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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
​2018
 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 $
​281,000.00
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
4/20/2018 10:29:20 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

Meetings with members of Congress and staff regarding support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program

Meetings with members of Congress and staff regarding a legislative proposal for seed cotton as a covered commodity

H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

Meetings with Congress, 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

Food and Drug Administration documents addressing issues surrounding non-farmer owned cotton gins and cottonseed storage under Food Safety and Modernization Act regulations

USDAs disclosure rule for genetically modified organisms

EPAs final rule to adjust level of statutory civil monetary penalty amounts

U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposed regulatory guidance to define exemptions and transportation for agricultural commodities

Participation in coalition letter to House Agriculture Committee leadership regarding the inclusion of the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (H.R. 953) in the 2018 Farm Bill

Participation in a coalition letter to members of the Senate regarding timely confirmation for the nominations of Greg Doud as the U.S. Trade Representatives Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Dennis Shea as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Geneva) and C.J. Mahoney as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China and the Western Hemisphere)

Participation by Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner at cotton industry meetings to discuss issues related to non-farmer owned cotton gins and cottonseed storage under Food Safety and Modernization Act regulations

Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding continuation of funding for uniforms for the Afghan military and security forces

Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding petition submitted by Texas A&M University seeking a nonregulated status for cottonseed genetically engineered to contain ultra-low gossypol levels

Participation in a meeting with USDA-FSA regarding implementation of the Seed Cotton Program provisions and agricultural disaster program for 2017 hurricane losses

Participation in a meeting with House Agriculture Committee majority staff regarding the Endangered Species Act/Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act issue

Participation in meetings with Congressional staff of various members regarding the Endangered Species Act/Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act issue

Participation in a meeting with USDA Cotton Warehouse Division regarding issues related to the flow of cotton

Letter to USDA requesting a change in cotton marketing loan premium and discount schedule for 2018 crop year

Participation in a meeting with USDA-NASS regarding the Cotton Ginnings questionnaire

Participation in a meeting with USDA-RMA regarding final cotton planting dates in the Southeast

Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about Section 199A of H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Letter to the USDA Secretary regarding the candidacy of a cotton industry leader for appointment to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors

Presidents Budget Proposal for FY 2019

Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0330, Revised Human Health Risk Assessment for Registration Review of 2,4-D

Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0684: Cyfluthrin and Beta-Cyfluthrin: Draft Human Health Risk Assessment for Registration Review; Cyfluthrin and Beta-Cyfluthrin: Acute and Chronic Aggregate Dietary (Food and Drinking Water) Exposure and Risk Assessment for Registration Review; and Cyfluthrin and Beta-Cyfluthrin: Occupational and Residential Exposure Assessment for Registration Review

Comments with National Cotton Ginners Association to the Department of Transportation regarding Docket ID Number FMCSA-2017-0360: Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Proposed Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Transportation of Agricultural Commodities

Participation in a coalition letter to members of the House Agriculture Committee regarding the need to address policy conflicts between EPA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and the National Marine Fisheries Service

The Agriculture Creates Real Employment Act, introduced by Senator John Barrasso, which combines eight related measures designed to help farmers and ranchers get relief from burdensome regulations

Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0360, regarding EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of abamectin

Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0677, regarding EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of pyriproxyfen

Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0483, regarding EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of emamectin benzoate

Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0684, regarding EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of bifenthrin

Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0373, regarding EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of buprofezin

Meetings with Members of Congress and staff regarding the development and approval of Omnibus spending package, funding the government for the remainder of FY 2018 and containing funding for a number of important cotton programs

Comments along with other cotton organizations to EPAs Office Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0617, regarding the nominations of ad hoc expert members for the meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel

Meeting with USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine program staff to review plant health issues of concern in the cotton sector, including funding the Joint Cotton Pest account, providing for appropriate phytosanitary regulation for cotton fiber and seed

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)

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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Robert Craig
Brown
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Sidney A.
Johnson
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Robbie
Minnich
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W. Harrison
Ashley
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Reece
Langley
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Matthew
Valesko
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Jody
Campiche
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Steven L.
Hensley
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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

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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

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Suffix
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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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