USA Retirement Funds Act

Retirement Security as in the following bills: S606 - Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 (SEAL Act) HR2117 - Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 HR2035 - Automatic IRA Act of 2013 S1270 - Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 S1970 - Retirement Security Act of 2014 S1979 - USA Retirement Funds Act of 2014 DOL & SEC Fiduciary Proposals (DOL Fiduciary Definition Regulation / SEC Project to Harmonize Broker-Dealer Fiduciary Standards) as in the following bill: HR2374 - Retail Investor Protection Act Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Tax Benefits of Defined Contribution Plans Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Stretch IRA as in the following bill: S953 - Reed-Harkin Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013 Preserving America's Transit and Highways Act of 2014 (Chairman's Mark) Lifetime Income Disclosure as in the following bill: HR2171/S1145 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act of 2013 Retirement Plan Consolidation Tax Reform as it relates to retirement plans Qualified Default Investment Alternatives

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

S. Con. Res. 12: Resolution on Retirement Savings Incentives. Issue: retirement security. H.R. 837: Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security. S. 606 - Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act. Issue: limits borrowing from 401(k) plan. H.R. 2035: Automatic IRA Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2117: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 837: Saving for American Families Future Act of 2013. Issue: Savers credit enhancement S. 1145/H.R. 2171: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration S. 1270: Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Act. Issue: retirement security S.1979: Universal, Secure, Adaptable Retirement Funds Act. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2171: Retirement Security Act of 2014. Issue: retirement security H.R. 5576, the USAccounts: Investing in Americas Future Act of 2014, Kid Save accounts. No bill number: Preserving Americas Transit & Highways Act of 2014, - tracking the stretch IRA provision in it. H.R. 5263-The Living Donor Protection Act, Issue: Underwriting for long-term care H.R. 3590-The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Issue: Assessments under state-based insurance exchanges. S. 1970, Retirement Security Act : retirement security H.R. 5875, SAVE Act: retirement security

Client expense: $1,273,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1982 - The Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers Compensation Settlement Agreements Act - all provisions Public Law 112-242, the SMART (Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers) Act of 2012 - ensuring proper implementation Draft bill to establish a National Clearinghouse for Income Protection Information and to educate employers on disability income insurance - all provisions S. 1970 - Retirement Security Act of 2013 - all provisions S. 1270 - Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 - all provisions S. 1979 - USA Retirement Act - all provisions S. 1145 / H.R. 2171, Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - all provisions H.R. 837, Savings for American Families' Future Act - all provisions Issues pertaining to the District of Columbias treatment of excepted benefits for purposes of exchange funding.

Client expense: $2,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S. 676, "The Identify Theft and Tax Fraud Protection Act of 2013". S. 1145, "Lifetime Income Disclosure Act". S. 1270, "SAFE Retirement Act of 2013". S. 1557, "Automatic IRA Act", a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to promote and simplify Qualified Plans. S. 1970, "The Retirement Security Act of 2014". S. 1979, "The USA Retirement Funds Act". H.R. 1534, "Small Business Add Value for Employees Act". H.R. 2117, "Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013". H.R. 2171, "Lifetime Income Disclosure Act". H.R. 2035, "Automatic IRA Act of 2013" - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require certain employers who do not maintain qualifying retirement plans or arrangements to make available to their eligible employees a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement. No Bill Number - A proposal relating to Tax Reform released by Chairman David Camp of the House Ways and Means Committee. Dept. of Labor, final rule adding Section 2520.104(b)-1(c), Electronic Distribution of Disclosures Required by Title 1 of ERISA, 75 FR 19285 (4/7/11). Dept. of Labor, proposed rule amending Section 2510.3-21 c, (definition of term "fiduciary"), 75 FR 65263 (10/22/10). Dept. of Labor proposed rule amending Section 2550.404a-4, Selection of Insurers to provide guaranteed retirement income- safe harbor for individual account plans. Dept. of Labor, "Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) on Pension Benefit Statements". The ANPRM will require an illustration of participant account balances on participant statements in the form of lifetime income.

Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

S. 1270, S. 1970, S. 1979 - Multiple Small Employer Plans - issues relating to MEPs/MSEPs S. 1979 - Lifetime Income Disclosure & Regulatory Issues - all provisions S. 1970 - Retirement Security Act of 2014 HR 2035 - Automatic IRA - all Provisions No Bill # - Proposed DOL Fiduciary Regulations - all provisions No Bill # - Dodd-Frank issues at CFTC and SEC surrounding swap-related regulations including inter-affiliate swaps work No Bill # - GMWB Interpretive Issues in terms of possible guidance S.1270 - Electronic Disclosure - ERISA/Internal Revenue Code - issues/provisions relating to the use of electronic disclosure by employee benefit plans No Bill # - Department of Labor Guidance on Self-Directed Brokerage / FAB 2012-02 Q&A 30 - issues relating to the use of self-directed brokerage by employee benefit plans No Bill # - Issues relating to DOL Safe Harbor for Selection of Annuity Providers S. 1979 - Issues relating to Annuity Selection Safe Harbor No Bill # - Issues relating to target date funds disclosures S.1979 - USA Retirement Plans - all provisions

Client expense: $2,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 1270, S. 1970, S. 1979 - Multiple Small Employer Plans - issues relating to MEPs/MSEPs S. 1979 - Lifetime Income Disclosure & Regulatory Issues - all provisions S. 1970 - Retirement Security Act of 2014 HR 2035 - Automatic IRA - all Provisions No Bill # - Proposed DOL Fiduciary Regulations - all provisions No Bill # - Dodd-Frank issues at CFTC and SEC surrounding swap-related regulations including inter-affiliate swaps work No Bill # - GMWB Interpretive Issues in terms of possible guidance S.1270 - Electronic Disclosure - ERISA/Internal Revenue Code - issues/provisions relating to the use of electronic disclosure by employee benefit plans No Bill # - Department of Labor Guidance on Self-Directed Brokerage / FAB 2012-02 Q&A 30 - issues relating to the use of self-directed brokerage by employee benefit plans No Bill # - Issues relating to DOL Safe Harbor for Selection of Annuity Providers S. 1979 - Issues relating to Annuity Selection Safe Harbor No Bill # - Issues relating to target date funds disclosures S.1979 - USA Retirement Plans - all provisions

Client expense: $2,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. Con. Res. 12: Retirement Tax Incentives Resolution S. 606: Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act S. 952: Church Plan Clarification Act of 2013 S. 1145: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1270: SAFE Retirement Act of 2013 S. 1302: Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1979: USA Retirement Funds Act (Harkin) S 2511, Harkin and Alexander. No Act name, but it clarifies the definition of cessation of operations under ERISA H.R. 837: Savings for American Families Future Act H.R. 2035: Automatic IRA Act of 2013 H.R. 2117: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2171: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 2374: Retail Investor Protection Act (Wagner) H.R. 4275: Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act H.R. 5828: USA Retirement Funds Act H.R. 5875: SAVE Act of 2014

Client expense: $370,732 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R. 647 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; entire bill H.R. 837 - Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 2117 - the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act; entire bill H.R. 2171 - The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act; entire bill H.R. 4619 - Permanent IRA Charitable Contribution Act of 2014; entire bill H.R.5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014; provisions relating to IRAs H.R. 5875 - Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2014; entire bill S. 313 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; entire bill S. 606 - Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act; entire bill S. 1145 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act; entire bill S. 1270 - SAFE Retirement Act of 2013; entire bill S. 1772 - Public Good IRA Roll-over Act of 2013; entire bill S. 1970 - Retirement Security Act; entire bill S. 1979 - Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act; entire bill S. 2260 - EXPIRE Act of 2014; provisions relating to extension of qualified charitable distributions from retirement accounts Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act of 2014, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the extension of highway fund expenditures, to provide revenues for highway programs, and for other purposes; provisions relating to inherited IRAs Importance of existing tax incentives for retirement security and potential negative implications of potential tax reform proposals or use of retirement savings as an offset in any budget agreement in terms of reducing qualified plan and annuities coverage (both qualified and nonqualified) Potential SEC and DoL regulatory activity revising securities and ERISA rules governing fiduciary standards for the provisions of investment advice/financial education services, potential implications on qualified accounts (both 401(k)s and IRAs) and nonqualified long-term savings, small business coverage, and importance of coordinated and workable rules. Inclusion of qualified plan charitable distribution rule in the Senate Finance Committee extender package

Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 606: Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 - Amends the internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed, and (2) prohibit plans from allowing the use of credit cards or similar arrangements to access loan amounts. DOL and SEC proposed rules to amend the definition of fiduciary.HR 2117: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to repeal the 10% cap on the qualified percentage of an employee's compensation as the standard for an employer's contribution to an automatic cash or deferred contribution arrangement under the alternative method for meeting nondiscrimination requirements. HR 2374: Retail Investor Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers and for other purposes. Also defines the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary. H.R.2171/S.1145: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act-Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the quarterly pension benefit statement furnished to a participant or beneficiary with the right to direct the investment of assets in his or her account under an individual account plan to include a lifetime income disclosure at least once during any 12-month period. H.R.5381/S.2855: Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to nondiscrimination requirements for tax-exempt employee pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans, to include protections for older, longer service participants in such plans, including the grandfathering of such participants under defined benefit plans. S. 1270: SAFE Retirement Act-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reform of public and private pension plans. S. 1970: Retirement Security act of 2013-provides enhancements to the existing defined contributions system and multiple employer plans. S.1979: USA Retirement Funds Act-A bill that proposes the creation of a new type of private-run retirement plan that combines attributes of defined benefit and defined contribution plans.

