4th 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 4th Quarter 2009 Filed Jan 13, 2010 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
$22,150
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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Estate Taxes on Farms

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Banking BAN

Agricultural Credit; Financial Services Regulatory Proposals; Farm Credit System Lending; H.R. 4173

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (111th)

Immigration IMM

AgJOBS - S.1038, H.R. 2414 DHS Regulations on Social Security No-Match Letters; Department of Labor Regulations on H-2A Guest Worker Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 2414 (111th), S. 1038 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Farm Labor Availability; AgJOBS - S.1038, H.R. 2414 DHS Regulations on Social Security No-Match Letters; Department of Labor Regulations on H-2A Guest Worker Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: S. 1038 (111th), H.R. 2414 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

Agricultural Credit; Farm Credit System related issues; Farm labor availability; Farm Service Agency Lending and Funding; Dairy Farm assistance, USDA Dairy Advisory Committee

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agricultural Appropriations H.R. 2997 Funding for Farm Service Agency Loan Program Estate Taxes on Farms

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (111th)

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.