4th Quarter - Report

ARKEMA INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES (FKA ARKEMA INC.) for ARKEMA INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES (FKA ARKEMA INC.)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$310,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

12 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 6157, S. 3159 - FY19 Defense Appropriations bill H.R. 6147, S. 3073 - FY19 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill (EPA and General Provisions titles)

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: S. 3073 (115th), H.R. 6157 (115th), H.R. 6147 (115th), S. 3159 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax reform bill implementation

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Homeland Security HOM

Chemical Facility Antiterrorism (CFATS) reauthorization (monitor)

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to free trade agreements, including the U.S.- E.U. free trade agreement, NAFTA renegotiations (USMCA) and the Korea-U.S. agreement. Issues related to antidumping matters, tariffs (including Section 301 tariffs and tariffs on Chinese imports) and export regulations

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
ALLEN KARPMAN —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Railroads RRR

Issues related to rail transportation, rail tank cars, rail-shipper matters, rail competition and competitive switching, positive train control, rail liability issues and rail security.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Defense DEF

Issues related to advanced materials, composites, thermoplastics, pavement markings and/or materials research and development and specifications; manufacturing; industrial policy and funding; and energy and energy storage issues. HR 5515, S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2018.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5515 (115th), S. 2987 (115th)

Agriculture AGR

HR 2; S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (115th), S. 3042 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to infrastructure, highways, roads, traffic safety and traffic markings, natural gas piping and pipelines, pipeline gas odorization and related issues, plastic pipes, composites in infrastructure and aerospace applications and standards for composites, corporate average fuel economy standards, positive train control, rail tank cars, rail-shipper and rail competition and switching matters, freight issues and Surface Transportation Board issues. Water Resources Development Act issues and water infrastructure issues HR 5310 - Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5310 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, stratospheric ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hyrdofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants; corporate average fuel economy standards and/or the Montreal Protocol (including the Kigali Amendment) and United Nations supporting language and the Paris Agreement. Issues related to natural gas EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations HR 2858 - SUPER Act of 2017 HR 1930 - Federal Refrigerant Management & Stewardship Act of 2017 H.R. 4011-Fuel Economy Harmonization Act (monitor) S. 2448 - American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2018

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
ALLEN KARPMAN —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 2448 (115th), H.R. 4011 (115th), H.R. 1930 (115th), H.R. 2858 (115th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation, including new and existing chemicals regulations and new chemicals approvals Issues related to fluorochemicals, fluoropolymers, hydrofluorocarbons, and/or Montreal Protocol (including the Kigali Amendment) and/or the Paris Agreement Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations. Superfund/remediation issues Issues related to Hurricane Harvey HR 2858 - SUPER Act of 2017 HR 1930 - Federal Refrigerant Management & Stewardship Act of 2017 General chemical manufacturing issues and 3D printing issues

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
ALLEN KARPMAN —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2858 (115th), H.R. 1930 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to alternative/renewable energy, energy storage and battery funding, vehicle technology, building technology, building codes, energy efficiency, solar, biobased materials, natural gas and natural gas storage, gas odorization, innovative manufacturing, refrigerants; industrial energy credits and composite materials for utility and energy infrastructure Energy policy legislation

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
ALLEN KARPMAN —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Air Act regulations; Montreal Protocol (including the Kigali Amendment), the Paris Agreement and/or fluorochemicals and hydrofluorocarbons issues and Significant New Alternatives Policy program S. 2448 - American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2018 and related draft House bill.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON FARRIS —
ALLEN KARPMAN —
DAVID KUNZ —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2448 (115th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.