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LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
3/6/2023
2. House Identification
 56077
 Senate Identification
 401107545

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
JEANNE MERRILL CONSULTING LLC
Address
909 Marina Village Pkwy.
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City
Alameda
 State
CA
 Zip
94501
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

City
​Alameda
 State
​CA
 Zip
​94501
 Country
​USA
5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Ms. Jeanne Merrill
 Telephone
​9166000083
 E-mail
​jeanne@jeannemerrillconsulting.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Policy consulting.

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​CCOF (CA Certified Organic Farmers)
Address
​2155 Delaware Street
City
​Santa Cruz
 State
​CA
 Zip
​95060
 Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
City
​Santa Cruz
 State
​CA
 Zip
​95060
 Country
​USA
9. General description of client’s business or activities
​CCOF provides organic agriculture certification services, education, and outreach.

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

2023 Farm Bill and related bills, including H.R. 3650 and S. 1582 the Opportunities in Organic Act, which scales up the National Organic Certification Cost Share program H.R. 945 and S. 354, Strengthening Local Processing Act, which addresses the lack of local meat processing infrastructure. H.R. 1840 and S. 1016, Agricultural Resilience Act, which advances agricultural solutions to the climate crisis. H.R. 2720, Strengthening Organic Research Act, which would improve organic agriculture research and data collection.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Jeanne Merrill
 Date
6/6/2023 2:49:26 PM