2nd Quarter - Report

NOBLE STRATEGIES for MONSANTO COMPANY

Period 2nd Quarter 2010 Filed Jul 22, 2010 Signed by Ben Noble, President

Official filing
Firm
NOBLE STRATEGIES
Client
MONSANTO COMPANY
Income
$10,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Deferral of Foreign Source Income HR 2098: CFC Look-Through S 1203: Grow Research Opportunities with Taxcredits' Help Act HR 422 - To amend the Internal Revenue Cod of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 International tax reform issues including foreign tax credit, expense disallowance, check the box reforms HR 4213 - Tax Extenders Act of 2009 HR 4154 - Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Business Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4154 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 422 (111th), H.R. 2098 (111th)

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
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1260 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Agriculture Consolidation and Competition

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Agriculture AGR

Biotec Regulations Roundup Ready Alfalfa Round up Ready Sugarbeets Round up Ready Soybeans

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

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.