Public Service Academy Act of 2007

Reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) United States Public Service Academy, incl. H.R. 1671 & S. 960 District of Columbia's voucher program, incl. report by the government, reauthorization proposals, and FY09 appropriations (S. 3260) Federally-funded school (incl. afterschool) voucher and tuition tax credit programs

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

Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

HR 23/S.960 - Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007 HR 981/S.1683 - Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 1499 - Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2007 HR 2419 - Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 HR 2830/S.1892 - Coast Guard Authorizations FY 2008 HR 5428 - Vessel Navigation and Safety Improvement Act S.1578 - Ballast Water Management Act S.1778 - Maritime Administration Authorities Act of 2007 S.2699 - Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2008 S.2700 - To Amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 S.2841 - Marine Emergency Protocol and Hull Requirement Act of 2008 S.2977 - Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009 S.3199 - To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Exempt Certain Shipping from the Harbor Maintenance Tax S.3261 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2009

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R. 1343 - Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to Community Health Centers Program of the Public Health Service Act; (d) all provisions relating to authorized to be appropriated (A) $2,065,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; (B) $2,313,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; (C) $2,602,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; (D) $2,940,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and (E) $3,337,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. H.R. 2095 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other..., Sec. 3, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Title VII, Division B, Sec. 101, all provisions relating to authorization to Amtrak capital and operating expenses. H.R. 2638 (Pub. L. No. 110-329) - Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, Chapter 1, all provisions relating to agriculture and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, all provisions relating to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, all provisions relating to operations, research, and facilities; Chapter 7, all provisions relating to Department of Education, all provisions relating to school improvement programs, all provisions relating to higher education disaster relief; Title II, Chapter 1, all provisions relating to bilateral economic assistance, all provisions relating to other bilateral economic assistance; Title III, all provisions relating to Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army; all provisions relating to Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy; all provisions relating to Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force; all provisions relating to Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide. H.R. 2642 (Pub. L. No. 110-252) - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, Chapter 4, all provisions relating to Department of State and Foreign Operations; Subchapter A, all provisions relating to supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009; all provisions relating to bilateral economic assistance; all provisions relating to National Aeronautics and Space Administration; all provisions relating to science, aeronautics and exploration; all provisions relating to National Science Foundation; all provisions relating to research and related activities; all provisions relating to education and human resources; Chapter 3, all provisions relating to Department of Energy; all provisions relating to energy programs; Chapter 4, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health; Title III, Chapter 1, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture; all provisions relating to emergency conservation program; Chapter 2, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce; all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs; Title V, all provisions relating to veterans educational assistance; all provisions relating to educational assistance for members of the armed forces who serve after September 11, 2001; Sec. 5003 (a), all provisions relating to educational assistance authorized; Subchapter III, Sec. 3324; all provisions relating to increase in amounts of basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill modification of amount available for reimbursement of state and local agencies administering veterans education benefits; all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members for career service members; Sec. 3020, all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members for career service members; Sec. 16132a, all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members; Sec. 16163a, all provisions relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members; Title IX, all provisions relating to defense matters, Chapter 1, all provisions relating to defense supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008; Chapter 2, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force; all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide. H.R. 5618 - National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to Program Elements-Section 204(b) (33 U.S.C. 1123(b)) is amended--(1) all provisions relating to sea grant programs that compromise a national sea grant college program network, including international projects conducted within such programs and regional and national projects conducted among such programs; (4), all provisions relating to any regional or national strategic investments in fields relating to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources developed in consultation with the Board and with the approval of the sea grant colleges and the sea grant institutes; Sec. 6, all provisions relating to program or project grants and contracts; Sec. 7, all provisions relating to extension services by Sea Grant colleges and Sea Grant institutes; Sec. 10; all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations, (A) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, (B) $75,600,000 for fiscal year 2010, (C) $79,380,000 for fiscal year 2011, (D) $83,350,000 for fiscal year 2012, (E) $87,520,000 for fiscal year 2013, and (F) $91,900,000 for fiscal year 2014. H.R. 6160 - Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2008, Sec. 12, all provisions relating to additional functions of the Foundation; Sec. 13, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. H.R. 6357 - Pro(Tech) Act of 2008, Subtitle B, all provisions relating to incentives for the use of health information technology; Sec. 121, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs. H.R. 6599 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs; all provisions relating to Veterans Benefits Administration; all provisions relating to Veterans Health Administration; all provisions relating to medical services; all provisions relating to medical support and compliance; all provisions relating to medical and prosthetic research. H.R. 6947 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009, Title IV, all provisions