support of allowing DIC receipients to retain eligibility if they remarry after reaching the age of 55 HR809; in support of granting veterans status to present non-veteran military retirees (non-regular service without 30 day active duty call-up); to improve the both the increase the monthly amount of DIC statute and enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) S263 and improve its enforcement in federal agencies HR1089; increase vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance programs HR1821; improve homeless vet programs HR1171

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

PL 111-37--Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009--Directs the VA Secretary of to increase, as of December 1, 2009, the rates of veterans' diability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under the title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date. HR 1197--Medal of Honor Health Care Equity Act of 2009--Assigns priority status for hospital care and medical services provided through VA to certain veterans who are recipients of the Medal of Honor. HR 1211--Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act--Amend title 38 USC, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operations Iraqi Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. HR 1302--Amend title 38, USC, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health--Establishes within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the VA the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services, who shall report to the VHA's Under Secretary for Health on all matters relating to the education and training, employment, appropriate utilization, and optimal participation of physician assistants within VHA programs and initiatives. Requires the VA Secretary to ensure that an individual is serving in such position no later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act. HR 1335--Amend title 38, USC, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled.--Prohibits the collection by the VA of copayments or other fees for hospital or nursing home care in the case of catastrophically disabled veterans. HR 1546--Caring for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2009--Directs the VA Secretary to establish within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) the Committee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury to continually assess VHA capability to meet the treatment and rehabilitation needs of veterans with traumatic brain injury. HR 1681--No Title--Improve coordination between the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs during the seamless transition process of injured servicemembers and veterans. HR 1701--PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review for Heroes Act--Establish special review board to consider discharge upgrade petitions from former servicemembers diagnosed with PTSD and TBI separated with less than honorable discharges and also mandate that current members suffering from these conditions receive a complete evaluation by a Physical Evaluation Board prior to discharge. HR 1821--Equity for Insured Veterans Act of 2009--Increase dollar amounts of VA vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance benefits. HR 2583--No Title--Improve health care for women veterans. HR 2734--Health Care for Family Caregivers Act of 2009--Amend section 1781 of title 38, USC, to provide medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans. HR 2738--Amend title 38, USC, to provide travel expenses for family caregivers accompanying veterans to medical treatment facilities--Amend title 38, USC, to provide travel expenses for family caregivers accompanying veterans to medical treatment facilities. HR 2990--Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act--Provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other purposes. S 315--Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009--Directs the Secretary of Veterans to establish a separate account for the funding of outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and a separate subaccount for the funding of outreach activities of the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. S 347--Amend title 38, USC, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to distinguish between the severity of a qualifying loss of a dominant hand and a qualifying loss of a non-dominant hand for purposes of traumatic injury protection under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, and for other purposes.--Amend title 38, USC, to allow the VA Secretary to distinguish between the severity of a qualifying loss of a dominant hand and qualifying loss of a non-dominant hand for purposes of traumatic injury protection under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, and for other purposes. S 475--Military Spouses Residency Relief Act--Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit, for purposes of voting for a federal, state, or local office, deeming a person to have lost a residence or domicile in a state, acquired a residence or domicile in any other state, or become a resident in or of any other state solely because the person is absent from a state because the person is accompanying the person's spouse who is absent from the state in compliance with military or naval orders. Prohibits a servicemember's spouse from either losing or acquiring a residence or domicile for purposes of taxation because of being absent or present in any U.S. tax jurisdiction solely to be with the servicemember in compliance with the servicemember's military orders if the residence or domicile is the same for the servicemember and the spouse. Prohibits a spouse's income from being considered income earned in a tax jurisdiction if the spouse is not a resident or domiciliary of such jurisdiction when the spouse is in that jurisdiction solely to be with a servicemember serving under military orders. S 514--Veterans Rehabilitation and Training Improvements Act of 2009--Requires the amount of subsistence allowance paid to a veteran for a month in which the veteran participates in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rehabilitation program to be equal to the national average of the basic allowance for housing paid to a member of the Armed Forces in pay grade E-5. Authorizes the VA Secretary to reimburse a veteran who successfully completes a VA rehabilitation program for costs incurred as a direct consequence of program participation, including child care expenses. Repeals the 2600 per-fiscal-year limit on veterans who may participate in the VA program of independent living services and assistance. S 546--Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2009--Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability. S 691--A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in southern Colorado region, and for other purposes.--Directs the VA Secretary to establish a national cemetery in El Paso County, Colorado. S 711--No Title--Require mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces who are deployed in connection with a contingency operation. S 728--Veterans Insurance and Benefits Act of 2009--Directs the VA Secretary to grant level-premium term life insurance to veterans under age 65 with service-connected disabilities. Increases from $20,000 to $30,000 the maximum amount of supplemental insurance provided through the VA for totally disabled veterans. Removes a condition on the qualification of certain individuals for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. Increases the maximum loan guarantee amount under the veterans' mortgage life insurance program from $90,000 to $150,000, then to $200,000 after January 1, 2012. Establishes an annual cost-of-living adjustment for the temporary payment of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) to a veteran's surviving spouse with one or more children under the age of 18. Provides eligibility requirements for the payment of a special monthly pension based on disability for veterans who already qualify for a service pension based upon age. Increases amounts of DIC payable to surviving spouses and parents of deceased veterans. Increases, and authorizes the annual adjustment of, pension amounts payable to hospitalized veterans and certain children of veterans of a period of war. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to pay a: (1) supplemental benefit for the funeral and burial expenses of veterans, making such amount $900 with respect to a non-service-connected death and $2,100 with respect to a service-connected death; and (2) supplemental burial plot allowance for veterans eligible for the current allowance. Authorizes the provision of specially adapted housing assistance for disabled veterans whose disability is due to a severe burn injury. Authorizes the Secretary to pay a supplemental benefit, for assistance in the purchase of automobiles and other conveyances, for disabled veterans currently eligible for such assistance. S 746--A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.--Directs the VA Secretary to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County, Nebraska, region to serve the needs of veterans and their families in Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. S 820--Veterans Mobility Enhancement Act of 2009--Increases from $11,000 to $22,500 the amount authorized to be provided by the VA to certain disabled veterans for the purchase of an automobile and any necessary adaptive equipment. HR 775, S 535--Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act--To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation. HR 1016, S 423--Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009--Requires, beginning with FY 2011, a two-fiscal-year discretionary new budget authority for the following accounts of the VA: (1) Medical Services; (2) Medical Support and Compliance; (3) Medical Facilities; (4) Information Technology; and (5) Medical and Prosthetic Research Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the adequacy and accuracy of VA baseline model projections for health care expenditures. HR 3082, S 1407--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2010--Making appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. HR 1037, 1098, 1168, 1172, 1821, 1879, 2180--Legislation of various bills--Enhance benefits and services to veterans and their families. Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services-Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services--Provide Vocational Rehabilitation assistance to veterans with disabilities incurred during military service. General Testimony--VA Claims Backlog. General Testimony--Assessing Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) and the future of VA Health Infrastructure. General Testimony--Funding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of the future. Legislative Testimony (Senate Veterans Affairs Committee)--Testimony on the following benefits-related bills: S 263, 315, 347, 407, 475, 514, 691, 663, 728, 746, 820, 842, 847. Draft Legislation--Provide for the internment of unclaimed cremated remains of veterans. General Support Letter--Applaud Conference Committee for the Budget Resolution FY 2010 recommendation for $53.4 billion in discretionary funding (an increase of $5.6 billion above current funding level) for VA. Legislative Testimony (House Veterans Affairs Committee)--Testimony on the following health care-related bills: HR 2379, 2713, 2774, 2968, 2770, 2898, 1293, 1197, 1302, 1335, 1546, 2374, 2738. General Support Letter--Support for full appropriations of the authorized $10 million for the 2010 United States Paralympic Integrated Adaptive Sports Program. General Support Letter--Support for the request of utilization of Value Based insurance Design by Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reduce copayments charged to veterans for specified conditions.

