4th Quarter - Report

NESTLE USA for NESTLE USA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$627,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General corporate and international tax issues related to tax reform and bilateral tax treaties. Section 385 regulations proposed by the Treasury Department.

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICOLE C COLLIER —
MOLLY FOGARTY —
KELSEY FREEMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2017 Agriculture Appropriations related to sodium.

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICOLE C COLLIER —
MOLLY FOGARTY —
KELSEY FREEMAN —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Medical Foods Equity Act. S. 2736/H.R. 5210 Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act.

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICOLE C COLLIER —
MOLLY FOGARTY —
KELSEY FREEMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 5210 (114th), S. 2736 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

Child Nutrition programs; funding, access and maintenance of strong nutrition standards. Development of national standard for biotechnology labeling; H.R. 1599, the Safe and Affordable Food Labeling Act of 2015 and S. 764, The Biotechnology Labeling Solutions Act.

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICOLE C COLLIER —
MOLLY FOGARTY —
KELSEY FREEMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1599 (114th), S. 764 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Labeling issues pertaining to ingredients, claims and revisions to Nutrition Facts. Regulations implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act. S. 3108 Food Recovery Act of 2016.

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICOLE C COLLIER —
MOLLY FOGARTY —
KELSEY FREEMAN —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3108 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor standards including labeling for agricultural commodities, ingredients and packaging. Provisions in the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA) of 2014 included in H.R. 83-- the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. Law 113-235); S. 2147 and H.R. 4029; S. 1631 and H.R. 2844; additional proposals to modernize multiemployer plans; and final 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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICOLE C COLLIER —
MOLLY FOGARTY —
KELSEY FREEMAN —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1631 (114th), S. 2147 (114th), H.R. 2844 (114th), H.R. 4029 (114th), H.R. 83 (114th)

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.