1st Quarter - Report

THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC. for PEPSICO, INC

Firm
Client
Income
$100,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Restrictions on use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for some foods - Proposed legislation re this issue (farm bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BERMAN —
STEVEN CHAMPLIN —
KENNETH DUBERSTEIN —
BRIAN GRIFFIN —
DANIEL P MEYER —
MARTI THOMAS —
ERIC UELAND —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform - S 23, America Invents Act; HR 1249, Member Address Privacy and Protection Act; HR 243, Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BERMAN —
STEVEN CHAMPLIN —
KENNETH DUBERSTEIN —
BRIAN GRIFFIN —
DANIEL P MEYER —
MARTI THOMAS —
ERIC UELAND —

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 243 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Prospects for tax on sweetened beverages - Proposed legislation re this issue; Executive Branch action re this issue. Repeal ethanol excise tax credit - S 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011(Coburn amendment); S 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; Proposed legislation re this issue. Tax reform, including international tax and repatriation - Proposed legislation re this issue; Executive Branch action re this issue.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BERMAN —
STEVEN CHAMPLIN —
KENNETH DUBERSTEIN —
BRIAN GRIFFIN —
DANIEL P MEYER —
MARTI THOMAS —
ERIC UELAND —

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Front of pack labeling initiative - Executive Branch action re this issue. Obesity issues - Proposed legislation re these issues; Executive Branch actions re these issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BERMAN —
STEVEN CHAMPLIN —
KENNETH DUBERSTEIN —
BRIAN GRIFFIN —
DANIEL P MEYER —
MARTI THOMAS —
ERIC UELAND —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.