The purpose of this paper is to outline the Australian cotton industry's concerns and position on the new US Farm Bill, currently being negotiated by the House of Representatives (House) and Senate and the potential ramifications for Australia, as an efficient producer and exporter of raw cotton. This paper will be used by an Australian Government and industry delegation that will visit Washington in early December to lobby against the Bill. The delegation will be led by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, The Honourable Warren Truss.