Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013

FY 2015 Budget Resolution - provisions to increase the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget with regard to budget reconciliation, legislation, blue collar pay, white collar pay, minimum wage, retirement, part-time annuity computations, and compensatory time.FY 2015 Budget Resolution - conference agreement providing for an increase for veterans health care programs. HR 3223, lobbied for this legislation which would make whole federal employees who were furloughed because of the lapse in appropriations. S 1567, lobbied for Sen Cardins legislation to provide backpay for civil servants furloughed because of budgetary disagreement. HJ Res 89, the Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act, to pay federal employees who were required to work without waiting for the government to reopen. HR 3273, lobbied against the Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth, whose failure to reach agreement resulted in imposition of sequestration. As a result, Federal agencies furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal employees for over a week. FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions on funding for Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. DHS Personnel Plan - provisions to halt the Administration's plan to reduce the Federal Protective Service workforce. Retention of longstanding prohibitions against the use of the OMB Circular A-76 process in the Coast Guard's National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC) and on certain positions in the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) related to investigation and adjudication of immigration rights and benefits. FY 2015 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations - provisions to provide funding for VA health and benefits programs, and contracting out. FY 2015 Interior and Environmental Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs. FY 2015 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - provisions on contracting out, cuts in funding for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health and contracting out at NIH, and the increase in Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. FY 2015 Financial Services Appropriations - contractor compensation provisions to make the A-76 process less unfair to federal employees and more accountable to taxpayers, establish a reliable contractor inventory, and promote insourcing. Lobbying to ensure A-76 prohibitions and the DoD cost comparison requirement retained in the comparable Senate bills as well as in the ultimate conference reports. HR 2786 and exclusion of the government-wide prohibition on new A-76 studies. FY 2015 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any EEOC office or make any reductions in force stemming from workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC; provision preventing use of CJS funds for A-76 competition for BOP/FPI work; and funding for BOP "Salaries and Expenses" as it relates to prison inmate overcrowding; correctional understaffing; and the ever increasing prison inmate assaults showing the need to improve safety and security at BOP institutions. FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs and funding cuts for the Food Safety and Inspection Service. FY 2015 Defense Appropriations - Floor amendments to arbitrarily downsize the civilian workforce. Lobbied against legislation introduced by Rep Calvert, the REDUCE Act, that would arbitrarily slash the size of DoD's civilian workforce. Since this legislation also imposed no cuts in service contract spending, contractor spending would increase in FY 2015.Kilmer Amendment to stop DoD from denying someone a security clearance because they had fallen into financial hardship due to sequester furloughs. Lobbying in opposition to inclusion of "special rule relating to DoD purchases of Federal Prisons Industry textile and apparel products." FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations -- proposed reorganization of HUD office or multifamily housing

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR 3304: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 3273: Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013; provisions related to revenue and funding

Client expense: $3,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 444, Senate FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 57, to Make a 15 percent Rescission in all Non-Defense Discretionary Spending in 2013 and 2014 H.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act H.R. 699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 2410, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations S. 1244, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations H.R. 2787, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations S. 1329, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations H.R. 2067, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act H.R. 2582, Patent Jobs Act H.R. 807, Full Faith and Credit Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 FY14 EPA Appropriations (no bill number) H.J.Res. 59, Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 14 S. 1284, HHS Appropriations for FY 14 H.R. 3273, Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013 H.J. Res. 89, Appropriations for Salaries for Federal Employees Following Lapse in Appropriations H.R. 3547, FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 2775, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (through Jan. 1, 2014) H.J. Res. 106, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (through Jan. 18, 2014 H.Con.Res. 96, House FY 2015 Budget Resolution H.R. 4306, to provide a 3.3% pay raise for federal employees

Client expense: $182,841 · Firm income: Not reported

Legislation and policies relating to: Authorization and appropriations of Title VIII funding for nurse education and nurse workforce development programs in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 Title III funding for Nurse Managed Health Clinics Appropriation of Title IV funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission Appropriation of funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposals Impact of sequestration on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and other non-defense discretionary spending H.R. 933 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 3273 - Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act H. Con. Res. 25 - Establishing the budget for fiscal year 2014 H. Con. Res. 96 - Establishing the budget for fiscal year 2015 S. Con. Res. 8 - Setting forth the congressional budget for fiscal year 2014 S. 25 - To ensure that the reduced annual cost-of-living adjustment to the retired pay of members and former members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 will not apply to members or former members who first became members prior to January 1, 2014 S. 540 Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act S. 1284 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H. J. Res. 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 H.R. 2775 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450

