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 BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions to fund the following programs:
- The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program to build all-hazards capability for local fire departments.
- The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments.
- U.S. Fire Administration.
- Urban Search and Rescue program.
- Urban Areas Security Initiative program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism.
- State Homeland Security Grant Programs to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism.
- U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding.
- U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program.
- U.S. Forest Service's State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program.
- U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding.
- the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training grant program, which assists local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation.
- PHMSA's Community Safety and Pipeline Information grants.
- Funding to support the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in public housing developments.
- the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration.
- the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements; repeal the T-Band auction requirement; and permanently exted tax incentives for volunteer firefighters.

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Forest Service, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Security Council (NSC), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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 COM

16. Specific lobbying issues

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021/H.R. 451/S. 2748, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, and H.R. 6800/H.R. 925, the Heroes Act, provisions which would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from auctioning the T-Band (470-512 MHz).

S. 4234, Ensuring Public Safety's Access to Airwaves Act of 2020, provisions to prevent the auction of the T-Band.

H.R. 2760/S. 1479, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act; H.R. 2741, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act; and H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, provisions to incentivize the adoption of Next Generation 9-1-1 technologies, along with training for the new system.

Issues relating to determining the location of mobile phone users calling 9-1-1 in buildings.

Issues relating to the 9-1-1 programs at National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Issues relating to shared use of unlicensed WiFi users with public safety communication systems on the 6 GHz band.

Issues relating to the use of unlicensed WiFi users on the 5.9 GHz band.

Issues relating to public safety use of spectrum on the 4.9 Ghz band.

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

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

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, legislation to permanently prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters.

H.R. 1241/S. 1210, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, legislation to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters.

P.L. 116-36, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions relating to tax incentives for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers.

H.R. 6800/H.R.925, the Heroes Act, provisions to prevent federal taxation of certain state and local benefits for local volunteer firefighters and tax incentives for training and uniforms.

Issues relating to tax treatment of incentives for volunteer firefighters.

H.R. 4685, the High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to establish tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings.

H.R. 8538, provisions relating to the inclusion of career firefighters hired by volunteer fire departments into state pension systems.

H.R. 8696, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020, provisions relating to the inclusion of career firefighters hired by volunteer fire departments into state pension systems.

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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 DIS

16. Specific lobbying issues

Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards.

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions funding the following programs:
- The AFG program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments.
- The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments.
- U.S. Fire Administration.
- Urban Search and Rescue program.
- Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism.
- State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism.

H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements.

Issues relating to cybersecurity and fire departments.

Issues relating to testing, supplies and vaccine distribution for fire & EMS response to COVID-19.

Issues relating to wildland fire response and COVID-19.

Issues related to the purchase of ambulances under the UASI and SHSGP programs.

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Forest Service, Natl Security Council (NSC), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

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 HOM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 42, the First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (FRIENDS) Act, provisions to help the families of first responders during disasters.

Issues relating to testing, vaccine distribution and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19.

Issues relating to the sharing of intelligence and threat information with local fire departments, including staffing of the Joint Counter Terrorism Assessment Team.

Improvements to the nation's mutual aid system for response to terrorist attacks and all hazards.

Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability for first responders.

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions relating to funding for:
- The AFG program to build all-hazards response capability for local fire departments.
- The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants to increase both career and volunteer staffing for local fire departments.
- U.S. Fire Administration.
- Urban Search and Rescue program.
- Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) program to help high-risk cities prepare for the threat of terrorism.
- State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) to help states prepare for the threat of terrorism.

H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements.

Issues relating to cybersecurity and fire departments.

Issues related to the purchase of ambulances under the UASI and SHSGP programs.

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

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 HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1646/S. 3244, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, provisions to help firefighters, emergency medical services personnel and law enforcement deal with behavioral health issues and prevent suicides.

H.R. 6800/H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, provisions to fund the AFG and SAFER grant programs to help fire departments respond to COVID-19 and to waive certain requirements.

Issues relating to testing, vaccine distribution and supplies for fire & EMS response to COVID-19.

Issues related to monitoring the number of first responders quarantined/infected by COVID-19.

Issues related to treatment in place, alternate destination of care, and telehealth treatment for COVID-19 patient care.

Issues related to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's (CMMI) Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model program to pay for fire and EMS departments to receive compensation for treating patients on scene or transporting them to alternate destinations of care.

Issues related to cost-reporting for the cost for fire and EMS departments for providing emergency care to Medicare and Medicaid patients.

Issues relating to compliance with the exposure notification requirements, including notice of COVID-19 exposure, of P.L. 111-87, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment and Extension Act.

Issues relating to the funding and administration of the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) program.

Issues relating to the exclusion of ground ambulance agencies from balance billing prohibitions.

Issues relating to the development of policies to mitigate shortages of emergency medications.

Issues relating to the identification of best practices in identifying/treating cancer in first responders, including the development of the National Firefighter Registry.

Issues relating to the collection of data about EMS personnel by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Continued support for the National EMS Information System at NHTSA.

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions relating to funding for the following programs:
- the National Firefighter Cancer Registry at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grants at the Health Resources and Services Administration.
- the Mental Health First Aid program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Issues relating to firefighter exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

S. 2525/H.R. 7560, the Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment.

S. 2353, the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act, provisions to develop guidance to reduce PFAS exposure and learn about safer alternatives.

P.L. 116-283, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment.

H.R. 8592, the EMS Counts Act of 2020, provisions to equire the Secretary of Labor to revise the Standard Occupational Classification System to accurately count the number of emergency medical services practitioners in the United States.

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Security Council (NSC), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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 NAT

16. Specific lobbying issues

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions to fund the following programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
- U.S. Forest Service's wildland fire suppression funding.
- Volunteer Fire Assistance (Rural Fire Capacity) program.
- State Fire Assistance (National Fire Capacity) program.
- U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding.

Issues relating to the transfer of excess equipment to fire departments through the Federal Excess Personal Property Program and Firefighter Property Program.

Issues relating to the importance of community preparedness programs like the Ready! Set! Go! program.

Issues relating to COVID-19 response and wildland fires.

Issues related to infection control during wildland fire suppression operations.

Issues related to the development of a wildland firefighter location tracking system.

S. 4625, the National Prescribed Fire Act of 2020, provisions relating to prescribed fires to prevent wildland fires.

Issues related to the pay caps for federal wildland firefighters employed by the USDA and DOI.

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Forest Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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 TRA

16. Specific lobbying issues

Funding for infrastructure improvements.

H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, issues relating to authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation.

P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provisions relating to the funding of the following programs at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA):
- ALERT grant program to assist local fire departments in responding to hazmat incidents involving rail transportation,
- Pipeline Information grants, and
- Community Safety grants to help communities prepare for hazmat incidents involding pipelines.
- Authorization of pipeline safety programs at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Requirements for autonomous vehicles to yield to fire and other emergency apparatus during incidents and for autonomous vehicles to follow traffic directions at incident scenes.

Issues relating to the use of unmanned aerials systems in firefighting operations.

H.R. 3432, the Safer Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants.

H.R. 5120, the SAFER Pipelines Act, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants.

S. 2299, the PIPES Act of 2019, provisions relating to the Pipeline Information, Community Safety and Emergency Response grants.

Issues relating to the emergency response to incidents involving the dry ice and the transportation of COVID-19 vaccines.

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

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 LAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

Issues relating to the funding and administration of the PSOB program.

S. 1208/H.R. 2812, the Protecting America's First Responders Act, provision relating to the eligibility of fire police for the PSOB program and PSOB eligibility requirements.

Membership of the Medal of Valor Review Board.

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

Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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 EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

Campus fire safety issues, including the reporting of fires on campuses and fire safety education.

H.R. 5647/S. 3209, the Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2020, development of a grant program to support the development of fire safety programs on college campuses.

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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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 CSP

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 806/S.1640, the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act, provisions to require flame arrestor caps on portable gas cans.

H.R. 1618/S. 481, the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, provisions to create a grant program and educational program at the Consumer Product Safety Commission re: carbon monoxide detectors.

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

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

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 GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 8538, provisions relating to the inclusion of career firefighters hired by volunteer fire departments into state pension systems.

H.R. 1256/S. 531, the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act, provisions to allow disabled federal firefighters to remain in the federal retirement system.

P.L. 116-283, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, provisions relating to the exposure of federal firefighters to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Issues related to the pay caps for wildland firefighters employed by the USDA and DOI.

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

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

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 HOU

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 2982, the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act, provisions to allow affordable housing incentives for volunteer firefighters.

H.R. 5969/S. 3090, the Public Housing Safety Act, provisions to create a grant program at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support retrofitting public housing developments with fire sprinkler systems.

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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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 CHM

16. Specific lobbying issues

The effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on firefighters and fire departments, including health issues, education and training for firefighting foam.

S. 2525/H.R. 7560, the Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment.

S. 2353, the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act, provisions to develop guidance to reduce PFAS exposure and learn about safer alternatives.

P.L. 116-283, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, provisions relating to PFAS exposure from firefighting personal protective equipment.

H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act of 2019, provisions that would require the Administrator of the EPA, in consultation with the U.S. Fire Administration and other agencies, to issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam and other related equipment.

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
No Yes