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Homeland Security HOM

HR 370 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; HR 5175 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; S 300 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; Efforts related to cybersecurity.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Minerals Management Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 370 (116th), H.R. 5175 (116th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 3409 Coast Guard Authorization Act, Sec. 305, Installation vessels; S 2297 Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2019; 53 Customs Bulletin 38 Proposed Modification and Revocation of Ruling Letters Related to CBP's Application of the Jones Act to the Transportation of Certain Merchandise and Equipment Between Coastwise Points.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 3409 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, amendments on Alternative Fuels Mixture Credit and Oil Spill Tax; HR 3055 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020.

Contacted: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Minerals Management Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3055 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 2500 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, sections related to PFAS and firefighting foam; HR 535 PFAS Action Act; S 1685 LEADING Act; S 1790 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, sections related to PFAS and firefighting foam, Title LXVII; S 2300 Clean Industrial Technology Act; S 383 USE IT Act; 81 Fed. Reg. 19718 Air quality control, reporting and compliance rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 32227 Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 36837 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 52056 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Regulatory efforts related to EPA Effluent Guidelines.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Minerals Management Service

Bills named: H.R. 535 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

S 2418 Conservation of America's Shoreline Terrain and Aquatic Life Act, amendment on offshore drilling; 81 Fed. Reg. 43337 Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform; 81 Fed. Reg. 81356 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 81 Fed. Reg. 81462 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Oil; 81 Fed. Reg. 81516 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Gas; 82 Fed. Reg. 20815 Executive Order 13795 of April 28, 2017 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy; 82 Fed. Reg. 29212 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals, Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico; 83 Fed. Reg. 17359 Wayne National Forest: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Perry, Scioto, Vinton and Washington Counties; Ohio; Assessment and Report of Ecological, Social, and Economic Conditions, Trends, and Sustainability for the Wayne National Forest; 84 Fed. Reg. 21908 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to anticipated offshore risk management, financial assurance and loss prevention regulations; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Efforts relating to the use of categorical exclusions as defined in Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts to reform the Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office

Telecommunications TEC

HR 5085 Don't Break Up the T-Band Act; S 3347 Dont Break Up the T-Band Act; Efforts related to telecommunications issues for offshore development.

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Minerals Management Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 5085 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 3206 Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019; HR 5430 United States, Mexico, Canada, Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act; HR 948 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 1060 Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act; S 1441 Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act; S 370 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 482 DASKA Act; Efforts related to implementation of tariffs and other policies related to the Sec. 301 investigation regarding China; Efforts related to potential Russian sanctions; Efforts related to potential Turkish sanctions; Efforts related to the Department of Commerce's Sec. 232 investigation regarding steel imports; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products; Efforts related to the passage of the USMCA (US-Mexico-Canada Agreement).

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Minerals Management Service; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 948 (116th), H.R. 3206 (116th), H.R. 5430 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Ways & Means Staff Discussion Draft on International Tax Reform; S 617 Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 51072 Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income); 83 Fed. Reg. 63200 Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit, Including Guidance Implementing Changes Made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 65956 Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax; 84 Fed. Reg. 28398 Limitation on Deduction for Dividends Received From Certain Foreign Corporations and Amounts Eligible for Section 954 Look-Through Exception; 84 Fed. Reg. 29288 Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) and Certain Guidance Related to Foreign Tax Credits; 84 Fed. Reg. 47455 Regulations Under Section 382(h) Related to Built-In Gain and Loss; 84 Fed. Reg. 8188 Deduction for Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income; Efforts related to OECD Global Anti-Base Erosion proposal.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 1315 Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act; HR 3432 Safer Pipelines Act; HR 5175 Pipeline Safety Improvement Act; S 2299 PIPES Act; S 2302 America's Transportation Infrastructure Act, Sec. 1524 Gathering Lines; 80 Fed. Reg. 61610 Pipeline Safety: Safety of On-Shore Liquid Hazardous Pipelines; 81 Fed. Reg. 20722 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines; 82 Fed. Reg. 1860 Issuance and Reissuance of Nationwide Permits; 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 31098 Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process; Efforts regarding pipeline safety reauthorization; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Legislative efforts regarding appointment of public officials.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Minerals Management Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 5175 (116th), H.R. 1315 (116th), H.R. 3432 (116th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR __ Cellulosic Biofuel Mandate Reform Act; HR __ Gasoline Regulations Act; 75 Fed. Reg. 68044 Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs; 79 Fed. Reg. 42128 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements; 80 Fed. Reg. 26643 Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains; 81 Fed. Reg. 34778 Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)