4th Quarter - Report

FARM CREDIT EAST, ACA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIRST PIONEER FARM CREDIT, ACA) for FARM CREDIT EAST ACA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIRST PIONEER FARM CREDIT ACA)

Period 4th Quarter 2011 Filed Jan 12, 2012 Signed by Robert A. Smith, Sr. Vice President/Knowledge Exchange & Public Affairs

Official filing
Firm
FARM CREDIT EAST, ACA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIRST PIONEER FARM CREDIT, ACA)
Client
FARM CREDIT EAST ACA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIRST PIONEER FARM CREDIT ACA)
Income
—
Expenses
$20,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Form 1099 Reporting Repeal; Estate Tax Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Farm Credit Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Banking BAN

Farm Credit System lending authorities; Financial services regulatory legislation; USDA Farm Service Agency Loan Guarantee Program - H.R. 874; USDA Business and Industry Loan Program, Farm Credit Administration regulations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Farm Credit Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 874 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

Agricultural credit; Farm Credit System lending & authorities; Farm labor; H.R. 874 - Farm Service Agency Loan Guarantees; Crop Insurance; Estate Taxes on Farms, Regulatory Relief for Farms, Farm Credit Administration regulations, disaster relief.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Farm Credit Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 874 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agricultural Appropriations; Funding for USDA Farm Service Agency Loan Guarantee Program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Farm Credit Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Farm Labor availability; Immigration enforcement; H-2A Agricultural Guest Worker Program, E-Verify legislation (H.R.2164).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Farm Credit Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2164 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Farm Labor issues - Immigration Enforcement; H2A Agricultural Guest Worker Program; E-Verify Legislation (H.R. 2164, S. 1196, H.R. 2885)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Farm Credit Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2164 (112th), S. 1196 (112th), H.R. 2885 (112th)

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.