4th Quarter - Report — AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND I… for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND I… (2017)

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.