Client expense: $6,600 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See Next Page For Listing Support for S.Amdt. 742, Advanced funding for VHA; Advocate against TRICARE fee increase for next fiscal year in Presidents budget; Garnered support for advanced Appropriations for VA Health Care; H.R.270-The TRICARE Continuity of Coverage for National Guard and Reserve Families Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 1701 PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review for Heroes Act; H.R. 111 Establish a select committee on POW/MIA Affairs; H.R. 1313 Troops to Teacher Improvement Act of 2009, all provisions; Support for MS research under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) by the DOD; Support for H.R. 775 and S. 535- A bill to amend Title 10 of the US Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Program by Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, and for other purposes; Support for H.R. 1016, Veterans Health Care Reform and Transparency Act of 2009, all provisions; Supporting S. 831- National Guard and Reserve Retired Pay Equity Act for 2009; H.R. 2243- Surviving Spouses Benefit Improvement Act of 2009; Supporting H.R. 613 - The Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act; H.R. 2254- Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009; HR 1211 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act; HR 293 - Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Grant Act of 2009; HR 1026 - Fairness for Military Recruiters Act; Appropriations in FY10 DOD Appropriations to fund P.L. 110-181, Vision Center of Excellence, (passed in 110 Congress without funding) (Funding urged for 2010 Defense Appropriations Act); HR 108 & HR 1818, Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act , all provisions Support for Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA) , all provisions; S.669 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, all provisions; HR 2562- Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009, all provisions; HR 1809 - To amend title 10, USC, to expand the geographical coverage of TRICARE Prime to include Puerto Rico and Guam, all provisions; Support to keep Military and VA health care systems as unique programs and not include them into a national health care system; Support for funding for migraine and posttraumatic headache in veterans be funded in the DOD appropriations budget. HR 1016, The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act, all provisions; Support for HR 731 Jennys Law, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE

Improvements in uniformed personnel programs, compensation and benefits. S. 475, S.581, S. 1169, S.478, S.1406, S.1026, S.644, S.831, S.731, S.944, S.1072, S.1008, S.535, S.546, S.559, S.711, S.832, S.354, S.614, S.1106, S.731, S. 546, S.491, S. 1390, S.484, S.1169, S.475, S.423, S.157, S.581, S.1054, S. 1169, S.J. Res. 10, H.R. 613, H.R. 1256, H.R. 1804, H.R. 2243, H.R. 1633, H.R. 1283, H.R. 775, H.R. 2647, H.R. 1182, H.R. 1600, H.R. 2997, H.R. 816, H.R. 2393, H.R. 2561, H.R. 2562, H.R. 2419, H.R. 1809, H.R. 208, H.R. 270, H.R. 972, H.R. 1604, H.R. 2510, H.R. 1864, H.R. 2200, H.R. 1592, H.R. 1701, H.R. 2302, H.R. 2419, H.R. 1701, H.R. 626, H.R. 2059, H.R. 1222, H.R. 2456, H.R. 2014, H.R. 2583, H.R. 2647, H.R. 2398, H.R. 1052, H.R. 809, H.R. 2302, H.R. 1203, H.R. 593, H.R. 303, H.R. 333, H.R. 235, H.R. 484, H.R. 1182, H.R. 2017, H.R. 2014, H.R. 1016, H.R. 1052, H.R. 1182, H.R. 1804, H.R. 2302, H.R. 2346, H.R. 2510, H.R. 2647, H.R. 2059, H.R. 569, H.R. 2456, H.R. 1026, H.R. 2562, H Res. 23, H Con. Res. 64

Client expense: $609,696 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Improving survivor benefits for widoes of deceased veterans and to restore and improve veterans benefits. S. 423, S. 546, S. 535, S. 801, S. 407, S. 728, S. 597, S. 734, S. 484, S. 728, S. 623, S. 1390, H.R. 1016, H.R. 2243, H.R. 1522, H.R. 1804, H.R. 1633, H.R. 775, H.R. 1982, H.R. 2647, H.R. 1701, H.R. 1821, H.R. 1089, H.R. 1098, H.R. 1211, H.R. 952, H.R. 2647, H.R. 2505, H.R. 809, H.R. 1256, H.R. 1821, H.R. 1474, H. Res. 225

Client expense: $609,696 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Promote S. 423 and HR 1016 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 in Senate and House and lobby fo VA hospital in South Texas. Promote the Department of Veteran Affairs contracting with Community Mental Health Centers.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

See page six for specific Health Care issues. H. R. 914 - Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009 H. R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009 H. R. 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. R. 1016 - Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H. R. 84 - Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act H. R. 1213 - Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2009 H. R. 2891 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009 H. R. 2350 - Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 H. R. 2251/S. 973 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009 H. R. 2844/S. 1249/H. R. 3074 - Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009 H. R. 1377 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes. S. 733- National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009 S. 330 - Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 S. 179 - Health Information Technology Act of 2009 S. 717 - 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act S. 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S. 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 658 - Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 734 - Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choices Act

Client expense: $17,638 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See page eight for specific Veterans' issues. H. R. 1016 - Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H. R. 84 - Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act H. R. 1377 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes. S. 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S. 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 658 - Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 734 - Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009

Client expense: $17,638 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See page eight for specific Veterans' issues. H. R. 1016 - Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H. R. 84 - Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act H. R. 1377 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes. S. 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S. 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 658 - Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 734 - Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009

Client expense: $72,555 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See page six for specific Health Care issues. H. R. 914 - Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009 H. R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009 H. R. 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. R. 1016 - Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 H. R. 84 - Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act H. R. 1213 - Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2009 H. R. 2891 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009 H. R. 2350 - Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 H. R. 2251/S. 973 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009 H. R. 2844/S. 1249/H. R. 3074 - Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009 H. R. 1377 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes. S. 733- National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009 S. 330 - Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 S. 179 - Health Information Technology Act of 2009 S. 717 - 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act S. 252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S. 597 - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 658 - Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S. 734 - Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choices Act

