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Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

FCC Rural Broadband Universal Service Fund Quantile Regression Analysis

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Reference next page:Energy and Water Appropriatons for Mississippi River, Inland Waterways Trust Fund. MAP and FMD Funding. Appropriations for the Navigation and Ecosystems Sustainability Program for locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. USDA Research Funding. Biotechnology Regulatory Efficiency and Predictability.

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Reference next page:Congressional issues: Renewable fuels standard Renewable fuels infrastructure Corn-based ethanol Executive Branch issues: All aspects detailing the implementation of the renewable fuels standard Renewable Volume Obligation (RVOs) Opposition to the 2014 proposed RVOs Renewable fuels infrastructure

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Roads/Highway ROD

All programs dealing with highway infrastructure; MAP-21

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Agriculture AGR

2013 Farm Bill, House and Senate Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008: Implementation Title I, Commodity Programs See additional pages.Congressional issues: Biofuels infrastructure; Biofuels Research and Development; Coexistence Issues; Farm Bill Conservation Programs; FY 2011 USDA RE&E Budget, Food and Ag Budget, Support AFRI Funding. Funding of agricultural programs in the FY 2013 budget, including Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program. Support of current baseline spending for crop insurance. FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill- support funding for mandatory programs in the current Farm Bill. Support completion of new Farm Bill authorization, Agricultural Act of 2014. USDA regulation of biotechnology. Oppose Commodity Title Proposals in the House and Senate farm bills that would recouple production/planted acres to fixed target prices. Oppose changes to the federal crop insurance program that would adversely impact grower participation and delivery of services and products. Support reauthorization of current P.L. 480, Food for Progress, McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition and Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust. Oppose use of these program funds to pay costs of unspecified activities in recipient countries and proposal to decrease minimum funding level for non-emergency Title II programs. Oppose capping the amount of funds for developmental programs. Support of conservation compliance provisions for federal crop insurance in the new farm bill. Support corn-based ethanol. Customer Protection Rule proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Inquiry for statutory language to authorize multi-year period crop insurance products. Definitions of actively engaged farmers in the new farm bill for the purpose of payment limitations. Support nomination of Darci Vetter, Deputy Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, as Chief Agricultural Negotiator on office of USTR. Opposition of proposed 2014 Renewable Volume Obligations. Senate Finance Committee tax reform discussion draft that would require certain agricultural businesses to shift from cash accounting methods to accrual methods of accounting. H.R. 4267, legislation to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure forward contracts with volumetric flexibility are treated like other physical forward contracts. Support of a federal solution on GMO labeling.Executive Branch: Biobased Procurement Program. CFTC: Request for clarity on Forward Contract Exclusion to volumetric options embedded within a physical contract. Farm Bill implementation: Adequate resources for FSA training and regional equity in resource for web-based decision tools. Comments on proposed rulemaking regarding position limits for derivatives. Coexistence issues; FIFRA/Pesticide Registration. Procurement & USDA Certified Biobased Produce Voluntary Label Program. Plant Incorporated Protectants Updates. Update on research issues from USDA REE. USDA regulation of biotechnology. EPA regulation of biotechnology. Support of RFS. Support of changes to residual interest requirements Customer Protection rule proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Opposition of proposed 2014 Renewable Volume Obligations.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 4267 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Reference next page:Congressional issues: Biotechnology regulatory issues Coexistence Market Access Program Foreign Market Development Program Trans Pacific Partnership Low Level Presence Policy Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers to trade International biotechnology approvals Trade Promotion Authority Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Executive Branch issues: Biotechnology regulatory issues Coexistence Market Access Program Foreign Market Development Program Trans-Pacific Partnership Low Level Presence Policy Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers to trade International biotechnology approvals Trade Promotion Authority U.S.-China Biotechnology Working Group Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Railroads RRR

Congressional issues: railroad access, capcacity, infrastructure and competition Executive Branch: Surface Transportation Board review of competitive rail switching

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Transportation TRA

Activities related to locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Activities related to Inland Waterway Trust Fund Inland Waterway Capital Development Plan-SupportCongressional issues: S. 565-Missisippi River Navigation Sustainment Act-support S. 566- WIN P3 Act-support S. 407- Reinvesting in Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act-support S. 601- Water Resources Development Act-provisions related to inland waterways projects H.R. 1149--Waterways are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency and Environment Act of 2013 (Wave4 Act), supported H.R. 3080-Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), S. 566 (113th), S. 407 (113th), S. 565 (113th), H.R. 1149 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Reference next page:Congressional issues: H.R. 935 - support passage of legislation to eliminate NPDES permit requirements for pesticide applications Low Carbon Fuel Standards Ethanol Emissions Standards Executive Branch: Climate change Wetlands Hypoxia Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs Farm Bill Conservation Program Atrazine Spill prevention control and countermeasures (SPCC) Chesapeake Bay Executive Order (EO 13508) Chesapeake Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment NPDES permits for pesticide applications Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development under the Clean Water Act Proposed Clean Water Act Certainty or Assurance program for farmers "Waters of the US" draft rule Review of neonicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators EPA Draft Report: Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to downstream waters Environmental markets: Development of carbon and water quality trading programs at USDA

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Surface Transportation Board (STB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 935 (113th)