1st Quarter - Report

MONSANTO COMPANY for MONSANTO COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,410,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 S. 473: Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 H.R. 901: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 Pesticide Registration Improvement Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —
MICHAEL PARRISH —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 473 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 901 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Foreign Agriculture Biotechnology Laws, Regulations, and Trade

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MELISSA AGUSTIN New Director of Agricultural Affairs, Executive Office, of the President, Office of the U.S. Trade, Representative, Office of Agricultural Affairs, August 2007 - December 2011, Staff Assistant, Senator Larry Pressler (SD), May - August 1995, May 1996 - January 1997
MICHAEL DYKES —
MICHAEL HOLLAND —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —
MICHAEL PARRISH —
JEREMY STUMP —
JIM TRAVIS —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Implementation of the America Invents Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
MICHAEL HOLLAND —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —
MICHAEL PARRISH —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House and Senate FY 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Bills

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
MICHAEL HOLLAND —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —
MICHAEL PARRISH —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Labeling

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —
MICHAEL PARRISH —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Agriculture Consolidation and Competition

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
MICHAEL HOLLAND —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —
MICHAEL PARRISH —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Public Law No: 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Section 953 (b) Executive Compensation Disclosures

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
MICHAEL HOLLAND —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —
MICHAEL PARRISH —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Natural Resources NAT

Mineral Licensing and Royalty Issues Phosphate Mining

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRENT LYNN CLARK —
MICHAEL DYKES —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —
MICHAEL PARRISH —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the extension and expansion of alternative simplified research and development tax credit (H.R. 942) Issues relating to international corporate tax reform issues (S. 727) S. 1577: Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act Tax Reform Act of 2011 Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation Premium Rate Increases

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
KATHARINE EMERSON —
MICHAEL HOLLAND —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —
MICHAEL PARRISH —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1577 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th), S. 727 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

Biotech Regulations Plant Protection Act Roundup Ready Alfalfa Roundup Ready Sugarbeets Agricultural Research Natural Resources Conservation Service Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
KATHARINE EMERSON —
MICHAEL HOLLAND —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —
MICHAEL PARRISH —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Title II. Energy Security Through Increased Production of Biofuels, Subtitle A. Renewable Fuel Standard

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —
MICHAEL PARRISH —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.