‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

H.R. 481, Flood Resiliency and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2021. H.R. 1602, Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, including provisions related to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 H.R. 2687, To increase the minimum levels of financial responsibility for transporting property, and to index future increases to changes in inflation relating to medical care H.R. 3138, The State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act H.R. 3223, CISA Cyber Exercise Act H.R. 3264, Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act H.R. 3797, (116th CONGRESS), Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2019 H.R. 4350/S. 2792, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, including provisions relating to cybersecurity and incident reporting H.R. 5823, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2021 H.R. 6032, (114th CONGRESS), Data Breach Insurance Act H.R. 6151, Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021, including provisions related to third-part litigation funding disclosures H.R. 6359, (116th CONGRESS), Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act. H.R. 6395/S. 4049, (116th CONGRESS), National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to cybersecurity S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act. S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021 S. 2491, Defense of United States Infrastructure Act of 2021; provisions relating to Sec. 302, Bureau of Cybersecurity Statistics S. 2875, Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021 Monitor H.R. 1996 / S. 910, SAFE Banking Act. Discussions regarding pandemic insurance, including H.R. 7011, the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020; H.R. 6494, the Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act of 2020. Monitor and participate in discussions regarding data privacy and data breach proposals. General discussion around development of an objective measure of marijuana impairment. General discussions about liability exposures and the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislation and proposals regarding natural catastrophe related policies. Discussions regarding the insurability of cyber exposures. General discussions related to international capital standards. Discussions regarding autonomous vehicles. Legislation and proposals related to the national Flood Insurance Program including a focus on pre-event mitigation and long-term resilience. Consumer Protection Act, specifically, provisions on risk, insurance. Oversight (Federal Insurance Office), and potential CFPB activities related to P&C insurance. General discussions on Commercial Insurance regulation. General issues related to resilience and mitigation, as related to P&C insurance. General discussions related to the Federal Insurance Office. General discussions related to international capital standards. General discussions on global insurers in the marketplace. General discussions on the International Association of Insurance Supervisors. General discussions on innovation in the insurance industry. General discussions on retroactive active changes to business interruption insurance. General discussions on flood resilience and the U.S. mortgage market. General discussions on relating to supply chain resiliency vis-a-vis the COVID-19 pandemic and other disruptions. Discussions regarding the Cyberspace Solarium Commission Report. General discussions related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996. General discussions related to OFAC advisory related to ransomware payments. General discussions related to cybersecurity assessment frameworks from DOD (NIST sp 800-171 and CMMC). General discussions related to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning General discussions related to Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity General discussions related to the Driver's Privacy Protection Act

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--GEN Carter F. Ham, USA, Retired, President and CEO, Association of the United States Army, sent a letter to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (Duckworth/Harris/Jones/Kaine/Peters/Reed/Shaheen/ Stabenow/Tester) recommending that the Senate Armed Services Committee not support legislation (SA 1932) that would remove commanders as the Convening Authority under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). (July 1, 2020) --The Association of the United States Army contacted staff members of the House Armed Services Committee and House Defense Appropriations Committee recommending support for H.R. 906, Merrills Marauder Congressional Gold Medal. (July 2020) --The Association of the United States Army contacted staff members of the House Armed Services Committee and House Defense Appropriations Committee recommending support for H.R. 3138, 6888th Central Postal Battalion Congressional Gold Medal. (July 2020) --Mr. Mark Haaland, Director, Government Affairs, Association of the United States Army contacted Ms. Emily Manning, Office of Sen. Tom Cotton, (R-AR) and Mr. John Noonan, Office of Sen. Marsha Blackburn, (R-TN) to offer AUSAs recommendation that the Senate Armed Services Committee not support legislation (SA 1806) that would rescind the Medal of Honor awarded to soldiers for gallantry demonstrated at Wounded Knee. (July 13, 2020) --The Association of the United States Army offered support to Sen. Jon Tester, (D-MT) for his amendment to the FY21 NDAA that would require the Veterans Administration to provide benefits for veterans suffering from diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. (July 13, 2020) --GEN Carter F. Ham, USA, Retired, President and CEO, Association of the United States Army, sent a letter to the House and Senate leadership of the Joint Committee on Printing (Lofgren/Blunt) requesting guidance and/or legislation for the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to protect military personnels social security numbers publicly available through congressional records. (July 17, 2020) --The Association of the United States Army sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees (Smith/Thornberry/Inhofe/Reed) outlining AUSAs views and recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act conference. (August 11, 2020) --The Association of the United States Army joined other military associations and sent a letter to the leadership of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs (Takano/Roe) offering support for H.R. 566, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act. (August 31, 2020) --The Association of the United States Army offered support to co-sponsors of The Military Spouses Retirement Security Act, H.R. 7927 (Crow/Wenstrup/Thornberry/Murphy/Walorski/Panetta/Marchant) and S.4173 (Collins/Hassan). (September 1, 2020) --The Association of the United States Army joined other military associations and sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations (Lowey/Granger/Shelby/Leahy) requesting an extension of the 60-day annual leave cap for uniformed officers of the Commissioned Corps of the US Public Health Service who supported COVID-19 operations. (September 18, 2020)

-- GEN Carter F. Ham, USA, Retired, President and CEO, Association of the United States Army discussed Total Army readiness, modernization, people first programs and reform initiatives with Mr. John Bonsell, Majority Staff Director, Senate Armed Services Committee. (1 April 2020) -- GEN Carter F. Ham, USA, Retired, President and CEO, Association of the United States Army discussed Total Army readiness, modernization, people first programs and reform initiatives with Ms. Elizabeth King, Minority Staff Director, Senate Armed Services Committee. (8 April 2020) -The Association of the United States Army joined other military associations and sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees (Moran/Tester/Takano/Roe)on securing benefits for families of the Reserve Component supporting COVID-19. (23 April 2020) --The Association of the United States Army sent a letter to Rep. Mac Thornberry, (R-TX) and Rep. Trent Kelly, (R-MS) offering support for their Military Family Readiness initiative.(27 April 2020) --Mr. Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the United States Army corresponded with Ms. Jennie Wright, Professional Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee on AUSAs support for keeping commanders as the convening authority in the UCMJ. (30 April 2020) --LTG Guy Swan, USA, Retired, Vice President for Education, Association of the United States Army discussed the Shadow UCMJ Advisory Committee Report and the important role of commanders as the convening authority in the UCMJ with Ms. Jennie Wright, Professional Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee. (30 April 2020) --The Association of the United States Army joined other military associations and sent a letter to the leadership of the House Ways and Means Committee (Neal/Brady) and the Senate Finance Committee (Grassley/Wyden) offering support for H.R. 5876 and S.1802, The Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act. (6 May 2020) --The Association of the United States Army sent a letter to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (Blackburn/Blumenthal/Duckworth/Fischer/Inhofe/Peters/Reed/Scott/Sullivan/Wicker) to offer support for an expert study to determine the impact of the Ligado Networks proposal on the GPS. (18 May 2020) --Mr. Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the United States Army corresponded with Mr. Joel Bailey, Chief of Staff, and Mr. Matthew Manning, Legislative Director, in the Office of Rep. Jimmy Panetta, (D-CA), recommending that H.R. 6957, The National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act be amended to reflect support for both the National Guard and Reserve. (2-3 June 2020) --Mr. Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the United States Army offered support to Sen. John Cornyn, (R-TX), Sen. Tammy Duckworth, (D-IL) and Rep. Will Hurd, (R-TX) for S. 3776 and H.R. 7101, The Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act of 2020. (4 June 2020) --Mr. Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the United States Army offered support to Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, (MP-At Large) for H.R. 7112, The Military Spouse Career Education Act. (4 June 2020) --The Association of the United States Army joined other military associations and sent a letter to the leadership of the House Armed Services Committees (Smith/Thornberry) and the House Veterans Affairs Committee (Takano/Roe) offering support for H.R. 6957, The National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act and recommending that they amend the legislation to reflect support for both the National Guard and Reserve. (10 June 2020) --The Association of the United States Army offered support to Sen. Jacky Rosen, (D-NV) and Rep. Anthony Brown, (D-MD) on S.3900 and H.R. 661, The PROMOTES Act. (10 June 2020) --The Association of the United States Army contacted members of the House Armed Services Committee and the Army Caucus seeking support for H.R.906 The Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal (June 2020) ----The Association of the United States Army contacted members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, the Army Caucus and the House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees seeking support for H.R. 3138 and S. 633, The 6888th Central Postal Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act. (June 2020)

-- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army met with Tom Smith, Military Legislative Assistant, and Kylan Pasiuk, Congressional Fellow, for Rep. Andy Kim, (D-NJ) to discuss AUSAs legislative priorities and H.R. 3138, legislation that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion for service to the nation during World War II. (8 November 2019) -- The Association of the U.S. Army signed onto a letter sent by Veterans Education Success to Sen. Johnny Isakson, (R-GA) and Sen. Jon Tester, (D-MT), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act. (21 November 2019) -- The Association of the U.S. Army sent a letter to Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, (D-MD) and Rep. John Carter, (R-TX), Co-Chairs of the House Army Caucus urging their support for H.R. 906, legislation that would award a Congressional Gold Medal to Merrill's Marauders in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service in the jungles of Burma (Myanmar) during World War II. (6 December 2019 --The Association of the U.S. Army sent a letter to Sen. Richard Shelby, (R-AL); Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D-VT); Rep. Nita Lowey, (D-NY); and Rep. Kay Granger, (R-TX), Senate and House Appropriations Committee Leadership with AUSAs recommendations for the FY2020 defense appropriations bill. (6 December 2019) -- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army corresponded with Ryan Woodward, MLA for Rep. Peter King (R-NY) offering support for H.R. 906, legislation that would award a Congressional Gold Medal to Merrill's Marauders in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service in the jungles of Burma (Myanmar) during World War II. (9 December 2019 --The Association of the U.S. Army signed onto a letter sent by The Military Coalition to Senate and House Leadership (Sen. Mitch McConnell, (R-KY); Sen. Charles Schumer, (D-NY); Rep. Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA); Rep. Kevin McCarthy, (R-CA)) and Senate and House Appropriations Committee Leadership (Sen. Richard Shelby, (R-AL); Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D-VT); Rep. Nita Lowey, (D-NY); and Rep. Kay Granger, (R-TX)) on the necessity of passing a FY2020 defense appropriations bill instead of a continuing resolution. (11 December 2019) -- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army met with Don Archer, MLA for Sen. James Inhofe, (R-OK), to discuss Remove the Stain Act legislation. (December 17, 2019)

-- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army, met with professional staff members from the Senate Armed Services Committee (Al Edwards and Gary Leeling) to discuss Military Medical Reform, reductions in military medical billets and consolidation of Military Treatment Facilities. (16 July 2019) -- The Association of the U.S. Army and THE ROCKS sent a joint letter to Reps. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, (D-MD) and John Carter, (R-TX) requesting that the House Army Caucus support a Congressional Gold Medal for the 6888th Postal Battalion. (25 July 2019) -- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army, met with professional staff members from the House Armed Services Committee (Glen Diehl and Dan Sennott) to discuss Military Medical Reform, reductions in military medical billets and consolidation of Military Treatment Facilities. (26 July 2019) -- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army, met with Chris Goldson, Legislative Director for Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), to discuss Congressional Gold Medal for the 6888th WWII Central Postal Battalion, (HR 3138). (31 July 2019) -- The Association of the U.S. Army offered support for The GI Bill Parity Act (S. 1136) to Sens. John Hoeven, (R-ND) and John Boozman, (R-AR). (1 September 2019) -- The Association of the U.S. Army sent a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Armed Services Committee (Rep. Adam Smith, (D-WA)/Rep. Mac Thornberry, (R-TX)) and Senate Armed Services Committee (Sen. James Inhofe, (R-OK) and Sen. Jack Reed, (D-RI)) outlining AUSA recommendations for the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act. (9 September 2019) --The Association of the U.S. Army signed onto a letter sent by The Military Coalition to Senate and House Leadership (Sen. Mitch McConnell, (R-KY); Sen. Charles Schumer, (D-NY); Sen. Richard Shelby, (R-AL); Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D-VT); Rep. Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA); Rep. Kevin McCarthy, (R-CA); Rep. Nita Lowey, (D-NY); and Rep. Kay Granger, (R-TX) on the FY2020 defense appropriations bill. (12 September 2019)