NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION for NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION

Transportation TRA

Truck Weight Limits - HR 612 - Supported legislation to increase truck weight limits within certain guidelines on federal interstate highways.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 612 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Monitored information on impacts of Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations and rulemaking.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Import and Export Issues of Concern Trade Preference Programs Trade Promotion Authority Free Trade Agreements Under NegotiationProvided information related to the following issues: Trans-Pacific FTA. Central America FTA compliance Geographical indications efforts by European Union. Various countries' dairy certification requirements. Dairy trade issues with India, Russia, Mexico and China. Animal issues for upcoming Codex Alimentarius Commission meetings. Trans-Atlantic FTA. U.S. - Canada trade barriers. Columbia and Panama FTA compliance.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Agriculture AGR

2013 Farm Bill - Monitored and provided relevant information as needed on implementation. Provided information on industry consideration of long-term structural revisions to dairy programs and policies, including the Dairy Security Act which was previously introduced in 2011. Child Nutrition Reauthorization - general interest.Other bills affecting dairy programs and policies: HR 1396 - California Federal Milk Marketing Order Act S 605 - Dairy Income Fairness Act S 663 - California Milk Marketing Order Act S 670 - Dairy Pricing Reform Act of 2013 S 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 HR 1947 - Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 HR 2642 - Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 HR 3663 - Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1947 (113th), H.R. 2642 (113th), H.R. 1396 (113th), H.R. 3663 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Supported various efforts to improve and simplify the tax code for dairy farmers.Estate Tax - Supported efforts to reform estate taxes. Cash Accounting - Supported maintaining cash accounting for all sized farms in future tax reforms. Section 179 Small Business Expensing - Supported maintenance of a $1 million Secion 179 expensing limitation and $2million acquisition limit. Alternative Minimum Tax - Supported efforts to eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Bonus Depreciation - Supported legislation to make bonus deprecation for farm equipment permanent.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Initiatives - Worked to icentivize biogas production, energy efficiency measures and assistance, etc.Biogas Tax Incentives - Supported efforts to establish tax incentives for biogas production. Anaerobic Digestion - Supported efforts at USDA to ensure existing Farm Bill energy programs provide adequate opportunities for the development of anaerobic digestion systems on dairy farms. Biofuels - Monitored legislation and regulations effecting domestic biofuels production and use. Farm Bill Energy Title - Advocated for funding and reforms to the Farm Bill Energy Title, especially the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform - Worked on efforts to reform immigration rules relating to agriculture workers.S. 744 - The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - Provided input regarding the affect on agriculture and dairy farners in regards to comprehensive immigration legislation along with other agricultural stakeholders. HR 1773 - AG Act

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 744 (113th), H.R. 1773 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Labeling - Ensured food labeling is based on sound science. Food Safety - Monitored implementation of new food safety law.Raw Milk - Opposed efforts to authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products for direct human consumption.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Animals ANI

Animal Welfare - Provided educational outreach on animal welfare practices of the dairy industry and opposed any new, more restrictive regulations on this issue.Food, Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) - Supported funding for this system to provide the industry with information on how to avoid drug, pesticide and environmental contaminant residue problems. Mandatory Animal ID - Supported steps to make this mandatory. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment - HR 820 - Opposed legislation to avoid "overuse or misuse" of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture due to inappropriate limitations on needed antibiotics. Nonambulatory Cattle - Monitored efforts to address animal handling, especially nonambulatory cattle regulations and procedures. Antibiotic Tissue Residue - Monitored and provided information relating to efforts to expand the scope of testing for antibiotic tissue residue. Animal Rights Mandates - Opposed efforts to enact animal rights mandates via federal legislation, including HR 3798, the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 which has not been reintroduced to date. Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2013 - S. 622 - Supported reauthorization efforts with industry stakeholders and other livestock groups in order to continue user fees for more efficient approval of medically important animal drugs.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 820 (113th), S. 622 (113th), H.R. 3798 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Air and Water - Addressed concerns to greatly expand the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency through the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.Clean Water Act Guidance - Opposed EPA efforts to expand the federal CWA jurisdiction through guidance, not via rulemaking. Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation's and Privacy- Expressed concerns related to members privacy and safety that was threatened when EPA issued deliberative data under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)