2nd Quarter - Report — THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for MONSANTO (2009)

Firm

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Client

MONSANTO

Income

$63,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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

Science/Technology SCI

Biotechnology research.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Natural Resources NAT

Mining permitting and acceptance. Mineral leasing and royalty issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Antitrust, S. 364, Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009. S. 560 Employee Free Choice Act of 2002, H.R. 1409, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, agriculture consolidation and competition.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

European approvals of ag biotech, US WTO case on EU biotech moratorium, China trade, German regulations, Columbia trade.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 515 / S. 610 / H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, all issues related to patent reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CYNTHIA MERIFIELD TRIPODI	U.S. Senator Don Nickles, Legislative Assistant
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007,. Title II - Energy Security Through Increased Production of Biofuels. H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 as it relates to biofuels.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S. 384, Global Food Security Act of 2009, as it relates to biotechnology acceptance, mandatory notification rule.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 384 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

S. 364, Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009, Biotech acceptance, USDA rulemaking - 7CFR Part 340.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 364 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Deferral of foreign source income, H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 422 (111th)

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.