Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act

Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creating of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals related to electronic disclosure. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act (116th Congress). S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (116th Congress). S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act (116th Congress). S. 321, Retirement Security Act (116th Congress). Issues related to e-notarization. S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (116th Congress). S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (116th Congress). S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings (116th Congress). H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act (116th Congress). H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes (116th Congress).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 8696 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020 H.R. 8606 - To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 8567 - Required Minimum Distribution Modernization Act of 2020 H.R. 7439 - To establish the Retirement Savings Lost and Found, and for other purposes. H.R. 7418 - Encouraging Americans to Save Act H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 6276 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 6257 - Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020 H.R. 4035 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2019 H.R. 2112 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act H.R. 1994 - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 H.R. 1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 925 - The Heroes Act H.R. 397 - Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 5064 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act S. 5035 - Encouraging Americans to Save Act S. 4192 - A bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings, and for other purposes. S. 2962 - Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act of 2019 S. 2370 - Automatic IRA Act of 2019 S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1020 - Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 S. 1018 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act S. 1011 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 975 - Womens Retirement Protection Act S. 972 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 S. 322 - The SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019

Equity market structure issues; LIBOR transition issues; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Implementation of Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act; Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) - US House and US Senate; Legislation related to changes in certain private activity bond treatment; H.R. 2474/S. 1306 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019; H.R. 3967, Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; Federal Reserve Board and Prudential Agency Covid-19 Actions; S. 2563 - ILLICIT Cash Act; S. 3550 - Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act; Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Reform; H.R. 2772 - Investing in Our Communities Act; S. 1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; S. 4129 - Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act; S. 4203 - American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2020; Federal government market support programs (e.g. TALF); H.R.2, Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); Public Law 116-136, CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions), (Municipal Liquidity provisions); S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 (various retirement and savings provisions); SBA Paycheck Protection Program; Net Stable Funding Ratio Regulatory Proposal; S. 2866 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 7857 - Connect America Now (CAN) Act; S. 4159 - E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020; SEC Temporary Exemptive Order related to municipal advisors; LIBOR; Stress Testing Reform; H.R. 2923 - Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; Increase in the bank qualified bond limit - Rep. Sewell Bill; H.R.6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020; Department of Labor - Proposed Rule - Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act .

H.R. 1516 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); H.R. 2772 (Investing in Our Communities Act); S. 647 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); United States individual and business taxation; Proposals to modify tax incentives for retirement savings and investment; Taxation of contract modifications associated with transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, including SOFR; Tax Incentives to preserve interest deduction related to municipal bonds; Tax Incentives to reinstate advance refunding bonds; Tax Incentives to provide for direct pay municipal bonds; Issues related to taxation of ownership of securities and securities transactions; H.R. 3967 - Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; Proposals to expand Private Activity Bonds; S. 3995, the Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020; H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); S. 4203, American Infrastructure Bond Act; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions); S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 (various retirement and savings provisions); S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; S. 2866 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 7857 - Connect America Now (CAN) Act; S. 4129 - LOCAL Infrastructure Act; H.R. 8696 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020.

Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1907 (Retirement Security for American Workers Act); H.R. 1993 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans); Tax incentives for retirement savings; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Electronic delivery of retirement plan documents and disclosures; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; H.R. 4117 (IRA Preservation Act of 2019); S.1428/H.R.6276 (Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act); S. 1431 (Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019), various retirement and savings provisions); SECURE Act 2.0, not yet introduced (provisions relating to RMD safe harbor and age increase, employer matching incentives, catch-up contribution increases, and student loan payments); H.R. 8696 (Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020).

Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1431: the Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1428/H.R. 6276: Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 3795/H.R. 6994: Registration for Index Linked Annuities Act No Bill Number: Issues related to retirement security

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1043/S. 460, Employer Participation in Repayment Act. Student Loan Retirement Match proposal. Issues related to E-notarization. PROSPER Act. RISE Act discussion draft. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership) The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - S. 5035 Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2020 - S. 5045 The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 5064 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192 Securing a Strong America - H.R. 8696 Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act - H.R. 8959 Sustainable Investment Policies Act of 2020 - H.R. 8960 Automatic 401 (k) Act Cybersecurity Defined benefit pension plan funding rules Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory and Others Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES and SECURE Acts guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Presidential Memorandum - protecting the pensions of American workers and calling for a review of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporations (PBGC) financial position. Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Remote notarization Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits Services Administration (EBSA) -Final rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements DOL/EBSA - final rule on proxy voting and shareholder rights DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements DOL/Treasury/IRS - comments on need for service crediting guidance for PEPs DOL - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule DOL - New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rules and related Prohibited Transaction Exemption Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster Presidential Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform - single employer plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA pleading standards ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting IRS - Relief - Amended determination letter requests for statutory hybrid plans Missing Participants - Guidance on escheatment of missing participant retirement accounts Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues PBGC funding delay guidance - revisions to VRP guidance State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans

-S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes. Add: S. 2962, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act -- individuals to take up to $5,250 from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt HR 5991, S. 3358, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act -- ERISA to give part-time workers who have worked at least 500 hours for two consecutive years access to retirement plans if they are offered by their employers to full-time workers. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act--require the Social Security Administration to mail annual earnings statements to everyone who pays into the program. HR 5726, Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020 -- amends capital gains treatment from the sale or exchange of a principal residence qualified individuals so long as money is used for retirement. HR 5296, S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act - Paid family leave to allow advance of child tax credits for birth/adoption S. 3341, CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act - to make NQDC plans taxable when they vest. H.R. 5958, Senior Health Planning Account Act -allow seniors to use life settlement proceeds, tax-free, to pay for health care costs via Senior Heath Planning Accounts HR 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act - permit 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs) DRAFT, HR __, to allow ETFs within variable insurance products. HR 6276 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act 2020- permit retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were retirement contributions H.R. 6562, Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act - temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. H.R. 6994, S. 3795, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - directs SEC to devise a new filing form for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - to allow ETFs in variable insurance products DRAFT, Emergency Savings Account Act - establish short term emergency savings account similar to short term savings account idea similar to S. 1018 (Young, Cotton, Jones, Booker) S 4173Military Spouses Retirement Security - improve retirement security for military families S 4192Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - to coordinate lost retirement plans HR 7668 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021- FSGG appropriations S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 - Senate FSGG appropriations S 4297 Addressing Missed-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) - to make additional retirement contributions to such plans for any taxable year beginning in 2021 or 2022 S 4323TRUST Act - special committee to make Social Security trust fund reconditions HR 8083 Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020 - tax credit to encourage business to continue matching retirement contributions S 5064 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act-- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 5035Encouraging Americans to Save Act -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals. HR 8990 Lifetime Income for Employees Act -- To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit default investment arrangements in annuities, and for other purposes. HR 8695 Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act -- To impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants, and for other purposes. HR 8696 Securing a Strong Retirement Act -- To increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules, and for other purposes. S 4820Long-term Care Affordability Act-- allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance HR 8606 Savings for All Vocations Enhancement (SAVE) Act -- To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. HR 895p Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act -- o amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require retirement plans to establish Sustainable Investment Policies. HR 8960 Sustainable Investment Policies Act -- amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require large asset managers to establish Sustainable Investment Policies. DRAFT Auto(k) Retirement Plan Act -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand retirement plan coverage, increase retirement security, and for other purposes

H.R. 7439 - To establish the Retirement Savings Lost and Found, and for other purposes. H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 6276 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 6257 - Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020 H.R. 4035 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2019 H.R. 2112 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act H.R. 1994 - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 H.R. 1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 925 - The Heroes Act H.R. 397 - Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 S. 4192 - A bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings, and for other purposes. S. 2962 - Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act of 2019 S. 2370 - Automatic IRA Act of 2019 S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1020 - Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 S. 1018 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act S. 1011 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 972 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 S. 322 - The SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019

Client expense: $71,349 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1431: the Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1428/H.R. 6276: Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 3795/H.R. 6994: Registration for Index Linked Annuities Act No Bill Number: Issues related to retirement security

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership) The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192 Automatic 401 (k) Act Cybersecurity Defined benefit pension plan funding rules Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory and Others Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES and SECURE Acts guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America Department of Labor (EBSA) proposed rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements DOL/EBSA - proposed rule on proxy voting DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments under SECURE Act DOL - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule DOL - New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rules Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster Presidential Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform - single employer plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA pleading standards ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting IRS - Relief - Amended determination letter requests for statutory hybrid plans Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues PBGC funding delay guidance - revision to VRP guidance State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules Student loan repayment benefit

H.R. 1516 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); H.R. 2772 (Investing in Our Communities Act); S. 647 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); United States individual and business taxation; Chapters 3 and 4 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code (responsibilities of financial institutions); Proposals to modify tax incentives for retirement savings and investment; Regulations implementing P.L. 115-97, Dec. 22, 2017, including regulations and guidance relating to IRC Sections 59A, 162(f), 163(j), 451, 199A, 512, 904, 951A, 958, and 1446; Taxation of contract modifications associated with transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, including SOFR; Regulations under IRC Sec. 871(m) and IRC Sec. 385; International tax reform; Technical and policy modifications to P.L. 115-97; Tax Incentives to preserve interest deduction related to municipal bonds; Tax Incentives to reinstate advance refunding bonds; Tax Incentives to provide for direct pay municipal bonds; Issues related to taxation of ownership of securities and securities transactions; Technical correction related to the repeal of Section 958(b)(4) in P.L. 115-97 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act); H.R. 3967 - Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; Proposals to expand Private Activity Bonds; S. 3995, the Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020; H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act (retirement and savings provisions); H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); S. 4203, American Infrastructure Bond Act; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions); S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 (various retirement and savings provisions); S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; S. 2866 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 7857 - Connect America Now (CAN) Act; S. 4129 - LOCAL Infrastructure Act.

H.R. 1439 (Increase Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019); H.R. 1516 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); H.R. 1876 (Senior Security Act of 2019); H.R. 1907 (Retirement Security for American Workers Act); H.R. 1993 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans); H.R. 1994 (Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019); S. 647 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); S. 1431 (Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019); S. 1719 (Senior Security Act of 2019); Tax incentives for retirement savings; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Senior Investor Report and Hold concept legislation; Electronic delivery of retirement plan documents and disclosures; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; H.R. 4117 (IRA Preservation Act of 2019); H.R.6800 (The Heroes Act); S.1428/H.R.6276 (Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act); S. 1431 (Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019), various retirement and savings provisions); SECURE Act 2.0, not yet introduced (provisions relating to RMD safe harbor and age increase, employer matching incentives, catch-up contribution increases, and student loan payments); Department of Labor proposed rule on defining plan fiduciaries' duties under ERISA; Department of Labor proposed prohibited transaction exemption on investment advice; Department of Labor Proposed proxy advisor rule; Department of Labor proposed ESG rule.

Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Equity market structure issues; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR) reform proposal; Housing Finance Reform; LIBOR transition issues; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Implementation of Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act; Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) - US House and US Senate; Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review - US Senate; Legislation related to changes in certain private activity bond treatment; H.R. 2513 - Corporate Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 2474/S. 1306 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019; H.R. 1595 and S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019; SEC Proposed Exemptive Order on Municipal Advisors Acting As Placement Agents; S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 4762, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act; H.R. 3967, Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; S. 482 - Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 and other Issues related to foreign policy and the blocking of and/or trade restrictions; Federal Reserve Board and Prudential Agency Covid-19 Actions; S. 2563 - ILLICIT Cash Act; S. 3550 - Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act; Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Reform; H.R. 2772 - Investing in Our Communities Act; S. 2992 - Investor Choice Act of 2019; S. 1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; S. 4129 - Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act; S. 4203 - American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2020; S. 3798 - Hong Kong Autonomy Act; Federal government market support programs (e.g. TALF); H.R.2, Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); Public Law 116-136, CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions), (Municipal Liquidity provisions); H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act (retirement and savings provisions); S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 (various retirement and savings provisions); SBA Paycheck Protection Program; Net Stable Funding Ratio Regulatory Proposal; Off-Cycle CCAR; Financial Stability Board TooBigToFail Paper; Foreign Banking Organization RRP and Tailoring Proposal; Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee (LISCC) Review; S. 2866 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 7857 - Connect America Now (CAN) Act; S. 4159 - E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020; SEC Temporary Exemptive Order related to municipal advisors; LIBOR; Federal Reserve G-SIB capital surcharge; Stress Testing Reform; Foreign Banking Organizations Tailoring Proposal Comment Letter; H.R. 2923 - Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; Increase in the bank qualified bond limit - Rep. Sewell Bill.

