Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act

Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased servicemembers and to restore and improve veterans' benefits. H.R. 115, H.R. 178, H.R. 493, H.R. 812, H.R. 924, H.R. 1025, H.R. 1263, H.R. 1460, H.R. 1627, H.R. 1811, H.R. 2074, H.R. 2309, H.R. 2349, H.R. 2383, H.R. 3016, H.R. 3279, H.R. 3337, H.R. 3612, H.R. 3690, H.R. 3723, H.R. 3895, H.R. 4051, H.R. 4057, H.R. 4079, H.R. 4114, H.R. 4115, H.R. 4168, H.R. 4329, H.R. 5830, S. 260, S. 277, S. 491, S. 696, S. 951, S. 1104, S. 1629, S. 1634, S. 1798, S. 1852, S. 2149, S. 2179, S. 2206, S. 2241, S. 2259, S. 2320, S. 3187, S. 3340

Client expense: $522,516 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

continued lobbying against proposed TRICARE yearly enrollment fees for TRICARE for Life (TFL), TRICARE Standard and Extra for retirees, proposed increases in enrollment fees for TRICARE Prime for military retirees, increase co-pays for TRICARE Pharmacy program, increases in the catastropic cap including in favor of HR1285, HR1092, HT1540; in favor of remaining of military retired pay and/ veterans service connected disability pay HR303, HR333, S344, HR186, lobbying to improve the benefits of the members of the National Guard and Reserves including in support of S325 to provide enbedded mental health care professionals in National Guard Units; in favor of HR181 to improve Reserve componenets retired pay, in favor of HR179 authorizing earlier commencement for retiree TRICARE along with early (prior to age 60) commencement of Reserve Component retired pay based on service; HR1283 and S866 correcting the method of calculationg the Reserve Deployment Retirement Credit; and in favor of HR1003, S1768 to allow members of the Guard and Reserves, gray area retirees, their families and survivors fly military Space A improvements and corrections in benefits for military members survivors' including in favor of S260 and HR178 which would end the SBP/DIC offset allowing survivors to collect both their survivors's retired pay and their VA's dependency indemnity compensation for service members who died either on active duty or as a result of service connected disability; HR493 which would allow survivors of military retirees to retain the last full month of the member's retired pay after his or her death; in support of S2121 requiring DOD to not change administrative absence day guidance post deployment urging improvement in the military direct care health care system and the MTFs; as well as continued improvements in the commisarry and exchange systems, and the need to be able to audit the Department of Defense strongly lobbying against the recent proposal for establishing 2 new rounds of BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure)

Improvements in uniformed personnel programs, compensation and benefits. H Con Res 87, HR 115, HR 178, HR 179, HR 181, HR 186, HR 303, HR 333, HR 493, HR 687, HR 791, HR 865, HR 1092, HR 1110, HR 1283, HR 1297, HR 1540, HR 2179, HR 2219, HR 3904, HR 4045, HR 4168, HR 4177, HR 4310, HR 4341, S 260, S 344, S 387, S 697, S 724, S 866, S 1025, S 1253, S 1852, S 1985, S 1990, S 2038, S 2112, S 2121, S 2179

Client expense: $452,892 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 344 Retired pay Restoration; HR 303, HR 333, S.344 concurrent receipt;HR 493 final month pay;HR 178, S. 260 SBP/DIC; HR 181 early retirement for Reservists

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

continued lobbying against the possible creation of new TRICARE enrollment fees for TRICARE Standard and TRICARE for Life (TFL); indexing TRICARE Prime for retirees enrollment fees etc; lobbying to protect the co-pays for TRICARE Pharmacy and supporting $0) co-payd for generic Home Delivery drugs through TRICARE HR1092, HR1285, HR1540 in favor of ending the remaining offset of military retired pay and VA service connected disability pay HR303, HR333, HR186, S344; lobbying to improve the benefits of the members of National Guard and Reserves, their families, retirees and survivors including healthcare, mental health care and dental care improvements, pay, authorizing the enbedding of mental health providers in National Guard units S325; improving Reserve component retirement benefits HR181; and earlier payout of retired pay HR179; correcting the method of calculating the deployment credit HR1283 S866; in support of allowing NG & R members, gray area retirees and their families and survivors to travel Space A HR1003, S542, S1768 in favor of corrections and improvement of survivor benefits including ending the SBP/DIC offset for the widow/widower whose service member spouse died on active duty or as a result of a service connected disability S260, HR178, andd amendment to HR1540; allowing families of deceased retirees to retain last full month of retired pay HR493; in favor of improvments to direct care system and MTFs

