NESTLE USA for NESTLE USA

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Republican Blueprint for Corporate Tax Reform

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); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act of 2017; provisions related to competitive bidding (PADME) and the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

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); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

USTR notice and comment regarding retaliatory tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. A201-845-- Amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping investigation on Sugar from Mexico.

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); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Retirement RET

Provisions in the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) included in H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. Law 113-235); additional proposals to modernize multiemployer plans; and regulations related to MPRA

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

Contacted: SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 83 (115th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Modernization Act-- issues related to food safety inspector training and agency funding for inspections. Farm Bill 2018-- commodity pricing and reform of USDA sugar program. General issues related to animal welfare,sustainable agriculture and water. Child Nutrition Reauthorization; general outreach. Food Stamp Act of 1977; issues related to funding for SNAP and availability of items.

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); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Letter of support for funding the Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs. General issues related to apprenticeships and alternative career paths.

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

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)