To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the sole benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant in the Survivor Benefit Plan.

Supported legislation (H.R. 2059, S. 3181) that would ensure comsumer's right to obtain repair information for their vehicles.

Client expense: $401,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

lobbying against any proposed increases for TRICARE co-pays, deductibles or enrollment fees to be included in NDAAFY11, HR2647, S1390, HR816; on behalf of allowing children under the age of 26 to remain and be covered by their families' TRICARE coverage HR6227, S3846 while NDAA is pending & then permanently HR4923,S3201; on behalf of ending the ban of concurrent receipt of military retired pay (both longevity and medical) &VA Disability pay, HR333,HR303, HR811, HR4213, S546; on behalf of ending the SBP/DIC offset HR775,S535, HR2243 & inclusion in NDAA FY11 S1390; on behalf of improvements in the benefits granted to members of the National Guard and Reserves,their families and survivors including proper implementation of TRR for Grey Area retirees and lowering the monthly fees, reducing the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay , HR1695, enlarging the time when activated members of the Reserves will qualify for early commencement of payments of retired pay to cover activated service commencing from 9/11/01 S644 and S831 and inclusion in S1390, ending the present method calculation of active duty time for early retirment pay being limited to fiscal years S3406, HR4947; continuity of TRICARE Coverage HR270 on behalf of forgiveness of "certain overpayments of retired pay" paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces in the month of their death and retention of the full payment by his or her family, HR613; on behalf of permitting payment of SBP into a "Special Needs Trust" for appropriate disabled SBP beneficiaries, HR2059, HR3324; on behalf on improvments in military health care throughout the system; including in rural areas of the country S658; on behalf of changes and improvments in the Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA); on behalf of increasing benefits and training for the caregivers of our Wounded Warriors; on behalf of allowing survivors of Military Retirees to use Space A travel, HR4403 (Securing Patriots' Access to Convenient and Economic Travel Act of 2009)

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

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

See next page. Supported Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009 (S. 1963)includes funding for family caregivers, improved access to services for women veterans and veterans living in rural areas, and other health matters. S. 1963 includes aspects of the Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act (H.R. 3155), Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act (H.R. 1211), Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 (H.R. 1293),and Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2770). Supported Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act (H.R. 1037/S. 728)includes increases for the Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance program. Supported H.R. 1169would provide a significant increase in the VAs Specially Adapted Housing grant, the Special Home Adaptation grant, and the grant to purchase an automobile. Supported the Veterans Training Act (H.R. 3813)would grant veterans access under the Post-9/11 GI Bill to non-degree granting training programs and schools. Supported Surviving Spouses Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2243)would replace the current rate of VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC )with a formula setting the rate of DIC at a rate equal to 55 percent of the rate paid to a veteran with a total disability rating. Supported Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act (H.R. 775) and S. 535would eliminate the offset to the military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for families who receive VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC). Supported the Improving Veterans Electronic Transition Services Act (H.R. 5225)would give veterans electronic access to their official military personnel files and require an assessment of the feasibility of using a centralized web portal to improve veterans access to benefits and records. Supported the Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 (H.R. 3407)would increase the rate of special monthly compensation available to veterans who have been severely injured and grant eligibility to veterans with traumatic brain injuries to receive aid and attendance benefits. Supported the Homeless Veterans and Other Health Care Authorities Act of 2010 (S. 1237), which includes provisions of the Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2009 (S. 1547). Supported the End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2010 (H.R. 4810), which includes provisions of H.R. 2504, the Help Our Homeless Veterans Act (H.R. 2559), H.R. 2735, and H.R. 3906. Supported H.R. 5014which clarifies that the health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs constitutes minimum essential coverage for the purposes of health reform. Supported the Compensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theatre (COMBAT) Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2009 (H.R. 952)which would expand the definition of combat with the enemy to include active duty service in a theatre of combat operations during a period of war. Supported the Veterans Employment Transition Act (S. 3398)which would simplify the process employers must follow to receive tax credits for hiring veterans who meet certain classifications. Discussed with House and Senate Committees on Veterans Affairs staff concerns about legislation proposed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to address the claims backlog. The proposed legislation is the Veterans Benefit Programs Improvement Act of 2010. Urged Congress to consider methods for addressing the VA benefits claims processing backlog. Discussed the Rating and Processing Individuals Disability (RAPID) Claims Act (H.R. 5549). Discussed the Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2010 (S. 3517). Supported HR 2059 to enable military personnel who have a family member with a disability to designate a special needs trust to receive military retiree and survivor benefits annuities rather than a natural person. Without this bill, if benefits are paid directly to the family member, the payments can jeopardize that persons eligibility for Social Security and Medicaid benefits.

Lobbying to assure that TRICARE health care programs were held harmless in the civilian Health Care Reform Act (HR3962) and qualified as "minimum essential coverage" HR4877 and S3148; lobbying on behalf of bills to allow children of TRICARE beneficiaries until they reach the age of 26 to be covered in their parents' TRICARE coverage; lobbying against any proposed increases in TRICARE co-pays, deductibles or enrollment fees HR816; lobbying to end the ban of concurrent receipt of military retired pay and VA Disability pay (including HR333, HR303,S546, HR811, HR4213); lobbying in favor of improvements in National Guard and Reserve benefits including proper implementation of TRR for Grey Area retirees, reducing in minimum age for receipt of military retired pay HR1695; in favor of NG &R Families Act of 2009 S644; allowing foregiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces for the month of their death HR613; lobbying in support of ending the SBP/DIC offset HR775, S535, HR2243; lobbying in support of improving military health care for military retirees who live in Rural areas S658; lobbying in favor of permitting a "Special Needs Trust" for appropriate disabled SBP beneficiaries HR2059, HR3324; lobbying for changes and improvements in the former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA); lobbying in favor of increased benefits and training for caretakes of our Wounded Warriors; lobbying for increases in use of Space A travel for retirees' survivors HR4403

