4th Quarter - Report

BASF CORPORATION for BASF CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$340,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), specifically provisions related to regulatory convergence (no legislation yet).

Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK WASHKO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Efficiency, including sufficiency of funding for the Department of Energy. Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, S. 720, HR 2177, H.R. 1273, H.R. 8 (Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015) including provisions on energy efficiency promotion (SAVE Act); Energy Policy Modernization Act.

Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ODINA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8 (114th), S. 720 (114th), H.R. 2177 (114th), H.R. 1273 (114th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Implementation of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill legislation (H.R. 4923, S. 2794)

Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity. Products for which duty suspension is sought may be manufactured by BASF SE or other BASF affiliates worldwide

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK WASHKO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4923 (114th), S. 2794 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

Renewal of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), part of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). No bill yet. Innovation in plant breeding regulations (including BASF high Omega-3 Canola product) Biopesticide Issues in the USDA National Organics Progam. Biobased products in the National Defense Authorization Act. S. 3420, Urban Agriculture Act of 2016

Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFERY S. BLACKWOOD —
STEVEN J GOLDBERG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3420 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative proposals on tax reform, including Section 385 Treasury regulation finalization, House Tax blueprint and Border Adjustability. No bills current.

Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ODINA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations for EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs and other elements of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Defense Authorization and Appropriations riders on restrictions in Department of Defense ability to implement sustainability and climate-related provisions of two prevailing executive orders (HR 4909, HR 5293). BASF opposes the limits on DOD ability to implement the executive orders.

Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN J GOLDBERG —
ELIZABETH ODINA —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4909 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Implementation of S. 697 (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act), H.R. 2576 (TSCA Modernization Act of 2015). BASF supports modernization of TSCA

Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity. BASF SE and sister BASF entities manufacture chemicals that are subject to regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN J GOLDBERG —
MARK WASHKO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 697 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Implementation/oversight of the Food and Drug Administration in respect to the Sunscreen Innovation Act (P.L. 113-195)

Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE. Sunscreen active ingredients that are the subject of review by FDA under the Sunscreen Innovation Act are manufactured by BASF SE or other BASF subsidiary entities

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN J GOLDBERG —
MARK WASHKO —

Contacted: SENATE; 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.