NESTLE USA for NESTLE USA

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Republican Blueprint for Corporate Tax Reform

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

USTR notice and comment regarding retaliatory tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. North American Free Trade Agreement; general information gathering.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Letter of support for funding the Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs. General issues related to apprenticeships, workforce training and alternative career paths.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Retirement RET

Provisions in the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) included in H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. Law 113-235); additional proposals to modernize multiemployer plans; and regulations related to MPRA

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 83 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act of 2017; provisions related to competitive bidding (PADME) and the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Modernization Act-- issues related to food safety inspector training and agency funding for inspections; issues related to intentional adulteration rule. Farm Bill 2018-- commodity pricing and reform of USDA sugar program. General issues related to animal welfare,sustainable agriculture and water. Education on beverage industry recycling and source reduction initiatives; special use permit.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)