Major Richard Star Act

H.R. 333, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 663, Burn Pits Accountability Act; H.R. 847, A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; H.R. 4710, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act; H.R. 5995, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6072, Coast Guard Retirement Parity Act; H.R. 6148, TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6489, To improve military family readiness.; H.R. 6573, Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020; H.R. 6574, PANORAMA Act of 2020; H.R. 6957, National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act; H.R. 6958, A bill to provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year. ; H.R. 7112, Military Spouse Career Education Act; H.R. 7176, Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; S. 21, A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 191, Burn Pits Accountability Act; S. 2297, A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2981, A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3432, Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020; S. 3979, TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; P.L. 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; Exercise every measure within your authority to provide the Services with the guidance and resources needed to ensure care and support to every military member and family adversely affected by the Stop Movement Order; Urge bipartisan immigration solutions that strengthen our national security, enhance our military readiness, and support immigrant service members and their families; Request that Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper activate all members of the National Guard under Title 32 federal orders for COVID-19 support; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Remove the supervision requirement from Rule 1A:8. This requirement unnecessarily stigmatizes military spouse attorneys and prevents them from gaining meaningful employment while serving alongside their servicemember in Virginia; Provide the necessary resources and financial support needed to allow USPS to continue its essential role of delivering critical services during this national emergency; Extend Reserve and National Guard members past 90 days to ensure access to Post 9/11 GI Bill and early retirement credit benefits; Repeal of the requirement for those retiring from military service to wait 180 days before entering DoD civil service General Schedule (GS) positions for GS13 and below.; Click2Go Expansion during COVID-19 pandemic; Efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue investigations of United States service members and associated personnel for alleged war crimes related to Afghanistan.; Investing in Impact Aid during COVID-19 pandemic; Impact of COVID-19 on military commissaries; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Military Spouse Employment and Underemployment Report; MOAA Military Spouse Initiatives; Inclusion of FSA report language in FY2021 NDAA; Advocate for full government funding for FY2021; SCRA Protections for Activated National Guard Service Members; National Guard and Reserve Survivor Benefits; SCRA and Exception to Policy process; SCRA, Title 50 U.S.C. 3955 and Title 50 U.S.C. 3956; Gray-Area Reservists; MTF restructuring and medical billet cuts; Delay for Jan 2021 TRICARE Select Retiree enrollment fee; FSAs and premium conversions; TRICARE doula coverage.

Client expense: $507,652 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, Vice President of the U.S.

H.R. 333 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 847 - A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406 - A bill to amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 to make certain changes to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's commissioned officer corps, and for other purposes.; H.R. 3467 - Remove the Stain Act; H.R. 4654 - American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2000; H.R. 5002 - United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act; H.R. 5995 - Major Richard Star Act; H.R. 6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6961 - To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.; H.R. 7027 - Child Care Is Essential Act; H.R. 7176 - Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; H.R. 7617 - Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 8104 - Vote By Mail Stamp Act; H.R. 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act; S. 21 - A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 1715 - Gold Star Families Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019; S. 2297 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2726 - Help America Run Act; S. 2981 - A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3396 - A bill to authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.; S. 3979 - TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; S. 4608 - Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2020; S. 4746 - Transgender Military Service Reporting Act of 2019; Proposed closure of Star and Stripes Newspaper; TRICARE Select enrollment fee grace period; Proposed cuts to USUHS; Military child care during COVID-19; Military Health System reform; Arlington National Cemetery; Impact Aid during COVID-19; COVID-19 Impact on military commissaries and exchanges; Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act; Military servicemembers and their families to serve as poll workers; TRICARE Select enrollment fee implementation; TRS for federal employees; Pharmacy step therapy; TRICARE pharmacy copays; TRICARE Tier 4.

H.R. 333 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 847 - A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406 - A bill to amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 to make certain changes to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's commissioned officer corps, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2478 - Federal Retirement Fairness Act; H.R. 5995 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6148 - TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act ; H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; S. 21 - A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations (official title to be confirmed).; S. 2297 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2981 - A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; S. 4746 - TRICARE Retiree Protection Act; S. 4842 - A bill to prohibit the suspension or limitation of the admission to the United States of au pairs for military families during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.; Arlington National Cemetery; MHS Reform; Congressional Military Family Caucus Health Care Panel - Military Family Summit; TRICARE copays vs. FEHBP; TRICARE Select enrollment fees; Questions for Undersecretary P&R.

