Armed Forces Education Benefits Improvement Act

Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 30, HR 76, HR 79, HR 202, HR 303, HR 515, HR 805, HR 831, HR 922, HR 995, HR 1188, HR 1198, HR 1220, HR 1366, HR 1588, HR 1951, HR 2076, HR 2131, HR 2368, HR 2528, HR 2734, HR 2747, HR 2962, HR 2963, HR 3082, HR 3136, HR 3200, HR 3209, HR 3279, HR 3312, HR 3434, HR 3457, HR 3498, HR 3579, HR 3665, HR 3777, HR 3898, HR 4025, HR 4121, HR 4727, HR 4843, HR 4914, HR 4949, HR 5037, HR 5444, HR 5455, HR 5464, HR 5467, HR 5577, HR 5671, H.RES. 270, H.RES. 271, S 13,S 58, S 59, S 151, S 185, S 331, S 460, S 552, S 558, S 633, S 845, S 963, S 1177, S 1182, S 1190, S 1191, S 1234, S 1252, S 1271, S 1947, S 2021, S 2163, S 2236, S 2266, S 2351, S 2385, S 2415, S 2562, S 2617, S 2694, S 2708, S 2970, S 3276, S 3506

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Employment & Training Service

HR 4662 Health Care Choices Act ; S 1418/HR 4157/HR 4859 (electronic health records); HR 525/S 406 ( association health plans ) S 1955/S 2163 ( small business health plans ) ; HR 5262/S 490 ( health savings accounts);

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Defense-Related Bills in the 109th Congress: S. 38, S.44, S. 58, S. 121, S. 185, S. 337, S. 407, S. 418, S. 460, S. 487, S. 558, S. 639, S. 38, Guard and Reserve Benefits; S.44, Improve Military Death Benefits; S. 58, Expand Space-A Travel Eligibility; S. 121, Improve SBP; S. 185, Accelerate Paid Up SBP Date; S. 337, Guard and Reserve Enhancements; S. 407, Keep Our Promises; S. 418, Predatory Lending; S. 460, Enhance Benefits for Military Members; S. 487, Adoption Leave; S. 558, Concurrent Receipt; S. 639, Reduce Guard and Reserve Retirement Age; S. 782, Travel Authorizations; S. 798, Military Family Leave Act; S. 845, Concurrent Receipt; S. 989, Pay Protection for Mobilized Members; S. 1341, Improve Transitional Assistance; S. 1351, Cold War Victory Medal; S. 1401, Wage Differential for Guard and Reserve; S. 1742, Exclude BAH from Food Stamp Calculations; S. 1814, SCRA Enhancements; S. 1888, Authorize Caregiver Leave; S. 1998, Protect MOH/Other Decorations; S. 2091, MGIB Open Enrollment Window; S. 2097, S. 2165, Naturalization; S. 2163, Increase/Index MGIB Benefits; S. 2385, CRSC Expansion to Chapter 61 Retirees; S. 2499, Reduce Guard and Reserve Retirement Age; S. 2452, S. 2779, Prohibit Protests at Military Funerals; S. 2585, Permit Death Gratuity Payments to Tax-favored Accounts; S. 2617, Prevent TRICARE Fees Increase; S. 2507, S. 2766/67/68/69 (FY2007 NDAA); S. 3517, Enhance Services to Retuning Members; S. 3550, Allow Guard and Reserve Members to Pay TRICARE Premiums with Pre-tax Dollars; H.R. 197, In-State Tuition; H.R. 269, MGIB Open Enrollment Window for VEAP-era Personnel; H.R. 303, H.R. 2368, Concurrent Receipt; H.R. 502, Increase SGLI Coverage; H.R. 783, H.R. 1565, Reduce Guard and Reserve Retirement Age to 55; H.R. 808, Repeal SBP/DIC Offset; H.R. 923, H.R. 2874, Free Mail for Troops; H.R. 968, Accelerate SBPs Paid Up Date; H.R. 999, H.R. 1594, Chiropractic Care Benefit under TRICARE; H.R. 1366, Expand CRSC to Chapter 61 Retirees; H.R. 1462, Reduce Remarriage Age to Retain DIC from 57 to 55; H.R. 1478, Expands TRICARE Benefits for Guard and Reserve; H.R. 2365, Extend MGIB Benefits Loss Clock; H.R. 2416, Eliminate MGIB Enrollment Fee; H.R. 2824, TRICARE Standard Coverage for Guard and Reserve; H.R. 2986, SBP Insurable Interests; H.R. 3068, H.R. 4984, Additional SCRA Protections; H.R. 3195, MGIB Open Enrollment Window; H.R. 3200, Enhance SGLI; H.R. 3347, Repeal MGIB Benefits Loss Clock; H.R. 3472, Consumer Protection for Military Families; H.R. 3478, Permit Death Gratuity Contributions to Tax-favored Accounts; H.R. 4949, Restrict TRICARE Fees Increse; H.R. 4952, Expand Combat Zone Tax Exclusions; H.R. 5122 (FY 2007 NDAA), H.R. 5326, Increase MGIB for Guard and Reserve Members; H.R. 5391, Dependent SBP Eligibility; H.R. 5584, Inclusion of Special/Incentive Pay in the Computation of Retired Pay.

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

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