MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA for MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

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;

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

Bills named: H.R. 1317 (115th)

Defense DEF

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

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

Bills named: S. 3159 (115th), S. 2987 (115th), S. 3181 (115th), S. 2748 (115th), H.R. 5671 (115th), H.R. 333 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th)

Veterans VET

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

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

Bills named: S. 2372 (115th), S. 1952 (115th), H.R. 299 (115th), S. 1596 (115th), H.R. 5674 (115th), H.R. 6418 (115th), S. 2881 (115th), H.R. 5895 (115th), H.R. 5413 (115th), S. 3184 (115th), S. 1990 (115th), S. 2485 (115th), S. 3024 (115th), H.R. 5418 (115th), S. 514 (115th)