Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021

Issues/Topics Child Tax Credit Earned Income Tax Credit Workplace Investment Opportunity Act Social Security solvency Social Security claiming Small business procurement reform Small business access to capital SBIR/STTR reauthorization SBA 7(a) program SBA reauthorization SBA SBIC program SBA entrepreneurial development programs SBA SBLC moratorium Retirement earnings test Small business competitiveness Small business child care Supply chain resilience Emergency savings Workplace retirement savings Bills H.R. 2954, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act S. 2601, the Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act S. 2602, the Retirement Security Flexibility Act H.R. 6217 / S. 2690, the Expanding Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act H.R. 652 / S. 3109, the RAMP for Innovators Act S. 3896, the Empowering Women in Small Business Act H.R. 6347, the Military Spouse Entrepreneurship Act S. 4353, the RISE & Shine Act H.R. 7687 / S. 384, the 21st Century Entrepreneurship Act S. 4310, the Emergency Savings Act H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act S. 4808, the EARN Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ISSUE Investment Advice Standard of Conduct HR 699, Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act - amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty HR 725/S 153, Personalized Care Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. HR 984, Retirement Inflation Protection Act - allows the basis of certain assets to be adjusted for inflation solely for the purpose of determining the gain or loss. S 380, Health Savings Act - modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). HR 1584, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act - impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants. HR 1618/S 606, RESPOND Act - require the FRB and SEC to issue an annual report on the economic costs caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change. S 1443Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act -- allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments HR 2951 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - enables ETFs as investment option in variable insurance products HR 2944 Reducing the Maximum Service Requirement for Long-term Part-time Workers to Make Elective Deferrals to 401(k) Plans Act -- to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees. S 1703Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 1770Retirement Security & Savings Act -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. HR 3387/S 1762 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act -- to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. S 1272SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act -- increases the contribution limits for certain SIMPLE IRAs and modifies the requirements for replacing SIMPLE IRAs with 401(k) plans. HR 2741 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act -- To modify rules relating to 403(b) plans. HR 4262 Increasing Investor Opportunities Act - To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds S 2206Young American Savers Act of 2021 - directs the Department of the Treasury to establish as a permanent program the Federal Child Savings Account Program HR 4289 Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act - to provide for long-term care insurance benefits HR 2913/S 2452 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - to provide matching payments for retirement savings and establish MyRA HR 4678/S 2446 Womens Retirement Protection Act of 2021 - to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans HR 5334/S 2870 Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act of 2021 - to establish portable retirement accounts S 2602,Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - modifies the nondiscrimination requirements that apply to certain employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans that include automatic contribution arrangements HR 2265, Financial Exploitation Prevention Act - allows for the delay of the redemption of a security issued by an open-end investment management company if the company or transfer agent reasonably believes the redemption involves the financial exploitation HR 5723, Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust - protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations HR 4865/S 3198, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - direct SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities S 2583 Disaster Retirement Savings Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters. S 2601Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2021 -- allows employers to enroll employees in short-term savings accounts that are funded using automatic contributions deducted from participating employees' wages. HR 6746 Lifetime Income for Employees Act -- allows fiduciaries of pension plans to make default investment arrangements in annuity contracts HR 6782/S 3712 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 -- allows sponsors of automatic contribution arrangements to reenroll their employees HR 5877/S 3746 Pension Risk Transfer Accountability Act of 2021 -- requires the Department of Labor to review pension risk transfer standards HR 6912 Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) Fix Act -- to require that named fiduciaries collect contributions to pooled employer plans HR 7107/S 2415 Long-Term Care Affordability Act -- allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance HR 7146/S 1870 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2022 -- permits penalty-free distributions, up to $1,000, from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses, limited to one distribution in a calendar year HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement of 2022 -- makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions. HR 7310, Protecting America's Retirement Security Act -- To protect Americas retirement security S 3955, Starter-K Act of 2022 -- allows employers who do not provide a retirement plan to establish a starter 401(k) deferral-only arrangement for plan years beginning after 2022 HR 7284, Informed Savers Act -- requires the Department of Labor to review the fee disclosure requirements associated with the administration of defined contribution retirement plans S 4086,Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act -- amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to better enable plan sponsors to implement beneficial plan features S 4087, Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act -- require pension plans that offer participants and beneficiaries the option of receiving lifetime annuity payments as lump sum payments, to meet certain notice and disclosure requirements S 4103, Helping Parents Save for College Act of 2022 -- allows a retirement savings tax credit for contributions to any qualified tuition program (e.g., a 529 qualified tuition plan). It also permits a rollover of unused contributions to a ROTH IRA savings account S 4147, Financial Freedom Act -- prohibit the Secretary of Labor from constraining the range or type of investments that may be offered in individual retirement accounts S 4154, Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act -- provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses S 4153, Incentivizing Small Business Retirement Savings Act -- allows eligible small employers an additional pension plan startup cost tax credit HR 7740/S 4219, Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act - limit mandatory arbitration agreements under ERISA ISSUE, Davis-Bacon Benefits Proposed Rule DOL S 4241, INDEX Act -- to require investment advisers for passively managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies HR 7594/S 4097, Too Narrow to Succeed Act - instruct DOL to conduct a survey of best practices for increasing the diversity of the asset management firms that invest American workers retirement plan funds S 4310, Emergency Savings Act of 2022 -- allow employers to offer pension-linked emergency savings accounts for financial emergencies S 4353, RISE and SHINE Act -- amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve retirement plan provisions S 4361, Savvy Savers Act -- require reports to Congress on reporting and disclosure requirements related to retirement plans S 4406,Advancing Auto Portability Act -- to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans S 4102 SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act - increases resource limits used to determine eligibility for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program HR 8521/S 4241 INDEX Act - guidelines for passively managed funds (e.g., index funds) that vote shares on behalf of fund investors in proxy shareholder votes S 4613 Maximize Americans Retirement Security Act - clarify the fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on pecuniary factors HR 8579 Retirement Protection Act of 2022 - increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules S 4808 EARN Act - to reform retirement provisions

