RELIEF for Producers Act of 2020

Monitor implementation of P.L. 115-334, the Agriculture Act of 2018. Monitor progress of Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization. Monitor progress on S.3693, "A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers." General education on USDA FSIS Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) Program and H.R. 2859, the "PRIME Act" and their impacts on the US pork industry. General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce. Monitor implementation of P.L. 116-122, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019, all provisions. General education on COVID pandemic related Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) user fee reductions and the projected shortfall in funding for Customs and Border Protection agricultural inspectors. General education about the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. pork industry. S.4156, the "Responding to Epidemic Losses and Investing in the Economic Futures (RELIEF) for Producers Act of 2020," all provisions. Monitor implementation of P.L. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production. Monitor implementation of P.L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production. Monitor implementation of P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production. H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production. H.R. 925, the Heroes Act, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production. Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), 85 FR 30825. Second round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP2), 85 FR 59380.

Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 4156 - A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide relief from hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic to agricultural producers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3771/S. 1903: Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health, all provisions Implementation of the Public Law 115-334: 2018 Farm Bill, Title 12, subtitle A H.R. 837 Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act H.R. 2859/S. 1620 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act S. 2695 National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act of 2019 H.R. 6800 HEROES Act - animal health and disease management provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $240,000

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Monitor implementation of P.L. 115-334, the Agriculture Act of 2018. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Draft Guidance for Industry #187, Regulation of Intentionally Altered Genomic DNA in Animals, to address animals with intentionally altered genomic DNA developed through use of genome editing technologies, as well as techniques such as rDNA in genetic engineering. General education on the regulation of foods produced using animal cell culture technology. General education regarding the global spread of African Swine Fever and its possible ramifications to the U.S. pork industry. S.4156, the "Responding to Epidemic Losses and Investing in the Economic Futures (RELIEF) for Producers Act of 2020," all provisions. Impact of California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (2018), on the pork industry. Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection; RIN 0583-AD62; October 1, 2019; 84 FR 52300. Monitor implementation of P.L. 116-122, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019, all provisions. General education on COVID pandemic related Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) user fee reductions and the projected shortfall in funding for Customs and Border Protection agricultural inspectors. The impacts of the CO2 shortages in the Midwest on the U.S. pork industry. General education about the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. pork industry. Managing reduction in the U.S. swine herd and seeking technical assistance and FEMA / CARES Act funding.

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Monitor implementation of P.L. 115-334, the Agriculture Act of 2018. Monitor progress of Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization. Monitor progress on S.3693, "A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers." General education on USDA FSIS Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) Program and H.R. 2859, the "PRIME Act" and their impacts on the US pork industry. General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce. General education on the regulation of foods produced using animal cell culture technology. Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection; RIN 0583-AD62; October 1, 2019; 84 FR 52300. Monitor implementation of P.L. 116-122, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019, all provisions. General education on COVID pandemic related Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) user fee reductions and the projected shortfall in funding for Customs and Border Protection agricultural inspectors. The impacts of the CO2 shortages in the Midwest on the U.S. pork industry. General education about Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Act (GIPSA) Farmer Fair Practices rules. General education about the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. pork industry. S.4156, the "Responding to Epidemic Losses and Investing in the Economic Futures (RELIEF) for Producers Act of 2020," all provisions. Monitor implementation of P.L. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production. Monitor implementation of P.L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production. Monitor implementation of P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production.

S.4156 A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide relief from hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic to agriculture producers, and for other purposes. H.R. 2859/S.1620 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act S. 2695 National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act of 2019 H.R. 6800 HEROES Act Animal health and disease management provisions S.4156 Respond to Epidemic Losses and Investing in the Economic Future (RELIEF) for Procedures Act of 2020

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $220,000

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)