1st Quarter - Report — AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND I… for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND I… (2018)

Firm

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS

Client

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS

Income

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Expenses

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Tariff and Duties, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Funding and Appropriations, ATDI, Import Product Safety, Drawback Simplification, ITDS, Customs Reauthorization, Export Controls Review, Food Safety, CIT Jurisdiction, Product Information Code, Country of Origin Rules, Importer Self-Assessment Program, Merchandise Processing Fee, CBP Reauthorization Act, Iran Sanctions, Export Control Reform, Conflicts Minerals Legislation, renewal of trade preference programs, Product Information Codes, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, FDA Safety and Innovative Act, FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on Pre-Launch Activities Importation Requests, Foreign Trade Zones, Export Licensing for Agricultural Items, Medicines & Medical devices to Iran, Simplified Entry Project, Foreign Trade Regulations, Beyond the Border Vision, Trans Pacific Partnership, Informal Entry Requirements, Transaction Value and Post Importation Adjustments, Centers for Excellence and Expertise, Court of International Trade Modernization and Trade Facilitation Act, Customs Re-authorization Bill, Trade Promotion Authority, Revisions to the U.S. Munitions List, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, Simplified Summary, Duty Drawback Simplification, Export-Import Bank Re-authorization, Ports Performance Act, DRIVE Act, Voluntary Qualified Importer Program, Trade Priorities and Executive Orders to be Preserved, NAFTA Renegotiation Objectives,Section 232 Investigations on Steel and Aluminum, Trade Agreement Violations & Abuses, NAFTA Safeguards for Produce, NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, ACE Funding and Completing Safety Standards on Table Saw, DeMinimis Parity Under NAFTA, Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses,Section 232 tariffs on Aluminium and Steel, Section 301 tariffs on China IPR Violations and technology transfers.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER EPSTEIN	—
MARIANNE ROWDEN	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Bureau of the Census; Natl Security Council (NSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of

Defense DEF

International Arms in Traffic Regulations, Iran Sanctions, Export Control Reform, Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, OFAC Licensing Procedures, Section 232 Investigations on Steel and Aluminum, Census Routed Export Transactions, Section 232 tariffs on Aluminium and Steel.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER EPSTEIN	—
MARIANNE ROWDEN	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Bureau of the Census; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Duty-free provisions for Chapter 98, renewal of trade preference programs, support for passage of Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, AGOA Renewal, Duty Drawback Simplification, Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Trade Priorities and Executive Orders to be Preserved, NAFTA, Drawback, CBP Simplified Processes, General System of Preferences Renewal, NAFTA Duty Drawback, Section 232 tariffs on Aluminium and Steel, Section 301 tariffs on China IPR Violations and technology transfers.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER EPSTEIN	—
MARIANNE ROWDEN	—

Contacted: White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of the Census; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Homeland Security HOM

Customs and Border Protection Oversight, ACE Funding, Supply Chain Security Policy, Import Product Safety, Rules of Origin, First Sale, Importer Security Filing Rule, DHS Reauthorization, SAFE Port Act Reauthorization, Air Cargo Manifest Rule, Trade Resumption Exercises, Advance Data Requirements, Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, Beyond the Border Vision Security Perimeter, Customs Education, DHS Regulatory Review, Trusted Trader, ACE Implementation, Focused Assessment Audits, CBP Authorization Act, Maritime Goods Movement User Fee Act, CBP Enforcement of Foreign Trade Regulations, ITDS, CBP Form 5106, GSP Entries, FTA Claims, ACE Implementation, E.O. 13659 Streamlining the Export/Import Process for Americas Businesses, TSA Emergency Directive on Air Cargo, CBP Collection Activities on User Fees, DHS E-Commerce Strategy, CBP Administration of Electronic Export Information (EEI) Trade Facilitation and Trad Enforcement Act passage and implementation, Blueprint to Trust Risk Assessment Methodology, WCO E-Commerce Framework of Standards.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER EPSTEIN	—
MARIANNE ROWDEN	—

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of the Census; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); 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.