2nd Quarter - Report — SYNGENTA CORPORATION for SYNGENTA CORPORATION (2016)

Firm

SYNGENTA CORPORATION

Client

SYNGENTA CORPORATION

Income

—

Expenses

$200,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Atrazine-addressing the current ecological risk assessment of Atrazine released by EPA. Chrysanthemum White Rust - address current and future quarantine challenges.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY SANDS	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade promotion authority; Support of federal preemption gmo labeling bill and global asynchronous approval of biotechnology products, transparent trade approvals.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALINE DELUCIA	—
JEFFREY SANDS	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

S. 2609 - An original Bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods and for other purposes.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALINE DELUCIA	—
LAURA WOOD PETERSON	—
JEFFREY SANDS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2609 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Neonicotinoids - working with White House Pollinator Health Strategy, seed treatments, pollinator habitat and working lands conservation, using pesticides to manage Varroa mite. Reviewed registrations issues under the Endangered Species Act and FIFRA overlap. Understanding US preparedness for Zika virus. H.R. 3893- area wide Integradted Pest Management Act (AIPM)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA WOOD PETERSON	—
JEFFREY SANDS	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 3893 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 1599, S.2609 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act and Biofuels Labeling Solutions Act focusing on labeling of foods processed with GMO's.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALINE DELUCIA	—
JEFFREY SANDS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2609 (114th), H.R. 1599 (114th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

H.R. 4923 - MTB reform bill entitled American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016, support passage of same.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALINE DELUCIA	—
LAURA WOOD PETERSON	—
JEFFREY SANDS	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4923 (114th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Oppose the following: the H.R. 703 - RFS Reform Act, the H.R. 704 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act,S. 577 Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act; lobbied to amend H.R. 1736 and S. 1239 with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations under the Act. Also lobbied regarding the renewable Fuel Standards.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA WOOD PETERSON	—
JEFFREY SANDS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 704 (114th), S. 1239 (114th), S. 577 (114th), H.R. 1736 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th)

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.