Issues/Topics Child Tax Credit Workplace Investment Opportunity Act Social security solvency Small business procurement reform Small business access to capital SBIR/STTR reauthorization SBA reauthorization Retirement earnings test Social Security reform  Small business competitiveness Small business child care Supply chain resilience SBA entrepreneurial development programs Bills H.R.2954, the Securing A Strong Retirement Act S. 2601, the Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act S. 2602, the Retirement Security Flexibility Act H.R. 6393, the Responsible Budgeting Act H.R. S. 2690, the Expanding Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act H.R. 652/S. 3109, the RAMP for Innovators Act S. 3896, the Empowering Women in Small Business Acts. ____, the Military Spouse Entrepreneurship Act

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ISSUE Investment Advice Standard of Conduct HR 699, Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act - amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty HR 725/S 153, Personalized Care Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. HR 984, Retirement Inflation Protection Act - allows the basis of certain assets to be adjusted for inflation solely for the purpose of determining the gain or loss. S 380, Health Savings Act - modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). HR 1584, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act - impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants. HR 1618/S 606, RESPOND Act - require the FRB and SEC to issue an annual report on the economic costs caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change. S 1443Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act -- allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments HR 2951 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - enables ETFs as investment option in variable insurance products HR 2944 Reducing the Maximum Service Requirement for Long-term Part-time Workers to Make Elective Deferrals to 401(k) Plans Act -- to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees. S 1703Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 1770Retirement Security & Savings Act -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. HR 3387/S 1762 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act -- to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. S 1272SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act -- increases the contribution limits for certain SIMPLE IRAs and modifies the requirements for replacing SIMPLE IRAs with 401(k) plans. HR 2741 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act -- To modify rules relating to 403(b) plans. HR 4262 Increasing Investor Opportunities Act - To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds S 2206Young American Savers Act of 2021 - directs the Department of the Treasury to establish as a permanent program the Federal Child Savings Account Program HR 4289 Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act - to provide for long-term care insurance benefits HR 2913/S 2452 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - to provide matching payments for retirement savings and establish MyRA HR 4678/S 2446 Womens Retirement Protection Act of 2021 - to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans HR 5334/S 2870 Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act of 2021 - to establish portable retirement accounts S 2602,Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - modifies the nondiscrimination requirements that apply to certain employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans that include automatic contribution arrangements HR 2265, Financial Exploitation Prevention Act - allows for the delay of the redemption of a security issued by an open-end investment management company if the company or transfer agent reasonably believes the redemption involves the financial exploitation HR 5723, Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust - protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations HR 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - to improve and enhance retirement savings HR 4865/S 3198, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - direct SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities S 2583 Disaster Retirement Savings Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters. S 2601Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2021 -- allows employers to enroll employees in short-term savings