Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011

HR 1151: EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF AND NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAMS COST RECOUPMENT ACT OF 2011; PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES H.R. 3313 & S.1787: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. HR 8, the Affordable Taxpayers Relief Act of 2012 provisions related to Roth conversion. H.R.2515: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance. S.2048: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies. S.AMDT.1825 to S.1813: To reauthorize for 1 year the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program for 1 year, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies. H.R. 1864: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012. Issue: withholding from multi state employees. FY 2013 PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET PROPOSAL AND TREASURY GREENBOOK; MODIFICATION OF DIVIDENDS-RECEIVED DEDUCTION FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES; EXPANSION OF PRO RATA INTEREST EXPENSE DISALLOWANCE FOR INTEREST UNRELATED CORPORATE-OWNED LIFE INSURANCE - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF THE BUSINESS USE OF LIFE INSURANCE; MODIFICATION OF RULES THAT APPLY TO SALES OF LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE BURDEN AND ACCURACY FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES H.R. 3313 and S. 1787: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Act. ISSUE: Taxation of Life Insurance Companies.

Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lobbying Congress on proposals related to both corporate and product taxation. Specifically, proposals regarding: life/non-life consolidated returns; Capital loss rule temporary relief; STOLI; Benefits of current tax treatment for life insurance and retirement products. Obama Administration's proposals on COLI and SA DRD (not yet in legislative form) HR 130 "Life Insurance Employee Notification Act" - Requires an employer to notify an employee in writing upon the purchase of Corporate-owned life insurance H Con Res 34 Establishing the budget of the United States Government - Sets forth the congressional budget for FY2012, including FY2013-FY2021 for - tax treatment of life insurance products S. 727 "Bipartisan Tax Fairness & Simplification Act of 2011" - Will amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 for the tax treatment of life insurance products HR 12/ S. 1549/ S. 1660 -American Jobs Act of 2011 - harmful COLI, DRD, and tax provisions HR 2693/ S. 365/ S. 627- Budget Control Act of 2011 - raises debt ceiling, cuts deficit S. 166 "/HR 3729 -"The Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act" - Would expand the current tax deduction for businesses donating food to nonprofits and make it permanant HR 3157/ S. 1693 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates" Will amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates H Con. Res 101 - "Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement" - Expresses sense of the Congress regarding tax incentives for retirement savings S. 2048 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes" - life settlement reporting H AMDT- 1001 to H. Con. Res. 112 - "Substitute amendment sought to utilize Simpson-Bowles recommendations for establishment of the budget for FY 2013 and to set forth the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2014 through FY 2022" - to advocate use of Simpson-Bowles recommendations for Fy 2013 and beyond HR 658 - "FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012" compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies HR 1151- "Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 2515 -"To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded fromthe gross income of the employee" taaxation of life insurance HR 3313/S 1787 -"Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 1864/S. 3485 - "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012" - witholding from multi state employees HR 4348 - "The Surface Transportation Act of 2012" - defined benefit funding relief, transfers for retires group life S. Con. Res. 62 - "Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement"- Expresses sense of the Congress regarding tax incentives for retirement savings

Client expense: $1,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

1. HR 749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 2. HR 1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 3. HR 1112 - National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 4. HR 63 - Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 5. HR 70 - Disability Benefit Fairness Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 6. HR 1173 - Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 7. HR 220 - Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 8. HR 653 - Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 9. HR 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 10. S 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 11. HR 300 - Young Adults Financial Literacy Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 12. HR 626 - Financial Literacy for Youth Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 13. S 853 - A bill to provide for financial literacy education: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 14. S Res 121 - A resolution designating April 2011 as "Financial Literacy Month": provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 15. HR 48 - Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 16. HR 130 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 17. S 159 - Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 18. DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 19. Short-term Disability for Federal Workers Bill; provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 20. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 21. Advocacy related to the debt limit increase: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 22. Tax Reform: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 23. Strategy for increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 24. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Interim Final Rule of Records and Information: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 25. Privacy and Data breach, Cybersecurity, and SSN protection: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 26. S 1619 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 27. S 1260 and HR 2535 - College Literacy in Finance and Economics Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 28. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - HHS rule implementing Section 105 impacting LTC insurers: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 29. Loss ratios: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 30. Criteria and process for designating nonbank financial companies: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 31. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 32. Taxation of Employer Provided Benefits: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 33. Debt Limit Increase: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 34. Tax Extender Package: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 35. Safety Net/Employer Provided Benefits Protection: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1053 (stock quote decimalization); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H.R. 4624 (Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2012); H.R. 6397 (Defending American Taxpayers from Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); S. 2102 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012); S. 2105 (Cybersecurity Act of 2012); S. 3414 (A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States.); S. 3620 (A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes.); S. Amdt. 1818 to S. 1813 (offshore tax havens); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Recordkeeping under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(4); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Eminent domain; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Market Data Exchange Act Section 19 (and related rules).

Client expense: $1,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

1. HR 749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 2. HR 1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 3. HR 1112 - National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 4. HR 63 - Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 5. HR 70 - Disability Benefit Fairness Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 6. HR 1173 - Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 7. HR 220 - Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 8. HR 653 - Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 9. HR 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 10. S 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 11. HR 300 - Young Adults Financial Literacy Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 12. HR 626 - Financial Literacy for Youth Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 13. S 853 - A bill to provide for financial literacy education: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 14. S Res 121 - A resolution designating April 2011 as "Financial Literacy Month": provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 15. HR 48 - Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 16. HR 130 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 17. S 159 - Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 18. DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 19. Short-term Disability for Federal Workers Bill; provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 20. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 21. Advocacy related to the debt limit increase: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 22. Tax Reform: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 23. Strategy for increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 24. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Interim Final Rule of Records and Information: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 25. Privacy and Data breach, Cybersecurity, and SSN protection: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 26. S 1619 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 27. S 1260 and HR 2535 - College Literacy in Finance and Economics Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 28. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - HHS rule implementing Section 105 impacting LTC insurers: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 29. Loss ratios: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 30. Criteria and process for designating nonbank financial companies: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 31. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 32. Taxation of Employer Provided Benefits: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 33. Debt Limit Increase: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 34. Tax Extender Package: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 35. Safety Net/Employer Provided Benefits Protection: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H.R. 4624 (Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2012); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); S. Amdt. 1818 to S. 1813 (offshore tax havens); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Recordkeeping under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(4); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Eminent domain; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds.

Client expense: $1,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.85, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum rate of tax on the income of corporations to 20 percent. S.107, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income HR749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. HR1151- Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in order to offset the costs of assistance under the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs, to make risk-based assessments in the total amount of $2.5 billion on financial companies: (1) that manage hedge funds with $10 billion or more in assets under management on a consolidated basis; or (2) with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets. HR 1601 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend certain expiring provisions. S. 1813: Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act of 2012 - the bill would alter the reporting requirements associated with the life settlements. President's proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 - tax issues related to life insurance and retirement. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requires foreign banks to find any American account holders and disclose their balances, receipts, and withdrawals to the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or be subject to a 30% withholding tax on income from US financial assets held by the banks; Owners of these foreign-held assets must report them on a new Form 8938 along with US tax returns if they are worth more than US$50,000, a higher reporting threshold applies to overseas residents, account holders would be subject to a 40% penalty on understatements of income in an undisclosed foreign financial asset; closes a tax loophole that investors had used to avoid paying any taxes on dividends by converting them into dividend equivalents.

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Qualified Mortgages mortgage loan data the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) received from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and legal protections afforded to lenders under the ability-to-repay rule; Qualified mortgage (QM) definition; Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) definition; CFPBs proposed disclosure policy regarding financial products and services; CFPBs advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on (ANPR) on general purpose, reloadable, prepaid cards (GPR cards); CFPBs proposed rules for asserting supervisory authority over nonbank entities; CFPBs request for information (RFI) regarding senior financial exploitation; CFPBs request for information on reverse mortgages; CFPBs proposed changes to the Home Ownership Equity Protection Act; CFPBs proposed changes to the definition of finance charge; The National Credit Union Administrations (NCUAs) 2012 mid-year budget review; NCUAs 2012 regulatory review; NCUAs Federal Credit Union Bylaws; Issues discussed during NCUA listening sessions including: examinations, member business lending, definition of rural district, small and low-income credit unions, investment powers, sources of income for certain credit unions, credit union services organizations and loan participations, short-term small amount loans, and issues related to Allowance for Lean and Loan Losses; NCUA proposed changes to the finance charge in Regulation Z; NCUAs proposed rule requiring federally-insured credit unions to maintain access to emergency liquidity; NCUAs proposed changes to the definition of a troubled condition; FHFAs proposed rule regarding Enterprise Housing Goals for the years 2012-2014; FHFA sought input on use of eminent domain to restructure performing loans; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed rule regarding swap clearing exemptions for cooperatives; Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) draft on disclosures about liquidity risk and interest rate risk; The Electronic Payments Association (NACHA) regarding international ACH transactions (IAT) entries; NACHA regarding various compliance and operation topics including proof of authorization for non-consumer debit entries, stop payments, and notifications of change for single entry transactions; Remittance transfers; CFPBs database to disclose credit card complaints the Bureau receives from consumers; CFPBs proposed rule on mortgage loan origination compensation; Joint-agency proposed rule regarding appraisal requirements for higher-risk mortgages; Credit union tax exemption; Unrelated business income tax; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act [P.L. 111-203]; Non-interest bearing transaction accounts; Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts; ATM fees and the Electronic Funds Transfer Act; H.R. 4367 - To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine; Access to supplemental capital for certain credit unions; H.R. 3993 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act; Prompt corrective action (PCA) rules; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Coordination among members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to facilitate regulatory coordination among member agencies; Cyber security; Data security; H.R. 2577 Secure and Fortify Data Act of 2011; S. 1434 Data Security Act of 2011; H.R. 1151 Personal Data Privacy Act of 2011; S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011; S. 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 3414 Cyber Security Act of 2012; S.Amdt. 2641 to S. 3414 (Carper-Blunt); Patent Reform; Mortgage loan disclosure forms; Truth in Lending Act (TILA);The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA); Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act; Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the future of the Government Sponsored Enterprises; Housing Finance Reform; Small lender access to the Government Sponsored Enterprises; Confidentiality of information shared between financial institutions and the CFPB; H.R. 3871 Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012; S.2099 - A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; S.3394 - A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes; S.3204 - A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes; Student loan interest rates; Federal Student Loans; Private student loans; Exam Fairness issues for credit unions; H.R. 3461 - Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; S. 2160 - Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; Credit union member business lending; H.R. 1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 2231 - A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes; Credit card interchange fees; Debit card interchange fees; H.R. 3156 Consumer Debit Card Protection Act; Flood insurance; Strategic defaults on mortgage loans; Mortgage bankruptcy cram-down; Federal Home Loan Bank Oversight Issues; Small Business Administration loan guarantee and lending programs; Service members Civil Relief Act; Base Realignment and Closure Commission; Military Lending Act; Military Family Home Protection Act (H.R. 5747);National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310); To amend the Service members Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 1263); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (H.R. 1540); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2012 (H.R. 4740); Military Savings Act of 2012 (H.R. 5946); Protecting Service members from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011 (S. 486); Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 (S. 951); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1253); Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1254); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1867); Service member Housing Protection Act of 2012 (S. 3179); Service members' Protection Act of 2012 (S. 3322); Military Family Home Protection Act (S. 3323); Bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for relief in civil actions for violations of the protections on credit extended to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents (S. 3207); Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act (S. 3521).

Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Qualified Mortgages mortgage loan data the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) received from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and legal protections afforded to lenders under the ability-to-repay rule; Qualified mortgage (QM) definition; Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) definition; CFPBs proposed disclosure policy regarding financial products and services; CFPBs advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on (ANPR) on general purpose, reloadable, prepaid cards (GPR cards); CFPBs proposed rules for asserting supervisory authority over nonbank entities; CFPBs request for information (RFI) regarding senior financial exploitation; CFPBs request for information on reverse mortgages; CFPBs proposed changes to the Home Ownership Equity Protection Act; CFPBs proposed changes to the definition of finance charge; The National Credit Union Administrations (NCUAs) 2012 mid-year budget review; NCUAs 2012 regulatory review; NCUAs Federal Credit Union Bylaws; Issues discussed during NCUA listening sessions including: examinations, member business lending, definition of rural district, small and low-income credit unions, investment powers, sources of income for certain credit unions, credit union services organizations and loan participations, short-term small amount loans, and issues related to Allowance for Lean and Loan Losses; NCUA proposed changes to the finance charge in Regulation Z; NCUAs proposed rule requiring federally-insured credit unions to maintain access to emergency liquidity; NCUAs proposed changes to the definition of a troubled condition; FHFAs proposed rule regarding Enterprise Housing Goals for the years 2012-2014; FHFA sought input on use of eminent domain to restructure performing loans; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed rule regarding swap clearing exemptions for cooperatives; Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) draft on disclosures about liquidity risk and interest rate risk; The Electronic Payments Association (NACHA) regarding international ACH transactions (IAT) entries; NACHA regarding various compliance and operation topics including proof of authorization for non-consumer debit entries, stop payments, and notifications of change for single entry transactions; Remittance transfers; CFPBs database to disclose credit card complaints the Bureau receives from consumers; CFPBs proposed rule on mortgage loan origination compensation; Joint-agency proposed rule regarding appraisal requirements for higher-risk mortgages; Credit union tax exemption; Unrelated business income tax; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act [P.L. 111-203]; Non-interest bearing transaction accounts; Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts; ATM fees and the Electronic Funds Transfer Act; H.R. 4367 - To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine; Access to supplemental capital for certain credit unions; H.R. 3993 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act; Prompt corrective action (PCA) rules; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Coordination among members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to facilitate regulatory coordination among member agencies; Cyber security; Data security; H.R. 2577 Secure and Fortify Data Act of 2011; S. 1434 Data Security Act of 2011; H.R. 1151 Personal Data Privacy Act of 2011; S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011; S. 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 3414 Cyber Security Act of 2012; S.Amdt. 2641 to S. 3414 (Carper-Blunt); Patent Reform; Mortgage loan disclosure forms; Truth in Lending Act (TILA);The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA); Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act; Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the future of the Government Sponsored Enterprises; Housing Finance Reform; Small lender access to the Government Sponsored Enterprises; Confidentiality of information shared between financial institutions and the CFPB; H.R. 3871 Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012; S.2099 - A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; S.3394 - A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes; S.3204 - A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes; Student loan interest rates; Federal Student Loans; Private student loans; Exam Fairness issues for credit unions; H.R. 3461 - Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; S. 2160 - Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; Credit union member business lending; H.R. 1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 2231 - A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes; Credit card interchange fees; Debit card interchange fees; H.R. 3156 Consumer Debit Card Protection Act; Flood insurance; Strategic defaults on mortgage loans; Mortgage bankruptcy cram-down; Federal Home Loan Bank Oversight Issues; Small Business Administration loan guarantee and lending programs; Service members Civil Relief Act; Base Realignment and Closure Commission; Military Lending Act; Military Family Home Protection Act (H.R. 5747);National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310); To amend the Service members Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 1263); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (H.R. 1540); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2012 (H.R. 4740); Military Savings Act of 2012 (H.R. 5946); Protecting Service members from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011 (S. 486); Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 (S. 951); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1253); Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1254); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1867); Service member Housing Protection Act of 2012 (S. 3179); Service members' Protection Act of 2012 (S. 3322); Military Family Home Protection Act (S. 3323); Bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for relief in civil actions for violations of the protections on credit extended to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents (S. 3207); Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act (S. 3521).

Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 1151: EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF AND NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAMS COST RECOUPMENT ACT OF 2011; PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES H.R. 3313 & S.1787: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. H.R.2515: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance. S.2048: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies. S.AMDT.1825 to S.1813: To reauthorize for 1 year the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program for 1 year, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies. H.R. 1864: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012. Issue: withholding from multi state employees. FY 2013 PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET PROPOSAL AND TREASURY GREENBOOK; MODIFICATION OF DIVIDENDS-RECEIVED DEDUCTION FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES; EXPANSION OF PRO RATA INTEREST EXPENSE DISALLOWANCE FOR INTEREST UNRELATED CORPORATE-OWNED LIFE INSURANCE - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF THE BUSINESS USE OF LIFE INSURANCE; MODIFICATION OF RULES THAT APPLY TO SALES OF LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE BURDEN AND ACCURACY FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES H.R. 3313 and S. 1787: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Act. ISSUE: Taxation of Life Insurance Companies.

Client expense: $960,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Increase in Credit Union Lending Cap S509 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 S2231 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 HR1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Extension of Temporary SBA Programs HR366 - To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes HR2936 - Small Business Administration Express Loan Extension Act of 2011 Foreclosure Issues S170 - Helping Responsible Homeowners Act of 2011 S222 - Limiting Investor and Homeowner Loss in Foreclosure Act of 2010 HR430 - HAMP Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 HR1131 - Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011 HR1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 HR839 - HAMP Termination Act of 2011 HR5940 - Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2012 S2080 - Keeping Families in their Home Act of 2012 GSE Modifications S693 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act S1834 - Residential Mortgage Market Privatization and Standardization Act S1963 - Mortgage Finance Act HR31 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2011 HR463 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011 HR1182 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act HR1221 - Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011 HR1222 - GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011 HR1223 - GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011 HR1224 - GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011 HR1225 - GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011 HR1226 - GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011 HR1227 - GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011 HR1859 - Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011 HR 2413 - Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011 HR2425 - Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2011 HR2428 - GSE Legal Fee Reduction Act of 2011 HR2436 - Fannie and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act of 2011 HR2439 - Removing GSEs Charters During Receivership Act HR2440 - Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act HR2441- Housing Trust Fund Elimination Act HR2462 - Cap the GSE Bailout Act HR3644 - Private Mortgage Market Investment Act HR3733 - Affordable Mortgages for Homeowners Act of 2011 S3085 - Responsible Homeowners Refinancing Act S3520 - Rebuilding Equity Act of 2012 S3047 - Expanding Refinancing Opportunities Act of 2012 Changes in Financial Market Regulations HR87 - A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR1121 - Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 HR1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2011 HR2126 - Risk Retention Modernization Act of 2011 S967 - Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act of 2011. S3589 - Mortgage Modification Outreach Act Changes to the Federal Reserve System S202 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR459 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR1094 - Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act Changes to GSE and FHA Loan Limits HR1754 - Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act S1508 - Homeownership Affordability Act of 2011 HR2508 - A bill to extend through fiscal year 2013 the increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and for other purposes. HR4323 - Consumer Mortgage Choice Act Regulatory Oversight of Covered Bonds S1835 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 Improvement of Short Sale Process HR1498 - Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011 S2120 - Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act HR6153 - Fast Help for Homeowners Act Changes to the Home Affordable Modification Program HR839 - to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the program, either on a trial or permanent basis; HRes170 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 839) to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the program, either on a trial or permanent basis; and providing for consideration of the bill (HR 861) to rescind the third round of funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and to terminate the program Oversight of Insured Depository Institutions HR2056 - A bill to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes. Examinations of Depository Institutions HR3461 - Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act Availability of Capital for Finance HR940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 HJRes22 - Preserving Capitalism in America Amendment Changes to the Truth In Lending Act HR3849 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act Discussions with the Small Business Administration on the Commercial Refinance Program. Discussions with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on housing finance issues, condominium financing (mortgages), Real Estate Owner (REO) to rental pilot program, REO bulk sales, and using eminent domain to take mortgages. Conversations with the Treasury Department on Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSE), the Dodd-Frank Act, and banking policy. Discussions with FDIC on QRM Rules, housing finance, covered bonds, short sales (HAMP/HAFA), QCRE, and the Dodd-Frank Act. Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on RESPA/Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules, the Dodd-Frank Act, mortgage lending services, and Loan Officer Compensation rules. Discussions with the National Economic Council (NEC) on mortgage refinance proposals. Discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on lease accounting. Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the Federal Housing Administration, QRM rules, and the Dodd-Frank Act. Discussions with the Federal Reserve on Basel III. Conversations with the Appraisal Subcommittee on appraisals, valuation of real property and territory. Conversations with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regarding Basel III.

Client expense: $9,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Lobbying Congress on proposals related to both corporate and product taxation. Specifically, proposals regarding: life/non-life consolidated returns; Capital loss rule temporary relief; STOLI; Benefits of current tax treatment for life insurance and retirement products. Obama Administration's proposals on COLI and SA DRD (not yet in legislative form) HR 130 "Life Insurance Employee Notification Act" - Requires an employer to notify an employee in writing upon the purchase of Corporate-owned life insurance H Con Res 34 Establishing the budget of the United States Government - Sets forth the congressional budget for FY2012, including FY2013-FY2021 for - tax treatment of life insurance products S. 727 "Bipartisan Tax Fairness & Simplification Act of 2011" - Will amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 for the tax treatment of life insurance products HR 12/ S. 1549/ S. 1660 -American Jobs Act of 2011 - harmful COLI, DRD, and tax provisions HR 2693/ S. 365/ S. 627- Budget Control Act of 2011 - raises debt ceiling, cuts deficit S. 166 "/HR 3729 -"The Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act" - Would expand the current tax deduction for businesses donating food to nonprofits and make it permanant HR 3157/ S. 1693 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates" Will amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates H Con. Res 101 - "Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement" - Expresses sense of the Congress regarding tax incentives for retirement savings S. 2048 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes" - life settlement reporting H AMDT- 1001 to H. Con. Res. 112 - "Substitute amendment sought to utilize Simpson-Bowles recommendations for establishment of the budget for FY 2013 and to set forth the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2014 through FY 2022" - to advocate use of Simpson-Bowles recommendations for Fy 2013 and beyond HR 658 - "FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012" compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies HR 1151- "Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 2515 -"To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded fromthe gross income of the employee" taaxation of life insurance HR 3313/S 1787 -"Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 1864/S. 3485 - "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012" - witholding from multi state employees HR 4348 - "The Surface Transportation Act of 2012" - defined benefit funding relief, transfers for retires group life

Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Increase in Credit Union Lending Cap S509 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 S2231 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 HR1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Extension of Temporary SBA Programs HR366 - To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes HR2936 - Small Business Administration Express Loan Extension Act of 2011 Foreclosure Issues S170 - Helping Responsible Homeowners Act of 2011 S222 - Limiting Investor and Homeowner Loss in Foreclosure Act of 2010 HR430 - HAMP Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 HR1131 - Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011 HR1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 HR839 - HAMP Termination Act of 2011 HR5940 - Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2012 S2080 - Keeping Families in their Home Act of 2012 GSE Modifications S693 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act S1834 - Residential Mortgage Market Privatization and Standardization Act S1963 - Mortgage Finance Act HR31 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2011 HR463 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011 HR1182 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act HR1221 - Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011 HR1222 - GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011 HR1223 - GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011 HR1224 - GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011 HR1225 - GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011 HR1226 - GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011 HR1227 - GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011 HR1859 - Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011 HR 2413 - Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011 HR2425 - Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2011 HR2428 - GSE Legal Fee Reduction Act of 2011 HR2436 - Fannie and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act of 2011 HR2439 - Removing GSEs Charters During Receivership Act HR2440 - Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act HR2441- Housing Trust Fund Elimination Act HR2462 - Cap the GSE Bailout Act HR3644 - Private Mortgage Market Investment Act HR3733 - Affordable Mortgages for Homeowners Act of 2011 S3085 - Responsible Homeowners Refinancing Act Changes in Financial Market Regulations HR87 - A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR1121 - Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 HR1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2011 HR2126 - Risk Retention Modernization Act of 2011 S967 - Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act of 2011. Changes to the Federal Reserve System S202 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR459 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR1094 - Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act Changes to GSE and FHA Loan Limits HR1754 - Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act S1508 - Homeownership Affordability Act of 2011 HR2508 - A bill to extend through fiscal year 2013 the increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and for other purposes. HR4323 - Consumer Mortgage Choice Act Regulatory Oversight of Covered Bonds S1835 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 Improvement of Short Sale Process HR1498 - Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011 S2120 - Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act Changes to the Home Affordable Modification Program HR839 - to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the program, either on a trial or permanent basis; HRes170 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 839) to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the program, either on a trial or permanent basis; and providing for consideration of the bill (HR 861) to rescind the third round of funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and to terminate the program Oversight of Insured Depository Institutions HR2056 - A bill to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes. Examinations of Depository Institutions HR3461 - Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act Availability of Capital for Finance HR940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 HJRes22 - Preserving Capitalism in America Amendment Discussions with the Small Business Administration on the Commercial Refinance Program, 504 Refinance Program. Discussions with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on housing finance issues and the Home Affordable Refinance Program (H.A.R.P.) Conversations with Treasury on Foreclosure Prevention, Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE), QRM rules, covered bonds, the Dodd-Frank Act, and banking policy. Discussions with FDIC on QRM Rules, housing finance, covered bonds, and the Dodd-Frank Act. Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on RESPA/Truth in Lending Act (TILA) harmonization, Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules, appraisal independence, housing finance, home warranties, QM/ORM, the Dodd-Frank Act, and mortgage lending services. Discussions with the National Economic Council (NEC) on mortgage cancellation relief and mortgage refinance proposals. Discussions with the White House Office of Public Engagement on mortgage cancellation relief. Discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on QRM rules and lease accounting. Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the Federal Housing Administration, QRM rules, and the Dodd-Frank Act. Discussions with the Federal Reserve on the House White Paper, U.S. banking policy, and Basel II. Conversations with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on fair value accounting.

Client expense: $10,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H.R. 4624 (Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2012); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); S. Amdt. 1818 to S. 1813 (offshore tax havens); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Recordkeeping under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(4); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Eminent domain; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds.

Client expense: $1,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.85, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum rate of tax on the income of corporations to 20 percent. S.107, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income HR749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. HR1151- Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in order to offset the costs of assistance under the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs, to make risk-based assessments in the total amount of $2.5 billion on financial companies: (1) that manage hedge funds with $10 billion or more in assets under management on a consolidated basis; or (2) with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets. HR 1601 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend certain expiring provisions. S. 1813: Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act of 2012 - the bill would alter the reporting requirements associated with the life settlements. President's proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 - tax issues related to life insurance and retirement.

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

1. HR 749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 2. HR 1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 3. HR 1112 - National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 4. HR 63 - Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 5. HR 70 - Disability Benefit Fairness Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 6. HR 1173 - Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 7. S 720 - Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 8. HR 220 - Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 9. HR 653 - Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 10. HR 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 11. S 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 12. HR 300 - Young Adults Financial Literacy Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 13. HR 626 - Financial Literacy for Youth Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 14. S 853 - A bill to provide for financial literacy education: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 15. S Res 121 - A resolution designating April 2011 as "Financial Literacy Month": provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 16. HR 48 - Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 17. HR 130 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 18. S 159 - Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 19. DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 20. Short-term Disability for Federal Workers Bill; provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 21. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 22. Advocacy related to the debt limit increase: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 23. Tax reform: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 24. Strategy for increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 25. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Interim Final Rule of Records and Information: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 26. Privacy and Data breach, Cybersecurity, and SSN protection: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 27. S 1619 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 28. S 1260 and HR 2535 - College Literacy in Finance and Economics Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 29. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - HHS rule implementing Section 105 impacting LTC insurers: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 30. Loss ratios: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 31. Criteria and process for designating nonbank financial companies: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 32. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry

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

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

Lobbying Congress on proposals related to both corporate and product taxation. Specifically, proposals regarding: life/non-life consolidated returns; Capital loss rule temporary relief; STOLI; Benefits of current tax treatment for life insurance and retirement products. Obama Administration's proposals on COLI and SA DRD (not yet in legislative form) HR 130 "Life Insurance Employee Notification Act" - Requires an employer to notify an employee in writing upon the purchase of Corporate-owned life insurance H Con Res 34 Establishing the budget of the United States Government - Sets forth the congressional budget for FY2012, including FY2013-FY2021 for - tax treatment of life insurance products S. 727 "Bipartisan Tax Fairness & Simplification Act of 2011" - Will amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 for the tax treatment of life insurance products HR 12/ S. 1549/ S. 1660 -American Jobs Act of 2011 - harmful COLI, DRD, and tax provisions HR 2693/ S. 365/ S. 627- Budget Control Act of 2011 - raises debt ceiling, cuts deficit S. 166 "/HR 3729 -"The Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act" - Would expand the current tax deduction for businesses donating food to nonprofits and make it permanant HR 3157/ S. 1693 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates" Will amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates H Con. Res 101 - "Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement" - Expresses sense of the Congress regarding tax incentives for retirement savings S. 2048 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes" - life settlement reporting H AMDT- 1001 to H. Con. Res. 112 - "Substitute amendment sought to utilize Simpson-Bowles recommendations for establishment of the budget for FY 2013 and to set forth the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2014 through FY 2022" - to advocate use of Simpson-Bowles recommendations for Fy 2013 and beyond HR 658 - "FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012" compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies HR 1151- "Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 2515 -"To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded fromthe gross income of the employee" taaxation of life insurance HR 3313/S 1787 -"Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 1864 - "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012" - witholding from multi state employees HR 4348 - "The Surface Transportation Act of 2012" - defined benefit funding relief, transfers for retires group life

Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

See attachment. TAX Second Quarter Report 2012 Tax matters relating to life insurance as proposed in the Presidents FY2012 Budget Proposal and Treasury Greenbook, including but not limited to: oModify dividends-received deduction ("DRD") for life insurance company separate accounts ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies oExpand pro rata interest expense disallowance for interest unrelated corporate-owned life insurance ISSUE: Taxation of the business use of life insurance oModify Rules that apply to sales of life insurance contracts ISSUE: The compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies Tax matters relating to life insurance as contained in an increase in the debt ceiling. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies and products. Tax matters relating to life insurance as before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies and products. H.R. 658: FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (NOTE: Senate version contained language to modify rules that apply to sales of life insurance contracts). ISSUE: The compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies H.R. 1151: Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. H.R. 1864: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012. Issue: withholding from multi state employees. H.R. 2515: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance. H.R. 3313 & S.1787: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. S. 2048: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies. S.AMDT.1825 to S.1813: To reauthorize for 1 year the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program for 1 year, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies.

Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

S.AMDT.1825 to S.1813: To reauthorize for 1 year the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program for 1 year, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies. Tax matters relating to life insurance as proposed in the Presidents FY2012 Budget Proposal and Treasury Greenbook, including but not limited to: oModify dividends-received deduction ("DRD") for life insurance company separate accounts ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies oExpand pro rata interest expense disallowance for interest unrelated corporate-owned life insurance ISSUE: Taxation of the business use of life insurance oModify Rules that apply to sales of life insurance contracts ISSUE: The compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies Tax matters relating to life insurance as contained in an increase in the debt ceiling. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies and products. Tax matters relating to life insurance as before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies and products. H.R.658: FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (NOTE: Senate version contained language to modify rules that apply to sales of life insurance contracts). ISSUE: The compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies H.R.1151: Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. H.R.2515: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance. H.R. 3313 & S.1787: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. S.2048: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies. H.R. 1864: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012. Issue: withholding from multi state employees.

Client expense: $1,529,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1151: EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF AND NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAMS COST RECOUPMENT ACT OF 2011; PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES H.R. 3313 & S.1787: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. H.R.2515: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance. S.2048: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies. S.AMDT.1825 to S.1813: To reauthorize for 1 year the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program for 1 year, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies. H.R. 1864: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012. Issue: withholding from multi state employees. FY 2013 PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET PROPOSAL AND TREASURY GREENBOOK; MODIFICATION OF DIVIDENDS-RECEIVED DEDUCTION FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES; EXPANSION OF PRO RATA INTEREST EXPENSE DISALLOWANCE FOR INTEREST UNRELATED CORPORATE-OWNED LIFE INSURANCE - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF THE BUSINESS USE OF LIFE INSURANCE; MODIFICATION OF RULES THAT APPLY TO SALES OF LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE BURDEN AND ACCURACY FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Increase in Credit Union Lending Cap S509 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 S2231 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 HR1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Extension of Temporary SBA Programs HR366 - To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes HR2936 - Small Business Administration Express Loan Extension Act of 2011 Changes in Financial Market Regulations HR87 - A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR1121 - Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 HR1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2011 HR2126 - Risk Retention Modernization Act of 2011 Changes to the Federal Reserve System S202 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR459 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR1094 - Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act Foreclosure Issues S170 - Helping Responsible Homeowners Act of 2011 S222 - Limiting Investor and Homeowner Loss in Foreclosure Act of 2010 HR430 - HAMP Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 HR1131 - Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011 HR1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 HR839 - HAMP Termination Act of 2011 GSE Modifications S693 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act S1834 - Residential Mortgage Market Privatization and Standardization Act S1963 - Mortgage Finance Act HR31 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2011 HR463 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011 HR1182 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act HR1221 - Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011 HR1222 - GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011 HR1223 - GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011 HR1224 - GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011 HR1225 - GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011 HR1226 - GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011 HR1227 - GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011 HR1859 - Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011 HR 2413 - Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011 HR2425 - Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2011 HR2428 - GSE Legal Fee Reduction Act of 2011 HR2436 - Fannie and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act of 2011 HR2439 - Removing GSEs Charters During Receivership Act HR2440 - Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act HR2441- Housing Trust Fund Elimination Act HR2462 - Cap the GSE Bailout Act HR3644 - Private Mortgage Market Investment Act Changes to GSE and FHA Loan Limits HR1754 - Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act S1508 - Homeownership Affordability Act of 2011 HR2508 - A bill to extend through fiscal year 2013 the increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and for other purposes. HR4323 - Consumer Mortgage Choice Act Regulatory Oversight of Covered Bonds S1835 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 Improvement of Short Sale Process HR1498 - Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011 S2120 - Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act Changes to the Home Affordable Modification Program HR839 - to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the program, either on a trial or permanent basis; HRes170 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 839) to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the program, either on a trial or permanent basis; and providing for consideration of the bill (HR 861) to rescind the third round of funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and to terminate the program Oversight of Insured Depository Institutions HR2056 - A bill to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes. Examinations of Depository Institutions HR3461 - Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act Availability of Capital for Finance HR940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 HJRes22 - Preserving Capitalism in America Amendment Discussions with the Small Business Administration on the Commercial Refinance Program. Discussions with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on housing finance issues. Conversations with Treasury on Foreclosure Prevention, Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE), and QRM rules. Discussions with FDIC on QRM Rules, housing finance, and covered bonds. Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on RESPA/Truth in Lending Act (TILA) harmonization, Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules, appraisal independence, housing finance, home warranties, and QM/ORM. Discussions with the National Economic Council (NEC) on mortgage cancellation relief. Discussions with the White House Office of Public Engagement on mortgage cancellation relief. Discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on QRM rules. Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the Federal Housing Administration and QRM rules. Discussions with the Federal Reserve on the House White Paper and U.S. banking policy. Conversations with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on fair value accounting.

Client expense: $6,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds.

Client expense: $1,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislative and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting the hedge fund industry and other alternative investments. Legislative oversight of implementation of Titles I, II, IV, VII, and IX of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Regulation and oversight of investment advisors. Financial services regulatory reform in non-U.S. jurisdictions. Pending legislation on a Self Regulatory Organization for investment advisors. Pending legislation to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the definition of major swap participant and swap dealer. H.R. 87 -- To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1070 -- To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission to exempt a certain class of securities from such Act. H.R. 1151 -- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to make risk-based assessments on financial companies to recoup the amount of assistance made available for unemployed homeowners under the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and for States and communities under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. H.R. 1573 -- To facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. H.R. 1610 -- To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes. H.R. 2112 -- An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. H.R. 2167 -- To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, allowing private companies to have 1,000 shareholders instead of the current 500 before they're required to publicly disclose their finances. H.R. 2586 -- To refine the definition of swap execution facility in the provisions regulating swap markets added by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 2940 -- To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D. H.R. 3045 -- To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Commodity Exchange Act, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to ensure that pension plans can use swaps to hedge risks, and for other purposes. H.R. 3606 -- To increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies. H.R. 4088 -- To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. S. 746 To repeal provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S. 1831 -- To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D. S. 2038 -- To prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $1,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislative and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting the hedge fund industry and other alternative investments. Legislative oversight of implementation of Titles I, II, IV, VII, and IX of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Regulation and oversight of investment advisors. Financial services regulatory reform in non-U.S. jurisdictions. Pending legislation on a Self Regulatory Organization for investment advisors. Pending legislation to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the definition of major swap participant and swap dealer. H.R. 87 -- To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 1070 -- To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission to exempt a certain class of securities from such Act. H.R. 1151 -- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to make risk-based assessments on financial companies to recoup the amount of assistance made available for unemployed homeowners under the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and for States and communities under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. H.R. 1573 -- To facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. H.R. 1610 -- To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes. H.R. 2112 -- An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. H.R. 2167 -- To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, allowing private companies to have 1,000 shareholders instead of the current 500 before they're required to publicly disclose their finances. H.R. 2586 -- To refine the definition of swap execution facility in the provisions regulating swap markets added by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 2940 -- To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D. H.R. 3045 -- To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Commodity Exchange Act, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to ensure that pension plans can use swaps to hedge risks, and for other purposes. H.R. 3606 -- To increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies. H.R. 4088 -- To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. S. 746 To repeal provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S. 1831 -- To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D. S. 2038 -- To prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $1,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Increase in Credit Union Lending Cap S509 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 S2231 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 HR1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Extension of Temporary SBA Programs HR366 - To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes HR2936 - Small Business Administration Express Loan Extension Act of 2011 Changes in Financial Market Regulations HR87 - A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR1121 - Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 HR1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2011 HR2126 - Risk Retention Modernization Act of 2011 Changes to the Federal Reserve System S202 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR459 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR1094 - Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act Foreclosure Issues S170 - Helping Responsible Homeowners Act of 2011 S222 - Limiting Investor and Homeowner Loss in Foreclosure Act of 2010 HR430 - HAMP Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 HR1131 - Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011 HR1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 HR839 - HAMP Termination Act of 2011 GSE Modifications S693 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act S1834 - Residential Mortgage Market Privatization and Standardization Act S1963 - Mortgage Finance Act HR31 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2011 HR463 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011 HR1182 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act HR1221 - Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011 HR1222 - GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011 HR1223 - GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011 HR1224 - GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011 HR1225 - GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011 HR1226 - GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011 HR1227 - GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011 HR1859 - Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011 HR 2413 - Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011 HR2425 - Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2011 HR2428 - GSE Legal Fee Reduction Act of 2011 HR2436 - Fannie and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act of 2011 HR2439 - Removing GSEs Charters During Receivership Act HR2440 - Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act HR2441- Housing Trust Fund Elimination Act HR2462 - Cap the GSE Bailout Act HR3644 - Private Mortgage Market Investment Act Changes to GSE and FHA Loan Limits HR1754 - Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act S1508 - Homeownership Affordability Act of 2011 HR2508 - A bill to extend through fiscal year 2013 the increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and for other purposes. HR4323 - Consumer Mortgage Choice Act Regulatory Oversight of Covered Bonds S1835 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 Improvement of Short Sale Process HR1498 - Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011 S2120 - Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act Changes to the Home Affordable Modification Program HR839 - to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the program, either on a trial or permanent basis; HRes170 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 839) to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the program, either on a trial or permanent basis; and providing for consideration of the bill (HR 861) to rescind the third round of funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and to terminate the program Oversight of Insured Depository Institutions HR2056 - A bill to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes. Examinations of Depository Institutions HR3461 - Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act Availability of Capital for Finance HR940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 HJRes22 - Preserving Capitalism in America Amendment Discussions with the Small Business Administration on the Commercial Refinance Program. Discussions with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on housing finance issues. Conversations with Treasury on Foreclosure Prevention, Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE), and QRM rules. Discussions with FDIC on QRM Rules, housing finance, and covered bonds. Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on RESPA/Truth in Lending Act (TILA) harmonization, Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules, appraisal independence, housing finance, home warranties, and QM/ORM. Discussions with the National Economic Council (NEC) on mortgage cancellation relief. Discussions with the White House Office of Public Engagement on mortgage cancellation relief. Discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on QRM rules. Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the Federal Housing Administration and QRM rules. Discussions with the Federal Reserve on the House White Paper and U.S. banking policy. Conversations with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on fair value accounting.

Client expense: $6,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

See attachment. TAX First Quarter Report 2012 Tax matters relating to life insurance as proposed in the Presidents FY2012 Budget Proposal and Treasury Greenbook, including but not limited to: oModify dividends-received deduction ("DRD") for life insurance company separate accounts ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies oExpand pro rata interest expense disallowance for interest unrelated corporate-owned life insurance ISSUE: Taxation of the business use of life insurance oModify Rules that apply to sales of life insurance contracts ISSUE: The compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies Tax matters relating to life insurance as contained in an increase in the debt ceiling. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies and products. Tax matters relating to life insurance as before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies and products. H.R.1151: Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. H.R.2515: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance. H.R. 3313 & S.1787: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. S.2048: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies. S.AMDT.1825 to S.1813: To reauthorize for 1 year the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program for 1 year, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies.

Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1418, Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act of 2011 S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 87, to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (all provisions) H.R. 940, the United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1062, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1151, the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act

Client expense: $2,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

1. HR 749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 2. HR 1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 3. HR 1112 - National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 4. HR 63 - Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 5. HR 70 - Disability Benefit Fairness Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 6. HR 1173 - Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 7. S 720 - Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 8. HR 220 - Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 9. HR 653 - Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 10. HR 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 11. S 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 12. HR 300 - Young Adults Financial Literacy Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 13. HR 626 - Financial Literacy for Youth Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 14. S 853 - A bill to provide for financial literacy education: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 15. S Res 121 - A resolution designating April 2011 as "Financial Literacy Month": provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 16. HR 48 - Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 17. HR 130 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 18. S 159 - Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 19. DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 20. Short-term Disability for Federal Workers Bill; provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 21. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 22. Advocacy related to the debt limit increase: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 23. Tax reform: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry 24. Strategy for increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 25. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Interim Final Rule of Records and Information: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 26. Proposed DOL Amendment to Claims Procedure Regulation of Section 503 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. section 1134: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 27. Privacy and Data breach, Cybersecurity, and SSN protection: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 28. S 1619 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 29. S 1260 and HR 2535 - College Literacy in Finance and Economics Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 30. CFTC proposal on implementation timeframe for Title VII's trade documentation and clearing requirements: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 31. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - HHS rule implementing Section 105 impacting LTC insurers: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 32. Loss ratios: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 33. Criteria and process for designating nonbank financial companies: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 34. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry;

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

S.85, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum rate of tax on the income of corporations to 20 percent. S.107, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income HR749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. HR1151- Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in order to offset the costs of assistance under the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs, to make risk-based assessments in the total amount of $2.5 billion on financial companies: (1) that manage hedge funds with $10 billion or more in assets under management on a consolidated basis; or (2) with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets. President's proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 - tax issues related to life insurance and retirement. HR 1601 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend certain expiring provisions.

Client expense: $775,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.85, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum rate of tax on the income of corporations to 20 percent. S.107, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income HR749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. HR1151- Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in order to offset the costs of assistance under the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs, to make risk-based assessments in the total amount of $2.5 billion on financial companies: (1) that manage hedge funds with $10 billion or more in assets under management on a consolidated basis; or (2) with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets. President's proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 - tax issues related to life insurance and retirement. HR 1601 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend certain expiring provisions.

Client expense: $775,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.85, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum rate of tax on the income of corporations to 20 percent. S.107, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income HR749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. HR1151- Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in order to offset the costs of assistance under the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs, to make risk-based assessments in the total amount of $2.5 billion on financial companies: (1) that manage hedge funds with $10 billion or more in assets under management on a consolidated basis; or (2) with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets. President's proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 - tax issues related to life insurance and retirement. HR 1601 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend certain expiring provisions.

Client expense: $775,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 1151: EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF AND NEGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAMS COST RECOUPMENT ACT OF 2011; PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES FY 2013 PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET PROPOSAL AND TREASURY GREENBOOK; MODIFICATION OF DIVIDENDS-RECEIVED DEDUCTION FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES; EXPANSION OF PRO RATA INTEREST EXPENSE DISALLOWANCE FOR INTEREST UNRELATED CORPORATE-OWNED LIFE INSURANCE - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF THE BUSINESS USE OF LIFE INSURANCE; MODIFICATION OF RULES THAT APPLY TO SALES OF LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE BURDEN AND ACCURACY FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES

Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tax matters relating to life insurance as contained in an increase in the debt ceiling. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies and products. Tax matters relating to life insurance as proposed in the Presidents FY2012 Budget Proposal and Treasury Greenbook, including but not limited to: oModify dividends-received deduction ("DRD") for life insurance company separate accounts ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies oExpand pro rata interest expense disallowance for interest unrelated corporate-owned life insurance ISSUE: Taxation of the business use of life insurance oModify Rules that apply to sales of life insurance contracts ISSUE: The compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies Tax matters relating to life insurance as before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies and products. H.R.1151: Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. H.R.2515: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance. H.R. 3313 & S.1787: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. S.2048: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies. S.AMDT.1825 to S.1813: To reauthorize for 1 year the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program for 1 year, and for other purposes. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of life insurance companies.

Client expense: $1,469,200 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.85, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum rate of tax on the income of corporations to 20 percent. S.107, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income HR749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. HR1151- Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in order to offset the costs of assistance under the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs, to make risk-based assessments in the total amount of $2.5 billion on financial companies: (1) that manage hedge funds with $10 billion or more in assets under management on a consolidated basis; or (2) with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets. President's proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 - tax issues related to life insurance and retirement. HR 1601 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend certain expiring provisions.

Client expense: $775,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

1. HR 749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 2. HR 1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 3. HR 1112 - National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 4. HR 63 - Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 5. HR 70 - Disability Benefit Fairness Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 6. HR 1173 - Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 7. S 720 - Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 8. HR 220 - Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 9. HR 653 - Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 10. HR 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 11. S 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 12. HR 300 - Young Adults Financial Literacy Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 13. HR 626 - Financial Literacy for Youth Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 14. S 853 - A bill to provide for financial literacy education: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 15. S Res 121 - A resolution designating April 2011 as "Financial Literacy Month": provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 16. HR 48 - Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 17. HR 130 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 18. S 159 - Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 19. DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 20. Short-term Disability for Federal Workers Bill; provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 21. Health Care Reform: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 22. Advocacy related to the debt limit increase: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 23. Tax reform: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry 24. Strategy for increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 25. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Interim Final Rule of Records and Information: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 26. Proposed DOL Amendment to Claims Procedure Regulation of Section 503 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. section 1134: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 27.Data breach and SSN protection: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 28. S 1619 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 29. S 1260 and HR 2535 - College Literacy in Finance and Economics Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 30. CFTC proposal on implementation timeframe for Title VII's trade documentation and clearing requirements: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 31. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - HHS rule implementing Section 105 impacting LTC insurers: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 32. Loss ratios: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 33. Criteria and process for designating nonbank financial companies: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds.

Client expense: $1,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Increase in Credit Union Lending Cap S509 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 HR1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Extension of Temporary SBA Programs HR366 - To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes Availability of Capital for Finance HR940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 Changes in Financial Market Regulations HR87 - A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR1121 - Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 HR1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2011 HR2126 - Risk Retention Modernization Act of 2011 Changes to the Federal Reserve System S202 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR459 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR1094 - Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act Foreclosure Issues S170 - Helping Responsible Homeowners Act of 2011 S222 - Limiting Investor and Homeowner Loss in Foreclosure Act of 2010 HR430 - HAMP Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 HR1131 - Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011 HR1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 HR839 - HAMP Termination Act of 2011 GSE Modifications S693 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act HR31 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2011 HR463 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011 HR1182 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act HR1221 - Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011 HR1222 - GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011 HR1223 - GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011 HR1224 - GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011 HR1225 - GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011 HR1226 - GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011 HR1227 - GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011 HR1859 - Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011 HR 2413 - Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011 Changes to GSE and FHA Loan Limits HR1754 - Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act S1508 - Homeownership Affordability Act of 2011 HR2508 - A bill to extend through fiscal year 2013 the increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and for other purposes. Improvement of Short Sale Process HR1498 - Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011 Changes to Capital Requirements for Performing Loans HR1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2011 Changes to the Home Affordable Modification Program HR839 - to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the program, either on a trial or permanent basis; Termination of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program HR861 - to rescind the third round of funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and to terminate the program Oversight of Insured Depository Institutions HR2056 - A bill to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes. Examinations of Depository Institutions HR3461 - Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act Changes to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) HR2446 - RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2011 Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on RESPA/Truth in Lending Act (TILA) harmonization, Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules, appraisal issues, and appraisal management companies. Discussions with the Small Business Administration on lending, Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) rules, QM Rules and the Commercial Refinance Program. Conversations with Treasury on Foreclosure Prevention, Money Laundering Rules, Credit Policy, QRM rules, Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) restructuring, Real Estate-Owned Property Disposition, Short Sales, the Small Business Lending Fund, Commercial Workouts/Term-Extensions, and Qualified Commercial Real Estate Loan (QCRE) Rules (The latter held additionally with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)). Discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on lease accounting rules and QCRE rules. Discussions with FDIC on QRM Rules, Commercial Workouts/Term-Extensions, and QCRE Rules. Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on QCRE Rules, QRM Rules, and the Federal Housing Administration Discussions with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on QCRE rules, foreclosure prevention, and credit policy. Discussions with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Uniform Appraisal Datasets (UADs) and guaranty fees. Discussions with the National Economic Council (NEC) on GSE/FHA Conforming Loan Limits Discussions with the White House Office of Public Engagement on GSE/FHA Conforming Loan Limits

Client expense: $6,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

HR 1151: EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF AND NEGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAMS COST RECOUPMENT ACT OF 2011; PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES FY 2012 PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET PROPOSAL AND TREASURY GREENBOOK; MODIFICATION OF DIVIDENDS-RECEIVED DEDUCTION FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES; EXPANSION OF PRO RATA INTEREST EXPENSE DISALLOWANCE FOR INTEREST UNRELATED CORPORATE-OWNED LIFE INSURANCE - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF THE BUSINESS USE OF LIFE INSURANCE; MODIFICATION OF RULES THAT APPLY TO SALES OF LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE BURDEN AND ACCURACY FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES ISSUES RELATING TO TAX MATTERS RELATED TO LIFE INSURANCE AS CONTAINED IN AN INCREASE IN THE DEBT CEILING

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.85, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum rate of tax on the income of corporations to 20 percent. S.107, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income HR749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. HR1151- Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in order to offset the costs of assistance under the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs, to make risk-based assessments in the total amount of $2.5 billion on financial companies: (1) that manage hedge funds with $10 billion or more in assets under management on a consolidated basis; or (2) with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets. President's proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 - tax issues related to life insurance and retirement. HR 1601 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend certain expiring provisions.

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions). S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 87, to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (all provisions) H.R. 940, the United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1062, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1151, the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) Proposed bank tax levy on financial institutions with more than $50 billion in assets. Proposed repeals and clarification of certain Dodd-Frank Act provisions.

Client expense: $1,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 3313 & S.1787: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. Tax matters relating to life insurance as proposed in the Presidents FY2012 Budget Proposal and Treasury Greenbook, including but not limited to: Modify dividends-received deduction ("DRD") for life insurance company separate accounts ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies Expand pro rata interest expense disallowance for interest unrelated corporate-owned life insurance ISSUE: Taxation of the business use of life insurance Modify Rules that apply to sales of life insurance contracts ISSUE: The compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies Tax matters relating to life insurance as contained in an increase in the debt ceiling. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies and products. Tax matters relating to life insurance as before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies and products. H.R.1151: Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance companies. H.R.2515: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. ISSUE: Taxation of life insurance.

Client expense: $1,440,900 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1. HR 749 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 2. HR 1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 3. HR 1112 - National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 4. HR 63 - Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 5. HR 70 - Disability Benefit Fairness Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 6. HR 1173 - Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 7. S 720 - Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 8. HR 220 - Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 9. HR 653 - Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 10. HR 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 11. S 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 12. HR 300 - Young Adults Financial Literacy Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 13. HR 626 - Financial Literacy for Youth Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 14. S 853 - A bill to provide for financial literacy education: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 15. S Res 121 - A resolution designating April 2011 as "Financial Literacy Month": provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 16. HR 48 - Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 17. HR 130 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 18. S 159 - Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 19. DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 20. Short-term Disability for Federal Workers Bill; provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 21. Health Care Reform: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry 22. Advocacy related to the debt limit increase: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 23. Tax reform: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry 24. Strategy for increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 25. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Interim Final Rule of Records and Information: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 26. Proposed DOL Amendment to Claims Procedure Regulation of Section 503 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. section 1134: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 27.Data breach and SSN protection: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 28. S 1619 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 29. S 1260 and HR 2535 - College Literacy in Finance and Economics Act of 2011: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 30. CFTC proposal on implementation timeframe for Title VII's trade documentation and clearing requirements: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 31. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - HHS rule implementing Section 105 impacting LTC insurers: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 32. Loss ratios: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry; 33. Criteria and process for designating nonbank financial companies: provisions relating to employer-provided benefits and supplemental and voluntary benefits insurance industry

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Free trade agreements (Columbia; Panama; South Korea); Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds.

Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 1151: EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF AND NEGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAMS COST RECOUPMENT ACT OF 2011; PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES FY 2012 PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET PROPOSAL AND TREASURY GREENBOOK; MODIFICATION OF DIVIDENDS-RECEIVED DEDUCTION FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES; EXPANSION OF PRO RATA INTEREST EXPENSE DISALLOWANCE FOR INTEREST UNRELATED CORPORATE-OWNED LIFE INSURANCE - PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAXATION OF THE BUSINESS USE OF LIFE INSURANCE; MODIFICATION OF RULES THAT APPLY TO SALES OF LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS - PROVISIONS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE BURDEN AND ACCURACY FOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES ISSUES RELATING TO TAX MATTERS RELATED TO LIFE INSURANCE AS CONTAINED IN AN INCREASE IN THE DEBT CEILING

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Increase in Credit Union Lending Cap S509 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 HR1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Extension of Temporary SBA Programs HR366 - To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes Availability of Capital for Finance HR940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 Changes in Financial Market Regulations HR87 - A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR1121 - Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 HR1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2011 HR2126 - Risk Retention Modernization Act of 2011 Changes to the Federal Reserve System S202 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR459 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 HR1094 - Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act Foreclosure Issues S170 - Helping Responsible Homeowners Act of 2011 S222 - Limiting Investor and Homeowner Loss in Foreclosure Act of 2010 HR430 - HAMP Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 HR1131 - Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011 HR1151 - Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 HR839 - HAMP Termination Act of 2011 GSE Modifications S693 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act HR31 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2011 HR463 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011 HR1182 - GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act HR1221 - Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011 HR1222 - GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011 HR1223 - GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011 HR1224 - GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011 HR1225 - GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011 HR1226 - GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011 HR1227 - GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011 HR1859 - Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011 HR 2413 - Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011 Changes to GSE and FHA Loan Limits HR1754 - Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act S1508 - Homeownership Affordability Act of 2011 HR2508 - A bill to extend through fiscal year 2013 the increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and for other purposes. Improvement of Short Sale Process HR1498 - Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011 Changes to Capital Requirements for Performing Loans HR1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2011 Changes to the Home Affordable Modification Program HR839 - to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the program, either on a trial or permanent basis; Termination of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program HR861 - to rescind the third round of funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and to terminate the program Oversight of Insured Depository Institutions HR2056 - A bill to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes. Changes to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) HR2446 - RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2011 Discussions with Treasury on Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), Real Estated Owned Property Disposition (REO), Money Laundering Issues, Small Business Lending, and Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) Rules Discussions witht he Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on GSEs and REO Disposition. Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on "Qualified Mortgage" (QM) Rules and "Ability to Repay" Rules. Discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on Lease Accounting Discussions with the Small Business Administration (SBA) on SBA Commercial Refinance Programs Discussions with the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Treasury on Term Extensions and Dodd-Frank Regulations (Including QM and QRM Rules) Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on QRM Rules and GSEs Discussions with the National Economic Council on QRM Rules, QM Rules, Credit Policy, and GSEs Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and the Truth in Lending Act (TILA)

Client expense: $6,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office