AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Animal health related trade restrictions WTO/GATT issues; U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations Trade Transpacific PartnershipU.S. - EU Free Trade Agreement. Implementation of legislation relating to issues of import/export credit for foreign market development; Monitor developments both legislative and regulatory related to the Colombian, Panama, and South Korea Free Trade Agreements. Monitoring of USDAs designation of U.S. trading partners as minimal risk regions relating to BSE status. Support for U.S. efforts to secure a new World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement on global trade.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · White House Office · U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) · Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) · Energy, Dept of · Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) · Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Agriculture

Ag Antitrust consolidation; Food Safety; BSE Biofuels and Energy Implementation 2014 Farm BillImplementation of legislation relating to livestock competition and contracting issues; title 2, relating to reform of the Conservation Reserve Program; title 3, relating to issues of credit for market development; title 7, related to enhancing and expanding agricultural research on plant and animal disease; title 9, relating to research and programs fostering development of alternative feedstocks for biofuel manufacture, and title 11, related to issues on animal care, wellbeing and production systems. Issues related to FDA regulation of livestock and poultry feed, pet food and animal food ingredients, including FDA registration, export certification, user fees, import certification, mandatory recall and standards of operation. Food & Drug Administration pending Advanced Feed Safety System discussions with industry as to ingredient and processing definitions and standards. Issues relating to the implementation of FDAs proposed final rule to amend its BSE feed rule on feed ingredients of animal origin in animal feeds and pet food. EPAs redrafting of its draft risk assessment on dioxin and its risk to human health, particularly as relates to foods of animal origin as the source of dioxin. Issues related to federal regulation of greenhouse gases, carbon footprints and cap-and-trade proposals. Issues related to implementing 2014 Farm Bill, S. 10 & HR 1947, HR 2642, HR 3102 Issues related to tax treatment of biofuels and TAE Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). Issues related to the reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Act - P.L. 113-14