GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023

Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2023 as "National CACFP Week." Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (H.R. 8467) School Meals During School Closures Act (H.R. 2777) School Meals Expansion Act (H.R. 2567) Closing the Meal Gap (S 2192/H.R. 4077) Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act (H.R. 1269) WIC Healthy Beginnings Act (H.R. 3151/S. 974) MODERN WIC Act (H.R. 2424/S. 984) OH SNAP Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act (S. 2015, H.R. 4149) Universal School Meals Program Act (H.R. 3204/S. 1568) GusNIP Expansion Act (H.R. 4856) GusNIP Improvement Act (S. 2577) SNAP Nutrition Security Act (S.2326, H.R. 4909) PLANT Act (H.R. 5023) Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (S. 2874, H.R. 558) Malnutrition Awareness Week (S. 371, H.R. 708) WIC for Kids Act (H.R. 5757) No Hungry Kids in School Act (H.R. 3112) Expanding Access to School Meals Act (H.R. 3113) Expanding Access to Local Foods Act (S.3982) Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act (H.R.7585, S.3893) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 6067/S. 4002) No Shame In Schools Act of 2024 (S. 5200) FDA Front-of-pack labeling No Shame in Schols Act (H.R. 9878/S.5200) Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (S.1957/H.R. 1147)

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Issues related the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, currently expiring Sept 2023, including titles 1-4, 6-7, 10-11. H.R.2728 Young Farmer Success Act; H.R.2720 Strengthening Organic Agricultural Research (SOAR) Act of 2023; H.R.4856 GusNIP Flexibility Act; H.R.4873 Food Supply Chain Capacity and Resiliency Act; HR4127 Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act; HR4173 Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act; HR4739 and S.2682 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act; HR4838 Specialty Crop Security Act of 2023; HR5061 The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act; HR5062 The Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act; HR 5199 Specialty Crop Research Act; S.2326 SNAP Nutrition Security Act; S.2591 Supporting Urban Farmers Act of 2023; H.R. 5973 Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act (CIAO); H.R. 5589 and S. 2874 Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act

Client expense: $299,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (S. 3085) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1884/H.R. 3713) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (H.R. 2412) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S. 1774/H.R. 3761) 5.Student Mental Health Rights Act (H.R. 3726) 6.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (S. 1700/H.R. 3548) 7.RISE from Trauma Act (S. 1426) 8.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (S. 923) 9.Reentry Act (S. 1165/H.R. 2400) 10.FY 2024 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.FY 2025 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 12.Farm Bill 13.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (H.R. 4781/S. 3847) 14.Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 (H.R. 9161/S.4773) 15.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (S.5474) 16.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 5182) 17.SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023 (S.2326/ H.R.4909) 18.SWEET Act (Not yet introduced) 19.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 (S. 2015/ H.R. 4149) 20.FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 21.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (H.R.6766/ S.3512) 22.Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (Not yet introduced) 23.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 24.Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 (H.R. 1147/ S. 1957) 25.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397) 26.CDC Oral Health Reauthorization Act (Not yet introduced) 27.GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 4856) 28.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 29.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 3305/S. 1606) 30.Older Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 31.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 32.REAADI Act (S. 1049) 33.Improving Data in Public Health Act (H.R. 3791) 34.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4420, H.R. 4421) 35.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 1995) 36.BIO Early Warning Act (Not yet introduced) 37.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (S.2433/H.R. 4531) 38.The PEER Support Act (S. 2733/H.R. 7212) 39.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S. 1378/ H.R. 5819) 40.The Barriers to Suicide Act (H.R. 3759) 41.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (H.R. 4851) 42.Influenza Act (H.R. 5846) 43.Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S. 2840) 44.National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2226) 45.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res 319) 46.Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415) 47.Continuity in Necessary Evaluative Crisis Treatment (CONNECT) Act (H.R. 6928) 48.Local 988 Response Act (S. 3444) 49.Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Cost, and Extenders Act (S. 3430) 50.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 51.The Medicaid Bump Act (S. 3921/H.R. 4892) 52.The Kid PROOF Act (S. 3364/H.R. 6663) 53.EARLY Minds Act (H.R. 7808) 54.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 9214) 55.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (H.R. 9577) 56.FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 57.American Family Act (H.R. 3899) 58.H.Res.1375 - Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to children's health and well-being, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children. House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, NIH, USDA, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

FARM BILL: - Asked House and Senate Members to support S.5335, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 and H.R.8467, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act otherwise known as farm bill. - Asked PFB members to complete AFBF's advocacy email asking for their legislator to pass a farm bill ASAP and include a legislative fix to Prop 12. - Worked with AFBF on securing votes for farm bill by communicating how conversations went during meetings with legislators and/or staff. - Met with PA delegation's offices to discuss farm bill and a legislative fix to Prop 12. Discussed need to be passed on time and Farm Bureau priorities. Listened to legislators' concerns with farm bill as well as their individual priorities for the legislation. See Section 24 - Trade - of this report for information on lobbying efforts for Prop 12. ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - S.5321, the Farm Ownership Improvement Act, which would require USDA to implement a pre-qualification or pre-approval process for all farmers and ranchers seeking FSA Direct Farm Ownership loans. - S.4168/H.R.4838, the Specialty Crop Security Act, which would increase USDA's Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program authorization from $85 to $100 million per year and expand opportunities for specialty crop stakeholders to provide input into how program funding is used by state departments of agriculture. - S.1014/H.R.1756, the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, which would mandate cost and yield surveying of processors to participate in the NDPSR survey every two years. - S.980/H.R.3755, the Industrial Hemp Act, which would exempt farmers exclusively growing industrial hemp from the burdensome background checks and costly sampling and testing protocols required for farmers growing cannabinoid hemp like that used in the extraction of CBD. - S.1867/H.R.3922, the Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act, which would direct USDA to authorize and prioritize projects that address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in agricultural and rural communities. - S.1837/H.R.3867, the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, which would designate spotted lanternflies as a high priority pest under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to direct more federal research dollars to combat these devastating insects. - S.1816/H.R.3815, the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act, which would require a USDA study on providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. - S.2458/H.R.3904, the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, which would help our next generation of farmers by aligning the definition of Beginning Farmers to match that of other USDA programs - 10 crop years or less instead of the status quo of 5 crop years or less. - S.1400/H.R.3036, the Increased TSP Access Act, which would help streamline the technical service provider (TSP) certification at NRCS and leverage the programs and technical expertise of NRCS to make conservation programs available to more farmers and on more land. - S.2614/H.R.8488, the Farmer to Farmer Education Act, which would allow farmer-to-farmer groups to develop cooperative agreements with USDA to share conservation concepts and new practices. - H.R.4856, the GusNIP Expansion Act, which would enhance and expand the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which awards competitive grant funding to nonprofit organizations and government agencies for projects that provide incentives to income-eligible consumers to increase their purchase of fruits and vegetables. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: - S.658/H.R.5252, the EQIP Improvement Act, which would create severe consequences to the EQIP program for animal agriculture operations by targeting livestock operations conservation project funding. NEUTRAL/MONITORED BUT NOT LOBBIED BILLS: - S.2371/H.R.3139, the ACRE Act, which would exclude from the gross income of certain financial lending institutions, for income tax purposes, interest received on loans secured by rural or agricultural real estate. - S.5101, the Farmer Driven Conservation Outcomes Act, which would authorize USDA to measure, assess, and report on the outcomes associated with its conservation programs. - S.4219/H.R.8210, the Future Farmers and Ranchers of Tomorrow Act, which would revise USDAs qualified beginning farmer or rancher definition to allow non-related beginning farmers and ranchers in joint entities to be eligible for FSA loans. - S.1842/H.R.6687, the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act, which would would amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a new category of animal food additives. - S.2631/H.R.3424, the Forest Conservation Easement Program (FCEP) Act, which would prevent the conversion of forests into non-forest areas by authorizing funding to purchase development rights from willing private landowners. - H.R.1624, the Puppy Protection Act, which would require USDA to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. OTHER: - Reviewed FWS' proposal to list the Monarch Butterfly as an endangered species (Docket #: FWS-R3-ES-2024-0137-0001). Expressed concerns to legislators over the impact this will have on agriculture. Worked with PFB members to comply information for comments. - Sent election congrats letters to PA House and Senate Members and started the conversation of 119th Congressional priorities. - Reviewed the following rulemakings from USDA and shared AFBF's comments with PA's delegation for: Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-21-0046); Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-22-0046); Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-21-0044); and Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity under the Packers and Stockyards Act (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-21-0045). - Advocacy work on the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs). Reviewed USDA's proposed final decision for the FMMOs (Docket #: AMS-DA-23-0031) and emailed PA House and Senate Members with PFB's position to not take a stand to allow for a fair referendum process. Specifically, supported a switchback either by USDA or Congress for the higher of in Class I milk. Additionally, asked Congress Members to support requiring mandatory audited surveying for make allowance changes in the FMMOs. - Advocacy work on increasing the availability and affordability of rural childcare. - Reviewed Chevron Deference case to determine the impact it will have on ag. Supported SCOTUS' decision. Signed onto coalition letter to President Biden to urge suspension of regulatory activity until they review the Loper decision.

International TBD-FY24Aprops HR 4293-American Farmers Feed the World Act Farm Food and National Security Act of 2024 (HR 8467) - Domestic FY24/FY25 Approps HR 253-Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act HR 3159-Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 HR 4856-GUSNIP Expansion Act (House) S 2326-SNAP Nutrition Security Act HR 7024-Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Domestic TBD-FY24 Approps HR 253-Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act HR 3159-Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 HR 4856-GUSNIP Expansion Act (House) S 2326-SNAP Nutrition Security Act HR 7024-Tax Relief for American Familes and Workers Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2023 as "National CACFP Week." Farm Bill (no bill number) School Meals During School Closures Act (H.R. 2777) School Meals Expansion Act (H.R. 2567) Closing the Meal Gap (S 2192/H.R. 4077) Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act (H.R. 1269) WIC Healthy Beginnings Act (H.R. 3151/S. 974) MODERN WIC Act (H.R. 2424/S. 984) OH SNAP Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act (S. 2015, H.R. 4149) Universal School Meals Program Act (H.R. 3204/S. 1568) GusNIP Expansion Act (H.R. 4856) GusNIP Improvement Act (S. 2577) SNAP Nutrition Security Act (S.2326, H.R. 4909) PLANT Act (H.R. 5023) Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (S. 2874, H.R. 558) Malnutrition Awareness Week (S. 371, H.R. 708) WIC for Kids Act (H.R. 5757) No Hungry Kids in School Act (H.R. 3112) Expanding Access to School Meals Act (H.R. 3113) Expanding Access to Local Foods Act (S.3982) Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act (H.R.7585, S.3893) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 6067/S. 4002) No Shame In Schools Act of 2024 (S. 5200) Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision - Increasing Options for Schools Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages FDA Front-of-pack labeling Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and PreparedFoods Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, currently expiring Sept 2023, including titles 1-4, 6-7, 10-11. H.R.2728 Young Farmer Success Act; H.R.2720 Strengthening Organic Agricultural Research (SOAR) Act of 2023; H.R.4856 GusNIP Flexibility Act; H.R.4873 Food Supply Chain Capacity and Resiliency Act; HR4127 Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act; HR4173 Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act; HR4739 and S.2682 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act; HR4838 Specialty Crop Security Act of 2023; HR5061 The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act; HR5062 The Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act; HR 5199 Specialty Crop Research Act; S.2326 SNAP Nutrition Security Act; S.2591 Supporting Urban Farmers Act of 2023; H.R. 5973 Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act (CIAO); H.R. 5589 and S. 2874 Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act

