Piracy Suppression Act of 2011

H.R. 2839, Piracy Suppression Act of 2011 H.R. 3472, Pirate Fishing Vessel Disposal Act of 2011 H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including amendments to limit funding for institutions or organizations established by the Convention on the Law of the Sea S. 1890, Pirate Fishing Vessel Disposal Act of 2011 Various issues relating to Maritime Security and Liability; the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Client expense: $22,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 3606 - Jumpstart Our Business Startups bill - opposing anti-cargo preference provisions on Ex-lm bank reauthorization amendment. HR 2017 - Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill S 1430 - Maritime Administration reauthoization bill HR 6083/S 3240 - Farm Bill HR14//HR 4348/S 1813 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century ( Map-21) bill HR 4310 - FY 2013 Defense Authorization HR 3321 - America's Cup Act of 2011 HR 2460 - Passenger Vessel Services Act reform bill HR 2838/S 1665 - Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill HR 2839 - Piracy Bill HR 2840-Vessel discharges reform bill HR 2360 - POWER ACT - Jones act extension bill HR 2219- Defense appropriations Bill - support for maritime related programs HR 2212 - Agricultural Appropriations Bill - Support for PL - 480 Food for Peace Program, opposition to a variety of ammendments to defund or reduce the appropriations program. HR 1267 - Tonnage tax expansion act - support for expansion. HR 1553 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Exemption for Short Sea Shipping - support for the exemption. HR 104 RAMP Act Supporting Legislative Proposals - Supporting: American Shipping Reinvestment act Short - Sea shipping pilot program Piracy legislation Maritime Security Program full funding Maritime Security Program renewal and extension Opposition to Jones Act waivers in Strategic Petroleum Reserve releases Ballast Water provisions in potential Senate Coast Guard Bill Sequestration Food Aid funding levels Cargo Preference

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Ecuador rule of law and trade issues; Australia Energy and Investment Issues; Eurasian Energy Security; Caspian Energy Transporta- tion options; Niger Delta Stability; Indonesia Energy and Investment; Canadian Oil Sands; Somalia piracy H.R.2839 Piracy Suppression Act of 2011-piracy at sea; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2011; Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Energy and Investment Issues; Issues associated with energy development in Iraq, Qatar, China, Korea and Bangladesh; Myanmar Energy and Investment Issues; European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive; Eastern European Shale Gas Development; Brazil Offshore Operations; Saudi Arabia Energy Issues; Nigeria Energy Issues; South Africa Energy Issues; Liberia Energy Issues; Angolan Energy Issues; African Energy Issues; Kuwait Energy Issues; Japan Energy and Investment Issues.

Client expense: $3,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Off Reservation Gaming H.R. 2839 - Gila Bend Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 3606 - Jumpstart Our Business Startups bill - opposing anti-cargo preference provisions on Ex-lm bank reauthorization amendment. HR 2017 - Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill S 1430 - Maritime Administration reauthoization bill HR 2460 - Passenger Vessel Services Act reform bill HR 2838 - Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill HR 2839 - Piracy Bill HR 2840-Vessel discharges reform bill HR 2360 - POWER ACT - Jones act extension bill HR 2219- Defense appropriations Bill - support for maritime related programs HR 2212 - Agricultural Appropriations Bill - Support for PL - 480 Food for Peace Program, opposition to a variety of ammendments to defund or reduce the appropriations program. HR 1267 - Tonnage tax expansion act - support for expansion. HR 1553 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Exemption for Short Sea Shipping - support for the exemption. HR 104 RAMP Act Supporting Legislative Proposals - Supporting: American Shipping Reinvestment act Short - Sea shipping pilot program Piracy legislation Export - Import bank reauthorization - support for cargo preference laws (P.R. 17) Maritime Security Program full funding Opposition to Jones Act waivers in Strategic Petroleum Reserve releases

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

HR 104 Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act; HR 2838 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, Sec. 608 on Standby Vessels, Title VII on Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform, Title VIII on Piracy; HR 2839 Piracy Suppression Act; S 1665 Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013, Sec. 402 on Authority to Maintain United States Polar Icebreaking Capability. Efforts relating to streamlining maritime security regulations; United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Client expense: $2,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Forest Service

H.R. 2839, Piracy Suppression Act of 2011 Various issues relating to Maritime Security and Liability, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Client expense: $14,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Ecuador rule of law and trade issues; Australia Energy Issues; Eurasian Energy Security; Caspian Energy Transportation options; Niger Delta Stability; Indonesia Energy and Investment; Canadian Oil Sands; Somalia piracy H.R.2839 Piracy Suppression Act of 2011-piracy at sea; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2011; Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Energy and Investment Issues; Issues associated with energy development in Iraq, Qatar, China, Korea and Bangladesh; Thailand Energy and Investment Issues; Myanmar Energy and Investment Issues; European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive; Eastern European Shale Gas Development; Brazil Offshore Operations; Saudi Arabia Energy Issues.

Client expense: $2,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Support for the Jones Act, cargo preference laws and the Maritime Security program. HR1 - Fiscal 2011 continuing Resolution Bill - Opposition proposed maritime related cuts, opposition to labor related provisions on a variety of issues, including the National Mediation Board, Davis-Beacon, PLA's and others. H. Con Res 34 - House Budget Resolution-Opposition to propose maritime related cuts. S 1430 - Maritime Administration reauthorization bill HR 2017- Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill HR 2460 - Passenger Vessel Services Act reform bill HR 2838 - Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill HR 2839 - Piracy Bill HR 2840 - Vessel discharges reform bill HR 2360 - POWER Act - Jones act extension bill HR 2219 - Defense appropriations Bill - support for maritime related programs HR 2212 - Agricultural Appropriations Bill - Support for PL - 480 Food for Peace Program, opposition to a variety of ammendments to defund or reduce the appropriations program. HR 1267 - Tonnage tax expansion act - support for expansion. HR 1553 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Exemption for Short Sea shipping - support for the exemption. HR 104 RAMP Act Supporting Legislative Proposals - Supporting: American Shipping Reinvestment act Short - Sea shipping pilot program Surface Trasportation reauthorization bill Piracy legislation Export - Import bank reauthorization - support for cargo preference laws (P.R. 17)

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Off Reservation Gaming H.R. 2839 - Gila Bend Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 104, Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act; H.R. 2839, Piracy Suppression Act; S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act; United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea .

Client expense: $1,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office

Ecuador rule of law and trade issues; Australia Energy Issues; Eurasian Energy Security; Caspian Energy Transportation options; Niger Delta Stability; Indonesia Energy and Investment; Canadian Oil Sands; Somalia piracy H.R.2839 Piracy Suppression Act of 2011; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2011; Association of Southesat Asian Nations (ASEAN) Energy and Investment Issues; Issues associated with energy development in Iraq, Qatar, China, Korea and Bangladesh; Thailand Energy and Investment Issues; Myanmar Energy and Investment Issues; European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive; Eastern European Shale Gas Development.

Client expense: $2,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

General maritime issues; Counter-Piracy Operations; Maritime Administration Authorization Act (S. 1430)--Provisions related to the authorization of the Maritime Security Program; The Maritime Piracy Suppression Act (H.R. 2839); The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Authorization Act (H.R. 2838)--Issues related to USCG vessel inspection protocols and procedures; Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 (H.R. 2072)--Issues related to U.S. Flag requirements for cargoes financed through Export-Import Bank of the United States programs; United States-Vietnam Bilateral Maritime Discussions-- Issues related to international intermodal connections and domestic Vietnamese restrictions.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Logistics Agency, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Navy, Dept of, Office of the Secretary of Defense, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection

H.R.2946 - "American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Protection Act" - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States code. H.R. 2354 - Making appropriations of for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. S.1430 - "Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012" - A bill to authorize certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation and for other purposes. S.1253 - "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012" - An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction and for defense activities and the Department of energy to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year and for other purposes. H. AMDT. 586 - Amends H.R.2354 - An amendment to increase the Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance account by $6,360,000 for efficient cargo transportation by improving dredging and navigation of waterways and reduce the Army Corps of Engineers Administration Expenses account by the same amount. H.R. 2838 - The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011, authorizes $8.49 billion for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2012, $8.6 billion for year 2012 and $8.7 billion for fiscal year 2014. The bill also makes several amendments to laws regarding Coast Guard authorities, shipping and navigation. H.R. 2839 - "Piracy Suppression Act of 2011" - To suppress the threat of piracy on the high seas and for other purposes. H.R. 2360 - " Providing for Workforce and Energy resources Act" or the "Power Act" to amend the Outer Continental Lands Act to extend the Constitution, laws and jurisdiction of the United States to installations and devices attached to the seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf for the production and support of production of energy from sources other than oil and gas and for other purposes. Met with maritime industry coalitions on numerous occasions regarding the issues of Cargo Preference requirements, Piracy, P.L. 480 (Food for Peace Program), Harbor Maintenance Tax and Jones Act waivers. These meetings prompted break-out meetings to various House and Senate members and their staff on the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee, House Agriculture committee, House Foreign Affairs committee, Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry committee, Senate Appropriations committee and the Senate Foreign Relations committee. "American Jobs Act of 2011" - To provide tax relief for American workers and businesses to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs - 1. Transportation $5,000,000,000 for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure 2. Port Infrastructure investments, Including projects that connect ports to other modes of transportation and improve the efficiency of freight movement. Attended a Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation hearing on "Creating Jobs and Increasing U.S. Exports by Enhancing the Marine Transportation System." Maritime Security Program: Worked with other U.S. maritime labor and industry interests to secure Democratic and Republican signatures on both House & Senate "Dear Colleague" letters in support of the Maritime Security Program (MSP) for FY 2012. There were non-active periods in July, August and September - July 1-8 and July 18-22 and August 8-September 5 of 2011 - Summer Recess.

S.306, "National Criminal Justice Commission Act" (re: all provisions); S.1194 "Consular Notification Compliance Act" (re: proposed legislation to address consular access rights in Vienna Convention on Consular Relations); S. 250, "Justice For All Act" (re: reauthorization); H.R. 2596, S.1572 - CJS Appropriations Bill (re: capital litigation rep. grant prog.); S. 365, "Budget Control Act" (re: criminal justice related spending provisions); H.R. 2839, Piracy Suppression Act (re: death penalty provision).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

Support for the Jones Act, cargo preference laws and the Maritime Security program. HR 1 - Fiscal 2011 Continuing Resolution Bill - Opposition proposed maritime related cuts, opposition to labor related provisions on a variety of issues, including the National Mediation Board, Davis-Bacon, PLA's and others. H.Con Res 34 - House Budget Resolution - Opposition to propose maritime related cuts. S 1430 - Maritime Administration reauthorization bill HR 2017 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill HR 2460 - Passenger Vessel Services Act reform bill HR 2838 - Coast Guard Reauthorization bill HR 2839 - Piracy Bill HR 2840 - Vessel discharges reform bill HR 2360 - POWER Act - Jones act extension bill HR 2219- Defense Appropriations Bill - support for maritime related programs HR 2112 - Agricultural Appropriations Bill - Support for PL - 480 Food for Peace program, oppositon to a variety of ammedments to defund or reduce the appropiations program. HR 1267 - Tonnage tax expansion act - support for expansion. HR 1553 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Exemption for Short - Sea shipping- support for the exemption. HR 104 - RAMP act - suupporting Legislative Proposals - supporting: American Shipping Reinvestment Act Short - Sea shipping pilot program Surface Transportation reauthorization bill Piracy legislation Export - Import bank reauthorization - support for cargo preference laws (P.R. 17)

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Earned income tax credit (H.R. 2839); child tax credit (H.R. 3718)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $280,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Earned income tax credit (H.R. 2839); child tax credit (H.R. 3718) extension to Puerto Rico.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office