1st Quarter - Report — CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION for CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION (2017)

Firm

CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION

Client

CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$20,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General background and discussion regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement. General background and discussion of re-establishing commercial relations with Cuba. General background and recommendations for opening the Asia-Pacific Region.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIA GUSTAFSON	Counsel and Director, Legislative Affairs
CASSANDRA ANN KUBALL	Director of Trade and Industry Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Agriculture AGR

Education regarding federal food policy. General background and recommendations regarding agricultural biomass.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIA GUSTAFSON	Counsel and Director, Legislative Affairs
KAILEE MARIE TKACZ	Director of Food Policy

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Education regarding federal food policy. General background and recommendations regarding FDA proprietary information/protection of trade secrets and confidential information of the food industry.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIA GUSTAFSON	Counsel and Director, Legislative Affairs
KAILEE MARIE TKACZ	Director of Food Policy

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

General background and recommendations regarding the nutrition facts label. General background and recommendations regarding FDA proprietary information/protection of trade secrets and confidential information of the food industry.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KAILEE MARIE TKACZ	Director of Food Policy

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

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.