FSOC Designation Review Act

FIN - Fourth Quarter Report - 2016 Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy H.R. 1090/S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity, source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labor proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Issue: protecting seniors financial security H.R. 5143 - Transparent Insurance Standards Act. Issue: international insurance standards H.R. 5484/S. 3067 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. H.R. 5983 -- Financial CHOICE Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1491/H.R. 2642 - Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015. This legislation will provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and to protect consumers. Issue: financial regulatory reform Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Amendment to the Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations act, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. Draft House International Insurance Standards legislation. Issue: international insurance standards. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Tracking: Issue: Patent reform legislation. No bill number assigned. Issue: Trust Indenture Act. No bill number assigned.

Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitoring financial services issues, S. 1484, H.R. 4248, S. 1679, S. 1086

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 5143 Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 - Support for this bill, which seeks to direct U.S. federal negotiators (Treasury and the Federal Reserve) to work with state insurance regulators and preserve the state-based insurance regulatory system in negotiations on international insurance standards. S 1086 International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act and HR 2141 Domestic Insurance and International Capital Standards Act - in particular those aspects of both bills that promote greater transparency -- with Congress, the insurance industry and consumers -- on U.S. involvement in the development of international capital standards. HR 4248 FSOC Designation Review Act - monitoring possible changes in review process for non-bank financial institutions.

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

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 1090/S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties Amendment to the Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations act, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. H.R. 5484/S. 3067 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC S. 1491/H.R. 2642 - Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015. This legislation will provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and to protect consumers. Issue: financial regulatory reform S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity, source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labor proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Issue: protecting seniors financial security H.R. 5143 - Transparent Insurance Standards Act. Issue: international insurance standards H.R. 5983 -- Financial CHOICE Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Draft House International Insurance Standards legislation. Issue: international insurance standards. Issue: Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed rule on federal home loan bank membership. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Tracking: Issue: Holocaust era insurance policy claims. No bill number assigned. Issue: Patent reform legislation. No bill number assigned. Issue: Trust Indenture Act. No bill number assigned.

Client expense: $1,134,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitoring financial services issues, S. 1484, H.R. 4248, S.1679, S. 1086

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- H.R. 1550, a bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to improve the transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to improve the SIFI designation process, and for other purposes -- All provisions. - Governance framework of the commercial mortgage backed securities market - Implementation of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 as it relates to Federal Reserve Board supervision of systemically important non-bank financial institutions. - Implementation of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 and the Financial Stability Oversight Council's Interpretive Guidance on the authority to require supervision and regulation of certain nonbank financial companies. - The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 1484) -- Titles III, IV, and V. - H.R. 5983 Financial CHOICE Act -- provisions related to reforms of the FSCO and enhanced transparency of US regulators activities in international insurance agreements. - Rulemaking on Net Stable Funding Ratio, Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards and Disclosure Requirements. - Rulemaking on: Restrictions on Qualified Financial Contracts of Systemically Important U.S. Banking Organizations and the U.S. Operations of Systemically Important Foreign Banking Organizations; Revisions to the Definition of Qualifying Master Netting Agreement and Related Definitions. - H.R. 4248, FSOC Designation Review Act -- All provisions. - Proposed Rulemaking under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - 6 agencies jointly prescribing a proposed rule to prohibit incentive-based compensation arrangements that encourage inappropriate risks at covered financial institutions. - Federal Reserve Board Rulemaking on Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation for Covered Companies. - FY 2017 Financial Services Appropriations Bill (HR 5485 and S 3067); issues related to international insurance and systemic risk regulation.

Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 4248, FSOC Designation Review Act and issues surrounding international capital standard setting process. H.R. 5485, the Financial Services Appropriations bill, as it relates to FSOC and international capital standards. Monitored H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- H.R. 1550, a bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to improve the transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to improve the SIFI designation process, and for other purposes -- All provisions. - Governance framework of the commercial mortgage backed securities market - Implementation of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 as it relates to Federal Reserve Board supervision of systemically important non-bank financial institutions. - Implementation of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 and the Financial Stability Oversight Council's Interpretive Guidance on the authority to require supervision and regulation of certain nonbank financial companies. - The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 1484) -- Titles III, IV, and V. - H.R. 5983 Financial CHOICE Act -- provisions related to reforms of the FSCO and enhanced transparency of US regulators activities in international insurance agreements. - Rulemaking on Net Stable Funding Ratio, Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards and Disclosure Requirements. - Rulemaking on: Restrictions on Qualified Financial Contracts of Systemically Important U.S. Banking Organizations and the U.S. Operations of Systemically Important Foreign Banking Organizations; Revisions to the Definition of Qualifying Master Netting Agreement and Related Definitions. - H.R. 4248, FSOC Designation Review Act -- All provisions. - Proposed Rulemaking under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - 6 agencies jointly prescribing a proposed rule to prohibit incentive-based compensation arrangements that encourage inappropriate risks at covered financial institutions. - Federal Reserve Board Rulemaking on Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation for Covered Companies. - FY 2017 Financial Services Appropriations Bill (HR 5485 and S 3067); issues related to international insurance and systemic risk regulation.

Client expense: $1,150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 5143 - Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 No Bill # - Issues relating to Dodd-Frank implementation and FIO, OFR, Volcker Rule, FSOC, FSB and their associated work on topics like capital standards, non-bank SIFI designation, insurance regulation, and oversight S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 No Bill # - Insurance Capital Standards H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act No Bill # - IAIS development of international capital standards for global systemically important insurers and internationally active insurers H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. N/A - Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (Pre-rulemaking stages) N/A - RIN 3064-AE33 "Recordkeeping for Timely Deposit Insurance Determination"

Client expense: $2,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 1090/ S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Issue: safe harbor for reporting of suspected senior financial abuse HR 5983: Financial CHOICE Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. H.R. 5143 - Transparent Insurance Standards Act. Issue: international insurance standards Issue: Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed rule on federal home loan bank membership. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Tracking: Issue: Holocaust era insurance policy claims. No bill number assigned. Issue: Patent reform legislation. No bill number assigned.

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FIN - Third Quarter Report - 2016 Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy H.R. 1090/S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity, source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labor proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Issue: protecting seniors financial security H.R. 5143 - Transparent Insurance Standards Act. Issue: international insurance standards H.R. 5484/S. 3067 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. H.R. 5983 -- Financial CHOICE Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1491/H.R. 2642 - Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015. This legislation will provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and to protect consumers. Issue: financial regulatory reform Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Amendment to the Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations act, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. Draft House International Insurance Standards legislation. Issue: international insurance standards. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Tracking: Issue: Patent reform legislation. No bill number assigned. Issue: Trust Indenture Act. No bill number assigned.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR185; HR 766; HR 957; HR 1133; HR 1176; HR 1188; HR 1266; HR 1422; HR 1486; HR 1529; HR 1550; HR 1660; HR 1661; HR 1941; HR 2099; HR 2213; HR 2473; HR 2642; HR 2769;HR 2896; HR 3557; HR 3738; HR 3808; HR 3857; HR 4099; HR 4210; HR 4248; HR 4500; HR 4538; HR 4647; HR 4894; HR 4913; HR 4997; HR 5112; HR 5211; HR 5413; HR 5419; HR 5453; HR 5465; HR 5490; HR 5491; HR 5521; HR 5522; HR 5523; HR 5527; HR 5569; HR 5724; HR 5869; HR 5991; HR 6118; HR 6162; HR 6244; HR 6266; S. 423; S. 482; S. 726; S. 774; S. 924; S. 970; S. 1383; S. 1440; S. 1484; S. 1491; S. 2038; S. 2216; S. 2315; S. 2663; S. 2722; S. 2760; S. 2790; S. 2995; 2.3083; S. 3153; S. 3196; S. 3215; S. 3219; S. 3321; data security and cybersecurity; patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016, H.R. 5143, all provisions Monitor implementation of (Pub. L. 114-1), the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions Monitor implementation of Pub. L. 114-113, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (contains the Policyholder Protection Act), all provisions Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, H.R. 26, all provisions The Federal Insurance Offices activities at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, all provisions Monitor implementation of P.L. 113-279, The Insurance Capital Standard Clarification of 2014, all provisions International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act - S. 1086, all provisions International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act - H.R. 2141, all provisions Financial Regulatory Improvement Act - S. 1484, all provisions Retail Investor Protection Act, H.R. 1090, all provisions Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, H.R. 5018, all provisions Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 3738, all provisions Nonprofit Property Protection Act, H.R. 3794, all provisions FILES Act of 2015, H.R. 3890, all provisions FSOC Designation Review Act, H.R. 4248, all provisions Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 1550, all provisions American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015, H.R. 4377, all provisions Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 1261, all provisions Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015, H.R. 1262, all provisions Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act, S. 1963, all provisions Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 1263, all provisions Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, H.R. 1195, all provisions Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, S. 1484, all provisions Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act, H.R. 3340, all provisions Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015, H.R. 1266, all provisions FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act, H.R. 3557, all provisions Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 3738, all provisions To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes, H.R. 3857, all provisions AFFIRM Act, H.R. 3973, all provisions AFFIRM Act, S. 2244, all provisions Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2016, S. 3318, all provisions A bill to amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to provide for the release of certain blocked assets, and for other purposes, S. 3442, all provisions Financial CHOICE Act of 2016, H.R. 5983, all provisions