Client expense: $72,555 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 147, the "Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund" H.R. 228, the "Visual Improvement and Orientation and Mobility Professionals Education Assistance Program" H.R. 297, the "Veterans Rehabilitation and Employment Subsistence Allowance Improve Act of 2009" H.R. 446, the "Wounded Veteran Job Security Act" H.R. 784, a bill to require the VA to provide quarterly reports on vacancies in the mental health profession H.R. 785/S. 597, the "Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act" H.R. 929, a bill to provide for job training skills relevant to the job market for qualified veterans H.R. 942, a bill to conduct a pilot project to allow veterans to use educational assistance to apply to training costs when purchasing a franchise H.R. 950, a bill to increase educational assistance for certain veterans H.R. 1016/S. 423, the "Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act" (Advance appropriations for VA Health Care) H.R. 1037, a bill to establish a pilot program that will expand the current scope of the work-study program H.R. 1088, the "Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009" H.R. 1098, the "Veterans' Worker Retaining Act of 2009" H.R. 1168, the "Veterans' Retraining Act of 2009" H.R. 1171, the "Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization Act of 2009" H.R. 1172, a bill that directs the VA to include on its internet website a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their surviors H.R. 1197, the "Medal of Honor Health Care Equity Act of 2009" H.R. 1302, a bill to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services at VA H.R. 1335/S821, a bill to eliminate co-payments for catastropically disabled veterans H.R. 1546, the "Caring for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2009" H.R. 1821, the "Equity for Injured Veterans Act of 2009" H.R. 1879, the "National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2009" H.R. 2180, a bill to waive housing loan fees for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities called to active service H.R. 2713, "Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act" H.R. 2379, the "Veterans Group Life Insurance Imporovements Act of 2009" H.R. 2734, the "Health Care for Family Caregivers Act of 2009" H.R. 2738, a bill to proved travel expenses for family caregivers accompanying veterans to medical treatment facilities H.R. 2774, the "Families of Veterans Financial Security Act of 2009" H.R. 2770, the "Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009" H.R. 2879/S. 658, the "Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009" H.R. 2898, the "Wounded Warrior Caregiver Assistance Act" H.R. 2968, a bill to eliminate the required reduction in the amount of the accelerated death benefit payable to certain terminally-ill persons insured under SGLI an VGLI S. 226, a bill to desigante the Merril Lundman Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic S. 239, the "Veterans Health Equity Act of 2009" S. 246, the Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act" S. 252, the "Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009" S. 263, the Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009" S. 315, the Veterans Outreach Improve Act of 2009" S. 347 S. 362, a bill to improve collective bargaining rights and prcedures for VA employees S. 404, the "Veterans' Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2009" S. 407, the "Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009" S. 475, the "Military Spouses Residency Relief Act" S. 498, a bill to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents S. 509, a bill to authorize a VA medical facility in Walla Walla Washington S. 514, the "Veterans Rehabilitation and Training Improvements Act of 2009" S. 543, the "Veteran and Servicemember Caregiver Support Act of 2009" S. 663, the "Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II" S. 669, the "Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act" S. 691, to establish a national cemetery in Southern Colorado S. 699, the "Far South Texas Veterans Medical Center Act of 2009" S. 728, the "Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009" S. 734, the "Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009" S. 746, to establish a national cemetery in Sarpy County, Nebraska S. 772, the "Honor Act of 2009" S. 793, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Vision Scholars Act of 2009" S. 801, the "Family Caregiver Program Act of 2009" S. 820, the "Veterans Mobility Enhancement Act of 2009" S. 842 S. 847

Client expense: $66,447 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 2898, HR 2879, HR 2770, HR 2734, HR 2583, HR 2419, HR 2389, HR 2342, HR 1818, HR 1546, HR 1388, HR 1377, HR 1335, HR 1302, HR 1293, HR 1211, HR 1204, HR 1203, HR 1197, HR 1171, HR 1088, HR 1017, HR 1016, HR 953, HR 816, HR 811, HR 775, HR 667, HR 658, HR 612, HR 593, HR 466, HR 456, HR 341, HR 333, HR 303, HR 297, HR 296, HR 295, HR 294, HR 293, H.RES. 261, HR 177, HR 114, HR 108, H.Con. Res 85, HR 32, S 944, S 847, S 821, S 820, S 801, S 728, S 642, S 597, S 423, S 404, S 277, S 252, S.Con.Res. 13

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service