To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief with respect to the children of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who die as a result of service in a combat zone.

See additional page -Support for H.R. 3267 (would increase child tax credits for families of servicemembers who die in a combat zone) -Support for Amendment 2601 to FY 2010 Defense Appropriations Act (provides additional funding for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program) -Urge Department of Defense to rescind TRICARE inpatient copay increases -Support for Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (would assign veteran status to members of the Reserve Components who have served 20 years but who were never on active duty) -Sanders-Dorgan-Leahy amendment to the FY10 Defense Appropriations Act that would provide funding for outreach programs authorized under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program -Support S. 1932, Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act -Urge State Department to undo policy change resulting in the elimination of embassy mail privileges for American uniformed services retirees -Support S. 1963, The Caregiver and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009 -Support for the Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act of 2009 -Support for H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 (legislation that would reverse the 21% reduction in Medicare payments) -Urging not to support H.R. 3996 (legislation would have negative impact on military credit unions because of a fee to be imposed) -Urge additional defense funding by Congress -Urging implementation of section 705 of the FY 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (requesting support for quick implementation of TRICARE Standard healthcare coverage for Gray Area reserve component retirees) -FY 2010 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (support for funding to renovate and convert VA buildings into housing for homeless veterans; support for additional funding for the Homeowners Assistance Program) -Support for H.R. 3631 which would bare 2010 Medicare part B premium increases -Urge additional congressional defense funding/construction funding for Ft. Irwin hospital

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

See additional page -Lieberman Amendment to S. 1390, the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Act to increase Army end strength -Amendment 1515 to S. 1390, FY 2010 Defense Authorization Bill to end the SBP/DIC offset -Section 414 of the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Act to increase the number of Army Non Dual Status technicians -H Con Res 170, supporting the Community Covenant initiative of the Secretary of the Army -protecting TRICARE and VA health care systems during proposed healthcare reform legislation -FY2010 National Defense Authorization Bill specifically supporting increasing end strength, concurrent receipt for chapter 61 retirees, ending the SPB/DIC offset, opposing TRICARE fee increases, supporting retroactive retirement age credit for RC retirement, supporting increased custody rights protection for deployed military personnel, and authorizing flexible spending accounts for active duty personnel -supporting H.R. 3590, the Servicemembers Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 -S. 1106 to improve predeployment healthcare for the Selected Reserve -H.R. 2393 to improve overseas voting for military and civilian voters -increasing Army end strength -raising educational benefits rates for military survivors -supporting H.R. 2398 to amend the current tax law waiving the recapture of a first-time homebuyer credit for a servicemember who is forced to sell his or her residence during the 36 month period after the purchase because of deployment, a change in duty station, or orders to reside in base housing. -improvements to the Post 9/11 GI Bill -supporting legislation to allow the Dept of HHS and Commerce to authorize USPHS and NOAA Corps members to transfer Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to family members -supporting HR 3267 to provide higher child tax credits for service members who die in a combat zone -supporting military and overseas voting protections in the Defense Authorization Bill

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Improve Tax Equity for servicemembers HR 3590, HR 3267, HR 2562, HR 2398

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