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Discussed demographics and priorities for AARP members and the 50+ population in general. (no bill) Discussed with lawmakers & the Administration to keep Social Security separate from all budget negotiations/deficit reduction measures and opposed proposals for a "Chained CPI"Discussed the Department of Labor's intent to propose new fiduciary duty regulation with Congressional staff. Discussed possible proposals to improve pension rights for participants and reform proposals to improve pension coverage and adequacy. ( no bill) Briefed Congress on AARP's "You've Earned A Say"- A national conversation on the future of Social Security and Medicare with AARP members and all Americans. Lobbied against cuts to Social Security benefits via the adoption of chained CPI to calculate annual cost of living adjustments for Social Security and Veterans benefits, among others. (no bill) S.500, the Keeping Our Social Security Promise Act - Discussed legislation to apply payroll taxes to employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. S. 308, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act - Discussed legislation to implement the CPI-E for annual Social Security COLA's and to eliminate the cap on maximum taxable wages under Social Security. S.567, the Strengthening Social Security Act - Discussed legislation to implement the CPI-E for annual Social Security COLA's and to eliminate the cap on maximum taxable wages under Social Security. Discussed current and future challenges of Social Security's Representative Payee program. (no bill) Discussed pending DOL regulations of summary documents for 401(k) fee disclosure. (no bill) ERISA fiduciary protections to safeguard the savings of worker investments in retirement accounts. H. R. 1601, the SSI Restoration Act - Signed on to Leadership Council of Aging Organization's (LCAO) endorsement letter on legislation to update aspects of the Supplemental Security Income Program. Lobbied to prevent the inclusion of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefit cuts in any package pertaining to the continuing resolution or the debt ceiling. Discussed retirement bills in draft with multiple staffers. (no bill) Discussed legislation to improve SSA administrative services. (no bill) Letter to Congress and White House staff on the need to update definition of "fiduciary" under ERISA. (no bill) Discussed spousal pension protections. (no bill) Multiemployer Pension Reform Act - Opposed provision granting authority to distressed multiemployer plans to cut accrued pension benefits. (no bill until H.R. 83)H.R. 2229, the Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 - Discussed legislation with Hill staff to establish a universal standard for the truncation of Social Security Numbers to prevent identity theft and fraud. H.R. 2171/S. 1145, the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - Support for bipartisan legislation to express on annual 401(k) benefit statements the approximate annuity value of the lump sum value of the account. Discussed potential AARP comments to the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration's Announcement of Proposed Rulemaking on lifetime income illustrations given to participants in defined contribution pension plans, such as 401(k) and 403(b) plans. (no bill) Discussed with officials from DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration the planned re-proposal of regulations to update the definition of a fiduciary for ERISA covered pension plans. (no bill) H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act - Expressed opposition to H.R. 2374 to delay the DOL's planned re-proposal of regulations to update the definition of a fiduciary for ERISA covered pension plans until 60 days after the potential release of similar regulations by the Securities and Exchange Commission. H.R. 2154, the CPI for Seniors Act of 2013 - Discussed legislation to implement a Consumer Price Index for Seniors for calculating annual Social Security cost of living adjustments. Lobbied to prevent inclusion of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefit cuts and protect vital health, social services, housing and transportation programs in any Deficit Reduction proposals and from enhanced redutions under sequestration. (no bill) H.R. 2374, Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations bill 2015 - Letter and lobbying in opposition to this bill that would delay or prevent a DOL proposed rulemaking on Fiduciary Duty. Conducted briefings in both House and Senate. Met with DOL officials to urge reissuance of a proposed rule to update fiduciary duty as it applies to ERISA. (no bill) Sent letter to Congress to urge the House and Senate to take steps to avoid default on our national debt and avoid risking benefits for current Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries. (no bill) Sent letter to White House to urging the President to take steps with Congress to avoid default on our national debt and avoid risking benefits for current Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries. (no bill) Lobbied to prevent the inclusion of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cuts for the purpose of achieving deficit reduction, a budget agreement, or as a tradeoff for scheduled sequestration cuts or other government spending. (no bill) Submitted testimony to Finance Committee for hearing on December 18th on Social Security. Discussed draft Social Security legislation with several Congressional staffers. (no bill) S. 1979, the USA Retirement Funds Act - Lobbied for additional protections to ensure older workers and retirees pension benefits are fully protected. S. 1970, the Retirement Security Act - Lobbied for additional protections for lower income and other workers to ensure that promised benefits are equitably provided. Sent letter of qualified support. S. 2089, the SSI Restoration Act - AARP considered the need to update and index SSI benefits for inflation. Met with Department of Treasury on pending retirement initiatives. Met with NEC staff on retirement issues. Met with DOL on retirement issues. Met with Administration staff to discuss issuance of proposed rules on Fiduciary duty. Letter to SEC demonstrating the harm from maintaining the suitability standard as opposed to imposing a fiduciary duty on broker/dealers to investors. (no bill) Discussed the need for fiduciary duty and user fees to fund the examination of registered investment advisors. (no bill) Letter to SEC in support of efforts to improve marketing and advertising of target date funds.Sent letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee in support of rebalancing funding to ensure timely payment of SSDI benefits. S. 2742, Social Security Access Act of 2014 - Sent a letter of support. H.R. 5260, Stop Disability Fraud Act of 2014 - Discussed SSDI legislation. Discussed problems related to the "de-risking" of defined benefit pension plans. Submitted comments to the Department of Labor and related agencies on retirement topics including lifetime income and target date retirement funds.

Client expense: $2,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 2035 - Automatic IRA Act of 2013 (Automatically enrolls employees in an IRA.) H.R. 4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.) H.R. 5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (Modify single-employer PBGC premiums.) H.R. 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations (Changes multi-employer pension funding rules.) S. 1979 - Retirement Security Act of 2014 (Requirements for small business participation in multi-employer pension plans.)

Client expense: $413,962 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S. 1145 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act (Isakson) S. 1270 - SAFE Retirement Act of 2013 (Hatch) S. 1970 - Retirement Security Act of 2014 (Collins) S. 1979 - USA Retirement Funds Act (Harkin) H.R. 2035 - Automatic IRA Act of 2013 (Neal) H.R. 2117 - Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 (Neal) H.R. 2171 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act (Holt) H.R. 4376 - Retirement Security Act of 2014 (Braley) H.R. 5875 - SAVE Act of 2014 (Kind) Electronic Delivery of Retirement Plan Information Department of Labor Fiduciary Definition Security Throughout Retirement Act (Cantwell)

