LD-2 Disclosure Form

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

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

Oregon Farm Bureau Federation

2. Address

Address1

1320 Capitol Street, NE

Address2

Suit 200

City

Salem

State

Zip Code

97301

Country

USA

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

City

State

Zip Code

Country

4a. Contact Name		b. Telephone Number	c. E-mail
Mr.	DAVID DILLON	5033991701	dave@oregonfb.org

5. Senate ID#

400263203-12

7. Client Name	Self	Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
Oregon Farm Bureau Federation

6. House ID#

400040000

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.

Began to work on authorization/appropriations for 2020 Wildfire Hurricane Indemnity Program for 2020 disasters. Specific to Oregon is necessary WHIP funding for unprecedented wildfire season.

Supported H.R. 7679 which would raise the Commodity Credit Corporations borrowing authority to $68 billion and index it to inflation. Increasing CCC borrowing authority would give USDA greater flexibility to maintain farm bill programs that support U.S. agricultural producers and stabilize domestic agricultural markets.

Continued to encourage additional crop eligibility to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP. Efforts resulted in;

Alfalfa sprouts, anise, arugula, basil, bean sprouts, beets, blackberries, Brussels sprouts, celeriac (celery root), chives, cilantro, coconuts, collard greens, dandelion greens, greens (others not listed separately), guava, kale greens, lettuce - including Boston, green leaf, Lolla Rossa, oak leaf green, oak leaf red and red leaf - marjoram, mint, mustard, okra, oregano, parsnips, passion fruit, peas (green), pineapple, pistachios, radicchio, rosemary, sage, savory, sorrel, fresh sugarcane, Swiss chard, thyme and turnip top greens are now eligible for CFAP.

Apples, blueberries, garlic, potatoes, raspberries, tangerines and taro have additional program eligibility. Originally, these commodities were only eligible for marketing adjustments.

Apples, artichokes, asparagus, blueberries, cantaloupes, cucumbers, garlic, kiwifruit, mushrooms, papaya, peaches, potatoes, raspberries, rhubarb, tangerines and taro have updated payment rates.

Supported the RAMP-UP Act which provides grants for small custom meat processors to become FSIS inspected. The legislation would establish a program to make facility upgrade and planning grants to existing meat and poultry processors to help them move to Federal Inspection and be able to sell their products across state lines. The grants will be capped at $100,000 per facility. The legislation will also require USDA to work with States and report on ways to improve the existing Cooperative Interstate Shipment program.

Also supported the DIRECT Act allows for online sales of state inspected meat across state lines. The legislation would allow State Inspected (MPI) meat to be sold across state lines, but only through e-commerce, allowing small producers and processors more options to directly market to consumers. The legislation allows new flexibilities without compromising food safety recall ability, or jeopardizing trade market access through equivalency agreements.

Evaluated the impact of Strengthening Organic Enforcement Proposed Rule, in which the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) recommends amending the USDA organic regulations regarding oversight and enforcement of the production, handling, and sale of organic agricultural products. The proposed amendments seek to ensure integrity in the organic supply chain and the USDA organic label.

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Supported the Transportation Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety (HAULS) Act.

The HAULS Act of 2020 modernizes the agricultural exemption to the hours-of-service rules and provides much needed regulatory relief for farmers, ranchers and haulers of agricultural products.

The HAULS Act would:

*Eliminate the requirement that agricultural and livestock hours-of-service exemptions only apply during state designated planting and harvesting seasons;

*Amend and clarify the definition of agricultural commodities based on feedback provided by agriculture and livestock organizations; and

*Authorize a 150 air-mile exemption from HOS requirements on the destination side of a haul for ag and livestock haulers

Supported the House Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020. The reauthorization package would authorize the construction of 34 new projects. WRDA 2020 authorizes the study and construction of locally-driven projects that were developed in cooperation and consultation with the Corps.