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Monitoring financial services issues, S. 1484, H.R. 4248, S.1679, S. 1086

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitoring financial services issues, S. 1484, H.R. 4248, S. 1679, S. 1086

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 5143 Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 - Support for this bill, which seeks to direct U.S. federal negotiators (Treasury and the Federal Reserve) to work with state insurance regulators and preserve the state-based insurance regulatory system in negotiations on international insurance standards. S 1086 International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act and HR 2141 Domestic Insurance and International Capital Standards Act - in particular those aspects of both bills that promote greater transparency -- with Congress, the insurance industry and consumers -- on U.S. involvement in the development of international capital standards. HR 4248 FSOC Designation Review Act - monitoring possible changes in review process for nonbank financial institutions.

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

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 1090/S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties Amendment to the Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations act, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. H.R. 5484/S. 3067 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC S. 1491/H.R. 2642 - Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015. This legislation will provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and to protect consumers. Issue: financial regulatory reform S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity, source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labor proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Issue: protecting seniors financial security H.R. 5143 - Transparent Insurance Standards Act. Issue: international insurance standards H.R. 5983 -- Financial CHOICE Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Draft House International Insurance Standards legislation. Issue: international insurance standards. Issue: Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed rule on federal home loan bank membership. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Tracking: Issue: Holocaust era insurance policy claims. No bill number assigned. Issue: Patent reform legislation. No bill number assigned. Issue: Trust Indenture Act. No bill number assigned.

Client expense: $1,071,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR185; HR 766; HR 957; HR 989; HR 1133; HR 1176; HR 1188; HR 1266; HR 1422; HR 1486; HR 1491; HR 1529; HR 1550; HR 1660; HR 1661; HR 1941; HR 2099; HR 2213; HR 2473; HR 2477; HR 2642; HR 2769;HR 2896; HR 3557; HR 3738; HR 3808; HR 3857; HR 4099; HR 4166; HR 4210; HR 4248; HR 4347; HR 4500; HR 4538; HR 4620; HR 4647; HR 4781; HR 4894; HR 4913; HR 4997; HR 5112; HR 5211; HR 5413; HR 5419; HR 5453; HR 5465; HR 5490; HR 5491; HR 5521; HR 5522; HR 5523; HR 5527; HR 5569; S. 423; S. 482; S. 726; S. 774; S. 924; S. 970; S. 1383; S. 1440; S. 1484; S. 1491; S. 2028; S. 2038; S. 2216; S. 2315; S.2663; S 2722; data security and cybersecurity; patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

No Bill # - Issues relating to Dodd-Frank implementation and FIO, OFR, Volcker Rule, FSOC, FSB and their associated work on topics like capital standards, non-bank SIFI designation, insurance regulation, and oversight S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 No Bill # - Insurance Capital Standards H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act No Bill # - IAIS development of international capital standards for global systemically important insurers and internationally active insurers H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. N/A - Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (Pre-rulemaking stages) N/A - RIN 3064-AE33 "Recordkeeping for Timely Deposit Insurance Determination"

Client expense: $3,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 1090/ S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Issue: safe harbor for reporting of suspected senior financial abuse Draft House international Insurance Standards legislation. Issue: International insurance standards. Issue: Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed rule on federal home loan bank membership. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 1090/ S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Issue: safe harbor for reporting of suspected senior financial abuse Discussion draft: Financial CHOICE Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Draft House international Insurance Standards legislation. Issue: International insurance standards. Issue: Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed rule on federal home loan bank membership. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 5143 Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 - Support for this bill, which seeks to direct U.S. federal negotiators (Treasury and the Federal Reserve) to work with state insurance regulators and preserve the state-based insurance regulatory system in negotiations on international insurance standards. S 1086 International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act and HR 2141 Domestic Insurance and International Capital Standards Act - in particular those aspects of both bills that promote greater transparency -- with Congress, the insurance industry and consumers -- on U.S. involvement in the development of international capital standards. HR 4248 FSOC Designation Review Act - monitoring possible changes in review process for nonbank financial institutions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FIN - Second Quarter Report - 2016 Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy H.R. 1090/S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity, source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labor proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Issue: protecting seniors financial security H.R. 5143 - Transparent Insurance Standards Act. Issue: international insurance standards H.R. 5484/S. 3067 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1491/H.R. 2642 - Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015. This legislation will provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and to protect consumers. Issue: financial regulatory reform Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Amendment to the Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations act, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. Draft House International Insurance Standards legislation. Issue: international insurance standards. Discussion draft: Financial CHOICE Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Issue: Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed rule on federal home loan bank membership. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Tracking: Issue: Patent reform legislation. No bill number assigned. Issue: Trust Indenture Act. No bill number assigned.

Client expense: $1,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016, H.R. 5143, all provisions Monitor implementation of (Pub. L. 114-1), the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions Monitor implementation of Pub. L. 114-113, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (contains the Policyholder Protection Act), all provisions Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, H.R. 26, all provisions The Federal Insurance Offices activities at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, all provisions Monitor implementation of P.L. 113-279, The Insurance Capital Standard Clarification of 2014, all provisions International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act - S. 1086, all provisions International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act - H.R. 2141, all provisions Financial Regulatory Improvement Act - S. 1484, all provisions Retail Investor Protection Act, H.R. 1090, all provisions Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, H.R. 5018, all provisions Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 3738, all provisions Nonprofit Property Protection Act, H.R. 3794, all provisions FILES Act of 2015, H.R. 3890, all provisions FSOC Designation Review Act, H.R. 4248, all provisions Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 1550, all provisions American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015, H.R. 4377, all provisions Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 1261, all provisions Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015, H.R. 1262, all provisions Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act, S. 1963, all provisions Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 1263, all provisions Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, H.R. 1195, all provisions Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, S. 1484, all provisions Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act, H.R. 3340, all provisions Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015, H.R. 1266, all provisions FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act, H.R. 3557, all provisions Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 3738, all provisions To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes, H.R. 3857, all provisions AFFIRM Act, H.R. 3973, all provisions AFFIRM Act, S. 2244, all provisions

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Monitoring financial services issues, S. 1484, H.R. 4248, S.1679, S. 1086

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitoring financial services issues, S. 1484, H.R. 4248, S. 1679, S. 1086

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4248, FSOC Designation Review Act and issues surrounding international capital standard setting process. H.R. 5485, the Financial Services Appropriations bill, as it relates to FSOC and international capital standards. Monitored Discussion Draft of Financial CHOICE Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 1090/S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties Amendment to the Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations act, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. H.R. 5484/S. 3067 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC S. 1491/H.R. 2642 - Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015. This legislation will provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and to protect consumers. Issue: financial regulatory reform S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity, source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labor proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Issue: protecting seniors financial security H.R. 5143 - Transparent Insurance Standards Act. Issue: international insurance standards Draft House International Insurance Standards legislation. Issue: international insurance standards. Discussion draft: Financial CHOICE Act. Issue: Implementation and regulatory reform of the financial services industry. Issue: Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed rule on federal home loan bank membership. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Issue: Unclaimed life insurance products. No bill number assigned. Tracking: Issue: Holocaust era insurance policy claims. No bill number assigned. Issue: Patent reform legislation. No bill number assigned. Issue: Trust Indenture Act. No bill number assigned.

Client expense: $1,188,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- Governance framework of the commercial mortgage backed securities market - Implementation of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 as it relates to Federal Reserve Board supervision of systemically important non-bank financial institutions - Implementation of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 and the Financial Stability Oversight Council's Interpretive Guidance on the authority to require supervision and regulation of certain nonbank finanical companies. - Federal Reserve Board Rulemaking on Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation for Covered Companies - The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 1484), Titles III, IV, and V. - FY 2017 Financial Services Appropriations bill - HR 2947, Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2015 - HR 4248, FSOC Designation Review Act - HR 1550, a bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to improve the transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to improve the SIFI designation process, and for other purposes. - Commodity End-User Relief Act

Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 4248, FSOC Designation Review Act and issues surrounding international capital standard setting process.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR185; HR 299; HR 601; HR 685; HR 766; HR 957; HR 989; HR 1133; HR 1176; HR 1188; HR 1195; HR 1233; HR 1266; HR 1422; HR 1486; HR 1491; HR 1529; HR 1550; HR 1659; HR 1660; HR 1661; HR 1941; HR 2099; HR 2213; HR 2473; HR 2477; HR 2642; HR 2769;HR 2896; HR 3192; HR 3557; HR 3700; HR 3738; HR 3808; HR 3857; HR 4099; HR 4166; HR 4210; HR 4248; S. 423; S. 482; S. 726; S. 774; S. 924; S. 970; S. 1383; S. 1440; S. 1484; S. 1491; S. 2006; S. 2028; S. 2038; S. 2216; S. 2315; S. 2497; S. 2716 data security and cybersecurity; patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

No Bill # - Issues relating to Dodd-Frank implementation and FIO, OFR, Volcker Rule, FSOC, FSB and their associated work on topics like capital standards, non-bank SIFI designation, insurance regulation, and oversight S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 No Bill # - Insurance Capital Standards H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act No Bill # - IAIS development of international capital standards for global systemically important insurers and internationally active insurers H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. N/A - SR-FINRA-2015-036 - Proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) to establish Margin Requirements for the TBA Market. N/A - SR-FINRA-2015-036 - Self Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) to establish Margin Requirements for the TBA Market, as modified by Partial Amendment No.1.

Client expense: $1,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 1090/ S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Issue: safe harbor for reporting of suspected senior financial abuse Draft House international Insurance Standards legislation. Issue: International insurance standards. Issue: Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed rule on federal home loan bank membership. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned.

Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1216 - Maker-Taker Conflict of Interest Reform Act of 2015 (Lynch) H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 (Ross) H.R. 1675 - Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 (Hultgren) H.R. 2187 - Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (Schweikert) H.R. 3610 - Puerto Rico Investor Protection Act of 2015 (Velazquez) H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act (Westmoreland) H.R. 4498 - Helping Angels Lead our Startups Act (Chabot) S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (Shelby) S. 1802 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act (Toomey) S. 2497 - Retail Investor Protection Act of 2016 (Blunt) FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations Financial Stability Board CFTC Rule 4.5 Exchange-Traded Funds Proxy Advisory Services SEC Proposed Rule on Website Delivery of Fund Shareholder Reports SEC Proposed Rule on use of Derivatives by Registered Funds SEC Proposed Rule on Liquidity Risk Management National Market System Plans

Client expense: $1,230,417 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

FIN - First Quarter Report - 2016 S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1491/H.R. 2642 - Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015. This legislation will provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and to protect consumers. Issue: financial regulatory reform Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy H.R. 1090/S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity, source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labor proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Amendment to the Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations act, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. Draft House International Insurance Standards legislation. Issue: international insurance standards. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Tracking: Issue: Patent reform legislation. No bill number assigned. Issue: Trust Indenture Act. No bill number assigned.

Client expense: $1,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1478/S 798 Policy Holder Protection Act - We support these bills which would preserve the financial strength of insurance companies for the benefit of policyholders, and preclude the use of a carriers financial strength to assist depository subsidiaries. Additionally, the legislation would ensure that troubled insurance companies will continue to be resolved by state insurance regulators. S 1086 International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act and HR 2141 Domestic Insurance and International Capital Standards Act - in particular those aspects of both bills that promote greater transparency -- with Congress, the insurance industry and consumers -- on U.S. involvement in the development of international capital standards. HR 4248 FSOC Designation Review Act - monitoring possible changes in review process for nonbank financial institutions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor implementation of (Pub. L. 114-1), the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions Monitor implementation of Pub. L. 114-113, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (contains the Policyholder Protection Act), all provisions Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, H.R. 26, all provisions The Federal Insurance Offices activities at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, all provisions Monitor implementation of P.L. 113-279, The Insurance Capital Standard Clarification of 2014, all provisions International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act - S. 1086, all provisions International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act - H.R. 2141, all provisions Financial Regulatory Improvement Act - S. 1484, all provisions Retail Investor Protection Act, H.R. 1090, all provisions Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, H.R. 5018, all provisions Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 3738, all provisions Nonprofit Property Protection Act, H.R. 3794, all provisions FILES Act of 2015, H.R. 3890, all provisions FSOC Designation Review Act, H.R. 4248, all provisions Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 1550, all provisions American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015, H.R. 4377, all provisions Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 1261, all provisions Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015, H.R. 1262, all provisions Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act, S. 1963, all provisions Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 1263, all provisions Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, H.R. 1195, all provisions Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, S. 1484, all provisions Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act, H.R. 3340, all provisions Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015, H.R. 1266, all provisions FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act, H.R. 3557, all provisions Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 3738, all provisions To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes, H.R. 3857, all provisions AFFIRM Act, H.R. 3973, all provisions AFFIRM Act, S. 2244, all provisions

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

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions, Insurance Capital Standards and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. Implementation of S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 1090/S. 2497, the Retail Investor Protection Act. Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law. Issue: Fiduciary Duties Amendment to the Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations act, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards; SIFI de-risking. H.R. 1478/S. 798 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength H.R. 601 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy S. 423 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015. This bill prescribes negotiating objectives for international insurance regulatory frameworks, including: standards, requirements, and rules focused solely upon protection of policy holders, as reflected in the U.S. solvency regime; and a negotiated international insurance regulatory framework that recognizes U.S. prudential measures as equivalent to foreign measures. Issue: global insurance standards. S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. This legislation will improve accountability and transparency in the United States financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial institutions. Issue: financial regulatory reform. S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015. This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers). Issue: financial regulatory reform. H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015. Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Issue: FSOC S. 1491/H.R. 2642 - Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015. This legislation will provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and to protect consumers. Issue: financial regulatory reform S. 1137 - PATENT Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 9 - Innovation Act - This bill amends title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections. Issue: patent reform H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act. Issue: privacy, cybersecurity, source of strength, financial regulatory reform, Department of Labor proposed fiduciary rule. H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 3340 - FSOC Reform Act. Issue: SIFI de-risking. H.R. 4538/S. 2216 - Senior$afe Act of 2016. Draft House International Insurance Standards legislation. Issue: international insurance standards. Issue: Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed rule on federal home loan bank membership. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measures with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Tracking: Issue: Holocaust era insurance policy claims. No bill number assigned. Issue: Patent reform legislation. No bill number assigned. Issue: Trust Indenture Act. No bill number assigned.

Client expense: $1,129,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitoring financial services issues, S. 1484, "Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015," H.R. 4248, "FSOC Designation Review Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

No Bill # - Issues relating to Dodd-Frank implementation and FIO, OFR, Volcker Rule, FSOC, FSB and their associated work on topics like capital standards, non-bank SIFI designation, insurance regulation, and oversight S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 No Bill # - Insurance Capital Standards H.R. 4248 - FSOC Designation Review Act No Bill # - IAIS development of international capital standards for global systemically important insurers and internationally active insurers H.R. 1550 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1086 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2141 - International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015.

Client expense: $1,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Monitoring financial services issues, S. 1484, "Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015," H.R. 4248, "FSOC Designation Review Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE