CHRISTINA WEST

General issues related to tax provisions that impact non-profit organizations and universities General issues related to potential legislative or regulatory modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax, including the timeline for endowment tax regulations, and other tax policy proposals related to university endowments General issues related to the outlook for reconciliation and potential tax provisions

Issues related to expanding healthcare partnerships and research with the VA

Issues related to duration of status for international students, including outlook for a final rule Issues related to changes in the H-1B visa program, including changes to the lottery and fees and regulatory action Issues related to the DOL NPRM on prevailing wages General issues related to international students and scholars, including enhanced screening and vetting (including the USCIS vetting pause on individuals from travel ban countries), visa processing, visa policy changes, and legislative proposals that would impact international students and scholars

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2027 H.R. 8845/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF (including the proposed elimination of the SBE directorate) and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education); Senate Dear Colleague letters in support of NSF and NASA funding H.R. 9495/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to URIs; provisions related to Army and Air Force research projects; provisions related to quantum technology H.R. 9022/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energy's Office of Science, ARPA-E, and CRESP H.R. 9260/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and the Institute of Education Sciences; Senate Dear Colleague letters in support of NIH and IES funding H.R. 8800/S. 4784, the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; provisions related to quantum technology H.R. 8495/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Financial Services-General Government Appropriations bill - provisions related to facilities and administrative research costs and the FAIR model H.R. 8462/S. 3597, the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act - provisions related to NSF, NIST, NASA, DOE, and DOD; provisions that might impact institutional research priorities S. 579, the Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act - provisions related to Office of Science quantum programs H.R. 1048/S. 1296, the DETERRENT Act - provisions related to research security General issues related to the importance of robust and continued funding for NIH, NSF, DOD, NASA, IES, and DOE Office of Science General issues related to the FY 2027 President's Budget Request, including proposed cuts to NSF (including elimination of the SBE directorate), NIH, DOD URIs, and IES General issues related to NSF, including FY 2026 spending and NOFOs, proposed SBE cuts, outlook for NSF facilities, organizational changes to NSF (including proposed elimination of the National Science Board), agency priorities such as AI, and the NSF director nomination General issues related to DOE Office of Science, including priorities related to Genesis AI, and quantum General issues related to funding for quantum research and reauthorization of the National Quantum Initiative General issues related to AI legislation related to science and innovation, including the CREATE AI Act and the American Leadership in AI Act General issues related to emerging technologies including AI General issues related to OMB's NPRM on Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (Uniform Guidance) Issues related to proposals to cap and reform F&A research cost reimbursements at research agencies including NIH, NSF, DOE, and DOD and implement the FAIR model for research cost reimbursements General issues related to FY 2026 spending rates and implementation of enacted FY 2026 appropriations (including P.L. 119-74) at research agencies including NIH, NSF, IES, and DOE Office of Science General issues related to IES and education research; IES functions, structure, and funding; Dear Colleague letter on IES functions General issues related to SBIR/STTR reauthorization, including enactment status General issues related to research security General issues related to NASA funding for science and STEM education

H.R. 9260/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and Title VIII nursing workforce programs; Senate Dear Colleague letter in support of NIH funding General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding and support in FY 2027 General issues related to NIH grants and grants policies in FY 2026, including FY 2026 spending rates General issues related to the NIH strategic plan Issues related to proposals to cap F&A research cost reimbursements and implement the FAIR model for research cost reimbursements General issues related to OMB's NPRM on Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (Uniform Guidance)

General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2026 and FY 2027 H.R. 9495/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to URIs; provisions related to Army and Air Force research projects H.R. 8800/S. 4784, the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; provisions related to quantum technology; provisions related to military professional education H.R. 8462/S. 3597, the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act - provisions related to NSF, NIST, DOE, and DOD quantum programs General issues related to research security at DOD General issues related to military professional education policy Issues related to DOW academic partnerships, including potential NDAA language

Issues related to FY 2027 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 8845/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF (including the proposed elimination of the SBE directorate) and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education) H.R. 9495/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to URIs; provisions related to Army and Air Force research projects H.R. 9022/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energy's Office of Science, ARPA-E, and CRESP H.R. 9260/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NIH, the Institute of Education Sciences, federal student aid programs (including the Pell Grant and projected shortfall, work-study and SEOG), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, and other higher education programs; Senate Dear Colleague letters in support of NIH and IES funding H.R. 8495/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Financial Services-General Government Appropriations bill - provisions related to facilities and administrative research costs and outlook for inclusion of FAIR model or similar language H.R. 9170/S. xxxx, the FY 2027 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act - provisions related to community funding project requests General issues related to the FY 2027 President's Budget Request, including proposed cuts to NSF (including SBE), NIH, DOD URIs, and IES General issues related to FY 2026 spending rates and implementation of enacted FY 2026 appropriations (including P.L. 119-74) at agencies including NSF, NIH, IES, and DOE Office of Science Issues related to proposals to cap and reform F&A research cost reimbursements and implement the FAIR model for research cost reimbursements General issues related to quantum research opportunities

General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2025 and FY 2026 H.R. 8774/S. 4921, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. 8070/S. 4368, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security H.R. 1968, FY 2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security General issues related to research security at DOD General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to national security and the cybersecurity workforce

H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing H.R. 8998/S. 4802, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 1968, FY 2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act - provisions related to funding for ED (IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs) and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 1000, the Cyber PIVOTT Act - provisions related to cybersecurity workforce and education H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act - provisions related to cybersecurity workforce development H.R. 1048/S. xxxx, the DETERRENT Act - provisions related to lowering the threshold for reporting, waivers from ED for gifts or contracts from foreign countries of concern, individual reporting of foreign gifts and contracts, and disclosures related to endowment investments S. 131/H.R. 392, the PRECEPT Nurses Act - provisions that would provide a tax credit to incentivize nurse preceptors General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to college access and affordability General issues related to accreditation General issues related to campus free speech and civil discourse on campus; general issues related to institutional neutrality; general issues related to Title VI General issues related to federal student aid programs including potential changes Grad PLUS loans, risk/cost-sharing proposals, loan repayment programs General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes, employment status of student-athletes, and the future of college athletics General issues related to IES and education research; IES contracts and grants process General issues related to DEI General issues related to regulatory action by ED including financial value transparency and Title IX regulations General issues related to nursing education, including support for the HHS/HRSA Title II Nursing Workforce Development Programs

General issues related to visas and SEVIS records for international students and scholars, including policies related to H-1B, F, and J visas; and OPT and STEM OPT General issues related to international students including enhanced screening and enforcement, changes to TPS H.R. 29/S. 5, the Laken Riley Act - provisions related to immigration enforcement

H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health H.R. 1968, FY 2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act - provisions related to funding for NIH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding in FY 2025 General issues related to NIH and biomedical research General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding and support in FY 2026 Issues related to proposals to cap F&A research cost reimbursements

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2025 H.R. 9026/S. 4795, the FY 2025 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, STEM Education, and lunar gravitational waves) H.R. 8774/S. 4921, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. 8997/S. 4927, the FY 2025 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) H.R. 8070/S. 4368, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security H.R. 1968, FY 2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act - provisions related to funding for NIH, DOD, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, IES, NSF, and NASA General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2026 H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act - provisions related to cybersecurity workforce development S. xxxx, the CREATE AI Act - provisions related to NSF's AI programs including NAIRR General issues related to the importance of robust and continued funding for NIH, NSF, DOD, NASA, IES, and DOE Office of Science General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to research partnerships related to dependable use of AI in national security Issues related to proposals to cap F&A research cost reimbursements General issues related to IES and education research; IES contracts and grants process General issues related to funding pauses by research agencies General issues related to research partnerships with DHS General issues related to research security and NSPM-33 General issues related to federal support for engineering research, including at NSF, NIH, DOD, and DOE General issues related to emerging technologies including AI General issues related to AI legislation related to science and innovation; and proposals impacting NSF and DOE