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

H.R. 114, "Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Business Benefit Act" H.R. 3324, (H.R. 2059), the "Stable Future for Veterans' Children Act" H.R. 3407, the "Severely Injured Veterans Benefits Improvement Act" H.R. 3685 H.R. 3787, a bill to deem certain service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs H.R. 4062, the "Veterans' Health and Radiation Safety Act" H.R. 4319, the "Specially Adapted Housing Assistance Enhancement Act of 2009" H.R. 4465, a bill to properly determine a veterans; financial status H.R. 4505, a bill to furnish nursing home care to parents of children who died serving in the armed forces H.R. 4541, the "Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2010" H.R. 4635, the "Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2010" H.R. 4664 H.R. 5064, the "Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010" H.R. 5360, the "Blinded Veterans Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2010" H.R. 5484, the "VetStar Veteran-Friendly Business Act of 2010" H.R. 5549, the "Rapid Claims Act" S. 1780, the "Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act" S. 1866, a bill to amend title 38, USC to provide for the eligibility of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries S. 1939, the "Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009" S. 1940, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a study on the effects on children of exposure of their parents to herbicides used in support of the United States and allied military operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes S. 2751 S. 3035, the "Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2010" S. 3107, the "Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010" S. 3192, the "Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010" S. 3234, the "Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010" S. 3286 S. 3314 S. 3325, to amend title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits to veterans, and for other purposes S. 3368 S. 3348 S. 3377 S. 3517, the "Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2010" The "Improve VA Outreach Act of 2010" Draft Legislation to "authorize the Secretary to provide hearing aid devices to veterans of World War II"

Improvements in uniformed personnel programs, compensation and benefits. HR 4324, S 1558, HR 4034, HR 4923, S 3150, HR 775, HR 4469, S 1558, HR 2243, HR 4947, HR 3554, HR 1474, HR 1668, HR 4764, HR 4820, HR 3554, HR 4469, S 3150, HR 4427, HR 4043, HR 3326, HR 4525, HR 4851, HR 2059, HR 3389, HR 1633, HR 3324, HR 613, SJ RES 10, HR 1592, HR 972, HJ RES 23, HR 2243, S 831, HR 4947, HR 1052, HR 208, S 535, S 1558, S 546, HR 2302, HR 593, HR 303, HR 816, HR 3324, S 1008, S 491, HR 4525, HR 333, S 1169, HR 1600, HR 848

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

H.R. 2059, the Southeast Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009 S. 409, the Southeast Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 2059, the Southeast Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009 S. 409, the Southeast Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009

Client expense: $338,758 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 2059 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment; HR1189, HR 1330 Colorectal cancer screening legislation

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Improvements in uniformed personnel programs, compensation and benefits. HR 2647, HR 2898, S 1390, HR 2346, HR 3326, HR 1478, HR 2503, HR 3320, HR 2647, S 1319, HR 2017, S 535, S 1285, HR 3203, HR 2875, S 931, HR 1182, S 475, HR 816, S 731, S 1169, S 1558, S 831, HR 208, HR 2874, HR 1182, HR 270, HR 2696, S 7, HR 2645, HR 2682, HR 2059, HR 3267, HR 2131, S 1008, S 1285, HR 3657, HR 1600, HR 3324, HR 2875, HR 2647, HR 2302 HR 1256, HR 3326, S 581, S 1543, S 1415, HR 3403, HR 1182, S 1668, S 831, S 731, SJ RES 10, HR 3554, HR 1864, HR 1592, HR 816, HR 1052, HR 972, HR 270, HR 208, HR RES 23, S 535, HR 2243, HR 809, HR 775, HR 613, S 1008, S 546, S 491, S 484, HR 2302, HR 1203, HR 593, HR 333, HR 303, HR 235, HR 484, S 581, H CON RES 64, S 1285, S 475, HR 2393, HR 2788, HR 3324, S 1106, HR 1182, HR 2398

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

HR 2059 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment; HR1189, HR 1330 Colorectal cancer screening legislation

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Support The Combat PTSD Act of 2009, HR 952 - to require the VA to recognize that documented military service in Iraq and Afghanistan during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom (OIF and OEF) will be presumed to have exposed the veteran to sufficient psychological stressors to support a diagnosis of PTSD. see next page Support the Family Caregiver Act of 2009, S. 801 to facilitate support for the proliferation of family caregivers for severely disabled veterans whether or not the veteran participated in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom (OIF and OEF). Support HR 2059 to allow military survivor benefit plans to provide for payments to special needs trusts for dependents of a deceased service member. Existing law allows only payments to a natural person, but this is the way service members need to designate payments to a special needs trust for a loved one who has disabilities.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

Support The Combat PTSD Act of 2009, HR 952 - to require the VA to recognize that documented military service in Iraq and Afghanistan during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom (OIF and OEF) will be presumed to have exposed the veteran to sufficient psychological stressors to support a diagnosis of PTSD. see next page Support the Family Caregiver Act of 2009, S. 801 to facilitate support for the proliferation of family caregivers for severely disabled veterans whether or not the veteran participated in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom (OIF and OEF). Support HR 2059 to allow military survivor benefit plans to provide for payments to special needs trusts for dependents of a deceased service member. Existing law allows only payments to a natural person, but this is the way service members need to designate payments to a special needs trust for a loved one who has disabilities.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

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

Improve Tax Equity for servicemembers S. 1056, H.R. 235, H.R. 1804, H.R. 2059, H.R. 2562, H.R. 1557, H.R. 2398, H.R. 1808

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

HR 2059 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment; HR1189, HR 1330 Colorectal cancer screening legislation

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE