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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

2. Address

Address1
110 Maryland NE
 Address2
​Suite 209
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20002
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Scott Michael Lavender
​2025475754
​mlavender@sustainableagriculture.net
5. Senate ID#
​400392842-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
6. House ID#
​405400000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2023
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Scott M Lavender
 Date
10/22/2023 2:42:30 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Commodity programs
Crop insurance
Credit
Fertilizer
CRP
Conservation priorities
Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
IRA Defense
State Assistance for Soil Health
Streamlining CPS
EQIP Reforms
Ag Resilience Act
Nuclear Fertilizer
Conservation baseline
S. 354 - Strengthening Local Processing Act
S. 1512 - DIRECT Act
Local Food Purchase Assistance Program & Strengthening Local Processing Act
Agrivoltaics R&D Bill
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Enabling Farmers to Benefit Federal Nutrition Benefits Act
urban agriculture land access
Local Farms and Food Act S. 1205; HR 2723
Ag & FDA FY 2024 Appropriations Bill
Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act HR 5589
Office of Urban Agriculture & Innovative Production, Local Agriculture Market Program, Federal procurement
Local Food Purchase Assistance Program & Strengthening Local Processing Act
Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act
Office of URban Agriculture & Innovative Production, Federal Procurement
Federal Procurement Reform, Enabling Farmers to Benefit from Federal Nutrition Benefits Act
Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
Local Farms and Food Act S. 1205, Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act
Supporting Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
ARA, Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act
Strengthening Local Processing Act, Food Supply Chain Guarantee
Regional Food Business Centers, FSA Urban AG County Committees
Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act
Business & Industry Guarantee Loan, Food Supply Chain Guarantee Loan
Local Farms and Food Act, Fresh Produce Procurement Reform, Regional Food Business Centers
Ag & FDA FY 2024 Appropriations Bill, FSA Urban Ag County Commitees, Local Farms and Food Act
Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
funding for Office of Urban Agriculture & Innovative Production
Ag & FDA FY 2024 Appropriations Bill
Local Farms and Food Act, Enabling Farmers to Benefit from Federal Nutrition Incentives, Farmers Market & Food Bank Local Revitalization Act
land access for urban agriculture
Office of Urban Agriculture & Innovative Production, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
Federal Procurement Reform
Ag Research
AANAPISI Opportunity Act (H.R. 2783)
SARE
Climate Hubs
2023 Farm Bill
Urban Agriculture Amendment
Inflation Reduction Act
FY2024 Agriculture Appropriations

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Scott
Lavender
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. 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?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)