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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

NAFTA - Relating to the renegotiation of NAFTA and on provisions relating to the harmonization of standards and the regulatory process. ISDS- Investor State Dispute Settlement - Issues relating to ISDS ensuring the rule of law will be upheld for foreign investors and to provide a neutral forum for the resolution of investment disputes. KORUS - Maintaining the U.S. involvement in the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Expensing and Depreciation - Supporting the amendment of Sections 179 and 168 the IRS code to allow for the immediate expensing of HVACR products as well as fixing errors related to bonus depreciation for HVACR equipment. H.R.1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017- legislative vehicle for tax reform Tax Extender Act of 2017 - legislation to expand tax incentives for Geothermal technologies, new efficient home, commercial energy efficient equipment.

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol - Supporting the U.S. ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol in order to phase down HFCs and remain globally competitive. SNAP Program - Supporting the EPA's Significant New Alternatives Program as the primary regulatory process for refrigerants.

Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Vice President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Government Issues GOV

Regulatory Reform - Promote flexibility in requirements if an agency is engaged in a Negotiated Rulemaking or Direct Final Rule and deferring to industry consensus standards rather than creating duplicative standards. H.R. 5/S. 951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - Judicial Review of Information Quality Act, issuance of guidelines by OIRA for conducting cost-benefit analyses, and requiring OIRA to ensure rules are consistent and compatible with other federal agency regulations. Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) - Department of Defense treatment of VRF production in the Unitary Building Criteria.

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Vice President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); President of the U.S.

Bills named: S. 951 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

EPCA Modernization - Needed reforms to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve the regulatory process and accountability. Systems Efficiency - Reforms needed to address that energy performance is dependent on how parts of the system relate to one another and to pursue an integrated system approach. Energy Star - Reforms to improve program and possible relocation of program from DOE to EPA Water Heater Definitions: Working with the Department of Energy on the definition and classification of residential and commercial water heaters. Furnace Metric: Determining AFUE levels for a final rule on furnace energy efficiency standards. Efficiency Standards Process - Seeking improvements to the Department of Energy's Process Rule for the development of energy efficiency standards. Market Flexibility to energy efficiency standards.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Section 232 Review of Steel and Aluminum - Relating to the Section 232 review of steel/aluminum and the potential imposition of tariffs or quotas on steel/aluminum if they are found to impact national security. Consideration of tariffs for imports from China under 301.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labeling - Hazard communication standard labeling application for refrigerant reclamation cylinders.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; President of the U.S.; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of