MATTHEW VALESKO

Presidents Budget Proposal for FY 2019 Letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding the U.S. cotton industrys appropriations requests Meetings with Congress, USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Meetings with House of Representatives staff and House Ag Committee Majority staff on ESA/FIFRA consultation process Food and Drug Administration documents addressing issues surrounding non-farmer owned cotton gins and cottonseed storage under Food Safety and Modernization Act regulations U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulatory guidance to define exemptions and transportation for agricultural commodities USDA-FSA implementation of the Seed Cotton Program provisions and agricultural disaster program for 2017 hurricane losses Participation in meetings with USDA Cotton Warehouse Division regarding issues related to the flow of cotton Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works regarding the Agriculture Creates Real Employment Act Letter with 44 other cotton organizations to the chairman of House Committee on Agriculture conveying support for the introduction and consideration of H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 Participation in group letter to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the Agricultural Genome Initiative within the 2018 Farm Bill Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920: Registration Review; Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments; Neonicotinoid Benefits Assessments; Notice of Availability Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865: Registration Review; Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments; Neonicotinoid Benefits Assessments; Notice of Availability Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581: Registration Review; Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments; Neonicotinoid Benefits Assessments; Notice of Availability Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-00844: Registration Review; Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments; Neonicotinoid Benefits Assessments; Notice of Availability Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361, Glyphostate: Draft Human Risk Assessment in Support of Registration Review Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0510, Pesticide Product Registration: New Active Ingredient Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0329: Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0661: Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0368: Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-00167: Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding inclusion of the Administrations budget for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the FY 19 Agriculture Appropriations bill Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0059, Pesticide Products Registrations: New Active Ingredients Comments to United States International Trade Commission regarding Investigation No. 332-567: Generalized System of Preferences; Possible Modifications, 2017 Review, and the request for the addition of cottonseed to the list of Generalized System of Preference eligible products Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding funding in the next farm bill for reauthorization of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Participation in a letter along with other cotton organizations to Senators from cotton growing states regarding the nomination of Andrew Wheeler at Deputy EPA Administrator Participation in a letter with other agricultural organizations to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0141: Request for Extension of Public Comment Period for: National Marine Fisheries Services Biological Opinion for the pesticides chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion Participation in letter with other agricultural groups to Members of the House regarding consideration of amendments to crop insurance during the Farm Bill debate Participation in a meeting with the Agriculture Secretary and chairman of the House Appropriation Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies during an announcement of funding for a USDA Community Connect broadband grant in northwest Alabama Participation in a letter with other agricultural groups to Members of the House regarding consideration of amendments to the Farm Bill Participation in a letter with other clothing and textile organizations to the chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee regarding a proposed amendment to the FY 19 National Defense Authorization Act that would weaken the Berry Amendment (10 USC 2533a) Participation in a letter with other agricultural groups to the chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture regarding regulatory issues in the Farm Bills Title IX Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to EPA regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0063; Clean Water Act Coverage of Discharges of Pollutants via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government regarding the inclusion of the Administrations budget request for the CFTC in the FY 19 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill Issues pertaining to the approval by USDA of cotton industry bale packaging materials specifications Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Policy regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0617, FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Nomination of Ad Hoc Expert Members Letter to USDA-APHIS regarding that agencys report, Plant pathogen list for fuzzy cottonseed (Gossypium spp.) from Brazil into the United States, with particular focus on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum. Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Program regarding Docket Number EPA-OPP-2017-0720, Registration Review: Draft Human and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides: Notice of Availability H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 S. 3042, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, including funding for Economic Adjustment Assistance Program and addressing concerns with farm program eligibility requirements Participation in agriculture coalition letters to House and Senate in support of current agricultural commodity check-off programs Meetings with USDA APHIS officials regarding pink bollworm and boll weevil eradication programs; soil-borne and weed-borne diseases; issues around the import of cottonseed; and APHIS market access approval process Meetings with EPA regarding application of new auxin herbicide formulations to be used with auxin resistant row-crop varieties including cotton; label status of several herbicides and insecticides under current review; use of epidemiology studies in risk reviews of pesticides; insect resistance; Bt cotton varieties and natural refuge; pollinator protection best management practices and risk assessment evaluations for pollinators in cotton

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal for seed cotton as a covered commodity Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal for cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning yields cup and yield exclusion provisions Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning APH and production to count impacts caused by yield losses resulting from the hurricanes Participation in a textile coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means to provide input on NAFTA negotiations Participation in a business coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works regarding the nominations of Michael Dourson for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention; Matthew Leopold for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of the General Counsel; David Ross for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Water; and William Wehrum for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works regarding the nomination of Michael Dourson for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate Finance Committee regarding the nomination of Gregg Doud as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of U.S. Trade Representative Participation in Waters Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Subgroup of the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force, Request for Comments on Review of Existing Rules; Docket ID Number COE-2017-0004 Participation in a food and agricultural coalition letter to the Secretary of Commerce regarding the potential withdrawal from NAFTA Letter to USDA-APHIS regarding cotton industry recommendations to facilitate the announcement of pink bollworm eradication in the cotton production areas of the U.S. Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0028, Oxamyl: Preliminary Ecological Risk Assessment for Registration Review Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding the proposed repeal of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0032, EPAs current registration for Prometryn Participation in a business coalition letter to the U.S. Trade Representative regarding NAFTA trucking provisions Comments to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0480, Definition of Waters of the United States - Pre-Proposal Outreach Comments Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding the proposed repeal of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding the process for evaluating Chlorpyrifos Participation in cotton industry letter to Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0644, Definition of Waters of the United States - Addition of an Applicability Date to Clean Water Rule Letter to the Senate Majority Leader and the Speaker of the House regarding H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Comments to USDA-Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service regarding the petition for nonregulated status of cotton that has been genetically engineered for dual resistance to the herbicides glyphosate and isoxaflutole H. Con. Res. 71, FY 2018 budget resolution - Building a Better America Senate FY 2018 budget resolution H.R. 4992, the Agricultural Guestworker Act Conducted a fact-finding tour for FDA officials with regard to certain parts of the Food Safety Modernization Acts Animal Feed Rule Participation in a meeting of the EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Issues related to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporations amendments to Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement, the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, and the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions Meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service officials regarding cotton classification and cotton bale identity issues Issues related to the inclusion of an agriculture disaster component in the supplemental appropriations bill Contacts with USTR and USDA officials during the WTOs 11th Ministerial Conference in Argentina Issues related to EPAs announced process for revising certain requirements in the Worker Protection Standard H.R. 4667, House Supplemental Appropriations Bill for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Issues related to OSHA electronic reporting requirements Issues related to the Federal Motor Carrier Administrations limited waiver from federal hours of service regulations pertaining to electronic logging devices Issues related to USDAs announced rulemaking regarding the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Participation in meeting with new EPA staff on issues of importance (pesticides and water quality)

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal for seed cotton as a covered commodity Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal for cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning yields cup and yield exclusion provisions Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning APH and production to count impacts caused by yield losses resulting from the hurricanes Participation in a textile coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means to provide input on NAFTA negotiations Participation in a business coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works regarding the nominations of Michael Dourson for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention; Matthew Leopold for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of the General Counsel; David Ross for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Water; and William Wehrum for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works regarding the nomination of Michael Dourson for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate Finance Committee regarding the nomination of Gregg Doud as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of U.S. Trade Representative Participation in Waters Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Subgroup of the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force, Request for Comments on Review of Existing Rules; Docket ID Number COE-2017-0004 Participation in a food and agricultural coalition letter to the Secretary of Commerce regarding the potential withdrawal from NAFTA Letter to USDA-APHIS regarding cotton industry recommendations to facilitate the announcement of pink bollworm eradication in the cotton production areas of the U.S. Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0028, Oxamyl: Preliminary Ecological Risk Assessment for Registration Review Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding the proposed repeal of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0032, EPAs current registration for Prometryn Participation in a business coalition letter to the U.S. Trade Representative regarding NAFTA trucking provisions Comments to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0480, Definition of Waters of the United States - Pre-Proposal Outreach Comments Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding the proposed repeal of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding the process for evaluating Chlorpyrifos Participation in cotton industry letter to Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0644, Definition of Waters of the United States - Addition of an Applicability Date to Clean Water Rule Letter to the Senate Majority Leader and the Speaker of the House regarding H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Comments to USDA-Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service regarding the petition for nonregulated status of cotton that has been genetically engineered for dual resistance to the herbicides glyphosate and isoxaflutole H. Con. Res. 71, FY 2018 budget resolution - Building a Better America Senate FY 2018 budget resolution H.R. 4992, the Agricultural Guestworker Act Conducted a fact-finding tour for FDA officials with regard to certain parts of the Food Safety Modernization Acts Animal Feed Rule Participation in a meeting of the EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Issues related to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporations amendments to Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement, the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, and the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions Meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service officials regarding cotton classification and cotton bale identity issues Issues related to the inclusion of an agriculture disaster component in the supplemental appropriations bill Contacts with USTR and USDA officials during the WTOs 11th Ministerial Conference in Argentina Issues related to EPAs announced process for revising certain requirements in the Worker Protection Standard H.R. 4667, House Supplemental Appropriations Bill for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Issues related to OSHA electronic reporting requirements Issues related to the Federal Motor Carrier Administrations limited waiver from federal hours of service regulations pertaining to electronic logging devices Issues related to USDAs announced rulemaking regarding the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Participation in meeting with new EPA staff on issues of importance (pesticides and water quality)

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017 Presidents Budget for FY 2018 H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, The EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S.951, The Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2321, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Testimony before the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management regarding the current farm bill and the U.S. cotton industrys policy needs in the next farm bill Participation in a coalition letter to President Trump regarding the Executive Order on the Waters of the United States rule Comments to USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the need for the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a referendum to determine whether producers and importers favor the continuation of the amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding the inclusion of cottonseed policy in the omnibus spending package for FY 2017 Meeting with Agriculture Secretary to discuss administrative options for assisting U.S. cotton producers Participation in EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee meeting to discuss state managed pollinator protection plans, EPA guidance to growers on resistance management and other topics Comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation with other agricultural groups in comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation in Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation with other agricultural associations in a letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the Regulatory Accountability Act (S. 951) Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183; Pesticides; Certification of Applicators Rule; Extension of Effective Date Participation with other agricultural organizations in four letters to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding Congressional consideration of comprehensive tax reform and specific portions of the tax code: 1) use of cash accounting, 2) Section 199 expensing, 3) capital gains, and 4) the interest deduction provision Comments to USDA Office of Budget and Program Analysis regarding proposed reorganization and the establishment of an Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding USDA-Farm Service Agency Farm Loan programs Comments with other cotton organizations to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative regarding Docket ID Number USTR-2017-0006, Negotiating Objectives regarding Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico Comments to USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regarding Docket ID Number APHIS-205-0057-0001; Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Comments to FDA regarding Docket ID Number FDA-2016-N4389-0274, Genome Editing in New Plant Varieties Used for Food Letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding NCC funding requests for the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Chris Giancarlo as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation as witnesses in the House Agriculture Committees farm bill listening session, Conversations in the Field, in Gainesville, FL Testimony before the U.S. Trade Policy Staff Committee regarding the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to President Trump concerning the need to move quickly in filling appointed positions within USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Greg Doud as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, with rank of Ambassador, in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative USDA approval of 2017 Specifications for Cotton Bale Packaging Materials Organization of an educational outreach program on bee health and neonicotinoids which included nine participants from multiple offices within EPA Meetings and written correspondence with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Meetings with USTR, USDA, State Department, and National Economic Council staff on cotton trade policy issues, including NAFTA and China Meetings with National Economic Council staff on cotton policy issues Participation in a Policy Roundtable with EPAs Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy Participation in a coalition meeting with OMB staff to discuss EPA's proposal to withdraw the 2015 WOTUS rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017 Presidents Budget for FY 2018 H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, The EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S.951, The Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2321, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Testimony before the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management regarding the current farm bill and the U.S. cotton industrys policy needs in the next farm bill Participation in a coalition letter to President Trump regarding the Executive Order on the Waters of the United States rule Comments to USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the need for the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a referendum to determine whether producers and importers favor the continuation of the amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding the inclusion of cottonseed policy in the omnibus spending package for FY 2017 Meeting with Agriculture Secretary to discuss administrative options for assisting U.S. cotton producers Participation in EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee meeting to discuss state managed pollinator protection plans, EPA guidance to growers on resistance management and other topics Comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation with other agricultural groups in comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation in Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation with other agricultural associations in a letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the Regulatory Accountability Act (S. 951) Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183; Pesticides; Certification of Applicators Rule; Extension of Effective Date Participation with other agricultural organizations in four letters to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding Congressional consideration of comprehensive tax reform and specific portions of the tax code: 1) use of cash accounting, 2) Section 199 expensing, 3) capital gains, and 4) the interest deduction provision Comments to USDA Office of Budget and Program Analysis regarding proposed reorganization and the establishment of an Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding USDA-Farm Service Agency Farm Loan programs Comments with other cotton organizations to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative regarding Docket ID Number USTR-2017-0006, Negotiating Objectives regarding Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico Comments to USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regarding Docket ID Number APHIS-205-0057-0001; Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Comments to FDA regarding Docket ID Number FDA-2016-N4389-0274, Genome Editing in New Plant Varieties Used for Food Letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding NCC funding requests for the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Chris Giancarlo as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation as witnesses in the House Agriculture Committees farm bill listening session, Conversations in the Field, in Gainesville, FL Testimony before the U.S. Trade Policy Staff Committee regarding the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to President Trump concerning the need to move quickly in filling appointed positions within USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Greg Doud as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, with rank of Ambassador, in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative USDA approval of 2017 Specifications for Cotton Bale Packaging Materials Organization of an educational outreach program on bee health and neonicotinoids which included nine participants from multiple offices within EPA Meetings and written correspondence with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Meetings with USTR, USDA, State Department, and National Economic Council staff on cotton trade policy issues, including NAFTA and China Meetings with National Economic Council staff on cotton policy issues Participation in a Policy Roundtable with EPAs Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy Participation in a coalition meeting with OMB staff to discuss EPA's proposal to withdraw the 2015 WOTUS rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the role of pyrethroid pesticides in integrated pest management programs Participation in a group letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules regarding the Sanford Amendment #325 to H.R. 2180, The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to OSHA regarding its proposal to extend the initial submission deadline for 2016 Form 300A data Participation in agricultural organization letter to President Trump regarding a request for economic assistance for U.S. cotton Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders and the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding H.R. 806 and S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Dr. Sam Clovis as USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920, Dineotefuran Registration Review Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844, Preliminary Aquatic Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Imidacloprid Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865, Preliminary Bee Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0846 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663, Registration Reviews: Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Clethodim, Diquat Dibromide, Ethephon, Fenitrothion, Hexazinone, Hymexazol, Methoxyfenozide, Pronamide, and Trimedlure Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098-0022, the registration review of Ethephon Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0161-0090, the pesticide registration review of Aldicarb Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Rostin Behnam as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Testimony before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee regarding the 2018 farm bill Participation in the U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue for Trade letter to the members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Stephen Censky to be USDA Deputy Secretary Participation in House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening sessions in San Angelo, TX, and Modesto, CA Participation in the Rebuild Rural Coalition letter to President Trump regarding support of the Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure Participation in the Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food letter to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the development of a rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure law Participation in a letter from agricultural organizations to the Secretary of Commerce, USDA Secretary, U.S. Trade Representative and the director of National Economic Council regarding NAFTA re-negotiations and maintenance of duty-free access for agricultural goods among NAFTA countries Participation in the Family Business Coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Speaker of the House, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman regarding expected tax reform legislation Participation in a letter from food and agricultural organizations to the U.S. Trade Representative, USDA Secretary, Secretary of Commerce and director of the National Economic Council regarding dispute settlement mechanisms in NAFTA re-negotiations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083, Mepiquat Chloride and Mepiquat Pentaborate: Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman, Ranking Member and the members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Bill Northey for USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and of Gregory Ibach for USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding consideration of USDA sub-cabinet positions Meetings and discussions in TX with the USDA Secretary and House Agriculture Committee Chairman regarding crop damage due to Hurricane Harvey and need for short-term assistance Comments to EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203, Definition of the Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Secretary of the Treasury regarding agricultures priorities in tax reform S. 1422, the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act S. 1736, the Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act H.R. 601, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirement Act, 2017 S. 1839, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Participation in meeting with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning USDA reorganization proposal to move Warehouse Services from FSA to AMS Meeting with FDA concerning FSMA Animal Feed rule and applicability to cotton gins and cottonseed storage Meeting with EPA concerning label changes for dicamba for 2018 Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Participation in a panel organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to improve USDA data collection and reporting

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017 Presidents Budget for FY 2018 H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, The EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S.951, The Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2321, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Testimony before the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management regarding the current farm bill and the U.S. cotton industrys policy needs in the next farm bill Participation in a coalition letter to President Trump regarding the Executive Order on the Waters of the United States rule Comments to USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the need for the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a referendum to determine whether producers and importers favor the continuation of the amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding the inclusion of cottonseed policy in the omnibus spending package for FY 2017 Meeting with Agriculture Secretary to discuss administrative options for assisting U.S. cotton producers Participation in EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee meeting to discuss state managed pollinator protection plans, EPA guidance to growers on resistance management and other topics Comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation with other agricultural groups in comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation in Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation with other agricultural associations in a letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the Regulatory Accountability Act (S. 951) Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183; Pesticides; Certification of Applicators Rule; Extension of Effective Date Participation with other agricultural organizations in four letters to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding Congressional consideration of comprehensive tax reform and specific portions of the tax code: 1) use of cash accounting, 2) Section 199 expensing, 3) capital gains, and 4) the interest deduction provision Comments to USDA Office of Budget and Program Analysis regarding proposed reorganization and the establishment of an Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding USDA-Farm Service Agency Farm Loan programs Comments with other cotton organizations to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative regarding Docket ID Number USTR-2017-0006, Negotiating Objectives regarding Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico Comments to USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regarding Docket ID Number APHIS-205-0057-0001; Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Comments to FDA regarding Docket ID Number FDA-2016-N4389-0274, Genome Editing in New Plant Varieties Used for Food Letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding NCC funding requests for the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Chris Giancarlo as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation as witnesses in the House Agriculture Committees farm bill listening session, Conversations in the Field, in Gainesville, FL Testimony before the U.S. Trade Policy Staff Committee regarding the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to President Trump concerning the need to move quickly in filling appointed positions within USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Greg Doud as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, with rank of Ambassador, in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative USDA approval of 2017 Specifications for Cotton Bale Packaging Materials Organization of an educational outreach program on bee health and neonicotinoids which included nine participants from multiple offices within EPA Meetings and written correspondence with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Meetings with USTR, USDA, State Department, and National Economic Council staff on cotton trade policy issues, including NAFTA and China Meetings with National Economic Council staff on cotton policy issues Participation in a Policy Roundtable with EPAs Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy Participation in a coalition meeting with OMB staff to discuss EPA's proposal to withdraw the 2015 WOTUS rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017 Presidents Budget for FY 2018 H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, The EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S.951, The Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2321, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Testimony before the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management regarding the current farm bill and the U.S. cotton industrys policy needs in the next farm bill Participation in a coalition letter to President Trump regarding the Executive Order on the Waters of the United States rule Comments to USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the need for the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a referendum to determine whether producers and importers favor the continuation of the amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding the inclusion of cottonseed policy in the omnibus spending package for FY 2017 Meeting with Agriculture Secretary to discuss administrative options for assisting U.S. cotton producers Participation in EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee meeting to discuss state managed pollinator protection plans, EPA guidance to growers on resistance management and other topics Comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation with other agricultural groups in comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation in Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation with other agricultural associations in a letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the Regulatory Accountability Act (S. 951) Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183; Pesticides; Certification of Applicators Rule; Extension of Effective Date Participation with other agricultural organizations in four letters to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding Congressional consideration of comprehensive tax reform and specific portions of the tax code: 1) use of cash accounting, 2) Section 199 expensing, 3) capital gains, and 4) the interest deduction provision Comments to USDA Office of Budget and Program Analysis regarding proposed reorganization and the establishment of an Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding USDA-Farm Service Agency Farm Loan programs Comments with other cotton organizations to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative regarding Docket ID Number USTR-2017-0006, Negotiating Objectives regarding Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico Comments to USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regarding Docket ID Number APHIS-205-0057-0001; Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Comments to FDA regarding Docket ID Number FDA-2016-N4389-0274, Genome Editing in New Plant Varieties Used for Food Letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding NCC funding requests for the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Chris Giancarlo as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation as witnesses in the House Agriculture Committees farm bill listening session, Conversations in the Field, in Gainesville, FL Testimony before the U.S. Trade Policy Staff Committee regarding the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to President Trump concerning the need to move quickly in filling appointed positions within USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Greg Doud as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, with rank of Ambassador, in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative USDA approval of 2017 Specifications for Cotton Bale Packaging Materials Organization of an educational outreach program on bee health and neonicotinoids which included nine participants from multiple offices within EPA Meetings and written correspondence with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Meetings with USTR, USDA, State Department, and National Economic Council staff on cotton trade policy issues, including NAFTA and China Meetings with National Economic Council staff on cotton policy issues Participation in a Policy Roundtable with EPAs Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy Participation in a coalition meeting with OMB staff to discuss EPA's proposal to withdraw the 2015 WOTUS rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal for seed cotton as a covered commodity Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal for cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning yields cup and yield exclusion provisions Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning APH and production to count impacts caused by yield losses resulting from the hurricanes Participation in a textile coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means to provide input on NAFTA negotiations Participation in a business coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works regarding the nominations of Michael Dourson for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention; Matthew Leopold for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of the General Counsel; David Ross for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Water; and William Wehrum for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works regarding the nomination of Michael Dourson for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate Finance Committee regarding the nomination of Gregg Doud as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of U.S. Trade Representative Participation in Waters Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Subgroup of the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force, Request for Comments on Review of Existing Rules; Docket ID Number COE-2017-0004 Participation in a food and agricultural coalition letter to the Secretary of Commerce regarding the potential withdrawal from NAFTA Letter to USDA-APHIS regarding cotton industry recommendations to facilitate the announcement of pink bollworm eradication in the cotton production areas of the U.S. Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0028, Oxamyl: Preliminary Ecological Risk Assessment for Registration Review Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding the proposed repeal of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0032, EPAs current registration for Prometryn Participation in a business coalition letter to the U.S. Trade Representative regarding NAFTA trucking provisions Comments to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0480, Definition of Waters of the United States - Pre-Proposal Outreach Comments Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding the proposed repeal of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding the process for evaluating Chlorpyrifos Participation in cotton industry letter to Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0644, Definition of Waters of the United States - Addition of an Applicability Date to Clean Water Rule Letter to the Senate Majority Leader and the Speaker of the House regarding H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Comments to USDA-Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service regarding the petition for nonregulated status of cotton that has been genetically engineered for dual resistance to the herbicides glyphosate and isoxaflutole H. Con. Res. 71, FY 2018 budget resolution - Building a Better America Senate FY 2018 budget resolution H.R. 4992, the Agricultural Guestworker Act Conducted a fact-finding tour for FDA officials with regard to certain parts of the Food Safety Modernization Acts Animal Feed Rule Participation in a meeting of the EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Issues related to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporations amendments to Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement, the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, and the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions Meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service officials regarding cotton classification and cotton bale identity issues Issues related to the inclusion of an agriculture disaster component in the supplemental appropriations bill Contacts with USTR and USDA officials during the WTOs 11th Ministerial Conference in Argentina Issues related to EPAs announced process for revising certain requirements in the Worker Protection Standard H.R. 4667, House Supplemental Appropriations Bill for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Issues related to OSHA electronic reporting requirements Issues related to the Federal Motor Carrier Administrations limited waiver from federal hours of service regulations pertaining to electronic logging devices Issues related to USDAs announced rulemaking regarding the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Participation in meeting with new EPA staff on issues of importance (pesticides and water quality)

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal for seed cotton as a covered commodity Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal for cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning yields cup and yield exclusion provisions Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning APH and production to count impacts caused by yield losses resulting from the hurricanes Participation in a textile coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means to provide input on NAFTA negotiations Participation in a business coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works regarding the nominations of Michael Dourson for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention; Matthew Leopold for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of the General Counsel; David Ross for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Water; and William Wehrum for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works regarding the nomination of Michael Dourson for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate Finance Committee regarding the nomination of Gregg Doud as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of U.S. Trade Representative Participation in Waters Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Subgroup of the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force, Request for Comments on Review of Existing Rules; Docket ID Number COE-2017-0004 Participation in a food and agricultural coalition letter to the Secretary of Commerce regarding the potential withdrawal from NAFTA Letter to USDA-APHIS regarding cotton industry recommendations to facilitate the announcement of pink bollworm eradication in the cotton production areas of the U.S. Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0028, Oxamyl: Preliminary Ecological Risk Assessment for Registration Review Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding the proposed repeal of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0032, EPAs current registration for Prometryn Participation in a business coalition letter to the U.S. Trade Representative regarding NAFTA trucking provisions Comments to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0480, Definition of Waters of the United States - Pre-Proposal Outreach Comments Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding the proposed repeal of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding the process for evaluating Chlorpyrifos Participation in cotton industry letter to Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0644, Definition of Waters of the United States - Addition of an Applicability Date to Clean Water Rule Letter to the Senate Majority Leader and the Speaker of the House regarding H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Comments to USDA-Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service regarding the petition for nonregulated status of cotton that has been genetically engineered for dual resistance to the herbicides glyphosate and isoxaflutole H. Con. Res. 71, FY 2018 budget resolution - Building a Better America Senate FY 2018 budget resolution H.R. 4992, the Agricultural Guestworker Act Conducted a fact-finding tour for FDA officials with regard to certain parts of the Food Safety Modernization Acts Animal Feed Rule Participation in a meeting of the EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Issues related to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporations amendments to Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement, the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, and the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions Meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service officials regarding cotton classification and cotton bale identity issues Issues related to the inclusion of an agriculture disaster component in the supplemental appropriations bill Contacts with USTR and USDA officials during the WTOs 11th Ministerial Conference in Argentina Issues related to EPAs announced process for revising certain requirements in the Worker Protection Standard H.R. 4667, House Supplemental Appropriations Bill for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Issues related to OSHA electronic reporting requirements Issues related to the Federal Motor Carrier Administrations limited waiver from federal hours of service regulations pertaining to electronic logging devices Issues related to USDAs announced rulemaking regarding the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Participation in meeting with new EPA staff on issues of importance (pesticides and water quality)

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal for seed cotton as a covered commodity Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal for cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning yields cup and yield exclusion provisions Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning APH and production to count impacts caused by yield losses resulting from the hurricanes Participation in a textile coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means to provide input on NAFTA negotiations Participation in a business coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works regarding the nominations of Michael Dourson for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention; Matthew Leopold for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of the General Counsel; David Ross for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Water; and William Wehrum for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works regarding the nomination of Michael Dourson for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate Finance Committee regarding the nomination of Gregg Doud as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of U.S. Trade Representative Participation in Waters Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Subgroup of the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force, Request for Comments on Review of Existing Rules; Docket ID Number COE-2017-0004 Participation in a food and agricultural coalition letter to the Secretary of Commerce regarding the potential withdrawal from NAFTA Letter to USDA-APHIS regarding cotton industry recommendations to facilitate the announcement of pink bollworm eradication in the cotton production areas of the U.S. Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0028, Oxamyl: Preliminary Ecological Risk Assessment for Registration Review Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding the proposed repeal of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0032, EPAs current registration for Prometryn Participation in a business coalition letter to the U.S. Trade Representative regarding NAFTA trucking provisions Comments to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0480, Definition of Waters of the United States - Pre-Proposal Outreach Comments Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding the proposed repeal of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding the process for evaluating Chlorpyrifos Participation in cotton industry letter to Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0644, Definition of Waters of the United States - Addition of an Applicability Date to Clean Water Rule Letter to the Senate Majority Leader and the Speaker of the House regarding H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Comments to USDA-Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service regarding the petition for nonregulated status of cotton that has been genetically engineered for dual resistance to the herbicides glyphosate and isoxaflutole H. Con. Res. 71, FY 2018 budget resolution - Building a Better America Senate FY 2018 budget resolution H.R. 4992, the Agricultural Guestworker Act Conducted a fact-finding tour for FDA officials with regard to certain parts of the Food Safety Modernization Acts Animal Feed Rule Participation in a meeting of the EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Issues related to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporations amendments to Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement, the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, and the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions Meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service officials regarding cotton classification and cotton bale identity issues Issues related to the inclusion of an agriculture disaster component in the supplemental appropriations bill Contacts with USTR and USDA officials during the WTOs 11th Ministerial Conference in Argentina Issues related to EPAs announced process for revising certain requirements in the Worker Protection Standard H.R. 4667, House Supplemental Appropriations Bill for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Issues related to OSHA electronic reporting requirements Issues related to the Federal Motor Carrier Administrations limited waiver from federal hours of service regulations pertaining to electronic logging devices Issues related to USDAs announced rulemaking regarding the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Participation in meeting with new EPA staff on issues of importance (pesticides and water quality)

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the role of pyrethroid pesticides in integrated pest management programs Participation in a group letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules regarding the Sanford Amendment #325 to H.R. 2180, The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to OSHA regarding its proposal to extend the initial submission deadline for 2016 Form 300A data Participation in agricultural organization letter to President Trump regarding a request for economic assistance for U.S. cotton Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders and the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding H.R. 806 and S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Dr. Sam Clovis as USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920, Dineotefuran Registration Review Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844, Preliminary Aquatic Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Imidacloprid Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865, Preliminary Bee Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0846 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663, Registration Reviews: Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Clethodim, Diquat Dibromide, Ethephon, Fenitrothion, Hexazinone, Hymexazol, Methoxyfenozide, Pronamide, and Trimedlure Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098-0022, the registration review of Ethephon Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0161-0090, the pesticide registration review of Aldicarb Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Rostin Behnam as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Testimony before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee regarding the 2018 farm bill Participation in the U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue for Trade letter to the members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Stephen Censky to be USDA Deputy Secretary Participation in House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening sessions in San Angelo, TX, and Modesto, CA Participation in the Rebuild Rural Coalition letter to President Trump regarding support of the Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure Participation in the Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food letter to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the development of a rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure law Participation in a letter from agricultural organizations to the Secretary of Commerce, USDA Secretary, U.S. Trade Representative and the director of National Economic Council regarding NAFTA re-negotiations and maintenance of duty-free access for agricultural goods among NAFTA countries Participation in the Family Business Coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Speaker of the House, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman regarding expected tax reform legislation Participation in a letter from food and agricultural organizations to the U.S. Trade Representative, USDA Secretary, Secretary of Commerce and director of the National Economic Council regarding dispute settlement mechanisms in NAFTA re-negotiations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083, Mepiquat Chloride and Mepiquat Pentaborate: Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman, Ranking Member and the members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Bill Northey for USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and of Gregory Ibach for USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding consideration of USDA sub-cabinet positions Meetings and discussions in TX with the USDA Secretary and House Agriculture Committee Chairman regarding crop damage due to Hurricane Harvey and need for short-term assistance Comments to EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203, Definition of the Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Secretary of the Treasury regarding agricultures priorities in tax reform S. 1422, the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act S. 1736, the Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act H.R. 601, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirement Act, 2017 S. 1839, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Participation in meeting with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning USDA reorganization proposal to move Warehouse Services from FSA to AMS Meeting with FDA concerning FSMA Animal Feed rule and applicability to cotton gins and cottonseed storage Meeting with EPA concerning label changes for dicamba for 2018 Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Participation in a panel organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to improve USDA data collection and reporting

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the role of pyrethroid pesticides in integrated pest management programs Participation in a group letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules regarding the Sanford Amendment #325 to H.R. 2180, The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to OSHA regarding its proposal to extend the initial submission deadline for 2016 Form 300A data Participation in agricultural organization letter to President Trump regarding a request for economic assistance for U.S. cotton Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders and the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding H.R. 806 and S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Dr. Sam Clovis as USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920, Dineotefuran Registration Review Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844, Preliminary Aquatic Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Imidacloprid Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865, Preliminary Bee Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0846 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663, Registration Reviews: Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Clethodim, Diquat Dibromide, Ethephon, Fenitrothion, Hexazinone, Hymexazol, Methoxyfenozide, Pronamide, and Trimedlure Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098-0022, the registration review of Ethephon Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0161-0090, the pesticide registration review of Aldicarb Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Rostin Behnam as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Testimony before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee regarding the 2018 farm bill Participation in the U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue for Trade letter to the members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Stephen Censky to be USDA Deputy Secretary Participation in House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening sessions in San Angelo, TX, and Modesto, CA Participation in the Rebuild Rural Coalition letter to President Trump regarding support of the Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure Participation in the Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food letter to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the development of a rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure law Participation in a letter from agricultural organizations to the Secretary of Commerce, USDA Secretary, U.S. Trade Representative and the director of National Economic Council regarding NAFTA re-negotiations and maintenance of duty-free access for agricultural goods among NAFTA countries Participation in the Family Business Coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Speaker of the House, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman regarding expected tax reform legislation Participation in a letter from food and agricultural organizations to the U.S. Trade Representative, USDA Secretary, Secretary of Commerce and director of the National Economic Council regarding dispute settlement mechanisms in NAFTA re-negotiations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083, Mepiquat Chloride and Mepiquat Pentaborate: Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman, Ranking Member and the members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Bill Northey for USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and of Gregory Ibach for USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding consideration of USDA sub-cabinet positions Meetings and discussions in TX with the USDA Secretary and House Agriculture Committee Chairman regarding crop damage due to Hurricane Harvey and need for short-term assistance Comments to EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203, Definition of the Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Secretary of the Treasury regarding agricultures priorities in tax reform S. 1422, the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act S. 1736, the Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act H.R. 601, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirement Act, 2017 S. 1839, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Participation in meeting with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning USDA reorganization proposal to move Warehouse Services from FSA to AMS Meeting with FDA concerning FSMA Animal Feed rule and applicability to cotton gins and cottonseed storage Meeting with EPA concerning label changes for dicamba for 2018 Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Participation in a panel organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to improve USDA data collection and reporting

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the role of pyrethroid pesticides in integrated pest management programs Participation in a group letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules regarding the Sanford Amendment #325 to H.R. 2180, The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to OSHA regarding its proposal to extend the initial submission deadline for 2016 Form 300A data Participation in agricultural organization letter to President Trump regarding a request for economic assistance for U.S. cotton Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders and the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding H.R. 806 and S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Dr. Sam Clovis as USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920, Dineotefuran Registration Review Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844, Preliminary Aquatic Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Imidacloprid Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865, Preliminary Bee Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0846 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663, Registration Reviews: Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Clethodim, Diquat Dibromide, Ethephon, Fenitrothion, Hexazinone, Hymexazol, Methoxyfenozide, Pronamide, and Trimedlure Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098-0022, the registration review of Ethephon Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0161-0090, the pesticide registration review of Aldicarb Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Rostin Behnam as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Testimony before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee regarding the 2018 farm bill Participation in the U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue for Trade letter to the members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Stephen Censky to be USDA Deputy Secretary Participation in House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening sessions in San Angelo, TX, and Modesto, CA Participation in the Rebuild Rural Coalition letter to President Trump regarding support of the Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure Participation in the Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food letter to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the development of a rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure law Participation in a letter from agricultural organizations to the Secretary of Commerce, USDA Secretary, U.S. Trade Representative and the director of National Economic Council regarding NAFTA re-negotiations and maintenance of duty-free access for agricultural goods among NAFTA countries Participation in the Family Business Coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Speaker of the House, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman regarding expected tax reform legislation Participation in a letter from food and agricultural organizations to the U.S. Trade Representative, USDA Secretary, Secretary of Commerce and director of the National Economic Council regarding dispute settlement mechanisms in NAFTA re-negotiations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083, Mepiquat Chloride and Mepiquat Pentaborate: Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman, Ranking Member and the members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Bill Northey for USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and of Gregory Ibach for USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding consideration of USDA sub-cabinet positions Meetings and discussions in TX with the USDA Secretary and House Agriculture Committee Chairman regarding crop damage due to Hurricane Harvey and need for short-term assistance Comments to EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203, Definition of the Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Secretary of the Treasury regarding agricultures priorities in tax reform S. 1422, the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act S. 1736, the Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act H.R. 601, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirement Act, 2017 S. 1839, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Participation in meeting with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning USDA reorganization proposal to move Warehouse Services from FSA to AMS Meeting with FDA concerning FSMA Animal Feed rule and applicability to cotton gins and cottonseed storage Meeting with EPA concerning label changes for dicamba for 2018 Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Participation in a panel organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to improve USDA data collection and reporting

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the role of pyrethroid pesticides in integrated pest management programs Participation in a group letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules regarding the Sanford Amendment #325 to H.R. 2180, The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to OSHA regarding its proposal to extend the initial submission deadline for 2016 Form 300A data Participation in agricultural organization letter to President Trump regarding a request for economic assistance for U.S. cotton Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders and the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding H.R. 806 and S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Dr. Sam Clovis as USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920, Dineotefuran Registration Review Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844, Preliminary Aquatic Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Imidacloprid Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865, Preliminary Bee Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0846 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663, Registration Reviews: Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Clethodim, Diquat Dibromide, Ethephon, Fenitrothion, Hexazinone, Hymexazol, Methoxyfenozide, Pronamide, and Trimedlure Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098-0022, the registration review of Ethephon Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0161-0090, the pesticide registration review of Aldicarb Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Rostin Behnam as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Testimony before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee regarding the 2018 farm bill Participation in the U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue for Trade letter to the members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Stephen Censky to be USDA Deputy Secretary Participation in House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening sessions in San Angelo, TX, and Modesto, CA Participation in the Rebuild Rural Coalition letter to President Trump regarding support of the Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure Participation in the Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food letter to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the development of a rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure law Participation in a letter from agricultural organizations to the Secretary of Commerce, USDA Secretary, U.S. Trade Representative and the director of National Economic Council regarding NAFTA re-negotiations and maintenance of duty-free access for agricultural goods among NAFTA countries Participation in the Family Business Coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Speaker of the House, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman regarding expected tax reform legislation Participation in a letter from food and agricultural organizations to the U.S. Trade Representative, USDA Secretary, Secretary of Commerce and director of the National Economic Council regarding dispute settlement mechanisms in NAFTA re-negotiations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083, Mepiquat Chloride and Mepiquat Pentaborate: Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman, Ranking Member and the members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Bill Northey for USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and of Gregory Ibach for USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding consideration of USDA sub-cabinet positions Meetings and discussions in TX with the USDA Secretary and House Agriculture Committee Chairman regarding crop damage due to Hurricane Harvey and need for short-term assistance Comments to EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203, Definition of the Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Secretary of the Treasury regarding agricultures priorities in tax reform S. 1422, the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act S. 1736, the Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act H.R. 601, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirement Act, 2017 S. 1839, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Participation in meeting with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning USDA reorganization proposal to move Warehouse Services from FSA to AMS Meeting with FDA concerning FSMA Animal Feed rule and applicability to cotton gins and cottonseed storage Meeting with EPA concerning label changes for dicamba for 2018 Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Participation in a panel organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to improve USDA data collection and reporting

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the role of pyrethroid pesticides in integrated pest management programs Participation in a group letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules regarding the Sanford Amendment #325 to H.R. 2180, The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to OSHA regarding its proposal to extend the initial submission deadline for 2016 Form 300A data Participation in agricultural organization letter to President Trump regarding a request for economic assistance for U.S. cotton Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders and the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding H.R. 806 and S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Dr. Sam Clovis as USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920, Dineotefuran Registration Review Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844, Preliminary Aquatic Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Imidacloprid Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865, Preliminary Bee Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0846 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663, Registration Reviews: Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Clethodim, Diquat Dibromide, Ethephon, Fenitrothion, Hexazinone, Hymexazol, Methoxyfenozide, Pronamide, and Trimedlure Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098-0022, the registration review of Ethephon Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0161-0090, the pesticide registration review of Aldicarb Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Rostin Behnam as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Testimony before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee regarding the 2018 farm bill Participation in the U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue for Trade letter to the members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Stephen Censky to be USDA Deputy Secretary Participation in House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening sessions in San Angelo, TX, and Modesto, CA Participation in the Rebuild Rural Coalition letter to President Trump regarding support of the Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure Participation in the Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food letter to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the development of a rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure law Participation in a letter from agricultural organizations to the Secretary of Commerce, USDA Secretary, U.S. Trade Representative and the director of National Economic Council regarding NAFTA re-negotiations and maintenance of duty-free access for agricultural goods among NAFTA countries Participation in the Family Business Coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Speaker of the House, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman regarding expected tax reform legislation Participation in a letter from food and agricultural organizations to the U.S. Trade Representative, USDA Secretary, Secretary of Commerce and director of the National Economic Council regarding dispute settlement mechanisms in NAFTA re-negotiations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083, Mepiquat Chloride and Mepiquat Pentaborate: Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman, Ranking Member and the members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Bill Northey for USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and of Gregory Ibach for USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding consideration of USDA sub-cabinet positions Meetings and discussions in TX with the USDA Secretary and House Agriculture Committee Chairman regarding crop damage due to Hurricane Harvey and need for short-term assistance Comments to EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203, Definition of the Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Secretary of the Treasury regarding agricultures priorities in tax reform S. 1422, the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act S. 1736, the Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act H.R. 601, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirement Act, 2017 S. 1839, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Participation in meeting with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning USDA reorganization proposal to move Warehouse Services from FSA to AMS Meeting with FDA concerning FSMA Animal Feed rule and applicability to cotton gins and cottonseed storage Meeting with EPA concerning label changes for dicamba for 2018 Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Participation in a panel organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to improve USDA data collection and reporting

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the role of pyrethroid pesticides in integrated pest management programs Participation in a group letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules regarding the Sanford Amendment #325 to H.R. 2180, The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to OSHA regarding its proposal to extend the initial submission deadline for 2016 Form 300A data Participation in agricultural organization letter to President Trump regarding a request for economic assistance for U.S. cotton Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders and the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding H.R. 806 and S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Dr. Sam Clovis as USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920, Dineotefuran Registration Review Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844, Preliminary Aquatic Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Imidacloprid Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865, Preliminary Bee Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0846 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663, Registration Reviews: Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Clethodim, Diquat Dibromide, Ethephon, Fenitrothion, Hexazinone, Hymexazol, Methoxyfenozide, Pronamide, and Trimedlure Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098-0022, the registration review of Ethephon Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0161-0090, the pesticide registration review of Aldicarb Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Rostin Behnam as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Testimony before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee regarding the 2018 farm bill Participation in the U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue for Trade letter to the members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Stephen Censky to be USDA Deputy Secretary Participation in House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening sessions in San Angelo, TX, and Modesto, CA Participation in the Rebuild Rural Coalition letter to President Trump regarding support of the Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure Participation in the Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food letter to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the development of a rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure law Participation in a letter from agricultural organizations to the Secretary of Commerce, USDA Secretary, U.S. Trade Representative and the director of National Economic Council regarding NAFTA re-negotiations and maintenance of duty-free access for agricultural goods among NAFTA countries Participation in the Family Business Coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Speaker of the House, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman regarding expected tax reform legislation Participation in a letter from food and agricultural organizations to the U.S. Trade Representative, USDA Secretary, Secretary of Commerce and director of the National Economic Council regarding dispute settlement mechanisms in NAFTA re-negotiations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083, Mepiquat Chloride and Mepiquat Pentaborate: Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman, Ranking Member and the members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Bill Northey for USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and of Gregory Ibach for USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding consideration of USDA sub-cabinet positions Meetings and discussions in TX with the USDA Secretary and House Agriculture Committee Chairman regarding crop damage due to Hurricane Harvey and need for short-term assistance Comments to EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203, Definition of the Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Secretary of the Treasury regarding agricultures priorities in tax reform S. 1422, the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act S. 1736, the Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act H.R. 601, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirement Act, 2017 S. 1839, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Participation in meeting with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning USDA reorganization proposal to move Warehouse Services from FSA to AMS Meeting with FDA concerning FSMA Animal Feed rule and applicability to cotton gins and cottonseed storage Meeting with EPA concerning label changes for dicamba for 2018 Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Participation in a panel organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to improve USDA data collection and reporting

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to President-elect and Vice President-elect regarding job growth in the rural economy H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act OSHA rule for Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House of Representatives regarding H.R. 238, Commodity End User Relief Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation vote for the EPA Administrator nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the regulatory process used with Chlorpyrifos in making changes in pesticide risk assessments and decision-making Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPA on its Notice of Data Availability concerning the potential revocation of all tolerances for Chlorpyrifos USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposed rule for the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a business coalition letter to Senator Thune regarding S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Participation in a business coalition letter to Representatives Noem and Bishop regarding H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Presidential executive order, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, and the temporary delay of the effective dates of certain regulations Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President seeking the designation a senior member of the White House staff and/or an Office of Rural Policy within the Executive Office of the President to focus specifically on rural issues Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture concerning H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Participation in an agricultural coalition petition to the Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concerning implementation of the endangered listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee S. 579, the Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 578, the Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act S. 580, the Truth in Regulations Act S. 577, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act S. 584, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the EPA Administrator concerning the retention of current crop tolerance and availability of use of Chlorpyrifos-containing products Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Director of the Presidents National Economic Council concerning exports and trade policy Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act and the process used to list the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as endangered Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Food and Drug Administration in response to its Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding rural America infrastructure Testimony before Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding the current farm bill and policies in the 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Agriculture nominee regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding funding for crop insurance Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees regarding funding for 2018 farm bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Secretary of Transportation regarding Department of Transportation rulemaking for the Electronic Logging Device mandate and the speed limiter, in light of the Presidential Executive Order, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate concerning the confirmation of the U.S Trade Representative nominee Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the President concerning reforms to address the shortage in agricultural labor Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; and H.R. 1430, the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding Senate consideration of the Secretary of Agriculture nominee Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017 Presidents Budget for FY 2018 H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, The EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S.951, The Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2321, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Testimony before the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management regarding the current farm bill and the U.S. cotton industrys policy needs in the next farm bill Participation in a coalition letter to President Trump regarding the Executive Order on the Waters of the United States rule Comments to USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the need for the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a referendum to determine whether producers and importers favor the continuation of the amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding the inclusion of cottonseed policy in the omnibus spending package for FY 2017 Meeting with Agriculture Secretary to discuss administrative options for assisting U.S. cotton producers Participation in EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee meeting to discuss state managed pollinator protection plans, EPA guidance to growers on resistance management and other topics Comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation with other agricultural groups in comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation in Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations Participation with other agricultural associations in a letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the Regulatory Accountability Act (S. 951) Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183; Pesticides; Certification of Applicators Rule; Extension of Effective Date Participation with other agricultural organizations in four letters to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding Congressional consideration of comprehensive tax reform and specific portions of the tax code: 1) use of cash accounting, 2) Section 199 expensing, 3) capital gains, and 4) the interest deduction provision Comments to USDA Office of Budget and Program Analysis regarding proposed reorganization and the establishment of an Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding USDA-Farm Service Agency Farm Loan programs Comments with other cotton organizations to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative regarding Docket ID Number USTR-2017-0006, Negotiating Objectives regarding Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico Comments to USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regarding Docket ID Number APHIS-205-0057-0001; Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Comments to FDA regarding Docket ID Number FDA-2016-N4389-0274, Genome Editing in New Plant Varieties Used for Food Letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding NCC funding requests for the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Chris Giancarlo as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill Participation as witnesses in the House Agriculture Committees farm bill listening session, Conversations in the Field, in Gainesville, FL Testimony before the U.S. Trade Policy Staff Committee regarding the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to President Trump concerning the need to move quickly in filling appointed positions within USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Greg Doud as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, with rank of Ambassador, in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative USDA approval of 2017 Specifications for Cotton Bale Packaging Materials Organization of an educational outreach program on bee health and neonicotinoids which included nine participants from multiple offices within EPA Meetings and written correspondence with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Meetings with USTR, USDA, State Department, and National Economic Council staff on cotton trade policy issues, including NAFTA and China Meetings with National Economic Council staff on cotton policy issues Participation in a Policy Roundtable with EPAs Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy Participation in a coalition meeting with OMB staff to discuss EPA's proposal to withdraw the 2015 WOTUS rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Communications with CFTC regarding industry reporting requirements Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations Participation in a textile coalitions letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning the petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 as a mandatory, national flammability standard for upholstered furniture Senate J.R. 22 - to nullify the rule submitted be the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA relating to the definition of the waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act S. 659 - the Bipartisan Sportsmen Act of 2015 S. 1500 - the Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - the Regulatory Accountability Act Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture Chairman and Ranking Member regarding that committees evaluation of certain EPA policies and regulations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the proposed rule on pesticides and certification of pesticide applicators Participation in a coalition letter to U.S. Surface Transportation Board concerning its role as an intermediary between railroads and their customers Office of Management and Budgets FY 2017 Budget of the U.S. Government S. 2533 - the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act Participation in a coalition letter to Federal Communications Commission concerning the creation of rules for the Connect America Fund Phase II Reverse Auction H.R. 644 - the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA-APHIS seeking an extension in the comment period for the notice of intent regarding potential changes to biotechnology regulations S. 2609 - the Biotech Labeling Solutions Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Tribufos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dicrotophos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dimethoate relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding biotechnology labeling Participation in coalition letter to the House and Senate Budget Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members concerning the budget funding level for federal crop insurance Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture regarding EPAs standard for worker protection Participation in a coalition letter to EPA concerning the proposed reissuance of its five-year national pollution discharge elimination system pesticide general permit Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding calls for additional cuts to programs under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees Participation in a coalition letter to the Commandant of the Coast Guard regarding the U.S. Coast Guards interpretation of the container weight amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Participation in a coalition letter to members of Congress regarding EPAs position relative to carbon emissions from agricultural feedstocks Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader regarding consideration of the H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA Secretary regarding funding for maintaining and upgrading information management systems Meeting with General Accounting Office to discuss port disruptions Meeting with the Food and Drug Administration concerning the final rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Communications with CFTC regarding industry reporting requirements Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations Participation in a textile coalitions letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning the petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 as a mandatory, national flammability standard for upholstered furniture Senate J.R. 22 - to nullify the rule submitted be the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA relating to the definition of the waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act S. 659 - the Bipartisan Sportsmen Act of 2015 S. 1500 - the Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - the Regulatory Accountability Act Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture Chairman and Ranking Member regarding that committees evaluation of certain EPA policies and regulations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the proposed rule on pesticides and certification of pesticide applicators Participation in a coalition letter to U.S. Surface Transportation Board concerning its role as an intermediary between railroads and their customers Office of Management and Budgets FY 2017 Budget of the U.S. Government S. 2533 - the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act Participation in a coalition letter to Federal Communications Commission concerning the creation of rules for the Connect America Fund Phase II Reverse Auction H.R. 644 - the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA-APHIS seeking an extension in the comment period for the notice of intent regarding potential changes to biotechnology regulations S. 2609 - the Biotech Labeling Solutions Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Tribufos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dicrotophos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dimethoate relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding biotechnology labeling Participation in coalition letter to the House and Senate Budget Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members concerning the budget funding level for federal crop insurance Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture regarding EPAs standard for worker protection Participation in a coalition letter to EPA concerning the proposed reissuance of its five-year national pollution discharge elimination system pesticide general permit Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding calls for additional cuts to programs under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees Participation in a coalition letter to the Commandant of the Coast Guard regarding the U.S. Coast Guards interpretation of the container weight amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Participation in a coalition letter to members of Congress regarding EPAs position relative to carbon emissions from agricultural feedstocks Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader regarding consideration of the H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA Secretary regarding funding for maintaining and upgrading information management systems Meeting with General Accounting Office to discuss port disruptions Meeting with the Food and Drug Administration concerning the final rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding ratification of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, concerning recognition by USDA that producer-funded research and promotion programs are not Federal agencies or subject to the Freedom of Information Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry regarding the Commodity End-User Relief Act to re-authorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in an agricultural coalition letter the EPA Administrator concerning that agencys Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting to review human study data for chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the draft Pollinator Ecological Risk Assessment: Imidacloprid Registration Review Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in a business coalition letter to House and Senate leadership concerning H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Appropriations Committee concerning a provision in the Houses proposed FY 2017 appropriations bill to promote understanding and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology Comments to USDA-APHIS concerning the notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on potential changes to regulations regarding certain genetically engineered organisms Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to House Armed Services Committee members concerning an amendment to strike Section 807 of H.R. 4909, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Submission of statement for inclusion in the record for the hearing of the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research, concerning rules and regulations affecting growers production costs Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to USDA-FSA concerning its adjustment to the cost to market differential, announced on April 14, 2016, for the upland cotton marketing loan program Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs requesting an extension of time to respond to the notice of availability of draft biological evaluations of chlorpyrifos, diazanon and malathion Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to USDA requesting an extension of the status date for determining eligibility for USDA programs Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, regarding the amendment #167 to H.R. 4909 - the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, regarding a hearing on credit in rural America and the role of the Farm Credit System and commercial banks Participation in a meeting of the Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, a federal advisory committee to the EPA Letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the request for comments on the Emergency Exemption application for sulfoxaflor by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Arkansas State Plant Board and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act Participation in a coalition letter to the House concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Comments to EPAs Registration Division regarding the notice, Dicamba: New Use on Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton and Soybeans S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Senate concerning the amendment #4550 to S. 2943, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of malathion Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of the registration review of fluometuron H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the proposed registration for sulfoxaflor Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the interim decision for registration of thidiazuron Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the draft human health and ecological risk assessment for aldicarb Participation in USDA briefing on Trans-Pacific Partnership and other international trade matters Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate leadership concerning S. 764, Mandatory GMO Labeling Act Contacts with select Senators regarding their meeting request with the EPA administrator concerning finalization of policy that supports agricultural biomass

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding ratification of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, concerning recognition by USDA that producer-funded research and promotion programs are not Federal agencies or subject to the Freedom of Information Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry regarding the Commodity End-User Relief Act to re-authorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in an agricultural coalition letter the EPA Administrator concerning that agencys Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting to review human study data for chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the draft Pollinator Ecological Risk Assessment: Imidacloprid Registration Review Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in a business coalition letter to House and Senate leadership concerning H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Appropriations Committee concerning a provision in the Houses proposed FY 2017 appropriations bill to promote understanding and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology Comments to USDA-APHIS concerning the notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on potential changes to regulations regarding certain genetically engineered organisms Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to House Armed Services Committee members concerning an amendment to strike Section 807 of H.R. 4909, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Submission of statement for inclusion in the record for the hearing of the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research, concerning rules and regulations affecting growers production costs Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to USDA-FSA concerning its adjustment to the cost to market differential, announced on April 14, 2016, for the upland cotton marketing loan program Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs requesting an extension of time to respond to the notice of availability of draft biological evaluations of chlorpyrifos, diazanon and malathion Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to USDA requesting an extension of the status date for determining eligibility for USDA programs Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, regarding the amendment #167 to H.R. 4909 - the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, regarding a hearing on credit in rural America and the role of the Farm Credit System and commercial banks Participation in a meeting of the Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, a federal advisory committee to the EPA Letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the request for comments on the Emergency Exemption application for sulfoxaflor by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Arkansas State Plant Board and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act Participation in a coalition letter to the House concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Comments to EPAs Registration Division regarding the notice, Dicamba: New Use on Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton and Soybeans S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Senate concerning the amendment #4550 to S. 2943, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of malathion Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of the registration review of fluometuron H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the proposed registration for sulfoxaflor Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the interim decision for registration of thidiazuron Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the draft human health and ecological risk assessment for aldicarb Participation in USDA briefing on Trans-Pacific Partnership and other international trade matters Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate leadership concerning S. 764, Mandatory GMO Labeling Act Contacts with select Senators regarding their meeting request with the EPA administrator concerning finalization of policy that supports agricultural biomass

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding ratification of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, concerning recognition by USDA that producer-funded research and promotion programs are not Federal agencies or subject to the Freedom of Information Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry regarding the Commodity End-User Relief Act to re-authorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in an agricultural coalition letter the EPA Administrator concerning that agencys Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting to review human study data for chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the draft Pollinator Ecological Risk Assessment: Imidacloprid Registration Review Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in a business coalition letter to House and Senate leadership concerning H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Appropriations Committee concerning a provision in the Houses proposed FY 2017 appropriations bill to promote understanding and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology Comments to USDA-APHIS concerning the notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on potential changes to regulations regarding certain genetically engineered organisms Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to House Armed Services Committee members concerning an amendment to strike Section 807 of H.R. 4909, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Submission of statement for inclusion in the record for the hearing of the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research, concerning rules and regulations affecting growers production costs Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to USDA-FSA concerning its adjustment to the cost to market differential, announced on April 14, 2016, for the upland cotton marketing loan program Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs requesting an extension of time to respond to the notice of availability of draft biological evaluations of chlorpyrifos, diazanon and malathion Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to USDA requesting an extension of the status date for determining eligibility for USDA programs Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, regarding the amendment #167 to H.R. 4909 - the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, regarding a hearing on credit in rural America and the role of the Farm Credit System and commercial banks Participation in a meeting of the Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, a federal advisory committee to the EPA Letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the request for comments on the Emergency Exemption application for sulfoxaflor by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Arkansas State Plant Board and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act Participation in a coalition letter to the House concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Comments to EPAs Registration Division regarding the notice, Dicamba: New Use on Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton and Soybeans S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Senate concerning the amendment #4550 to S. 2943, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of malathion Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of the registration review of fluometuron H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the proposed registration for sulfoxaflor Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the interim decision for registration of thidiazuron Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the draft human health and ecological risk assessment for aldicarb Participation in USDA briefing on Trans-Pacific Partnership and other international trade matters Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate leadership concerning S. 764, Mandatory GMO Labeling Act Contacts with select Senators regarding their meeting request with the EPA administrator concerning finalization of policy that supports agricultural biomass

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding ratification of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, concerning recognition by USDA that producer-funded research and promotion programs are not Federal agencies or subject to the Freedom of Information Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry regarding the Commodity End-User Relief Act to re-authorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in an agricultural coalition letter the EPA Administrator concerning that agencys Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting to review human study data for chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the draft Pollinator Ecological Risk Assessment: Imidacloprid Registration Review Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in a business coalition letter to House and Senate leadership concerning H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Appropriations Committee concerning a provision in the Houses proposed FY 2017 appropriations bill to promote understanding and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology Comments to USDA-APHIS concerning the notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on potential changes to regulations regarding certain genetically engineered organisms Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to House Armed Services Committee members concerning an amendment to strike Section 807 of H.R. 4909, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Submission of statement for inclusion in the record for the hearing of the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research, concerning rules and regulations affecting growers production costs Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to USDA-FSA concerning its adjustment to the cost to market differential, announced on April 14, 2016, for the upland cotton marketing loan program Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs requesting an extension of time to respond to the notice of availability of draft biological evaluations of chlorpyrifos, diazanon and malathion Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to USDA requesting an extension of the status date for determining eligibility for USDA programs Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, regarding the amendment #167 to H.R. 4909 - the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, regarding a hearing on credit in rural America and the role of the Farm Credit System and commercial banks Participation in a meeting of the Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, a federal advisory committee to the EPA Letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the request for comments on the Emergency Exemption application for sulfoxaflor by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Arkansas State Plant Board and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act Participation in a coalition letter to the House concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Comments to EPAs Registration Division regarding the notice, Dicamba: New Use on Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton and Soybeans S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Senate concerning the amendment #4550 to S. 2943, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of malathion Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of the registration review of fluometuron H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the proposed registration for sulfoxaflor Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the interim decision for registration of thidiazuron Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the draft human health and ecological risk assessment for aldicarb Participation in USDA briefing on Trans-Pacific Partnership and other international trade matters Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate leadership concerning S. 764, Mandatory GMO Labeling Act Contacts with select Senators regarding their meeting request with the EPA administrator concerning finalization of policy that supports agricultural biomass

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding ratification of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, concerning recognition by USDA that producer-funded research and promotion programs are not Federal agencies or subject to the Freedom of Information Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry regarding the Commodity End-User Relief Act to re-authorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in an agricultural coalition letter the EPA Administrator concerning that agencys Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting to review human study data for chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the draft Pollinator Ecological Risk Assessment: Imidacloprid Registration Review Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in a business coalition letter to House and Senate leadership concerning H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Appropriations Committee concerning a provision in the Houses proposed FY 2017 appropriations bill to promote understanding and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology Comments to USDA-APHIS concerning the notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on potential changes to regulations regarding certain genetically engineered organisms Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to House Armed Services Committee members concerning an amendment to strike Section 807 of H.R. 4909, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Submission of statement for inclusion in the record for the hearing of the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research, concerning rules and regulations affecting growers production costs Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to USDA-FSA concerning its adjustment to the cost to market differential, announced on April 14, 2016, for the upland cotton marketing loan program Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs requesting an extension of time to respond to the notice of availability of draft biological evaluations of chlorpyrifos, diazanon and malathion Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to USDA requesting an extension of the status date for determining eligibility for USDA programs Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, regarding the amendment #167 to H.R. 4909 - the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, regarding a hearing on credit in rural America and the role of the Farm Credit System and commercial banks Participation in a meeting of the Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, a federal advisory committee to the EPA Letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the request for comments on the Emergency Exemption application for sulfoxaflor by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Arkansas State Plant Board and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act Participation in a coalition letter to the House concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Comments to EPAs Registration Division regarding the notice, Dicamba: New Use on Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton and Soybeans S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Senate concerning the amendment #4550 to S. 2943, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of malathion Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of the registration review of fluometuron H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the proposed registration for sulfoxaflor Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the interim decision for registration of thidiazuron Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the draft human health and ecological risk assessment for aldicarb Participation in USDA briefing on Trans-Pacific Partnership and other international trade matters Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate leadership concerning S. 764, Mandatory GMO Labeling Act Contacts with select Senators regarding their meeting request with the EPA administrator concerning finalization of policy that supports agricultural biomass

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Communications with CFTC regarding industry reporting requirements Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations Participation in a textile coalitions letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning the petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 as a mandatory, national flammability standard for upholstered furniture Senate J.R. 22 - to nullify the rule submitted be the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA relating to the definition of the waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act S. 659 - the Bipartisan Sportsmen Act of 2015 S. 1500 - the Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - the Regulatory Accountability Act Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture Chairman and Ranking Member regarding that committees evaluation of certain EPA policies and regulations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the proposed rule on pesticides and certification of pesticide applicators Participation in a coalition letter to U.S. Surface Transportation Board concerning its role as an intermediary between railroads and their customers Office of Management and Budgets FY 2017 Budget of the U.S. Government S. 2533 - the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act Participation in a coalition letter to Federal Communications Commission concerning the creation of rules for the Connect America Fund Phase II Reverse Auction H.R. 644 - the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA-APHIS seeking an extension in the comment period for the notice of intent regarding potential changes to biotechnology regulations S. 2609 - the Biotech Labeling Solutions Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Tribufos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dicrotophos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dimethoate relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding biotechnology labeling Participation in coalition letter to the House and Senate Budget Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members concerning the budget funding level for federal crop insurance Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture regarding EPAs standard for worker protection Participation in a coalition letter to EPA concerning the proposed reissuance of its five-year national pollution discharge elimination system pesticide general permit Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding calls for additional cuts to programs under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees Participation in a coalition letter to the Commandant of the Coast Guard regarding the U.S. Coast Guards interpretation of the container weight amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Participation in a coalition letter to members of Congress regarding EPAs position relative to carbon emissions from agricultural feedstocks Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader regarding consideration of the H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA Secretary regarding funding for maintaining and upgrading information management systems Meeting with General Accounting Office to discuss port disruptions Meeting with the Food and Drug Administration concerning the final rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding ratification of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, concerning recognition by USDA that producer-funded research and promotion programs are not Federal agencies or subject to the Freedom of Information Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry regarding the Commodity End-User Relief Act to re-authorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in an agricultural coalition letter the EPA Administrator concerning that agencys Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting to review human study data for chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the draft Pollinator Ecological Risk Assessment: Imidacloprid Registration Review Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in a business coalition letter to House and Senate leadership concerning H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Appropriations Committee concerning a provision in the Houses proposed FY 2017 appropriations bill to promote understanding and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology Comments to USDA-APHIS concerning the notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on potential changes to regulations regarding certain genetically engineered organisms Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to House Armed Services Committee members concerning an amendment to strike Section 807 of H.R. 4909, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Submission of statement for inclusion in the record for the hearing of the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research, concerning rules and regulations affecting growers production costs Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to USDA-FSA concerning its adjustment to the cost to market differential, announced on April 14, 2016, for the upland cotton marketing loan program Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs requesting an extension of time to respond to the notice of availability of draft biological evaluations of chlorpyrifos, diazanon and malathion Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to USDA requesting an extension of the status date for determining eligibility for USDA programs Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, regarding the amendment #167 to H.R. 4909 - the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, regarding a hearing on credit in rural America and the role of the Farm Credit System and commercial banks Participation in a meeting of the Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, a federal advisory committee to the EPA Letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the request for comments on the Emergency Exemption application for sulfoxaflor by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Arkansas State Plant Board and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act Participation in a coalition letter to the House concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Comments to EPAs Registration Division regarding the notice, Dicamba: New Use on Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton and Soybeans S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Senate concerning the amendment #4550 to S. 2943, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of malathion Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of the registration review of fluometuron H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the proposed registration for sulfoxaflor Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the interim decision for registration of thidiazuron Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the draft human health and ecological risk assessment for aldicarb Participation in USDA briefing on Trans-Pacific Partnership and other international trade matters Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate leadership concerning S. 764, Mandatory GMO Labeling Act Contacts with select Senators regarding their meeting request with the EPA administrator concerning finalization of policy that supports agricultural biomass

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Communications with CFTC regarding industry reporting requirements Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations Participation in a textile coalitions letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning the petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 as a mandatory, national flammability standard for upholstered furniture Senate J.R. 22 - to nullify the rule submitted be the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA relating to the definition of the waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act S. 659 - the Bipartisan Sportsmen Act of 2015 S. 1500 - the Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - the Regulatory Accountability Act Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture Chairman and Ranking Member regarding that committees evaluation of certain EPA policies and regulations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the proposed rule on pesticides and certification of pesticide applicators Participation in a coalition letter to U.S. Surface Transportation Board concerning its role as an intermediary between railroads and their customers Office of Management and Budgets FY 2017 Budget of the U.S. Government S. 2533 - the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act Participation in a coalition letter to Federal Communications Commission concerning the creation of rules for the Connect America Fund Phase II Reverse Auction H.R. 644 - the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA-APHIS seeking an extension in the comment period for the notice of intent regarding potential changes to biotechnology regulations S. 2609 - the Biotech Labeling Solutions Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Tribufos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dicrotophos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dimethoate relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding biotechnology labeling Participation in coalition letter to the House and Senate Budget Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members concerning the budget funding level for federal crop insurance Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture regarding EPAs standard for worker protection Participation in a coalition letter to EPA concerning the proposed reissuance of its five-year national pollution discharge elimination system pesticide general permit Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding calls for additional cuts to programs under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees Participation in a coalition letter to the Commandant of the Coast Guard regarding the U.S. Coast Guards interpretation of the container weight amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Participation in a coalition letter to members of Congress regarding EPAs position relative to carbon emissions from agricultural feedstocks Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader regarding consideration of the H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA Secretary regarding funding for maintaining and upgrading information management systems Meeting with General Accounting Office to discuss port disruptions Meeting with the Food and Drug Administration concerning the final rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Communications with CFTC regarding industry reporting requirements Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations Participation in a textile coalitions letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning the petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 as a mandatory, national flammability standard for upholstered furniture Senate J.R. 22 - to nullify the rule submitted be the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA relating to the definition of the waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act S. 659 - the Bipartisan Sportsmen Act of 2015 S. 1500 - the Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - the Regulatory Accountability Act Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture Chairman and Ranking Member regarding that committees evaluation of certain EPA policies and regulations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the proposed rule on pesticides and certification of pesticide applicators Participation in a coalition letter to U.S. Surface Transportation Board concerning its role as an intermediary between railroads and their customers Office of Management and Budgets FY 2017 Budget of the U.S. Government S. 2533 - the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act Participation in a coalition letter to Federal Communications Commission concerning the creation of rules for the Connect America Fund Phase II Reverse Auction H.R. 644 - the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA-APHIS seeking an extension in the comment period for the notice of intent regarding potential changes to biotechnology regulations S. 2609 - the Biotech Labeling Solutions Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Tribufos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dicrotophos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dimethoate relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding biotechnology labeling Participation in coalition letter to the House and Senate Budget Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members concerning the budget funding level for federal crop insurance Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture regarding EPAs standard for worker protection Participation in a coalition letter to EPA concerning the proposed reissuance of its five-year national pollution discharge elimination system pesticide general permit Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding calls for additional cuts to programs under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees Participation in a coalition letter to the Commandant of the Coast Guard regarding the U.S. Coast Guards interpretation of the container weight amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Participation in a coalition letter to members of Congress regarding EPAs position relative to carbon emissions from agricultural feedstocks Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader regarding consideration of the H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA Secretary regarding funding for maintaining and upgrading information management systems Meeting with General Accounting Office to discuss port disruptions Meeting with the Food and Drug Administration concerning the final rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Communications with CFTC regarding industry reporting requirements Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations Participation in a textile coalitions letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning the petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 as a mandatory, national flammability standard for upholstered furniture Senate J.R. 22 - to nullify the rule submitted be the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA relating to the definition of the waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act S. 659 - the Bipartisan Sportsmen Act of 2015 S. 1500 - the Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - the Regulatory Accountability Act Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture Chairman and Ranking Member regarding that committees evaluation of certain EPA policies and regulations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the proposed rule on pesticides and certification of pesticide applicators Participation in a coalition letter to U.S. Surface Transportation Board concerning its role as an intermediary between railroads and their customers Office of Management and Budgets FY 2017 Budget of the U.S. Government S. 2533 - the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act Participation in a coalition letter to Federal Communications Commission concerning the creation of rules for the Connect America Fund Phase II Reverse Auction H.R. 644 - the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA-APHIS seeking an extension in the comment period for the notice of intent regarding potential changes to biotechnology regulations S. 2609 - the Biotech Labeling Solutions Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Tribufos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dicrotophos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dimethoate relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding biotechnology labeling Participation in coalition letter to the House and Senate Budget Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members concerning the budget funding level for federal crop insurance Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture regarding EPAs standard for worker protection Participation in a coalition letter to EPA concerning the proposed reissuance of its five-year national pollution discharge elimination system pesticide general permit Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding calls for additional cuts to programs under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees Participation in a coalition letter to the Commandant of the Coast Guard regarding the U.S. Coast Guards interpretation of the container weight amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Participation in a coalition letter to members of Congress regarding EPAs position relative to carbon emissions from agricultural feedstocks Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader regarding consideration of the H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA Secretary regarding funding for maintaining and upgrading information management systems Meeting with General Accounting Office to discuss port disruptions Meeting with the Food and Drug Administration concerning the final rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding ratification of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, concerning recognition by USDA that producer-funded research and promotion programs are not Federal agencies or subject to the Freedom of Information Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry regarding the Commodity End-User Relief Act to re-authorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in an agricultural coalition letter the EPA Administrator concerning that agencys Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting to review human study data for chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the draft Pollinator Ecological Risk Assessment: Imidacloprid Registration Review Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in a business coalition letter to House and Senate leadership concerning H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Appropriations Committee concerning a provision in the Houses proposed FY 2017 appropriations bill to promote understanding and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology Comments to USDA-APHIS concerning the notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on potential changes to regulations regarding certain genetically engineered organisms Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to House Armed Services Committee members concerning an amendment to strike Section 807 of H.R. 4909, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Submission of statement for inclusion in the record for the hearing of the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research, concerning rules and regulations affecting growers production costs Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to USDA-FSA concerning its adjustment to the cost to market differential, announced on April 14, 2016, for the upland cotton marketing loan program Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs requesting an extension of time to respond to the notice of availability of draft biological evaluations of chlorpyrifos, diazanon and malathion Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to USDA requesting an extension of the status date for determining eligibility for USDA programs Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, regarding the amendment #167 to H.R. 4909 - the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, regarding a hearing on credit in rural America and the role of the Farm Credit System and commercial banks Participation in a meeting of the Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, a federal advisory committee to the EPA Letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the request for comments on the Emergency Exemption application for sulfoxaflor by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Arkansas State Plant Board and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act Participation in a coalition letter to the House concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Comments to EPAs Registration Division regarding the notice, Dicamba: New Use on Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton and Soybeans S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Senate concerning the amendment #4550 to S. 2943, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of malathion Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of the registration review of fluometuron H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the proposed registration for sulfoxaflor Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the interim decision for registration of thidiazuron Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the draft human health and ecological risk assessment for aldicarb Participation in USDA briefing on Trans-Pacific Partnership and other international trade matters Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate leadership concerning S. 764, Mandatory GMO Labeling Act Contacts with select Senators regarding their meeting request with the EPA administrator concerning finalization of policy that supports agricultural biomass

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding ratification of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, concerning recognition by USDA that producer-funded research and promotion programs are not Federal agencies or subject to the Freedom of Information Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry regarding the Commodity End-User Relief Act to re-authorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in an agricultural coalition letter the EPA Administrator concerning that agencys Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting to review human study data for chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the draft Pollinator Ecological Risk Assessment: Imidacloprid Registration Review Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in a business coalition letter to House and Senate leadership concerning H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Appropriations Committee concerning a provision in the Houses proposed FY 2017 appropriations bill to promote understanding and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology Comments to USDA-APHIS concerning the notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on potential changes to regulations regarding certain genetically engineered organisms Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to House Armed Services Committee members concerning an amendment to strike Section 807 of H.R. 4909, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Submission of statement for inclusion in the record for the hearing of the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research, concerning rules and regulations affecting growers production costs Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to USDA-FSA concerning its adjustment to the cost to market differential, announced on April 14, 2016, for the upland cotton marketing loan program Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs requesting an extension of time to respond to the notice of availability of draft biological evaluations of chlorpyrifos, diazanon and malathion Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to USDA requesting an extension of the status date for determining eligibility for USDA programs Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, regarding the amendment #167 to H.R. 4909 - the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, regarding a hearing on credit in rural America and the role of the Farm Credit System and commercial banks Participation in a meeting of the Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, a federal advisory committee to the EPA Letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the request for comments on the Emergency Exemption application for sulfoxaflor by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Arkansas State Plant Board and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act Participation in a coalition letter to the House concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Comments to EPAs Registration Division regarding the notice, Dicamba: New Use on Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton and Soybeans S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Senate concerning the amendment #4550 to S. 2943, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of malathion Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of the registration review of fluometuron H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the proposed registration for sulfoxaflor Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the interim decision for registration of thidiazuron Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the draft human health and ecological risk assessment for aldicarb Participation in USDA briefing on Trans-Pacific Partnership and other international trade matters Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate leadership concerning S. 764, Mandatory GMO Labeling Act Contacts with select Senators regarding their meeting request with the EPA administrator concerning finalization of policy that supports agricultural biomass