General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax, other tax policy proposals related to university endowments General issues related to tax legislation and inclusion of provisions that could impact nonprofits including research universities; proposals related to family/student tax provisions such as Sec. 127, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, Lifetime Learning Tax Credit; charitable giving proposals; proposals related to UBIT; tax exempt financing; and other provisions that could impact the tax exempt sector. General tax issues that impact students and universities including the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid S. 131/H.R. 392, the PRECEPT Nurses Act - provisions that would provide a tax credit to incentivize nurse preceptors

Issues related to expanding healthcare partnerships and research with the VA General issues related to VA/veterans education regulatory actions

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2025 H.R. 9026 /S. 4795, the FY 2025 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, STEM Education, and lunar gravitational waves) H.R. 8774 /S. 4921, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. 8997 /S. 4927, the FY 2025 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) H.R. 8070/S. 4368, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security S. 4667, the Risky Research Review Act - provisions related to creation of a Life Sciences Research Security Board to oversee certain high-risk research H.R. 8958, the NASA Reauthorization Act - provisions related to Science, Space Technology, Aeronautics, and STEM Education S. 2714, the CREATE AI Act - provisions related to NSF's AI programs including NAIRR S. 4664/H.R. 9671, the DOE AI Act - provisions related to DOE-wide support for AI programs S. 2220, the PREVAIL Act - provisions related to reforms to the PTAB framework S. 2140, the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act - provisions related to patent protections General issues related to the importance of robust funding for NSF, DOD, NASA, and DOE Office of Science General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to the outlook for NASA reauthorization and budget, including provisions related to Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education General issues related to research security and NSPM-33 General issues related to AI legislation related to science and innovation; and proposals impacting NSF and DOE General issues related to technology transfer

H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health S. 4667, the Risky Research Review Act - provisions related to oversight board, provisions related to certain kinds of biomedical research General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding in FY 2025 General issues related to NIH and biomedical research General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding and support in FY 2026

H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing H.R. 8998/S. 4802, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 5933/S. 3362, the DETERRENT Act - provisions related to lowering the threshold for reporting, waivers from ED for gifts or contracts from foreign countries of concern, individual reporting of foreign gifts and contracts, and disclosures related to endowment investments H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - provisions related to the offset that would require institutions subject to the endowment tax to reimburse ED for the unpaid balances of federal student loans H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act - provisions related to institutional risk sharing payments; provisions related to Title IV and student loans including eliminating PLUS loans, caps on borrowing, and elimination of origination fees; and other provisions of the bill H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act - provisions related to the use of the IHRA definition and contemporary examples H.R. 3724, the End Woke Higher Education Act, which packages together H.R. 3724, the Accreditation for College Excellence Act, and H.R. 7683, the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act - provisions related to free speech protections H.R. 5646, Stop Campus Hazing Act - provisions related to definitions and reporting and disclosure requirements related to hazing on campus H.R. 8932, the FAFSA Deadline Act - provisions that would compel ED to release the FAFSA by Oct. 1 H.R. 10085, the Saving Lives on Campuses Act - provisions related to providing opioid rescue kits on campus H.R. 9770, the Cyber PIVOTT Act - provisions related to cybersecurity workforce and education General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to college access and affordability General issues related to accreditation General issues related to campus free speech and civil discourse on campus; general issues related to Title VI General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes, employment status of student-athletes, and the future of college athletics General issues related to IES and education research General issues related to implementation of EDs gainful employment and financial value reporting regulations General issues related to the FAFSA launch General issues related to future regulatory action by ED

General issues related to visas for international students and scholars, including policies related to H-1B visas, OPT and STEM OPT

H.R. 8774 /S. 4921, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. 8070/S. 4368, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2024 and FY 2025 General issues related to research security at DOD General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to national security and a cybersecurity workforce

Issues related to FY 2025 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 9026/S. 4795, the FY 2025 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, STEM Education, and lunar gravitational waves) H.R. 8774 /S. 4921, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. 8997 /S. 4927, the FY 2025 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 9029 /S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing; provisions related to F&A cost reimbursements H.R. 8998/S. 4802, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities; amendments seeking to reduce NEH funding H.R. 9747, the FY 2025 Continuing Resolution - provisions related to stopgap spending

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2025 H.R. 9026 /S. 4795, the FY 2025 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, STEM Education, and lunar gravitational waves) H.R. 8774 /S. 4921, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. 8997 /S. 4927, the FY 2025 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); provisions related to F&A cost reimbursements H.R. 8070/S. 4368, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security; potential amendments related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting for universities and Workforce Pell Act S. 4667, the Risky Research Review Act - provisions related to creation of a Life Sciences Research Security Board to oversee certain high risk research S. 2220, the PREVAIL Act - provisions related to reforms to the PTAB H.R. 8958, the NASA Reauthorization Act - provisions related to Science, Space Technology, Aeronautics, and STEM Education H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the American Privacy Rights Act - provisions related to inclusion of universities as covered entities; impact on education research H.R. 1157, the Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act of 2023 - provisions that authorize funding for a Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund H.R. 7686 - provisions that would amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction H.R. 1398, the Protect Americas Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act - provisions related to restoring DOJ's "China Initiative" H.R. 1516, the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act - provisions related to the definition of "Chinese entities of concern" and DHS funding S. 2714, the CREATE AI Act - provisions related to NSF's AI programs including NAIRR S. 1956, the Invent Here, Make Here Act - provisions related to manufacturing and commercialization of federally funded research; tech transfer S. 2220, the PREVAIL Act - provisions related to reforms to the PTAB framework H.R. 8333, the BIOSECURE Act - provisions related to prohibitions on certain biotech suppliers S. 4394, the NSF AI Education Act - provisions related to scholarship and fellowship programs in AI at NSF H.R. 6213, the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act - provisions relate to quantum science programs at NSF, DOE, and NASA General issues related to the importance of robust funding for NSF, DOD, NASA, and DOE Office of Science General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to the outlook for NASA reauthorization and budget, including provisions related to Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education General issues related to research security and NSPM-33 General issues related to F&A cost reimbursements General issues related to AI legislation related to science and innovation; and proposals impacting NSF and DOE

General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax, other tax policy proposals related to university endowments General issues related to tax legislation and inclusion of provisions that could impact nonprofits including research universities; proposals related to UBIT General tax issues that impact students and universities including the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid H.R. 8913, the Protecting American Students Act - provisions related to expanding the endowment tax

H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and ARPA-H; provisions related to F&A cost reimbursements S. 4667, the Risky Research Review Act - provisions related to oversight board, provisions related to certain kinds of biomedical research General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding in FY 2025 General issues related to NIH and biomedical research General issues related to proposed restructuring of NIH and NIH reforms General issues related to the CURES Act