relating to research and development, training, and services; all provisions relating to science and technology; all provisions relating to research, development, acquisition, and operations; all provisions relating to research, development, and operations. No House Bill Number Assigned Yet - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service; all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service; all provisions relating to research and education activities. No House Bill Number Assigned yet - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to educational and cultural exchange programs; all provisions relating to multilateral assistance. No House Bill Number Has Been Assigned Yet - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; all provisions relating to operations, research, and facilities; all provisions relating to Department of Justice; all provisions relating to justice assistance; all provisions relating to Office of Science and Technology Policy; all provisions relating to National Aeronautics and Space Administration; all provisions relating to research and related activities; all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; all provisions relating to education and human resources; all provisions relating to State Justice Institute. No House Bill Number Assigned Yet - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to electricity delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to transfer of funds, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science. No House Bill Number Assigned Yet - Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to passenger rail service, all provisions relating to research and university research centers; all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to community development fund, all provisions relating to research and technology. No House Bill Number Assigned Yet - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services; all provisions relating to Health Education Assistance Loans Program Account; all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training; all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health; all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute; all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Studies; all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; all provisions relating to National Eye Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; all provisions relating to National Institute of Aging; all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; all provisions relating to National Institute on Nursing Research; all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; all provisions relating to National Institute on Drug Abuse; all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health; all provisions relating to National Institute of National Human Genome Research Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources; all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; all provisions relating to Department of Education; all provisions relating to impact aid; all provisions relating to higher education. S. 960 - Public Service Academy Act of 2007, Sec. 9, all provisions relating to academic focus of the United States Public Service Academy; Sec. 12, all provisions funding the United States Public Service Academy; Sec. 14, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. S. 2162 - Veterans Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008, Sec. 701, all provisions relating to authorization for fiscal year 2009 and major medical facility projects; Sec. 702, all provisions relating to modification of authorization amounts for certain major medical facility construction projects previously authorized; Sec. 704, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. S. 3001 - Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to research, development, test, and evaluation; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to amount for defense science and technology. S. 3181 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009, Title IV, all provisions relating to research and development, training, and services; all provisions relating to science and technology; all provisions relating to research, development, acquisition, and operations. S. 3182 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Appropriations Act, 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; all provisions relating to operations, research, and facilities; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Justice; all provisions relating to justice assistance; Title III, all provisions relating to Office of Science and Technology Policy; all provisions relating to National Aeronautics and Space Administration; all provisions relating to research and related activities; all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; all provisions relating to education and human resources; Title IV, all provisions relating to State Justice Institute. S. 3230 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services; all provisions relating to Health Education Assistance Loans Program Account; all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training; all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health; all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute; all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Studies; all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; all provisions relating to National Eye Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; all provisions relating to National Institute of Aging; all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; all provisions relating to National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; all provisions relating to National Institute on Nursing Research; all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; all provisions relating to National Institute on Drug Abuse; all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health; all provisions relating to National Institute of National Human Genome Research Institute; all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources; all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Education; all provisions relating to impact aid; all provisions relating to higher education. S. 3258 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to electricity delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to transfer of funds, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science. S. 3261 - Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to passenger rail service, all provisions relating to research and university research centers; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to community development fund, all provisions relating to research and technology. S. 3288 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to educational and cultural exchange programs; Title V, all provisions relating to multilateral assistance. S. 3289 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service; all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service; all provisions relating to research and education activities. S. 3301 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title II, Department of Veterans Affairs, all provisions relating to medical services; all provisions relating to medical facilities; all provisions relating to medical and prosthetic research.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)