NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSN

Activities related to locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Issues related to the Inland Waterway Trust Fund Support Reauthorization of Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA)

Climate Change Wetlands Regulation Hypoxia Clean WAter Act: NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs Farm Bill Conservation Program Atrazine regulations NPDES permits for pesticide applications Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development under the Clean Water Act Waters of the US (WOTUS) rule implementation Review of neonicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS/CWA) Development of carbon and water quality trading programs at USDA Endangered Species Act Biogenic CO2 Emissions Climate and Conservation measures included in the Inflation Reduction Act

Congressional Issues: Support Renewable Fuels Standard Support REnewable Fuels Infrastructure Support Corn-Based Ethanol Education of renewable volume obligations Education on Reid Vapor Pressure Support Sustainable Aviation Fuel Support Low Carbon Fuel Policy Support S. 944/H.R. 5089 Next Generation Fuels Act of 2023 Support the use of year-round E-15 Executive Branch Issues: All aspects detailing the implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) Renewable Fuels Infraustruation Reid Vapor Pressure Support Sustainable Aviation Fuel/Clean Fuel Tax Credit Support Low Carbon Fuel Policy Oppose EPA Multi-Pollutant Emission Standards for Model Years 2027-32 for Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles as proposed

H.R. 8467, Farm Food and National Security Act of 2024 Farm Bill Commodity Programs Farm Bill Conservation Programs Support a Mandatory Base Acre Update Food and Agriculture Budget Agriculture Appropriations Bill USDA part 340 regulations FIFRA/Pesticide Registration Plant Incorporated Protectants Updates Research issues from USDA REE (Research Education and Economic) USDA and EPA regulation of biotechnology Herbicide Resistance Management PRIA: Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Implementation The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act Implementation USDA Conservation and Crop Risk Management Research Pilot Study Agriculture Disaster Aid/Emergency Relief Program Regulation exempting some Plant Incorporated Protectants Commodity Credit Corporation Authorities Cover Crop Incentives Support Federal Crop Insurance Development of new crop insurance products via 522/508 process Emergency Relief Program

Implementation of USMCA Food and Agriculture Budget Animal and Plant Genome Editing U.S. Food Aid Programs