Legislation and policies relating to: Authorization and appropriations of Title VIII funding for nurse education and nurse workforce development programs in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 Title III funding for Nurse Managed Health Clinics Appropriation of Title IV funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposals Impact of sequestration on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and other non-defense discretionary spending H.R. 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 3273 Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act H. Con. Res. 25 Establishing the budget for fiscal year 2014 S. Con. Res. 8 Setting forth the congressional budget for fiscal year 2014 S. 1284 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.J. Res. 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 H.R. 2775 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014

Client expense: $101,617 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 444, Senate FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 57, to Make a 15 percent Rescission in all Non-Defense Discretionary Spending in 2013 and 2014 H.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act H.R. 699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 2410, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations S. 1244, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations H.R. 2787, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations S. 1329, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations H.R. 2067, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act H.R. 2582, Patent Jobs Act H.R. 807, Full Faith and Credit Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 FY14 EPA Appropriations (no bill number) H.J.Res. 59, Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 14 S. 1284, HHS Appropriations for FY 14 H.R. 3273, Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013 H.J. Res. 89, Appropriations for Salaries for Federal Employees Following Lapse in Appropriations H.R. 3547, FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 2775, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (through Jan. 1, 2014) H.J. Res. 106, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (through Jan. 18, 2014 H.Con.Res. 96, House FY 2015 Budget Resolution H.R. 4306, to provide a 3.3% pay raise for federal employees

