4th Quarter - Report

RAI SERVICES COMPANY for RAI SERVICES COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$520,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to NAFTA trade promotion restrictions and customs tariffs.

Foreign entity interest: As the ultimate parent entity of RAI Services Company, British American Tobacco p.l.c., disclosed on the LD-1, has an interest in the issues above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAKEITHA ANDERSON —
PATRICK BRENNAN —
RICHARD L HASELWOOD —
JEFFREY HOGG —

Contacted: White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3268 - FY 18 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill -- issues related to the implementation of Public Law No. 111-31, the treatment of newly deemed tobacco products, and predicate date in the FDA's deeming regulation.

Foreign entity interest: As the ultimate parent entity of RAI Services Company, British American Tobacco p.l.c., disclosed on the LD-1, has an interest in the issues above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAKEITHA ANDERSON —
PATRICK BRENNAN —
RICHARD L HASELWOOD —
JEFFREY HOGG —

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3268 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1 - The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act -- issues related to overall reform of the Tax Code. Issues related to federal excise taxes on tobacco products.

Foreign entity interest: As the ultimate parent entity of RAI Services Company, British American Tobacco p.l.c., disclosed on the LD-1, has an interest in the issues above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAKEITHA ANDERSON —
PATRICK BRENNAN —
RICHARD L HASELWOOD —
JEFFREY HOGG —

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

H.R. 4318 - Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 -- provisions related to the rate for gum containing nicotine and synthetic sweetening agents.

Foreign entity interest: As the ultimate parent entity of RAI Services Company, British American Tobacco p.l.c., disclosed on the LD-1, has an interest in the issues above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAKEITHA ANDERSON —
PATRICK BRENNAN —
RICHARD L HASELWOOD —
JEFFREY HOGG —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4318 (115th)

Tobacco TOB

Public Law No. 111-31 -- The Family Smoking Preservation and Tobacco Control Act -- issues related to the implementation of the Act related to traditional tobacco products as well as newly deemed tobacco products. FDA nominations before the Senate Finance & HELP Committee.

Foreign entity interest: As the ultimate parent entity of RAI Services Company, British American Tobacco p.l.c., disclosed on the LD-1, has an interest in the issues above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAKEITHA ANDERSON —
PATRICK BRENNAN —
RICHARD L HASELWOOD —
JEFFREY HOGG —

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.