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Environment/Superfund ENV

General issues related to sustainable packaging and packaging recovery and water permitting. H.R. 2748 Save Our Seas Act; general support. Renewable Energy: Issues related to grid resilience in regional transmission organizations. Comment on the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule.

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

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 2748 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Retaliatory tariffs under Section 232 and 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. Issues related to the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

P.L. 115-97 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; regulatory framework and timing.

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

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018; related to organic and conservation programs; Support of conference report; support for Organic Agriculture Research & Extension Initiative; support for Title II funding conservation programs. Support for including the PAWS Act in the Senate Farm Bill.

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

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (115th)

Retirement RET

Proposals relating to multiemployer pension plans, including S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2018 and H.R. 4444, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, and additional proposals to modernize multiemployer plans.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 4444 (115th), S. 2147 (115th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

H.R. 909, S.322: Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017; amends the federal criminal code to include conduct that causes fear, injury or death to a persons pet. Provides funding for domestic violence shelters to create co-living opportunities for victims and their pets. All Sections and All Provisions.

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

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 322 (115th), H.R. 909 (115th)

Beverage Industry BEV

No bill number. Request the FDA to allow the use of the term healthy on bottled water labels.

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

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Comment on the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule

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

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Modernization Act. Issues related to food safety inspector training and agency funding for inspections; issues related to intentional adulteration rule. Support for Dietary Guidelines process. Support for FDA Nutrition Innovation Strategy (FDA). Support for voluntary sodium reduction guidelines.

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

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

No bill number. Discussion related to launch of a medical food product from Nestle Health Sciences

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

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)