Lobbying to improve the health and wellbeing of veterans through legislation including the Deborah Sampson Act (S.514), to improve Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and services for women veterans; the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act (H.R. 3356, S. 1881) to provide TSA Pre-Check to veterans with disabilities; the Modernizing Veterans Healthcare Eligibility Act (H.R. 7469), to establish an advisory commission regarding VA health care eligibility; the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 7105), to improve care for women veterans and veterans exposed to toxic materials while in service, and to improve VA life insurance benefits; the Improving VA Accountability to Prevent Sexual Harassment Act (draft), to realign VAs Equal Employment Opportunity Director and Program Managers, impose mandatory sexual harassment training, and review VA sexual harassment policies and directives; the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 5995), to allow for concurrent receipt of VA disability and DoD retirement pay; the Veteran Families Financial Support Act (H.R. 6013), to modernize service-disabled veterans insurance; the TEAM Act (S. 4393), to improve the provision of VA health care and other benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances; and the Ensuring Veterans Access Act (H.R. 7926), to allow for the electronic request of certain records. Additional advocacy in support of vaccination access for severely wounded veterans and their caregivers.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 333 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 847 - A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406 - A bill to amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 to make certain changes to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's commissioned officer corps, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2478 - Federal Retirement Fairness Act; H.R. 5995 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6148 - TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act ; H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; S. 21 - A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations (official title to be confirmed).; S. 2297 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2981 - A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; S. 4746 - TRICARE Retiree Protection Act; S. 4842 - A bill to prohibit the suspension or limitation of the admission to the United States of au pairs for military families during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.; Arlington National Cemetery; MHS Reform; Congressional Military Family Caucus Health Care Panel - Military Family Summit; TRICARE copays vs. FEHBP; TRICARE Select enrollment fees; Questions for Undersecretary P&R.

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 95, HR 96, HR 203, HR 268, HR 299, HR 303, HR 326, HR 333, HR 444, HR 445, HR 485, HR 497, HR 499, HR 547, HR 553, HR 566, HR 663, HR 712, HR 713, HR 716, HR 840, HR 886, HR 1001, HR 1078, HR 1092, HR 1163, HR 1182, HR 1199, HR 1200, HR 1377, HR 1381, HR 1482, HR 1527, HR 1615, HR 1628, HR 1658, HR 1674, HR 1721, HR 1750, HR 1802, HR 1807, HR 1812, HR 1924, HR 1963, HR 2045, HR 2094, HR 2102, HR 2138, HR 2195, HR 2200, HR 2201, HR 2223, HR 2333, HR 2359, HR 2372, HR 2399, HR 2435, HR 2493, HR 2557, HR 2568, HR 2617, HR 2628, HR 2645, HR 2681, HR 2752, HR 2798, HR 312, HR 2938, HR 2941, HR 2942, HR 2972, HR 2982, HR 3036, HR 3221, HR 3224, HR 3321, HR 3356, HR 3636, HR 3798,HR 4096, HR 4137, HR 4360, HR 4451, HR 4554, HR 4748, HR 4771, HR 4890, HR 4985, HR 5028, HR 5045, HR 5245, HR 5556, HR 5610, HR 5724, HR 5772, HR 5867, HR 5957, HR 5995, HR 6027, HR 6082, HR 6092, HR 6125, HR 6140, HR 6141, HR 6168, HR 6237, HR 6262, HR 6322, HR 6353, HR 6493, HR 6571, HR 6933, HR 7072, HR 7105, HR 7111, HR 7163, HR 7287, HR 7443, HR 7504, HR 7541, HR 7684, HR 7747, HR 7795, HR 7879, HR 7888, HR 8005, HR 8033, HR 8068, HR 8084, HR 8107, HR 8108, HR 8130, HR 8144, HR 8145, HR 8147, HR 8149, HR 8172, HR 8173, HR 8212, HR 8247, HR 8484, HR 8559, S 91, S 154, S 179, S 191, S 208, S 257, S 318, S 332, S 374, S 408, S 514, S 524, S 554, S 555, S 576, S 629, S 679, S 746, S 785, S 835, S 805, S 850, S 863, S 902, S 979, S 980, S 1003, S 1023, S 1034, S 1047, S 1105, S 1154, S 1263, S 1392, S 1563, S 1680, S 1881, S 1896, S 2022, S 2072, S 2216, S 2407, S 2661, S 2774, S 2810, S 2825, S 2925, S 2950, S 2966, S 3008, S 3089, S 3091, S 3182, S 3195, S 3210, S 3282, S 3378, S 3408, S 3444, S 3446, S 3503, S 3587, S 3761, S 3868, S 3885, S 3898, S 3899, S 4043, S 4166, S 4365, S 4384, S 4412, S 4415, S 4429, S 4520, S 4545, S 4594, S 4753, S Res 518

HR 5995/S.3393/HR303/HR 333/S.208,concurrent receipt; HR553, Military surviving spouse; HR464, DIC for totally disabled; S.1370/HR2481, Gold Star family Tax relief; HR 6395/S.4049, NDAA

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 95, HR 96, HR 203, HR 268, HR 299, HR 303, HR 326, HR 333, HR 444, HR 445, HR 485, HR 497, HR 499, HR 547, HR 553, HR 566, HR 663, HR 712, HR 713, HR 716, HR 840, HR 886, HR 1001, HR 1078, HR 1092, HR 1163, HR 1182, HR 1199, HR 1200, HR 1377, HR 1381, HR 1482, HR 1527, HR 1615, HR 1628, HR 1658, HR 1674, HR 1721, HR 1750, HR 1802, HR 1807, HR 1812, HR 1924, HR 1963, HR 2045, HR 2094, HR 2102, HR 2138, HR 2195, HR 2200, HR 2201, HR 2223, HR 2333, HR 2359, HR 2372, HR 2399, HR 2435, HR 2493, HR 2557, HR 2568, HR 2617, HR 2628, HR 2645, HR 2681, HR 2752, HR 2798, HR 2924, HR 2938, HR 2941, HR 2942, HR 2972, HR 2982, HR 3036, HR 3221, HR 3224, HR 3321, HR 3356, HR 3636, HR 3798,HR 4096, HR 4137, HR 4360, HR 4451, HR 4554, HR 4748, HR 4771, HR 4890, HR 4985, HR 5028, HR 5045, HR 5245, HR 5556, HR 5610, HR 5724, HR 5772, HR 5867, HR 5957, HR 5995, HR 6027, HR 6082, HR 6092, HR 6125, HR 6140, HR 6141, HR 6168, HR 6237, HR 6262, HR 6353, HR 6493, HR 6571, HR 6933, HR 7072, HR 7105, HR 7111, HR 7163, HR 7287, HR 7443, HR 7504, HR 7541, HR 7684, HR 7747, HR 7795, HR 7879, HR 7888, HR 8005, HR 8033, HR 8068, HR 8084, HR 8107, HR 8108, HR 8130, HR 8144, HR 8145, HR 8147, HR 8149, HR 8172, HR 8173, HR 8212, HR 8247, S 91, S 154, S 179, S 191, S 208, S 257, S 318, S 332, S 374, S 408, S 514, S 524, S 554, S 555, S 576, S 629, S 679, S 746, S 785, S 805, S 850, S 863, S 902, S 979, S 980, S 1003, S 1023, S 1034, S 1047, S 1105, S 1154, S 1263, S 1392, S 1563, S 1680, S 1881, S 1896, S 2022, S 2072, S 2216, S 2407, S 2661, S 2774, S 2810, S 2825, S 2925, S 2950, S 2966, S 3008, S 3089, S 3091, S 3182, S 3195, S 3210, S 3282, S 3378, S 3408, S 3444, S 3446, S 3503, S 3587, S 3761, S 3868, S 3885, S 3898, S 3899, S 4043, S 4166, S 4365, S 4384, S 4412, S 4415, S 4429, S 4520, S 4545, S 4594, S 4753

