Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015

Advocacy on House and Senate energy legislation (H.R.8 and S.2012, including provisions related to hydroelectric relicensing); clean energy tax policy, including S.1946; FY2016 Energy & Water Appropriations Bill including appropriations for the Department of Energy Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (H.R.2028) a provision in H.R.2177, Section 433 - Enhanced Energy Efficiency Underwriting, also known as the SAVE Act; EXIM Bank reauthorization; Senator Merkley amendment to the FY2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Senate appropriations bill that would have prevented U.S. contributions to the Green Climate Fund (GCF); Educational outreach on the 2015 edition of the BCSE Sustainable Energy in America Factbook; the EPA proposed Clean Power Plan carbon regulations; CEQ Guidance on NEPA Greenhouse Gas Impacts. The BCSE also provides administrative service to the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition (FPCC), a coalition of federal energy services contract holders. The FPCC's lobbying activities and expenditures are included in the BCSE's quarterly LD-2 filings. Cascade Associates is a lobbyist for the FPCC. The FPCC contacted: The House of Representatives, Senate, Department of Energy, Office of Management and Budget, the Council and Environmental Quality and the Departments of Navy, Army and Air Force. The FPCC is working with Members of Congress in developing complimentary policy for Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC). Specifically, the FPCC lobbied for positive budgetary treatment of performance contracting, H.R.1629 and S.868 and energy efficiency titles in both House and Senate Energy Committees.

Client expense: $27,821 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

BCSE provides administrative service to the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition (FPCC), a coalition of federal energy services contract holders. The FPCC's lobbying activities and expenditures are included in the BCSE's quarterly LD-2 filings. Cascade Associates is a lobbyist for the FPCC. The FPCC is working with Members of Congress in developing complimentary policy for Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC.) Specifically, the FPCC lobbied for positive budgetary treatment of performance contracting, HR 1629 and S. 868 and energy efficiency titles in both House and Senate Energy Committees.

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

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Advocacy on House and Senate energy legislation; clean energy tax policy; FY 2016 Energy & Water Appropriations Bill including appropriations for the Department of Energy Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency and the Green Climate Fund; Educations outreach on the 2015 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook; the EPA proposed Clean Power Plan carbon regulations; CEQ Guidance on NEPA Greenhouse Gas Impacts. The BCSE also provides administrative service to the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition (FPCC), a coalition of federal energy services contract holders. The FPCC's lobbying activities and expenditures are included in the BCSE's quarterly LD-2 filings. Cascade Associates is a lobbyist for the FPCC. The FPCC contacted: The House of Representatives, Senate, Department of Energy, the White House, Office of Management and Budget, the Council and Environmental Quality, the Department of Defense, and the Departments of Navy, Army and Air Force. The FPCC is working with Members of Congress in developing complimentary policy for Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC.) Specifically, the FPCC lobbied for positive budgetary treatment of performance contracting, HR 1629 and S. 868 and energy efficiency titles in both House and Senate Energy Committees.

Client expense: $32,078 · Firm income: Not reported

S.AMDT.839 -amendment to S.CON.RES.11 - To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting United States citizens held hostage in the United States embassy in Tehran, Iran, between November 3, 1979, and January 20, 1981. S.868 - Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015 - Establishes in the Treasury the American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund to: (1) make payments to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to their families, who are identified as members of the proposed class in case number 1:00-CV-03110 (ESG) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; and (2) satisfy their claims against Iran relating to the taking of hostages and treatment of personnel of the U.S. embassy in Tehran between November 3, 1979, and January 20, 1981. Imposes a surcharge, to be deposited into the Fund, of 30% on the amount of: (1) any fine or penalty imposed for a violation (committed on or after enactment of this Act) of a law or regulation penalizing any economic activity relating to Iran that is administered by the Departments of State, Treasury, Justice, Commerce, or Energy; or (2) the monetary amount of a settlement entered into by a person regarding a suspected violation of such a law or regulation. Requires Fund payments to members of the proposed class in the following order of priority: $10,000 for each day of captivity first to each living former hostage and then to the estate of each deceased former hostage, and $5,000 to each spouse and child of a former hostage for each day of captivity of the former hostage. Prohibits a payment recipient from maintaining an action against Iran in any federal or state court for any claims relating to the hostage events. Waives and forever releases all existing claims against Iran for those events upon payment from the Fund to all designated recipients. Requires the State Department to submit recommendations to Congress if Fund amounts will be insufficient to pay all recipients within 444 days after enactment of this Act.