Selected Reserve Continuum of Care Act

Lobbbying in opposition to any possible increases of co-pays, deductibles or enrollment fees in any of the TRICARE programs including in favor of HR816; lobbying in favor of allowing Grey Area retirees (NG and Reserves) to purchase TRS at full costs prior to the age 60 HR270, S731, S1106; lobbying in favor of HR613 forgiving of last month's retired pay to survivors; in favor of all longevity and Medical retirees with less than 20 years of service to receive full retired pay and VA disability pay (CRDP) including S546, HR333, HR303, HR811, HR2990 In favor of Early Retirement for Guard/Reserves S1390 sec 660 In favor of reduction in minimum age to qualify for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service HR1695 In favor of improvments in military health care including wounded warriors treatment, improve health care for retirees in rural areas, mental health care included in HR2647 In favor of of apprpriate funding for DoD health care HR3326 In favor of increases in active duty pay HR2647 In favor of increase to 180 days from the present 90 for called up members of the Guard and Reserve to qualify for TRICARE before mobilization In favor of improvements in voting procedures for active duty service members and families who are serving abroad; In favor of ending the SBP/DIC offset including HR775, S536, HR1804, HR2243 In favor of further benefits for caregivers of our wounded warriors HR2647 In favor of creating a Special Needs Trust for disabled beneficiaries who qualify for SBP

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

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

See additional page -Lieberman Amendment to S. 1390, the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Act to increase Army end strength -Amendment 1515 to S. 1390, FY 2010 Defense Authorization Bill to end the SBP/DIC offset -Section 414 of the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Act to increase the number of Army Non Dual Status technicians -H Con Res 170, supporting the Community Covenant initiative of the Secretary of the Army -protecting TRICARE and VA health care systems during proposed healthcare reform legislation -FY2010 National Defense Authorization Bill specifically supporting increasing end strength, concurrent receipt for chapter 61 retirees, ending the SPB/DIC offset, opposing TRICARE fee increases, supporting retroactive retirement age credit for RC retirement, supporting increased custody rights protection for deployed military personnel, and authorizing flexible spending accounts for active duty personnel -supporting H.R. 3590, the Servicemembers Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 -S. 1106 to improve predeployment healthcare for the Selected Reserve -H.R. 2393 to improve overseas voting for military and civilian voters -increasing Army end strength -raising educational benefits rates for military survivors -supporting H.R. 2398 to amend the current tax law waiving the recapture of a first-time homebuyer credit for a servicemember who is forced to sell his or her residence during the 36 month period after the purchase because of deployment, a change in duty station, or orders to reside in base housing. -improvements to the Post 9/11 GI Bill -supporting legislation to allow the Dept of HHS and Commerce to authorize USPHS and NOAA Corps members to transfer Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to family members -supporting HR 3267 to provide higher child tax credits for service members who die in a combat zone -supporting military and overseas voting protections in the Defense Authorization Bill

See Next Page For Listing HR 3365, MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT ACT OF 2009, provisions related to veterans care; HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, oppose certain provisions that do not protect Veteran health care benefits; Oppose Rep. Kapturs plan for Toledo CBOC; S. 1160, Homes for Heroes Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 831, National Guard and Reserve Retired Pay Equity Act of 2009; all provisions; S.1106, Selected Reserve Continuum of Care Act, all provisions; Oppose GAO decision on Hub Zone program of SBA because of harm to veterans business owners; S. 944, Wounded Warrior Transition Assistance Act of 2009, all provisions; S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, support amendment 1515 to S. 1390 which would eliminate SBP/DIC off-set; Supporting increased Rural Healthcare access; HR 2398, Service Members First-Time Homebuyer Relief Act of 2009, all provisions; HR 3507, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the rates of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; S.Con.Res. 36/H. Con. Res 168, A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Purple Heart Recognition Day," all provisions; HR 3435, Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program, Amendment 2304, Cash for Clunkers Program; FY 2010 Nat. Def. Auth. Bill: Supporting provisions in the Senate legislation before the conference committee and expressing concerns about some of the provisions in H.R. 2346, Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes and S. 1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010; HR 1633 Honor the WISH act, all provisions; HJR 47, HJR 8 and SJR 15, the Citizens Flag Committee for a Constitutional Amendment to authorize Congress to the prohibit the physical desecration of the American Flag;. Garner Support for USPHS and NOAA having the authority to transfer their benefits to their spouses and dependent children under the Post 9-11 GI Bill; Support for such amendments to the Post 9-11 GI Bill; S. 252, Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009, all provisions. Garner support for amendment to "Post 9/11 GI Bill, Chapter 33, 38 USC" that would permit the Commissioned Corps of the US Public Health Service (USPHS) and NOAA officers to transfer their Post 9/11 GI Bill Benefits to eligible family members; HR 2647/ S. 1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, requesting improvements to the provisions relating to veterans issues; H. R. 731, "Jenny's Law;" all provisions Work on support for HR 3287, To amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide relief with respect to the children of members of the Armed Forces of the US who die as a result of service in a combat zone; H.R. 3590 "Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009," all provisions HR 2254 "Agent Orange Equity Act," all provisions; Garner Support for "Ensure our Troops can vote" as amendment to S. 1390/HR 2647 National Defense Authorization Act of 2010. Work to gain suppor tfor amendment to HR 1016 "a bill to amend title 38, USC, to provide advanced appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes".

