MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA for MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Defense DEF

Improvements in uniformed services personnel, compensation, and benefits programs. H.R. 4909, FY17 NDAA, H.R. 4519 special survivor indemnity allowance extension, H.R. 4683 upgrading discharge status based on PTSD, TBI, or military sexual trauma, H.R. 5293 FY17 defense appropriations, H.R. 5683 military spouse licensing, S. 979 SBP-DIC, S. 1567 upgrading military discharges based on mental health disorders, S. 2928 NOAA reauthorization, S. 2943 FY17 NDAA

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

Bills named: H.R. 5683 (114th), S. 1567 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), S. 979 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), H.R. 4683 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), S. 2928 (114th), H.R. 4519 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax equity for servicemembers, veterans, and survivors. H.R. 4250 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the statute of limitation for credit or refund for taxpayers who receive combat pay, H.R. 4381 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow members of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to make elective deferrals on the basis of their service to the Ready Reserve and on the basis of their other employment, 81 FR 32829, rules for forced arbitration for members of Guard and Reserve

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

Bills named: H.R. 4381 (114th), H.R. 4250 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare improvements for retired servicemembers and military families. H.R. 5772 and S. 3236, LCAO letter on educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and to provide for additional assistance for complaints and requests of Medicare beneficiaries that relate to their enrollment in Medicare

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

Bills named: S. 3236 (114th), H.R. 5772 (114th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 1384 vets status, H.R. 2577 milcon appropriations, H.R. 3216 VET act, H.R. 4063 Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act, H.R. 4591 VA health care expansion, H.R. 5083 VA appeals, H.R. 5286 VA construction, H.R. 5325 continuing appropriations for milcon and VA, H.R. 5426 USERRA improvements, H.R. 5526 hiring authority for Secretary of VA, H.R. 5593 Protecting Veterans Credit Act, H.R. 5620 VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization, H.R. 5734 Veterans Transplant Coverage, H.R. 5985 Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act, H.R. 6062 SERVICE Act, S. 743 vets status, S. 1641 Opioid Safety, S. 2170 VETS Act of 2015, S. 2210 Veteran PEER Act, S. 2279 Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement, S. 2921 Veterans First Act, S. 3032 Vets COLA, S. 3035 improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act, S. 3042 Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016, S. 3055 Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act, S. 3328 Appeals Modernization

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

Bills named: H.R. 5083 (114th), S. 2921 (114th), H.R. 6062 (114th), H.R. 5426 (114th), H.R. 5526 (114th), H.R. 5593 (114th), H.R. 3216 (114th), S. 3042 (114th), H.R. 5325 (114th), S. 1641 (114th), H.R. 5620 (114th), H.R. 5985 (114th), H.R. 1384 (114th), H.R. 4063 (114th), S. 3328 (114th), S. 2279 (114th), H.R. 5734 (114th), S. 3035 (114th), S. 2170 (114th), S. 3032 (114th), H.R. 4591 (114th), H.R. 5286 (114th), S. 743 (114th), S. 2210 (114th), S. 3055 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th)