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

H.R. 1173 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011. Issue: Repeal of the CLASS Act. H.R. 493 Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008. Issue: Underwriting restrictions on long-term care insurance. H.R. 677/S. 267 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Acts. Issue: Annuity Illustration. H.R. 1534 Small Business Add Value for Employees Act of 2011. Issue: voluntary auto-IRAs. S. 1121 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act. Issue: Limits borrowing from 401(k) plans. H.R. 5025 - the HITECH Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010Issue: extends health information technology accounting requirements to long-term care insurers. S. 1557, the Automatic IRA Act of 2011. Issue: voluntary IRAs and Multiple Employer Plans.

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

Improvements in uniformed personnel programs, compensation, and benefits. H.R. 178, H.R. 179, H.R. 181, H.R. 186, H.R. 303, H.R. 333, H.R. 493, H.R. 670, H.R. 674, H.R. 687, H.R. 1025, H.R. 1110, H.R. 1263, H.R. 1283, H.R. 1297, H.R. 1298, H.R. 1383, H.R. 1540, H.R. 2219, H.R. 2309, H.R. 2383, H.R. 2608, H.R. 3670, S. 260, S. 344, S. 542, S. 697, S. 724, S. 866, S. 951, S. 1025, S. 1253, S. 1254, S. 1733, S. 1852, S. 1867, S. 1985, S. 1990

Client expense: $423,840 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 344, Retired Pay Restoration; HR 303, Concurrent Reciept; HR 333, Comprehensive Concurrent Receipt; HR 181, Early Retirement for Reservists; HR 178, Repeal SBP/DIC offset; HR 493, Final Month Pay; HR 186, Concurrent Receipt.

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

Government targets: Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Improvements in uniformed personnel programs, compensation, and benefits. H.R. 178, H.R. 179, H.R. 181, H.R. 186, H.R. 303, H.R. 333, H.R. 493, H.R. 791, H.R. 1092, H.R. 1110, H.R. 1283, H.R. 1297, H.R. 1540, H.R. 2017, H.R. 2219, H.R. 2886, S. 260, S. 344, S. 387, S. 724, S. 866, S. 1025, S. 1253, S. 1465

Client expense: $503,458 · Firm income: Not reported

lobbying against proposed TRICARE enrollment fee increases and medical indexing including those proposals in the Administration's FY2011 defense including HR1092, HR1285, opposed to other proposals being discussed including possible TFL enrollment fees, in support of unchanged USFHP; lobbying in favor of Administration proposal for $0 co-pay for mail order generic drugs in TRICARE pharmacy plan but opposition to other proposed changes; in support of ending the remaining vestigases of military retired pay/VA service connected pay including HR303,HR333,HR186, S344, improving the benefits for the National Guard and Reserves, their familes, retirees and survivors including health care and dental improvements; mental health care; embedding mental health care providers in NG units; authorizing TRICARE for NG &R retirees at the same time as they start to collect retired pay; improving retirement benefits; correcting early retirement pay collection for each 90 days activated and extending benefit to 9/11 S325, HR948, HR179, HR1283, HR181, HR948, in support of allowing NG & R members, gray area retirees and familes and survivors to travel Space A HR1003, S542 in favor of survior benefits including ending the SBP/DIC offset for the widow/widower whose service member spouse dies on active duty or as a result of a service connected disability HR178, S260; allowing familes of deceeased retirees to retain last full month of retired pay HR493 in favor of military medical improvments at MTFs and through TRICARE and propoer implementation of Tricare Young Adult

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

S. 344, Retired Pay Restoration; HR 303, Disabled pay restoration; HR 333, Disabled vets Tax termination; HR 181, Early Retirement for certain Reservists; HR 178, SBP/DIC offset repeal; HR 493, Final Months Pay; HR 186, concurrent Receipt.

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 1173 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011. Issue: Repeal of the CLASS Act. H.R. 493 Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008. Issue: Underwriting restrictions on long-term care insurance. H.R. 677/S. 267 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Acts. Issue: Annuity Illustration. H.R. 1534 Small Business Add Value for Employees Act of 2011. Issue: voluntary auto-IRAs. S. 1121 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act. Issue: Limits borrowing from 401(k) plans. H.R. 5025 - the HITECH Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010Issue: extends health information technology accounting requirements to long-term care insurers. S. 1557, the Automatic IRA Act of 2011. Issue: voluntary IRAs and Multiple Employer Plans.

Client expense: $1,471,400 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.1Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R.24 To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. S.1127 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical activities and to recognize the rural health resource centers in the Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes. H.R.26To direct the Secretary of Defense to adopt a program of professional and confidential screenings to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. H.R.28Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2011 H.R.46Fallen Heroes Family Act of 2011 H.R.115To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program. H.R.117To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R.120To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for eligibility for housing loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the surviving spouses of certain totally-disabled veterans. H.R.136To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes. H.R.152To utilize the National Guard to provide support for the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. H.R.159To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program under which the Secretaries make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. H.R.168To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. H.R.169To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such Internet website. H.R.178To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation. H.R.179To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that certain former members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits. H.R.180To amend the National Guard Youth Challenge Program under title 32, United States Code, to exclude nondefense funds made available by other Federal agencies for the Program from the matching requirements of the Program. H.R.181To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who have served on active duty or performed active service since September 11, 2001, in support of a contingency operation or in other emergency situations receive credit for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay, and for other purposes. H.R.186To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include all members of the uniformed services who are retired under chapter 61 of such title H.R.198To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy. H.R.208To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE, and for other purposes. H.R.210To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. H.R.240To amend title 38, United States Code, to promote jobs for veterans through the use of sole source contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of meeting the contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans. H.R.248To provide for identification of members of the Armed Forces exposed during military service to depleted uranium, to provide for health testing of such members, and for other purposes. H.R.287Homes for Heroes Act of 2011; H.R.290War Memorial Protection Act H.R.303Retired Pay Restoration Act; H.R.319 To require employers to provide veterans with time off on Veterans Day.; H.R.329 Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act; H.R.332 Military Environmental Responsibility Act; H.R.33 Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act; H.R.337Restore Military Readiness Act of 2011; H.R.396 TBI Treatment Act; H.R.403 Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices ActBEST Practices Act; H.R.413 To reduce the budget of the Department of Defense to the level provided for fiscal year 2008 and to freeze the budget at such level through fiscal year 2016; H.R.465To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot project on the use of educational assistance under programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs to defray training costs associated with the purchase of certain franchise enterprises; H.R.493 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces following their death. H.R.544To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permanently extend the period of protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes. H.R.545Providing Military Honors for our Nation's Heroes Act; H.R.561Veterans Employment Tax Credit Act of 2011; H.R.573To amend section 310 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 to extend the period of time during which claims for retroactive stop-loss special pay may be submitted. H.R.575HEALTHY Vets Act of 2011Help Establish Access to Local Timely Healthcare for Your Vets Act of 2011 H.R.614Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act; H.R.637To amend the procedures regarding military recruiter access to secondary school student recruiting information; H.R.644Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011 H.R.652To amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program. H.R.687Military Spouses Employment Act; H.R.768Soldiers Targeted by Offensive Profiteering Act of 2011 (STOP Act); H.R.781Veterans' Employment Transition Support Act of 2011VETS Act of 2011 H.R.791To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. H.R.802To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a VetStar Award Program; H.R.803Equity for Injured Veterans Act of 2011; H.R.804To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of certain veterans who serve in support of Operation New Dawn for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R.805To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes. H.R.806End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2011 H.R.807To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other purposes; H.R.809To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights; H.R.810Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2011; H.R.811Providing Military Honors for our Nation's Heroes Act H.R.812Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011; H.R.813To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran's survivors are eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death. H.R.814Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2011; H.R.834Veterans Home Loan Refinance Opportunity Act of 2011 H.R.865Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011; H.R.923Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011 H.R.924Jobs for Veterans Act of 2011; H.R.930To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. S.542National Guard, Reserve, "Gray Area" Retiree, and Surviving Spouses Space-available Travel