Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

Improvements in uniformed services personnel, compensation, and benefits programs. H.R. 333 concurrent receipt; H.R. 5515 FY19 national defense authorization, military compensation, health care, and benefits improvements; H.R. 5671 Burn Pits Accountability Act, working on a burn pit registry for servicemembers exposed to airborne toxins; S. 2987, FY19 national defense authorization, military compensation, health care, and benefits improvements; S. 3181, Burn Pits Accountability Act, working on a burn pit registry for servicemembers exposed to airborne toxins; S. 3159 FY19 defense appropriations; S.2748, BATTLE for Servicemembers, to increase training under TAPS

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army - Dept of (Other), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, U.S. Marines, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code VET

16. Specific lobbying issues

Improvements in veterans and survivor benefits. H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans, to provide include as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents; H.R. 5413 Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services, permit Members of Congress to use facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of meeting with constituents; H.R. 5418, Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization, to ensure VA employees have relevant medical expertise; H.R.5674 VA MISSION Act, to improve veterans health care; H.R.5895 FY19 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; H.R.6418 VA Website Accessibility, to improve access to information for veterans with disabilities; S. 2372 VA MISSION Act; S. 3024 FY19 MilCon VA appropriations; S.3184, to modify the requirements for applications for construction of State home facilities to increase the maximum percentage of nonveterans allowed to be treated; S. 1596, to increase burial allowances; S.2881, Mare Island Naval Cemetery; S. 1952, to improve VA financial accountability; S. 1990, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement; S. 2485 Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition; S. 514, No Hero Left Untreated, to improve treatment for PTSD

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army - Dept of (Other), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

To provide tax relief for servicemembers, veterans, and their families. H.R. 1317, Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act, to allow members of the Guard and Reserve to contribute to both personal 401k and federal TSP accounts; H.R. Family Savings Act, tax extenders;

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization