Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID–19 Act of 2020

Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring the availability of crop protection tools Pesticide Availability General concerns on welfare of livestock Gene Editing Support HR 6977 and S. 3797, the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief COVID-19 Act

Client expense: $571,610 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 832 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2019 H.R.1221 - Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019 H.R. 3125 - School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019 H.R. 1769 - Dairy PRIDE Act H.R. 2859 - PRIME Act H.R. 3183 - Federal Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act H.R. 3562 - Farm to School Act of 2019 H.R. 2933 - Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019 H.R. 3220 - Kids Eat Local Act H.R. 5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 4714 - America Grows Act of 2019 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) H.R. 6067 - Securing All Livestock Equitably (SALE) Act H.R. 266 - Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 6956 - Farming Support to States Act of 2020 H.R. 7175 - Paycheck Protection for Producers Act H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Economic Stimulus Act (HEROES Act) H.R.7490 - RAMP-UP Act - Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants Act H.R.6977 - Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act of 2020 H.R.7501 - To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 935 - Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2019 S. 792 - Dairy PRIDE Act S. 1620 - PRIME Act S. 1720 - New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2019 S. 2026 - Farm to School Act of 2019 S. 1596 - Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019 S. 2458 - America Grows Act of 2019 S. 1817 - Kids Eat Local Act S. 2730 - Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act S. 2458 - America Grows Act of 2019 S. Res. 391 - A resolution reaffirming a strong commitment to the U.S. producers and American-made commodities. S. 3552 - A bill to require USDA to provide payments to cattle producers to offset losses due to COVID-19. S. 2744 - U.S. Beef Integrity Act S. 3419 - Securing All Livestock Equitably (SALE) Act S.3840 - Food Supply Protection Act of 2020 S.3785 - Farming Support to States Act of 2020 S.3918 - Paycheck Protection for Producers Act S.3894 - Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 S.4298 - RAMP-UP Act - Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants Act S.3797 -SmallPackerOvertimeand Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act of 2020 S.3693 - A bill to amend the AgriculturalMarketing Act of 1946 to foster efficientmarkets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers S.4929 - Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020 Contract production of agricultural commodities Long-term domestic agricultural policy Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers Farm bill implementation Agricultural conservation programs Balancing supply and demand for the dairy industry Renewable energy production Agriculture labor shortage Country of Origin Labeling Organic Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program proposed rule on ABAWDs Federal Grain Inspection Standards Crop insurance Product of the United States labeling Origin of livestock proposed rule Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) rule COVID-19 assistance to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities Support for improvements to meat and poultry facilities to increase processing capacity Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting reauthorization

NEFB supported the following in any COVID-19 assistance bill that moved through Congress: Provide additional funds targeted at providing direct monetary relief to farmers and ranchers Reform the Small Business Administrations (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program oPPP Allowing sole-proprietors to apply based on gross receipts to allow those with negative income figures to qualify for the program Ensuring that all expenses paid with PPP loan funds be eligible for a business income tax deduction. Making all business-related rental payments eligible for loan forgiveness Expanding the list of what counts toward loan availability to include typical farm/ranch expenses. oEIDL Ensure continued access for farmers and ranchers while at the same time, ensure the program does not negatively impact their ability to secure loans from local lenders. Include several bills targeted at assisting very small, small, and medium sized meat packing facilities oExisting stand-alone bills which should be included in the final package include: S. 3797/H.R. 6977, the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act of 2020 RAMP-UP Act DIRECT Act Provide investment in expanding rural broadband capabilities oIn order to eliminate this gap which limits our states economic and educational future, we would support the inclusion of the following measures: The inclusion of a substantial financial investment directed at broadband infrastructure expansion. Implementation of the Broadband DATA Act H.R. 6723, the Universal Broadband Act H.R. 6491, the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act