accounts that are funded using automatic contributions deducted from participating employees' wages. HR 6746 Lifetime Income for Employees Act -- allows fiduciaries of pension plans to make default investment arrangements in annuity contracts HR 6782/S 3712 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 -- allows sponsors of automatic contribution arrangements to reenroll their employees HR 5877/S 3746 Pension Risk Transfer Accountability Act of 2021 -- requires the Department of Labor to review pension risk transfer standards HR 6912 Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) Fix Act -- to require that named fiduciaries collect contributions to pooled employer plans HR 7107/S 2415 Long-Term Care Affordability Act -- allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance HR 7146/S 1870 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2022 -- permits penalty-free distributions, up to $1,000, from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses, limited to one distribution in a calendar year HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement of 2022 -- makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions. HR 7310, Protecting America's Retirement Security Act -- To protect Americas retirement security S 3955, Starter-K Act of 2022 -- allows employers who do not provide a retirement plan to establish a starter 401(k) deferral-only arrangement for plan years beginning after 2022 HR 7284, Informed Savers Act -- requires the Department of Labor to review the fee disclosure requirements associated with the administration of defined contribution retirement plans S 4086,Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act -- amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to better enable plan sponsors to implement beneficial plan features S 4087, Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act -- require pension plans that offer participants and beneficiaries the option of receiving lifetime annuity payments as lump sum payments, to meet certain notice and disclosure requirements S 4103, Helping Parents Save for College Act of 2022 -- allows a retirement savings tax credit for contributions to any qualified tuition program (e.g., a 529 qualified tuition plan). It also permits a rollover of unused contributions to a ROTH IRA savings account S 4147, Financial Freedom Act -- prohibit the Secretary of Labor from constraining the range or type of investments that may be offered in individual retirement accounts S 4154, Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act -- provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses S 4153, Incentivizing Small Business Retirement Savings Act -- allows eligible small employers an additional pension plan startup cost tax credit HR 7740/S 4219, Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act - limit mandatory arbitration agreements under ERISA ISSUE, Davis-Bacon Benefits Proposed Rule DOL S 4241, INDEX Act -- to require investment advisers for passively managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies HR 7594/S 4097, Too Narrow to Succeed Act - instruct DOL to conduct a survey of best practices for increasing the diversity of the asset management firms that invest American workers retirement plan funds S 4310, Emergency Savings Act of 2022 -- allow employers to offer pension-linked emergency savings accounts for financial emergencies S 4353, RISE and SHINE Act -- amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve retirement plan provisions S 4361, Savvy Savers Act -- require reports to Congress on reporting and disclosure requirements related to retirement plans DRAFT, Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act - to improve retirement security S 4406,Advancing Auto Portability Act -- to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans

Financial Institutions/Investments/SEC (Matthew Sifert, Michael Kelley, Michele Stockwell) House and Senate Issues/Topics Child Tax Credit Workplace Investment Opportunity Act Social security solvency Small business procurement reform Small business access to capital SBIR/STTR reauthorization SBA reauthorization Retirement earnings test Social Security reform  Bills H.R.2954, the Securing A Strong Retirement Act S. 2601, the Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act S. 2602, the Retirement Security Flexibility Act H.R. 6393, the Responsible Budgeting Act H.R. S. 2690, the Expanding Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act H.R. 652/S. 3109, the RAMP for Innovators Act

Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/SEC (Matthew Sifert, Michael Kelley, Michele Stockwell) House and Senate Issues/Topics Child Tax Credit Workplace Investment Opportunity Act Social security solvency Small business procurement reform Small business access to capital SBIR/STTR reauthorization SBA reauthorization Retirement earnings test Social Security reform  Bills H.R.2954, the Securing A Strong Retirement Act S. 2601, the Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act S. 2602, the Retirement Security Flexibility Act H.R. 6393, the Responsible Budgeting Act H.R. S. 2690, the Expanding Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act H.R. 652/S. 3109, the RAMP for Innovators Act

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to infrastructure funding, FY22, and FY23 appropriations HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan - funding for state and local governments American Jobs Plan - funding for EVs, housing, transportation, and other local priorities HR 4549/S 2602 - FY22 Energy & Water appropriations bill - funding for the LA River HR 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - EV funding, Corps funding, housing funding HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act - housing/homeless funding HR 2471 - FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act FY23 THUD appropriations bill - congressionally directed spending FY23 FSGG appropriations bill - congressionally directed spending FY23 L-HHS appropriations bill - congressionally directed spending

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Appropriations / Transportation/Infrastructure (TIFIA); Health; Law Enforcement / Judiciary/CJS Salton Sea Appropriations - HHS/SAMHSA grant formulas/Transportation/DOD-RDT&E Community Projects - Hospital-Transportation-DOD/RDT&E HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan - funding for state and local governments HR 3684 - INVEST Act - transportation funding HR 4549/S 2602 - FY22 Energy-Water appropriations bill - funding for the Salton Sea HR 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - eligibility for counties as direct recipients HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act - health and housing funding HR 2471 - FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act S 3011/ HR 5735 - State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $43,600

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Funding for Port related projects HR 4549/S 2602 - FY22 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - HMT funding issues & Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund spending HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan - funding for supply chain/goods movement. HR 3684 - INVEST Act - transportation funding American Jobs Plan - EV funding HR 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - EV funding, PIDP HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act - funding for clean air initiatives at ports, PIDP funding HR 2471 - FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ISSUE Investment Advice Standard of Conduct HR 699, Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act - amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty HR 725/S 153, Personalized Care Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. HR 984, Retirement Inflation Protection Act - allows the basis of certain assets to be adjusted for inflation solely for the purpose of determining the gain or loss. S 380, Health Savings Act - modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). HR 1584, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act - impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants. HR 1618/S 606, RESPOND Act - require the FRB and SEC to issue an annual report on the economic costs caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change. S 1443Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act -- allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments HR 2951 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - enables ETFs as investment option in variable insurance products HR 2944 Reducing the Maximum Service Requirement for Long-term Part-time Workers to Make Elective Deferrals to 401(k) Plans Act -- to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees. S 1703Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 1770Retirement Security & Savings Act -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. HR 3387/S 1762 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act -- to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. S 1272SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act -- increases the contribution limits for certain SIMPLE IRAs and modifies the requirements for replacing SIMPLE IRAs with 401(k) plans. HR 2741 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act -- To modify rules relating to 403(b) plans. HR 4262 Increasing Investor Opportunities Act - To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds S 2206Young American Savers Act of 2021 - directs the Department of the Treasury to establish as a permanent program the Federal Child Savings Account Program HR 4289 Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act - to provide for long-term care insurance benefits HR 2913/S 2452 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - to provide matching payments for retirement savings and establish MyRA HR 4678/S 2446 Womens Retirement Protection Act of 2021 - to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans HR 5334/S 2870 Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act of 2021 - to establish portable retirement accounts S 2602,Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - modifies the nondiscrimination requirements that apply to certain employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans that include automatic contribution arrangements HR 2265, Financial Exploitation Prevention Act - allows for the delay of the redemption of a security issued by an open-end investment management company if the company or transfer agent reasonably believes the redemption involves the financial exploitation HR 5723, Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust - protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations HR 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - to improve and enhance retirement savings HR 4865/S 3198, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - direct SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities S 2583 Disaster Retirement Savings Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters. S 2601Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2021 -- allows employers to enroll employees in short-term savings accounts that are funded using automatic contributions deducted from participating employees' wages. HR 6746 Lifetime Income for Employees Act -- allows fiduciaries of pension plans to make default investment arrangements in annuity contracts HR 6782/S 3712 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 -- allows sponsors of automatic contribution arrangements to reenroll their employees HR 5877/S 3746 Pension Risk Transfer Accountability Act of 2021 -- requires the Department of Labor to review pension risk transfer standards HR 6912 Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) Fix Act -- to require that named fiduciaries collect contributions to pooled employer plans DRAFT Emergency Savings Act of 2022 - to facilitate emergency savings options through employer provided accounts HR 7107/S 2415 Long-Term Care Affordability Act -- allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance HR 7146/S 1870 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2022 -- permits penalty-free distributions, up to $1,000, from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses, limited to one distribution in a calendar year HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement of 2022 -- makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions.