-S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes. Add: S. 2962, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act -- individuals to take up to $5,250 from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt HR 5991, S. 3358, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act -- ERISA to give part-time workers who have worked at least 500 hours for two consecutive years access to retirement plans if they are offered by their employers to full-time workers. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act--require the Social Security Administration to mail annual earnings statements to everyone who pays into the program. HR 5726, Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020 -- amends capital gains treatment from the sale or exchange of a principal residence qualified individuals so long as money is used for retirement. HR 5296, S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act - Paid family leave to allow advance of child tax credits for birth/adoption S. 3341, CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act - to make NQDC plans taxable when they vest. H.R. 5958, Senior Health Planning Account Act -allow seniors to use life settlement proceeds, tax-free, to pay for health care costs via Senior Heath Planning Accounts HR 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act - permit 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs) DRAFT, HR __, to allow ETFs within variable insurance products. HR 6276 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act 2020- permit retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were retirement contributions H.R. 6562, Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act - temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. H.R. 6994, S. 3795, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - directs SEC to devise a new filing form for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - to allow ETFs in variable insurance products DRAFT, Emergency Savings Account Act - establish short term emergency savings account similar to short term savings account idea similar to S. 1018 (Young, Cotton, Jones, Booker) DRAFT, SECURE Act 2.0 - to make improvements to retirement security S 4173Military Spouses Retirement Security - improve retirement security for military families S 4192Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - to coordinate lost retirement plans HR 7668 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021- FSGG appropriations S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 - Senate FSGG appropriations S 4297 Addressing Missed-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) - to make additional retirement contributions to such plans for any taxable year beginning in 2021 or 2022 S 4323TRUST Act - special committee to make Social Security trust fund reconditions HR 8083 Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020 - tax credit to encourage business to continue matching retirement contributions

H.R. 1043/S. 460, Employer Participation in Repayment Act. Student Loan Retirement Match proposal. Issues related to E-notarization. PROSPER Act. RISE Act discussion draft. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 7439 - To establish the Retirement Savings Lost and Found, and for other purposes. H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 6276 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 6257 - Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020 H.R. 4035 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2019 H.R. 1994 - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 H.R. 1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 397 - Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 S. 4192 - A bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings, and for other purposes. S. 2962 - Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement Act of 2019 S. 2370 - Automatic IRA Act of 2019 S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 972 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 S. 322 - The SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019

Client expense: $72,117 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1516 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); H.R. 2772 (Investing in Our Communities Act); S. 647 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); United States individual and business taxation; Chapters 3 and 4 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code (responsibilities of financial institutions); Proposals to modify tax incentives for retirement savings and investment; Regulations implementing P.L. 115-97, Dec. 22, 2017, including regulations and guidance relating to IRC Sections 59A, 162(f), 163(j), 451, 199A, 512, 904, 951A, 958, and 1446; Taxation of contract modifications associated with transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, including SOFR; Regulations under IRC Sec. 871(m) and IRC Sec. 385; International tax reform; Technical and policy modifications to P.L. 115-97; Tax Incentives to preserve interest deduction related to municipal bonds; Tax Incentives to reinstate advance refunding bonds; Tax Incentives to provide for direct pay municipal bonds; Issues related to taxation of ownership of securities and securities transactions; Technical correction related to the repeal of Section 958(b)(4) in P.L. 115-97 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act); H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 3967 - Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; Proposals to expand Private Activity Bonds; S. 3995, the Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020; H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act (retirement and savings provisions); H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); LOCAL Infrastructure Act (Wicker Advance Refunding); S. 4203, American Infrastructure Bond Act; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions); S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 (various retirement and savings provisions); S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act.

H.R. 1439 (Increase Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019); H.R. 1516 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); H.R. 1876 (Senior Security Act of 2019); H.R. 1907 (Retirement Security for American Workers Act); H.R. 1993 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans); H.R. 1994 (Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019); S. 647 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); S. 1431 (Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019); S. 1719 (Senior Security Act of 2019); Senior investor protection legislation; Tax incentives for retirement savings; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Senior Investor Report and Hold concept legislation; Electronic delivery of retirement plan documents and disclosures; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act; H.R. 4117 (IRA Preservation Act of 2019); H.R.6800 (The Heroes Act); S.1428/H.R.6276 (Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act); S. 1431 (Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019), various retirement and savings provisions); SECURE Act 2.0, not yet introduced (provisions relating to RMD safe harbor and age increase, employer matching incentives, catch-up contribution increases, and student loan payments); Department of Labor proposed rule on defining plan fiduciaries' duties under ERISA; Department of Labor proposed prohibited transaction exemption on investment advice.

