4th Quarter - Report

SAS INSTITUTE for SAS INSTITUTE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$320,000
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.

Small Business SMB

Issues relating to the use of analytics to improve risk management within the Small Business Administration (generally, no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOE NOLAN Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Thom Tillis

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Education EDU

Issues relating to the use of analytics to improve data management and modernization within the Department of Education (generally, no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOE NOLAN Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Thom Tillis

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of

Computer Industry CPI

Issues relating to the requirements for notification by third parties after data breach, the benefits of artificial intelligence, and the need for comprehensive federal privacy legislation (generally, no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE HAHN —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues relating to FBI cyber threat initiative and recommendations from 2016 Department of Justice IG report (generally, no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D VANDERBLOEMEN —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; SENATE

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Issues relating to the use of data analytics to combat the opioid crisis in H.R. 6, Support for Patients and Communities Act, Title VII, Subtitles B, F, K,N, T and Title VIII, Subtitle A; S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act, Sec. 303; S. 2902, the Better Data Sharing Act to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act (entire bill); S.3282 DEA Order Clearinghouse Act of 2018 (entire bill); H.R. 6 House-Senate Conference Agreement, Sec. 3014.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D VANDERBLOEMEN —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2902 (115th), S. 3282 (115th), S. 2680 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to the role of data and advanced analytics in modernizing the IRS and utilizing these resources to prepare for 2018 tax filings impacted by passage of 2018 comprehensive tax reform legislation enacted (generally, no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D VANDERBLOEMEN —

Contacted: SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issue relating to implementation and effectiveness of the American Invents Act (generally, no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE HAHN —

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Pharmacy PHA

Issues relating to the role of data and analytics to provide better insight for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services work on reducing drug prices (generally, no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D VANDERBLOEMEN —

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues relating to the of role of data analytics in modernizing federal government IT (generally, no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TATANYA SZELIGA —

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); 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.