Client expense: $1,130,086 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Administration Proposed FY 2015 Budget MyRA proposal Cap on retirement savings Tax Incentives - limitation on itemized deductions and exclusions affecting retirement savings Defined Benefit Plan Issues Pension funding stabilization Mortality Tables De-Risking methods Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act (PATH) of 2014 - pension funding stabilization (Senate Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 - H.R. 83/Public Law No: 113-235, pension provisions Highway and Transportation Funding Act - H.R. 5021 (House) PBGC premiums A bill to clarify the definition of substantial cessation of operations under ERISA Section 4062 (e) - S. 2511 Retirement Security Preservation Act, non-discrimination provisions - S. 2855/H.R. 5381 Late retirement actuarial equivalence Pension Protection Act definition of liquidity shortfall Tax Increase Prevention Act, employee benefit plan provisions - H.R. 5771/ Public Law No: 113-295 (tax extenders; Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013 - S. 313/H.R. 647) Defined contribution plan issues Automatic enrollment, automatic escalation Plan fees; Brokerage windows Investment advice to retirement plan participants, DOL definition of fiduciary Roth 401(k)s and Roth IRAs Electronic disclosure of retirement plan information, fees and distribution notices to participants Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 - S. 1270 Retirement Plan Simplification And Enhancement Act of 2013 - H.R. 2117 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1145/H.R. 2171 Retirement Security Act of 2014 - S. 1970/H.R. 4376 The Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act - S. 1979 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act - S. 2162 - 162 m, (executive compensation) Tax Reform - employer-sponsored retirement plans Tax Reform Act of 2014 - H.R. 1 Comprehensive Tax Reform for 2015 and Beyond - Republican Staff, Committee on Finance, United States Senate Other Issues Hybrid retirement plans -Treasury Department finalization of proposed regulations & legislation Executive compensation - pay for performance, timing of taxation, substantial risk of forfeiture, Internal Revenue Code Sec. 409A, sec. 953(b) of Dodd-Frank (pay ratio provision) Derivatives issues (Dodd-Frank impact on retirement plan investments) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) - exemption for foreign retirement plans Puerto Rico retirement plan regulation Regulation of Money Market Funds Multiemployer pension plan issues ESOP dividend deduction Disability plan automatic enrollment Inherited retirement plans including IRAs and tax treatment Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), U.S. Supreme Court case - regulatory implementation issues related to retirement plan administration Retirement plan access proposals

Client expense: $206,293 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Retirement Security as in the following bills: S606 - Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 (SEAL Act) HR2117 - Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 HR2035 - Automatic IRA Act of 2013 S1270 - Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 S1970 - Retirement Security Act of 2014 S1979 - USA Retirement Funds Act of 2014 HR5875 - Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2014 DOL & SEC Fiduciary Proposals (DOL Fiduciary Definition Regulation/SEC Project to Harmonize Broker-Dealer Fiduciary Standards) as in the following bill: HR2374 - Retail Investor Protection Act Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Tax Benefits of Defined Contribution Plans Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Stretch IRA as in the following bills: S953 - Reed-Harkin Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013 Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act of 2014 (Chairmans Mark) Lifetime Income Disclosure as in the following bills: HR2171/S1145 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act of 2013 Retirement Plan Consolidation Tax Reform as it relates to retirement plans Qualified Default Investment Alternatives

Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R. 1: The Tax Reform Act of 2014. Issue: tax incentives for savings H.R. 2035: Automatic IRA Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2117: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 837: Saving for American Families Future Act of 2013. Issue: Savers credit enhancement S. 1145/H.R. 2171: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration S. 1270: Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Act. Issue: retirement security H.R. 8 - The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Issue: Long-Term Care, repeal of the CLASS Act, LTC Commission S.1979: Universal, Secure, Adaptable Retirement Funds Act. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2171: Retirement Security Act of 2014. Issue: retirement security H.R. 5875, the SAVE Act of 2014. Issue: Retirement security

Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals clarifying the status of professional employer organizations, including S. 479/H.R. 3581, Small Business Efficiency Act. S. 1979, USA Retirement Funds Act. S. 1270, SAFE Retirement Act. S. 1970, Retirement Security Act. PEO provision in tax reform proposals. H.R. 647, ABLE Act. H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals related to expansion of SIMPLE IRAs, establishment of discretionary payroll deduction IRAs and creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Proposals relating to defined benefit plan funding. Issues related to regulations addressing liability for partial termination of defined benefit plans. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings and DOL fee disclosure proposals. H.R. 2117, Retirement Plan Simplification Act.Retirement recommendations contained in the final report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Proposals related to stemming leakage from retirement plans through reform of plan loan rules. Proposals related to stable value investment offerings in defined contribution plans. Proposals related to phased retirement. Proposals to increase PBGC premiums. Proposals related to retirement target date funds. Issues related to the Department of Labor's proposed regulation defining fiduciary for investment advice purposes. Proposals and regulations related to cash balance, pension equity, and other hybrid pension plans. Issues related to PBGC collections and PBGC disclosure issues. Proposals related to electronic disclosure of information under ERISA. Proposals regarding compliance of retirement plans. FASB pension accounting. S. 1979, USA Retirement Act. Issues related to use of brokerage windows in defined contribution plans. Proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals to modify required minimum distribution rules. Proposals that would modify limits on retirement plan contributions. S. 1270, SAFE Retirement Act. Proposals related to stretch IRAs, including S. 953, The Student Loan Affordability Act. S. 1970, Retirement Security Act. Retirement provisions in the President's FY 2015 budget. Issues related to access to death master file. S. 2540, Patriot Employee Tax Credit Act. H. R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act. S. 2855, Retirement Security Preservation Act. H. R. 5381, to amend the nondiscrimination provisions to protect older, longer service employees. Issues related to government issued mortality tables. H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act. H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 837: Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security. H.R. 837: Saving for American Families Future Act of 2013. Issue: Savers credit enhancement H.R. 2035: Automatic IRA Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2117: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2171: Retirement Security Act of 2014. Issue: retirement security H.R. 3590-The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Issue: Assessments under state-based insurance exchanges. H.R. 5263-The Living Donor Protection Act, Issue: Underwriting for long-term care H.R. 5576: the US Accounts: Investing in Americas Future Act of 2014, Kid Save accounts. H.R. 5875: SAVE Act: retirement security S. Con. Res. 12: Resolution on Retirement Savings Incentives. Issue: retirement security. S. 606: Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act. Issue: limits borrowing from 401(k) plan. S. 1145/H.R. 2171: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration S. 1270: Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Act. Issue: retirement security S. 1970: Retirement Security Act: retirement security S. 1979: Universal, Secure, Adaptable Retirement Funds Act. Issue: retirement security No bill number: Preserving Americas Transit & Highways Act of 2014, - tracking the stretch IRA provision in it.

Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Public Employee Pension Transparency Act, HR 1682/S 799; Appraisals of ESOPs, DOL Fiduciary Rule, S. 273/HR 2041; USA Retirement Funds Act, S. 1979

Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Proposals to expand retirement coverage, including proposals to mandate payroll deduction IRAs (not yet in legislative form) Obama Administration's proposals to limit contributions to retirement accounts (not yet in legislative form) Proposals regarding annuitization of assets from defined contribution plans (not yet in legislative form) Congressional activity surrounding the Department of Labor's proposed regulation to redefine "fiduciary" not yet in legislative form) S 676-"Identity Theft & Tax Fraud Prevention Act" Death Master File S Con Res 12-"Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Anericans to help plan for a financially secure retirement"-Expresses sense of the Congress regarding tax incentives for retirement savings S 953-"Student Loan Affordability Act"-Specifically the requirement to accelerate required minimum distribution from inherited IRA's and 401(k)-type of accounts used to offset the cost of lower student loan interest rates USA Retirement Funds-Not yet introduced, a plan to createa new typeof privately-run retirement plan HR 2374-"Retail Investor Protection Act"-addresses the timing of the release of the Department of Labor's re-proposal and definition of fiduciary and provides guidance to the SEC on its own proposal SEC Municipal Advisors Rule- clarifying the definitions of "municipal advisor" and "investment Strategies" Updates to 408(b)(2) Fee Disclosure-will provide a more uniform manner for disclosing information to plan sponsors Plan Consolidation- (no bill) Auto IRA Program-for employers not offering a retirement plan with no mandate (not yet introduced) HR 1534-Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2013 HR 837-Saving for American Families' Future Act of 2013 HR 2171/S 1145-Lifetime Income Disclosure Act of 2013 HR 2374-Retail Investor Protection Act of 2013 S 1970-Retirement Act of 2014 S 1979-HARKIN RETIREMENT USA Preserving America's Transit and Highways Act of 2014 (Path Act) (no bill number yet) HR 4634-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers and firefighters to make penalty-free withdrawals from government plans after age 50 Security Through Retirement Act- (Senator Cantwell's) (not yet introduced) -legislation encouraging the purchase & a guaranteed lifetime income product, like an anuity USAccounts-(not yet introduced) (Rep. Crowley)-legislation for child savings accounts SPUR Accounts- (not yet introduced) (Rep. Crowley)- legislation to create a new retirement account for employees HR 5875 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act-to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encorage retirement savings by modifying requirements with respect to employer-established IRAs, and for other purposes

Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Issues related to retirement security including retirement plan standards and savings initiatives, the DOL fiduciary definition reproposal, and lifetime income opportunities. S 606, Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013. S 1270, The Secure Annuities for Employees (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013. S 1145, Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. S 1979, Universal, Secure and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act of 2014--automatic enrollment and lifetime income provisions. S 1970, Retirement Security Act of 2014--all provisions.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE

Misc. pension, retirement and savings issues; Bills proposing multiple employer pension plan reform, including S1970, S 1270, S 1979; Bills proposing Lifetime Income Disclosure, including HR 2171, S 1145, and HR 83, Multiemployer pension plan reform.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.1682/S.799, Public Employee Pension Transparency Act; S.1979, USA Retirement Funds Act; retirement issues. H.R.2041/S.273, To modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans; issues related to appraisals of ESOPs, DOL Fiduciary Rule.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

The Restoring Overtime Pay for Working Americans Act (S. 2486); Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act (H.R. 3482); Retail Investor Protection Act (H.R. 2374); Investor Choice Act OF 2013; 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act OF 2013 (S. 1282); The Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013; A Bill to Amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to Require a Lifetime Income Disclosure; Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013; Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act of 2014 (S. 1979); Equal Employment for All Act of 2013 (S. 1837); Department of Labor Fiduciary Definition Re-Proposal; FINRA CARDS; SEC Investment Advisor Exams; Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule G-47

Client expense: $177,649 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

H.R.1, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for comprehensive tax reform (All sections of full text) H.R.5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (All sections of full text) S.1970, Retirement Security Act (All sections of full text)S.1979, USA Retirement Funds Act (All sections of full text)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. Con. Res. 12: Resolution on Retirement Savings Incentives. Issue: retirement security. H.R. 837: Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security. S. 606 - Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act. Issue: limits borrowing from 401(k) plan. H.R. 2035: Automatic IRA Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2117: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 837: Saving for American Families Future Act of 2013. Issue: Savers credit enhancement S. 1145/H.R. 2171: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration S. 1270: Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Act. Issue: retirement security S.1979: Universal, Secure, Adaptable Retirement Funds Act. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2171: Retirement Security Act of 2014. Issue: retirement security H.R. 5576, the USAccounts: Investing in Americas Future Act of 2014, Kid Save accounts. No bill number: Preserving Americas Transit & Highways Act of 2014, - tracking the stretch IRA provision in it. H.R. 5263-The Living Donor Protection Act, Issue: Underwriting for long-term care H.R. 3590-The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Issue: Assessments under state-based insurance exchanges. S. 1970, Retirement Security Act : retirement security H.R. 5875, SAVE Act: retirement security

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2174: The Retail Investor Protection Act pertaining to updated fiduciary regulations by the Department of Labor; HR 83 (P.L. 113-235): Making Consolidated Appropriations for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2015 and for other purposes, pertaining to Division O, Multiemployer Pension Reform, specifically opposition to weakening the anti-cutback rules in ERISA; S. 1979: USA Retirement Funds Act, pertaining to Title I establishing a new, universal retirement system.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2174: The Retail Investor Protection Act pertaining to updated fiduciary regulations by the Department of Labor; HR 83 (P.L. 113-235): Making Consolidated Appropriations for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2015 and for other purposes, pertaining to Division O, Multiemployer Pension Reform, specifically opposition to weakening the anti-cutback rules in ERISA; S. 1979: USA Retirement Funds Act, pertaining to Title I establishing a new, universal retirement system.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Retirement savings issues, including S 1270, the "SAFE Retirement Act of 2013;" HR 2035, the "Automatic IRA Act of 2013;" S 1979, the "USA Retirement Funds Act;" HR 2117, the "Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act;" and the "Tax Reform Act of 2014."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Retirement savings issues, including S 1270, the "SAFE Retirement Act of 2013;" HR 2035, the "Automatic IRA Act of 2013;" S 1979, the "USA Retirement Funds Act;" HR 2117, the "Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act;" and the "Tax Reform Act of 2014."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

