Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021

General issues related to increased federal investment in STEM education at NSF and ED - IES. S. 1453 & S. 1260 Division F - Other Matters - Title I - Competitiveness and Security for Education and Medical Research": Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act; all provisions & Division F; Title I of USICA Act of 2021. H.R.5509 - Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021: Provisions related to technical corrections on the "rounding out rule" changes recently put into place by the VA [Sec. 3]; extends COVID-19 provisions for student veterans through June 1, 2022 [Sec. 4-5] and a pay-for on the COVID-19 extensions [Sec. 6].

Client expense: $66,297 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor the following: Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act H.R.5545, REMOTE Act, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.2919l, THRIVE, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.5509, Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021, Foreign Student Recruitment Higher Education Act, Section 117, Amendment issues Title IX Student Aid PELL Federal Work Study for Undergrad/Grad Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Public Service Loan Forgiveness Foreign Language Instruction College Affordability

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

General issues related to increased federal investment in STEM education at NSF and ED - IES. H.Res.1193/S.Res.676 - "Expressing support for the designation of June 23, 2022, as National Federal Pell Grant Day" S.839 & H.R.4521 - The College Transparency Act; all provisions. S. 1453 & S. 1260 Division F - Other Matters - Title I - Competitiveness and Security for Education and Medical Research": Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act; all provisions & Division F; Title I of USICA Act of 2021. H.R.5509 - Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021: Provisions related to technical corrections on the "rounding out rule" changes recently put into place by the VA [Sec. 3]; extends COVID-19 provisions for student veterans through June 1, 2022 [Sec. 4-5] and a pay-for on the COVID-19 extensions [Sec. 6].

Client expense: $93,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor the following: Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act H.R.5545, REMOTE Act, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.2919l, THRIVE, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.5509, Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021, Foreign Student Recruitment Higher Education Act, Section 117, Amendment issues Title IX Student Aid PELL Federal Work Study for Undergrad/Grad Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Public Service Loan Forgiveness Foreign Language Instruction College Affordability

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

H.R. 5654 and S. 3048, the Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2021: all provisions H.R. 2447 & S. 2215, Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) Enhancement Act: all provisions general issues related to increased federal investment in STEM education at NSF and ED - IES; all provisions S.839 & H.Amdt. 169 to H.R.4521: College Transparency Act; all provisions "S. 1453 & S. 1260 Division F - Other Matters Title I - Competitiveness and Security for Education and Medical Research": Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act; all provisions & Division F; Title I of USICA Act of 2021. H.R.5509 - Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021: Provisions related to technical corrections on the "rounding out rule" changes recently put into place by the VA [Sec. 3]; extends COVID-19 provisions for student veterans through June 1, 2022 [Sec. 4-5] and a pay-for on the COVID-19 extensions [Sec. 6]. S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021: all provisions

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

H.R. 5603: Protections for Students Veterans Act. To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish protections for a member of the Armed Forces who leaves a course of education, paid for with certain educational assistance, to perform certain service. H.R. 5509: Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021. To amend title 38, United States Code, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 to make certain improvements to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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

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

Higher Education related issues, as follows: Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act H.R.5545, REMOTE Act, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.2919l, THRIVE, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.5509, Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021, Foreign Student Recruitment Monitor the following: Higher Education Act, Section 117, Amendment issues Title IX Student Aid PELL Federal Work Study for Undergrad/Grad Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Public Service Loan Forgiveness Foreign Language Instruction College Affordability

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Higher Education related issues Student services and retention Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Student Financial Aid/FAFSA Pell grants Federal Work Study Supplemental Education Opportunities Grants Title III Strengthening Institutions H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act, Higher Education related issues Second Chance PELL H.R.5545, REMOTE Act, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.2919, THRIVE, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.5509, Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021, Foreign Student Recruitment Monitor the following: TRIO programs; McNair, Veterans, Upward bound, Student support services After-School Programs; 21st Century Community Learning Centers GEARUP Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. 5603: Protections for Students Veterans Act. To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish protections for a member of the Armed Forces who leaves a course of education, paid for with certain educational assistance, to perform certain service. H.R. 5509: Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021. To amend title 38, United States Code, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 to make certain improvements to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S.839College Transparency Act; all provisions (117th Congress Bill #s TBD)Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act; all provisions H.R.5509 - Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021Provisions related to technical corrections on the "rounding out rule" changes recently put into place by the VA [Sec. 3]; extends COVID-19 provisions for student veterans through June 1, 2022 [Sec. 4-5] and a pay-for on the COVID-19 extensions [Sec. 6]. general issues related to increased federal investment in STEM education at NSF and ED - IESAll Provisions

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5509, Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021, all provisions PL 117-76, Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extension Act of 2021, all provisions

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Issue related to the Isakson Roe Act / THRIVE Act, including a wavier amendment request, 38 USC 3679(f)(5)(A) HR 5509: Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021, a technical corrections package for changes made in both the Isakson Roe and THRIVE Acts.

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

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR 5545, the REMOTE Act, and HR 5509, the Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5509, the Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 5545/S. 1607, the REMOTE Act

Client expense: $75,931 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Recommendation for implementing Isakson Roe. Requesting technical corrections on provisions in Isakson Roe and the THRIVE Act including: consumer information requirements, Incentive Compensation, dual certification, and requiring HEA Title IV participation as a condition of eligibility. Support for H.R. 5509 which includes important provisions to help ensure veterans can continue to receive their education benefits and provides technical corrections to legislation enacted earlier this year. Support for REMOTE Act, which includes important provisions to help ensure veterans can continue to receive their education benefits and provides technical corrections to legislation enacted earlier this year Support for a legislative fix to the VA's "rounding out" policy

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Higher Education related issues, as follows: Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act H.R.5545, REMOTE Act, Foreign Student Recruitment Implementation of Issacson Roe Act, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.2919l, THRIVE, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.5509, Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021, Foreign Student Recruitment Monitor the following: Higher Education Act, Section 117, Amendment issues Title IX Student Aid PELL Federal Work Study for Undergrad/Grad Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Public Service Loan Forgiveness Foreign Language Instruction College Affordability CONFUCIUS Act, generally

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Implementation of Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, Education related issues Implementation of Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Higher Education related issues College Affordability Act Student services and retention Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Student Financial Aid/FAFSA Pell grants Federal Work Study Supplemental Education Opportunities Grants Title III Strengthening Institutions H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act, Higher Education related issues Second Chance PELL H.R.5545, REMOTE Act, Foreign Student Recruitment Implementation of Issacson Roe Act, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.2919, THRIVE, Foreign Student Recruitment H.R.5509, Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021, Foreign Student Recruitment Monitor the following: TRIO programs; McNair, Veterans, Upward bound, Student support services After-School Programs; 21st Century Community Learning Centers GEARUP Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5603: Protections for Students Veterans Act. To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish protections for a member of the Armed Forces who leaves a course of education, paid for with certain educational assistance, to perform certain service. H.R. 5509: Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021. To amend title 38, United States Code, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 to make certain improvements to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 5509, the Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 5545, the REMOTE Act.

Client expense: $107,126 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issue related to the Isakson Roe Act / THRIVE Act, including a wavier amendment request, 38 USC 3679(f)(5)(A) HR 5509: Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021, a technical corrections package for changes made in both the Isakson Roe and THRIVE Acts.

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

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 5509, Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5545, Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extension Act of 2021, all provisions

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE