SMART Coalitions

In order to stay on top of and be actively involved in the extremely diverse range of policy issues affecting the nonwovens industry, SMART participates in numerous, issue-specific, industry coalitions, including:

• First Sale Coalition
  This coalition was created in response to the Customs and Border Protection's proposal to overturn the "first sale" rules for imported goods. The coalition strongly opposes any move to do away with the valuation system.
  
  
• NAM CPSIA Coalition
  
  
• NAM Customs and Border Coalition
  The CBC represents a large swath of the U.S. manufacturing and importing community that is working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on a number of pending issues, such as 10+2 and rule of origin changes.
  
  
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Coalition
  The CPSC Coalition is a coalition of U.S. businesses advocating for the U.S. government to take a rational, reasonable, and scientific-based approach to regulations affecting consumer products, including apparel and footwear.
  
  
• Coalition for Workplace Safety
  Industry coalition comprised of associations and employers who believe in improving workplace safety through cooperation, assistance, transparency, clarity, and accountability. Activities include monitoring and responding to legislation and regulations such as the MSD rule, EFCA, and more.
  
  
• Lacey Act Coalition
  A U.S. business community coalition formed to ensure that the U.S. government's implementation of the recent amendments to the Lacey Act are applied in a transparent, predictable manner that focuses scarce resources on the amendment's intended goal — stopping illegal logging — while not arbitrarily impeding trade.