2nd Quarter - Report

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for MONSANTO

Period 2nd Quarter 2010 Filed Jul 19, 2010 Signed by Hazen Marshall, Partner

Official filing
Firm
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
Client
MONSANTO
Income
$45,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the taxation of foreign earnings of U. S. Corporations. H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010. H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act related to the research credit. H.R. 2098, CFC look-through; S. 1203 Grow Research Opportunities with Tax Credits Help Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHEL JONES HENSLER —
HAZEN MARSHALL —
DON NICKLES —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: H.R. 422 (111th), S. 1203 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 2098 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 515 / S. 610 / H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, all issues related to patent reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFF CHOUDHRY New House Small Business Committee, Intern
CYNTHIA MERIFIELD TRIPODI —
DON NICKLES —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 515 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th), S. 610 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

Biotech regulations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
HAZEN MARSHALL —
DON NICKLES —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Science/Technology SCI

Biotechnology research.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
HAZEN MARSHALL —
DON NICKLES —

Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Natural Resources NAT

Mining permitting and acceptance. Mineral leasing and royalty issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); 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.