BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) for BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to miscellaneous tariff legislation. H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes. Provisions related to specific tariffs.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2708 (113th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Monitor legislative and administrative action on chemical facilities regulation. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to the Toxic Substances Control Act. S. 696, Safe Chemicals Act of 2013. Provisions pertaining to chemical risk management. S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act. Provisions pertaining to chemical risk management.

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

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th), S. 696 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to trade promotion authority negotiations. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to Trans-Pacific Partnerships. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Monitor legislative issues and administrative action related to Trade and Miscellaneous Trade. Monitor Trade Promotion Authority. S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014. H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3830 (113th), S. 1900 (113th)

Banking BAN

S.1106 Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013. All provisions to sensible accounting to value energy related to mortgages means tested by energy efficiency.

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

Bills named: S. 1106 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to pollinator health and habitat promotion. S. 809, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act. Provisions related to labeling. S. 1256, Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2013. H.R. 1150, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2013. Title II and general provisions in the bill. H.R. 4432, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014. Provisions related to pollinator issues. H.R. 2692, Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013. H.R. 5447, To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to increase the availability of pesticides for the management of parasitic pests that adversely impact the health of managed pollinator bees, and for other purposes.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2692 (113th), S. 809 (113th), H.R. 5447 (113th), H.R. 1150 (113th), S. 1256 (113th), H.R. 4432 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitor legislative and federal activity related to the corporate R&D tax and renewal of tax credits 25C, 179C, and 45L tax credits on energy efficiency. Draft, Senate tax extender legislation.

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to intellectual property protection. H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3309 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to health care policy. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to drug user fees. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to Medicare's 2011 guidance on servicing hospital equipment, including medical imaging equipment. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to drug safety and drug counterfeiting (track and trace). Monitor legislative and administrative action related to drug importation, drug shortages, authorized genetics, and prescription drug advertising. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to federal preemption for prescription drugs. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to point-of-care instruments. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to streamlined pathways to market for breakthrough technologies. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to access to medical supplies. Monitor legislative and administration action related to Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher Program. Monitor activities related to House Energy and Commerce Committees 21st Century Cures Initiative. H.R. 1150, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2013. Title II and general provisions in the bill. H.R. 2725, Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2013. HR 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act. Provisions related to drug distribution. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act. Provisions related to imaging and Sec. 213. S. 959, Pharmaceutical Quality, Security, and Accountability Act. Provisions related to drug distribution. S. 1256, Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2013. S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013. H.R. 1528, Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014. H.R. 4771, Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014. S. 2012, Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014. Monitor the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148. H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3204 (113th), S. 1256 (113th), H.R. 4771 (113th), S. 959 (113th), H.R. 1295 (113th), H.R. 1150 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th), S. 1871 (113th), S. 2012 (113th), H.R. 2725 (113th), H.R. 1528 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to sustainable growth rate and SGR repeal. Monitor enforcement of Medicares imaging equipment preventative maintenance policy. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to Medicare's 2011 guidance on servicing hospital equipment, including medical imaging equipment. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to Medicare payment for diabetes testing strips, drug rebates for Medicare Part D, and the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Monitor legislative and administrative action related to CMS Competitive Bidding. S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013. HR 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act. Provisions related to drug distribution. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act. Provisions related to imaging and Sec. 213.

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

Bills named: H.R. 4302 (113th), H.R. 3204 (113th), S. 1871 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Monitor legislative and administrative action on appropriations and budget. Draft, House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, House Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, Senate Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, House Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, House National Defense Authorization Act, 2015. Draft, Senate National Defense Authorization Act, 2015. Monitor the passage of FY2014 omnibus appropriations legislation (P.L. 113-76). H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014. Funding for national biodefense and agriculture funding. H.R. 2725, Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2725 (113th), H.R. 2217 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Monitor legislative and administrative action on chemical facilities regulation. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to the Toxic Substances Control Act. Monitor legislative issues and bills on Superfund. H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013. S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013. H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2014. H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5078 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 935 (113th), S. 601 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to commercial building energy efficiency and building materials technology. S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013. All measures related to energy efficiency. S. 1020, All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013. All measures pertaining to requirements to eliminate fossil fuels by 2030. S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013. S. 2074, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014. S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014. All provisions pertaining to the Shaheen Portman Act (S. 761) regarding grants to federal facilities wishing to improve energy efficiency and to update the national model building standards. H.R. 1616, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013. All provisions pertaining to the Shaheen Portman Act (S. 761) regarding grants to federal facilities wishing to improve energy efficiency and to update the national model building standards.

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

Bills named: S. 761 (113th), S. 1020 (113th), H.R. 1616 (113th), S. 2262 (113th), S. 1392 (113th), S. 2074 (113th)

Pharmacy PHA

HR 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act. Provisions related to drug distribution. S. 959, Pharmaceutical Quality, Security, and Accountability Act. Provisions related to drug distribution. Monitored legislative and federal activity related to drug distribution and safety and pharmacy drug compounding.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3204 (113th), S. 959 (113th)