RS Governmental plans compliance initiative; IRS Normal Retirement Age regulations; IRS revenue ruling 2006-43; IRS ANPRM on definition of a governmental plan; funding of governmental plans; general pension plan reform; Public Employee Pension Transparency Act (HR 1628, S 779); tax deferral of pension contributions and earnings (tax reform legislation); Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act(S 1270); Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act (S 1979); Office of Stateand Local Finance public pension plan interests; infrastructure financing

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

IRS Governmental plans compliance initiative; IRS Normal Retirement Age regulations; IRS revenue ruling 2006-43; IRS ANPRM on definition of a governmental plan; funding of governmental plans; general pension plan reform; Public Employee Pension Transparency Act (HR 1628, S 779); governmental plan accounting and disclosure; disclosure of state death records,tax deferrals related to pension contributions and earnings (tax reform legislation); Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act(S 1270); Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act (S 1979); Office of State and Local Finance public pension plan interests.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

IRS Governmental plans compliance initiative; IRS Normal Retirement Age regulations; IRS revenue ruling 2006-43; IRS ANPRM on definition of a governmental plan; funding of governmental plans; general pension plan reform; Public Employee Pension Transparency Act (HR 1628, S 779); tax deferral of pension contributions and earnings (tax reform legislation); Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act(S 1270); Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act (S 1979); Office of Stateand Local Finance public pension plan interests

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

IRS Governmental plans compliance initiative; IRS Normal Retirement Age regulations; IRS revenue ruling 2006-43; IRS ANPRM on definition of a governmental plan; funding of governmental plans; general pension plan reform; Public Employee Pension Transparency Act (HR 1628, S 779); governmental plan accounting and disclosure; disclosure of state death records,tax deferrals related to pension contributions and earnings (tax reform legislation); Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act(S 1270); Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act (S 1979); Office of State and Local Finance public pension plan interests.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

RET - Third Quarter Report - 2014 H.R. 837: Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security. H.R. 837: Saving for American Families Future Act of 2013. Issue: Savers credit enhancement H.R. 2035: Automatic IRA Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2117: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013. Issue: retirement security H.R. 2171: Retirement Security Act of 2014. Issue: retirement security H.R. 3590-The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Issue: Assessments under state-based insurance exchanges. H.R. 5263-The Living Donor Protection Act, Issue: Underwriting for long-term care H.R. 5576, the USAccounts: Investing in Americas Future Act of 2014, Kid Save accounts. S. Con. Res. 12: Resolution on Retirement Savings Incentives. Issue: retirement security. S. 606 - Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act. Issue: limits borrowing from 401(k) plan. S. 1145/H.R. 2171: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act. Issue: lifetime income illustration S. 1270: Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Act. Issue: retirement security S.1979: Universal, Secure, Adaptable Retirement Funds Act. Issue: retirement security No bill number: Preserving Americas Transit & Highways Act of 2014, - tracking the stretch IRA provision in it.

Client expense: $1,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

See AddendumS. 676, "The Identify Theft and Tax Fraud Protection Act of 2013". S. 1145, "Lifetime Income Disclosure Act". S. 1270, "SAFE Retirement Act of 2013". S. 1557, "Automatic IRA Act", a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to promote and simplify Qualified Plans. S. 1970, "The Retirement Security Act of 2014". S. 1979, "The USA Retirement Funds Act". H.R. 1534, "Small Business Add Value for Employees Act". H.R. 2117, "Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013". H.R. 2171, "Lifetime Income Disclosure Act". H.R. 2035, "Automatic IRA Act of 2013" - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require certain employers who do not maintain qualifying retirement plans or arrangements to make available to their eligible employees a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement. No Bill Number - A proposal relating to Tax Reform released by Chairman David Camp of the House Ways and Means Committee. Dept. of Labor, final rule adding Section 2520.104(b)-1(c), Electronic Distribution of Disclosures Required by Title 1 of ERISA, 75 FR 19285 (4/7/11). Dept. of Labor, proposed rule amending Section 2510.3-21 c, (definition of term "fiduciary"), 75 FR 65263 (10/22/10). Dept. of Labor proposed rule amending Section 2550.404a-4, Selection of Insurers to provide guaranteed retirement income- safe harbor for individual account plans. Dept. of Labor, "Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) on Pension Benefit Statements". The ANPRM will require an illustration of participant account balances on participant statements in the form of lifetime income.

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

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1982 - The Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers Compensation Settlement Agreements Act - all provisions Public Law 112-242, the SMART (Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers) Act of 2012 - ensuring proper implementation Draft bill to establish a National Clearinghouse for Income Protection Information and to educate employers on disability income insurance - all provisions S. 1970 - Retirement Security Act of 2013 - all provisions S. 1270 - Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 - all provisions S. 1979 - USA Retirement Act - all provisions S. 1145 / H.R. 2171, Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - all provisions H.R. 837, Savings for American Families' Future Act - all provisions Issues pertaining to the District of Columbias treatment of excepted benefits for purposes of exchange funding.

Client expense: $1,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 Multiemployer Pension Plans: funding Social Security Disability: funding and administrative changes Pension Fiduciary Duty rules S. 1979, USA Retirement Funds Act; hybrid plans, pooled funds, plan coverage, fiduciary Social Security Administration: office closings and workforce reduction, SSH operating expenditures in Labor & HHS appropriations Pension: 4062(e) legislation, recoupment, PBGC ERISA: pension funding, investment advice H.R. 2100, Social Security Expansion Social Security Trustees Report H.R. 5260, Stop Disability Fraud Act of 2014 S. 2511, A Bill to Amend ERISA to Clarify the Definition of Substantial Cessation of Operations EBSA S. 2491, Medicare Protection Act Retirement Security

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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 Economic Council (NEC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 647 Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; entire bill H.R. 837 Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 2117 the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act; entire billH.R. 2171 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act; entire bill H.R. 4619 Permanent IRA Charitable Contribution Act of 2014; entire bill H.R.5021 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014; provisions relating to IRAs S. 313 Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; entire bill S. 606 - SEAL Act; entire bill S. 1145 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act; entire bill S. 1270 SAFE Retirement Act of 2013; entire bill S. 1772 Public Good IRA Roll-over Act of 2013; entire bill S. 1970 Retirement Security Act; entire bill S. 1979 Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act; entire bill S. 2260 EXPIRE Act of 2014; provisions relating to extension of qualified charitable distributions from retirement accounts Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act of 2014, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the extension of highway fund expenditures, to provide revenues for highway programs, and for other purposes; provisions relating to inherited IRAs Not yet introduced: SAVE Act, provisions related to making SIMPLE IRAs more attractive for small business and expanded tax credit for small business pension plan start-up costs Importance of existing tax incentives for retirement security and potential negative implications of potential tax reform proposals or use or retirement savings as an offset in any budget agreement in terms of reducing qualified plan and annuities coverage (both qualified and nonqualified) Potential SEC and DoL regulatory activity revising securities and ERISA rules governing fiduciary standards for the provisions of investment advice/financial education services, potential implications on qualified accounts (both 401(k)s and IRAs) and nonqualified long-term savings, small business coverage, and importance of coordinated and workable rules. Inclusion of qualified plan charitable distribution rule in the Senate Finance Committee extender package

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1270 / S. 1970 / S. 1979 - Multiple Small Employer Plans - issues relating to MEPs/MSEPs S. 1979 - Lifetime Income Disclosure & Regulatory Issues - all provisions S. 1970 - Retirement Security Act of 2014 H.R. 2035 - Automatic IRA - all provisionsNo Bill# - Proposed DOL Fiduciary Regulations - all provisions No Bill# - Dodd-Frank issues at CFTC and SEC surrounding swap-related regulations including inter-affiliate swaps work No Bill# - GMWB Interpretive Issues in terms of possible guidance S. 1270 - Electronic Disclosure - ERISA/Internal Revenue Code - issues/provisions relating to the use of electronic disclosure by employee benefit plans No Bill# - Department of Labor Guidance on Self-Directed Brokerage / FAB 2012-02 Q&A 30 - issues relating to the use of self-directed brokerage by employee benefit plans No Bill# - Issues relating to DOL Safe Harbor for Selection of Annuity Providers S. 1979 - Issues relating to Annuity Selection Safe Harbor No Bill# - Issues relating to target date funds disclosures S. 1979 - USA Retirement Plans - all provisions No Bill# - Issues relating to guide/index for ERISA 408b-2 fee disclosures

Client expense: $1,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Retirement savings issues, including S. 1270, the "SAFE Retirement Act of 2013," H.R. 2035, the "Automatic IRA Act of 2013," S. 1979, the "USA Retirement Funds Act," H.R. 2117, the "Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act," and the "Tax Reform Act of 2014."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Retirement savings issues, including S. 1270, the "SAFE Retirement Act of 2013," H.R. 2035, the "Automatic IRA Act of 2013," S. 1979, the "USA Retirement Funds Act," H.R. 2117, the "Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act," and the "Tax Reform Act of 2014."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals to expand retirement coverage, including proposals to mandate payroll deduction IRAs (not yet in legislative form) Obama Administration's proposals to limit contributions to retirement accounts (not yet in legislative form) Proposals regarding annuitization of assets from defined contribution plans (not yet in legislative form) Congressional activity surrounding the Department of Labor's proposed regulation to redefine "fiduciary" (not yet in legislative form) S 676-"Identity Theft & Tax Fraud Prevention Act" Death Master File limitations S. Con. Res. 12-"Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a finanacially secure retirement"- Expresses sense of the Congress regarding tax incentives for retirement savings S 953-"Student Loan Affordability Act"-Specifically the requirement to accelerate required minimum distribution from inherited IRA's and 401(k)-type of accounts used to offset the cost of lower student loan interest rates USA Retirement Funds-Not yet introduced, a plan to create a new type of privately-run retirement plan HR 2374-"Retail Investor Protection Act"-addresses the timing of the release of the Department of Labor's re-proposal and definition of fiduciary and provides guidance to the SEC on its own proposal SEC Municipal Advisors Rule-rule clarifying the definitions of "municipal adavisor" and "investment strategies" Updates to 408(b)(2) Fee Disclosure-will provide a more uniform manner for disclosing information to plan sponsors Plan Consolidation - (no bill) Auto IRA Program-for employers not offering a retirement plan with no mandate (not yet introduced) HR 1534-Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2013 HR 837-Saving for American Families' Future Act of 2013 HR 2171/S 1145-Lifetime Income Disclosure Act of 2013 HR 2374-Retail Investor Protection Act of 2013 S 1970-Retirement Act of 2014 S 1979-HARKIN RETIREMENT USA Preserving America's Transit and Highways Act of 2014 (Path Act) (no bill number yet) HR 4634-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers and firefighters to make penalty-free withdrawals from government plans after age 50 Security Through Retirement Act - (Senator Cantwell's) (not yet introduced)-legislation encouraging the purchase & a guaranteed lifetime income product, like an annuity USAccounts- (not yet introduced) (Rep. Crowley)- legislation for child savings accounts SPUR Accounts- (not yet introduced) (Rep. Crowley) - legislation to create a new retirement aaccount for employees