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with Congress regarding the inclusion of a cottonseed program in the Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government beginning on December 10, 2016, through April 28, 2017 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act GAO report, West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve DOTs Freight Efforts Participation in Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee meeting USDA Risk Management Agencys updated factors for prevented planting coverage Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding weather-related crops losses and insurance adjustments Meetings with USDA Risk Management Agency regarding changes to the cotton quality loss insurance provision Meetings with EPA concerning a risk assessment of tribufos Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panels consideration of EPAs evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate Participation in a coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations committees leadership concerning inclusion of funding for FDA/USDA agricultural biotechnology education Comments to the Attorney General regarding the Department of Justices proposed rulemaking, Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Comments to the Office of Science and Technology regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-N-3403, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology Comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding Docket No. IRS-REG-16313-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions for Liquidation of an Interest Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112, Endangered and Threatened Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Comments to EPA regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, 2,4-D: Uses on Herbicide-Tolerant Corn, Cotton and Soybean Participation in coalition comments to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence regarding nominations for vacancies at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0317, Registration Reviews: Draft Malathion Human Health Risk Assessment Comments to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. AMS-DA-16-0101, Provisions for Removing Commodity Research and Promotion Board Members and Staff Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Communications with CFTC regarding industry reporting requirements Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations Participation in a textile coalitions letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning the petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 as a mandatory, national flammability standard for upholstered furniture Senate J.R. 22 - to nullify the rule submitted be the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA relating to the definition of the waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act S. 659 - the Bipartisan Sportsmen Act of 2015 S. 1500 - the Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - the Regulatory Accountability Act Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture Chairman and Ranking Member regarding that committees evaluation of certain EPA policies and regulations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the proposed rule on pesticides and certification of pesticide applicators Participation in a coalition letter to U.S. Surface Transportation Board concerning its role as an intermediary between railroads and their customers Office of Management and Budgets FY 2017 Budget of the U.S. Government S. 2533 - the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act Participation in a coalition letter to Federal Communications Commission concerning the creation of rules for the Connect America Fund Phase II Reverse Auction H.R. 644 - the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA-APHIS seeking an extension in the comment period for the notice of intent regarding potential changes to biotechnology regulations S. 2609 - the Biotech Labeling Solutions Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Tribufos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dicrotophos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dimethoate relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding biotechnology labeling Participation in coalition letter to the House and Senate Budget Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members concerning the budget funding level for federal crop insurance Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture regarding EPAs standard for worker protection Participation in a coalition letter to EPA concerning the proposed reissuance of its five-year national pollution discharge elimination system pesticide general permit Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding calls for additional cuts to programs under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees Participation in a coalition letter to the Commandant of the Coast Guard regarding the U.S. Coast Guards interpretation of the container weight amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Participation in a coalition letter to members of Congress regarding EPAs position relative to carbon emissions from agricultural feedstocks Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader regarding consideration of the H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participation in a coalition letter to USDA Secretary regarding funding for maintaining and upgrading information management systems Meeting with General Accounting Office to discuss port disruptions Meeting with the Food and Drug Administration concerning the final rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding ratification of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, concerning recognition by USDA that producer-funded research and promotion programs are not Federal agencies or subject to the Freedom of Information Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry regarding the Commodity End-User Relief Act to re-authorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Participation in an agricultural coalition letter the EPA Administrator concerning that agencys Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting to review human study data for chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the draft Pollinator Ecological Risk Assessment: Imidacloprid Registration Review Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations Participation in a business coalition letter to House and Senate leadership concerning H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the House Appropriations Committee concerning a provision in the Houses proposed FY 2017 appropriations bill to promote understanding and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology Comments to USDA-APHIS concerning the notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on potential changes to regulations regarding certain genetically engineered organisms Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to House Armed Services Committee members concerning an amendment to strike Section 807 of H.R. 4909, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Submission of statement for inclusion in the record for the hearing of the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research, concerning rules and regulations affecting growers production costs Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to USDA-FSA concerning its adjustment to the cost to market differential, announced on April 14, 2016, for the upland cotton marketing loan program Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs requesting an extension of time to respond to the notice of availability of draft biological evaluations of chlorpyrifos, diazanon and malathion Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to USDA requesting an extension of the status date for determining eligibility for USDA programs Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, regarding the amendment #167 to H.R. 4909 - the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, regarding a hearing on credit in rural America and the role of the Farm Credit System and commercial banks Participation in a meeting of the Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, a federal advisory committee to the EPA Letter to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the request for comments on the Emergency Exemption application for sulfoxaflor by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Arkansas State Plant Board and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act Participation in a coalition letter to the House concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate concerning H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Comments to EPAs Registration Division regarding the notice, Dicamba: New Use on Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton and Soybeans S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Participation in a textile and apparel coalition letter to the Senate concerning the amendment #4550 to S. 2943, the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of chlorpyrifos Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of draft biological evaluations for registration review of malathion Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the notice of the registration review of fluometuron H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the proposed registration for sulfoxaflor Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the interim decision for registration of thidiazuron Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs in response to the draft human health and ecological risk assessment for aldicarb Participation in USDA briefing on Trans-Pacific Partnership and other international trade matters Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to Senate leadership concerning S. 764, Mandatory GMO Labeling Act Contacts with select Senators regarding their meeting request with the EPA administrator concerning finalization of policy that supports agricultural biomass

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Letter to select members of Senate Finance Committee concerning tax reform priorities for farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Letter to EPA regarding Agencys regulatory review process pertaining to biotechnology and plant-incorporated protectants Letter to USDA in response to its coexistence workshop Comments to USDA-RMA regarding a study on prevented planting coverage levels H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1890 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 Comments regarding EPAs proposal to change corn rootworm resistance management provisions Comments in response to USDAs interim rule regarding conservation compliance procedures for crop insurance Letter to Federal Aviation Administration regarding the proposed rule for the operation and certification of small unmanned aircraft systems Letter to House Armed Services Committee regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of the House regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of Senate regarding two amendments (S.A. 1961 and S.A. 1962) to the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Letters to House and Senate agriculture appropriations subcommittees regarding funding for honey bee research in Administrations FY 2016 budget Letter to EPA regarding consideration of studies and scientific data with risk assessments and regulatory decisions for chlorpyrifos Comments to USDA-RMA regarding proposed changes to Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Comments to USDAs proposed rule to revise regulations that define actively engaged in farming Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Comments in response to USDA-REE reports regarding federal efforts to improve pollinator health S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 Letter to Federal Maritime Commission regarding the Commissions report on Rule, Rates and Practices Relating to Detention, Demurrage and Freed Time for Containerized Imports and Exports Moving Through Selected United States Ports H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding certain aspects of its certification process for genetically engineered organisms S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to the Federal Register notice regarding the petition requesting rulemaking to amend the test procedure for the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding the Federal Register Notice for Availability of a Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment, Draft Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to 2,4-D and Glufosinate Comments to EPA regarding the registration of flubendiamide Comments to EPA regarding the request for public input on the Agencys regulatory review, being carried out under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Letter to House Agriculture Committee regarding H.R. 2620, a bill to amend the U.S. Cotton Futures Act

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Comments with other agricultural commodity groups to USDA-FSA regarding the implementation of changes in the Conservation Reserve Program required by the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number Comments in response for the EPA federal register notice regarding the analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the production and transport of cottonseed oil for use in biofuel production OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research Comments in response to the EPA federal register notice regarding risk management approaches to identifying options for protecting the monarch butterfly H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the extension of certain expired tax policies Participant in coalition letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives regarding the extension of expired and expiring tax provisions H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1946 - the Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the renewal of tax provisions and passage of legislation to extend bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee regarding the inclusion of the Ports Performance Act (S. 1298) as part of the Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (S. 1732) S. 1647 - the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate regarding its multi-year surface transportation legislation Participant in coalition letter to the House of Representatives regarding the passage of multi-year surface transportation legislation H.R. 3129 - the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act Comments in response to the US Trade Representatives notice regarding the proposed designation of Generalized System of Preferences for five cotton products from least developed beneficiary developing countries Participant in coalition letter to President Obama regarding engagement with China on agricultural innovation and trade Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the introduction of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 (S. 2006) USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials Meetings with USDA-FAS regarding MAP and FMD and program funding allocations Meetings with EPA regarding review and approval of labels for dicamba and 2,4-D use on herbicide tolerant cotton varieties Meetings with USDA and Congress in support of policy for cottonseed Comments to the Department of Transportation-National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations proposed rule regarding the consideration of requirements for rear impact guards and other safety strategies on single unit trucks

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Testimony to House Committee on Agriculture concerning the impacts of foreign government support conveyed to cotton growers in other countries Testimonies before House Committee on Agricultures General Farm Commodity and Risk Management Subcommittee concerning factors impacting U.S. cotton economic health Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding implementation of a FY16 Omnibus Appropriations bill provision for use of commodity marketing certificates for marketing loan redemptions Participation in agricultural coalition letter to members of Congress regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (H.R. 2029) Letter to USDA-RMA concerning authorization of emergency loss procedures due to floods in the Southeast region Contacts with USDA-RMA concerning the necessity of accurate and consistent crop insurance appraisals-following the floods in the Southeast region Letter to USDA-RMA concerning crop insurance indemnity procedures Participation in agricultural organization letter to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee regarding the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) Participation in the Rail Customer Coalition letter to House leadership concerning passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 808) Participation in coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) and certain amendments to that legislation Participation in agricultural coalition letter to Surface Transportation conferees regarding the inclusion of certain provisions in multi-year surface transportation legislation Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding nominations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Letter to House members concerning legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding action to address certain expired provisions of the tax code WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USTR and USDA regarding agricultural negotiations during the WTO ministerial conference Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Participation in letter from agricultural organizations to EPA and U.S. Army concerning technical and supporting information relative to the implementation of the final rule to define waters of the United States H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participation in coalition letter concerning White House initiative for a coordinated framework to clarify roles of government agencies in regulating biotechnology products Participation in comments by agricultural coalition to FDA regarding clarification of roles and responsibilities in the coordinated framework for regulating biotechnology products Participation in agricultural and food industry coalition letter concerning EPAs administrative rules relative to biogenic emissions Participation in a textile coalition petition to the Consumer Products Safety Commission for rulemaking concerning the performance standards and test methods prescribed in California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 Participation in textile coalition letter to the Consumer Products Safety Commission regarding that agencys response to the coalitions earlier petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding proposed language in Omnibus Appropriations bill addressing GMO labeling laws Participation in agricultural coalition letter to EPA concerning the registration of Enlist Duo herbicide Request for an extension in the comment period for responding to EPAs pesticide registration review Participation in coalition request for an extension in the comment period on EPAs proposed rule to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USDA Secretary concerning EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Comments in response to EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Participation in coalition request to EPA asking for a separate comment period regarding the inclusion of Food Quality Protection Act safety factors in the assessment of organophosphate chemicals Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide rimsulfuron Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide tribenuron-methyl Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide trifloxysulfuron-sodium Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide thifensulfuron-methyl Contact with FDA regarding the inclusion of cotton gins in the Preventative Controls for Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Testimony to House Committee on Agriculture concerning the impacts of foreign government support conveyed to cotton growers in other countries Testimonies before House Committee on Agricultures General Farm Commodity and Risk Management Subcommittee concerning factors impacting U.S. cotton economic health Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding implementation of a FY16 Omnibus Appropriations bill provision for use of commodity marketing certificates for marketing loan redemptions Participation in agricultural coalition letter to members of Congress regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (H.R. 2029) Letter to USDA-RMA concerning authorization of emergency loss procedures due to floods in the Southeast region Contacts with USDA-RMA concerning the necessity of accurate and consistent crop insurance appraisals-following the floods in the Southeast region Letter to USDA-RMA concerning crop insurance indemnity procedures Participation in agricultural organization letter to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee regarding the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) Participation in the Rail Customer Coalition letter to House leadership concerning passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 808) Participation in coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) and certain amendments to that legislation Participation in agricultural coalition letter to Surface Transportation conferees regarding the inclusion of certain provisions in multi-year surface transportation legislation Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding nominations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Letter to House members concerning legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding action to address certain expired provisions of the tax code WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USTR and USDA regarding agricultural negotiations during the WTO ministerial conference Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Participation in letter from agricultural organizations to EPA and U.S. Army concerning technical and supporting information relative to the implementation of the final rule to define waters of the United States H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participation in coalition letter concerning White House initiative for a coordinated framework to clarify roles of government agencies in regulating biotechnology products Participation in comments by agricultural coalition to FDA regarding clarification of roles and responsibilities in the coordinated framework for regulating biotechnology products Participation in agricultural and food industry coalition letter concerning EPAs administrative rules relative to biogenic emissions Participation in a textile coalition petition to the Consumer Products Safety Commission for rulemaking concerning the performance standards and test methods prescribed in California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 Participation in textile coalition letter to the Consumer Products Safety Commission regarding that agencys response to the coalitions earlier petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding proposed language in Omnibus Appropriations bill addressing GMO labeling laws Participation in agricultural coalition letter to EPA concerning the registration of Enlist Duo herbicide Request for an extension in the comment period for responding to EPAs pesticide registration review Participation in coalition request for an extension in the comment period on EPAs proposed rule to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USDA Secretary concerning EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Comments in response to EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Participation in coalition request to EPA asking for a separate comment period regarding the inclusion of Food Quality Protection Act safety factors in the assessment of organophosphate chemicals Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide rimsulfuron Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide tribenuron-methyl Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide trifloxysulfuron-sodium Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide thifensulfuron-methyl Contact with FDA regarding the inclusion of cotton gins in the Preventative Controls for Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Comments with other agricultural commodity groups to USDA-FSA regarding the implementation of changes in the Conservation Reserve Program required by the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number Comments in response for the EPA federal register notice regarding the analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the production and transport of cottonseed oil for use in biofuel production OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research Comments in response to the EPA federal register notice regarding risk management approaches to identifying options for protecting the monarch butterfly H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the extension of certain expired tax policies Participant in coalition letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives regarding the extension of expired and expiring tax provisions H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1946 - the Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the renewal of tax provisions and passage of legislation to extend bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee regarding the inclusion of the Ports Performance Act (S. 1298) as part of the Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (S. 1732) S. 1647 - the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate regarding its multi-year surface transportation legislation Participant in coalition letter to the House of Representatives regarding the passage of multi-year surface transportation legislation H.R. 3129 - the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act Comments in response to the US Trade Representatives notice regarding the proposed designation of Generalized System of Preferences for five cotton products from least developed beneficiary developing countries Participant in coalition letter to President Obama regarding engagement with China on agricultural innovation and trade Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the introduction of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 (S. 2006) USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials Meetings with USDA-FAS regarding MAP and FMD and program funding allocations Meetings with EPA regarding review and approval of labels for dicamba and 2,4-D use on herbicide tolerant cotton varieties Meetings with USDA and Congress in support of policy for cottonseed Comments to the Department of Transportation-National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations proposed rule regarding the consideration of requirements for rear impact guards and other safety strategies on single unit trucks

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Letter to select members of Senate Finance Committee concerning tax reform priorities for farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Letter to EPA regarding Agencys regulatory review process pertaining to biotechnology and plant-incorporated protectants Letter to USDA in response to its coexistence workshop Comments to USDA-RMA regarding a study on prevented planting coverage levels H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1890 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 Comments regarding EPAs proposal to change corn rootworm resistance management provisions Comments in response to USDAs interim rule regarding conservation compliance procedures for crop insurance Letter to Federal Aviation Administration regarding the proposed rule for the operation and certification of small unmanned aircraft systems Letter to House Armed Services Committee regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of the House regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of Senate regarding two amendments (S.A. 1961 and S.A. 1962) to the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Letters to House and Senate agriculture appropriations subcommittees regarding funding for honey bee research in Administrations FY 2016 budget Letter to EPA regarding consideration of studies and scientific data with risk assessments and regulatory decisions for chlorpyrifos Comments to USDA-RMA regarding proposed changes to Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Comments to USDAs proposed rule to revise regulations that define actively engaged in farming Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Comments in response to USDA-REE reports regarding federal efforts to improve pollinator health S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 Letter to Federal Maritime Commission regarding the Commissions report on Rule, Rates and Practices Relating to Detention, Demurrage and Freed Time for Containerized Imports and Exports Moving Through Selected United States Ports H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding certain aspects of its certification process for genetically engineered organisms S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to the Federal Register notice regarding the petition requesting rulemaking to amend the test procedure for the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding the Federal Register Notice for Availability of a Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment, Draft Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to 2,4-D and Glufosinate Comments to EPA regarding the registration of flubendiamide Comments to EPA regarding the request for public input on the Agencys regulatory review, being carried out under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Letter to House Agriculture Committee regarding H.R. 2620, a bill to amend the U.S. Cotton Futures Act

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Letter to select members of Senate Finance Committee concerning tax reform priorities for farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Letter to EPA regarding Agencys regulatory review process pertaining to biotechnology and plant-incorporated protectants Letter to USDA in response to its coexistence workshop Comments to USDA-RMA regarding a study on prevented planting coverage levels H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1890 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 Comments regarding EPAs proposal to change corn rootworm resistance management provisions Comments in response to USDAs interim rule regarding conservation compliance procedures for crop insurance Letter to Federal Aviation Administration regarding the proposed rule for the operation and certification of small unmanned aircraft systems Letter to House Armed Services Committee regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of the House regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of Senate regarding two amendments (S.A. 1961 and S.A. 1962) to the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Letters to House and Senate agriculture appropriations subcommittees regarding funding for honey bee research in Administrations FY 2016 budget Letter to EPA regarding consideration of studies and scientific data with risk assessments and regulatory decisions for chlorpyrifos Comments to USDA-RMA regarding proposed changes to Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Comments to USDAs proposed rule to revise regulations that define actively engaged in farming Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Comments in response to USDA-REE reports regarding federal efforts to improve pollinator health S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 Letter to Federal Maritime Commission regarding the Commissions report on Rule, Rates and Practices Relating to Detention, Demurrage and Freed Time for Containerized Imports and Exports Moving Through Selected United States Ports H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding certain aspects of its certification process for genetically engineered organisms S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to the Federal Register notice regarding the petition requesting rulemaking to amend the test procedure for the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding the Federal Register Notice for Availability of a Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment, Draft Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to 2,4-D and Glufosinate Comments to EPA regarding the registration of flubendiamide Comments to EPA regarding the request for public input on the Agencys regulatory review, being carried out under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Letter to House Agriculture Committee regarding H.R. 2620, a bill to amend the U.S. Cotton Futures Act

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Comments with other agricultural commodity groups to USDA-FSA regarding the implementation of changes in the Conservation Reserve Program required by the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number Comments in response for the EPA federal register notice regarding the analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the production and transport of cottonseed oil for use in biofuel production OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research Comments in response to the EPA federal register notice regarding risk management approaches to identifying options for protecting the monarch butterfly H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the extension of certain expired tax policies Participant in coalition letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives regarding the extension of expired and expiring tax provisions H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1946 - the Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the renewal of tax provisions and passage of legislation to extend bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee regarding the inclusion of the Ports Performance Act (S. 1298) as part of the Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (S. 1732) S. 1647 - the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate regarding its multi-year surface transportation legislation Participant in coalition letter to the House of Representatives regarding the passage of multi-year surface transportation legislation H.R. 3129 - the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act Comments in response to the US Trade Representatives notice regarding the proposed designation of Generalized System of Preferences for five cotton products from least developed beneficiary developing countries Participant in coalition letter to President Obama regarding engagement with China on agricultural innovation and trade Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the introduction of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 (S. 2006) USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials Meetings with USDA-FAS regarding MAP and FMD and program funding allocations Meetings with EPA regarding review and approval of labels for dicamba and 2,4-D use on herbicide tolerant cotton varieties Meetings with USDA and Congress in support of policy for cottonseed Comments to the Department of Transportation-National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations proposed rule regarding the consideration of requirements for rear impact guards and other safety strategies on single unit trucks

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Letter to select members of Senate Finance Committee concerning tax reform priorities for farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Letter to EPA regarding Agencys regulatory review process pertaining to biotechnology and plant-incorporated protectants Letter to USDA in response to its coexistence workshop Comments to USDA-RMA regarding a study on prevented planting coverage levels H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1890 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 Comments regarding EPAs proposal to change corn rootworm resistance management provisions Comments in response to USDAs interim rule regarding conservation compliance procedures for crop insurance Letter to Federal Aviation Administration regarding the proposed rule for the operation and certification of small unmanned aircraft systems Letter to House Armed Services Committee regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of the House regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of Senate regarding two amendments (S.A. 1961 and S.A. 1962) to the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Letters to House and Senate agriculture appropriations subcommittees regarding funding for honey bee research in Administrations FY 2016 budget Letter to EPA regarding consideration of studies and scientific data with risk assessments and regulatory decisions for chlorpyrifos Comments to USDA-RMA regarding proposed changes to Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Comments to USDAs proposed rule to revise regulations that define actively engaged in farming Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Comments in response to USDA-REE reports regarding federal efforts to improve pollinator health S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 Letter to Federal Maritime Commission regarding the Commissions report on Rule, Rates and Practices Relating to Detention, Demurrage and Freed Time for Containerized Imports and Exports Moving Through Selected United States Ports H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding certain aspects of its certification process for genetically engineered organisms S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to the Federal Register notice regarding the petition requesting rulemaking to amend the test procedure for the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding the Federal Register Notice for Availability of a Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment, Draft Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to 2,4-D and Glufosinate Comments to EPA regarding the registration of flubendiamide Comments to EPA regarding the request for public input on the Agencys regulatory review, being carried out under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Letter to House Agriculture Committee regarding H.R. 2620, a bill to amend the U.S. Cotton Futures Act

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee regarding implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014 Comments to USDA regarding the interim rule for the Conservation Stewardship Program Comments to USDA regarding the interim rule for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate Budget Committees conveying opposition to proposed cuts for crop insurance in the Administrations budget Contacts with Senate offices regarding amendments to Senate budget resolution for FY 2016 Letters to House and Senate Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittees conveying the cotton industrys requests for FY2016 funding of select programs Communications to House and Senate leadership regarding the extension of tax provisions of importance to agriculture H.R. 636, the America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations Communications with the Administration regarding port labor negotiations Letter to CFTC regarding the definition of bona fide hedging in the proposed rules on position limits for derivatives and aggregation of positions Letter to House Judiciary Committee regarding H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs H.R. 897, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 Testimony before house Agriculture Committees Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee regarding EPAs proposed rule for the Clean Water Act to define waters of U.S. for permitting purposes Participation in coalition letter to EPA seeking the re-opening of the comment period for proposed water quality standards regulatory clarifications H.R. 594, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House Agriculture Committee regarding mandatory labeling for foods containing biotechnology-derived products Written communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research Participation in the meeting of EPA's Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee Issues related to new EPA pesticide label language for certain neonicotinoid products Comments to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the petition request to list the Monarch Butterfly as an endangered species Comments to EPA regarding the proposed revision of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ground-level ozone EPAs proposed label language for a newly formulated 2,4-D product EPAs Environmental Impact Statement for a newly formulated Dicamba product USDA-APHIS environmental assessment of corn and soy varieties resistant to 2,4-D USDA-APHIS environmental assessment of cotton and soy varieties tolerant to Dicamba Meeting with USDA-APHIS regarding surveys to determine scope of Old World Bollworm infestation Contacts with USDA-FSA regarding the enforcement of cotton shipping standards Contacts with USDA-FSA regarding the Extra Long Staple Cotton Competitiveness Program Contacts with USDA-FSA regarding the Economic Adjustment Assistance Program Comments to USDA-AMS regarding cotton classification fees USDA NASSs Consumption on the Cotton System and Stocks survey Contacts with USDA regarding Cotton Outlooks planned changed in the quality characteristics of the A Index

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Letter to select members of Senate Finance Committee concerning tax reform priorities for farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Letter to EPA regarding Agencys regulatory review process pertaining to biotechnology and plant-incorporated protectants Letter to USDA in response to its coexistence workshop Comments to USDA-RMA regarding a study on prevented planting coverage levels H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1890 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 Comments regarding EPAs proposal to change corn rootworm resistance management provisions Comments in response to USDAs interim rule regarding conservation compliance procedures for crop insurance Letter to Federal Aviation Administration regarding the proposed rule for the operation and certification of small unmanned aircraft systems Letter to House Armed Services Committee regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of the House regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of Senate regarding two amendments (S.A. 1961 and S.A. 1962) to the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Letters to House and Senate agriculture appropriations subcommittees regarding funding for honey bee research in Administrations FY 2016 budget Letter to EPA regarding consideration of studies and scientific data with risk assessments and regulatory decisions for chlorpyrifos Comments to USDA-RMA regarding proposed changes to Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Comments to USDAs proposed rule to revise regulations that define actively engaged in farming Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Comments in response to USDA-REE reports regarding federal efforts to improve pollinator health S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 Letter to Federal Maritime Commission regarding the Commissions report on Rule, Rates and Practices Relating to Detention, Demurrage and Freed Time for Containerized Imports and Exports Moving Through Selected United States Ports H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding certain aspects of its certification process for genetically engineered organisms S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to the Federal Register notice regarding the petition requesting rulemaking to amend the test procedure for the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding the Federal Register Notice for Availability of a Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment, Draft Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to 2,4-D and Glufosinate Comments to EPA regarding the registration of flubendiamide Comments to EPA regarding the request for public input on the Agencys regulatory review, being carried out under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Letter to House Agriculture Committee regarding H.R. 2620, a bill to amend the U.S. Cotton Futures Act

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Testimony to House Committee on Agriculture concerning the impacts of foreign government support conveyed to cotton growers in other countries Testimonies before House Committee on Agricultures General Farm Commodity and Risk Management Subcommittee concerning factors impacting U.S. cotton economic health Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding implementation of a FY16 Omnibus Appropriations bill provision for use of commodity marketing certificates for marketing loan redemptions Participation in agricultural coalition letter to members of Congress regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (H.R. 2029) Letter to USDA-RMA concerning authorization of emergency loss procedures due to floods in the Southeast region Contacts with USDA-RMA concerning the necessity of accurate and consistent crop insurance appraisals-following the floods in the Southeast region Letter to USDA-RMA concerning crop insurance indemnity procedures Participation in agricultural organization letter to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee regarding the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) Participation in the Rail Customer Coalition letter to House leadership concerning passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 808) Participation in coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) and certain amendments to that legislation Participation in agricultural coalition letter to Surface Transportation conferees regarding the inclusion of certain provisions in multi-year surface transportation legislation Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding nominations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Letter to House members concerning legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding action to address certain expired provisions of the tax code WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USTR and USDA regarding agricultural negotiations during the WTO ministerial conference Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Participation in letter from agricultural organizations to EPA and U.S. Army concerning technical and supporting information relative to the implementation of the final rule to define waters of the United States H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participation in coalition letter concerning White House initiative for a coordinated framework to clarify roles of government agencies in regulating biotechnology products Participation in comments by agricultural coalition to FDA regarding clarification of roles and responsibilities in the coordinated framework for regulating biotechnology products Participation in agricultural and food industry coalition letter concerning EPAs administrative rules relative to biogenic emissions Participation in a textile coalition petition to the Consumer Products Safety Commission for rulemaking concerning the performance standards and test methods prescribed in California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 Participation in textile coalition letter to the Consumer Products Safety Commission regarding that agencys response to the coalitions earlier petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding proposed language in Omnibus Appropriations bill addressing GMO labeling laws Participation in agricultural coalition letter to EPA concerning the registration of Enlist Duo herbicide Request for an extension in the comment period for responding to EPAs pesticide registration review Participation in coalition request for an extension in the comment period on EPAs proposed rule to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USDA Secretary concerning EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Comments in response to EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Participation in coalition request to EPA asking for a separate comment period regarding the inclusion of Food Quality Protection Act safety factors in the assessment of organophosphate chemicals Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide rimsulfuron Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide tribenuron-methyl Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide trifloxysulfuron-sodium Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide thifensulfuron-methyl Contact with FDA regarding the inclusion of cotton gins in the Preventative Controls for Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Letter to select members of Senate Finance Committee concerning tax reform priorities for farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Letter to EPA regarding Agencys regulatory review process pertaining to biotechnology and plant-incorporated protectants Letter to USDA in response to its coexistence workshop Comments to USDA-RMA regarding a study on prevented planting coverage levels H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1890 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 Comments regarding EPAs proposal to change corn rootworm resistance management provisions Comments in response to USDAs interim rule regarding conservation compliance procedures for crop insurance Letter to Federal Aviation Administration regarding the proposed rule for the operation and certification of small unmanned aircraft systems Letter to House Armed Services Committee regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of the House regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of Senate regarding two amendments (S.A. 1961 and S.A. 1962) to the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Letters to House and Senate agriculture appropriations subcommittees regarding funding for honey bee research in Administrations FY 2016 budget Letter to EPA regarding consideration of studies and scientific data with risk assessments and regulatory decisions for chlorpyrifos Comments to USDA-RMA regarding proposed changes to Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Comments to USDAs proposed rule to revise regulations that define actively engaged in farming Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Comments in response to USDA-REE reports regarding federal efforts to improve pollinator health S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 Letter to Federal Maritime Commission regarding the Commissions report on Rule, Rates and Practices Relating to Detention, Demurrage and Freed Time for Containerized Imports and Exports Moving Through Selected United States Ports H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding certain aspects of its certification process for genetically engineered organisms S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to the Federal Register notice regarding the petition requesting rulemaking to amend the test procedure for the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding the Federal Register Notice for Availability of a Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment, Draft Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to 2,4-D and Glufosinate Comments to EPA regarding the registration of flubendiamide Comments to EPA regarding the request for public input on the Agencys regulatory review, being carried out under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Letter to House Agriculture Committee regarding H.R. 2620, a bill to amend the U.S. Cotton Futures Act

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Comments with other agricultural commodity groups to USDA-FSA regarding the implementation of changes in the Conservation Reserve Program required by the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number Comments in response for the EPA federal register notice regarding the analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the production and transport of cottonseed oil for use in biofuel production OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research Comments in response to the EPA federal register notice regarding risk management approaches to identifying options for protecting the monarch butterfly H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the extension of certain expired tax policies Participant in coalition letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives regarding the extension of expired and expiring tax provisions H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1946 - the Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the renewal of tax provisions and passage of legislation to extend bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee regarding the inclusion of the Ports Performance Act (S. 1298) as part of the Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (S. 1732) S. 1647 - the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate regarding its multi-year surface transportation legislation Participant in coalition letter to the House of Representatives regarding the passage of multi-year surface transportation legislation H.R. 3129 - the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act Comments in response to the US Trade Representatives notice regarding the proposed designation of Generalized System of Preferences for five cotton products from least developed beneficiary developing countries Participant in coalition letter to President Obama regarding engagement with China on agricultural innovation and trade Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the introduction of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 (S. 2006) USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials Meetings with USDA-FAS regarding MAP and FMD and program funding allocations Meetings with EPA regarding review and approval of labels for dicamba and 2,4-D use on herbicide tolerant cotton varieties Meetings with USDA and Congress in support of policy for cottonseed Comments to the Department of Transportation-National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations proposed rule regarding the consideration of requirements for rear impact guards and other safety strategies on single unit trucks

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Letter to select members of Senate Finance Committee concerning tax reform priorities for farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Letter to EPA regarding Agencys regulatory review process pertaining to biotechnology and plant-incorporated protectants Letter to USDA in response to its coexistence workshop Comments to USDA-RMA regarding a study on prevented planting coverage levels H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1890 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 Comments regarding EPAs proposal to change corn rootworm resistance management provisions Comments in response to USDAs interim rule regarding conservation compliance procedures for crop insurance Letter to Federal Aviation Administration regarding the proposed rule for the operation and certification of small unmanned aircraft systems Letter to House Armed Services Committee regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of the House regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of Senate regarding two amendments (S.A. 1961 and S.A. 1962) to the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Letters to House and Senate agriculture appropriations subcommittees regarding funding for honey bee research in Administrations FY 2016 budget Letter to EPA regarding consideration of studies and scientific data with risk assessments and regulatory decisions for chlorpyrifos Comments to USDA-RMA regarding proposed changes to Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Comments to USDAs proposed rule to revise regulations that define actively engaged in farming Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Comments in response to USDA-REE reports regarding federal efforts to improve pollinator health S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 Letter to Federal Maritime Commission regarding the Commissions report on Rule, Rates and Practices Relating to Detention, Demurrage and Freed Time for Containerized Imports and Exports Moving Through Selected United States Ports H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding certain aspects of its certification process for genetically engineered organisms S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to the Federal Register notice regarding the petition requesting rulemaking to amend the test procedure for the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding the Federal Register Notice for Availability of a Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment, Draft Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to 2,4-D and Glufosinate Comments to EPA regarding the registration of flubendiamide Comments to EPA regarding the request for public input on the Agencys regulatory review, being carried out under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Letter to House Agriculture Committee regarding H.R. 2620, a bill to amend the U.S. Cotton Futures Act

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Letter to select members of Senate Finance Committee concerning tax reform priorities for farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Letter to EPA regarding Agencys regulatory review process pertaining to biotechnology and plant-incorporated protectants Letter to USDA in response to its coexistence workshop Comments to USDA-RMA regarding a study on prevented planting coverage levels H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1890 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 Comments regarding EPAs proposal to change corn rootworm resistance management provisions Comments in response to USDAs interim rule regarding conservation compliance procedures for crop insurance Letter to Federal Aviation Administration regarding the proposed rule for the operation and certification of small unmanned aircraft systems Letter to House Armed Services Committee regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of the House regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of Senate regarding two amendments (S.A. 1961 and S.A. 1962) to the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Letters to House and Senate agriculture appropriations subcommittees regarding funding for honey bee research in Administrations FY 2016 budget Letter to EPA regarding consideration of studies and scientific data with risk assessments and regulatory decisions for chlorpyrifos Comments to USDA-RMA regarding proposed changes to Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Comments to USDAs proposed rule to revise regulations that define actively engaged in farming Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Comments in response to USDA-REE reports regarding federal efforts to improve pollinator health S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 Letter to Federal Maritime Commission regarding the Commissions report on Rule, Rates and Practices Relating to Detention, Demurrage and Freed Time for Containerized Imports and Exports Moving Through Selected United States Ports H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding certain aspects of its certification process for genetically engineered organisms S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to the Federal Register notice regarding the petition requesting rulemaking to amend the test procedure for the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding the Federal Register Notice for Availability of a Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment, Draft Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to 2,4-D and Glufosinate Comments to EPA regarding the registration of flubendiamide Comments to EPA regarding the request for public input on the Agencys regulatory review, being carried out under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Letter to House Agriculture Committee regarding H.R. 2620, a bill to amend the U.S. Cotton Futures Act

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Testimony to House Committee on Agriculture concerning the impacts of foreign government support conveyed to cotton growers in other countries Testimonies before House Committee on Agricultures General Farm Commodity and Risk Management Subcommittee concerning factors impacting U.S. cotton economic health Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding implementation of a FY16 Omnibus Appropriations bill provision for use of commodity marketing certificates for marketing loan redemptions Participation in agricultural coalition letter to members of Congress regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (H.R. 2029) Letter to USDA-RMA concerning authorization of emergency loss procedures due to floods in the Southeast region Contacts with USDA-RMA concerning the necessity of accurate and consistent crop insurance appraisals-following the floods in the Southeast region Letter to USDA-RMA concerning crop insurance indemnity procedures Participation in agricultural organization letter to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee regarding the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) Participation in the Rail Customer Coalition letter to House leadership concerning passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 808) Participation in coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) and certain amendments to that legislation Participation in agricultural coalition letter to Surface Transportation conferees regarding the inclusion of certain provisions in multi-year surface transportation legislation Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding nominations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Letter to House members concerning legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding action to address certain expired provisions of the tax code WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USTR and USDA regarding agricultural negotiations during the WTO ministerial conference Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Participation in letter from agricultural organizations to EPA and U.S. Army concerning technical and supporting information relative to the implementation of the final rule to define waters of the United States H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participation in coalition letter concerning White House initiative for a coordinated framework to clarify roles of government agencies in regulating biotechnology products Participation in comments by agricultural coalition to FDA regarding clarification of roles and responsibilities in the coordinated framework for regulating biotechnology products Participation in agricultural and food industry coalition letter concerning EPAs administrative rules relative to biogenic emissions Participation in a textile coalition petition to the Consumer Products Safety Commission for rulemaking concerning the performance standards and test methods prescribed in California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 Participation in textile coalition letter to the Consumer Products Safety Commission regarding that agencys response to the coalitions earlier petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding proposed language in Omnibus Appropriations bill addressing GMO labeling laws Participation in agricultural coalition letter to EPA concerning the registration of Enlist Duo herbicide Request for an extension in the comment period for responding to EPAs pesticide registration review Participation in coalition request for an extension in the comment period on EPAs proposed rule to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USDA Secretary concerning EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Comments in response to EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Participation in coalition request to EPA asking for a separate comment period regarding the inclusion of Food Quality Protection Act safety factors in the assessment of organophosphate chemicals Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide rimsulfuron Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide tribenuron-methyl Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide trifloxysulfuron-sodium Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide thifensulfuron-methyl Contact with FDA regarding the inclusion of cotton gins in the Preventative Controls for Animal Food Rule

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Comments with other agricultural commodity groups to USDA-FSA regarding the implementation of changes in the Conservation Reserve Program required by the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number Comments in response for the EPA federal register notice regarding the analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the production and transport of cottonseed oil for use in biofuel production OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research Comments in response to the EPA federal register notice regarding risk management approaches to identifying options for protecting the monarch butterfly H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the extension of certain expired tax policies Participant in coalition letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives regarding the extension of expired and expiring tax provisions H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1946 - the Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the renewal of tax provisions and passage of legislation to extend bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee regarding the inclusion of the Ports Performance Act (S. 1298) as part of the Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (S. 1732) S. 1647 - the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate regarding its multi-year surface transportation legislation Participant in coalition letter to the House of Representatives regarding the passage of multi-year surface transportation legislation H.R. 3129 - the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act Comments in response to the US Trade Representatives notice regarding the proposed designation of Generalized System of Preferences for five cotton products from least developed beneficiary developing countries Participant in coalition letter to President Obama regarding engagement with China on agricultural innovation and trade Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the introduction of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 (S. 2006) USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials Meetings with USDA-FAS regarding MAP and FMD and program funding allocations Meetings with EPA regarding review and approval of labels for dicamba and 2,4-D use on herbicide tolerant cotton varieties Meetings with USDA and Congress in support of policy for cottonseed Comments to the Department of Transportation-National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations proposed rule regarding the consideration of requirements for rear impact guards and other safety strategies on single unit trucks

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Comments with other agricultural commodity groups to USDA-FSA regarding the implementation of changes in the Conservation Reserve Program required by the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number Comments in response for the EPA federal register notice regarding the analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the production and transport of cottonseed oil for use in biofuel production OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research Comments in response to the EPA federal register notice regarding risk management approaches to identifying options for protecting the monarch butterfly H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the extension of certain expired tax policies Participant in coalition letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives regarding the extension of expired and expiring tax provisions H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1946 - the Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the renewal of tax provisions and passage of legislation to extend bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee regarding the inclusion of the Ports Performance Act (S. 1298) as part of the Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (S. 1732) S. 1647 - the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate regarding its multi-year surface transportation legislation Participant in coalition letter to the House of Representatives regarding the passage of multi-year surface transportation legislation H.R. 3129 - the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act Comments in response to the US Trade Representatives notice regarding the proposed designation of Generalized System of Preferences for five cotton products from least developed beneficiary developing countries Participant in coalition letter to President Obama regarding engagement with China on agricultural innovation and trade Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the introduction of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 (S. 2006) USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials Meetings with USDA-FAS regarding MAP and FMD and program funding allocations Meetings with EPA regarding review and approval of labels for dicamba and 2,4-D use on herbicide tolerant cotton varieties Meetings with USDA and Congress in support of policy for cottonseed Comments to the Department of Transportation-National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations proposed rule regarding the consideration of requirements for rear impact guards and other safety strategies on single unit trucks

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Letter to select members of Senate Finance Committee concerning tax reform priorities for farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Letter to EPA regarding Agencys regulatory review process pertaining to biotechnology and plant-incorporated protectants Letter to USDA in response to its coexistence workshop Comments to USDA-RMA regarding a study on prevented planting coverage levels H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1890 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 Comments regarding EPAs proposal to change corn rootworm resistance management provisions Comments in response to USDAs interim rule regarding conservation compliance procedures for crop insurance Letter to Federal Aviation Administration regarding the proposed rule for the operation and certification of small unmanned aircraft systems Letter to House Armed Services Committee regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of the House regarding Berry Amendment provisions in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) Letter to Members of Senate regarding two amendments (S.A. 1961 and S.A. 1962) to the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Letters to House and Senate agriculture appropriations subcommittees regarding funding for honey bee research in Administrations FY 2016 budget Letter to EPA regarding consideration of studies and scientific data with risk assessments and regulatory decisions for chlorpyrifos Comments to USDA-RMA regarding proposed changes to Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Comments to USDAs proposed rule to revise regulations that define actively engaged in farming Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Comments in response to USDA-REE reports regarding federal efforts to improve pollinator health S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 Letter to Federal Maritime Commission regarding the Commissions report on Rule, Rates and Practices Relating to Detention, Demurrage and Freed Time for Containerized Imports and Exports Moving Through Selected United States Ports H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding certain aspects of its certification process for genetically engineered organisms S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to the Federal Register notice regarding the petition requesting rulemaking to amend the test procedure for the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding the Federal Register Notice for Availability of a Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment, Draft Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to 2,4-D and Glufosinate Comments to EPA regarding the registration of flubendiamide Comments to EPA regarding the request for public input on the Agencys regulatory review, being carried out under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Letter to House Agriculture Committee regarding H.R. 2620, a bill to amend the U.S. Cotton Futures Act

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Comments with other agricultural commodity groups to USDA-FSA regarding the implementation of changes in the Conservation Reserve Program required by the Agricultural Act of 2014 Cotton industry requests for funding of select programs in FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bills (H.R. 3049 and S. 1800) WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 897 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 H.R. 594 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number Comments in response for the EPA federal register notice regarding the analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the production and transport of cottonseed oil for use in biofuel production OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Communications to members of Congress conveying opposition to any action impacting the utilization of biotechnology Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research Comments in response to the EPA federal register notice regarding risk management approaches to identifying options for protecting the monarch butterfly H.R. 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the extension of certain expired tax policies Participant in coalition letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives regarding the extension of expired and expiring tax provisions H.R. 9 - Innovation Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act S. 1500 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1946 - the Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Finance regarding the renewal of tax provisions and passage of legislation to extend bonus depreciation S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee regarding the inclusion of the Ports Performance Act (S. 1298) as part of the Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (S. 1732) S. 1647 - the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act Participant in coalition letter to Senate regarding its multi-year surface transportation legislation Participant in coalition letter to the House of Representatives regarding the passage of multi-year surface transportation legislation H.R. 3129 - the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act Comments in response to the US Trade Representatives notice regarding the proposed designation of Generalized System of Preferences for five cotton products from least developed beneficiary developing countries Participant in coalition letter to President Obama regarding engagement with China on agricultural innovation and trade Participant in coalition letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the introduction of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 (S. 2006) USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials Meetings with USDA-FAS regarding MAP and FMD and program funding allocations Meetings with EPA regarding review and approval of labels for dicamba and 2,4-D use on herbicide tolerant cotton varieties Meetings with USDA and Congress in support of policy for cottonseed Comments to the Department of Transportation-National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations proposed rule regarding the consideration of requirements for rear impact guards and other safety strategies on single unit trucks

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed Testimony to House Committee on Agriculture concerning the impacts of foreign government support conveyed to cotton growers in other countries Testimonies before House Committee on Agricultures General Farm Commodity and Risk Management Subcommittee concerning factors impacting U.S. cotton economic health Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding implementation of a FY16 Omnibus Appropriations bill provision for use of commodity marketing certificates for marketing loan redemptions Participation in agricultural coalition letter to members of Congress regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (H.R. 2029) Letter to USDA-RMA concerning authorization of emergency loss procedures due to floods in the Southeast region Contacts with USDA-RMA concerning the necessity of accurate and consistent crop insurance appraisals-following the floods in the Southeast region Letter to USDA-RMA concerning crop insurance indemnity procedures Participation in agricultural organization letter to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee regarding the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) Participation in the Rail Customer Coalition letter to House leadership concerning passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 808) Participation in coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) and certain amendments to that legislation Participation in agricultural coalition letter to Surface Transportation conferees regarding the inclusion of certain provisions in multi-year surface transportation legislation Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding nominations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Letter to House members concerning legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding action to address certain expired provisions of the tax code WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USTR and USDA regarding agricultural negotiations during the WTO ministerial conference Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Participation in letter from agricultural organizations to EPA and U.S. Army concerning technical and supporting information relative to the implementation of the final rule to define waters of the United States H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015 S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act Participation in coalition letter concerning White House initiative for a coordinated framework to clarify roles of government agencies in regulating biotechnology products Participation in comments by agricultural coalition to FDA regarding clarification of roles and responsibilities in the coordinated framework for regulating biotechnology products Participation in agricultural and food industry coalition letter concerning EPAs administrative rules relative to biogenic emissions Participation in a textile coalition petition to the Consumer Products Safety Commission for rulemaking concerning the performance standards and test methods prescribed in California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 Participation in textile coalition letter to the Consumer Products Safety Commission regarding that agencys response to the coalitions earlier petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding proposed language in Omnibus Appropriations bill addressing GMO labeling laws Participation in agricultural coalition letter to EPA concerning the registration of Enlist Duo herbicide Request for an extension in the comment period for responding to EPAs pesticide registration review Participation in coalition request for an extension in the comment period on EPAs proposed rule to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USDA Secretary concerning EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Comments in response to EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos Participation in coalition request to EPA asking for a separate comment period regarding the inclusion of Food Quality Protection Act safety factors in the assessment of organophosphate chemicals Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide rimsulfuron Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide tribenuron-methyl Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide trifloxysulfuron-sodium Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide thifensulfuron-methyl Contact with FDA regarding the inclusion of cotton gins in the Preventative Controls for Animal Food Rule