Client expense: $283,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to food and agriculture; specialty crop issues; agricultural trade; agricultural research; disaster assistance; nutrition; farm bill; H.R. 8467, Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024, S.322 - SWAT Act of 2023, H.R. 4739 & S. 2682 - Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act, H.R. 4173 -Advancing Automation Research &Development in Agriculture, H.R. 5062 - The Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act, H.R. 4838 -Specialty Crop Security Act, H.R. 5199 -Specialty Crop Research Act, H.R. 679 - Amending Specialty Crop Research Initiative, S. 176 & H.R. 648 -Expanding Agriculture Exports Act of2023, H.R. 5061 - The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act, S. 2301 & H.R. 4613 -American Foods for American Schools Act, H.R. 4856 - GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023, USDAs Tree Assistance Program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FARM BILL: - Asked House Members to support H.R.8467, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act otherwise known as farm bill. - Encouraged Senate Members to ask Chairwoman Stabenow to release text. - Listened to Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Boozman speak at an AFBF conference on the status of farm bill in the Senate and the strategy moving forward. - Addressed concerns over Title IV - Nutrition - of H.R. 8467 otherwise known as farm bill. - Asked PFB members to complete AFBF's advocacy email asking for their legislator to pass a farm bill ASAP and include a legislative fix to Prop 12. - Worked with AFBF on securing votes for farm bill by communicating how conversations went during meetings with legislators and/or staff. - Met with PA delegation's offices to discuss farm bill and a legislative fix to Prop 12. Discussed need to be passed on time and Farm Bureau priorities. Listened to legislators' concerns with farm bill as well as their individual priorities for the legislation. See Section 24 - Trade - of this report for information on lobbying efforts for Prop 12. - Signed onto coalition letter supporting farm bill in August. - Asked PA House Republican delegation to sign onto Dear Colleague letter to House Leadership asking them to bring farm bill to the floor. ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - No bill # yet, the Farm Ownership Improvement Act, which would require USDA to implement a pre-qualification or pre-approval process for all farmers and ranchers seeking FSA Direct Farm Ownership loans. - S.4168/H.R.4838, the Specialty Crop Security Act, which would increase USDA's Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program authorization from $85 to $100 million per year and expand opportunities for specialty crop stakeholders to provide input into how program funding is used by state departments of agriculture. - S.1014/H.R.1756, the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, which would mandate cost and yield surveying of processors to participate in the NDPSR survey every two years. - S.980/H.R.3755, the Industrial Hemp Act, which would exempt farmers exclusively growing industrial hemp from the burdensome background checks and costly sampling and testing protocols required for farmers growing cannabinoid hemp like that used in the extraction of CBD. - S.1867/H.R.3922, the Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act, which would direct USDA to authorize and prioritize projects that address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in agricultural and rural communities. - S.1837/H.R.3867, the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, which would designate spotted lanternflies as a high priority pest under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to direct more federal research dollars to combat these devastating insects. - S.1816/H.R.3815, the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act, which would require a USDA study on providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. - S.2458/H.R.3904, the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, which would help our next generation of farmers by aligning the definition of Beginning Farmers to match that of other USDA programs - 10 crop years or less instead of the status quo of 5 crop years or less. - S.1400/H.R.3036, the Increased TSP Access Act, which would help streamline the technical service provider (TSP) certification at NRCS and leverage the programs and technical expertise of NRCS to make conservation programs available to more farmers and on more land. - S.2614/H.R.8488, the Farmer to Farmer Education Act, which would allow farmer-to-farmer groups to develop cooperative agreements with USDA to share conservation concepts and new practices. - H.R.4856, the GusNIP Expansion Act, which would enhance and expand the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which awards competitive grant funding to nonprofit organizations and government agencies for projects that provide incentives to income-eligible consumers to increase their purchase of fruits and vegetables. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: - S.658/H.R.5252, the EQIP Improvement Act, which would create severe consequences to the EQIP program for animal agriculture operations by targeting livestock operations conservation project funding. NEUTRAL/MONITORED BUT NOT LOBBIED BILLS: - S.2371/H.R.3139, the ACRE Act, which would exclude from the gross income of certain financial lending institutions, for income tax purposes, interest received on loans secured by rural or agricultural real estate. - S.5101, the Farmer Driven Conservation Outcomes Act, which would authorize USDA to measure, assess, and report on the outcomes associated with its conservation programs. - S.4219/H.R.8210, the Future Farmers and Ranchers of Tomorrow Act, which would revise USDAs qualified beginning farmer or rancher definition to allow non-related beginning farmers and ranchers in joint entities to be eligible for FSA loans. - S.1842/H.R.6687, the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act, which would would amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a new category of animal food additives. - S.2631/H.R.3424, the Forest Conservation Easement Program (FCEP) Act, which would prevent the conversion of forests into non-forest areas by authorizing funding to purchase development rights from willing private landowners. - H.R.1624, the Puppy Protection Act, which would require USDA to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. OTHER: - Reviewed the following rulemakings from USDA: Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-21-0046); Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-22-0046); Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-21-0044); and Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity under the Packers and Stockyards Act (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-21-0045). - Advocacy work on the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs). Reviewed USDA's Recommended Decision for the FMMOs (Docket #: AMS-DA-23-0031). Specifically, supported a switchback either by USDA or Congress for the higher of in Class I milk. Additionally, asked Congress Members to support requiring mandatory audited surveying for make allowance changes in the FMMOs. - Reviewed Chevron Deference case to determine the impact it will have on ag. Supported SCOTUS' decision. Signed onto coalition letter to President Biden to urge suspension of regulatory activity until they review the Loper decision. - Emailed Meuser's office that PFB supports Land O Lakes conservation project. - Reviewed Secretary Vilsack's response letter to Rep. Deluzio's meat processing consolidation letter as a result of a roundtable with Beaver/Lawrence County FB.

