2nd Quarter - Report — CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION for CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION (2017)

Firm

CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION

Client

CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$20,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General background and discussion regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement. General background and discussion of re-establishing commercial relations with Cuba. General background and recommendations for opening the Asia-Pacific Region. General background and discussion on the U.S.-Mexico Sugar Suspension Agreements.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIA GUSTAFSON	Counsel and Director, Legislative Affairs
CASSANDRA ANN KUBALL	Director of Trade and Industry Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

Education regarding federal food policy. General background and recommendations regarding agricultural biomass.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIA GUSTAFSON	Counsel and Director, Legislative Affairs
KAILEE MARIE TKACZ	Director of Food Policy

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Education regarding federal food policy. General background and recommendations regarding FDA proprietary information/protection of trade secrets and confidential information of the food industry.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIA GUSTAFSON	Counsel and Director, Legislative Affairs
KAILEE MARIE TKACZ	Director of Food Policy

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

General background and recommendations regarding the nutrition facts label. General background and recommendations regarding FDA proprietary information/protection of trade secrets and confidential information of the food industry.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KAILEE MARIE TKACZ	Director of Food Policy

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; 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.