Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

*Public Law No: 113-79 - All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *H.Con.Res.40 - Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that bene fit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *H.R.4265-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 and S.2086-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 *H.R.2-Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.4265 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 S.2086 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 Issues related to sugar reform H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Sugar Program Reform HR 4265 Sugar Policy Modernization Act S 2086 Sugar Policy Modernization Act H.R.2 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 S.3042Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

*Public Law No: 113-79 - All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *H.Con.Res.40 - Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *H.R.4265-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 and S.2086-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 *H.R.2-Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.J. Res. 125 Continuing Appropriations Act H.R. 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act S. 2086: Sugar Policy Modernization Act H.R. 2: The Agriculture and Nutrition Act

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6337/S. 3013, To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 3329, Trade Security Act of 2018 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; global supply chain priorities; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); drafting of World Customs Organizations E-Commerce Framework Standards; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies and cyber security; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S. Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China

Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 2, S. 3042 Farm Bill (Peanuts, Sugar, Dairy, SNAP); H.R. 4265, S. 2086 Sugar Policy Modernization Act (Sugar policy reform)

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R.4265 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 S.2086 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 Issues related to sugar reform H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Modernization of the federal sugar program (Sugar Policy Modernization Act, H.R. 4265, S. 2086; Agriculture Improvement Act, H.R. 2 and S. 3042)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

*Public Law No: 113-79 - All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *H.Con.Res.40 - Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that bene fit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *H.R.4265-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 and S.2086-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 *H.R.2-Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Sugar Program Reform HR 4265 Sugar Policy Modernization Act S 2086 Sugar Policy Modernization Act H.R.2 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 S.3042Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

*Public Law No: 113-79 - All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *H.Con.Res.40 - Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *H.R.4265-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 and S.2086-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 *H.R.2-Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

ACCESS TO CAPITAL Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, S. 2155. Supported House passage and the President's signing of the bill. Working on various capital formation and access bills as part of a "JOBS Act 3.0" package including: Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (H.R. 79), Fostering Innovation Act (H.R. 1645), Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 477), Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 2201), SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 78), Small Business Credit Availability Act (H.R. 4267), Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 4263), Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 3312), and Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act (H.R. 4821). H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act. Support. House Financial Services Committee, provided testimony on Empowering a Pro-Growth Economy through Tax Cuts and regarding the benefits of the tax cuts and the need to move legislation that would improve capital access. Supported Securities and Exchange Commission action to increase the threshold smaller reporting company definition to allow more small companies to take advantage of certain regulatory relief. Testified before Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in support of specific bills to improve capital formation and access for entrepreneurs, including: S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act; S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act; S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act; S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act; S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act. Small Business Stock: Urging Congress to update the threshold (last updated in 1978) to Section 1224 Small Business Stock, which allows investors to deduct losses taken on investments in C Corp startups. Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding, and policies that lighten the regulatory burden on community banks and the financial system in general to improve capital formation and capital access for startups and entrepreneurs. This includes changes to Dodd-Frank, reform of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and SEC regulatory reforms to reduce red tape and costs for small firms. TAX REFORM & TAX POLICY H.R. 3717, Small Business Tax Simplification Act of 2017. Continue to support legislation. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 199A: Requested that U.S. Treasury allow for aggregating or grouping of business entities for purposes of calculating the new 20 percent small business deduction in the new tax law. REGULATORY REFORM, RELIEF & FEDERAL PROGRAM REFORM, Financial Regulatory Reform Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provide for meaningful input from small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support full Senate passage. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support full Senate passage. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support full Senate passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support full Senate passage. Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support full Senate passage. Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support full Senate passage. SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy - Supported the nomination and support the pending confirmation of David C. Tryon to be the next Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy. H.R. 5266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018. Support. H.R. 3825, Harmonization of Coverage Act. Support. Congressional Review Act Resolution to Overturn the FCCs Restoring Internet Freedom Order. Opposed Senate passage and continue to oppose in the House. Support announcement by the National Labor Relations Board on forthcoming efforts to fix the joint employer standard. Support of Federal Communication Commission (FCC) agenda and orders related to 5G, which will accelerate deployment and investment of this technology. Opposed Congressional Review Act (CRA) action by the U.S. Senate to overturn the FCCs Internet Freedom order, which will bring back Title II regulation of the internet and carve big tech companies out of privacy policy rules. Support FCC action (on TV White Spaces) to dedicate at least three usable channels (below 700 MHZ) to remain available in markets across the country. The Foxx-Davis Amendment to the 2018 Farm Bill to Modernize the Outdated Sugar Program. SBE Council supported. H.R. 4265/S. 2086, the Sugar Policy Modernization Act. Support. Postal Service: Support President Trumps executive order to establish a Task Force on the U.S. Postal Service. Schedule B Filing for 501(c) Organizations: Voiced support to the Administration for advancing a rule that would protect free speech by eliminating Schedule B Form filing. HEALTH CARE REFORM Continue to support reform efforts to fix provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are driving costs higher and making the marketplace less competitive for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Including: Repeal of taxes within the ACA including the Health Insurance Tax (HIT Tax), net investment tax and Cadillac tax. Also support repealing the employer mandate and liberalizing the mandates and types of coverage required of health plans. Improving and expanding health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), short-term limited duration plans. Employer Mandate Penalties in the Affordable Care Act: Expressed concerns to the U.S. Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services regarding how tax penalties are being assessed under the employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act. Urged suspension of the assessment and a full repeal of the mandate. Supported the final Department of Labor Rule on Association Health Plans. Continue to urge Senators to develop a consensus bill that provides marketplace stability, and small businesses with cost relief and affordable health coverage choices. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP for small businesses. The Music Modernization Act of 2017, H. R. 4706. Supported House passage. The Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Protection Act (STOP ACT), H.R. 1057 and S.372. Support the legislation and House passage. Support keeping NAFTA, and making sure modernization includes stronger IP protections and fixes related to cross-border data issues. The STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 (S.1390 and H.R. 5340). Support the legislation. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKETS Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. Continue to educate about the benefits of NAFTA, and the need to update some of the provisions (with respect to intellectual property, for example) but to maintain the core agreement to encourage commerce and business growth for U.S. small businesses. Testified before the U.S. House Small Business Committee on The State of Trade and Small Business, April 11, 2018. Voiced general support for NAFTA, resuming activity to develop new trade agreements, and outlined concerns about tariffs proposed by Administration. Submitted Comments to the United States Trade Representative expressing concerns regarding proposed Section 301 actions - specifically tariffs - in response to Chinese acts and policies on technology transfer, intellectual property and innovation. NAFTA Re-Negotiation: Continue to urge the Administration to stay in NAFTA and to elevate the priority of intellectual property issues within the agreement.

Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 2, S. 3042 Farm Bill (Peanuts, Sugar, Dairy, SNAP); H.R. 4265, S. 2086 Sugar Policy Modernization Act (Sugar policy reform)

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 4265 The Sugar Policy Modernization Act S. 2086 The Sugar Policy Modernization Act H.R. 5961 Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2019

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 4265 The Sugar Policy Modernization Act S. 2086 The Sugar Policy Modernization Act H.R. 5961 Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2019

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R.4265 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 S.2086 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 Issues related to sugar reform H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 HR 4265 / S 2086 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act Implementation of biotechnology disclosure law

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.J. Res. 125 Continuing Appropriations Act H.R. 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act S. 2086: Sugar Policy Modernization Act H.R. 2: The Agriculture and Nutrition Act

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 3013, A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); global supply chain priorities; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with agencies; drafting of World Customs Organizations E-Commerce Framework Standards; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs

Client expense: $15,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Sugar Program Reform HR 4265 Sugar Policy Modernization Act S 2086 Sugar Policy Modernization Act H.R.2 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 S.3042Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Modernization of the federal sugar program (Sugar Policy Modernization Act, H.R. 4265, S. 2086; Agriculture Improvement Act, H.R. 2 and S. 3042)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.2086 and H.R.4265 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 2 - Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 Correspondence with United States Senate and United State House of Representatives in support of the Sugar Policy Modernization Act (S. 2086, H.R. 4265), and support for that legislation in the form of an Amendment to the 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2); Research relating thereto.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S. 1129, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, Title VIII. S. 168, H.R. 1154, Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, entire bill. H.S. 2086, S. 1308 - Soo Locks Modernization Act - entire bill. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers economic review of project to construct a navigation lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. U.S. Coast Guard icebreaking resources on the Great Lakes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $260,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

*Public Law No: 113-79 - All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *H.Con.Res.40 - Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that bene fit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *H.R.4265-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 and S.2086-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 *H.R.2-Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussions with House and Senate members and staff regarding Industry opposition to HR 4265 and S 2086, "The Sugar Program Modernization Act." HR 4265 (revised) was introduced as part of the debate on HR 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and opposed by the Industry. Discussions with House and Senate staff in support of the "Accurate Labels Act" (S 3019/HR 6022) and general policy. Discussions with Ag Marketing Service-USDA and Marketing and Regulatory Programs-USDA regarding the implementation of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard and Part 340 biotechnology regulations. Comments filed with EPA in support of EPA's "Glyphosate: Draft Human Health Risk Assessment in Support of Registration Review."

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

*Public Law No: 113-79 - All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *H.Con.Res.40 - Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *H.R.4265-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 and S.2086-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 *H.R.2-Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

ACCESS TO CAPITAL Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, S. 2155. Supported Senate passage of the bill. Support House inclusion of various other access to capital measures in S. 2155 once the House considers the bill (or separate Senate action on these bills), including: Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (H.R. 79), Fostering Innovation Act (H.R. 1645), Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 477), Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 2201), SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 78), Small Business Credit Availability Act (H.R. 4267), Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 4263), Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 3312), and Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act (H.R. 4821). H.J. Res. 122, providing for congressional disapproval of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Small-Dollar Loan Rule. Supported passage of the CRA rescinding the rule. Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding, and policies that lighten the regulatory burden on community banks and the financial system in general to improve capital formation and capital access for startups and entrepreneurs. This includes changes to Dodd-Frank, reform of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and SEC regulatory reforms to reduce red tape and costs for small firms. TAX REFORM & TAX POLICY Provided a statement for the record for the House Ways and Means Committee Member Day, January 20, 2018, in support of the Small Business Tax Simplification Act of 2017, (H.R. 3717). Supported inclusion of language to fix the grain glitch - a drafting error in The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - within the FY 2018 omnibus spending bill. REGULATORY REFORM, RELIEF & FEDERAL PROGRAM REFORM Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provide for meaningful input from small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support full Senate passage. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support full Senate passage. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support full Senate passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support full Senate passage. Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support full Senate passage. Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support full Senate passage. Save Local Business Act (H.R.3441), supported House passage of the legislation, and action by the Senate. Also supported inclusion with the FY 2018 omnibus spending bill. Sugar Policy Modernization Act (H.R. 4265 and S.2086). Support the legislation. The Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 (H.R. 5266). Support the legislation. True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act (S.1454). Oppose the legislation. SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy - Supported the nomination and support the pending confirmation of David C. Tryon to be the next Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy. Access to Broadband Support of Federal Communication Commission (FCC) agenda and orders related to 5G, which will accelerate deployment and investment of this technology. Also supported creation of the "Office of Economics and Analytics at the FCC. Oppose Congressional Review Act (CRA) action by the U.S. Senate to overturn the FCCs Internet Freedom order, which will bring back Title II regulation of the internet and carve big tech companies out of privacy policy rules. Support FCC action (on TV White Spaces) to dedicate at least three usable channels (below 700 MHZ) to remain available in markets across the country. HEALTH CARE REFORM Continue to support reform efforts to fix provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are driving costs higher and making the marketplace less competitive for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Including: Repeal of taxes within the ACA including the Health Insurance Tax (HIT Tax), net investment tax and Cadillac tax. Also support repealing the employer mandate and liberalizing the mandates and types of coverage required of health plans. Improving and expanding health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), short-term limited duration plans, and the creation of Association Health Plans as outlined in a proposed rule by the Department of Labor. Continue to urge Senators to develop a consensus bill that provides marketplace stability, and small businesses with cost relief and affordable health coverage choices. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP for small businesses. The Music Modernization Act of 2017, H. R. 4706. Supported House passage. The Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Protection Act (STOP ACT), H.R. 1057 and S.372. Support the legislation. Also provided testimony for the record to the House Ways and Means Committee on April 24 in support of the STOP Act for the hearing Opioids and the International Postal System. Support keeping NAFTA, and making sure modernization includes stronger IP protections and fixes related to cross-border data issues. The STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 (S.1390 and H.R. 5340). Support the legislation. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKETS Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. Continue to educate about the benefits of NAFTA, and the need to update some of the provisions (with respect to intellectual property, for example) but to maintain the core agreement to encourage commerce and business growth for U.S. small businesses. Testified before the U.S. House Small Business Committee on The State of Trade and Small Business, April 11, 2018. Voiced general support for NAFTA, resuming activity to develop new trade agreements, and outlined concerns about tariffs proposed by Administration. Provided testimony for the record on the House Ways and Means hearing on the U.S. Trade Policy Agenda, March 21, 2018. Detailed the importance of global markets and trade agreements to small businesses, concerns about emerging protectionism and proposed tariffs by the Administration. Filed comments with the United States Postal Service on February 20, 2018 urging Commissioners to take action and urge the State Department to work to level the playing field for U.S. small businesses, and in support of the Commissions proposal to unseal the revenue, cost, and weight data for all inbound items, by UPU country group and shape, for 2017. GOOD GOVERNMENT Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act, H.R. 4916. Support the legislation. Supported House passage of a package of bills to reorganize and modernize the IRS, including: The Taxpayer First Act, H.R. 5444; The 21st Century IRS Act, H.R. 5445; The Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act, H.R. 2905; H.R. 5440 requires notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center; and H.R. 5446 amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the immediate sale of seized property by the Secretary of the Treasury to perishable goods.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office

Farm Bill (Peanuts, Sugar, Dairy, SNAP); H.R. 4265, S. 2086 Sugar Policy Modernization Act (Sugar policy reform)

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Restrictions to purchases used with benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women and Infant Children (WIC)provisions in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill that removed state issued equipment for retailers and attempts by state contractors to start charging processing fees Farm Bill Reauthorization: Retailer provisions in SNAP and EBT processing H.R. 1625 - EBT processing fees HR 4265 / S 2086 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act Implementation of biotechnology disclosure law

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.4265 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 S.2086 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 Issues related to sugar reform Issues related to Farm Bill Reauthorization

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 4305 - Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act Correspondence with United States Senate and United States House of Representatives in support of the reform framework established in the Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act (H.R. 4305) and amendment to the Food Security Act of 1985 (P.L. 99-198); research relating thereto. S. 2086 and H.R. 4265 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 Correspondence with United States Senate and United States House of Representatives urging passage of S. 2086 and H.R. 4265, the Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017, to achieve necessary and substantive reform of federal sugar policy; research relating thereto.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

Sugar Program Reform HR 4265- Sugar Policy Modernization Act S 2086 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

*Public Law No: 113-79 - All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *H.Con.Res.40 - Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *H.R.4265-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 and S.2086-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1129, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, Title VIII. S. 168, H.R. 1154, Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, entire bill. H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 - issues related to CVIDA. H.S. 2086, S. 1308 - Soo Locks Modernization Act - entire bill. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers economic review of project to construct a navigation lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. U.S. Coast Guard icebreaking resources on the Great Lakes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $250,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

*Public Law No: 113-79 - All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *H.Con.Res.40 - Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *H.R.4265-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 and S.2086-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

General sugar policy provisions in discussions with House and Senate members and staff regarding the 2018 Farm Bill. Discussions with House and Senate members and staff regarding industry opposition to HR 4265 and S 2086, "The Sugar Program Modernization Act." Discussions with Ag Marketing Service-USDA and Marketing and Regulatory Programs-USDA regarding the implementation of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard and Part 340 biotechnology regulations. Comments filed for FDA request for information regarding Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach Initiative Association cosigned Chlorpyrifos Alliance letter to White House. Association cosigned letter to House Committee on Agriculture in support of Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research letter. Discussions with RMA-USDA staff regarding sugarbeet crop insurance issues. Visited with Deputy Secretary Steve Censky and Under Secretary Ted McKinney to educate on industry issues and sugar policy.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 3809Sustainable Farmland for the Future Act S. 2069Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act S. 2086/H.R. 4265Sugar Policy Modernization Act S. 1025AFFIRM Act HR 772/S 261Common Sense Nutrition Labeling Act

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

*Public Law No: 113-79 - All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *H.Con.Res.40 - Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *H.R.4265-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 and S.2086-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Sugar Program Reform HR 4265- Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 S 2086 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

*Public Law No: 113-79 - All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *H.Con.Res.40 - Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *H.R.4265-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 and S.2086-Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 1129, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, Title VIII. S. 168, H.R. 1154, Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, entire bill. S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 - issues related to CVIDA. H.S. 2086, S. 1308 - Soo Locks Modernization Act - entire bill. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers economic review of project to construct a navigation lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. U.S. Coast Guard icebreaking resources on the Great Lakes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Federal Maritime Commission, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE

H.R.4265 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 S.2086 - Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 Issues related to sugar reform

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

General sugar policy provisions in discussions with House and Senate members and staff regarding the 2018 Farm Bill. Discussions with House and Senate members and staff regarding industry opposition to HR 4265 and S 2086, "The Sugar Program Modernization Act." Discussions with Ag Marketing Service-USDA and Marketing and Regulatory Programs-USDA regarding the implementation of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard and Part 340 biotechnology regulations. Comments filed for FDA request for information regarding Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach Initiative Association cosigned Chlorpyrifos Alliance letter to White House. Association cosigned letter to House Committee on Agriculture in support of Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research letter. Discussions with RMA-USDA staff regarding sugarbeet crop insurance issues. Visited with Deputy Secretary Steve Censky to educate on industry issues and sugar policy.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office