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

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Discussed demographics and priorities for AARP members and the 50+ population in general. (no bill) Discussed with lawmakers & the Administration to keep Social Security separate from all budget negotiations/deficit reduction measures and opposed proposals for a "Chained CPI"Discussed the Department of Labor's intent to propose new fiduciary duty regulation with Congressional staff. Discussed possible proposals to improve pension rights for participants and reform proposals to improve pension coverage and adequacy. ( no bill) Briefed Congress on AARP's "You've Earned A Say"- A national conversation on the future of Social Security and Medicare with AARP members and all Americans. Lobbied against cuts to Social Security benefits via the adoption of chained CPI to calculate annual cost of living adjustments for Social Security and Veterans benefits, among others. (no bill) S.500, the Keeping Our Social Security Promise Act - Discussed legislation to apply payroll taxes to employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. S. 308, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act - Discussed legislation to implement the CPI-E for annual Social Security COLA's and to eliminate the cap on maximum taxable wages under Social Security. S.567, the Strengthening Social Security Act - Discussed legislation to implement the CPI-E for annual Social Security COLA's and to eliminate the cap on maximum taxable wages under Social Security. Discussed current and future challenges of Social Security's Representative Payee program. (no bill) Discussed pending DOL regulations of summary documents for 401(k) fee disclosure. (no bill) ERISA fiduciary protections to safeguard the savings of worker investments in retirement accounts. H. R. 1601, the SSI Restoration Act - Signed on to Leadership Council of Aging Organization's (LCAO) endorsement letter on legislation to update aspects of the Supplemental Security Income Program. Lobbied to prevent the inclusion of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefit cuts in any package pertaining to the continuing resolution or the debt ceiling. Discussed retirement bills in draft with multiple staffers. (no bill) Discussed legislation to improve SSA administrative services. (no bill) Discussed proposals to protect multi-employer pensions. (no bill) Letter to Congress and White House staff on the need to update definition of "fiduciary" under ERISA. (no bill) Discussed spousal pension protections. (no bill)H.R. 2229, the Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 - Discussed legislation with Hill staff to establish a universal standard for the truncation of Social Security Numbers to prevent identity theft and fraud. H.R. 2171/S. 1145, the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - Support for bipartisan legislation to express on annual 401(k) benefit statements the approximate annuity value of the lump sum value of the account. Discussed potential AARP comments to the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration's Announcement of Proposed Rulemaking on lifetime income illustrations given to participants in defined contribution pension plans, such as 401(k) and 403(b) plans. (no bill) Discussed with officials from DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration the planned re-proposal of regulations to update the definition of a fiduciary for ERISA covered pension plans. (no bill) H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act - Expressed opposition to H.R. 2374 to delay the DOL's planned re-proposal of regulations to update the definition of a fiduciary for ERISA covered pension plans until 60 days after the potential release of similar regulations by the Securities and Exchange Commission. H.R. 2154, the CPI for Seniors Act of 2013 - Discussed legislation to implement a Consumer Price Index for Seniors for calculating annual Social Security cost of living adjustments. Lobbied to prevent inclusion of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefit cuts and protect vital health, social services, housing and transportation programs in any Deficit Reduction proposals and from enhanced redutions under sequestration. (no bill) H.R. 2374, Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations bill 2015 - Letter and lobbying in opposition to this bill that would delay or prevent a DOL proposed rulemaking on Fiduciary Duty. Conducted briefings in both House and Senate. Met with DOL officials to urge reissuance of a proposed rule to update fiduciary duty as it applies to ERISA. (no bill) Sent letter to Congress to urge the House and Senate to take steps to avoid default on our national debt and avoid risking benefits for current Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries. (no bill) Sent letter to White House to urging the President to take steps with Congress to avoid default on our national debt and avoid risking benefits for current Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries. (no bill) Lobbied to prevent the inclusion of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cuts for the purpose of achieving deficit reduction, a budget agreement, or as a tradeoff for scheduled sequestration cuts or other government spending. (no bill) Submitted testimony to Finance Committee for hearing on December 18th on Social Security. Discussed draft Social Security legislation with several Congressional staffers. (no bill) S. 1979, the USA Retirement Funds Act - Lobbied for additional protections to ensure older workers and retirees pension benefits are fully protected. S. 1970, the Retirement Security Act - Lobbied for additional protections for lower income and other workers to ensure that promised benefits are equitably provided. S. 2089, the SSI Restoration Act - AARP considered the need to update and index SSI benefits for inflation. S. 1270, Retirement Security Act - Sent letter of support. Met with Department of Treasury on pending retirement initiatives. Met with NEC staff on retirement issues. Met with DOL on retirement issues. Met with Administration staff to discuss issuance of proposed rules on Fiduciary duty. Multi-employer Pension Reform - Discussed concerns regarding reform proposals that cut retiree benefits; met with PBGC. (no bill) Letter to SEC demonstrating the harm from maintaining the suitability standard as opposed to imposing a fiduciary duty on broker/dealers to investors. (no bill) Discussed the need for fiduciary duty and user fees to fund the examination of registered investment advisors. (no bill) Letter to SEC in support of efforts to improve marketing and advertising of target date funds.Sent letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee in support of rebalancing funding to ensure timely payment of SSDI benefits. S. 2742, Social Security Access Act of 2014 - Sent a letter of support. H.R. 5260, Stop Disability Fraud Act of 2014 - Discussed SSDI legislation. Discussed women's pension protection. Discussed problems related to the "de-risking" of defined benefit pension plans. Submitted comments to the Department of Labor and related agencies on retirement topics including lifetime income and target date retirement funds.

Client expense: $2,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office