2nd 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 2nd Quarter 2008 Filed Jul 2, 2008 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
$18,422
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.

Banking BAN

Farm Credit System related issues, USDA lending programs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Farm Credit Administration

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2491, H.R. 6124 - Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, S. 2302 - Farm Bill, Farm Credit System issues, USDA Farm Service Agency Programs, Agricultural Appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Farm Credit Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2491 (110th), S. 2302 (110th), H.R. 6124 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Estate Tax impact on farms

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Farm Credit Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 371, S.340 - AgJOBS, H.R. 4088 - Immigration Enforcement, H-2A - Agricultural Guest Worker Program and Regulations, Social Security No Match Regulations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: White House Office; Farm Credit Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 340 (110th), H.R. 371 (110th), H.R. 4088 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 371, S.340 - AgJOBS, Emergency Agricultural Relief Act Amendment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Farm Credit Administration; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 340 (110th), H.R. 371 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

Endangered Species Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Farm Credit Administration

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.