Lobbying to improve the health and wellbeing of veterans through legislation including the Deborah Sampson Act (S.514), to improve Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and services for women veterans; the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 785), to improve mental health care provided by VA; the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act (H.R. 3356, S. 1881) to provide TSA Pre-Check to veterans with disabilities; the TEAM Act (S. 4393), to improve the provision of VA health care and other benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances; the Veterans Economic Recovery Act (S.3899), to direct VA to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans; H.R. 697, to authorize VA to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act (H.R. 8261, S. 4572), to provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to toxins, including emissions from open burn pits; the Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act (S. 4594), to improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain veterans; the Department of Homeland Security Hiring Act (draft bill), to amend DHS hiring authorities; the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2020 (draft bill), to create a presumption of burn pit exposure in service for certain veterans; H.R. 3450, to prohibit VA from transmitting certain information to DOJ for use by the national instant criminal background check system; the Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act (H.R. 3504), to improve VAs Specially Adaptive Housing program; the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 3826), to prohibit the Secretary of VA from transmitting certain information to DOJ for use by the national instant criminal background check system; the Fairness for Local Veteran Cemeteries Act (H.R. 5048), to authorize VA to provide aid to counties for establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans cemeteries; the Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act (H.R. 5487), to provide for an increase in the maximum amount of VA grants to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans cemeteries; the Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act (H.R. 5639), to authorize VA to furnish urns for the remains of certain veterans whose cremated remains are not interred in certain cemeteries; the Veterans ACCESS Act (H.R. 5697), to direct VA to furnish emergent mental health care to individuals dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces; the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 5995), to allow for concurrent receipt of VA disability and DoD retirement pay; the Veteran Families Financial Support Act (H.R. 6013), to modernize service-disabled veterans insurance; the Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act (H.R. 6060), to direct VA to provide outer burial receptacles for each new grave in cemeteries that are the subjects of certain grants made by VA; the Veterans Claim Transparency Act (H.R. 7443), require VA to provide the representative of record of a claimant for compensation or benefits administered by the Secretary an opportunity to review a proposed determination regarding that claim; the Modernizing Veterans Healthcare Eligibility Act (H.R. 7469), to establish an advisory commission regarding VA health care eligibility; the VA Clinical Training in Evidence-based Treatments And Military (VA TEAM) Culture Act (H.R. 7504), to require VA to establish standards and requirements for non-Department mental health care providers participating in the VA Community Care program; the VA Telehealth Expansion Act (H.R. 7879), to direct VA to establish a grant program to expand and improve the provision of telehealth services to veterans; the VA Solid Start Reporting Act (H.R. 7747), to direct VA to submit an annual report to Congress on the Solid Start program (an outreach program for those in their first year of separation from the military); the Ensuring Veterans Access Act (H.R. 7926), to allow for the electronic request of certain records; the Peer Support for Veteran Families Act (H.R. 7964), direct VA to carry out education and peer support programs for family members and caregivers of veterans with mental health disorders; the Lethal Means Safety Training Act (H.R. 8084), to direct VA to update the Lethal Means Safety and Suicide Prevention training course; VA Emergency Department Safety Planning Act (H.R. 8107), to direct VA to submit a report to Congress on efforts to implement safety planning in emergency departments; the TREAT Act (H.R. 8147), to direct VA to expand and establish pilot programs related to complementary and integrative health services for veterans; the VA Precision Medicine Act (H.R. 8149), to direct VA to carry out an initiative to identify and validate brain and mental health biomarkers among veterans; and the Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act (H.R. 8559), to improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain veterans.

H.R. 333 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 847 - A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406 - A bill to amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 to make certain changes to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's commissioned officer corps, and for other purposes.; H.R. 3467 - Remove the Stain Act; H.R. 4654 - American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2000; H.R. 5002 - United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act; H.R. 5995 - Major Richard Star Act; H.R. 6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6961 - To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.; H.R. 7027 - Child Care Is Essential Act; H.R. 7176 - Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; H.R. 7617 - Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 8104 - Vote By Mail Stamp Act; H.R. 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act; S. 21 - A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 1715 - Gold Star Families Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019; S. 2297 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2726 - Help America Run Act; S. 2981 - A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3396 - A bill to authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.; S. 3979 - TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; S. 4608 - Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2020; S. 4746 - Transgender Military Service Reporting Act of 2019; Proposed closure of Star and Stripes Newspaper; TRICARE Select enrollment fee grace period; Proposed cuts to USUHS; Military child care during COVID-19; Military Health System reform; Arlington National Cemetery; Impact Aid during COVID-19; COVID-19 Impact on military commissaries and exchanges; Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act; Military servicemembers and their families to serve as poll workers; TRICARE Select enrollment fee implementation; TRS for federal employees; Pharmacy step therapy; TRICARE pharmacy copays; TRICARE Tier 4.

