2nd Quarter - Report

SAP AMERICA, INC. for SAP AMERICA, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$780,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General Corporate Tax Rate, Tax Inversion, Tax Extender, Interest Deductibility, Innovation Incentives, International Tax Legislation, BEPS.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —
DIANE RINALDO —
JOHN BOND STEPHENSON —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

IT intellectual property protection.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform, H-1B, L-1, Other Visa Categories, Travel Ban, Workforce Skills Training, STEM Investment.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —
DIANE RINALDO —
JOHN BOND STEPHENSON —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Computer Industry CPI

Cloud, Big Data, Security/Privacy and Privacy Shield Implementation, Internet, Safe Harbor/Privacy Shield, Forced Localization, Cross Border Data Flow Policies, Appropriations, Senate Democratic Innovation Agenda, Cybersecurity, Future of Work.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —
DIANE RINALDO —
JOHN BOND STEPHENSON —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Science/Technology SCI

House Innovation Initiative, including H.R. 288, the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, H.R. 240, the Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act, H.R. 239, the Support for Rapid Innovation Act, H.R. 274, the Modernizing Government Travel Act, H.R. 321, the INSPIRE Women Act, and H.R. 255, the Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act, Workforce Skills Training, STEM Investment.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 239 (115th), H.R. 274 (115th), H.R. 321 (115th), H.R. 240 (115th), H.R. 288 (115th), H.R. 255 (115th)

Defense DEF

National Security, Government-Wide Procurement/Procurement Reform, Innovation/Technology Transformation, IT Modernization and Program Funding, Transactional Data Reporting, Commercial Item Contracting, Electronic Commerce, Dispute Resolution, Category Management, HR 2511, HR 2810, HR 2227, S 990, HR 1301 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2017.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —
DIANE RINALDO —
THOMAS SISTI —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1301 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), H.R. 2511 (115th), H.R. 2227 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

T-TIP, ITA, TPA, TPP, China, Personal Privacy, Cybersecurity, Safe Harbor/Privacy Shield, Forced Localization, Prohibitive Market Practices, Cross-Border Data Flows.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —
JOHN BOND STEPHENSON —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Government Issues GOV

Fed IT Policy, Sustainability, Workforce, Education, Diversity, Government-wide Procurement/Procurement Reform, Innovation/Technology Transformation, IT Modernization and Program Funding, Transactional Data Reporting, Commercial Item Contracting, Electronic Commerce, Dispute Resolution, Category Management, HR 2511, HR 2810, HR 2227, S 990, 2020 U.S. Census IT Modernization.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —
THOMAS SISTI —
JOHN BOND STEPHENSON —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2810 (115th), H.R. 2511 (115th), H.R. 2227 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce Skills Training; Careers and Employees in Technology (CHANCE in TECH) Act; Future of Work.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA)

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.