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Banking BAN

--Lobbied for modification of EXIM quorum requirement.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Other); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

--Lobbied in support of maintaining a 20% increasing permanent R&D tax credit in tax reform and increasing the "ASC" to 20%. --Lobbied for modification of Ex Im quorum requirement.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Navy, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Air Force, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Other)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

--Lobbied for consideration of aerospace and defense industry requirements in future spectrum legislation; lobbied to encourage FCC and NTIA to expedite allocation of spectrum for UAS command and control.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of

Defense DEF

--Lobbied to strengthen commercial item procurement for DoD acquisition policy in the FY 18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to include: clarifying the definition of a commercial item, market research, value analysis, limit the flow down of government clauses to commercial contracts. --Lobbied for language and full funding in the FY 17 Defense Appropriations (H.R. 5293 and S. 3000) bills for: (1) Handheld Manpack Small Form Fit (HMS) acquisition strategy for continued LRIP extension and FRP; (2) The Air Force's F-35 to include funding for the Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS); (3) The Navy's Tactical Combat Training System (TCTSII) to use a Common Range Integrated Instruction System (CRIIS) as a solution; (4) The Navy's CH-53K program; (5) The Army's UH-60M program; (6) Increase funding for the Defense Production Act Title III; (7) The Army's UH-60M procurement accounts to increase funding and authorization for the UH-60M for the Active Army and ARNG; (8) The Air Force's B-21 funding (specifically, its acquisition contract type.)

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Navy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Other); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5293 (115th), S. 3000 (115th)

Aerospace AER

--Lobbied for FAA reauthorization to include: (1) streamlining of FAA's certification activities and effective use of ODA program; (2) expansion of FAA's current UAS roadmap reporting requirements with annual publication and opportunity for review and comment by stakeholders; (3) support design, certification and operations standards for complete integration of commercial UAS into the NAS; (4) appropriate policies to maximize commercial UAS market growth; (5) accelerated UAS rulemakings on security issues (remote identification, operations over fixed sites, and operations near airports), operations over people, and beyond visual line of sight; (6) assurance all organizations within FAA are coordinating effectively on accelerating full UAS integration (AVS, ATO, NextGen, Airports, Spectrum and Policy Offices.) (7) full utilization of test sites; and (8) federal preemption of certain state and local laws governing UAS.(P.L. 114-190)

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

A)--Maintain Department of Defense Appropriations (base budget and OCO) at or above the FY 18 President budget request, as well as, funding in DoD's procurement accounts for: (1) The Air Force's F-35 appropriations to include funding for the Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS). (2) The Navy's Tactical Combat Training System (TCTSII). (3) The Navy's CH-53K appropriations. (4) Increased appropriations for the Defense Production Act Title III program line. (5) The Army's procurement accounts to increase funding for the UH-60M for the active Army and the ARNG. (6) The Army's procurement accounts to increase funding for the CH-47F. B)--Lobbied for FY 17 full-year appropriations to include adequate funding for: (1) all FAA certification and safety activities, including certification reform; (2) continued transition to NextGen and investment in core ATC programs; and (3) UAS research, work with industry through the DAC, ARCs and other avenues, development of design, certification and operational standards for UAS integration into NAS including integrated airspace, and increasing UAS rulemaking and certification activities to accelerate UAS integration.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Air Force, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)