NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL for NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL

Agriculture AGR

Meetings with Congress, USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Issues surrounding non-farmer owned cotton gins and cottonseed storage under Food Safety and Modernization Act regulations USDA-FSA implementation of the Seed Cotton Program provisions USDAs Tariff Mitigation Packages Market Facilitation Program and Agricultural Trade Promotion Program Participation with other cotton organizations in the Southeast in a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees and Appropriations Committees Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees regarding appropriations to allow USDA to operate the Wildfires and Hurricanes and Indemnity Program for hurricane losses in counties with a disaster declaration for 2018 Participation with other commodity and general farm organizations in a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committee regarding Title II, the Conservation Title, in the 2018 Farm Bill Letter to the Secretary of Agriculture providing a recommendation of an individual to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0028, Oxamyl: Proposed Interim Registration Decision Case Number 0253 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate regarding the adoption of H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the House of Representatives regarding the adoption of H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Comments to the U.S. International Trade Commission regarding the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement Participation with other stakeholders in a brief to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal regarding a request to re-hear the case involving chlorpyrifos S. 3021, the Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Participation in the USDA ceremony announcing the successful eradication of the pink bollworm Initial negotiations for separate trade agreements with Japan, European Union, and the United Kingdom under the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 USDA deregulation of ultra-low gossypol cottonseed and assessment by the Food and Drug Administration for human and animal consumption Supplemental disaster appropriations bill to address natural disasters in 2018 Contacts with EPA regarding an extension of the registration of dicamba for cotton and soybeans Participation in a meeting of EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Department of Labors proposed rulemaking for employers seeing temporary certifications through the H-2B and H-2A visa programs Contacts regarding Congressional consideration of 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report OSHAs reinstatement of the Site-Specific Targeting Program EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed rule on Waters of the U.S. Participation in ceremony where the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 was signed Contacts with USDA and USTR regarding Bangladesh fumigation requirements for U.S. cotton Meeting with USDA regarding changes to the Extra Long Staple competitiveness program Contact with EPA regarding sulfoxaflor Contact with EPA to initiate a crop tour for pesticide staff Meetings with USDA-AMS regarding cotton industry initiatives for improved cotton flow, quality and efficiencies in classification Contacts with USDA regarding government shutdown procedures

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 3021 (115th), H.R. 2 (115th)