The bill adjusts the cost-share for construction and major rehabilitation of inland waterways projects to 65% from the general fund of the Treasury/35% from Inland Waterways Trust Fund (from 50%/50%). This cost-share adjustment sunset at the end of Fiscal Year 2027, with a provision that any project that begins construction within this timeframe will carry the 65%/35% cost-share all the way through to the end of its construction. In addition to this adjustment, WRDA 2020:

Authorizes the construction of all 34 pending Corps Chiefs Reports received since the enactment of WRDA 2018. Chiefs Reports are the final recommendations to Congress by the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on rigorously-studied water resources infrastructure priorities. Within this specific section particular attention was paid to the language regarding the allocation of the Willamette River.

Authorizes 35 feasibility studies for water resources development projects, including those identified through the public review process established by section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014.

Fully unlocks the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) by providing the authority to appropriate additional funds for harbor maintenance needs from the existing balance in the Trust Fund. The current estimate of the balance in the trust fund is approximately $10 billion.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

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Worked with congressional delegation on Agricultural Worker Hazard Pay Legislation

Educated members on USDA new features to Farmers.gov to enable farmers to track the status of H-2A paperwork and provide improved access to the DOL Foreign Labor Application Gateway, which include:

*A real-time dashboard that enables farmers to track the status of their eligible employer application and visa applications for temporary nonimmigrant workers;

*Streamlining the login information so if a farmer has an existing login.gov account they can save multiple applications tracking numbers for quick look-up at any time;

*Enables easy access to the Department of Labors (DOL) Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG);

*Allows farmers to track time-sensitive actions taken in the course of Office of Foreign Labor Certifications (OFLC) adjudication of temporary labor certification applications;

*Allowing for farmers to access all application forms on-line.

Monitored continuing USDOL guidance on rapidly changing requirements for H2A employees with regard to state mandates being put in place to mitigate COVID-19.

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Monitored the Labor H Appropriations bill, including specific provisions:

$10.2 billion for the Employment Training Administration, an increase of $187 million above the FY 2020 enacted level, and $1.5 billion above the Presidents budget request.Within this amount, the bill includes, $96 million for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers programs authorized in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. This is an increase of $4 million above the FY 2020 enacted level.
$2.6 billion for the operation of the Unemployment Insurance program, an increase of $109 million above the FY 2020 enacted level and the same as the Presidents budget request. The bill also includes $925 million in emergency contingency funding to help States address spikes in unemployment claims.
$78 million for Foreign Labor Certification, an increase of $9 million above the FY 2020 enacted level, and $2 million below the Presidents budget request.
$1.7 billion for Worker Protection Agencies, an increase of $15 million above the FY 2020 enacted level, and $5 million below the Presidents budget request. Within this amount, the bill includes:
$246 million for the Wage and Hour Division, an increase of $4 million above the FY 2020 enacted level, and $2 million above the Presidents budget request.
$594 million for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an increase of $12 million above the FY 2020 enacted level, and $17 million above the Presidents budget request.
Strategic National Stockpile-The bill includes a new provision requiring a weekly report on the inventory of ventilators and personal protective equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile, as well as an annual professional judgment budget for necessary expenditures to maintain the minimum level of relevant supplies, including in the case of a pandemic.
Joint Employer-The bill includes provisions prohibiting funds from implementing the Department of Labor Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Final Rule, which was published in the Federal Register on January 16th, 2020, and effective March 16th, 2020.
This bill does not include longstanding language exempting OSHA enforcement on farms with ten or fewer employees, commonly known as the family farm exemption.

Monitored the FY21 Agriculture Appropriations bill. The bill includes $23.98 billion in discretionary funding, which is $487 million above the FY20 enacted level including:

Agriculture Research: The bill provides $3.3 billion for agriculture research programs, which is $90 million above FY20, and includes the Agriculture Research Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, and U.S. land-grant colleges and universities.

Animal and Plant Health: The bill provides $1.07 billion for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which is $27 million above FY20. This increase will allow APHIS to address citrus greening, cattle fever ticks and chronic wasting disease.

Conservation Programs: The bill provides $1 billion for conservation programs, which includes $167 million for infrastructure rehabilitation for watershed projects.

Farm Programs:

The bill includes $1.835 billion for farm programs, which is $30.3 million above FY20.
Includes $5 million for heirs property.
Marketing Programs:

The bill provides $190 million to facilitate the movement of agriculture products and open market opportunities:
Including $18 million for the National Organic Program
Including $16.5 million for the Hemp Production Program.
Provides $20 million for the Agricultural Marketing Service and Rural Development for the Local Agriculture Market Program.
Rural Development:

The bill allocates a total of $4.214 billion for rural development programs.
Includes $1.055 billion for expansion of broadband services, an increase of $435 million above FY20 enacted level. The bill provides $990 million for the ReConnect Program.
Includes $6.9 billion for rural electric and telephone infrastructure loan authority.
Includes $1.45 billion for rural water and waste program loans and $655 million for grants.
Food Safety and Inspection Service: The bill includes $1.087 billion for food safety and inspection service.

Food and Drug Administration:

The bill provides $3.212 billion in discretionary funding, which is $40.8 million above FY20 enacted level. Total funding for FDA is $5.99 billion, with the inclusion of user fees.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: The bill includes $304 million.

International Programs: The bill provides $2 billion for overseas food aid and promotion of U.S. agricultural exports.

Includes $1.775 billion for the Food for Peace grants.
Includes $235 million for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program.
Food and Nutrition Programs:

Women, Infants, and Children: The bill provides $5.75 billion in discretionary funding for the Women, Infants, and Children.
Child nutrition programs: The bill provides $25.131 billion in mandatory funding, which is $1.516 billion above FY20 enacted level.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: The bill provides $68.277 billion in mandatory funding.
There is bill language that:

blocks the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents final rule and the Standard Utility Allowance proposed rule
blocks USDA from granting line-speed waivers at meat processing facilities during the public health emergency
requires the Secretary to submit to the Committee documents the Department cited as the basis for its decision to cancel the Forest Service application for the Rainy River Watershed Withdrawal in Minnesota
allows the Secretary to waive matching fund requirements for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative
prohibits FSIS from inspecting equine processing facilities under the Federal Meat Inspection Act
provides $5 million for National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for programs and services to establish and enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans
provides $2 million for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a pilot program that assists rural hospitals to improve long-term operations and financial health by providing technical assistance through analysis of current hospital management practices
prohibits USDA from moving any staff office or any agency from the mission area in which it was located on August 1, 2018, to any other mission area or office within the Department.

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Supported a Senate Amendment SA 1966 to the NDAA, S. 4049. SA 1966, would incorporate the Seeding Rural Resilience Act, legislation that would help farmers respond to stress and decrease the stigma associated with mental health care in rural communities. The pandemic, challenging weather, destructive pests, trade disputes, labor shortages and market volatility over the past few years have brought an unprecedented level of pressure on Americas farmers and ranchers.

The bill would create three initiatives aimed at promoting mental health awareness:

*Implement a Farmer-Facing Employee Training Program that requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide voluntary stress management training to Farm Service Agency, Risk Management Agency, and National Resources Conservation Service Employees.

*Form a partnership between the Department of Health and Human Services and USDA to create a $3 million PSA to increase public awareness of farm and ranch stress and destigmatize mental health care in rural communities.

*Direct the Secretary of Agriculture to work with state, local, and non-governmental stakeholders to collaborate and determine best practices for responding to farm and ranch mental stress.

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Began preparation to submit comments under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (Food Traceability Proposed Rule).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (Food Traceability Proposed Rule). The FDA also published a draft Food Traceability List, which describes the foods that would be subject to the proposed requirements.

The proposed rule, Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (Food Traceability Proposed Rule) is a component of FDAs New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint and would implement Section 204(d) of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The proposal seeks to standardize the data elements and information firms must establish and maintain, and the information they would need to send to the next entity in the supply chain to facilitate traceability.

A key provision of the new rule is a requirement for those who manufacture, process, pack, or hold a food on the Food Traceability List (FTL) to establish and maintain records associated with specific Critical Tracking Events (CTEs): growing, receiving, transforming, creating, and shipping. For each CTE, entities would be required to establish and maintain records containing Key Data Elements (KDEs). Examples of KDEs include the traceability lot code, the date the product was received, the date the product was shipped, and a product description. The traceability lot code is an important KDE throughout the supply chain intended to facilitate rapid traceback and trace forward investigations during foodborne illness outbreaks and recall events. In addition, those subject to the rule would also be required to create and maintain records related to their internal traceability program.

Briefed membership on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint. This report includes FDAs plan to create a more digital, traceable food system.

This report includes the FDAs plan to create a more digital, traceable food system. It outlines how FDA will achieve its food safety goals by utilizing technology to prevent foodborne illnesses and track and notify the public when an outbreak occurs. The blueprint features four core elements:

*Tech-Enabled Traceability: FDA seeks to utilize new technologies and integrate data streams to identify outbreaks and trace the origin of a contaminated food to its source in minutes, or even seconds.

*Smarter Tools and Approaches for Prevention and Outbreak Response: As more data streams and tools for rapidly analyzing data become available, FDA plans to explore how predictive analytics tools could identify the source of potential contamination. FDA intends to analyze how to leverage reliable third-party audits and state and local regulatory partners to advance food safety.

*New Business Models and Retail Modernization: As the industry is inventing new ways to produce and distribute food, FDA plans to adapt to new business models, such as online grocery shopping.

*Food Safety Culture: FDA states that there will not be dramatic improvements in reducing the burden of foodborne disease without doing more to influence and change human behavior, addressing how employees think about food safety and how they demonstrate a commitment to this goal in how they do their job. FDA will assess how, as regulators, the agency is promoting the development of a global food safety culture.

Monitored supply chain problems related to COVIDF-19 specifically in the meat packing industry. Evaluated legislative concepts allowing intrastate commerce of meat products under a state inspection program. Supportive of PRIME Act legislation.

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Supported HR 7619, the Expanding Assistance to Farmers Act of 2020. The bill would amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to allow farmers to use their PPP loans on rental equipment used for agribusiness (including tractors, combines, forage harvesters, planters, sprayers, hay rakes and wagons, field equipment, irrigation equipment, tools and supplies), land and buildings. These payments would also qualify for loan forgiveness.

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Opposed S. 3422, the Great American Outdoors Act which includes a permanent annual allocation of $900 million to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

The bill includes two titles. The first title would address the multi-billion dollar maintenance backlog in National Parks and other federal lands by spending $9.5 billion of federal offshore energy revenues over five years on deferred maintenance projects.

The second title would modify the LWCF to a fund not subject to congressional appropriation and mandate that $900 million from offshore oil and gas revenues be spent annually in perpetuity on land acquisition by the federal land management agencies and on land acquisition and development of recreational facilities by state and local governments.

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Supported the Health Economic Assistance Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act, which includes the American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act that makes several tax code changes important to farmers and ranchers.

The American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act that makes several tax code changes important to farmers and ranchers. Provisions include improvements to the Employee Retention Tax Credit, a new tax credit to help employers pay for personal protective equipment, a needed change to Net Operating Loss rules, and a second round of assistance payments to individuals.:

Employee Retention Tax Credit - Section 211

Passed as part of the CARES Act, the ERTC provides businesses with a financial incentive to keep employees on the payroll. The tax credit is available to employers regardless of size when business operations are fully or partially suspended by the government or when gross receipts are 50% less than the comparable quarter in 2019. The proposed bill reduces the percentage to 25 percent of a comparable quarter in a previous year.

Under the CARES Act, an employer may not claim Employee Retention Credits if it receives a PPP loan. The proposal allows an employer to be eligible for both programs but prevents overlapping payments.

The original ERTC is for 50% of up to $10,000 of wages per employee paid after March 12 and before January 1, 2021. The proposed change would increase the percentage to 65% of up to $10,000 per quarter limited to $30,000 for the calendar year. Qualifying wages are based on the average number of employees in 2019. If the employer had 100 or fewer employees the credit is for wages paid to all employees, regardless if they worked or not. If the employer had more than 100 employees, then the credit is only for wages paid to employees who did not work. The proposal would increase the threshold to 500 employees and also clarify that group health plan expenses are includes as wages even when no other wages are being paid to the employee.

Employers can immediately reduce required deposits of Social Security payroll taxes that have been withheld from employees wages. The employer can request payment If the tax credit exceeds the amount of taxes that the employer would have deposited.

New Safe and Health Workplace Tax Credit - Section 213

The proposal establishes a new refundable payroll tax credit equal to 50 percent of an employers qualified employee protection expenses, such as testing for COVID-19, protective personal equipment, cleaning supplies, modifications to workspaces and for contactless point of-sale systems and other technology to track employee interactions with customers. The expenditures must have a primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19 among other requirements.

In each calendar quarter, qualified expenses cannot exceed a cap based on the average number of employees. The cap is equal to $1,000 for each of the first 500 employees, plus $750 for each employee between 500 and 1000, plus $500 for each employee that exceeds 1,000. The credit also permits self-employed individuals, including sole proprietors, independent contractors, and farmers, to claim a refundable credit against income taxes for the same types of COVID-19 related expenses. The credit applies to expenses incurred after March 12, 2020 and before January 1, 2021.

Election to waive application of certain modifications to farming losses - Section 224

The proposal allows farmers who elected a two-year net operating loss carryback prior to the CARES Act to elect to retain that two-year carryback rather than claim the five-year carryback provided in the CARES Act. This provision applies retroactively and will eliminate unnecessary compliance burdens.

Additional Recovery Rebates for Individuals - Sect 201 and 202

All individuals with adjusted gross income up to $75,000 ($150,000 married) who have an eligible Social Security number will receive an additional recovery rebate of $1,200 ($2,400 married). In addition, they are eligible for an additional $500 per dependent rebate. But unlike under the CARES Act where the additional payment was only for a dependent child under 17, an additional $500 will now be provided for dependents of any age. The amount of the rebate phases-out completely once the income of single filers exceeds $99,000 or the income of joint filers exceeds $198,000.

Supported HR 6821 Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 and
S 3612 Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020, which would address a possible/probably tax liability issue for PPP Loans.

The PPP is a loan program created by the CARES Act and administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that provides an incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. SBA will forgive PPP loans if employees are kept on the payroll for eight weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities. The amount of the forgiven PPP loan does not count as taxable income for the business owner.

The IRS issued Notice 2020-32 which said that when a PPP loan is forgiven, expenses for payroll, rent, mortgage interest and utilities that are paid for with PPP funds cant be deducted when the business owner calculates his/her taxes at the end of the year. Since the forgiven PPP loan amount and the amount of lost deductions are the same, the effect is to make the forgiven loan taxable.

Also supported enhancements to Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) to make it easier for businesses to take advantage of the tax credit. Supported HR 6776, the JOBS Credit Act of 2020, which would expand the credit percentage from 50 percent to 80 percent of qualified wages.

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Monitored two memoranda from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) published two memoranda, which provide additional clarification with regard to the Clean Water Act and the Food Security Act of 1985.

The memoranda establishes a process by which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) field staff must elevate determinations associated with traditional navigable water (TNW) determinations based on evidence of recreation-based commerce.

Additionally, the memorandum is to minimize duplication of efforts associated with the CWA Section 404 program and the FSA Wetland Conservation Provisions, while recognizing the inherent differences in the purpose and language of those laws. This memorandum provides procedures for use by the agencies personnel that will facilitate the agencies efforts to ensure that federal wetland programs are administered in an efficient and effective manner, minimizing their impacts on affected landowners and operators while continuing to fulfill the missions of the respective agencies.

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

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

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

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?
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