TRUTH in Labeling Act (S3512, HR6766); issues related to caffeine (no bill number); Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024 (HR8467); Policy Riders in FY25 that weaken child nutrition programs (no bill number); GusNIP expansion Act of 2023 (HR4856); GusNIP Improvement Act of 2023 (S2577); OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023; Issues around federal kids' meals nutrition standards (no bill number); SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023 (HR4909, S2326)

Client expense: $13,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (S. 3085) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1884/H.R. 3713) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (H.R. 2412) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S. 1774/H.R. 3761) 5.Student Mental Health Rights Act (H.R. 3726) 6.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (S. 1700/H.R. 3548) 7.RISE from Trauma Act (S. 1426) 8.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (S. 923) 9.Reentry Act (S. 1165/H.R. 2400) 10.FY 2024 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.FY 2025 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 12.Farm Bill 13.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (H.R. 4781/S. 3847) 14.Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 (H.R. 9161/S.4773) 15.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (Not yet introduced) 16.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 5182) 17.SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023 (S.2326/ H.R.4909) 18.SWEET Act (Not yet introduced) 19.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 (S. 2015/ H.R. 4149) 20.FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 21.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (H.R.6766/ S.3512) 22.Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (Not yet introduced) 23.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 24.Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 (H.R. 1147/ S. 1957) 25.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397) 26.CDC Oral Health Reauthorization Act (Not yet introduced) 27.GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 4856) 28.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 29.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 3305/S. 1606) 30.Older Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 31.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 32.REAADI Act (S. 1049) 33.Improving Data in Public Health Act (H.R. 3791) 34.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4420, H.R. 4421) 35.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 1995) 36.BIO Early Warning Act (Not yet introduced) 37.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4531) 38.The PEER Support Act (S. 2733/H.R. 7212) 39.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S. 1378) 40.The Barriers to Suicide Act (H.R. 3759) 41.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (H.R. 4851) 42.Influenza Act (H.R. 5846) 43.Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S. 2840) 44.National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2226) 45.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res 319) 46.Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415) 47.Continuity in Necessary Evaluative Crisis Treatment (CONNECT) Act (H.R. 6928) 48.Local 988 Response Act (S. 3444) 49.Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Cost, and Extenders Act (S. 3430) 50.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 51.The Medicaid Bump Act (S. 3921/H.R. 4892) 52.The Kid PROOF Act (S. 3364/H.R. 6663) 53.EARLY Minds Act (H.R. 7808) 54.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 9214) 55.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (H.R. 9577) 56.FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 57.American Family Act (H.R. 3899) 58.H.Res.1375 - Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to children's health and well-being, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children. House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, NIH, USDA, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Domestic TBD-FY24 Approps HR 253-Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act HR 3159-Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 HR 4856-GUSNIP Expansion Act (House) S 2326-SNAP Nutrition Security Act HR 7024-Tax Relief for American Familes and Workers Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (S. 3085) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1884/H.R. 3713) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (H.R. 2412) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S. 1774/H.R. 3761) 5.Student Mental Health Rights Act (H.R. 3726) 6.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (S. 1700/H.R. 3548) 7.RISE from Trauma Act (S. 1426) 8.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (S. 923) 9.Reentry Act (S. 1165/H.R. 2400) 10.FY 2024 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.FY 2025 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 12.Farm Bill 13.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (H.R. 4781/S. 3847) 14.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (Not yet introduced) 15.SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023 (S.2326/ H.R.4909) 16.SWEET Act (Not yet introduced) 17.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 (S. 2015/ H.R. 4149) 18.Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (Not yet introduced) 19.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 20.Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 (H.R. 1147/ S. 1957) 21.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397) 22.CDC Oral Health Reauthorization Act (Not yet introduced) 23.GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 4856) 24.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 25.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 3305/S. 1606) 26.Older Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 27.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 28.REAADI Act (S. 1049) 29.Improving Data in Public Health Act (H.R. 3791) 30.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4420, H.R. 4421) 31.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 1995) 32.BIO Early Warning Act (Not yet introduced) 33.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4531) 34.The PEER Support Act (S. 2733/H.R. 7212) 35.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S. 1378) 36.The Barriers to Suicide Act (H.R. 3759) 37.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (H.R. 4851) 38.Influenza Act (H.R. 5846) 39.Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S. 2840) 40.National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2226) 41.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res 319) 42.Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415) 43.Continuity in Necessary Evaluative Crisis Treatment (CONNECT) Act (H.R. 6928) 44.Local 988 Response Act (S. 3444) 45.Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Cost, and Extenders Act (S. 3430) 46.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 47.The Medicaid Bump Act (S. 3921/H.R. 4892) 48.The Kid PROOF Act (S. 3364/H.R. 6663) 49.FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 50.EARLY Minds Act (H.R. 7808) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, NIH, USDA, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2023 as "National CACFP Week." Farm Bill (no bill number) School Meals During School Closures Act (H.R. 2777) School Meals Expansion Act (H.R. 2567) Closing the Meal Gap (S 2192/H.R. 4077) Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act (H.R. 1269) WIC Healthy Beginnings Act (H.R. 3151/S. 974) MODERN WIC Act (H.R. 2424/S. 984) OH SNAP Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act (S. 2015, H.R. 4149) Universal School Meals Program Act (H.R. 3204/S. 1568) GusNIP Expansion Act (H.R. 4856) GusNIP Improvement Act (S. 2577) SNAP Nutrition Security Act (S.2326, H.R. 4909) PLANT Act (H.R. 5023) Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (S. 2874, H.R. 558) Malnutrition Awareness Week (S. 371, H.R. 708) WIC for Kids Act (H.R. 5757) No Hungry Kids in School Act (H.R. 3112) Expanding Access to School Meals Act (H.R. 3113) Expanding Access to Local Foods Act (S.3982) Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act (H.R.7585, S.3893) Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision - Increasing Options for Schools Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages FDA Front-of-pack labeling Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities

Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, currently expiring Sept 2023, including titles 1-4, 6-7, 10-11. H.R.2728 Young Farmer Success Act; H.R.2720 Strengthening Organic Agricultural Research (SOAR) Act of 2023; H.R.4856 GusNIP Flexibility Act; H.R.4873 Food Supply Chain Capacity and Resiliency Act; HR4127 Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act; HR4173 Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act; HR4739 and S.2682 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act; HR4838 Specialty Crop Security Act of 2023; HR5061 The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act; HR5062 The Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act; HR 5199 Specialty Crop Research Act; S.2326 SNAP Nutrition Security Act; S.2591 Supporting Urban Farmers Act of 2023; H.R. 5973 Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act (CIAO); H.R. 5589 and S. 2874 Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act

