2nd Quarter - Report — PEPSICO, INC for PEPSICO INC (2011)

Firm

PEPSICO, INC

Client

PEPSICO INC

Income

—

Expenses

$610,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

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

Biofuels policy generally; Sullivan and Flake Amendments to H.R. 1; Coburn Amendment to S. 493; S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; Coburn Amendment #436 to S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011; Feinstein Amendment #473 to S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011; prospects for tax on sugar-sweetened beverages generally; prospects for tax reform generally; NATGAS Act, H.R. 1380, entire bill.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH AVERY	—
PAUL BOYKAS	—
JULIA-FELIZ UMALI SESSOMS	Legislative Aide, Senate Immigration Subcomte
OMAR A VARGAS	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1380 (112th), S. 493 (112th), S. 520 (112th), S. 782 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade promotion generally; Colombia Trade Promotion Implementiation Act, entire draft bill; Panama Trade Promotion Implementation Act, entire draft bill; Russian trade issues generally; discussions re Russian Jackson-Vanik graduation, generally

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH AVERY	—
OMAR A VARGAS	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1260 - Patent Reform Act (entire bill ); S. 515- Patent Reform Act of 2009 (entire bill).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
OMAR A VARGAS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1260 (112th), S. 515 (112th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Front of pack labeling, generally (no specific legislation); obesity prevention issues, generally; program administration under the FY 2012 Labor-HHS Appropriations; marketing and advertising to children issues and administration action re same.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH AVERY	—
PAUL BOYKAS	—
JULIA-FELIZ UMALI SESSOMS	Legislative Aide, Senate Immigration Subcomte
OMAR A VARGAS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Agriculture AGR

Childhood Obesity (generally, no specific legislation); food and beverage labeling (generally, no specific legislation); marketing and advertising to children issues (generally, no specific legislation) and administration proposals re same; restrictions on use of supplemental nutrition assistance program (no specific legislation); Engoen Corn petition.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH AVERY	—
PAUL BOYKAS	—
JULIA-FELIZ UMALI SESSOMS	Legislative Aide, Senate Immigration Subcomte
OMAR A VARGAS	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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.