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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to the U.S. - E.U. free trade agreement (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership); Trans-Pacific Partnership; NAFTA Rules of Origin; environmental goods agreements; and HFC antidumping issues, and International Trade Commission issues.

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

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Railroads RRR

Issues related to rail transportation, tank car regulations, rail-shipper matters, rail competition and positive train control, rail mergers and rail liability issues, and rail security. S. 808- Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015. - implementation issues and funding.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Bills named: S. 808 (114th)

Defense DEF

HR. 5293, S. 3000 - Defense Appropriations Act, Army and Navy Research and Development and Manufacturing and Industrial Titles and Defense Production Act, Title III issues (FY 2017) Issues related to advanced materials, thermoplastics and/or materials research and development; manufacturing; industrial policy and funding; and energy and energy storage issues.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 5293 (114th), S. 3000 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to highway and traffic safety, rail and truck transportation, natural gas piping and pipelines, pipeline gas odorization and related issues, plastic pipes, highways/roads, positive train control, rail tank cars, rail-shipper and rail competition matters, freight issues, and OSHA hazard communication isues. S. 2276, SAFE PIPES Act Act; H.R. 5050, the Pipeline Safety Act of 2016 H.R. 4937, PIPES Act of 2016; H.R.4429 - Natural Gas Leak Prevention Act of 2016 and H.R. 4578, the Underground Gas Storage Safety Act.

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

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2276 (114th), H.R. 4429 (114th), H.R. 4578 (114th), H.R. 4937 (114th), H.R. 5050 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax policy issues and business tax issues and IRS regulations. H.R. 880 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015, S. 2271, Renewable Chemicals Act of 2015 and H.R. 3390, Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production or Investment Tax Credit Act of 2015.

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

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 2271 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), H.R. 3390 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

Monitor cybersecurity issues. Monitor Chemical Facility anti-terrorism standards (CFATS) regulations.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Monitor trade secrets protection legislation and patents and patent troll legislation including: H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015; H.R. 9, Innovation Act and S. 1137 - Patent Act. S. 1890 Defend Trade Secrets Act. H.R. 3326, Defend Trade Secrets Act

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

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), S. 1890 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), H.R. 3326 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR. 2028 and S. 2804 - Energy and Water Appropriations Act, Research and Development and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Titles (FY 2017). HR. 5293, S. 3000 - Defense Appropriations Act, Army and Navy Research and Development and Manufacturing and Industrial Titles and defense production act issues (FY 2017) HR 5538, S. 3068 - Interior & Environment Appropriations Act, EPA Title, General Provisions Title and EPA regulatory programs (FY 2017) HR 5934, S. 2844 - Transportation Appropriations Act (FY 2017) Highway Safety, Rail and STB Titles.

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

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 5293 (114th), S. 2844 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), S. 2804 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th), S. 3068 (114th), H.R. 5934 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

H. R. 4923 - American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016, and S 2794m American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act. Duty suspension and miscellaneous tariff bill legislation and issues. H.R. 2708 (113th Congress bill - no new bill introduced yet), omnibus bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (includes various provisions regarding products associated with duty suspension bills that were originally introduced in the 112th Congress).

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

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Bills named: H.R. 4923 (114th), H.R. 2708 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hyrdofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants and/or the Montreal Protocol and United Nations supporting language. Issues related to natural gas. Issues related to ground-level ozone EPA regulations. EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations and EPA risk management program regulations and EPA corrosivity regulations. H.R. 1321 - Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 and S. 1424 Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 monitor implementation and related issues. S. 2076 - Super Pollutants Act of 2015 and H.R. 508, SUPER Act of 2015; S. 1014, Personal Care Products Safety Act and H.R. 4075, Cosmetic Modernization Amendments.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: S. 1424 (114th), H.R. 4075 (114th), H.R. 1321 (114th), S. 1014 (114th), H.R. 508 (114th), S. 2076 (114th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reauthorization legislation. S. 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. H.R. 2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015. Issues related to fluorochemicals, fluoropolymers, hydrofluorocarbons and/or Montreal Protocol. EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Use Rules and the Significant New Alternatives Policy program and EPA corrosivity regulations. Monitor: S. 1014, Personal Care Products Safety Act and H.R. 4075, Cosmetic Modernization Amendments. OSHA hazard communications issues.

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

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1014 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), S. 697 (114th), H.R. 4075 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to alternative/renewable energy, energy storage and battery funding, vehicle technology, building technology, energy efficiency, solar, biobased materials, natural gas, hydraulic fracturing, has odorization, research grants; innovative manufacturing and industrial energy efficiency, refrigerants, and industrial energy credits. Energy Policy legislation, including the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. S. 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015.

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

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 2012 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Air Act regulations; Montreal Protocol and fluorochemicals and hydrofluorocarbons issues and Significant New Alternatives Policy program.

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

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)