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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to NAFTA renegotiations, energy flows and markets (no bill). Issues related to 1974 Trade Act Section 232, exemptions and exclusions for Steel and Aluminum (Presidential proclamations 9704 and 9705).

Foreign entity interest: Equinor ASA as a global energy company would benefit from lobbying activities.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to FARA (HR 4170 "Disclosing Foreign Influence Act," S.2039 "Disclosing Foreign Inflence Act," S.1679 "Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act"). Issues related to US Sanctions on energy markets and Equinor business development activities in Venezuela (EO 1827, 13808, 13692). Discussions related to global energy development and competitive impacts (no bill). Issues related to CFIUS reform legislation specifically outbound export controls (S.2098, HR 5841 "Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018"). Issues related to Equinor business development activities in Argentina (no bill). Issues related to potential impacts on energy markets from the National Security Presidential Memorandum of May 8, 2018 (no bill).

Foreign entity interest: Equinor ASA as a global energy company would benefit from lobbying activities.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1679 (115th), S. 2039 (115th), S. 2098 (115th), H.R. 4170 (115th), H.R. 5841 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to offshore wind development, including legislation to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to apply to territories of the United States and to establish offshore wind lease sale requirements (discussion draft). Issues related to extension of energy investment tax credit (H.R. 2394 "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include fuel cells using electromechanical processes for purposes of the energy tax credit").

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2394 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to the draft DoI 5-year offshore development plan, financial assurance (NTL 2016). Issues related to DoD clearing house text to the National Defense Authorization Act specifically giving partial jurisdiction over permitting energy project on the OCS to the DoD (HR 5515).

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 5515 (115th)