Trade Security Act of 2021

S.746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law. Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. S.1260 - Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America. H.R.3975 - Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods. H.R.4037 - Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021. Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing. Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains. H.R.940/S.287 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021. H.R.1008/S.365 - Trade Security Act of 2019. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794). Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618). H.R.4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022. Reintroduction of legislation from the 116th Congress entitled the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore. Congressional authority over tariffs enacted under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. H.R. 4996 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021. S.2934 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021. S.3208 - Supply Chain Resiliency Act. S.3580 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022. H.R.1131 - China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2021. Issues related to export control, foreign investment, and antitrust measures to counter Chinas industrial policies.

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H.R. 1386, Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act H.R. 2072, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2907, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 H.R. 5502, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for (INFORM) Consumers Act H.R. 5544, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 6121/. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 6329/S. 1854, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021 H.R. 6412, Import Security and Fairness Act H.R. 7185, Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act H.R. 7691, Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8282/S. 4662, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8666/S. 2934, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2022 H.Res. 1294/S.Res. 727, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure American values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance S. 746, Trade Security Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 2107, Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act S. 2378, Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient (FAIR) Transition and Competition Act S. 2716, American Beef Labeling Act of 2021 S. 3586, Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022 S. 3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2022 S. 4428, Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 S. 4495, Protecting Americans' Data From Foreign Surveillance Act of 2022 Draft legislation titled Fair Tariff Act of 2022 Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the United States Department of Commerce Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Request for Comments, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Trade Strategy to Combat Forced Labor (87 Fed. Reg. 40,3323-40,333, July 6, 2022) Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; implementation and revisions to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P. L. 116-283); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) (P.L. 115-44); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (P.L. 117-81); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); WHO Pandemic Treaty; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and agreements; Reform of the WTO; WTO COVID-19 related Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver proposal; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Kazakhstan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Taiwan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and regulatory relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Venezuela; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts to implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; U.S.-Brazil Trade Agreement to update the 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC); U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; ratification of the Biodiversity Convention; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; efforts to pass legislation to implement the Basel Convention and related instruments; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); efforts related to the development of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; port negotiations; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; small business innovation research; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards

Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: o import of personal protective equipment (PPE). o tariff relief for PPE product. o bilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. o Western Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. -H.R.7579 - Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act -H.R.7935 - Opportunities in the Americas Act o implementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: -Rules of origin -Duties -Customs provisions -IPR provisions -Labor provisions -Regulatory harmonization -Transportation measures -Government procurement. -Port maintenance issues -Trade deficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). -U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). -The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) -Import Security and Fairness Act (H.R. 6412) -Trade Act of 2021. o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program - CNL Update Act (H.R.6171). o GSP Refund-Only Bill (H.R. 8906) o Various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. o Foreign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). o Pending nominations. o Legislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: -Earth Act (H.R. 219). o Current and proposed sanctions, including: - North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Public Law No: 117-78). - Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). o Country of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Discussions with Congress and CBP on Customs Modernization. Discussions with Congress and FTC to allow Digital Labeling for clothes.

Defense (DEF) Comments and discussions on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries (FPI), and Ability One programs. Discussions with Members of Congress, DoD, USTR, TSA, and DHS about implementation of Berry and procurement issues and the following legislation: o FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R.7900 and Senate counterpart including regulations involving Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) o FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bills Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement provisions in trade agreements. Discussions with the Administration and Congress on economic price adjustments (EPAs) in contracts. Discussions with the Administration and Congress on government procurement of PPE product. Trade Domestic/Foreign (TRD) Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: o import of personal protective equipment (PPE). o tariff relief for PPE product. o bilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. o Western Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. -H.R.7579 - Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act -H.R.7935 - Opportunities in the Americas Act o implementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: -Rules of origin -Duties -Customs provisions -IPR provisions -Labor provisions -Regulatory harmonization -Transportation measures -Government procurement. -Port maintenance issues -Trade deficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). -U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). -The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) -Import Security and Fairness Act (H.R. 6412) -Trade Act of 2021. o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program - CNL Update Act (H.R.6171). o GSP Refund-Only Bill (H.R. 8906) o Various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. o Foreign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). o Pending nominations. o Legislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: -Earth Act (H.R. 219). o Current and proposed sanctions, including: - North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Public Law No: 117-78). - Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). o Country of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Discussions with Congress and CBP on Customs Modernization. Discussions with Congress and FTC to allow Digital Labeling for clothes. TAR - Tariff (Miscellaneous Tariff Bills) Discussions with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Transportation Discussions with Congress and Administration on shipping delays. Discussions with Congress and Administration on West Coast port labor contract negotiations Discussions with Congress and Administration on ongoing rail labor contract negotiations Discussions with Congress and Administration on Hours of Service (HoS) and other driver-related rules. Discussions with Congress and key agencies on port metrics. Discussions with Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and Congress on shipping delays, ocean carrier / port terminal issues, including congestion surcharges, demurrage charges, and PierPass. Discussions with Congress and the Administration on comprehensive infrastructure funding and repair. Specific legislation on key transportation issues impacting the industry: o DRIVE Safe Act (H.R.1745, S.659) o Ocean Shipping Reform Act (Public Law No: 117-146) Product Safety (CSP) Discussions with Administration, including CPSC, Commerce, USTR, and EPA, and various Congressional offices on: implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). regulations involving flammability, sleepwear, and drawstring hazards. Regulations involving Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) possible modifications to flammability requirements to add spandex to the exempt fibers list. implementation of previously implemented legislation to reduce third party testing burdens and costs. monitoring issues relating to apparel, footwear, and travel goods/fashion accessories safety and product labeling. implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, including foreign chemical management initiatives that function as non-tariff barriers. Pending nominations. annual CPSC budget (including increased funding), resource allocation, and priorities testimony. Link between counterfeit products and unsafe products. Digitization of apparel labeling as it relates to product safety information. Labor Discussion of WRAP program and with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Discussions with Congress and Administration (including Labor, State, USTR, USAID, DFC, and CBP) to ensure effective implementation of and action on: o Child/Forced labor rules and lists, o Impact of COVID-19 on supply chain workers, o Uzbek cotton, o Better Work programs, o China Xinjiang, o Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, and o FTA and trade preference labor cases. o Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Public Law No: 117-78). o FABRIC Act H.R. 8473 / S. 4213 Small Business Discussions with Congress and Administration impact of shipping delays on small business. Discussions with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on digitizing apparel labels as well as on textile, wool, fur, and care labeling rules, and other labeling rules, including Made in USA labeling. Discussions with the Administration and Congress on FPI reform and impact on small business. Discussions with Congress and FTC to allow Digital Labeling for clothes. IPR Discussions with Congress and Administration on: o Intellectual property and counterfeit practices across the destructive digital value chain, including e-commerce, social commerce and social platforms. o Fraudulent advertising on social media platforms and fake websites. Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 o Fraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO and abroad. o USTR Special 301 Report and Notorious Markets Report List and comments submitted by AAFA. o Dupe influencers on social media. o Design patents o National Security related to illicit sales of products o Reforms around customs and border protection procedures; updates related to what is needed by o brands to identify counterfeits o Counterfeits and resale. o Consumer awareness campaign on counterfeits. o Dangers of counterfeits to U.S. businesses, workers and jobs. o Legislation and/or regulations to create secondary liability structure for online platforms. o INFORM Consumers Act (S. 936/H.R. 5502). o SHOP SAFE Act of 2021 (H.R. 3429/S. 1843). o The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) o 19 CFR 133.21 Identification of Counterfeits at U.S. ports o FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R.7900 and Senate counterpart including SHOP SAFE Act of 2021 (S. 1843) o Discussions with Congress and CBP on Customs Modernization. Environment o Discussions with Congress and Administration on issues as it relates to sustainability, climate and environment o Lobbying on SEC climate change reporting proposal o Discussions with Congress and FTC to allow Digital Labeling for clothes.

Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: o import of personal protective equipment (PPE). o tariff relief for PPE product. o bilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. o Western Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. -H.R.7579 - Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act -H.R.7935 - Opportunities in the Americas Act o implementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: -Rules of origin -Duties -Customs provisions -IPR provisions -Labor provisions -Regulatory harmonization -Transportation measures -Government procurement. -Port maintenance issues -Trade deficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). -U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). -The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) -Import Security and Fairness Act (H.R. 6412) -Trade Act of 2021. o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program - CNL Update Act (H.R.6171). o GSP Refund-Only Bill (H.R. 8906) o Various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. o Foreign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). o Pending nominations. o Legislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: -Earth Act (H.R. 219). o Current and proposed sanctions, including: - North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Public Law No: 117-78). - Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). o Country of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Discussions with Congress and CBP on Customs Modernization. Discussions with Congress and FTC to allow Digital Labeling for clothes.

S.746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law. Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. S.1260 - Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America. H.R.3975 - Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods. H.R.4037 - Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021. Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing. Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains. H.R.940/S.287 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021. H.R.1008/S.365 - Trade Security Act of 2019. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794). Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618). H.R.4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022. Reintroduction of legislation from the 116th Congress entitled the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore. Congressional authority over tariffs enacted under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. H.R. 4996 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021. S.2934 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021. S.3208 - Supply Chain Resiliency Act. S.3580 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.

S.746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law. Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. S.1260 - Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America. H.R.3975 - Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods. H.R.4037 - Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021. Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing. Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains. H.R.940/S.287 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021. H.R.1008/S.365 - Trade Security Act of 2019. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794). Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618). H.R.4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022. Reintroduction of legislation from the 116th Congress entitled the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore. Congressional authority over tariffs enacted under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. H.R. 4996 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021. S.2934 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021. S.3208 - Supply Chain Resiliency Act. S.3580 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.

H.R. 1386, Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act H.R. 2072, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 H.R. 5544, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 6121/. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 6329/S. 1854, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021 H.R. 6412, Import Security and Fairness Act S. 746, Trade Security Act of 2021 S. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions To Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 2107, Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act S. 2378, Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient (FAIR) Transition and Competition Act S. 2716, American Beef Labeling Act of 2021 S. 2934, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 S. 3586, Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022 S. 3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2022 Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the United States Department of Commerce Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to be a Member of the Federal Trade Commission Request for Information, Department of Agriculture; Competition in Food Retail and Distribution Markets and Access for Agricultural Producers and Small and Midsized Food Processors (87 Fed. Reg. 15,194-15,198, March 17, 2022) Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; implementation of and revisions to United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P. L. 116-283); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) (P.L. 115-44); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (P.L. 117-81); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); USTR 2021 Special 301; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); invocation of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); WHO Pandemic Treaty; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and agreements; Reform of the WTO; WTO COVID-19 related Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver proposal; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Kazakhstan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and regulatory relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Venezuela; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; U.S.-Brazil Trade Agreement to update the 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC); U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; ratification of the Biodiversity Convention; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; efforts to pass legislation to implement the Basel Convention and related instruments; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); efforts related to the development of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Port Negotiations; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council

Defense (DEF) Comments and discussions on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries (FPI), and Ability One programs. Discussions with Members of Congress, DoD, USTR, TSA, and DHS about implementation of Berry and procurement issues and the following legislation: o National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) o FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bills Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement provisions in trade agreements. Discussions with the Administration - DLA - on economic price adjustments (EPAs) in contracts. Discussions with the Administration - DLA - on government procurement of PPE product. Miscellaneous Trade (TRD) Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: o import of personal protective equipment (PPE). o tariff relief for PPE product. o bilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. o Western Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. o implementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: -Rules of origin -Duties -Customs provisions -IPR provisions -Labor provisions -Regulatory harmonization -Transportation measures -Government procurement. -Port maintenance issues -Trade deficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). -U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). -The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) -Import Security and Fairness Act (H.R. 6412) -Trade Act of 2021. o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. o Various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. o Foreign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). o Pending nominations. o Legislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: -Earth Act (H.R. 219). o Current and proposed sanctions, including: - North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). - Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). o Country of Origin Labeling Online Act Conversations with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Transportation Discussions with Congress and Administration on shipping delays. Discussions with Congress and Administration on West Coast por labor contract negotiations Discussions with Congress and Administration on Hours of Service (HoS) and other driver-related rules. Discussions with Congress and key agencies on port metrics. Discussions with Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and Congress on shipping delays, ocean carrier / port terminal issues, including congestion surcharges, demurrage charges, and PierPass. Discussions with Congress and the Administration on comprehensive infrastructure funding and repair. Specific legislation on key transportation issues impacting the industry: DRIVE Safe Act (H.R.1745, S.659) Ocean Shipping Reform Act (H.R.4996 /S. 3580) Product Safety (CSP) Discussions with Administration, including CPSC, Commerce, USTR, and EPA, and various Congressional offices on: implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). regulations involving flammability, sleepwear, and drawstring hazards. Regulations involving Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) possible modifications to flammability requirements to add spandex to the exempt fibers list. implementation of previously implemented legislation to reduce third party testing burdens and costs. monitoring issues relating to apparel, footwear, and travel goods/fashion accessories safety and product labeling. implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, including foreign chemical management initiatives that function as non-tariff barriers. Pending nominations. annual CPSC budget (including increased funding), resource allocation, and priorities testimony. Link between counterfeit products and unsafe products. Digitization of apparel labeling as it relates to product safety information. Labor Discussion of WRAP program and with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Discussions with Congress and Administration (including Labor, State, USTR, USAID, DFC, and CBP) to ensure effective implementation of and action on: o Child/Forced labor rules and lists, o Impact of COVID-19 on supply chain workers, o Uzbek cotton, o Better Work programs, o China Xinjiang, o Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, and o FTA and trade preference labor cases. o Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). Small Business Discussions with Congress and Administration impact of shipping delays on small business. Discussions with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on digitizing apparel labels as well as on textile, wool, fur, and care labeling rules, and other labeling rules, including Made in USA labeling. Discussions with the Administration and Congress on FPI reform and impact on small business. IPR Discussions with Congress and Administration on: o Intellectual property practices on e-commerce platforms. o Fraudulent advertising on social media platforms. Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 o Fraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO and abroad. o USTR Special 301 Report and Notorious Markets Report List. o Dupe influencers on social media. o Counterfeits and resale. o Consumer awareness campaign on counterfeits. o Dangers of counterfeits to U.S. businesses, workers and jobs. o Legislation and/or regulations to create secondary liability structure for online platforms. o INFORM Consumers Act (S. 936/H.R. 5502). o SHOP SAFE Act of 2021 (H.R. 3429/S. 1843). o The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) o 19 CFR 133.21 Identification of Counterfeits at U.S. ports Environment o Discussions with Congress and Administration on issues as it relates to sustainability, climate and environment o Lobbying on SEC climate change reporting proposal

Miscellaneous Trade (TRD) Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: o import of personal protective equipment (PPE). o tariff relief for PPE product. o bilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. o Western Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. o implementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: -Rules of origin -Duties -Customs provisions -IPR provisions -Labor provisions -Regulatory harmonization -Transportation measures -Government procurement. -Port maintenance issues -Trade deficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). -U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). -The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) -Import Security and Fairness Act (H.R. 6412) -Trade Act of 2021. o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. o Various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. o Foreign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). o Pending nominations. o Legislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: -Earth Act (H.R. 219). o Current and proposed sanctions, including: - North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). - Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). o Country of Origin Labeling Online Act Conversations with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions.

Defense (DEF) Comments and discussions on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries (FPI), and Ability One programs. Discussions with Members of Congress, DoD, USTR, TSA, and DHS about implementation of Berry and procurement issues and the following legislation: o National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) o FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bills Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement provisions in trade agreements. Discussions with the Administration - DLA - on economic price adjustments (EPAs) in contracts. Discussions with the Administration - DLA - on government procurement of PPE product. Miscellaneous Trade (TRD) Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: o import of personal protective equipment (PPE). o tariff relief for PPE product. o bilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. o Western Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. o implementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: -Rules of origin -Duties -Customs provisions -IPR provisions -Labor provisions -Regulatory harmonization -Transportation measures -Government procurement. -Port maintenance issues -Trade deficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). -U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). -The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) -Import Security and Fairness Act (H.R. 6412) -Trade Act of 2021. o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. o Various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. o Foreign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). o Pending nominations. o Legislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: -Earth Act (H.R. 219). o Current and proposed sanctions, including: - North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). - Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). o Country of Origin Labeling Online Act Conversations with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Transportation Discussions with Congress and Administration on shipping delays. Discussions with Congress and Administration on West Coast por labor contract negotiations Discussions with Congress and Administration on Hours of Service (HoS) and other driver-related rules. Discussions with Congress and key agencies on port metrics. Discussions with Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and Congress on shipping delays, ocean carrier / port terminal issues, including congestion surcharges, demurrage charges, and PierPass. Discussions with Congress and the Administration on comprehensive infrastructure funding and repair. Specific legislation on key transportation issues impacting the industry: o DRIVE Safe Act (H.R.1745, S.659) o Shipping Reform Act (H.R.4996 /S. 3580) Product Safety (CSP) Discussions with Administration, including CPSC, Commerce, USTR, and EPA, and various Congressional offices on: implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). regulations involving flammability, sleepwear, and drawstring hazards. Regulations involving Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) possible modifications to flammability requirements to add spandex to the exempt fibers list. implementation of previously implemented legislation to reduce third party testing burdens and costs. monitoring issues relating to apparel, footwear, and travel goods/fashion accessories safety and product labeling. implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, including foreign chemical management initiatives that function as non-tariff barriers. Pending nominations. annual CPSC budget (including increased funding), resource allocation, and priorities testimony. Link between counterfeit products and unsafe products. Digitization of apparel labeling as it relates to product safety information. Labor Discussion of WRAP program and with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Discussions with Congress and Administration (including Labor, State, USTR, USAID, DFC, and CBP) to ensure effective implementation of and action on: o Child/Forced labor rules and lists, o Impact of COVID-19 on supply chain workers, o Uzbek cotton, o Better Work programs, o China Xinjiang, o Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, and o FTA and trade preference labor cases. o Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). Small Business Discussions with Congress and Administration impact of shipping delays on small business. Discussions with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on digitizing apparel labels as well as on textile, wool, fur, and care labeling rules, and other labeling rules, including Made in USA labeling. Discussions with the Administration and Congress on FPI reform and impact on small business. IPR Discussions with Congress and Administration on: o Intellectual property practices on e-commerce platforms. o Fraudulent advertising on social media platforms. Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 o Fraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO and abroad. o USTR Special 301 Report and Notorious Markets Report List. o Dupe influencers on social media. o Counterfeits and resale. o Consumer awareness campaign on counterfeits. o Dangers of counterfeits to U.S. businesses, workers and jobs. o Legislation and/or regulations to create secondary liability structure for online platforms. o INFORM Consumers Act (S. 936/H.R. 5502). o SHOP SAFE Act of 2021 (H.R. 3429/S. 1843). o The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) o 19 CFR 133.21 Identification of Counterfeits at U.S. ports Environment o Discussions with Congress and Administration on issues as it relates to sustainability, climate and environment o Lobbying on SEC climate change reporting proposal

S.746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law. Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. S.1260 - Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America. H.R.3975 - Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods. H.R.4037 - Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021. Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing. Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains. H.R.940/S.287 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021. H.R.1008/S.365 - Trade Security Act of 2019. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794). Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618). H.R.4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022. Reintroduction of legislation from the 116th Congress entitled the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore. Congressional authority over tariffs enacted under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. H.R. 4996 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021. S.2934 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021. S.3208 - Supply Chain Resiliency Act. S.3580 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.

