4th Quarter - Report — NOBLE STRATEGIES for AR RICE FEDERATION (2012)

Firm

NOBLE STRATEGIES

Client

AR RICE FEDERATION

Income

$50,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Monitor DOHA negotiations, Normalize trade regulations with Cuba, Korean Free Trade Agreement

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Implementation of the 2008 Farm Bill; Monitor the development of HR 6083- Farm Bill

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 6083 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Estate tax issues, monitor tax modifications that impact estate tax.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 2011 & 2012

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.