Client expense: $182,841 · Firm income: Not reported

H.Con.Res. 25 House Budget Resolution Calls for an estimated $4.6 trillion in federal spending cuts (based on current policy) from 2014-2023 and provides for no additional tax revenue. NSBA is monitoring.H.J.Res. 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Bill woould fund federal agencies at an annualized rate of more than $986 billion, the same level as for fiscal year (FY) 2013, but would also leave in place another round of automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, set to take effect in January 2014. NSBA supports. H.J.Res. 89 Excepted Employees' Pay Continuing Appropriations Resolution Makes appropriations for FY2014 to pay the salaries and related expenses of federal employees who work during the period beginning October 1, 2013, and ending December 15, 2013. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3 Northern Route Approval Act of 2013 Bill to expedite approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2013 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 30 Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act - Establishes an early-stage investment program to provide equity financing to support early-stage businesses and provide a small business investment tax credit of 20%. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 168 Business Freedom of Commerce Act Bill would allow a small business operating in the United States to elect to be exempt from any federal rule or regulation issued on or after January 20, 2009, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 309 Regulatory Sunset and Review Act Bill requires federal agencies (either by someone who has been adversely affected or via a Congressional committee) to review their covered rules and modify, consolidate, or terminate such rules on a periodic basis. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 367 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 375 Made in America Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 400 Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Assistance Act Bill establishes a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 407 Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2013 Bill allows certain businesses located in areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act a general business tax credit for the cost of certain clean-fuel vehicle property and the use of clean-burning fuel. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 596 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act of 2013 Bill seeks to help foster voluntary cyber threat information sharing between the private sector and the federal government, while at the same time hope to ensure certain privacy and civil liberties protections. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 684 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - Increases the credit union member business lending limit from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent, among other things. NSBA supports. H.R. 701 Bill amends a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Act and to provide a deadline for doing so. NSBA supports. H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill seeks to improve information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and continue much-needed cybersecurity research and development programs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 763 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act Bill will act to amend the PPACA to repeal provisions imposing an annual fee on health insurance providers. NSBA supports. H.R. 967 Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 Bill seeks to foster information sharing between the private sector and the federal government and develop a strategic plan for information sharing and cybersecurity research and development within various relevant federal agencies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1002 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. H.R. 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Bill requires the SEC to undertake an enhanced cost-benefit analysis before adopting any new regulations. NSBA supports.H.R. 1072 Freedom from Government Competition Act - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, with certain exceptions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1120 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Bill would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate. NSBA supports. H.R. 1127 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. H.R. 1138 Small Business Clean Energy Financing Act of 2013 Bill would establish a new loan guarantee program within the U.S. Small Business Administration for clean technology companies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1219 Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act Bill would increase state water boundaries to 120 feet or 9 nautical miles (whichever is greater) and gives states greater control over their reef fisheries to open up more waters for commercial and recreational fishermen. NSBA supports. H.R. 1240 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. H.R. 1321 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act Bill would suspend civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns unless there is potential for serious harm to the public interest and other relevant conditions. NSBA supports. H.R. 1332 American Jobs Matter Act of 2013 Bill to allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarded a federal contract. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1406 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. NSBA supports. H.R. 1557 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. H.R. 1772 The Legal Workforce Act Bill would make the use of E-Verify mandatory for new hires and impose severe employer penalties. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1773 The Agricultural Guestworker Act Bill would create a simplified and expanded agricultural guest worker program. NSBA supports. H.R. 1909 Export Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish stronger congressional oversight and coordination of trade assistance across 20 agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1916 TRADE (Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting) for Small Businesses and Jobs Act Bill is directed at helping SMEs stay current on changing foreign regulations. It requires Commerce (via MAC) to publish changes in tariff/non-tariff and technical barriers on export.gov or a successor website. NSBA supports. H.R. 1926 State Trade Coordination Act of 2013 Bill would establish the framework to ensure that federal and state trade agencies work in unison to assist their local exporters. NSBA supports. H.R. 2122 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2131 The Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act Bill would allocate green cards to foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, increase H-1B visas, repeal the employment-based per-country cap, establish a new entrepreneur visa program and strengthen the investor visa program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2232 - Make Every Small Business Count Act of 2013 - Bill would allow prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan under a single contract with a federal agency to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors and any level of subcontracting. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2263 - Export-Import Bank Termination Act - Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. H.R. 2274 - Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 - Bill would allow merger and acquisition brokers who perform services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies to register with the SEC by filing an electronic notice. NSBA supports. H.R. 2429 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports.H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 Bill amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of federal rules. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2582 PATENT Jobs Act Bill exempts USPTO from Presidential Sequestration Order issued on March 1, 2013. NSBA supports. H.R. 2593 Cost-Benefit and Regulatory Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 Bill requires reports on the results of and methods used to calculate any cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.2775 Continuing Appropriations Act 2014 The final version of the bill makes continuing appropriations through January 15, 2014, thus ending the government shutdown, and increases the debt limit through February 7, 2014. NSBA supports. H.R. 3169 IRS Rulemaking Fairness Act of 2013 Expands requirements relating to review of federal agency actions that have a significant economic impact on small entities (e.g., small organizations and businesses) to include rulemaking by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). NSBA is monitoring. H.R 3273 Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act Would create a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers to seek an agreement on spending issues, including possible changes to mandatory programs, and increases in the debt limit. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Bill proposes reasonable alternatives to EPAs proposed rule regulating carbon pollution from new and soon to be released rule regarding existing power plants. NSBA supports. S.Con.Res. 8 Senate Budget Resolution calls for $1.85 trillion in deficit reduction over 10 years split evenly between new tax revenue and spending cuts. NSBA is monitoring. S. 15 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 - Bill would require Congressional approval for major regulations. NSBA is monitoring. S. 17 Energy Production and Project Delivery Act Bill would promote an all-of-the-above energy policy by opening up more areas to leasing, expediting energy projects, and preventing regulation of CO2 under the CAA. NSBA is monitoring. S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 Sense of Congress bill to highlight the need for improved coordination and collaboration between the private sector and the federal government regarding cyber threat and cyber-attack information, and the need to incorporate certain privacy and civil liberties protections in any future cybersecurity-related legislation. NSBA is monitoring. S. 63 Made in America Manufacturing Act - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry. NSBA supports. S. 169 I-Squared Act Bill increase H-1B visa cap and establishes an economic demand model to determine future increases or decreases in cap, eliminates per country numerical limitation for employment-based visas, exempts certain categories of persons from employment-based green card cap (i.e. students w/ advanced degree in STEM field), increases fees on H-1B applications which will be used towards STEM education and training. NSBA is monitoring. S. 189 Startup Visa Act Creates a new visa category for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. S. 192 Expedited LNG for America Allies Act of 2013 Bill would expedite the approval process for LNG exports to allies of America. NSBA is monitoring. S. 196 Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 Increases govt wide contracting goal for small biz from 23% to 25 percent and requires federal agencies to consult with SBA to determine standards for procurement officers to follow re: past compliance of potential contractors with small business subcontracting goals. NSBA supports. S. 279 - Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to each establishes a wind and solar leasing pilot program and establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy on public lands. NSBA is monitoring. S. 289 Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013, which will extend for five years the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA). NSBA supports. S. 310 Startup Act 3.0 - This bill seeks to provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 320 Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013 Bill would require Congressional review over federal agency guidance documents and major guidance documents prior to implementation. NSBA supports. S. 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 Bill would require the promulgating of regulations to address the collection and use of personal information obtained via the tracking of online activity. NSBA is monitoring. S. 450 Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 Bill requires enhanced cost-benefit analysis and justification for certain regulations proposed by federal banking, securities, commodities, and housing regulators. NSBA supports.S. 471 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 - Provides consumers with free access to their credit scores along with free access to their credit reports once each year. NSBA supports. S. 537 Communicating Lending Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act (CLEAR SBA) Act - require the SBA Administrator make publically available on the SBA website certain information regarding lenders making covered loans to small firms. NSBA is monitoring. S. 544 Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Bill directs President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. NSBA supports. S. 601 Water Resources Development Act Bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources and to authorize the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the U.S. NSBA is monitoring. S. 603 The Jobs and Premium Protection Act The legislation would repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the PPACA. NSBA supports. S. 718 Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 -- Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa that focuses on: (1) increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by 200% in real dollar value within 10 years, (2) promoting the alignment of U.S. commercial interests with development priorities in Africa, (3) improving the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in Africa, (4) encouraging a greater understanding among U.S. business and financial communities of the opportunities Africa holds for U.S. exports, and (5) fostering partnership opportunities between U.S. and African small- and medium-sized enterprises. NSBA supports. S. 743 Marketplace Fairness Act Bill would allow states to require that Internet retailers located outside their borders collect sales taxes on purchases by their residents. Businesses with less than $1 million in annual online sales would be exempt, and the sponsors have estimated that fewer than 1,000 businesses would be required to collect sales taxes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 749 15-Year Depreciation bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. NSBA supports. S. 761 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 786 Restoring Honesty for our Economy Act Bill to require agencies to quantify costs associated with proposed economically significant regulations. NSBA is monitoring. S. 787 Restoring Integrity to our Government Act Bill to require agencies to set forth reasons for determining that a proposed regulatory action is significant. NSBA is monitoring. S. 807 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 - Bill requires all new or substantially revised federal regulations to be written in clear, concise and easy to understand, or plain language. NSBA supports. S. 884 Deter Cyber Theft Act Bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop a watch list and a priority watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace regarding U.S. trade secrets or other proprietary information. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1009 Chemical Safety Improvement Act Bill to reauthorize and modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1029 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 - Bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analysis and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1102 Export-Import Bank Termination Act -- Bill to abolish the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. NSBA opposes. S.1179 Small Business Export Growth Act of 2013 Bill will further lower barriers to exporting for small businesses by improving federal export assistance programs. NSBA supports. S. 1183 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 1342 Small Business Investment Promotion Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the expensing allowance for depreciable business property, to make permanent: (1) the increased $200,000 expensing allowance for such property, (2) the increased $800,000 threshold amount for such property over which the expensing allowance is reduced. NSBA supports. vS. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 Bill would implement and codify certain aspects of the Presidents Cybersecurity Executive Order, among other things. NSBA supports. S. 1498 Small Business Tax Fairness Act legislation that will provide targeted tax relief to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Bill seeks to address the purported increase in patent litigation by introducing certain reforms to deter bad actors from brining patent infringement actions or sending demand letters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Bill proposes reasonable alternatives to EPAs proposed rule regulating carbon pollution from new and soon to be released rule regarding existing power plants. NSBA supports. White House Conference on Small Business National Conference to develop a comprehensive, long-term small business agenda. NSBA supports. Patent Litigation Reform Discussion Draft Bill seeks to address the perceived increase in patent litigation through various reform measures. House and Senate Minimum Wage Legislation NSBA opposes an increase in minimum wage. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Proposed Rule re: Title 3 of the JOBS Act Crowdfunding. NSBA is planning on filing comments. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Proposed Rule re: Title 3 of the JOBS Act Crowdfunding. NSBA is monitoring. America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Bill would provide federal funding for research in STEM fields. NSBA is monitoring. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants. NSBA is monitoring. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for Existing Power Plants. NSBA is monitoring.

Deficit Reduction/ Sequestration. S.1284, Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: Funding for Wage and Hour division, DOL UI worker misclassification project, OSHA, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board. Continuing appropriations for FY 2014. FY 2014 budget issues and Budget Control Act.H.J. Res. 59, joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014. Reid amendment 1974 to H. J. Res. 59 (perfecting amendment). Issues related to debt ceiling increase. S. 1569, Debt Ceiling legislation/ complete timely payment of debt. H.R. 3273, Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act. Budget Conference Issues. H.R. 2775, Cloture Vote. FY 2014 Continuing Resolution.

Client expense: $339,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR); Medicaid eligibility determinations, beneficiary costs HJ Res 59 - Bipartisan Budget Relief Act; revenues, nondefense discretionary funding, sequestration, taxes, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, federal employee pensions, ACA funding, education, aid to state and local governments, unemployment insurance program extensionAppropriations and DOL rulemaking Budget and the need to raise taxes Tax exclusion for employer-provided health care S 1553, HR 3666 - Support for Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act Opposition to means testing Medicare premiums Opposing to raising Medicare age Federal discretionary spending caps S 1569, HR 775 - Federal debt ceiling HR 900 - Sequester, decrease spending reductions to non-security discretionary HR 2775 - Appropriations Continuing Resolution Funding for East-West Center S.Con.Res 8, H.Con.Res 25 - FY 2014 Budget Resolution S 1243, HR 2610 - Transportation-HUD Appropriations S 1284 - Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations HR 3273 - Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Act of 2013

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

FY 2014 Budget Resolution - provisions to increase the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget with regard to budget reconciliation, legislation, blue collar pay, white collar pay, minimum wage, retirement, part-time annuity computations and compensatory time.FY 2014 Senate Budget Resolution - Medicaid cuts that would adversely affect health care and result in the cost of uncompensated health care being shifted to employer-sponsored health care plans. FY 2014 Budget Resolution - conference agreement providing for an increase for veterans health are programs. HR 3223, lobbied for this legislation which would make whole federal employees who were furloughed because of the lapse in appropriations. S 1567, lobbied for Sen Cardins legislation to provide backpay for civil servants furloughed because of budgetary disagreement. HJ Res 89, the Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act, to pay federal employees who were required to work without waiting for the government to reopen. HR 3273, lobbied against the Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth, whose failure to reach agreement resulted in imposition of sequestration. As a result, Federal agencies furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal employees for over a week. FY 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions on funding for Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. DHS Personnel Plan - provisions to halt the Administration's plan to reduce the Federal Protective Service workforce. Amendments to mitigate statutory changes to the Screening Partnership Program. FY 2014 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations - provisions to provide funding for VA health and benefits programs, and contracting out. FY 2014 Interior and Environmental Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs. FY 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - provisions on contracting out, cuts in funding for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health and contracting out at NIH, and the increase in Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. FY 2014 Financial Services Appropriations - contractor compensation provisions to make the A-76 process less unfair to federal employees and more accountable to taxpayers, establish a reliable contractor inventory, and promote insourcing. Lobbying to ensure A-76 prohibitions and the DoD cost comparison requirement retained in the comparable Senate bills as well as in the ultimate conference reports. HR 2786 and exclusion of the government-wide prohibition on new A-76 studies. FY 2014 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any EEOC office or make any reductions in force stemming from workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC; provision preventing use of CJS funds for A-76 competition for BOP/FPI work; and funding for BOP "Salaries and Expenses" as it relates to prison inmate overcrowding; correctional understaffing; and the ever increasing prison inmate assaults showing the need to improve safety and security at BOP institutions. FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs and funding cuts for the Food Safety and Inspection Service. FY 2014 Defense Appropriations - Lamborn floor amendment to eliminate or significantly restrict DoD's discretion to impose furloughs. Other provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs, furloughs, and sourcing and workforce management issues concerning DoD civilian employees, in particular, the Pentagon's use and spending on service contractors regardless of cost of legal requirements making even inherently governmental functions difficult to insource.Kilmer Amendment to stop DoD from denying someone a security clearance because they had fallen into financial hardship due to sequester furloughs. Lobbying in opposition to inclusion of "special rule relating to DoD purchases of Federal Prisons Industry textile and apparel products."

