4th Quarter - Report

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY for COCA-COLA COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,620,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the Environmental Goods Agreement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
RYAN GUTHRIE —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

Education on the Company's sustainable agriculture programs, including labor and environment initiatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
KATE IRVIN —
JANINE KELLNER —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Provisions relating to aluminum market reforms in H.R. 2289, the Commodity End-User Relief Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 2289 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to domestic and international business tax reform; issues relating to the effective, efficient and fair operation of the IRS exam and audit process including S. 2809, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations; H.R. 2315/S.386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015; issues relating to Puerto Rico economic growth incentives including extension of manufacturers' deduction, H.R. 5400, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico, and rum cover-over; issues related to debt-equity rules under IRS Code Section 385; H.R.3957/S.2346, Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5400 (114th), S. 2346 (114th), H.R. 3957 (114th), S. 2809 (114th), S. 386 (114th), H.R. 2315 (114th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Discussion of current and prospective partnership opportunities; discussion of the Company's contributions to the economic development of communities around the world; issues relating to Puerto Rico economic growth incentives

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
KATE IRVIN —
JANINE KELLNER —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Health Issues HCR

Health and wellness issues relating to support for calorie and ingredient transparency and obesity prevention (no specific legislation); issues relating to the Nutrition Facts Panel changes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
RYAN GUTHRIE —
JANINE KELLNER —
EUGENE RACKLEY —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues relating to policies or programs that support public-private partnership initiatives; support for passage of pending tax treaties 111-7 (Hungary), 111-8 (Luxembourg), 112-8 (Chile), 112-1 (Switzerland), 113-4 (Spain), 113-5 (Poland), 114-1 (Japan); issues relating to international trademark protection and enforcement (no specific legislation)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
KATE IRVIN —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues relating to water conservation, infrastructure and access projects, including H.R. 5303/S.2848, the Water Resources and Development Act; education on packaging initiatives and recycling programs; education on the Company's hybrid and alternative fuel vehicle fleet; discussion of new technologies in vending and cooling equipment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANINE KELLNER —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: S. 2848 (114th), H.R. 5303 (114th)

Beverage Industry BEV

Educated House, Senate and Executive Branch staff on the beverage industry's health and wellness programs, including the Balanced Calorie Commitment; health and wellness issues relating to support for calorie and ingredient transparency and obesity prevention (no specific legislation); issues relating to the Nutrition Facts Panel changes; issues relating to policy developments affecting the international beverage industry (no specific legislation)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
RYAN GUTHRIE —
KATE IRVIN —
JANINE KELLNER —
EUGENE RACKLEY —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Educated House, Senate and Executive Branch staff on the Company's positive efforts to combat obesity and the general impact of federal programs on the beverage industry, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Food Program (no specific legislation) and the Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (no specific legislation)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
RYAN GUTHRIE —
JANINE KELLNER —
EUGENE RACKLEY —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.