4th Quarter - Report

TROUTMAN STRATEGIES for MONSANTO COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Biotechnology Acceptance S. 384 - Global Food Security Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —
AUTUMN VEAZEY New —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 384 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

Biotech Acceptance USDA Rulemaking - 7CFR Part 340 Lacey Act Amendment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —
AUTUMN VEAZEY New —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

HR 1260: Patent Reform Act of 2009 S. 515: Patent Reform Act of 2009 S. 610: Patent Reform Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —
AUTUMN VEAZEY New —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 515 (111th), S. 610 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Deferral of Foreign Source Income H.R. 2098 - CFC Look-through S. 1203-Grow Research Opportunities with Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 422 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —
AUTUMN VEAZEY New —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 422 (111th), H.R. 2098 (111th), S. 1203 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Title II - Energy Security Through Increased Production of Biofuels Subtitle A. Renewable Fuel Standard Climate Change HR 2454- American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2998- American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —
AUTUMN VEAZEY New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 2998 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1733 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Environment Litigation- Lawsuits Involving USDA Approval of Biotech Crops

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —
AUTUMN VEAZEY New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Foreign Agriculture Biotechnology Law and Regulations: Korean Trade, China Trade, Colombia Trade, Japan Trade, Mexico Trade, Brazil Trade, India Trade, Pakistan Trade, Argentina Trade, Paraguay Trade, Chile Trade, EU Trade, Kenya Trade, Australia Trade, Canada Trade, and Germany Regulations US WTO Case on EU Biotech Moratorium H.R. 1105- Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, Section 727 H.R. 2997- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, Section 723

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —
AUTUMN VEAZEY New —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 2477- Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868- Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —
AUTUMN VEAZEY New —

Contacted: White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2868 (111th), H.R. 2477 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Agriculture Consolidation and Competition H.R. 1409: Employee free Choice Act of 2009 S. 560: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 S. 364: Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —
AUTUMN VEAZEY New —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1409 (111th), S. 364 (111th), S. 560 (111th)

Natural Resources NAT

Mineral Licensing and Royalty Issues: Phosphate Mining

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —
AUTUMN VEAZEY New —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.