Client expense: $275,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to H.R. 8467, Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2021; Specialty Crop Issues, agricultural trade, S.322 - SWAT Act of 2023, Agricultural Research, Disaster Assistance, H.R. 4739 & S. 2682 - Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act, H.R. 4173 - Advancing Automation Research &Development in Agriculture, H.R. 5062 - The Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act, H.R. 4838 - Specialty Crop Security Act, H.R. 5199 -Specialty Crop Research Act, H.R. 679 - Amending Specialty Crop Research Initiative, S. 176 & H.R. 648 - Expanding Agriculture Exports Act of2023, H.R. 5061 - The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act, S. 2301 & H.R. 4613 - American Foods for American Schools Act, H.R. 4856 - GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023, USDAs Tree Assistance Program - issues related to nutrition.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FARM BILL: - Asked House Members to support H.R.8467, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act otherwise known as farm bill. - Monitored, tracked, and gave positions when asked on amendments during the markup of H.R.8467 on May 23. - Encouraged Senate Members to ask Chairwoman Stabenow to release text. - Listened to Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Boozman speak at an AFBF conference on the status of farm bill in the Senate and the strategy moving forward. - Signed onto coalition letter that supported the sugar program changes in H.R.8467 otherwise known as farm bill. - Addressed concerns over Title IV - Nutrition - of H.R. 8467 otherwise known as farm bill. - Encouraged PFB members to complete AFBF's advocacy email asking for Congress to pass a farm bill ASAP and include a legislative fix to Prop 12. - Worked with AFBF on securing votes for farm bill by communicating how conversations went during meetings with legislators and/or staff. - President Hoffman met with PA delegation on May 8 primarily talking about farm bill and to include a legislative fix to Prop 12. Discussed need to be passed on time and Farm Bureau priorities. Listened to legislators' concerns with farm bill as well as their individual priorities for the legislation. See Section 24 - Trade - of this report for information on lobbying efforts for Prop 12. - Bailey Fisher also met with legislator's staff throughout the quarter to discuss farm bill priorities and Prop 12. ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - S.4168/H.R.4838, the Specialty Crop Security Act, which would increase USDA's Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program authorization from $85 to $100 million per year and expand opportunities for specialty crop stakeholders to provide input into how program funding is used by state departments of agriculture. - S.1014/H.R.1756, the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, which would mandate cost and yield surveying of processors to participate in the NDPSR survey every two years. - S.980/H.R.3755, the Industrial Hemp Act, which would exempt farmers exclusively growing industrial hemp from the burdensome background checks and costly sampling and testing protocols required for farmers growing cannabinoid hemp like that used in the extraction of CBD. - S.1867/H.R.3922, the Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act, which would direct USDA to authorize and prioritize projects that address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in agricultural and rural communities. - S.1837/H.R.3867, the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, which would designate spotted lanternflies as a high priority pest under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to direct more federal research dollars to combat these devastating insects. - S.1816/H.R.3815, the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act, which would require a USDA study on providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. - S.2458/H.R.3904, the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, which would help our next generation of farmers by aligning the definition of Beginning Farmers to match that of other USDA programs - 10 crop years or less instead of the status quo of 5 crop years or less. - S.1400/H.R.3036, the Increased TSP Access Act, which would help streamline the technical service provider (TSP) certification at NRCS and leverage the programs and technical expertise of NRCS to make conservation programs available to more farmers and on more land. - S.2614/H.R.8488, the Farmer to Farmer Education Act, which would allow farmer-to-farmer groups to develop cooperative agreements with USDA to share conservation concepts and new practices. - H.R.4856, the GusNIP Expansion Act, which would enhance and expand the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which awards competitive grant funding to nonprofit organizations and government agencies for projects that provide incentives to income-eligible consumers to increase their purchase of fruits and vegetables. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: - S.658/H.R.5252, the EQIP Improvement Act, which would create severe consequences to the EQIP program for animal agriculture operations by targeting livestock operations conservation project funding. NEUTRAL/MONITORED BUT NOT LOBBIED BILLS: - S.4219/H.R.8210, the Future Farmers and Ranchers of Tomorrow Act, which would revise USDAs qualified beginning farmer or rancher definition to allow non-related beginning farmers and ranchers in joint entities to be eligible for FSA loans. - S.1842/H.R.6687, the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act, which would would amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a new category of animal food additives. - S.2631/H.R.3424, the Forest Conservation Easement Program (FCEP) Act, which would prevent the conversion of forests into non-forest areas by authorizing funding to purchase development rights from willing private landowners. - H.R.1624, the Puppy Protection Act, which would require USDA to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. OTHER: - Attended Representative Deluzio's agricultural roundtable to discuss PFB priorities (farm bill, Prop 12, ag labor reform, whole milk in schools, etc.) - Attended Representative Wild's agricultural roundtable to discuss PFB priorities (farm bill, Prop 12, ag labor reform, whole milk in schools, etc.) - Reviewed the following rulemakings from USDA: Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-21-0046); Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-22-0046); Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-21-0044); and Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity under the Packers and Stockyards Act (Docket #: AMS-FTPP-21-0045). - Emailed Representative Meuser's office that PFB is supportive of a Congressional letter to urge USDA to weigh the interests of our mushroom industry very heavily in their consideration of new organics standards. - Had discussions with AFBF about taking a position on the Organic Imports Verification Act. The bill has yet to be introduced. - Emailed letter to RMA asking for PA to have the opportunity for double crop soybean insurance. - Emailed Representative Kelly's office that PFB is neutral on a bill that would help producers doing vertical farming due to the absence of policy. - Advocacy work on the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs). Specifically, supported a switchback either by USDA or Congress for the higher of in Class I milk. Additionally, asked Congress Members to support requiring mandatory audited surveying for make allowance changes in the FMMOs.

Issues related the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, currently expiring Sept 2023, including titles 1-4, 6-7, 10-11. H.R.2728 Young Farmer Success Act; H.R.2720 Strengthening Organic Agricultural Research (SOAR) Act of 2023; H.R.4856 GusNIP Flexibility Act; H.R.4873 Food Supply Chain Capacity and Resiliency Act; HR4127 Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act; HR4173 Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act; HR4739 and S.2682 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act; HR4838 Specialty Crop Security Act of 2023; HR5061 The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act; HR5062 The Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act; HR 5199 Specialty Crop Research Act; S.2326 SNAP Nutrition Security Act; S.2591 Supporting Urban Farmers Act of 2023; H.R. 5973 Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act (CIAO); H.R. 5589 and S. 2874 Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (S. 3085) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1884/H.R. 3713) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (H.R. 2412) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S. 1774/H.R. 3761) 5.Student Mental Health Rights Act (H.R. 3726) 6.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (S. 1700/H.R. 3548) 7.RISE from Trauma Act (S. 1426) 8.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (S. 923) 9.Reentry Act (S. 1165/H.R. 2400) 10.FY 2024 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.FY 2025 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 12.2023 Farm Bill 13.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (H.R. 4781/S. 3847) 14.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (Not yet introduced) 15.SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023 (S.2326/ H.R.4909) 16.SWEET Act (Not yet introduced) 17.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 (S. 2015/ H.R. 4149) 18.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 19.While Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 (H.R. 1147/ S. 1957) 20.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397) 21.Halt Obesity in America Act (Not yet introduced) 22.CDC Oral Health Reauthorization Act (Not yet introduced) 23.GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 4856) 24.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 25.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 3305/S. 1606) 26.Older Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 27.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 28.REAADI Act (S. 1049) 29.Improving Data in Public Health Act (H.R. 3791) 30.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4420, H.R. 4421) 31.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 1995) 32.BIO Early Warning Act (Not yet introduced) 33.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4531) 34.The PEER Support Act (S. 2733/H.R. 7212) 35.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S. 1378) 36.The Barriers to Suicide Act (H.R. 3759) 37.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (H.R. 4851) 38.Influenza Act (H.R. 5846) 39.Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S. 2840) 40.National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2226) 41.Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023 (S.2929/ H.R. 5715) 42.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res 319) 43.Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415) 44.Continuity in Necessary Evaluative Crisis Treatment (CONNECT) Act (H.R. 6928) 45.Local 988 Response Act (S. 3444) 46.Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Cost, and Extenders Act (S. 3430) 47.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 48.The Medicaid Bump Act (S. 3921) 49.The Kid PROOF Act (S. 3364/H.R. 6663) 50.FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, NIH, USDA, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2023 as "National CACFP Week." Farm Bill (no bill number) School Meals During School Closures Act (H.R. 2777) School Meals Expansion Act (H.R. 2567) Closing the Meal Gap (S 2192/H.R. 4077) Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act (H.R. 1269) WIC Healthy Beginnings Act (H.R. 3151/S. 974) MODERN WIC Act (H.R. 2424/S. 984) OH SNAP Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act (S. 2015, H.R. 4149) Universal School Meals Program Act (H.R. 3204/S. 1568) GusNIP Expansion Act (H.R. 4856) GusNIP Improvement Act (S. 2577) SNAP Nutrition Security Act (S.2326, H.R. 4909) PLANT Act (H.R. 5023) Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (S. 2874, H.R. 558) Malnutrition Awareness Week (S. 371, H.R. 708) WIC for Kids Act (H.R. 5757) No Hungry Kids in School Act (H.R. 3112) Expanding Access to School Meals Act (H.R. 3113) Expanding Access to Local Foods Act (S.3982) Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act (H.R.7585, S.3893) Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision - Increasing Options for Schools Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages "Front-of-pack labeling" Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to the 2024 Farm Bill, Specialty Crop Issues, agricultural trade, S.322 - SWAT Act of 2023, Agricultural Research, Disaster Assistance, H.R. 4739 & S. 2682 - Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act, H.R. 4173 - Advancing Automation Research & Development in Agriculture, H.R. 5062 - The Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act, H.R. 4838 - Specialty Crop Security Act, H.R. 5199 - Specialty Crop Research Act, H.R. 679 - Amending Specialty Crop Research Initiative, S. 176 & H.R. 648 - Expanding Agriculture Exports Act of 2023, H.R. 5061 - The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act, S. 2301 & H.R. 4613 - American Foods for American Schools Act, H.R. 4856 - GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023, USDAs Tree Assistance Program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Domestic TBD-FY24 Approps HR 253-Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act HR 3159-Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 HR 4856-GUSNIP Expansion Act (House) S 2326-SNAP Nutrition Security Act HR 7024-Tax Relief for American Familes and Workers Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

FARM BILL: - Had several conversations with PA House and Senate Members on farm bill. - Discussed need to be passed on time, supporting a one-year extension, Farm Bureau priorities. - Listened to legislators' concerns with farm bill as well as their individual priorities for the legislation. - Encouraged PFB members to complete AFBF's advocacy email asking for Congress to pass a farm bill ASAP and include a legislative fix to prop 12. - President Hoffman met with PA delegation on 2/6, 2/7, and 2/8 primarily talking about farm bill and to include a legislative fix to prop 12. ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - S.1014/H.R.1756, the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, which would mandate cost and yield surveying of processors to participate in the NDPSR survey every two years. - S.980/H.R.3755, the Industrial Hemp Act, which would exempt farmers exclusively growing industrial hemp from the burdensome background checks and costly sampling and testing protocols required for farmers growing cannabinoid hemp like that used in the extraction of CBD. - S.1867/H.R.3922, the Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act, which would direct USDA to authorize and prioritize projects that address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in agricultural and rural communities. - S.1837/H.R.3867, the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, which would designate spotted lanternflies as a high priority pest under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to direct more federal research dollars to combat these devastating insects. - S.1816/H.R.3815, the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act, which would require a USDA study on providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. - S.2458/H.R.3904, the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, which would help our next generation of farmers by aligning the definition of Beginning Farmers to match that of other USDA programs - 10 crop years or less instead of the status quo of 5 crop years or less. - S.1400/H.R.3036, the Increased TSP Access Act, which would help streamline the technical service provider (TSP) certification at NRCS and leverage the programs and technical expertise of NRCS to make conservation programs available to more farmers and on more land. - S.2614, the Farmer to Farmer Education Act, which would allow farmer-to-farmer groups to develop cooperative agreements with USDA to share conservation concepts and new practices. - H.R.4856, the GusNIP Expansion Act, which would enhance and expand the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which awards competitive grant funding to nonprofit organizations and government agencies for projects that provide incentives to income-eligible consumers to increase their purchase of fruits and vegetables. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: - S.658/H.R.5252, the EQIP Improvement Act, which would create severe consequences to the EQIP program for animal agriculture operations by targeting livestock operations conservation project funding. NEUTRAL/MONITORED BUT NOT LOBBIED BILLS: - S.1842/H.R.6687, the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act, would amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a new category of animal food additives. - Informed PA House and Senate Members that Farm Bureau remains neutral on S.2631/H.R.3424, the Forest Conservation Easement Program (FCEP) Act, which would prevent the conversion of forests into non-forest areas by authorizing funding to purchase development rights from willing private landowners. - Monitored H.R.1624, the Puppy Protection Act, which would require USDA to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. OTHER: - Drafted letter to RMA asking for PA to have the opportunity for double crop soybean insurance. - Signed onto letter to USDA asking for an emergency authorization to return the higher of for Class I milk pricing.

Domestic TBD-FY24 Approps HR 253-Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act HR 3159-Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 HR 4856-GUSNIP Expansion Act (House) S 2326-SNAP Nutrition Security Act HR 7024-Tax Relief for American Familes and Workers Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (S. 3085) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1884/H.R. 3713) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (H.R. 2412) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S. 1774/H.R. 3761) 5.Student Mental Health Rights Act (H.R. 3726) 6.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (S. 1700/H.R. 3548) 7.RISE from Trauma Act (S. 1426) 8.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (S. 923) 9.Reentry Act (S. 1165/H.R. 2400) 10.FY 2023 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.FY 2024 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 12.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617) 13.2023 Farm Bill 14.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 15.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (Not yet introduced) 16.SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023 (S.2326/ H.R.4909) 17.SWEET Act (Not yet introduced) 18.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 (S. 2015/ H.R. 4149) 19.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 20.While Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 (H.R. 1147/ S. 1957) 21.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397) 22.Halt Obesity in America Act (Not yet introduced) 23.CDC Oral Health Reauthorization Act (Not yet introduced) 24.GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 4856) 25.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 26.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 3305/S. 1606) 27.Older Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 28.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 29.REAADI Act (S. 1049) 30.Improving Data in Public Health Act (H.R. 3791) 31.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4420, H.R. 4421) 32.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 1995) 33.BIO Early Warning Act (Not yet introduced) 34.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4531) 35.The Peer Support Act (S. 2733) 36.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S. 1378) 37.The Barriers to Suicide Act (H.R. 3759) 38.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (H.R. 4851) 39.Influenza Act (H.R. 5846) 40.Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S. 2840) 41.National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2226) 42.Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023 (S.2929/ H.R. 5715) 43.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res 319) 44.Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415) 45.Continuity in Necessary Evaluative Crisis Treatment (CONNECT) Act (introduced but bill number not available yet) 46.Local 988 Response Act (S. 3444) 47.Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Cost, and Extenders Act (S. 3430) 48.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, NIH, USDA, HRSA, and SAMHSA.

Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2023 as "National CACFP Week." Farm Bill (no bill number) School Meals During School Closures Act (H.R. 2777) School Meals Expansion Act (H.R. 2567) Closing the Meal Gap (S 2192/H.R. 4077) Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act (H.R. 1269) WIC Healthy Beginnings Act (H.R. 3151/S. 974) MODERN WIC Act (H.R. 2424/S. 984) OH SNAP Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act (S. 2015, H.R. 4149) Universal School Meals Program Act (H.R. 3204/S. 1568) GusNIP Expansion Act (H.R. 4856) GusNIP Improvement Act (S. 2577) SNAP Nutrition Security Act (S.2326, H.R. 4909) PLANT Act (H.R. 5023) Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (S. 2874, H.R. 558) Malnutrition Awareness Week (S. 371, H.R. 708) WIC for Kids Act (H.R. 5757) No Hungry Kids in School Act (H.R. 3112) Expanding Access to School Meals Act (H.R. 3113) Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision - Increasing Options for Schools Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages "Front-of-pack labeling" Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, currently expiring Sept 2023, including titles 1-4, 6-7, 10-11. H.R.2728 Young Farmer Success Act; H.R.2720 Strengthening Organic Agricultural Research (SOAR) Act of 2023; H.R.4856 GusNIP Flexibility Act; H.R.4873 Food Supply Chain Capacity and Resiliency Act; HR4127 Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act; HR4173 Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act; HR4739 and S.2682 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act; HR4838 Specialty Crop Security Act of 2023; HR5061 The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act; HR5062 The Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act; HR 5199 Specialty Crop Research Act; S.2326 SNAP Nutrition Security Act; S.2591 Supporting Urban Farmers Act of 2023; H.R. 5973 Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act (CIAO); H.R. 5589 and S. 2874 Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to the 2023 Farm Bill, Specialty Crop Issues, agricultural trade, S.322 - SWAT Act of 2023, Agricultural Research, Disaster Assistance, H.R. 4739 & S. 2682 - Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act, H.R. 4173 - Advancing Automation Research & Development in Agriculture, H.R. 5062 - The Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act, H.R. 4838 - Specialty Crop Security Act, H.R. 5199 - Specialty Crop Research Act, H.R. 679 - Amending Specialty Crop Research Initiative, S. 176 & H.R. 648 - Expanding Agriculture Exports Act of 2023, H.R. 5061 - The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act, S. 2301 & H.R. 4613 - American Foods for American Schools Act, H.R. 4856 - GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023, USDAs Tree Assistance Program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Domestic TBD-FY24 Approps HR 253-Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act HR 3159-Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 HR 4856-GUSNIP Expansion Act (House) S 2326-SNAP Nutrition Security Act HR 7024-Tax Relief for American Familes and Workers Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Had several conversations with PA House and Senate Members on the 2023 Farm Bill. Discussed need to be passed on time, supporting a one-year extension, Farm Bureau priorities (AFBF, PFB, and Northeast state Farm Bureaus), and listened to legislators' current concerns with provisions in the farm bill as well as their individual priorities for the legislation. Asked PA House and Senate Members to support and co-sponsor S.980/H.R.3755, the Industrial Hemp Act by Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Mike Braun (R-IN) and Representatives Matt Rosendale (R-MT) and Chrissy Houlahan (R-PA). This bill would exempt farmers exclusively growing industrial hemp from the burdensome background checks and costly sampling and testing protocols required for farmers growing cannabinoid hemp like that used in the extraction of CBD. Asked PA House and Senate Members to support S.1867/H.R.3922, the Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR). This bill would direct USDA to authorize and prioritize projects that address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in agricultural and rural communities. Asked PA House and Senate Members to support S.1837/H.R.3867, the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Mike Kelly (R-PA). This bill would designate spotted lanternflies as a high priority pest under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to direct more federal research dollars to combat these devastating insects. Asked PA House and Senate Members to support S.1816/H.R.3815, the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Dan Meuser (R-PA). This bill would require a USDA study on providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. Asked PA House and Senate Members to support S.2458/H.R.3904, the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD) and Representatives Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Angie Craig (D-MN). This bill would help our next generation of farmers by aligning the definition of Beginning Farmers to match that of other USDA programs - 10 crop years or less instead of the status quo of 5 crop years or less. Asked PA House and Senate Members to support S.1400/H.R.3036, the Increased TSP Access Act by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Mike Braun (R-IN) and Representatives James Baird (R-IN) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA). This bill would help streamline the technical service provider (TSP) certification at NRCS and leverage the programs and technical expertise of NRCS to make conservation programs available to more farmers and on more land. Asked PA Senate Members to support S.2614, the Farmer to Farmer Education Act by Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and Jerry Moran (R-KS). This bill would allow farmer-to-farmer groups to develop cooperative agreements with USDA to share conservation concepts and new practices. Asked PA House and Senate Members to oppose S.658/H.R.5252, the EQIP Improvement Act by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representatives Jahana Hayes (D-CT) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ). This bill would create severe consequences to the EQIP program for animal agriculture operations by targeting livestock operations conservation project funding. Informed PA House and Senate Members that Farm Bureau remains neutral on S.2631/H.R.3424, the Forest Conservation Easement Program (FCEP) Act by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Representatives Trent Kelly (R-MS) and Ann Kuster (D-NH). This bill would prevent the conversion of forests into non-forest areas by authorizing funding to purchase development rights from willing private landowners. Asked PA House Members to support and co-sponsor H.R.4856, the GusNIP Expansion Act by Representatives Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Daniel Kildee (D-MI). This bill would enhance and expand the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which awards competitive grant funding to nonprofit organizations and government agencies for projects that provide incentives to income-eligible consumers to increase their purchase of fruits and vegetables. Monitored H.R.1624, the Puppy Protection Act by Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and James McGovern (D-MA). Worked on testimony for PFB at USDA's federal milk marketing orders hearing. Had discussions with AFBF on what to include in PFB's testimony for the federal milk marketing orders. Conducted Hill visits with President Hoffman on 10/24, 10/25, 12/11, and 12/14 primarily talking about farm bill and proposition 12. President Hoffman met with Representative "GT" Thompson and Region 3 EPA Administrator on 12/21 to discuss current environmental issues impacting agriculture.

Issues related the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, currently expiring Sept 2023, including titles 1-4, 6-7, 10-11. H.R.2728 Young Farmer Success Act; H.R.2720 Strengthening Organic Agricultural Research (SOAR) Act of 2023; H.R.4856 GusNIP Flexibility Act; H.R.4873 Food Supply Chain Capacity and Resiliency Act; HR4127 Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act; HR4173 Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act; HR4739 and S.2682 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act; HR4838 Specialty Crop Security Act of 2023; HR5061 The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act; HR5062 The Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act; HR 5199 Specialty Crop Research Act; S.2326 SNAP Nutrition Security Act; S.2591 Supporting Urban Farmers Act of 2023; H.R. 5973 Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act (CIAO); H.R. 5589 and S. 2874 Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2023 as "National CACFP Week." White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Farm Bill (no bill number) School Meals During School Closures Act (HR 2777) School Meals Expansion Act (HR 2567) Closing the Meal Gap (S 2192/HR 4077) Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act (HR 1269) WIC Healthy Beginnings Act (HR 3151/S 974) MODERN WIC Act (HR 2424/S 984) OH SNAP Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act (S. 2015, H.R. 4149) Universal School Meals Program Act (HR 3204/s 1568) GusNIP Expansion Act (H.R. 4856) GusNIP Improvement Act (S. 2577) SNAP Nutrition Security Act (S.2326, H.R. 4909) PLANT Act (H.R. 5023) Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (S. 2874, H.R. 558) Malnutrition Awareness Week (S. Res 371, H. R. 708) WIC for Kids Act (H.R. 5757) No Hungry Kids in School Act (H.R. 3112) Expanding Access to School Meals Act (HR 3113) Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision - Increasing Options for Schools Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages Front-of-pack labeling Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to the 2023 Farm Bill, Specialty Crop Issues, agricultural trade, S.322 - SWAT Act of 2023, Agricultural Research, Disaster Assistance, H.R. 4739 & S. 2682 - Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act, H.R. 4173 - Advancing Automation Research & Development in Agriculture, H.R. 5062 - The Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act, H.R. 4838 - Specialty Crop Security Act, H.R. 5199 - Specialty Crop Research Act, H.R. 679 - Amending Specialty Crop Research Initiative, S. 176 & H.R. 648 - Expanding Agriculture Exports Act of 2023, H.R. 5061 - The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act, S. 2301 & H.R. 4613 - American Foods for American Schools Act, H.R. 4856 - GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023, USDAs Tree Assistance Program, and S.557 & H.R. 1249 - Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2023.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE