GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP for GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP

Defense DEF

Issues related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act (H.R.748 that became Public Law 116-136); the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act or the HEALS Act (S.1624); and the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or Heroes Act (H.R. 6800): Federal contractor authority regarding contractors whose employees or subcontractors who cannot perform work on a site that has been approved by the Federal Government due to facility closures or other restrictions, and who cannot telework because their job duties cannot be performed remotely during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020 for the Coronavirus. Critical infrastructure exemption for the defense industrial based on responses by states. A broader mandate for equitable adjustment of federal contracts for responses taken to mitigate health impacts. FY 2021 Department of Defense issues and funding (research & development, procurement and operations & maintenance) related to: shipbuilding; Navy ship repair; submarines; submarine workforce training and education; ground vehicles; air defense systems in regards to M-SHORAD, aircraft; communications systems; intelligence programs: ammunition and weapon systems; cloud computing; Department of Defense vaccine programs.

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Joint Chiefs of Staff; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Guard; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Defense Information Systems Agency; Education, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of the Secretary of Defense; Natl Security Agency (NSA); U.S. Marines; Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Maritime Administration (MARAD); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1624 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)

Aerospace AER

Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) and related agencies - issues related to FAA telecommunications, IT, & cybersecurity issues. Issues relating to FAA Certification Reform.

Contacted: U.S. Marines; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Defense Information Systems Agency; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Navy, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Joint Chiefs of Staff; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Guard; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Secretary of Defense

Transportation TRA

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) and related agencies - issues and funding for FY 2021, FAA certification issues, all general aviation related issues, FAA air/ground communications, commercial shipping and the shipbuilding industry regarding the Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program and the Jones Act.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Secretary of Defense; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Army, Dept of (Other); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Information Systems Agency; Natl Guard; Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Joint Chiefs of Staff; SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Marines; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Foreign Relations FOR

FY 2021 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill & FY 2021 Department of State Authorization Bill issues and funding including but not limited to relevant cyber programs; information systems; telecommunications; technology equipment; infrastructure; support and services; foreign military sales and direct commercial sales to include those by non-United States based subsidiaries. Additionally, the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees received briefings on these same programs.

Contacted: Air Force, Dept of; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Other); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Secretary of Defense; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Joint Chiefs of Staff; Defense Information Systems Agency; U.S. Marines; Navy, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Natl Guard; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to, but not limited to federal contractor authority, critical infrastructure exemption for the defense industrial base on responses by states, and a broader mandate for equitable adjustment of federal contracts for responses taken to mitigate health impacts within the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental (H.R. 6074 that became Public Law 116-123), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201 that became Public Law 116-127), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act (H.R. 748 that became Public Law 116-136). Issues and funding related to Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Defense Appropriations (H.R. 7617); FY 2021 Defense Authorization (H.R. 6395 and S. 4049); FY 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 7617); FY 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations (H.R. 7617); FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations (H.R. 7617); FY 2021 Intelligence Classified Annex; FY 2021 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations (H.R. 7608); FY 2021 Department of State Authorization Bill (Bill Numbers Not Yet Assigned); FY 2021 Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (H.R. 7617); FY 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 7617); Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 8337 that become Public Law 116-159). House and Senate FY 2021 Department of Defense issues and funding-including but not limited to: shipbuilding; submarines; submarine workforce training and education; Navy ship repair issues; ground vehicles; air defense systems in regards to M-SHORAD, aircraft; communications systems; classified programs; ammunition and weapon systems; cloud computing. FY 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations issues and funding including but not limited to - United States Coast Guard ship programs; cyber programs; information systems; telecommunications; technology equipment; infrastructure; support and services; issues related to border security technologies; Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation at St. Elizabeths. FY 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill for DHS headquarters consolidation. Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) and related agencies - issues related to FAA telecommunications, IT, & cybersecurity issues. FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill for submarine supplier development and community college partnerships; submarine workforce training and education; pension funding stabilization for single-employer plans. Work on pension funding stabilization for single-employer plans is also ongoing within the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act or The HEALS Act (S.1624) and the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or Heroes Act (H.R. 6800). FY 2021 Intelligence Community issues and funding related to classified programs. Issues related to funding and user fees for USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Services) within the forthcoming COVID-19 stimulus bill. Budget Control Act of 2018 (PL 115-119)--monitored the actions of the Congress regarding sequestration.

Contacted: Defense Information Systems Agency; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Guard; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Joint Chiefs of Staff; Education, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Marines; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Navy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Office of the Secretary of Defense; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Army, Dept of (Other)

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), S. 1624 (116th), S. 4049 (116th), H.R. 7617 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 7608 (116th), H.R. 8337 (116th)

Immigration IMM

Issues related to funding and user fees for USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Services) within the forthcoming COVID-19 stimulus bill.

Contacted: U.S. Marines; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Defense Information Systems Agency; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Secretary of Defense; Education, Dept of; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Navy, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Joint Chiefs of Staff; Air Force, Dept of; Natl Guard; Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Education EDU

Senate HELP Committee and House Education and Workforce Committee related to reauthorization of The Higher Education Act and FAFSA simplification.

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Defense Information Systems Agency; Joint Chiefs of Staff; Navy, Dept of; U.S. Marines; Natl Security Agency (NSA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Other); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Guard; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Secretary of Defense; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill for submarine supplier development and community college partnerships. Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committees, as well as House Ways & Means and Education & Labor Committees on issues related to pension funding stabilization for single-employer pension plans within the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act (HR 6800).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Secretary of Defense; Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Defense Information Systems Agency; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Navy, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Air Force, Dept of; Joint Chiefs of Staff; SENATE; U.S. Marines; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Natl Guard; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

FY 2021 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act regarding all issues and funding related to United States Coast Guard ship programs; USCIS, and the production of permanent resident and worker authorization credentials. Funding and issues related to Cyber programs; information systems; telecommunications; technology equipment; infrastructure; support and services; border security technologies; data centers; DHS Headquarters Consolidation at St. Elizabeths.

Contacted: Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense Information Systems Agency; Army, Dept of (Other); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Secretary of Defense; Navy, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Joint Chiefs of Staff; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Marines; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Air Force, Dept of; Natl Guard; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Intelligence INT

FY 2021 Intelligence Community issues and funding related to classified programs.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Marines; Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Navy, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Joint Chiefs of Staff; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Information Systems Agency; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of the Secretary of Defense; SENATE; Natl Guard; Air Force, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES