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 2010 Filed Jan 13, 2011 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
$10,000
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.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agricultural Appropriations; Funding for USDA Farm Service Agency Loan Guarantee Program; Estate Taxes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Farm Credit Administration; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Banking BAN

Farm Credit System lending authorities; Financial services regulatory legislation; Financial Services H.R. 4173; USDA Farm Service Agency Loan Guarantee Program; USDA Business and Industry Loan Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Farm Credit Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

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

Agriculture AGR

Agricultural credit; Farm Credit System lending & authorities; Farm labor; Environmental Quality Incentives Program; Rural Development Estate Taxes impact on agriculture, Dairy Policy; H.R. 6057 - Farm Service Agency Loan Guarantees; Crop Insurance.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Farm Credit Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6057 (111th)

Immigration IMM

Farm Labor issues - Immigration Enforcement; H.R. 1660 - H-2A for dairy farms; AgJOBS bill - H.R.2414, S.1038; H2A Agricultural Guest Worker Program; DREAM Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Farm Credit Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1038 (111th), H.R. 1660 (111th), H.R. 2414 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Form 1099 Reporting Repeal; 1099 Reporting Regulation; Estate Tax Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Farm Credit Administration; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1660 - H-2A for dairy farmers; Farm Labor availability; Immigration enforcement; AgJOBS bill - H.R.2414, S1038; H-2A Agricultural Guest Worker Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Farm Credit Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1660 (111th), H.R. 2414 (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.