Small business procurement reform, small business access to capital, SBIR/STTR reauthorization, SBA reauthorization Retirment earnings test Social Security reform  S.2602, Retirement Security Flexibility Act Short-Time Compensation (STC) programs H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act S. 389/H.R. 1226, Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Act S. 1443/H.R. 2917, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 2348, the Golden-preneurship Act S. 2690, the Expanding Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act S. 1605, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 652/S. 3109, the Research Advancing to Market Production (RAMP) for Innovators Act Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Appropriations / Transportation/Infrastructure (TIFIA); Health; Law Enforcement / Judiciary/CJS Salton Sea Appropriations - HHS/SAMHSA grant formulas Community Projects - Hospital HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan - funding for state and local governments HR 3684 - INVEST Act - transportation funding HR 4549/S 2602 - FY22 Energy-Water appropriations bill - funding for the Salton Sea HR 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - eligibility for counties as direct recipients HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act - health and housing funding HR 6119 - Further Extending Government Funding Act S 3011/ HR 5735 - State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $43,600

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Funding for Port related projects HR 4549/S 2602 - FY22 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - HMT funding issues & Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund spending HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan - funding for supply chain/goods movement. HR 3684 - INVEST Act - transportation funding American Jobs Plan - EV funding HR 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - EV funding, PIDP HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act - funding for clean air initiatives at ports, PIDP funding HR 6119 - Further Extending Government Funding Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to infrastructure funding and FY22 appropriations HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan - funding for state and local governments American Jobs Plan - funding for EVs, housing, transportation, and other local priorities HR 4549/S 2602 - FY22 Energy & Water appropriations bill - funding for the LA River HR 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - EV funding, Corps funding, housing funding HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act - housing/homeless funding HR 6119 - Further Extending Government Funding Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $37,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - H.R. 5376 - retirement policy and revenue-raising provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 -defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - H.R. 5891 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA_ - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Electronic communication Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/IRS/PBGC - Form 5500 reporting requirements - proposed rules and forms revisions PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL/EBSA- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, - proposed regulations, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements

Legislative Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - retirement savings provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA_ - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Extension of spousal consent to defined contribution plans Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/IRS/PBGC - Form 5500 reporting requirements - proposed rules and forms revisions PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) - updated IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - Notice 2021-48 - guidance on single-employer pension plan relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - redefinition of fiduciary DOL -de-risking of defined benefit pension plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity EEOC - workplace diversity data deadline (EEO-1) Component 1 data) Mortality Tables - improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R (suggesting changes)

Small business procurement reform, small business access to capital, SBIR/STTR reauthorization, SBA reauthorization Retirment earnings test Social Security reform  S.2602, Retirement Security Flexibility Act Short-Time Compensation (STC) programs H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act S. 389/H.R. 1226, Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Act S. 1443/H.R. 2917, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 2348, the Golden-preneurship Act S. 2690, the Expanding Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act S. 1605, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 652/S. 3109, the Research Advancing to Market Production (RAMP) for Innovators Act Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ISSUE Investment Advice Standard of Conduct HR 699, Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act - amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty HR 725/S 153, Personalized Care Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. HR 984, Retirement Inflation Protection Act - allows the basis of certain assets to be adjusted for inflation solely for the purpose of determining the gain or loss. S 380, Health Savings Act - modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). HR 1584, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act - impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants. HR 1618/S 606, RESPOND Act - require the FRB and SEC to issue an annual report on the economic costs caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change. S 1443Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act -- allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments HR 2951 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - enables ETFs as investment option in variable insurance products HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 -- To increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules, and for other purposes. HR 2944 Reducing the Maximum Service Requirement for Long-term Part-time Workers to Make Elective Deferrals to 401(k) Plans Act -- to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees. S 1703Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 1770Retirement Security & Savings Act -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. HR 3387/S 1762 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act -- to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. S 1870Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- permits penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses. S 1272SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act -- increases the contribution limits for certain SIMPLE IRAs and modifies the requirements for replacing SIMPLE IRAs with 401(k) plans. HR 2741 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act -- To modify rules relating to 403(b) plans. HR 4262 Increasing Investor Opportunities Act - To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds S 2206Young American Savers Act of 2021 - directs the Department of the Treasury to establish as a permanent program the Federal Child Savings Account Program HR 4289 Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act - to provide for long-term care insurance benefits HR 2913/S 2452 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - to provide matching payments for retirement savings and establish MyRA HR 4678/S 2446 Womens Retirement Protection Act of 2021 - to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans S 2415Long-Term Care Affordability Act - allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance S 2583To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters - allows penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for a federally declared disaster HR 5334/S 2870 Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act of 2021 - to establish portable retirement accounts S 2602Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - auto enrollment safe harbor S 2602,Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - modifies the nondiscrimination requirements that apply to certain employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans that include automatic contribution arrangements HR 2265, Financial Exploitation Prevention Act - allows for the delay of the redemption of a security issued by an open-end investment management company if the company or transfer agent reasonably believes the redemption involves the financial exploitation HR 5723, Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust - protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations HR 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - to improve and enhance retirement savings HR 4865/S 3198, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - direct SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities HR 5877, Pension Risk Transfer Accountability Act - require the Secretary of Labor to review certain provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations related to fiduciary standards under ERISA

Appropriations / Transportation/Infrastructure (TIFIA); Health; Law Enforcement / Judiciary/CJS Salton Sea Appropriations - HHS/SAMHSA grant formulas Community Projects - Hospital HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan - funding for state and local governments HR 3684 - INVEST Act - transportation funding HR 4549/S 2602 - FY22 Energy-Water appropriations bill - funding for the Salton Sea HR 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - eligibility for counties as direct recipients HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act - health and housing funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $43,600

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Funding for Port related projects HR 4549/S 2602 - FY22 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - HMT funding issues & Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund spending HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan - funding for supply chain/goods movement. HR 3684 - INVEST Act - transportation funding American Jobs Plan - EV funding HR 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - EV funding, PIDP HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act - funding for clean air initiatives at ports, PIDP funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to infrastructure funding and FY22 appropriations HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan - funding for state and local governments American Jobs Plan - funding for EVs, housing, transportation, and other local priorities HR 4549/S 2602 - FY22 Energy & Water appropriations bill - funding for the LA River HR 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - EV funding, Corps funding, housing funding HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act - housing/homeless funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $37,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - retirement savings provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA_ - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Extension of spousal consent to defined contribution plans Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/IRS/PBGC - Form 5500 reporting requirements - proposed rules and forms revisions PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) - updated IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - Notice 2021-48 - guidance on single-employer pension plan relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - redefinition of fiduciary DOL -de-risking of defined benefit pension plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity EEOC - workplace diversity data deadline (EEO-1) Component 1 data) Mortality Tables - improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R (suggesting changes)