H.R. 832 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2019 H.R.1221 - Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019 H.R. 3125 - School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019 H.R. 1769 - Dairy PRIDE Act H.R. 2859 - PRIME Act H.R. 3183 - Federal Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act H.R. 3562 - Farm to School Act of 2019 H.R. 2933 - Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019 H.R. 3220 - Kids Eat Local Act H.R. 5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 4714 - America Grows Act of 2019 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) H.R. 6067 - Securing All Livestock Equitably (SALE) Act H.R. 266 - Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 6956 - Farming Support to States Act of 2020 H.R. 7175 - Paycheck Protection for Producers Act H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Economic Stimulus Act (HEROES Act) H.R.7490 - RAMP-UP Act - Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants Act H.R.6977 - Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act of 2020 H.R.7501 - To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers S. 935 - Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2019 S. 792 - Dairy PRIDE Act S. 1620 - PRIME Act S. 1720 - New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2019 S. 2026 - Farm to School Act of 2019 S. 1596 - Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019 S. 2458 - America Grows Act of 2019 S. 1817 - Kids Eat Local Act S. 2730 - Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act S. 2458 - America Grows Act of 2019 S. Res. 391 - A resolution reaffirming a strong commitment to the U.S. producers and American-made commodities. S. 3552 - A bill to require USDA to provide payments to cattle producers to offset losses due to COVID-19. S. 2744 - U.S. Beef Integrity Act S. 3419 - Securing All Livestock Equitably (SALE) Act S.3840 - Food Supply Protection Act of 2020 S.3785 - Farming Support to States Act of 2020 S.3918 - Paycheck Protection for Producers Act S.3894 - Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 S.4298 - RAMP-UP Act - Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants Act S.3797 -SmallPackerOvertimeand Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act of 2020 S.3693 - A bill to amend the AgriculturalMarketing Act of 1946 to foster efficientmarkets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers Contract production of agricultural commodities Long-term domestic agricultural policy Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers Farm bill implementation Agricultural conservation programs Balancing supply and demand for the dairy industry Renewable energy production Agriculture labor shortage Country of Origin Labeling Organic Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program proposed rule on ABAWDs Federal Grain Inspection Standards Crop insurance Product of the United States labeling Origin of livestock proposed rule Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) rule COVID-19 assistance to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities Support for improvements to meat and poultry facilities to increase processing capacity Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting reauthorization

Support for the following: H.R. 832 to allow schools to offer whole milk to students as part of school meal programs; H.R. 3125, the School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019 to ensure expanded milk options for students by reaffirming the recent USDA regulation offering schools the option of serving low-fat flavored milk; S. 1810, the Milk in Lunches for Kids (MILK) Act, to allow to serve whole or two percent milk, and permit milk to be excluded from the fat cap in school lunches; H.R. 1769, the Dairy Pride Act, to require that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take enforcement action against manufacturers labeling non-dairy products as dairy; H.R. 6956, The Farming Support to States Act, which would provide $1 billion for food and agriculture aid to states; S. 3797, the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief COVID-19 Act, which would alleviate overtime inspection pay for small and medium-sized meat packers; H.R. 7490, the RAMP-UP Act, would establish a program to make facility upgrade and planning grants to existing meat and poultry processors to help them move to Federal Inspection and be able to sell their products across state lines; H.R. 7425, the DIRECT Act, would allow State Inspected meat to be sold across state lines, but only through e-commerce, allowing small producers and processors more options to directly market to consumers; H.R. 6728, which would amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation; H.R. 7679, which would raise the Commodity Credit Corporations (CCC) borrowing authority to $68 billion and index it to inflation; H.R.7393, Growing Climate Solutions Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create a certification program that will make it easier for farmers to develop, verify and sell environmental credits. Identified concerns with H.R.5861, Agriculture Resilience Act which addresses climate change; and H.R.2442, Puppy Protection Act of 2019, which would amend the Animal Welfare Act. Support and/or correspondence related to challenges facing dairy, livestock, and other agricultural operations during COVID-19 outbreak, needed measures related to agriculture during the COVID-19 outbreak including emergency food assistance advocacy (including waiving eligibility requirements to the Emergency Food Assistance Program, reconsideration of the State of Pennsylvania's request for temporary waivers, and flexibility within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, expanding SNAP online purchasing pilot), increased funding for the Commodity Credit Corporation and Secretary of Agriculture to assist with COVID-19 relief measures, supply chain concerns and need to keep supply chain moving, financial assistance for all agricultural producers impacted by pandemic, new programs. including the Coronavirus Food Protection Program (CFAP), designed to help producers impacted by COVID-19 funded through allocations granted to USDA via the CARES Act, including additional needs for segments of agriculture; food/commodity purchases to help consumers and producers; provisions and programs to limit market disruptions; ensuring availability of, and funding for, Personal Protective Equipment for agriculture for critical processing jobs and other jobs that require PPE. General advocacy for agriculture and the impacts encountered as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, and requests for programs, funding and flexibility in existing programs under the auspices of USDA to ensure continuation of a safe food supply, and replenishment and additional funding for the CCC. Communication in support of Federal Milk Marketing Order reform and the need to implement a modified bloc voting provision within the Federal Order; a Congressional letter to USDA and USTR regarding the importance of protections for common food names in international trade negotiations; a Congressional letter regarding the agriculture quarantine inspection (AQI)shortfall.

Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring the availability of crop protection tools Pesticide Availability General concerns on welfare of livestock Gene Editing Support HR 6977 and S. 3797, the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief COVID-19 Act

Client expense: $860,701 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

FNS-2020-0015 - Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee; H.R. 6977/S. 3797 - Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief COVID-19 Act; H.R. 2859/S.1620 - PRIME Act (Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption); H.R. 7490/S. 4298 - RAMP-UP (Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants) Act; AMS-CP-20-0040 - Farms to Families Food Box Program.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 3797/H.R. 6977, the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act of 2020 We support passage of this legislation as it will provide funding to help cover a portion of the overtime expenses for USDA inspectors required to be paid by very small and small processing facilities if they operate over 40 hours per week. We also supported the inclusion of the following in another round of COVID-19 legislation: Provide any necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) to meat packing facilities to ensure the safety of those who are working so hard to process the livestock produced by our members and needed by the rest of the nation and world. Support funding for an indemnity program to help compensate producers who have had to make the heart-wrenching decision to euthanize animals. Support efforts to provide monetary assistance to those contract producers who dont own the animals but are contracted to care and feed them. Those producers were unfortunately left out of USDAs Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) but will likely still see monetary losses due to fewer or even no animals running through their facilities. Include another round of funding for our states cattle and dairy producers who make up billions of dollars in economic activity in our state. Ensure any payment limits, if needed, would be significantly increased to realistically capture the capital needed in all segments of the livestock industry. We supported legislation which would provide additional funding for the Small Business Administrations (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Outside of simply adding more funds to the program, we also supported the following changes be made to the program: NEFB asked Congress to ensure that sole proprietors who file a Schedule F are eligible to participate in PPP. We also supported efforts to ensure profits from farm equipment trades that are reported on Form 4797 be included in that calculation of income. Lastly, we supported the inclusion of rental payments farmers and ranchers make on a variety of business-related items including equipment, land, and other items be an eligible expense in the program.

Support for the following: H.R. 832 to allow schools to offer whole milk to students as part of school meal programs; H.R. 3125, the School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019 to ensure expanded milk options for students by reaffirming the recent USDA regulation offering schools the option of serving low-fat flavored milk; S. 1810, the Milk in Lunches for Kids (MILK) Act, to allow to serve whole or two percent milk, and permit milk to be excluded from the fat cap in school lunches; H.R. 1769, the Dairy Pride Act, to require that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take enforcement action against manufacturers labeling non-dairy products as dairy; H.R. 6956, The Farming Support to States Act, which would provide $1 billion for food and agriculture aid to states; S. 3797, the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief COVID-19 Act, which would alleviate overtime inspection pay for small and medium-sized meat packers; H.R.6611 which would make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; H.R. 6728, which would amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation. Support and/or correspondence related to challenges facing dairy, livestock, and other agricultural operations during COVID-19 outbreak, needed measures related to agriculture during the COVID-19 outbreak including emergency food assistance advocacy (including waiving eligibility requirements to the Emergency Food Assistance Program, reconsideration of the State of Pennsylvania's request for temporary waivers, and flexibility within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, expanding SNAP online purchasing pilot), increased funding for the Commodity Credit Corporation and Secretary of Agriculture to assist with COVID-19 relief measures, supply chain concerns and need to keep supply chain moving, financial assistance for all agricultural producers impacted by pandemic, new programs designed to help producers impacted by COVID-19 funded through allocations granted to USDA via the CARES Act; food/commodity purchases to help consumers and producers; eliminating payment limitations regarding the CFAP program; provisions and programs to limit market disruptions; ensuring availability of, and funding for, Personal Protective Equipment for agriculture for critical processing jobs and other jobs that require PPE. Requested outreach from Congress to PA Governor regarding failure to identify retail lawn and garden centers as life-sustaining during COVID-19 executive orders. General advocacy for agriculture and the impacts encountered as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, and requests for programs, funding and flexibility in existing programs under the auspices of USDA to ensure continuation of a safe food supply.

Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring the availability of crop protection tools Pesticide Availability General concerns on welfare of livestock Gene Editing Support HR 6977 and S. 3797, the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief COVID-19 Act

Client expense: $931,776 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 6977/S. 3797 - Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief COVID-19 Act; H.R. 2859/S.1620 - PRIME Act (Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption).

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Asked for more expeditious payments from Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP) payments Provided comments to USFWS Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the use of Genetically Engineered Crops in Wildlife Management Programs to Enable National Wildlife Refuges in the Southeast to Meet Waterfowl and Wildlife Management Objectives Provided suggestions for how CARES Act funding and Commodity Credit Corporation funding could be allocated to various commodity sectors to address losses related to COVID-19 Opposed payment limitation on Coronovirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Requested assistance for catfish, nursery, and poultry producers in future COVID-19 response funding Supported S. 3797 and H.R. 6977, the Small Packer and Overtime Holiday Fee Relief COVID-19 Act Requested information from USDA on how various marketing arrangements would be treated under the CFAP program Requested EPA to allow for use of existing stocks of dicamba in the supply chain in light of 9th Circuit Court ruling which vacated labels for Enginia, Fexapan, and Xtendimax

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)