HR 3: Northern Route Approval Act; provisions related to Keystone XL Pipeline HR 5: Student Success Act; provisions related to education HR 68: Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act 2013; provisions related to chemical securityHR 170: To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; provisions related to injury reporting HR 367: Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; provisions related to regulatory process HR 527: Helium Stewardship Act of 2013; provisions related to helium HR 609: End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2013; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; provisions related to cybersecurity HR 708: Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013; provisions related to energy HR 756: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013; provisions related to cybersecurity HR 767: To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project; provisions related to permitting HR 888: General Duty Clarification Act of 2013; provisions related to duty payments HR 1065: Surface Transportation and Taxation Equity (STATE) Act; provisions related to fuel HR 1165: Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2013; provisions related to energy production HR 1190: Keep Americas Oil Here Act; provisions related to energy production HR 1214: Domestic Fuels Protection Act 2013; provisions related to fuels HR 1422: EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013; provisions related to science-based decisions HR 1468: Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013; provisions related to cybersecurity HR 1582: Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013; provisions related to energy HR 1960: National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2014; provisions related to energy HR 2122: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013; provisions related to regulatory process HR 2216: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014; provisions related to energy HR 2279: Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013; provisions related to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act HR 2281: The Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act; provisions related to cybersecurity HR 2397: Department of Defense Appropriations Act; provisions related to energy HR 2478: Section 526 Repeal Act; all provisions of the bill HR 2609: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014; provisions related to energy HR 2655: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; provisions related to lawsuits HR 2771: Expedite our Economy Act of 2013: provisions related to energy HR 2886: Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013; provisions related to energy HR 3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013; provisions related to port projects HR 3273: Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 3309: Innovation Act; provisions related to patents H Con Res 25: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; provisions related to energy revenue and funding H. J. Res 59: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014; provisions related to energy revenue and funding Discussions related to regulatory reform Discussions related to regulation efficiency legislation

HR 3304: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 3273: Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013; provisisons related to revenue and funding

Client expense: $2,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Legislation and policies relating to: Authorization and appropriations of Title VIII funding for nurse education and nurse workforce development programs in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 Title III funding for Nurse Managed Health ClinicsAppropriation of Title IV funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposals Impact of sequestration on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and other non-defense discretionary spending H.R. 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 3273 Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act H. Con. Res. 25 Establishing the budget for fiscal year 2014 S. Con. Res. 8 Setting forth the congressional budget for fiscal year 2014 S. 1284 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.J. Res. 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 H.R. 2775 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014

Client expense: $101,618 · Firm income: Not reported

Legislation and policies relating to: Authorization and appropriations of Title VIII funding for nurse education and nurse workforce development programs in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 Title III funding for Nurse Managed Health Clinics Appropriation of Title IV funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission Appropriation of funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposals Impact of sequestration on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and other non-defense discretionary spending H.R. 933 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 3273 - Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act H. Con. Res. 25 - Establishing the budget for fiscal year 2014 S. Con. Res. 8 - Setting forth the congressional budget for fiscal year 2014 S. 1284 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.J. Res. 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 H.R. 2775 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Legislation and policies relating to: Authorization and appropriations of Title VIII funding for nurse education and nurse workforce development programs in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 Title III funding for Nurse Managed Health Clinics Appropriation of Title IV funding for the National Health Care Workforce Commission Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposals Impact of sequestration on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and other non-defense discretionary spending H.R. 933 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 3273 - Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act H. Con. Res. 25 - Establishing the budget for fiscal year 2014 S. Con. Res. 8 - Setting forth the congressional budget for fiscal year 2014 S. 1284 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.J. Res. 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 H.R. 2775 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,625

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, Budget Agreement, Budget Conference, CR, Debt Ceiling, Fiscal Cliff, FY 14 Funding, FY14 LHHS-ED Appropriations, HJ Res 59, H.J.Res.59 - Continuing Resolution, 2014, H.R. 2775, HR 3273, Kind/Dent Issue, S. 1569, S. Con Res. 8

Client expense: $641,158 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

S. 444, Senate FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 57, to Make a 15 percent Rescission in all Non-Defense Discretionary Spending in 2013 and 2014 H. Con. Res. 25, the Budget for the U.S. House for FY 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, the Budget for the U.S. Senate for FY 2014H.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act H.R. 699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 2345, to prohibit the transfer or reprogramming of discretionary appropriations made available to the Internal Revenue Service H.R. 2410, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations S. 1244, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations H.R. 2787, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations S. 1329, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations H.R. 2067, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act H.R. 2582, Patent Jobs Act H.R. 807, Full Faith and Credit Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 FY14 EPA Appropriations (no bill number) H.R. 2786, House FY '14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill S. 1371, Senate FY '14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.J.Res. 59, Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 14 S. 1284, HHS Appropriations for FY 14 H.R. 3273, Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013 H.J. Res. 89, Appropriations for Salaries for Federal Employees Following Lapse in Appropriations

Client expense: $198,879 · Firm income: Not reported