INFORM Act

Issues related to organized retail crime and product safety. H.R. 7756/S. 3417, The Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act of 2020

Client expense: $2,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

Issues related to consumer protection and data privacy; Consumer issues; INFORM Act, S.3417

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership) The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - S. 5035 Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2020 - S. 5045 The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 5064 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192 Securing a Strong America - H.R. 8696 Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act - H.R. 8959 Sustainable Investment Policies Act of 2020 - H.R. 8960 Automatic 401 (k) Act Cybersecurity Defined benefit pension plan funding rules Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory and Others Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES and SECURE Acts guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Presidential Memorandum - protecting the pensions of American workers and calling for a review of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporations (PBGC) financial position. Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Remote notarization Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits Services Administration (EBSA) -Final rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements DOL/EBSA - final rule on proxy voting and shareholder rights DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements DOL/Treasury/IRS - comments on need for service crediting guidance for PEPs DOL - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule DOL - New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rules and related Prohibited Transaction Exemption Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster Presidential Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform - single employer plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA pleading standards ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting IRS - Relief - Amended determination letter requests for statutory hybrid plans Missing Participants - Guidance on escheatment of missing participant retirement accounts Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues PBGC funding delay guidance - revisions to VRP guidance State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans

Issues related to organized retail crime and product safety. H.R. 7756/S. 3417, The Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act of 2020

Client expense: $2,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 2005 - Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 5676 - Retirement Plan Modernization Act; entire bill H.R. 6562 - the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act; entire bill H.R. 6958 - To allow provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year; entire bill H.R. 7008 - The Family Savings Flexibility Act; entire bill H.R. 7016 - Fairness for Early Withdrawers Act; entire bill H.R. 8406 - The Heroes Act; provisions relating to retirement plans S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019; entire bill S. 322 - SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act; entire bill S. 1011 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1018 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act; entire bill S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019; entire bill S. 1020 - Retirement Flexibility Act; entire bill S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; entire bill S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019; entire bill S. 3417 - Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act; entire bill S. 4537 - Reinvigorating the Economy, Creating Opportunity for every Vocation, Employer, Retiree & Youth Act or RECOVERY Act; provisions relating to retirement security Not Yet Introduced: Proposal for an employer retirement plan requirement

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

Issues related to consumer protection and data privacy; Consumer issues; INFORM Act, S.3417

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership) The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192 Automatic 401 (k) Act Cybersecurity Defined benefit pension plan funding rules Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory and Others Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES and SECURE Acts guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America Department of Labor (EBSA) proposed rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements DOL/EBSA - proposed rule on proxy voting DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments under SECURE Act DOL - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule DOL - New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rules Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster Presidential Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform - single employer plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA pleading standards ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting IRS - Relief - Amended determination letter requests for statutory hybrid plans Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues PBGC funding delay guidance - revision to VRP guidance State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules Student loan repayment benefit

Monitoring counterfeit policies H.R. 7756 and S.3417 The INFORM Act

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 2005 - Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 5676 - Retirement Plan Modernization Act; entire bill H.R. 6562 - the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act; entire bill H.R. 6958 - To allow provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year; entire bill H.R. 7008 - The Family Savings Flexibility Act; entire bill H.R. 7016 - Fairness for Early Withdrawers Act; entire bill S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019; entire bill S. 322 - SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act; entire bill S. 1011 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1018 - Refunds to Rainy Day Savings Act; entire bill S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019; entire bill S. 1020 - Retirement Flexibility Act; entire bill S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; entire bill S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019; entire bill S. 3417 - Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act; entire bill Not Yet Introduced: Proposal for an employer retirement plan requirement sponsored Rep. Richard Neal

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Discussions regarding online marketplace compliance program S.3749/H.R.6866, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S.3417, INFORM Act H.R.6058, SHOP SAFE Act Discussions related to retail pricing practices

Client expense: $1,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Issues related to consumer protection and data privacy; Consumer issues; INFORM Act, S.3417

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192 Automatic 401 (k) Act Cybersecurity Defined benefit pension plan funding rules Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) PBGC premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Regulatory and Other Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES Act guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth DOL (EBSA) proposed rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments under SERCURE Act Department of Labor - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule Executive compensation Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform DOL - determination of fiduciary status Emergency savings ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules Student loan repayment benefit

Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (pension plan relief and defined contribution plan issues) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Retirement Security Preservation Act - S. 2352 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Automatic 401 (k) Act Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Budget Proposal Financial wellness Defined benefit pension plan funding rules PBGC premiums Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Cybersecurity Regulatory and Other Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (pension plan relief and defined contribution plan issues) Executive Order - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in investing Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America SEC Best Interest Standard Guidance - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) - comments under SERCURE Act Department of Labor Proposed Rule: Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans Lump sum payments to participants in pay status PBGC Proposed Rule on Lump Sum Payment Assumptions IRS Proposed New Rules under Section 162 (m) - executive compensation Cyber security DOL - Definition of Fiduciary Emergency savings ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules related to 403 (b) plans Student loan repayment benefit