4th Quarter - Report

MONSANTO COMPANY for MONSANTO COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$750,000
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.

Science/Technology SCI

Data Services

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
KASEY GILLETTE —
SCOTT KUSCHMIDER —

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1137: PATENT Act H.R. 9: Innovation Act H.R. 3326: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 S. 1890: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

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

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3326 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), S. 1890 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

Biotech Innovation and Regulation

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 1599: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Food Labeling Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1599 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

Phosphate Mine Permitting Mineral Leasing

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRENT LYNN CLARK —
MICHAEL HOLLAND —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Foreign Agriculture Laws, Regulations, and Trade

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
MICHAEL HOLLAND —
STEPHANIE MURPHY —
JEREMY STUMP —
JIM TRAVIS —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Manufacturing MAN

Waste Permitting

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL HOLLAND —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Environmental Sustainability

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KASEY GILLETTE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Extension of tax extenders legislation (S. 1946/H.R. 2029), including the extension and expansion of the research and development tax credit (H.R. 880), as well as extension of bonus depreciation, Section 179, and CFC look-through.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
MICHAEL HOLLAND —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1946 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

S. 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2576: TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Regulations Endangered Species Act Regulations Regulatory Approvals

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

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2576 (114th), S. 697 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Renewable Fuel Standard

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DYKES —
JEREMY STUMP —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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.