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Table 2 Executive Department, Congressional Committee, Issue and Organizational Assignments For Tim Scully [61]

From: “Using information to shape perception”: tobacco industry documents study of the evolution of Corporate Affairs in the Miller Brewing Company

General Issues

Responsible for all issues in the Executive Branch and the Congress that concern the Miller Brewing Company.

Congressional Committees and Executive Branch

• Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

• Ways and Means Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

• Economic Opportunities Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

• Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, U.S. Senate

• Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Senate

• Finance Committee, U.S. Senate

• Labor Committee, U.S. Senate

• U.S. Department of Treasury

- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

• Federal Trade Commission

Specific Issues (A = active, D = dormant)

Federal Alcohol Excise Taxes (A)

Tax Deductibility of Advertising Costs for Alcohol Beverages (A)

Other Tax Proposals Impacting on the Beverage Industry (D)

-FICA Taxes on Tips

-Business Meal Deductions

Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition – territorial franchising (D)

Alcohol Liability Laws (D)

Ad Bans

Mandatory Advertising Warning Messages (A)

National Minimum Blood Alcohol Content (A)

National Minimum Drinking Age (A)

Alcohol as Drugs (A)

Labeling Requirements (A)

Advertising and Use of Athletes (A)

Container Fees and Mandatory Container Recycling

Requirements (A)

Clean Water Act Reauthorization (A)

Superfund Reauthorization (A)

EPA Classification of Hops (A)

Regulatory Moratorium (A)

Regulatory Reform (A)

Product Liability (A)

General Labor Law Issues (A)

- Striker Replacement Legislation

- Teamwork - Revision of the National Labor Relations Act

- OSHA Reform

Outside Groups

Beer Institute

National Beer Wholesalers Association

Distilled Spirits Industry Council

Wine Institute

Association of National Advertisers

AFL-CIO and its Affiliated Unions (BCT, Teamsters, Machinists, UAW)

National Restaurant Association