3rd Quarter - Report

USA RICE FEDERATION for USA RICE FEDERATION

Period 3rd Quarter 2011 Filed Oct 20, 2011 Signed by Lisa Gargano, Senior Director, Human Resources and Administration

Official filing
Firm
USA RICE FEDERATION
Client
USA RICE FEDERATION
Income
—
Expenses
$100,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Ag appropriations funding requests- Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development program, conservation, food aid programs, and ag research programs. H. Con. Res. 34 - Ag program budget levels in the FY 2012 Budget Resolution. H.R. 2112 Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill and amendments. PUBLIC LAW 112 25 BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD —
THOMAS R LANGLEY —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 34 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

HR2419/P.L. 110-246 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008- farm bill implementation issues- payment eligibility rule, SURE disaster program, conservation programs, Biomass Crop Assistance Program 2012 Farm Bill preparations Crop insurance program/policy changes for rice

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD —
THOMAS R LANGLEY —

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R.872 : Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011; Sulfuryl Fluoride fumigant; Methyl Bromide fumigant; Clean Water Act vs FIFRA court case (NPDES issues); H.R. 2250 - EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 (Boiler MACT regulations); S. 1392 (Boiler MACT in Senate); EPA studies; Arsenic

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD —
THOMAS R LANGLEY —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1392 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 2250 (112th)

Transportation TRA

Proposed guidance for state regulation of farm vehicles/equipment and commercial drivers license

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD —
THOMAS R LANGLEY —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Cuba trade and travel issues- H.R.833 : Agricultural Export Enhancement Act of 2011 Colombia, Panama, and South Korea Free Trade Agreements H.R.3078 , H.R. 3079, H.R. 3080

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD —
THOMAS R LANGLEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 833 (112th), H.R. 3078 (112th), H.R. 3079 (112th), H.R. 3080 (112th)

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.