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Railroads RRR

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

See attached page for details.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: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); 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 farmer assurance provision. Support completion of new Farm Bill authorization by end of FY 2013, H.R. 1947 and S. 954. USDA regulation of biotechnology. Oppose Commodity Title Proposals in the House and Senate 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 of conservation compliance provisions for federal crop insurance in H.R. 1947 and S. 954. Notice of Arrival documentation for seeds derived through biotechnology. Opposition to amendments eliminating corn-based ethanol in RFS. Support of amendment by Rep. Bob Gibbs to modify price loss coverage program in H.R. 1947. Customer Protection Rule proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Support of nomination of Krysta Harden to Deputy Secretary of USDA. Support of conservation compliance provisions for federal crop insurance in H.R. 1947. Inquiry for statutory language to authorize multi-year period crop insurance products.Executive Branch: Biobased Procurement Program. Coexistence issues; FIFRA/Pesticide Registration. Implementation of Section 9002, Farm Bill of 2002 Federal Biobased Products Preferred. Procurement & USDA Certified Biobased Produce Voluntary Label Program. Plant Incorporated Protectants Updates. Update on research issues from USDA REE. USDA regulation of biotechnology. Inquiry of authorization for developing new multi-year revenue protection policy endorsement. USDA regulation of biotechnology. EPA regulation of biotechnology. Support of RFS. Customer Protection rule proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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

Bills named: S. 954 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th)

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

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

See additional page for details.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 Proposed "Waters of the US" guidance-oppose new EPA standard Review of neonicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators Environmental markets: Development of carbon and water quality trading programs at USDA

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

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

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Renewable Fuels Standard HR 875 See additional page for more information.Congressional issues: Renewable fuels standard Open fuel standard Renewable fuels infrastructure Corn Ethanol Executive Branch: All aspects detailing the implementation of the renewable fuels standard Renewable Volume Obligation (RVOs)

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

Bills named: H.R. 875 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

See attached page:Congressional issues: Distillers dried grains 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: Distillers dried grains 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: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Roads/Highway ROD

All programs dealing with highway infrastructure, MAP-21

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