Client expense: $1,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Equity market structure issues; Single Security/Common Securitization Platform (Federal Housing Finance Agency); Federal Reserve Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) proposal; Federal Reserve G-SIB capital surcharge; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Stress testing reform; Foreign Banking Organizations Tailoring Proposal comment letter; Living Will comment letters from the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Control Proposal by the Federal Reserve Board; Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR) reform proposal; Housing Finance Reform; LIBOR transition issues; SEC Final Regulation Best Interest; Implementation of Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act; Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) - US House and US Senate; Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review - US Senate; Legislation related to changes in certain private activity bond treatment; H.R. 2513 - Corporate Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 2474/S. 1306 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019; H.R. 1595 and S. 1200 - Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019; SEC Proposed Exemptive Order on Municipal Advisors Acting As Placement Agents; S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 4762, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act; S. 2724, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2019; H.R. 3967, Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; SEC Regulation Best Interest; S. 482 - Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 and other Issues related to foreign policy and the blocking of and/or trade restrictions; H.R. 2923, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; H.R. 748 - The CARES Act; Federal Reserve Board and Prudential Agency Covid-19 Actions; Brokered Deposit Comment Proposal from the FDIC; S. 2563 - ILLICIT Cash Act; S. 3550 - Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act; Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Reform; H.R. 2772 - Investing in Our Communities Act; S. 2992 - Investor Choice Act of 2019; Increase in the bank qualified bond limit, Rep. Sewell Bill; S. 1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; S. 4129 - Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act; American Infrastructure Bond Act (Wicker direct pay bonds) ; S. 3798 - Hong Kong Autonomy Act; Federal government market support programs (e.g. TALF); GSE Credit Risk Transfer Securities; H.R.2, Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); Public Law 116-136, CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions), (Municipal Liquidity provisions); H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act (retirement and savings provisions); S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 (various retirement and savings provisions); SBA Paycheck Protection Program.

S. 1431: the Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1428/H.R. 6276: Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 3795/H.R. 6994: Registration for Index Linked Annuities Act H.R. 6364: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act No Bill Number: Issues related to retirement security No Bill Number: Issues related to pooled employer plans

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192 Automatic 401 (k) Act Cybersecurity Defined benefit pension plan funding rules Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) PBGC premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Regulatory and Other Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES Act guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth DOL (EBSA) proposed rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments under SERCURE Act Department of Labor - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule Executive compensation Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform DOL - determination of fiduciary status Emergency savings ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules Student loan repayment benefit

H.R. 1043/S. 460, Employer Participation in Repayment Act. Student Loan Retirement Match proposal. Issues related to E-notarization. PROSPER Act. RISE Act discussion draft. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

-S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R.1993, to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans. -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. -H.R. 1516. S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. H.R. 1876, Senior Security Act of 2019 - to establish an interdivisional task force at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop recommendations to increase protections for older investors who are most vulnerable to exploitation. S. 1435, Federal Retirement Commission Act - establish a federal commission to review private retirement benefit programs and submit a report to Congress S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 345, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care S. ___, Daft legislation to allow retirement plan funds to pay for long-term care insurance (Toomey) H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes. Add: S. 2962, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act -- individuals to take up to $5,250 from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt HR 5991, S. 3358, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act -- ERISA to give part-time workers who have worked at least 500 hours for two consecutive years access to retirement plans if they are offered by their employers to full-time workers. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act--require the Social Security Administration to mail annual earnings statements to everyone who pays into the program. HR 5726, Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020 -- amends capital gains treatment from the sale or exchange of a principal residence qualified individuals so long as money is used for retirement. HR 5296, S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act - Paid family leave to allow advance of child tax credits for birth/adoption DRAFT: HR ___, -- retirement security legislation including Automatic Retirement Plan Act and the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act. S. 3341, CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act - to make NQDC plans taxable when they vest. H.R. 5958, Senior Health Planning Account Act -allow seniors to use life settlement proceeds, tax-free, to pay for health care costs via Senior Heath Planning Accounts HR 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act - permit 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs) DRAFT, HR __, to allow ETFs within variable insurance products. HR 6276 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act 2020- permit retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were retirement contributions H.R. 6562, Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act - temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. H.R. 6994, S. 3795, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - directs SEC to devise a new filing form for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - to allow ETFs in variable insurance products

H.R. 6276 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1043/S. 460, Employer Participation in Repayment Act. Student Loan Retirement Match proposal. Issues related to E-notarization. PROSPER Act. RISE Act discussion draft. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (pension plan relief and defined contribution plan issues) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Retirement Security Preservation Act - S. 2352 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Automatic 401 (k) Act Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Budget Proposal Financial wellness Defined benefit pension plan funding rules PBGC premiums Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Cybersecurity Regulatory and Other Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (pension plan relief and defined contribution plan issues) Executive Order - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in investing Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America SEC Best Interest Standard Guidance - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) - comments under SERCURE Act Department of Labor Proposed Rule: Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans Lump sum payments to participants in pay status PBGC Proposed Rule on Lump Sum Payment Assumptions IRS Proposed New Rules under Section 162 (m) - executive compensation Cyber security DOL - Definition of Fiduciary Emergency savings ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules related to 403 (b) plans Student loan repayment benefit