International Trade Committee Conference Call Agenda – March 21, 2011
3:00 PM
| 1. | Call to Order – Committee Chairman Wade Ellis, Bunge | |||
| 2. | Introductions – Committee Liaison Paul Green, NAMA | |||
| 3. | Review of Antitrust Guidelines – Robert H. Myers, Jr., Legal Counsel | |||
| 4. | Discussion and approval of ITC Charter as part of NAMA rechartering of all committees | |||
| 5. | Review of Status quality/food safety concerns | |||
| Tufts University Study and NAMA follow-up | ||||
| FACG Food Safety Working Group- CRS interaction and Brian Anderson’s participation in Burundi Trip | ||||
| 6. | Discussion of FSA recent food aid procurement changes; | |||
| Emergency products RFP | ||||
| RFA for CSB and CSB Plus | ||||
| Provision for Facility Sampling and Testing for all products | ||||
| NAMA opinion on private sector procurements (the Seam) of food aid | ||||
| 7. | Food Aid budget appropriations update 2011 and 2012 | |||
| 8. | Review of Feed the Future policies on food security and food aid | |||
| 9. | Kirk Miller FMD review and recommendations follow-up | |||
| Performance Based Management | ||||
| GMO outreach | ||||
| 10. | Discussion of US ag trade agenda | |||
| FTAs for Korea, Colombia, Panama | ||||
| WTO negotiations | ||||
| Administration announcement of intention to review individual agencies trade responsibilities | ||||
| 11. | Committee plans for meetings and travel | |||
| ITC representation at NAMA DC Leadership Meeting May 4-5? | ||||
| ITC meeting at IFAC June 27-29, 2011 | ||||
| Prospective travel and possible invitation to Senate supporters (Moran…) | ||||
| 12. | New Business | |||
| 13. | Adjournment | |||
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