H.R. 333 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 847 - A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406 - A bill to amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 to make certain changes to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's commissioned officer corps, and for other purposes.; H.R. 3467 - Remove the Stain Act; H.R. 4654 - American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2000; H.R. 5002 - United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act; H.R. 5995 - Major Richard Star Act; H.R. 6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6961 - To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.; H.R. 7027 - Child Care Is Essential Act; H.R. 7176 - Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; H.R. 7617 - Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 8104 - Vote By Mail Stamp Act; H.R. 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act; S. 21 - A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 1715 - Gold Star Families Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019; S. 2297 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2726 - Help America Run Act; S. 2981 - A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3396 - A bill to authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.; S. 3979 - TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; S. 4608 - Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2020; S. 4746 - Transgender Military Service Reporting Act of 2019; Proposed closure of Star and Stripes Newspaper; TRICARE Select enrollment fee grace period; Proposed cuts to USUHS; Military child care during COVID-19; Military Health System reform; Arlington National Cemetery; Impact Aid during COVID-19; COVID-19 Impact on military commissaries and exchanges; Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act; Military servicemembers and their families to serve as poll workers; TRICARE Select enrollment fee implementation; TRS for federal employees; Pharmacy step therapy; TRICARE pharmacy copays; TRICARE Tier 4.

H.R. 333, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 663, Burn Pits Accountability Act; H.R. 847, A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; H.R. 4710, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act; H.R. 5995, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6072, Coast Guard Retirement Parity Act; H.R. 6148, TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6489, To improve military family readiness.; H.R. 6573, Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020; H.R. 6574, PANORAMA Act of 2020; H.R. 6957, National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act; H.R. 6958, A bill to provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year. ; H.R. 7112, Military Spouse Career Education Act; H.R. 7176, Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; S. 21, A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 191, Burn Pits Accountability Act; S. 2297, A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2981, A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3432, Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020; S. 3979, TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; P.L. 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; Exercise every measure within your authority to provide the Services with the guidance and resources needed to ensure care and support to every military member and family adversely affected by the Stop Movement Order; Urge bipartisan immigration solutions that strengthen our national security, enhance our military readiness, and support immigrant service members and their families; Request that Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper activate all members of the National Guard under Title 32 federal orders for COVID-19 support; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Remove the supervision requirement from Rule 1A:8. This requirement unnecessarily stigmatizes military spouse attorneys and prevents them from gaining meaningful employment while serving alongside their servicemember in Virginia; Provide the necessary resources and financial support needed to allow USPS to continue its essential role of delivering critical services during this national emergency; Extend Reserve and National Guard members past 90 days to ensure access to Post 9/11 GI Bill and early retirement credit benefits; Repeal of the requirement for those retiring from military service to wait 180 days before entering DoD civil service General Schedule (GS) positions for GS13 and below.; Click2Go Expansion during COVID-19 pandemic; Efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue investigations of United States service members and associated personnel for alleged war crimes related to Afghanistan.; Investing in Impact Aid during COVID-19 pandemic; Impact of COVID-19 on military commissaries; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Military Spouse Employment and Underemployment Report; MOAA Military Spouse Initiatives; Inclusion of FSA report language in FY2021 NDAA; Advocate for full government funding for FY2021; SCRA Protections for Activated National Guard Service Members; National Guard and Reserve Survivor Benefits; SCRA and Exception to Policy process; SCRA, Title 50 U.S.C. 3955 and Title 50 U.S.C. 3956; Gray-Area Reservists; MTF restructuring and medical billet cuts; Delay for Jan 2021 TRICARE Select Retiree enrollment fee; FSAs and premium conversions; TRICARE doula coverage.

HR 5995/S.3393/HR303/HR 333/S.208,concurrent receipt; HR553, Military surviving spouse; HR464, DIC for totally disabled; S.1370/HR2481, Gold Star family Tax relief; HR 6395/S.4049, NDAA

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Lobbying in support of the Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act (S. 2022, H.R. 3504), to improve VAs Specially Adaptive Housing program; the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act (H.R. 3356, S. 1881) to provide TSA Pre-Check to veterans with disabilities; the Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (TBI and PTSD) Law Enforcement Training Act (H.R. 6008), to develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders; the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 5995), to allow for concurrent receipt of VA disability compensation and DoD retired pay; the HEARTS and Rural Relief Act (H.R. 3429), to improve health insurance options for veterans who qualify for Medicare and TRICARE; the Care for the Veteran Caregiver Act (H.R. 5701), to extend certain stipend payments and ease eligibility criteria for severely wounded veterans in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers; the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act (S. 785), to improve mental health care services provided by VA; the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act (S. 2950), to concede veterans exposure to certain airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits; draft legislation to improve research and healthcare for toxic exposure-related illnesses; draft legislation to improve veterans educational assistance through transparency and accountability; draft legislation to reduce wait times for compensation and pension examinations. Lobbying for the inclusion of veteran-minded provisions affecting health, employment, and education in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 333, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.; H.R. 663, Burn Pits Accountability Act; H.R. 847, A bill to provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2406, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; H.R. 4710, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act; H.R. 5995, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.; H.R. 6072, Coast Guard Retirement Parity Act; H.R. 6148, TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6489, To improve military family readiness.; H.R. 6573, Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020; H.R. 6574, PANORAMA Act of 2020; H.R. 6957, National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act; H.R. 6958, A bill to provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year. ; H.R. 7112, Military Spouse Career Education Act; H.R. 7176, Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020; S. 21, A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event of an appropriations act expired prior to the enactment of new appropriations.; S. 191, Burn Pits Accountability Act; S. 2297, A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.; S. 2629, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health Service Corps.; S. 2981, A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.; S. 3393, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.; S. 3432, Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020; S. 3979, TRICARE Prescription Relief Act; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; P.L. 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; Exercise every measure within your authority to provide the Services with the guidance and resources needed to ensure care and support to every military member and family adversely affected by the Stop Movement Order; Urge bipartisan immigration solutions that strengthen our national security, enhance our military readiness, and support immigrant service members and their families; Request that Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper activate all members of the National Guard under Title 32 federal orders for COVID-19 support; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Remove the supervision requirement from Rule 1A:8. This requirement unnecessarily stigmatizes military spouse attorneys and prevents them from gaining meaningful employment while serving alongside their servicemember in Virginia; Provide the necessary resources and financial support needed to allow USPS to continue its essential role of delivering critical services during this national emergency; Extend Reserve and National Guard members past 90 days to ensure access to Post 9/11 GI Bill and early retirement credit benefits; Repeal of the requirement for those retiring from military service to wait 180 days before entering DoD civil service General Schedule (GS) positions for GS13 and below.; Click2Go Expansion during COVID-19 pandemic; Efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue investigations of United States service members and associated personnel for alleged war crimes related to Afghanistan.; Investing in Impact Aid during COVID-19 pandemic; Impact of COVID-19 on military commissaries; Unintended impacts on service members and families, particularly those in the midst of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move when your late March stop movement order was implemented; Military Spouse Employment and Underemployment Report; MOAA Military Spouse Initiatives; Inclusion of FSA report language in FY2021 NDAA; Advocate for full government funding for FY2021; SCRA Protections for Activated National Guard Service Members; National Guard and Reserve Survivor Benefits; SCRA and Exception to Policy process; SCRA, Title 50 U.S.C. 3955 and Title 50 U.S.C. 3956; Gray-Area Reservists; MTF restructuring and medical billet cuts; Delay for Jan 2021 TRICARE Select Retiree enrollment fee; FSAs and premium conversions; TRICARE doula coverage.

HR 5995/S.3393/HR303/HR 333/S.208,concurrent receipt; HR553, Military surviving spouse; HR464, DIC for totally disabled; S.1370/HR2481, Gold Star family Tax relief; HR 6395/S.4049, NDAA

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Support H.R. 4870/S. 2629, United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019, to ensure full support and timely deployment of the Ready Reserve of the Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and amends the Commissioned Corps and Ready Reserve Corps through providing a technical fix to an existing authorization. Signed onto letter to the Postal Regulatory Commission strongly discouraging the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) from proceeding with its proposed rule affecting the system for regulating market dominant postal rates and classifications. As proposed, this rule would significantly impair the ability of our member organizations to meet the challenges faced by communities that have served and sacrificed for our national security (Docket RM2017-3). Supporting S.2981 and H.R. 2406, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019. Support Care for the Veteran Caregiver Act (H.R. 5701). Signed on to letters of support to both Senate and House Committees on Appropriations requesting that the Vision Research Program (VRP) be funded at $30 million for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21). Signed on to letter to the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations in support of securing the necessary resources to support the continued work by the treatment-focused Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP), part of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) funded within the Department of Defense (DoD). Submitted letter to House and Senate Armed Service Committees in support of S.3503, which provides VA with the authority it needs to administer VA education benefits without disruption as schools across the nation respond to COVID-19. Signed letter of support for the Major Richard Star Act H.R. 5995, and the Senate companion bill S.3393. Signed letter of support to House and Senate for waiving co-payments for Tricare mail-order prescriptions.

H.R. 6, Promise Act; H.R. 303, Retired Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 333, Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act; H.R. 463, Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act; H.R. 553, Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act; H.R. 847, Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019; H.R. 2406, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; H.R. 2953, Aviation Incentive Pay Parity Act; H.R. 3409, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019; H.R. 4870, United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019; H.R. 5050, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act; H.R. 5887, Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act; H.R. 5995, Major Richard Star Act; H.R. 6148, TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; S. 21, Pay Our Coast Guard Act; S. 208, Retired Pay Restoration Act; S. 622, Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2019; S. 1047, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019; S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; S. 2629, United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019; S. 2833, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act; S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; S. 2981, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019; S. 3272, A bill to provide for a safe to report policy relating to alleged instances of sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces; S. 3273, ACCESS to Careers Act of 2020; S. 3308, Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act; S. 3393, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes; S. 3432, Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020.

HR 5995/S.3393/HR303/HR 333/S.208,concurrent receipt; HR553, Military surviving spouse; HR464, DIC for totally disabled; S.1370/HR2481, Gold Star family Tax relief;

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

-- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army met with Elliott Phaup, Military Legislative Assistant to Rep. Dutch Rupperberger, (D-MD) to discuss H.R. 906, Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act. (5 February 2020) -- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army advocated for H.R. 906, Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act with Wes Dempster, Defense Fellow to Rep. John Carter, (R-TX). (5 February 2020) -- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army advocated for H.R. 906, Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act with Nick Runkel, Military Legislative Assistant to Rep. Steve Womack, (R-AR). (5 February 2020) -- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army hosted a reception for members of Congress and congressional staff to introduce surviving members of the Merrill's Marauders and advocate for passage of H.R. 906, Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act. (5 February 2020) -- The Association of the U.S. Army sent a letter on the Department of Defense reprogramming request to the Chair and Ranking Members of the House Armed Services Committee, (Rep. Adam Smith,(D-WA)/Rep. Mac Thornberry, (R-TX)); Senate Armed Services Committee, (Sen. James Inhofe, (R-OK)/Sen. Jack Reed, (D-RI)); House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, (Rep. Pete Visclosky, (D-IN)/Rep. Ken Calvert, (R-CA)); and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, (Sen. Richard Shelby, (R-AL)/Sen. Dick Durbin, (D-IL)). (18 February 2020) -- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army discussed modifying Section 1045 of the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act with Stephanie Barna, Professional Staff Member and General Counsel for the Senate Armed Services Committee. (6 March 2020) ---- Mark Haaland, Director of Government Affairs, Association of the U.S. Army offered support to Sen. Jacky Rosen, (D-NV) for S.2835, Access to Affordable Housing for Veterans. (4 March 2020) --The Association of the U.S. Army supported a letter sent by The Military Coalition to Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee leadership (Sen. Richard Shelby, (R-AL)/Sen. Dick Durbin, (D-IL)) recommending a separate Department of Defense medical research effort for arthritis. (9 March 2020) --The Association of the U.S. Army supported a letter sent by The Military Coalition to the House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership (Rep. Adam Smith, (D-WA)/Rep. Mac Thornberry, (R-TX)/Sen. James Inhofe, (R-OK)/Sen. Jack Reed, (D-RI)) advocating for passage of H.R. 5995 and S. 3393, The Major Richard Star Act. (19 March 2020)

Lobbying in support of the Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act (S. 2022, H.R. 3504), to improve VAs Specially Adaptive Housing program; the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act (H.R. 3356, S. 1881) to provide TSA Pre-Check to veterans with disabilities; the Protecting Moms Who Served Act (H.R. 6141), to improve VAs maternity care services for women veterans; the Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (TBI and PTSD) Law Enforcement Training Act (H.R. 6008), to develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders; the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 5995), to allow for concurrent receipt of VA disability compensation and DoD retired pay; the HEARTS and Rural Relief Act (H.R. 3429), to improve health insurance options for veterans who qualify for Medicare and TRICARE; the Care for the Veteran Caregiver Act (H.R. 5701), to extend certain stipend payments and ease eligibility criteria for severely wounded veterans in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers; the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act (S. 785), to improve mental health care services provided by VA; the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act (S. 2950), to concede veterans exposure to certain airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits; draft legislation to improve research and healthcare for toxic exposure-related illnesses; draft legislation to change the name of VAs Vocational Rehabilitation Program to Vocational Readiness and Employment Program.

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