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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)

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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
​2020
 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 $
​310,000.00
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
4/14/2020 4:07:11 PM

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

Worked with USDA/FSA on implementation of the WHIP+ disaster assistance program and provided recommendations on how to cover crop quality losses.

Worked with RMA on the Hurricane Indemnity endorsement to crop insurance policies to cover hurricane related crop losses.

Worked with USDA/AMS on cotton warehouse shipping provisions and enforcement of Cotton Storage Agreement requirements.

Worked with USDA on necessary adjustments to the ELS Competitiveness Payment Program.

Worked with USDA on annual cotton costs of marketing survey.

Joined numerous other agricultural organizations on a letter to Reps. Panetta (D-CA) and Walorski (R-IN) to offer strong support for the Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019 (H.R. 5259).

Continued to advocate for a reduction or full, permanent repeal of the estate tax.

Filed comments on proposed changes to the Worker Protection Standards (WPS), specifically those affecting the Application Exclusion Zone or AEZ.

Filed comments on an information request to the Office of Management and Budget for the need of phytosanitary certificates.

Worked with EPA to approve Bt cotton label amendments to remove refuge requirements.

Worked with Farmers for a Sustainable Future to address climate policies.

Submitted comments on the NRCS interim rule regarding EQIP.

Communicated industrys funding priorities to the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees.

Joined other ag organizations on a letter to House and Senate Appropriations leadership urging full funding for MAP and FMD programs.


Worked with EPA and USDA as they update the Coordinated Framework.

Signed two letters to Congress and the Administration regarding key considerations as the federal government responds to COVID-19 pandemic.

Worked with Congress on a broad-based relief and stimulus package (Phase 3) in response to COVID-19 pandemic

Filed comments on a proposed update to the National Environmental Policy Act.

Co-signed and sent a letter to USDA/AMS requesting assurances that the warehouses would be viewed as essential and open for business over any COVID-19 quarantine.

Worked with USDA and other federal agencies to provide relief on H-2A visa processing to ensure guest workers can get to their agricultural employers in a timely manner.

Multiple activities with agencies regulating transportation, particularly trucking sector, to provide relief on hours of service, weight limit exemptions, and CDL extensions and waivers.

Worked with FDA to clarify that all gins are exempt from FSMA Animal Food Rules.

Submitted comments on the NRCS interim rule regarding CSP.

Submitted comments on EPAs Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pyrethroids.

Submitted comments supporting the continuation of USDA-AMS activities and information collection for the U.S. cotton industry.

Participated in meetings with the Administration regarding biogenic Co2


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

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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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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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)