Equity Act of 2011 S.572A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other purposes; S.579 Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act S.658Support for Survivors Act; S.666Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2011 S.696A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to Department facilities, and for other purposes. S.698A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes; S.724 Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 S.745A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational assistance benefits, and for other purposes; S.769Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act of 2011VETS Dogs Act of 2011; S.780 Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011; S.815 Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act of 2011SERVE Act of 2011; S.842 Military Spouse Employment Programs Evaluation Act; S.855 Pay Our Troops Act; S.866 Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act H.R.943K-9 Companion Corps Act H.R.948Embedded Mental Health Providers for Reserves Act of 2011 H.R.1003To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for reserve members, former members of a reserve component, and unremarried surviving spouses and dependents of such members and former members. H.R.1019To ensure that members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in certain attacks in 2009 and 2011 directed at members or employees outside of a combat zone are treated in the same manner as members and employees who are killed or wounded in combat zones. H.R.1025To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law. H.R.1046Honor the WISH ActHonor the Written Intent of our Soldier Heroes Act; H.R.1089Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act; H.R.1092Military Retirees Health Care Protection ActMilitary Retirees Health Care Protection Act; H.R.1110 Combat Act; H.R.1130Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2011; H.R.1133 Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011; H.R.1142 Global Combat Zone Recognition Act; H.R.1154 Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs ActVETS Dogs Act; H.R.1169To amend titles 5, 10, and 32, United States Code, to eliminate inequities in the treatment of National Guard technicians, to reduce the eligibility age for retirement for non-Regular service, and for other purposes; H.R.1178To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and to their dependents. H.R.1260Support for Survivors Act; H.R.1263 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures. H.R.1284Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2011; H.R.1285Military Health Care Affordability Act H.R.1297Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011; H.R.1298Veterans' Efficiencies Through Savings Act of 2011VETS Act of 2011; H.R.1312Jobs for Veterans Act of 2011 H.R.1318South Texas Veterans Health Care Expansion Act; H.R.1354American Jobs Matter Act of 2011 H.R.1362To ensure that members of the Armed Forces continue to receive their pay and allowances despite a shutdown of the Federal Government and in the event that the debt of the United States Government reaches the statutory limit. H.R.1383Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011; H.R.1407Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011; H.R.1425Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011 H.R.1435To amend chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, to include disclosures made by Department of Defense contract employees to their immediate employers in the provisions providing protections against reprisals for certain disclosures. H.R.1441To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes; H.R.1451Post 9/11 GI Bill Payment Restoration Act H.R.1460To provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system, and for other purposes; H.R.1484Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011; H.R.1529Defense Sexual Trauma Response Oversight and Good Governance ActDefense STRONG Act; H.R.1540National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012; S.514 Gold Star Fathers Act of 2011; S.532Patriot Express Authorization Act of 2011; H.R.1566 Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011; H.R.1570To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the value of the service not performed during the period employees are performing service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard. S.486Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011; S.490 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes; S.491Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2011; S.536A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance shall not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount of assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and related educational assistance programs; S.873 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, and for other purposes; S.874 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the provision of compensation and pension to surviving spouses of veterans in the months of the deaths of the veterans, to improve housing loan benefits for veterans, and for other purposes; S.894 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011; S.910 Veterans Health Equity Act of 2011; S.914A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans, and for other purposes; S.935 Veterans Outreach Enhancement Act of 2011; S.951 Hiring Heroes Act of 2011; S.957Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011 H.R.1591Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act of 2011SERVE Act of 2011 H.R.1612To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a commission on urotrauma. H.R.1627Honoring American Veterans Act of 2011 H.R.1657To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. H.R.1671Andrew Connolly Veterans' Housing Act; H.R.1679: WE CARE ActWomen's Excellence of Care and Accessibility Review and Evaluation Act; H.R.1709: Force Protection and Readiness Act; H.R.1742Janey Ensminger Act H.R.1799St. Albans VA Veteran Cares Act of 2011; H.R.1811National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2011 H.R.1826To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees.H.R.1832Servicemembers' Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act of 2011STEP Act H.R.1854Veterans Outreach Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.1855Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011 H.R.1863Veterans Health Equity Act of 2011; H.R.1898Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.1910To extend for one year the authority of certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to family members. H.R.1911Protecting Veterans' Homes Act; H.R.1930 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for other purposes. H.R.1941Hiring Heroes Act of 2011; H.R.1979 To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include additional chapter 61 disability retirees, to coordinate eligibility for combat-related special compensation and concurrent receipt, to eliminate the reduction of SBP survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity compensation, and to enhance the ability of members of the reserve components who serve on active duty or perform active service to receive credit for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay. H.R.2002To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit disabled or injured members of the Armed Forces to transfer Post 9/11 Educational Assistance benefits after retirement, and for other purposes. H.R.2048To expand the eligibility for the provision of Government headstones, markers, and medallions for veterans buried at private cemeteries; H.R.2051 Veterans Missing in America Act of 2011; H.R.2052 Fort McClellan Health Registry Act H.R.2053Veterans' Disability Claims Efficiency Act of 2011; H.R.2074Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention Act H.R.2082Work Opportunity Credit Improvements Act; H.R.2148Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act; H.R.2159 PROSTATE ActProstate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2011; H.R.2203; To establish a pilot program under which veterans in the State of Alaska may receive health care benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs at non-Department medical facilities, and for other purposes. H.R.2243Veterans Employment Promotion Act H.R.2266To amend title 10, United States Code, to reform Department of Defense energy policy, and for other purposes. H.R.2274To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress annual reports on the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.2288To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for certain treatment of autism under TRICARE. H.R.2300To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team. S.90A bill to establish the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award for employers that have developed and implemented workplace flexibility policies to assist the working spouses and caregivers of service members, and returning service members, in addressing family and home needs during deployments. S.146Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011; S.242 Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011; S.243 Citizen Soldier Support Act; S.260 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation. S.277Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2011; S.325Embedded Mental Health Providers for Reserves Act of 2011 S.344Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2011; S.367 Hire A Hero Act of 2011; S.387Spending Control Act of 2011 S.390Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2011; S.981A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; S.1017 Disabled Veteran Caregiver Housing Assistance Act of 2011; S.1060 A bill to improve education, employment, independent living services, and health care for veterans, to improve assistance for homeless veterans, and to improve the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R.2301To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make payments to educational institutions under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program at the end of a quarter, semester, or term, and for other purposes. H.R.2302To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress of conferences sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R.2305To amend title 38, United States Code, to make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase on behalf of members of reserve components who performed inactive duty training or active duty for training but did not serve on active duty; H.R.2318To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of the Medal of Honor special pension provided under that title by up to $500; H.R.2329 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for certain requirements for financial institutions that are creditors for obligations and liabilities covered by that Act; H.R.2345 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc; H.R.2349To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to annually assess the skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.2355To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude individuals who have been convicted of committing certain sex offenses from receiving certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors which are otherwise available to certain veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and related individuals, and for other purposes. H.R.2377To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for expedited procedures for the consideration of certain veterans claims, and for other purposes. H.R.2383To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use electronic communication to provide required notice to claimants for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes; H.R.2384To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain contracts; H.R.2388 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the submission of information by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Congress; H.R.2403To authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to State National Guards to provide counseling and reintegration services for members of reserve components of the Armed Forces ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation, members returning from such active duty, veterans of the Armed Forces, and their families; H.R.2419 COMBAT PTSD ActCompensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theater Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Act; H.R.2433 To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the employment and training of veterans, and for other purposes; H.R.2470 E-SERV ActEnsuring Servicemembers' Electronic Records' Viability Act; H.R.2477 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Department of Veterans Affairs Medal for Distinguished Public Service to honor veterans who make remarkable and distinguished contributions to their communities; H.R.2496 Payment Reliability for our Obligations to Military and Investors to Secure Essential Stability ActPROMISES Act; H.R.2498 Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act; H.R.2506 Making Work and Marriage Pay Act of 2011 H.R.2530 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased flexibility in establishing rates for reimbursement of State homes by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for nursing home care provided to veterans; H.R.2550 Spouses of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act; H.R.2559 Helping Homeless Heroes Act of 2011; S.67 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such aircraft; S.68 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain disabled former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary and exchange stores; S.411Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011; S.423 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal, and for other purposes; S.472 Service Members Permanent Change of Station Relief Act; S.1080PRO-VETS Act of 2011Providing Real Outreach for Veterans Act of 2011; S.1089Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2011; S.1104A bill to require regular audits of, and improvements to, the Transition Assistance Program; S.1123 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of benefits and assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans affected by natural or other disasters, and for other purposes. S.1124 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services for the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes; S.1127 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical activities and to recognize the rural health resource centers in the Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes.

Improvements in uniformed personnel programs, compensation and benefits. H.R. 115, H.R. 178, H.R. 179, H.R. 181, H.R. 186, H.R. 303, H.R. 333, H.R. 493, H.R. 535, H.R. 687, H.R. 865, H.R. 924, H.R. 1092, H.R. 1110, H.R. 1283, H.R. 1285, H.R. 1297, H.R. 1540, H.R. 1591, H.R. 1801, H.R. 1941, H.R. 1979, H.R. 2059, H.R. 2097, S. 67, S. 68, S. 260, S. 325, S. 344, S. 491, S. 721, S. 724, S. 861, S. 864, S. 866, S. 951, S. 1253, S. 1254

Client expense: $508,938 · Firm income: Not reported

lobbying against proposed enrollment fee increases and medical indexing for TRICARE benefits (including HR1092, HR1285, HR1540), on behalf of continuing present qualification for enrollment and retention in USFHP program (HR1540);lobbying on behalf of improvments in TRICARE Pharmacy plan, on behalf of improvements of TRICARE, in favor of embedding mental health providers in NG units (S325 HR948), in support of ending the remaining barriers to military retirees collecting their full military retired pay and VA service connected disability pay (including HR303, HR333, S344, HR186); improving benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves and their families including authorizing TRICARE benefits at the same age as members are granted early retirement (HR179); improving retirement benefits ( S866 HR181) in favor of granting fair credit under deployment credit system "Reserve Retirement Deployment Correction Act" (HR1283, S866); in favor of ending the SBP/DIC offset (Survivors Benefit Plan/Dependency Indemnity Compensation) for survivng spouses of service members who died on active duty or as a result of a service connected disability (HR178,S260); improvements in the SSIA program, allowing families of deceased retirees to retain last full month of retired pay (HR493)

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

Comprehensive Concurrent Receipt, HR 333 & S. 344; Forgiveness for overpayments for dead retirees, HR 493; Concurrent receipt for medically Retired, HR 186; Early Retirement for Frequently Deployed Reservists, HR 181; Eliminates SBP/DIC Offset, HR 178.

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

Government targets: Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

lobbying against proposed TRICARE enrollment fee increases and medical indexing included in Administration's FY2011 defense appropriations including HR1092, HR1285, in support of USFHP and opposed to proposed changes in qualification for those retirees over the age of 65; lobbying in support of TRICARE pharamcy benefit; in support of bills to end remaining barriers to collect both military retired pay and VA service connected disability pay, including HR303, HR333, S344 HR186, improving the benefits for the National Guard and Reserves benefits for them their families, retirees and survivors including health care improvements: embedding Mental Health Care providers in NG units S325, HR948; authorizing TRICARE at same time as those retiring before the age of 60 HR179; improving retirement benefits HR1283, HR181 in favor of military survivors including ending the SBP/DIC offset (Survivor Benefit Plan/ Dependency Indemnity Compensation) for thewidow/widower of a service member who died on active duty or as a result of a service connected disability HR178,S260; allowing families of deceased retiree to retain full last month of retired pay HR493; in favor of improvments of military health care and implementation of TRICARE for Young Adults

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

Retired Pay Restoration, S. 344; Retired pay, HR 303; Disabled Veterans Tax Termination, HR 333; Early Retirment for Reservists, HR 181; SBP/DIC offset repeal, HR 178; Final Months Pay, HR 493; Chapter 61 concurrent receipt, HR 186.

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

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

Improvements in uniformed personnel programs, compensation and benefits H.R. 1, H.R. 115, H.R. 178, H.R. 179, H.R. 181, H.R. 186, H.R. 208, H.R. 237, H.R. 238, H.R. 303, H.R. 333, H.R. 491, H.R. 493, H.R. 649, H.R. 652, H.R. 687, H.R. 791, H.R. 948, H.R. 1092, H.R. 1110, H.R. 1283, H.R. 1297, HJ Res 48, S. Res 17, S. 67, S. 68, S. 260, S. 325, S. 344, S. 387, S. 472

Client expense: $540,353 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1173 - Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011. Issue: Repeal of the CLASS Act. S. 159/H.R. 63 - The Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2011. Issue: Enhanced consumer protections for long-term care insurance policies. H.R. 493 Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008. Issue: Underwriting restrictions on long-term care insurance. H.R. 677/S. 267 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Acts. Issue: Annuity Illustration.

Client expense: $1,394,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE