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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
National Cotton Council

2. Address

Address1
P.O. BOX 2995
 Address2
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City
Cordova
 State
TN
 Zip Code
38088-2995
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Drew Davis
​9012749030
​ddavis@cotton.org
5. Senate ID#
​27571-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​National Cotton Council
6. House ID#
​303760000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2021
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​300,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Drew Davis
 Date
10/19/2021 11:18:13 AM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Joined on a letter to members of the Surface Transportation Board requesting the Board implement two provisions that would help address pervasive challenges faced by rail shippers.

Sent letters to the Senate in support of two nominees for key USDA positions - Robert Bonnie for Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation, and Jennifer Moffitt for Under Secretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs.

Submitted two sets of comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to help it improve the effectiveness of scientific integrity policies at federal agencies.

Joined other members of the Rail Customer Coalition on a letter to the Surface Transportation Board encouraging it to finalize reciprocal switching rules and to consider further steps that will at long last provide shippers with greater access to competitive rail service.

Sent a letter to the House Agriculture Committee in advance of a bill markup offering the cotton industrys strong support for the measure extending WHIP+ for 2020 and 2021. The bill would authorize $8.5 billion in appropriations to cover the losses over the two years.

Met with Congress on extending WHIP+ disaster assistance for 2020 and 2021.

Submitted comments on USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services proposal to Exempt Plants with Additional Modifications Produced Using Genetic Engineering That are Otherwise Achievable by Conventional Breeding.

Filed comments to EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers outlining strong reservations regarding the agencies attempt to erase the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) and rewrite federal water law.

Cosigned multiple letters urging Congress not to make negative changes to the tax code as it begins the budget reconciliation process.

Joined more than 70 agriculture associations on a letter to President Biden, USDA Secretary Vilsack, Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg, Federal Maritime Commission Chair Maffei, the Chair of White House Council of Economic Advisors, and the U.S. Attorney General requesting they take additional steps to relieve the crisis facing American exports.

Met with USDA-NASS to urge continuation of crop reporting district estimates.

Met with USDA and Congress to continue advocating for COVID economic assistance for cotton merchandisers.

Met with Congress on CAFTA-DR rules of origin for textiles and importance of maintaining yarn-forward rule.

Met with Congress and sent letters in support of Growing Climate Solutions Act legislation.

Met with USDA-RMA to discuss cotton prevent plant provisions.

Submitted comments to EPA opposing the inclusion of a crop rotation label restriction for MSMA use on cotton.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Risk Management Agency, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Gary M.
Adams
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Robbie
Minnich
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W. Harrison
Ashley
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Reece
Langley
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Jody
Campiche
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Steven L.
Hensley
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William
Frierson
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)