CENOTE Act of 2018

NOAA Organic Act (bill number not yet available), issues related to marine technology Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act, H.R.1715, issues related to marine technology CENOTE Act of 2018 implementation, S.2511, issues related to marine technology IOOS Reauthorization Act (bill number not yet available), issues related to marine technology

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

NOAA Organic Act (bill number not yet available), issues related to marine technology Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act, H.R.1715, issues related to marine technology CENOTE Act of 2018 implementation, S.2511, issues related to marine technology IOOS Reauthorization Act (bill number not yet available), issues related to marine technology

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

NOAA Organic Act (bill number not yet available), issues related to marine technology Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act, H.R.1715, issues related to marine technology CENOTE Act of 2018 implementation, S.2511, issues related to marine technology IOOS Reauthorization Act (bill number not yet available), issues related to marine technology

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Reconciliation Legislation H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit Support making permanent and augmenting by an additional 50 percent the increased Low-Income Housing Tax Credit authority enacted in March 2018 to enable the production of new units. Support establishment of Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit to spur production of multifamily units serving middle-income families. H.R. 2573 / S. 1136, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021, to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2820, Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All Act (DASH Act), to provide rental housing vouchers for the homeless, and for other purposes, H.R. 7078, LIHTC Financing Enabling Long-term Investment in Neighborhood Excellence (LIFELINE) Act, to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to allow coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds to be used for low-income housing credit projects, all provisions. S. 4181, LIHTC Financing Enabling Long-term Investment in Neighborhood Excellence (LIFELINE) Act, to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to allow coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds to be used for low-income housing credit projects, all provisions. Monitored possible issuance of final rule on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Average Income Test: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 26 CFR Part 1, REG-119890-18, RIN 1454 BO92, Section 42, Low-Income Housing Credit Average Income Test Regulations. Signed letter of trade associations (sent April 5, 2022) to Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen requesting that the Treasury Department preserve the value of community development tax incentives, including the Low-Income Tax Credit, as the OECD moves forward on Pillar 2 rules establishing a global minimum tax. Monitored mitigation of potential negative impact OECD Pillar 2 of global minimum tax on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Biden Administration Tax Proposals General Explanations of the Administration's Fiscal Year 2023 Revenue Proposals: Allow selective basis boosts for bond-financed low-income housing tax credit projects; increase the top marginal income tax rate for high earners; reform the taxation of capital income; impose a minimum tax on the wealthiest taxpayers, tax carried (profits) interests as ordinary income; repeal deferral of gain from like-kind exchanges; and require 100 percent depreciation recapture of depreciation deductions as ordinary income for certain depreciable property. President Biden Announces New Actions to Ease the Burden of Housing Costs (announced May 15, 2022), proposals to increase the supply of multifamily housing. Taxation of Business and Capital Income, Estates, and FIRPTA Like-kind exchanges: Support retaining current law. Capital Gains - Oppose doubling the long-term capital gains tax rate and support current-law capital gains tax rates. Carried interest: NMHC believes that carried interest should be treated as a long-term capital gain if the underlying asset is held for at least one year. Stepped-Up Basis at Death and Taxation of Unrealized Capital Gains at Death: Support retaining current law providing for stepped-up basis at death and taxation of capital gains upon actual sale. Business Interest Deductibility: Support full deductibility of business interest for multifamily industry. Section 199A Pass-Through Deduction: Support 199A pass-through deduction. Estate Tax: Support making permanent the Estate Tax rules enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA): Support repealing FIRPTA to promote investment in U.S. multifamily industry. Extension of Expiring Tax Provisions NMHC supports extending the 12.5 increase in LIHTC credit authority available in 2018-2021. NMHC also supports extending the New Energy Home Credit (IRC 45L). Opportunity Zones Support reducing the basis increase necessary to qualify a multifamily rehabilitation project for Opportunity Zone purposes. H.R. 7467 and S. 4065, Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to qualified opportunity zones, and for other purposes, all provisions. Adaptive Reuse Federal tax policies impacting the conversion of property (e.g, conversion of office buildings into housing) H.R. 4759, Revitalizing Downtowns Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment credit for the conversion of office buildings into other uses, all provisions. Also, analyzed proposals to expand bill to enable commercial property types other than office buildings to be converted, as well as to allow REITs to benefit from the incentive S. 2511, Revitalizing Downtowns Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment credit for the conversion of office buildings into other uses, all provisions. Also, analyzed proposals to expand bill to enable commercial property types other than office buildings to be converted, as well as to allow REITs to benefit from the incentive Tax Depreciation H.R. 7229, Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation of nonresidential real property and residential rental property, all provisions. S. 4012, Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation of nonresidential real property and residential rental property, all provisions.

Provided information to Congressional staff on ocean technology legislation. S.2511, Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology Act of 2018 (CENOTE) Act of 2018, all provisions relating to unmanned maritime systems.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Provided information to Congressional staff on ocean technology legislation. S.2511, Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology Act of 2018 (CENOTE) Act of 2018, all provisions relating to unmanned maritime systems.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Socioeconomic Adjustment of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (H.R. 1343/S. 688,H.R. 5273/H.R. 34 - 21st Century Cures Act) Medicare Audit Contractor Program Reforms (H.R. 2156/S. 2368) Telehealth, Interoperability, Health Information Technology (H.R. 6/H.R. 34 - 21st Century Cures Act, S. 2511, S. 2484/H.R. 4442) Health Care and Medicaid Financing Reform (Better Way White Paper, Empowering Patients First Act, Patient CARE Act, H.R. 5284/S. 2985) Graduate Medical Education Policy (H.R. 2124, S. 1148, H.R. 3292, H.R. 6333) DSH Payment Bundled Payment Programs MACRA Implementation NOTICE Act Implementation Stark Law Reforms Star Ratings Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model Medicare Advantage Policy

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE