Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018

H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; Congressional oversight of regulatory matters related to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); EPA Safer Choice program and related appropriations; Implementing the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Pub. L. No. 114-182) - provisions related to risk-based procedures for chemical prioritization for risk evaluation and the collection of fees for administering risk evaluations (Section 6), use reporting (Sec. 8) and confidential business information (Sec. 14); S. 263 and H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; Proposed legislation regarding consumer product labeling and ingredient disclosure; Nominations of Commissioners to Consumer Product Safety Commission; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act; Regulations governing the importation, transportation, and testing of aerosol products; Interpretation of hazard communication regulations.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Funding for Renewable Chemicals/Bio-based Products ---Reauthorization of Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program ---Reauthorization of USDA Bio-Preferred Program ---H.R. 2: Agriculture and Nutrition Act ---S.3042: Agriculture Improvement Act ---EPA Safer Choice Program Renewable Chemicals/Bio-based Products (Non-Funding) ---Investment Tax Credit ---Production Tax Credit ---Reauthorization of Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program ---Reauthorization of USDA Bio-Preferred Program ---H.R. 2: Agriculture and Nutrition Act ---S.3042: Agriculture Improvement Act ---H.R. 3149/S.1980: Renewable Chemicals Act of 2017 ---H.R. 4118/S.2005: Master Limited Partnership Parity Act ---S.3296: Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 208

Client expense: $2,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1029 - Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018 - entire bill. S. 3296 - Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018 - entire bill. Issues related to renewable fuel standards - no specific legislation.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Environmental Justice and role of Sustainable Chemistry, S. 3296

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Implementation of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act. Concerns with regard to implementation of the new chemical provisions of the Toxic Substances Control Act as amended by the LCSA. HFC reductions required under the Kigali amendment. BASF supports U.S. ratification and adherence to the Kigali amendment. Sustainable chemistry initiative (support for legislative provisions promoting sustainable chemistry, including S.3296). Open competition for use of plastics in infrastructure, including water systems piping (no legislation) Importance of recycling plastics and development of infrastructure to support broader and more enhanced recycling (no legislation yet)

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018; H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act; H.R. 6653, IMAGINE Act; H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3341, IMAGINE Act; S. 3381, PFAS Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. 3671 A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide

H.R. 1430, HONEST Act S. 1794, HONEST Act H.R. 1431, EPA Scientific Advisory Board Act of 2017 S.3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018 House Sustainable Chemistry Legislation

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Funding for Renewable Chemicals/Bio-based Products ---Reauthorization of Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program ---Reauthorization of USDA Bio-Preferred Program ---H.R. 2: Agriculture and Nutrition Act ---S.3042: Agriculture Improvement Act ---H.R. 5961/S.2976: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2019 ---EPA Safer Choice Program Renewable Chemicals/Bio-based Products (Non-Funding) ---Investment Tax Credit ---Production Tax Credit ---Reauthorization of Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program ---Reauthorization of USDA Bio-Preferred Program ---H.R. 2: Agriculture and Nutrition Act ---S.3042: Agriculture Improvement Act ---H.R. 3149/S.1980: Renewable Chemicals Act of 2017 ---H.R. 4118/S.2005: Master Limited Partnership Parity Act ---S.3296: Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 208 Chemical Weapons Convention ---Coverage of Unscheduled Biomediated Chemicals

Client expense: $2,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; Congressional oversight of regulatory matters related to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); EPA Safer Choice program and related appropriations; Implementing the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Pub. L. No. 114-182) - provisions related to risk-based procedures for chemical prioritization for risk evaluation and the collection of fees for administering risk evaluations (Section 6), use reporting (Sec. 8) and confidential business information (Sec. 14); S. 263 and H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; Proposed legislation regarding consumer product labeling and ingredient disclosure; Nominations of Commissioners to Consumer Product Safety Commission; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide

S 3321 Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act H.R. 1430, HONEST Act S. 1794, HONEST Act H.R. 1431, EPA Scientific Advisory Board Act of 2017 S 3296 Sustainable Chemistry Legislation H.R. 6227, National Quantum Initiative Act H.R. 6992, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018 S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018 House National Chemistry Week Resolution Senate & House National Chemistry Week Resolution

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Environmental Justice and role of Sustainable Chemistry, S. 3296

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Implementation of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act. Concerns with regard to implementation of the new chemical provisions of the Toxic Substances Control Act as amended by the LCSA. HFC reductions required under the Kigali amendment. BASF supports U.S. ratification and adherence to the Kigali amendment. Sustainable chemistry initiative (support for legislative provisions promoting sustainable chemistry, including S.3296). Open competition for use of plastics in infrastructure, including water systems piping (no legislation) Importance of recycling plastics and development of infrastructure to support broader and more enhanced recycling (no legislation yet)

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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