NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) for NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)

Banking BAN

Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues associated with the Administrations rulemaking on the Waters of the U.S. regulatory proposal.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Utilities UTI

Issues related to permitting/utility access to federal electricity rights of way for vegetation management and routine maintenance.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to Farm Bill reauthorization. Issues related to rural broadband deployment, including electric co-op pole attachment rates.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Foreign Relations FOR

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. Issues related to the funding of the Cooperative Development Program in the FY 2016 State and Foreign Operations.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Railroads RRR

Issues related to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017. Implementation of S.808: Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2015 Issues affecting captive shippers.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 808 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to highway infrastructure.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues around tax reform as it impacts electric cooperatives. HR 1090 Technologies for Energy Security Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for residential and commercial energy efficient property and the energy investment tax credit. Seeking an extension of renewable tax credits specifically for Sec. 25(D)and 48(C)of the IRC as related to geothermal energy. Issues related to the Nuclear Production Tax Credit. HR 1551 and S 666 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities. Allows the transfer of the tax credit by certain public entities top eligible project partners

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1090 (115th), H.R. 1551 (115th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Issues related to planning, preparing, mitigating and recovery from incidents. H.R. 1214 Disaster SAVE Act HR 1117 To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster. H.R. 1679 FEMA Accountability, Modernization and Transparency Act of 2017. H.R. 1678 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other purposes. H.R. 1665 FEMA Disaster Declaration Improvement Act Issues & legislation related to policies, processes and programs for electric cooperatives' access and application to Federal Emergency Management Disaster Relief Funds

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1214 (115th), H.R. 1679 (115th), H.R. 1117 (115th), H.R. 1665 (115th), H.R. 1678 (115th)

Retirement RET

PBIA - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 S.270 and H.R. 761 - whole bill DRAFT PBGC and Retirement Security legislation DRAFT Tax Reform Legislation HJ Res 66 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to mandates established by States for non-governmental employees - whole bill HJ Res 67 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to mandates established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees - whole bill

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 270 (115th), H.J.Res. 67 (115th), H.R. 761 (115th), H.J.Res. 66 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to legislation to encourage broadband deployment in rural communities. H.R. 588/S. 102, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act (SANDY Act) Issues around Stafford Act and recovery planning. Issues related to Electric Cooperative exemption from FCC pole attachment regulation. Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and its impact on Electric Co-ops.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 588 (115th), S. 102 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 58 and HR 173, the stand alone Cadillac tax repeal bills - whole bill AHPs - H.R. 1101, "Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017" - whole bill DRAFT Health Care Reform legislation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), S. 58 (115th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 33 & S. 584 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act - to ensure treatment of co-ops as small businesses for regulatory purposes. H.R. 5 Regulatory Accountability Act - To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 584 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 33 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the PBGC Issues related to Agriculture Appropriations. Issues related to the federal budget and funding levels for agencies and programs. Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. Issues related to funding for the Cooperative Development Program and the 150 account in FY17 and FY18 appropriations. Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Act. Issues related to LIHEAP funding. Issues related to LIHEAP funding in the Labor HHS funding bill.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1273; 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. Legislation to require publication online of the basis for Endangered Species Act listings H.R. 1274; State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Legislation dealing with the use of state, tribal and local information in making Endangered Species Act determinations. H.R. 717; Listing Reform Act Legislation that would require review of the economic cost of an Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing or critical habitat designation, and to prioritize the consideration of ESA petitions H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017. The bill would impact air quality standards for ozone. For instance, the bill would stretch the Clean Air Acts mandatory timetable for revisiting air quality standards for ozone and other criteria pollutants from once every 5 years to once every 10 years

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 806 (115th), H.R. 1274 (115th), H.R. 717 (115th), H.R. 1273 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. ____; Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (unnumbered draft bill) Legislation to facilitate vegetation management in utility rights-of-way. Issues related to electric sector security including reliability, supply chain, public/private and cross sector partnerships, roles, responsibilities, information sharing, education, engagement, assessments, threats, gaps and security postures. Issues related to spare transformers. Issues related to the implementation of H.R. 22: Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94). S. Res. 23 A resolution establishing the Select Committee on Cybersecurity Issues related to the formation of a separate Cyber Security Committee S. 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act Issues related to grid security and recovery encompassing research, development and existing capabilities. H.R. 587, the Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards Act or the Fair RATES Act. Under current law, rate changes that occur due to FERCs inaction are not reviewable by the courts. H.R. 587 would change this law and establish that any inaction by FERC that allows a rate change to take effect could be subject to a rehearing and court appeals. H.R. 1443, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act. This bill includes a wide array of energy efficiency provisions. One of the provisions would repeal and replace Section 433 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act that requires new Federal buildings and those undergoing major rehabilitations to stop using fossil fuel-generated electricity in 2030. H.R. 589, the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act. The bill would accelerate the commercialization of new technologies, boost advanced nuclear reactors, and establish research initiatives on electricity storage. S. 186, Under current law, rate changes that occur due to FERCs inaction are not reviewable by the courts. H.R. 587 would change this law and establish that any inaction by FERC that allows a rate change to take effect could be subject to a rehearing and court appeals. S. 385, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act. This bill includes a wide array of energy efficiency provisions. One of the provisions would repeal and replace Section 433 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act that requires new Federal buildings and those undergoing major rehabilitations to stop using fossil fuel-generated electricity in 2030. S. 512, the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act. The bill would reform the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions fee recovery structure for existing nuclear power plants and to encourage the developing and deploying innovative nuclear reactor technologies.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 186 (115th), H.R. 587 (115th), H.R. 22 (115th), S.Res. 23 (115th), S. 385 (115th), H.R. 1443 (115th), H.R. 589 (115th), S. 512 (115th), S. 79 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to electric sector security including public/private and cross sector partnerships, roles, responsibilities, information sharing, asset and information protection, education, engagement, assessments, gaps, security postures, clearances, and access to enhanced screenings for critical employees to address potential insider threats. Issues related to the implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. Issues related specifically to planning, assessments, research and exercises around impacts or recovering from a high-altitude nuclear attack with an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) on the electric grid and other critical infrastructures. Issues related to the Department of Homeland Security programs and resources available to or beneficial for critical infrastructure including clarification of the SAFETY Act in regards to significant cyber security incidents. H.R. 1224, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 Issues related to the utilization NIST Cybersecurity Framework. S. 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act Issues related to grid security and recovery encompassing research, development and existing capabilities. S. 141: Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act Issues related to space weather, or Geomagnetic Disturbances (GMDs) and the electric grid.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 141 (115th), S. 79 (115th), H.R. 1224 (115th)

Intelligence INT

Issues related to critical infrastructural protection, including information sharing processes and protections, clearances and background checks, tools and resources, roles and responsibilities, assessments, public/private partnerships and access to enhanced screenings for critical employees to address potential insider threats. S. 133 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Issues around voluntary cyber security assistance for critical infrastructure.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 133 (115th)