Improvements in uniformed personnel programs, compensation and benefits. HR 2647, HR 2898, S 1390, HR 2346, HR 3326, HR 1478, HR 2503, HR 3320, HR 2647, S 1319, HR 2017, S 535, S 1285, HR 3203, HR 2875, S 931, HR 1182, S 475, HR 816, S 731, S 1169, S 1558, S 831, HR 208, HR 2874, HR 1182, HR 270, HR 2696, S 7, HR 2645, HR 2682, HR 2059, HR 3267, HR 2131, S 1008, S 1285, HR 3657, HR 1600, HR 3324, HR 2875, HR 2647, HR 2302 HR 1256, HR 3326, S 581, S 1543, S 1415, HR 3403, HR 1182, S 1668, S 831, S 731, SJ RES 10, HR 3554, HR 1864, HR 1592, HR 816, HR 1052, HR 972, HR 270, HR 208, HR RES 23, S 535, HR 2243, HR 809, HR 775, HR 613, S 1008, S 546, S 491, S 484, HR 2302, HR 1203, HR 593, HR 333, HR 303, HR 235, HR 484, S 581, H CON RES 64, S 1285, S 475, HR 2393, HR 2788, HR 3324, S 1106, HR 1182, HR 2398

Client expense: $129,832 · Firm income: Not reported

Select Reserve Continum of Care Act S. 1106; National Health Care HR 3200; Stop TRICARE Fee Increases HR 816; Help Family Care Givers S. 801;

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Lobbying in opposition of possible TRICARE programs' enrollment fees, deductibles and co-pays; in opposition of creation of enrollment fees for TRICARE Standard and TRICARE for Life HR816; lobbying in favor of allowing Grey Area Guard and Reserve retirees to continue to purchase TRS HR270 S731 S1106; lobbying in favor of forgiving "overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces (forgiveness of last months retired pay) HR 613; in support of all military retirees longevity or Chapter 61 medical retirement) to qualify for Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) and thus receive their full retired pay and their full VA disability pay including S546, HR333, HR 303, HR 811 and HR2990; Improvments in National Guard and Reservist pay and benefits including HR208, S644 Reduction of minimum age when retiree of non-regular service is qualified to receive military retired pay HR1695; Improvments in health care (TRICARE) for active duty, families, wounded warriors and their families and survivors including the National Defense Authorization Act HR2647, National Defense Appropriations Act; improvement in rural healthcare S658 Lobbying for increases of military pay Lobbying to improve voting laws to allow service members and their families to have effective voting rights; Lobbying for improved benefits for caregivers of Service members; Ending the SBP/DIC offset including HR775, S536, HR1804; Permintting the creation of a Special Needs Trust for disabled beneficiaries who qualify for SBP

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

Improvements in uniformed personnel programs, compensation and benefits. S. 475, S.581, S. 1169, S.478, S.1406, S.1026, S.644, S.831, S.731, S.944, S.1072, S.1008, S.535, S.546, S.559, S.711, S.832, S.354, S.614, S.1106, S.731, S. 546, S.491, S. 1390, S.484, S.1169, S.475, S.423, S.157, S.581, S.1054, S. 1169, S.J. Res. 10, H.R. 613, H.R. 1256, H.R. 1804, H.R. 2243, H.R. 1633, H.R. 1283, H.R. 775, H.R. 2647, H.R. 1182, H.R. 1600, H.R. 2997, H.R. 816, H.R. 2393, H.R. 2561, H.R. 2562, H.R. 2419, H.R. 1809, H.R. 208, H.R. 270, H.R. 972, H.R. 1604, H.R. 2510, H.R. 1864, H.R. 2200, H.R. 1592, H.R. 1701, H.R. 2302, H.R. 2419, H.R. 1701, H.R. 626, H.R. 2059, H.R. 1222, H.R. 2456, H.R. 2014, H.R. 2583, H.R. 2647, H.R. 2398, H.R. 1052, H.R. 809, H.R. 2302, H.R. 1203, H.R. 593, H.R. 303, H.R. 333, H.R. 235, H.R. 484, H.R. 1182, H.R. 2017, H.R. 2014, H.R. 1016, H.R. 1052, H.R. 1182, H.R. 1804, H.R. 2302, H.R. 2346, H.R. 2510, H.R. 2647, H.R. 2059, H.R. 569, H.R. 2456, H.R. 1026, H.R. 2562, H Res. 23, H Con. Res. 64

Client expense: $609,696 · Firm income: Not reported

S.263Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009 S.274Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act of 2009 S.315Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009 S.423Advanced Approps S.459SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders ActSupporting Uniformed Personnel by Providing Oversight and Relevant Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Act S.475Military Spouses Residency Relief Act S.498A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans, and for other purposes. S.514Veterans Rehabilitation and Training Improvements Act of 2009 S.543Veteran and Servicemember Caregiver Support Act of 2009 S.559A bill to provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program. S.597Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S.658Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 S.669Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act S.699Far South Texas Veterans Medical Center Act of 2009 S.711Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009 S.728Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009 S.731 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Retired Reserve. S.734Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009 S.772 Honor Act of 2009 S.801 Family Caregiver Program Act of 2009 S.831 National Guard and Reserve Retired Pay Equity Act of 2009 S.842A bill to repeal the sunset of certain enhancements of protections of servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay mortgage holders' unpaid balance on housing loans guaranteed by Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S.847 Education Benefits for Survivors who Enlist S.902 SERV ActServices, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act S.1106 Selected Reserve Continuum of Care Act H.R.32 Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009 H.R.270 TRICARE Continuity of Coverage for National Guard and Reserve Families Act of 2009 H.R.593 To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability, as defined under section 1413a of such title. H.R.620 Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009 H.R.775 To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation. H.R.784 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. H.R.785 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers relating to the mental health of veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom H.R.819 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date. H.R.952COMBAT PTSD ActCompensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theater Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Act H.R.1016Advance Approps H.R.1036Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009 H.R.1211Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act H.R.1308Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act H.R.1336Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2009 H.R.1401VET Corps Act of 2009 H.R.1474Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009 H.R.1633Honor the WISH ActHonor the Written Intent of our Soldier Heroes Act H.R.2058Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009 H.R.2419Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act H.R.2456Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009 H.R.2547Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.2825Safety in Defense Contracting Act H.R.2874Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009 H.R.2879Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 H.R.2931To direct the Secretary of Defense to adopt a program of professional and confidential screenings for members of the armed forces on active duty to detect mental health conditions for the purpose of reducing the incidence of suicide among such members

LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY GOALS FOR VETERANS: [See Next Page] Contacts made on the following legislative initiatives: HR 23 -- Belated Thank You to the Merchant Marines of WWII Act would grant a $1,000 monthly benefit to individuals who served in the Merchant Marines between 12/07/41 and 12/31/46; HR 249 --The Tax Relief and Fulfilling Our Obligation to Patriotic Soldiers Act by not taxing enlistment and re-enlistment bonuses, legislation would enhance bonuses that attract new recruits into military specialties that are in high demand; HR 819 -- legislation which provides Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits to surviving spouses of former prisoners of war (POW), which also seeks to extend the receipt of DIC benefits to surviving spouses of former POWs who died on or before September 30, 1999 and will ease the financial strain left on survivors of POWs who do not currently qualify for DIC benefits; HR 1168 -- The Veterans Retraining Act would provide veterans with the training they need to seek meaningful employment; HR 1169 -- legislation that would amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of assistance provided by VA to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing, automobiles and equipment; HR 1209 -- The Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act; HR 1295 -- The Service Members' Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension Act would ensure that members of the Armed Forces are not denied the first-time homebuyer tax credit granted to them under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as a result of theircurrent station outside of the United States; HR 1681 -- The Veterans Transitional Assistance Act would rationalize the transition process from DOD to VA; HR 1701 -- The PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review for Heroes Act; HR 1821 -- The Equity for Injured Veterans Improvement Act to give rise to many befeficial improvements tot h Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) assistance program by providing childcare assistance to single-parent veterans with children and extendining the period of eligibility from 12 years to a more adequate 15 years; HR 2017 -- legislation that would grant the Military Officer Association of America (MOAA) a federal charter; HR 2082 -- The Military and Overseas Voting Enhancement Act to improve voting access and absentee ballot accountability for members of the armed services; HR 2126 -- The Correspondence With Our Heroes Act would allow active duty Armed Forces members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as service members who are hospitalized due to injury or disease incurred in Iraq and Afghanistan, to receive one piece of mail per month free of charge to the sender; HR2243 -- The Surviving Spouses Benefit Improvement Act would raise the amount of VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) to an amount equal to 55% of VA disability compensation for a 100% disabled veteran; HR 2352 -- The Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act would expand the Small Veteran Business Center program within the Small Business Administration to serve as an outlet and resource for veteran business owners; HR 2379 -- The Veterans Group Life Insurance Act would allow those covered by Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI) to purchase additional coverage once every five years; HR 2393 -- The Military Voting Protection (MVP) Act would ensure that the ballots cast by service members stationed overseas are delivered to the appropriate state election officials by the jurisdiction's statutory deadline, while safeguarding voter privacy and ballot secrecy; HR 2410 -- would increase the likelihood that qualiofied individuals would become employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State; HR 2456 -- The Veterans Education Tuition Support Act; HR 2562 -- Service Members Home Ownership Act would extend the first-time homebuyer credit to members of the Armed Forces who are deployed during 2009; HR 2874 -- Helping Active Duty Deployed Act would discharge the student loans of students called to active duty. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- S. CON. RES. 20 would honor the World War 1 (WWI) veterans by permitting the last WWI veteran to lie in the rotunda of th Capitol upon his death; S. 263 -- the Servicemembers Access to Justice Act would close several loopholes and strengthen the protections in current law to ensure that servicemembers' and veterans' employment and reemployment rights are effectively enforced under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA); S. 315 -- The Veterans Outreach Improvement Act would increase congressional oversight of the VA's outreach activities and authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to work with state, local and community-based organizations to perform outreach; S. 407 -- The Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act alows our disaled veterans and their dependents to keep pace with the rising costs of goods and services; S. 514 -- The Veterans Rehabilitation and Training Improvements Act would require the amount of subsistence allowance paid to a veteran for a month n which the veteran participates in a VA rehabilitation program to be equal to the national average of the basic allowance for housing paid to a member of the Armed Forces in pay grade E-5; S. 663 -- The Belated Thank You to the Merchant Marines of WWII Act would amend Title 46 USC to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the Merchant Marines during WWII; S. 691/S. 746 -- to allow the VA to establish national cemeteries in Eastern Nebraska and southern Colorado; S. 728 -- The Veterans Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act addresses a broad range of veterans benefits and improves services for both young and old veterans; S. 820 -- would improve the lives of the the nation's most seriously disabled service-connected veterans; S 842 -- provides needed foreclosure protection for military families; S. 847 -- would allow those receiving Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits to be exempt from the 48-month total educational benefits restriction; S. 1015 -- would enhance disability compensationf or disabled veterans in need of aid and attendance for residuals of tramatic brain injury and for disabled veterans with difficulties using prostheses; S. 1106 -- Selected Reserve Continuum of Care Act would provide medical and dental treatment for members of the Guard and Reserve to guarantee medical readiness.