NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences, Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions; oppose lifting of inclusion of shrimp and abalone fish from Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), as provided for in 513 of S.1662 in FY 2018 appropriation, H.R. 4979 - to extend The Generalized System of Preferences and to make and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program - support the bill. - Oppose Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Oppse Section 301 China Tariffs

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: S. 1662 (115th), H.R. 4979 (115th)

Banking BAN

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation;HR10 Financial Choice Act, oppose provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; anticipated Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, P2P encryption. Implementation of SEC CEO Pay Ratio Reporting (PL 111-203)

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 10 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Port related issues -- congestion, metrics, ocean carrier alliances, detention / demurrage. Transportation related issues -- freight policy, truck productivity, funding infrastructure. No Human Trafficking on our Roads (S.1532) - support FY18 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development The DRIVE-Safe Act (HR.5358), all provisions (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy) Appropriation Act (HR3353, S1655) -passenger facility charge -truck productivity House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation + Infrastructure -letter offering change to law to allow commercial activities at federal interstate highway right-of-way and rest stop areas

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3353 (115th), S. 1532 (115th), H.R. 5358 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; Financial corrections to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - including in HR 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018)

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2887 (115th), H.R. 2193 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1628 - all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 246 Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S.1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act; S.1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act; S.1818 - Small Business Health Plans Act; HR 4616 - Cadillac Tax; Employer Mandate Delay; H.R.4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act; HR4200/S.2052 - H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; S. 1996/HR 2919 Commonsense Reporting Act; Cadillac Tax; ERISA; Alexander - Murray - Individual Market Stabilization; Opioids Legislation - mental health parity enforcement. HR 5138, Bipartisan HAS Improvement Act, all provisions. DOL proposed rule on Association Health Plans

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Maritime Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1859 (115th), S. 1996 (115th), S. 2052 (115th), H.R. 4200 (115th), H.R. 2919 (115th), H.R. 4620 (115th), S. 1978 (115th), H.R. 4616 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 5138 (115th), S. 1818 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th)

Postal POS

U.S. Postal Service reform - communication of retail industry views; S.2629 Postal Service Reform Act of 2018 - Support.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2629 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions; sought sponsor for draft legislation to modify Renewable Fuel Standard. The GREENER Fuels Act (Growing Renewable Energy through Existing and New Environmentally Responsible Fuels Act)

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self-regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues; HR2520, BROWSER Act of 2017-all provisions; EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions; and discussion drafts of retail bots legislation. Discussion on draft of House Financial Services Committee Breach Bill

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2520 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Immigration IMM

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Generally.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Education EDU

Career and technical education issues generally; HR2353, Strengthening Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Rule on Representation; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; Compensation equity issues generally; HR 2776/S.1350, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S.1217/HR2629, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; FY2018 Appropriations - NLRB. HR 3441, Save Local Business Act; Reforms to Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Sets; EEOC Wellness Regulations; HR4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act; HR4734/S.2203, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act; DOL Tip Regulations; Americans with Disabilities Act (ABA)

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission

Bills named: H.R. 2629 (115th), H.R. 4734 (115th), S. 1217 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th), H.R. 3441 (115th), H.R. 4219 (115th), S. 1350 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), S. 2203 (115th)

Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - communicating impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices. Oppose S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act, concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 1390 (115th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to define and criminalize organized retail crime

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)