NESTLE USA for NESTLE USA

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade issues and global business response amid COVID-19; EU Airbus Retaliatory Tariffs; Child Labor; Sustainable Supply Chains;

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Veterans VET

Support for the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act (H.R. 1448/ S. 613);

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 613 (117th), H.R. 1448 (117th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate change related policies; Support for policies to reduce plastic waste; Support for the Growing Climate Solutions Act (S.1251/ H.R. 2820); Extended producer Responsibility; Carbon Pricing; Deforestation.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle, so too will its parent company, Nestle SA, benefit.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1251 (117th), H.R. 2820 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Educating congressional offices on COVID-19 safety practices in place to protect essential workers in factories and on farms.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Federal nutrition programs and medical nutrition, support for the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act (H.R. 3108/ S. 1536), Food Safety, New Era of Food Safety Blueprint, Food Labeling, plant-based labeling, Child Nutrition Reauthorization (no bill number), Baby Food Safety Act (S.1019/ H.R. 2229)sodium reduction.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle, so too will its parent company, Nestle SA, benefit.

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2229 (117th), S. 1536 (117th), H.R. 3108 (117th), S. 1019 (117th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Support for the Equality Act (H.R. 5/ S. 393)

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle, so too will its parent company, Nestle SA, benefit.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 393 (117th), H.R. 5 (117th)

Transportation TRA

Support for transportation electrification, infrastructure upgrades, and the DRIVE SAFE Act (S. 659 / H.R. 1745).

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 659 (117th), H.R. 1745 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate Tax policy, including the Overhauling International Taxation framework published by Senate Finance Committee Chair Senator Ron Wyden; the Treasury Departments SHIELD proposal; Potential changes to the BEAT; R&D Amortization; 163(j) business expense deduction.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Retirement RET

Proposals relating to multiemployer pension plans in connection with P.L. No.117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related regulatory guidance on implementation.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support for appropriations report language accompanying FY Year 2022 Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA Funding Bill and FY 2022 Financial Services and General Government bills encouraging the FTC to work with the Food and Drug Administration on labeling requirements to ensure that consumers have clear, accurate information about plant-based food products.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle, so too will its parent company, Nestle SA, benefit.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)