H.R. 1386, Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act H.R. 2072, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 H.R. 5544, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 6121/. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 6329/S. 1854, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021 H.R. 6412, Import Security and Fairness Act S. 746, Trade Security Act of 2021 S. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions To Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 2107, Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act S. 2378, Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient (FAIR) Transition and Competition Act S. 2716, American Beef Labeling Act of 2021 S. 2934, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 S. 3586, Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022 S. 3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2022 Nominations to the Export-Import Bank of the United States of Reta Jo Lewis as President and Chair, Judith DelZoppo Pryor as First Vice President, and Owen Herrnstadt as a Member of the Board of Directors Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the United States Department of Commerce Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Notice, International Trade Administration; Distributional Effects of Trade and Trade Policy on U.S. Workers, (87 Fed. Reg. 2,899-2,901, January 19, 2022) Notice, Request for Comments; Concerning the Operation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement With Respect to Trade in Automotive Goods, (87 Fed. Reg. 7,896-7,897, February 10, 2022) Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; implementation of and revisions to United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P. L. 116-283); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) (P.L. 115-44); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (P.L. 117-81); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); USTR 2021 Special 301; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); WHO Pandemic Treaty; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and agreements; Reform of the WTO; WTO Covid-19 related Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver proposal; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to COVID-19; U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Kazakhstan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and regulatory relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Venezuela; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; establishment of an U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; U.S.-Brazil Trade Agreement to update the 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC); U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; ratification of the Biodiversity Convention; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; efforts to pass legislation to implement the Basel Convention and related instruments; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); efforts related to the development of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Port Negotiations

Defense (DEF) Comments and discussions on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries (FPI), and Ability One programs. Discussions with Members of Congress, DoD, USTR, TSA, and DHS about implementation of Berry and procurement issues and the following legislation: o National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) o FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bills Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement provisions in trade agreements. Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement during the COVID-19 crisis. Discussions with the Administration - DLA - on government procurement of PPE product. Miscellaneous Trade (TRD) Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: o import of personal protective equipment (PPE). o tariff relief for PPE product. o bilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. o Western Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. o implementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: -Rules of origin -Duties -Customs provisions -IPR provisions -Labor provisions -Regulatory harmonization -Transportation measures -Government procurement. -Port maintenance issues -Trade deficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). -U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). -The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) -Import Security and Fairness Act (H.R. 6412) -Trade Act of 2021. o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. o Various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. o Foreign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). o Pending nominations. o Legislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: -Earth Act (H.R. 219). o Current and proposed sanctions, including: - North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). - Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). o Country of Origin Labeling Online Act Conversations with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Transportation Discussions with Congress and Administration on shipping delays. Discussions with Congress and Administration on Hours of Service (HoS) and other driver-related rules. Discussions with Congress and key agencies on port metrics. Discussions with Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and Congress on shipping delays, ocean carrier / port terminal issues, including congestion surcharges, demurrage charges, and PierPass. Discussions with Congress and the Administration on comprehensive infrastructure funding and repair. Specific legislation on key transportation issues impacting the industry:  DRIVE Safe Act (H.R.1745, S.659) Ocean Shipping Reform Act (H.R.4996 /S. 3580) Product Safety (CSP) Discussions with Administration, including CPSC, Commerce, USTR, and EPA, and various Congressional offices on: implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). regulations involving flammability, sleepwear, and drawstring hazards. Regulations involving Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances possible modifications to flammability requirements to add spandex to the exempt fibers list. implementation of previously implemented legislation to reduce third party testing burdens and costs. monitoring issues relating to apparel, footwear, and travel goods/fashion accessories safety and product labeling. implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, including foreign chemical management initiatives that function as non-tariff barriers. Pending nominations. annual CPSC budget (including increased funding), resource allocation, and priorities testimony. Link between counterfeit products and unsafe products. Digitization of apparel labeling as it relates to product safety information. Labor Discussion of WRAP program and with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Discussions with Congress and Administration (including Labor, State, USTR, USAID, DFC, and CBP) to ensure effective implementation of and action on: o Child/Forced labor rules and lists, o Impact of COVID-19 on supply chain workers, o Uzbek cotton, o Better Work programs, o China Xinjiang, o Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, and o FTA and trade preference labor cases. o Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). Small Business Discussions with Congress and Administration impact of shipping delays on small business. Discussion with the Federal Reserve, Small Business Administration (SBA), the Treasury Department, and Congress on Trade Credit Insurance, paycheck protection program, and the main street lending program. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) PPE Extension Act of 2021 (H.R. 1799/S. 723/S. 815) Other possible stimulus legislation. Discussions with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on digitizing apparel labels as well as on textile, wool, fur, and care labeling rules, and other labeling rules, including Made in USA labeling. Discussions with the Administration and Congress on FPI reform and impact on small business. IPR Discussions with Congress and Administration on: o Intellectual property practices on e-commerce platforms. o Fraudulent advertising on social media platforms. Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 o Fraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO and abroad. o USTR Special 301 Report and Notorious Markets Report List. o Dupe influencers on social media. o Counterfeits and resale. o Consumer awareness campaign on counterfeits. o Dangers of counterfeits to U.S. businesses, workers and jobs. o Legislation and/or regulations to create secondary liability structure for online platforms. o INFORM Consumers Act (S. 936/H.R. 5502). o SHOP SAFE Act of 2021 (H.R. 3429/S. 1843). o The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) o 19 CFR 133.21 Identification of Counterfeits at U.S. ports Environment o Discussions with Congress and Administration on issues as it relates to sustainability, climate and environment

Defense (DEF) Comments and discussions on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries (FPI), and Ability One programs. Discussions with Members of Congress, DoD, USTR, TSA, and DHS about implementation of Berry and procurement issues and the following legislation: o National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) o FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bills Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement provisions in trade agreements. Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement during the COVID-19 crisis. Discussions with the Administration - DLA - on government procurement of PPE product. Miscellaneous Trade (TRD) Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: o import of personal protective equipment (PPE). o tariff relief for PPE product. o bilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. o Western Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. o implementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: -Rules of origin -Duties -Customs provisions -IPR provisions -Labor provisions -Regulatory harmonization -Transportation measures -Government procurement. -Port maintenance issues -Trade deficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). -U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). -The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) -Import Security and Fairness Act (H.R. 6412) -Trade Act of 2021. o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. o Various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. o Foreign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). o Pending nominations. o Legislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: -Earth Act (H.R. 219). o Current and proposed sanctions, including: - North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). - Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). o Country of Origin Labeling Online Act Conversations with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Transportation Discussions with Congress and Administration on shipping delays. Discussions with Congress and Administration on Hours of Service (HoS) and other driver-related rules. Discussions with Congress and key agencies on port metrics. Discussions with Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and Congress on shipping delays, ocean carrier / port terminal issues, including congestion surcharges, demurrage charges, and PierPass. Discussions with Congress and the Administration on comprehensive infrastructure funding and repair. Specific legislation on key transportation issues impacting the industry:  DRIVE Safe Act (H.R.1745, S.659) Ocean Shipping Reform Act (H.R.4996 /S. 3580) Product Safety (CSP) Discussions with Administration, including CPSC, Commerce, USTR, and EPA, and various Congressional offices on: implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). regulations involving flammability, sleepwear, and drawstring hazards. Regulations involving Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances possible modifications to flammability requirements to add spandex to the exempt fibers list. implementation of previously implemented legislation to reduce third party testing burdens and costs. monitoring issues relating to apparel, footwear, and travel goods/fashion accessories safety and product labeling. implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, including foreign chemical management initiatives that function as non-tariff barriers. Pending nominations. annual CPSC budget (including increased funding), resource allocation, and priorities testimony. Link between counterfeit products and unsafe products. Digitization of apparel labeling as it relates to product safety information. Labor Discussion of WRAP program and with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Discussions with Congress and Administration (including Labor, State, USTR, USAID, DFC, and CBP) to ensure effective implementation of and action on: o Child/Forced labor rules and lists, o Impact of COVID-19 on supply chain workers, o Uzbek cotton, o Better Work programs, o China Xinjiang, o Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, and o FTA and trade preference labor cases. o Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). Small Business Discussions with Congress and Administration impact of shipping delays on small business. Discussion with the Federal Reserve, Small Business Administration (SBA), the Treasury Department, and Congress on Trade Credit Insurance, paycheck protection program, and the main street lending program. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) PPE Extension Act of 2021 (H.R. 1799/S. 723/S. 815) Other possible stimulus legislation. Discussions with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on digitizing apparel labels as well as on textile, wool, fur, and care labeling rules, and other labeling rules, including Made in USA labeling. Discussions with the Administration and Congress on FPI reform and impact on small business. IPR Discussions with Congress and Administration on: o Intellectual property practices on e-commerce platforms. o Fraudulent advertising on social media platforms. Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 o Fraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO and abroad. o USTR Special 301 Report and Notorious Markets Report List. o Dupe influencers on social media. o Counterfeits and resale. o Consumer awareness campaign on counterfeits. o Dangers of counterfeits to U.S. businesses, workers and jobs. o Legislation and/or regulations to create secondary liability structure for online platforms. o INFORM Consumers Act (S. 936/H.R. 5502). o SHOP SAFE Act of 2021 (H.R. 3429/S. 1843). o The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) o 19 CFR 133.21 Identification of Counterfeits at U.S. ports Environment o Discussions with Congress and Administration on issues as it relates to sustainability, climate and environment

Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: o import of personal protective equipment (PPE). o tariff relief for PPE product. o bilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. o Western Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. o implementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: -Rules of origin -Duties -Customs provisions -IPR provisions -Labor provisions -Regulatory harmonization -Transportation measures -Government procurement. -Port maintenance issues -Trade deficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). -U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). -The America Competes Act Of 2022 (H.R. 4521) -Import Security and Fairness Act (H.R. 6412) -Trade Act of 2021. o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. o Various trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. o Foreign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). o Pending nominations. o Legislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: -Earth Act (H.R. 219). o Current and proposed sanctions, including: - North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). - Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). o Country of Origin Labeling Online Act Conversations with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions.

S.746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law. Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. S.1260 - Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America. H.R.3975 - Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods. H.R.4037 - Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021. Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing. Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains. H.R.940/S.287 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021. H.R.1008/S.365 - Trade Security Act of 2019. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794). Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618). H.R.4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022. Reintroduction of legislation from the 116th Congress entitled the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore. Congressional authority over tariffs enacted under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. H.R. 4996 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021. S.2934 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021. S.3208 - Supply Chain Resiliency Act. S.3580 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.

S. 746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 S. 1260, Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America H.R. 3975, Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods H.R. 4037, Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021 Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618) U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113) Steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China H.R. 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act S. 1078/ H.R. 2459, Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act, Section pertaining to providing grants to infrastructure industry related training programs and wrap around services Reintroduction of legislation from the 116th Congress entitled the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore Congressional authority over tariffs enacted under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

S. 746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 S. 1260, Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America H.R. 3975, Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods H.R. 4037, Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021 Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618) U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113) Steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China

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Miscellaneous Tariff Bill S. 746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) Efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 PN78-18, Support for the nomination and confirmation of Katherine Tai to serve as United States Trade Representative PN78-15, Support for the nomination and confirmation of Gina Raimondo to serve as Secretary of Commerce Sec. 232 Investigations Sec. 301 Investigations Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute U.S.-Kenya Free Trade Agreement U.S.- UK Free Trade Agreement H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); Steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China;

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S. 746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 S. 1260, Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America H.R. 3975, Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods H.R. 4037, Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021 Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains

Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 S. 1260, Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America H.R. 3975, Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods H.R. 4037, Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021 Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618) U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113) Steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China

Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 S. 1260, Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America H.R. 3975, Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods H.R. 4037, Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021 Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618) U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113) Steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China H.R. 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act S. 1078/ H.R. 2459, Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act, Section pertaining to providing grants to infrastructure industry related training programs and wrap around services Reintroduction of legislation from the 116th Congress entitled the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore Congressional authority over tariffs enacted under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

S. 746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 S. 1260, Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America H.R. 3975, Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods H.R. 4037, Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021 Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618) U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113) Steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China H.R. 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act S. 1078/ H.R. 2459, Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act, Section pertaining to providing grants to infrastructure industry related training programs and wrap around services Reintroduction of legislation from the 116th Congress entitled the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore Congressional authority over tariffs enacted under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

S. 746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 S. 1260, Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America H.R. 3975, Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods H.R. 4037, Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021 Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618) U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113) Steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China H.R. 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act S. 1078/ H.R. 2459, Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act, Section pertaining to providing grants to infrastructure industry related training programs and wrap around services Reintroduction of legislation from the 116th Congress entitled the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore Congressional authority over tariffs enacted under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

S. 746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 S. 1260, Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America H.R. 3975, Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods H.R. 4037, Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021 Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618) U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113) Steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China H.R. 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act S. 1078/ H.R. 2459, Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act, Section pertaining to providing grants to infrastructure industry related training programs and wrap around services Reintroduction of legislation from the 116th Congress entitled the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore Congressional authority over tariffs enacted under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

S. 746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes. (The Trade Security Act) and other efforts to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to revise the definition of national security and require congressional approval on tariffs levied under this section of law Tariffs levied on goods from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 S. 1260, Endless Frontiers Act: S. Amdt. 1562 to S. Amdt. 1502 related to Section 301 tariff exclusion process and renewal of Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Division D Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions, Title I Ensuring Domestic Manufacturing Capabilities, Subtitle A Build America, Buy America H.R. 3975, Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021, Section 30002, Limitation on Duty Suspensions of Reductions for Finished Goods H.R. 4037, Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021 Foreign market access issues impacting U.S. manufacturing Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618) U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113) Steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China H.R. 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act S. 1078/ H.R. 2459, Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act, Section pertaining to providing grants to infrastructure industry related training programs and wrap around services Reintroduction of legislation from the 116th Congress entitled the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore Congressional authority over tariffs enacted under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

H.R. 1155/S. 65, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 1386, Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act H.R. 2072, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4350/S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, including provisions related export controls, investment reviews, economic policies related to China and Russian sovereign debt H.R. 5544, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 6121/. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 S. 746, Trade Security Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 2378, Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient (FAIR) Transition and Competition Act S. 2716, American Beef Labeling Act of 2021 S. 2934, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 Nominations to the Export-Import Bank of the United States of Reta Jo Lewis as President and Chair, Judith DelZoppo Pryor as First Vice President, and Owen Herrnstadt as a Member of the Board of Directors Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the United States Department of Commerce Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Clean Tech Export Competitiveness Strategy; International Trade Administration, (86 Fed. Reg. 54,431-54,432, October 1, 2021) Request for information, Department of the Treasury; Promoting Competition in the Beer, Wine, and Spirits Markets (86 Fed. Reg. 40,678 - 40,679, July 28, 2021) Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P. L. 116-283); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) (P.L. 115-44); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); USTR 2021 Special 301; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); WHO Pandemic Treaty; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and agreements; Reform of the WTO; WTO Covid-19 related Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver proposal; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to COVID-19; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Kazakhstan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and regulatory relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Venezuela; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; establishment of an U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Ukraine related sanctions; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; U.S.-Brazil Trade Agreement to update the 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC); U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; ratification of the Biodiversity Convention; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; efforts to pass legislation to implement the Basel Convention and related instruments; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Russian sovereign debt

Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: oimport of personal protective equipment (PPE). otariff relief for PPE product. obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). EAGLE Act (H.R. 3254) Trade Act of 2021. onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/ S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). oCountry of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with the Administration on Quality Control Orders imposed on footwear in India

Defense (DEF) Comments and discussions on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries (FPI), and Ability One programs. Discussions with Members of Congress, DoD, USTR, TSA, and DHS about implementation of Berry and procurement issues and the following legislation: oNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) oFY 2022 Defense Appropriations bills Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement provisions in trade agreements. Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement during the COVID-19 crisis. Discussions with the Administration - DLA - on government procurement of PPE product. Miscellaneous Trade (TRD) Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: oimport of personal protective equipment (PPE). otariff relief for PPE product. obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). EAGLE Act (H.R. 3254) Trade Act of 2021. onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). oCountry of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with the Administration on Quality Control Orders imposed on footwear in India TAR (Miscellaneous Tariff Bills) Conversations with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Transportation Discussions with Congress and Administration on shipping delays. Discussions with Congress and Administration on Hours of Service (HoS) and other driver-related rules. Discussions with Congress and key agencies on port metrics. Discussions with Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and Congress on shipping delays, ocean carrier / port terminal issues, including congestion surcharges, demurrage charges, and PierPass. Discussions with Congress and the Administration on comprehensive infrastructure funding and repair. Specific legislation on key transportation issues impacting the industry: DRIVE Safe Act (H.R.1745, S.659) Product Safety (CSP) Discussions with Administration, including CPSC, Commerce, USTR, and EPA, and various Congressional offices on: implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). regulations involving flammability, sleepwear, and drawstring hazards. possible modifications to flammability requirements to add spandex to the exempt fibers list. implementation of previously implemented legislation to reduce third party testing burdens and costs. monitoring issues relating to apparel, footwear, and travel goods/fashion accessories safety and product labeling. implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, including foreign chemical management initiatives that function as non-tariff barriers. Pending nominations. annual CPSC budget (including increased funding), resource allocation, and priorities testimony. Link between counterfeit products and unsafe products. Digitization of apparel labeling as it relates to product safety information. Labor Discussion of WRAP program and with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Discussions with Congress and Administration (including Labor, State, USTR, USAID, DFC, and CBP) to ensure effective implementation of and action on: oChild/Forced labor rules and lists, oImpact of COVID-19 on supply chain workers, oUzbek cotton, oBetter Work programs, oChina Xinjiang, oBangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, and oFTA and trade preference labor cases. Lobbying on appropriations level for Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) in FY2021 Labor/HHS Appropriations Bill. Ensuring effective enforcement provisions in specific legislation on China Xinjiang: oUyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). Small Business Discussions with Congress and Administration impact of shipping delays on small business. Discussion with the Federal Reserve, Small Business Administration (SBA), the Treasury Department, and Congress on Trade Credit Insurance, paycheck protection program, and the main street lending program. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) PPE Extension Act of 2021 (H.R. 1799/S. 723/S. 815) Other possible stimulus legislation. Discussions with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on digitizing apparel labels as well as on textile, wool, fur, and care labeling rules, and other labeling rules, including Made in USA labeling. Discussions with the Administration and Congress on FPI reform and impact on small business. IPR Discussions with Congress and Administration on oIntellectual property practices on e-commerce platforms. oFraudulent advertising on social media platforms. oFraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO and abroad. oUSTR Special 301 Report and Notorious Markets Report List. oIssues relating to ICANN/GTLDS. oDupe influencers on social media. oCounterfeits and resale. oConsumer awareness campaign on counterfeits. oLegislation and/or regulations to create secondary liability structure for online platforms. oINFORM Consumers Act (S. 936). oSHOP SAFE Act of 2021 (H.R. 3429/S. 1843). oTrademark Modernization Act of 2020

Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: oimport of personal protective equipment (PPE). otariff relief for PPE product. obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). EAGLE Act (H.R. 3254) Trade Act of 2021. onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/ S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). oCountry of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with the Administration on Quality Control Orders imposed on footwear in India

H.R. 1155/S. 65, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 2072, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, including provisions related to House Armed Services Committee amendments 107, 244, 428, and 448 S. 746, Trade Security Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 2378, Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient (FAIR) Transition and Competition Act Draft legislation titled Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act Draft legislation titled Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Surveillance Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4067 To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan (115th Congress) Nominations to the Export-Import Bank of the United States of Reta Jo Lewis as President and Chair, Judith DelZoppo Pryor as First Vice President, and Owen Herrnstadt as a Member of the Board of Directors Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the United States Department of Commerce Request for information, Department of the Treasury; Promoting Competition in the Beer, Wine, and Spirits Markets (86 Fed. Reg. 40,678 - 40,679, July 28, 2021) Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; Implementation of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P. L. 116-283); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); USTR 2021 Special 301; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of P.L. 95-223; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; WTO Covid-19 related Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver proposal; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to COVID-19; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)(P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Kazakhstan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and regulatory relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Venezuela; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; establishment of an U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; proposed regulations related to the EU Digital Markets Act; proposed regulations related to the EU Digital Services Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Ukraine related sanctions; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA)(P.L. 116-113), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; U.S.-Brazil Trade Agreement to update the 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC); U.S.-Brazil trade; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; ratification of the Biodiversity Convention; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; efforts to pass legislation to implement the Basel Convention and related instruments; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)

Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: oimport of personal protective equipment (PPE). otariff relief for PPE product. obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). EAGLE Act (H.R. 3254) Trade Act of 2021. onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/ S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). oCountry of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with the Administration on Quality Control Orders imposed on footwear in India

Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: oimport of personal protective equipment (PPE). otariff relief for PPE product. obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). EAGLE Act (H.R. 3254) Trade Act of 2021. onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/ S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). oCountry of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with the Administration on Quality Control Orders imposed on footwear in India

Defense (DEF) Comments and discussions on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries (FPI), and Ability One programs. Discussions with Members of Congress, DoD, USTR, TSA, and DHS about implementation of Berry and procurement issues and the following legislation: oNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) oFY 2022 Defense Appropriations bills Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement provisions in trade agreements. Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement during the COVID-19 crisis. Discussions with the Administration - DLA - on government procurement of PPE product. Miscellaneous Trade (TRD) Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: oimport of personal protective equipment (PPE). otariff relief for PPE product. obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). EAGLE Act (H.R. 3254) Trade Act of 2021. onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including Ethiopia. the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). oCountry of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with the Administration on Quality Control Orders imposed on footwear in India TAR (Miscellaneous Tariff Bills) Conversations with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Transportation Discussions with Congress and Administration on shipping delays. Discussions with Congress and Administration on Hours of Service (HoS) and other driver-related rules. Discussions with Congress and key agencies on port metrics. Discussions with Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and Congress on shipping delays, ocean carrier / port terminal issues, including congestion surcharges, demurrage charges, and PierPass. Discussions with Congress and the Administration on comprehensive infrastructure funding and repair. Specific legislation on key transportation issues impacting the industry: DRIVE Safe Act (H.R.1745, S.659) Product Safety (CSP) Discussions with Administration, including CPSC, Commerce, USTR, and EPA, and various Congressional offices on: implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). regulations involving flammability, sleepwear, and drawstring hazards. possible modifications to flammability requirements to add spandex to the exempt fibers list. implementation of previously implemented legislation to reduce third party testing burdens and costs. monitoring issues relating to apparel, footwear, and travel goods/fashion accessories safety and product labeling. implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, including foreign chemical management initiatives that function as non-tariff barriers. Pending nominations. annual CPSC budget (including increased funding), resource allocation, and priorities testimony. Link between counterfeit products and unsafe products. Digitization of apparel labeling as it relates to product safety information. Labor Discussion of WRAP program and with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Discussions with Congress and Administration (including Labor, State, USTR, USAID, DFC, and CBP) to ensure effective implementation of and action on: oChild/Forced labor rules and lists, oImpact of COVID-19 on supply chain workers, oUzbek cotton, oBetter Work programs, oChina Xinjiang, oBangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, and oFTA and trade preference labor cases. Lobbying on appropriations level for Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) in FY2021 Labor/HHS Appropriations Bill. Ensuring effective enforcement provisions in specific legislation on China Xinjiang: oUyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/S. 65). Small Business Discussions with Congress and Administration impact of shipping delays on small business. Discussion with the Federal Reserve, Small Business Administration (SBA), the Treasury Department, and Congress on Trade Credit Insurance, paycheck protection program, and the main street lending program. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) PPE Extension Act of 2021 (H.R. 1799/S. 723/S. 815) Other possible stimulus legislation. Discussions with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on digitizing apparel labels as well as on textile, wool, fur, and care labeling rules, and other labeling rules, including Made in USA labeling. Discussions with the Administration and Congress on FPI reform and impact on small business. IPR Discussions with Congress and Administration on oIntellectual property practices on e-commerce platforms. oFraudulent advertising on social media platforms. oFraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO and abroad. oUSTR Special 301 Report and Notorious Markets Report List. oIssues relating to ICANN/GTLDS. oDupe influencers on social media. oCounterfeits and resale. oConsumer awareness campaign on counterfeits. oLegislation and/or regulations to create secondary liability structure for online platforms. oINFORM Consumers Act (S. 936). oSHOP SAFE Act of 2021 (H.R. 3429/S. 1843). oTrademark Modernization Act of 2020

H.R. 1155, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 2072, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 S. 65, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act S. 746, Trade Security Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 including issues related to SA 1495, SA 1562, SA 1565, SA 1678, and SA 1853 Draft legislation titled Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Surveillance Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4067 To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan (115th Congress) Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to export controls; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P. L. 116-283); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); USTR 2021 Special 301; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; WTO Covid-19 related Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver proposal; efforts to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO); Government Procurement Act (GPA) at the World Trade Organization; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Defense Production Act of 1950 (P.L. 81-774); medicine and medical product supply chains; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity; implementation of the U.S.- China trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- India trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to COVID-19; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Kazakhstan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and regulatory relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; establishment of an U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; Ukraine related sanctions; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; U.S.-Brazil Trade Agreement to update the 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC); U.S.-Brazil trade; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; ratification of the Biodiversity Convention; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; efforts to pass legislation to implement the Basel Convention and related instruments; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill

Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: oimport of personal protective equipment (PPE). otariff relief for PPE product. obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). EAGLE Act (H.R. 3254) Trade Act of 2021. onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/ S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). oCountry of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with the Administration on Quality Control Orders imposed on footwear in India

Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: oimport of personal protective equipment (PPE). otariff relief for PPE product. obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). EAGLE Act (H.R. 3254) Trade Act of 2021. onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/ S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). oCountry of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with the Administration on Quality Control Orders imposed on footwear in India

Defense (DEF) Comments and discussions on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries (FPI), and Ability One programs. Discussions with Members of Congress, DoD, USTR, TSA, and DHS about implementation of Berry and procurement issues and the following legislation: oNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) oFY 2022 Defense Appropriations bills Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement provisions in trade agreements. Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement during the COVID-19 crisis. Discussions with the Administration - DLA - on government procurement of PPE product. Miscellaneous Trade (TRD) Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: oimport of personal protective equipment (PPE). otariff relief for PPE product. obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, (S. 1260). EAGLE Act (H.R. 3254) Trade Act of 2021. onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/ S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). oCountry of Origin Labeling Online Act Discussions with the Administration on Quality Control Orders imposed on footwear in India TAR (Miscellaneous Tariff Bills) Conversations with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Transportation Discussions with Congress and Administration on shipping delays. Discussions with Congress and Administration on Hours of Service (HoS) and other driver-related rules. Discussions with Congress and key agencies on port metrics. Discussions with Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and Congress on shipping delays, ocean carrier / port terminal issues, including congestion surcharges, demurrage charges, and PierPass. Discussions with Congress and the Administration on comprehensive infrastructure funding and repair. Specific legislation on key transportation issues impacting the industry: DRIVE Safe Act (H.R.1745, S.659) Product Safety (CSP) Discussions with Administration, including CPSC, Commerce, USTR, and EPA, and various Congressional offices on: implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). regulations involving flammability, sleepwear, and drawstring hazards. possible modifications to flammability requirements to add spandex to the exempt fibers list. implementation of previously implemented legislation to reduce third party testing burdens and costs. monitoring issues relating to apparel, footwear, and travel goods/fashion accessories safety and product labeling. implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, including foreign chemical management initiatives that function as non-tariff barriers. Pending nominations. annual CPSC budget (including increased funding), resource allocation, and priorities testimony. Link between counterfeit products and unsafe products. Digitization of apparel labeling as it relates to product safety information. Labor Discussion of WRAP program and with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Discussions with Congress and Administration (including Labor, State, USTR, USAID, DFC, and CBP) on oChild/Forced labor rules and lists, oImpact of COVID-19 on supply chain workers, oUzbek cotton, oBetter Work programs, oChina Xinjiang, oBangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, and oFTA and trade preference labor cases. Lobbying on appropriations level for Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) in FY2021 Labor/HHS Appropriations Bill. Small Business Discussions with Congress and Administration impact of shipping delays on small business. Discussion with the Federal Reserve, Small Business Administration (SBA), the Treasury Department, and Congress on Trade Credit Insurance, paycheck protection program, and the main street lending program. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) PPE Extension Act of 2021 (H.R. 1799/S. 723/S. 815) Other possible stimulus legislation. Discussions with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on digitizing apparel labels as well as on textile, wool, fur, and care labeling rules, and other labeling rules, including Made in USA labeling. Discussions with the Administration and Congress on FPI reform and impact on small business. IPR Discussions with Congress and Administration on oIntellectual property practices on e-commerce platforms. oFraudulent advertising on social media platforms. oFraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO and abroad. oUSTR Special 301 Report and Notorious Markets Report List. oIssues relating to ICANN/GTLDS. oDupe influencers on social media. oCounterfeits and resale. oConsumer awareness campaign on counterfeits. oLegislation and/or regulations to create secondary liability structure for online platforms. oINFORM Consumers Act (S. 936). oSHOP SAFE Act of 2021 (H.R. 3429/S. 1843). oTrademark Modernization Act of 2020

Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/ S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072).

Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: oimport of personal protective equipment (PPE). otariff relief for PPE product. obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/ S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072).

Defense (DEF) Comments and discussions on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries (FPI), and Ability One programs. Discussions with Members of Congress, DoD, USTR, TSA, and DHS about implementation of Berry and procurement issues and the following legislation: oNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) oFY 2022 Defense Appropriations bills Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement provisions in trade agreements. Discussions with Congress and Administration on government procurement during the COVID-19 crisis. Discussions with the Administration - DLA - on government procurement of PPE product. Miscellaneous Trade (TRD) Discussions with Congress and Administration (including USTR, Treasury, Commerce, ITC, Labor, State, Agriculture, DLA, Customs, FDA, FEMA, and CDC) on the following items: oimport of personal protective equipment (PPE). otariff relief for PPE product. obilateral China trade issues, including WTO compliance and the Section 301 investigation and Section 232 investigations. oSection 301 investigations on Vietnam currency and timber. oSection 301 investigations on Digital Services Tax. oWestern Hemisphere issues, including CAFTA-DR and Haiti. oimplementation of existing and negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs). Issues discussed include: Rules of origin Duties Customs provisions IPR provisions Labor provisions Regulatory harmonization Transportation measures Government procurement. Port maintenance issues otrade deficits and global value chains. otariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: Trade Security Act of 2021 (S. 746). WTO reform resolution (S.Res.101). Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1169). onew and existing trade preference programs, including: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including country and product review and legislation to update the program. ovarious trade and customs initiatives (such as First Sale, 9802, de minimis, 321/FTZs, duty drawback, single window/ITDS, changes to ACE, and pending classifications, rulings, and regulations) covering textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods. oforeign trade barriers and practices (including comments for annual NTE and Special 301 and notorious markets reports). opending nominations. oLegislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program: Earth Act (H.R. 219). oCurrent and proposed sanctions, including North Korea sanctions (CAATSA). Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 1155/ S. 65). Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R. 2072). TAR (Miscellaneous Tariff Bills) Conversations with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions. Transportation Discussions with Congress and Administration on Hours of Service (HoS) and other driver-related rules. Discussions with Congress and Administration on shipping delays. Discussions with Congress and key agencies on port metrics. Discussions with Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and Congress on ocean carrier / port terminal issues, including congestion surcharges, demurrage charges, and PierPass. Discussions with Congress and the Administration on comprehensive infrastructure funding and repair. Specific legislation on key transportation issues impacting the industry: DRIVE Safe Act (H.R.1745, S.659) Product Safety (CSP) Discussions with Administration, including CPSC, Commerce, USTR, and EPA, and various Congressional offices on: implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). regulations involving flammability, sleepwear, and drawstring hazards. possible modifications to flammability requirements to add spandex to the exempt fibers list. implementation of previously implemented legislation to reduce third party testing burdens and costs. monitoring issues relating to apparel, footwear, and travel goods/fashion accessories safety and product labeling. implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, including foreign chemical management initiatives that function as non-tariff barriers. Pending nominations. annual CPSC budget (including increased funding), resource allocation, and priorities testimony. Link between counterfeit products and unsafe products Digitization of apparel labeling as it relates to product safety information Labor Discussion of WRAP program and with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Discussions with Congress and Administration (including Labor, State, USTR, USAID, DFC, and CBP) on oChild/Forced labor rules and lists, oImpact of COVID-19 on supply chain workers, oUzbek cotton, oBetter Work programs, oChina Xinjiang, oBangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, and oFTA and trade preference labor cases. Lobbying on appropriations level for Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) in FY2021 Labor/HHS Appropriations Bill. Small Business Discussion with the Federal Reserve, Small Business Administration (SBA), the Treasury Department, and Congress on Trade Credit Insurance, paycheck protection program, and the main street lending program. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) PPE Extension Act of 2021 (H.R. 1799/S. 723/S. 815) Other possible stimulus legislation. Discussions with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on digitizing apparel labels as well as on textile, wool, fur, and care labeling rules, and other labeling rules, including Made in USA labeling. Discussions with the Administration and Congress on FPI reform and impact on small business. IPR Discussions with Congress and Administration on oIntellectual property practices on e-commerce platforms. oFraudulent advertising on social media platforms. oFraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO and abroad. oUSTR Special 301 Report and Notorious Markets Report List. oIssues relating to ICANN/GTLDS. oDupe influencers on social media. oConsumer awareness campaign on counterfeits. oLegislation and/or regulations to create secondary liability structure for online platforms. oINFORM Consumers Act (S. 936).