H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing; provisions related to F&A cost reimbursements H.R. 8998/S. 4802, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities; amendments seeking to reduce NEH funding H.R. 5933/S. 3362, the DETERRENT Act - provisions related to lowering the threshold for reporting, waivers from ED for gifts or contracts from foreign countries of concern, individual reporting of foreign gifts and contracts, and disclosures related to endowment investments H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - provisions related to the offset that would require institutions subject to the endowment tax to reimburse ED for the unpaid balances of federal student loans H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act - provisions related to institutional risk sharing payments; provisions related to Title IV and student loans including eliminating PLUS loans, caps on borrowing, and elimination of origination fees; and other provisions of the bill H.R. 8534, the Protecting Student Athlete's Economic Freedom Act - provisions related to the employment status of student-athletes H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the American Privacy Rights Act - provisions related to inclusion of universities as covered entities; impact on education research H.R. 8913, the Protecting American Students Act - provisions related to expanding the endowment tax H.R. 8914, the University Accountability Act - provisions related to financial penalties for Title VI violations H.R. 3724, the End Woke Higher Education Act, which packages together H.R. 3724, the Accreditation for College Excellence Act, and H.R. 7683, the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act - provisions related to free speech protections H.R. 5646, Stop Campus Hazing Act - provisions related to reporting and disclosure requirements related to hazing on campus S. 2076, the SERVE Act - provisions related to academic status for Guard/Reserve members activated for more than 30 days H.R. 8932, the FAFSA Deadline Act - provisions related to the FAFSA General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to campus free speech and civil discourse on campus; general issues related to antisemitism and anti-Muslim harassment; general issues related to Title VI General issues related to policy proposals related to Title VI General issues related to Sec. 117 foreign gift and contract reporting General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students General issues related to the healthcare workforce, including need for additional nursing faculty and clinical placements for nursing students General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes, employment status of student-athletes, and the future of college athletics General issues related to IES and education research General issues related to implementation of EDs gainful employment and financial value reporting regulations General issues related to EDs regulatory action around Title IX General issues related to the FAFSA launch General issues related to future regulatory action by ED General issues related to impact of DOL NPRM on higher education

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2025 H.R. 9026 /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, STEM Education, and lunar gravitational waves) H.R. 8774 /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. 8997 /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) H.R. 8070/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security; potential amendments related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting for universities and Workforce Pell Act S. xxxx, the LOANS for Biomedical Research Act - provisions related to loans to encourage tech transfer and start ups in biomedical research H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the American Privacy Rights Act - provisions related to inclusion of universities as covered entities; impact on education research S. 1956, the Invent it Here, Make it Here Act - provisions related to manufacturing and commercialization of federally funded research S. 2220, the PREVAIL Act - provisions related to reforms to the PTAB framework H.R. 7085, the BIOSECURE Act - provisions related to prohibitions on certain biotech suppliers S. 4207, the Spectrum and National Security Act - provisions related to funding mechanism for NSF General issues related to the importance of robust funding for NSF, DOD, NASA, and DOE Office of Science General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to the outlook for NASA reauthorization and budget, including provisions related to Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education General issues related to research security and NSPM-33 General issues related to indirect cost reimbursements General issues related to NSF programs including NAIRR and NSF Engines and NSF MREFC infrastructure projects General issues related to AI legislation related to science and innovation; and proposals impacting NSF and DOE General issues related to cybersecurity research and workforce General issues related to research collaborations with ORNL General issues related to the Administrations NIST proposed framework related to march-in rights and the impact on basic research

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing H.R. 8998/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act - provisions related to the use of the IHRA definition and contemporary examples H.R. 7683, Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act - provisions related to free speech on campuses H.R. 5933/S. 3362, the DETERRENT Act - provisions related to lowering the threshold for reporting, waivers from ED for gifts or contracts from foreign countries of concern, individual reporting of foreign gifts and contracts, and disclosures related to endowment investments H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - provisions related to the offset that would require institutions subject to the endowment tax to reimburse ED for the unpaid balances of federal student loans H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act - provisions related to institutional risk sharing payments; provisions related to Title IV and student loans including eliminating PLUS loans, caps on borrowing, and elimination of origination fees; and other provisions of the bill H.R. 3724, Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023 - issues related to accreditation and DEI H.R. 8534, the Protecting Student Athlete's Economic Freedom Act - provisions related to the employment status of student-athletes H.R. 8304, the Protect the Benefits for Athletes and Limit Liability Act - provisions related to limitations on liability for certain institutions regarding limitations on compensation to student athletes H.R. 7266/S. 3770, the FAAN Act - provisions related to supporting the nursing workforce H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the American Privacy Rights Act - provisions related to inclusion of universities as covered entities; impact on education research S. 3392, the Advancing Research in Education Act - provisions related to reauthorization of IES General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to campus free speech and free expression on campus; general issues related to antisemitism and anti-Muslim harassment General issues related to Sec. 117 foreign gift and contract reporting General issues related to funding mechanisms for the Pell Grant General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students General issues related to the healthcare workforce, including need for additional nursing faculty and clinical placements for nursing students General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes, employment status of student-athletes, and the future of college athletics General issues related to EDs regulatory action related to accreditation, state authorization, cash management General issues related to implementation of EDs gainful employment and financial value reporting regulations General issues related to EDs regulatory action around Title IX General issues related to the FAFSA launch General issues related to affordability and debt forgiveness General issues related to impact of DOL NPRM on higher education General issues related to proposed changes to IPEDS reporting General issues related to CISA/CIRCIA cyber incident reporting for universities

Issues related to FY 2025 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 9026/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, STEM Education, and lunar gravitational waves) H.R. 8774 /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. 8997 /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing H.R. 8998/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities

General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax, other tax policy proposals related to university endowments General issues related to tax legislation and inclusion of provisions that could impact research universities General tax issues that impact students and universities including the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and ARPA-H S. xxxx, the LOANS for Biomedical Research Act - provisions related to loans to encourage tech transfer and start-ups in biomedical research General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2024 and FY 2025 General issues related to NIH and biomedical research, including stipends for graduate students and post-docs General issues related to proposed restructuring of NIH and NIH reforms General issues related to the Administrations NIST proposed framework related to march-in rights and the impact on basic research General issues related to biomedical research oversight

Issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. xxxx/S. 2321, the FY 2024 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education) H.R. 4365 /S. 2587, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 4394 /S. 2443, the FY 2024 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 4821/S. 2605, the FY 2024 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities; amendments that would cut or otherwise impact funding for NEH H.R. 5894 /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty Issues related to FY 2025 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, STEM Education, and lunar gravitational waves) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities

H.R. 4365 /S. 2587, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. xxxx /H.R. xxxx, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2024 and FY 2025 General issues related to research security at DOD General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to institutional partnerships with the military General issues related to research collaborations with ORNL

General issues related to the outlook for high-skilled immigration policies and proposals in the 118th Congress General issues related to international students and scholars

H.R. 5894 /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty H.R. 4821/S. 2605, the FY 2024 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 5933/S. 3362, the DETERRENT Act - provisions related to lowering the threshold for reporting, waivers from ED for gifts or contracts from foreign countries of concern, individual reporting of foreign gifts and contracts, and disclosures related to endowment investments S. 3392, the Advancing Research in Education Act - provisions related to reauthorization of IES H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - provisions related to the offset that would prohibit institutions subject to the endowment tax from awarding federal loans; revised offset that would require institutions subject to the endowment tax to reimburse ED for the unpaid balances of federal student loans H.R. 6591, the College Cost Reduction Act - provisions related to Title IV and student loans, risk sharing, caps on loans, median cost of college by program, elimination of SEOG and PLUS loans, changes to accreditation, elimination of origination fees, and standardized financial aid offers H.R. 3724, Accreditation for College Excellence Act - provisions related to accreditation and DEI H.R. 7683, Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act - provisions related to free speech on campuses H.R. 7266/S. 3770, the FAAN Act - provisions related to supporting the nursing workforce H.R. xxxx, the FAIR College Sports Act - provisions related to NIL, including as they relate to collectives, boosters, enforcement, transparency, and prospective student athletes; provisions related to pre-emption, employment status, liability language, and oversight S. xxxx, Sen. Cruz's NIL legislation - provisions related to NIL General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to campus free speech and free expression on campus; general issues related to antisemitism and anti-Muslim harassment General issues related to Sec. 117 foreign gift and contract reporting General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students General issues related to the healthcare workforce, including need for additional nursing faculty and clinical placements for nursing students General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes, employment status of student-athletes, and the future of college athletics General issues related to reauthorization of IES General issues related to EDs regulatory action related to accreditation, state authorization, cash management General issues related to implementation of EDs gainful employment and financial value reporting regulations General issues related to EDs regulatory action around Title IX General issues related to the FAFSA launch General issues related to affordability and debt forgiveness General issues related to impact of DOL NPRM on higher education

General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax, other tax policy proposals related to university endowments General issues related to tax legislation and inclusion of provisions that could impact research universities General tax issues that impact students and universities including the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2024 H.R. xxxx /S. 2321, the FY 2024 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education) H.R. 4365 /S. 2587, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 4394 /S. 2443, the FY 2024 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 5894 /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2025 H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, STEM Education, and lunar gravitational waves) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) S. xxxx /H.R. xxxx, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2025 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; research programs within Army Futures Command; supporting STEM students and workforce development; cybersecurity; S. 3392, the Advancing Research in Education Act - provisions related to reauthorization of IES H.R. 6213, the National Quantum Reauthorization Act - provisions related to DOE-sponsored quantum information science General issues related to the importance of robust funding for NSF, DOD, NASA, and DOE Office of Science General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to the outlook for NASA reauthorization, including provisions related to Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education General issues related to research security and NSPM-33 General issues related to AI legislation related to science and innovation; and proposals impacting NSF and DOE General issues related to federal support for engineering education and research General issues related to commercial space, provisions related to NASA and basic research General issues related to cybersecurity research and workforce General issues related to research collaborations with ORNL General issues related to the Administrations proposal related to march-in rights and the impact on basic research

Issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs; amendments that would cut or otherwise impact funding for these programs H.R. xxxx/S. 2321, the FY 2024 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education) H.R. 4365 /S. 2587, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 4394 /S. 2443, the FY 2024 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 4821/S. 2605, the FY 2024 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities; amendments that would cut or otherwise impact funding for NEH H.R. 5894 /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty; amendments that would cut or otherwise impact funding for these programs Issues related to FY 2025 appropriations for science and engineering research and education programs at agencies including DOE and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs

H.R. xxxx /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty; amendments that would cut or otherwise impact funding for these programs General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students General issues related to the healthcare workforce, including need for additional nursing faculty and clinical placements for nursing students S. 1627, the PRECEPT Nurses Act - provisions related to tax incentives for nurse preceptors Issues related to FY 2025 appropriations for science and engineering research and education programs at agencies including Title VIII nursing workforce development programs

General issues related to the outlook for high-skilled immigration policies and proposals in the 118th Congress General issues related to international students and scholars including visa processing and retaining international talent General issues related to provisions of the H-1B NPRM that impact higher ed students and employees General issues related to student visa processing

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2024 H.R. xxxx /S. 2321, the FY 2024 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education) H.R. 4365 /S. 2587, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 4394 /S. 2443, the FY 2024 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 5894 /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); amendments that would cut or otherwise impact funding for these programs S. 2226 /H.R. 2670, the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2024 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; research programs within Army Futures Command; supporting STEM students and workforce development; cybersecurity; TALENTS high-skilled immigration provision S. 3392, the Advancing Research in Education Act - discussion of provisions of the bill related to size and composition of the NBES, definition of "evidence-based", research partnerships, and other issues related to reauthorization of IES H.R. xxxx, the National Quantum Reauthorization Act - provisions related to DOE-sponsored quantum information science P.L. 117-167, the CHIPS and Science Act - general issues related to implementation of NSF and NIST provisions Issues related to FY 2025 appropriations for science and engineering research and education programs at agencies including DOE. General issues related to the importance of robust funding for NSF, DOD, NASA, and DOE Office of Science General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to the potential for future legislation related to China competitiveness, including provisions related to research security and key technology areas General issues related to the outlook for NASA reauthorization, including provisions related to Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education General issues related to research security and NSPM-33 General issues related to cybersecurity research and workforce General issues related to entrepreneurship and the STEM workforce General issues related to the AI Executive Order General issues related to AI in education General issues related to the Administrations proposal related to march-in rights and the impact on basic research

H.R. 5894 /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty; amendments that would cut or otherwise impact funding for these programs H.R. 4821/S. 2605, the FY 2024 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities; amendments that would cut or otherwise impact funding for NEH H.R. 5933, the DETERRENT Act - provisions related to amendments to Sec. 117 to increase foreign gift reporting; provisions related to endowments S. 3392, the Advancing Research in Education Act - discussion of provisions of the bill related to size and composition of the NBES, definition of "evidence-based", research partnerships, and other issues related to reauthorization of IES H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - provisions related to the offset that would prohibit institutions subject to the endowment tax from awarding federal loans H.R. xxxx, the FAIR College Sports Act - provisions related to NIL, including as they relate to collectives, boosters, enforcement, transparency, and prospective student athletes S. xxxx, Sen. Cruz's NIL legislation - provisions related to NIL Issues related to FY 2025 appropriations for science and engineering research and education programs at agencies including Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to campus free speech and free expression on campus; general issues related to antisemitism and Islamophobia General issues related to Sec. 117 foreign gift and contract reporting General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students General issues related to the healthcare workforce, including need for additional nursing faculty and clinical placements for nursing students General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes and the future of college athletics General issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for research and education at agencies including IES General issues related to reauthorization of IES General issues related to AI in education General issues related to EDs regulatory action related to accountability, transcript withholding, distance education, career services, gainful employment, and financial value reporting General issues related to EDs regulatory action around Title IX General issues related to borrower defense claims General issues related to the release of the new FAFSA General issues related to NEH implementation of the AI Executive Order General issues related to impact of DOL NPRM on higher education

H.R. 5894 /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and ARPA-H; amendments that would cut or otherwise impact funding for these programs General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2024 General issues related to NIH and biomedical research General issues related to the biomedical workforce, including the need for more PhD-prepared nurse scientists General issues related to the Administrations proposal related to march-in rights and the impact on basic research General issues related to NIH NPRM related to research misconduct

H.R. 4365 /S. 2587, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. 2226 /H.R. 2670, the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2024 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; research programs within Army Futures Command; supporting STEM students and workforce development; cybersecurity; TALENTS high-skilled immigration provision General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2024 General issues related to research security at DOD General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to institutional partnerships with the military

General issues related to veterans education and VA oversight of education benefits program

H.R. xxxx /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and ARPA-H General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2024 General issues related to NIH and biomedical research General issues related to the biomedical workforce General issues related to ARPA-H

H.R. xxxx /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty S. xxxx, the Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act - provisions related to nursing education General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students General issues related to the healthcare workforce, including need for additional nursing faculty and clinical placements for nursing students

H.R. xxxx /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty H.R. 4821/S. 2605, the FY 2024 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. Res. 288 - Resolution honoring Vanderbilt University's 150th Anniversary S. xxxx, the Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act - provisions related to nursing education S. 1349, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to student unit data records S. 1970, the Informed Student Borrower Act - provisions related to student loan entrance counseling H.R. xxxx, the FAIR College Sports Act - provisions related to NIL, including as they relate to collectives, boosters, enforcement, transparency, and prospective student athletes S. xxxx, Sen. Cruz's NIL legislation - provisions related to NIL S. 2495, the PASS Act - provisions related to NIL S. xxxx, the College Athletes Protection & Compensation Act - provisions related to NIL and college athletics General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to federal and institutional student aid, access to and affordability of higher education as well as completion, student debt, and accountability General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students General issues related to the healthcare workforce, including need for additional nursing faculty and clinical placements for nursing students General issues around proposals to reauthorize the Higher Education Act General issues related to diversity in admissions General issues related to free speech on college campuses General issues related to impact of DOL NPRM on higher education General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes and the future of college athletics General issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for research and education at agencies including IES General issues related to potential reauthorization of IES - provisions related to translating research to practice, governance of IES, applied education research, timelines for IES research, transparency in education research, use of data General issues related to ED regulatory actions including provisions related to gainful employment and financial value reporting General issues related to FAFSA simplification and needs analysis General issues related to EDs regulatory issues Title IX General issues related to federal student aid and student loan debt cancellation

General issues related to Dept. of Commerce/EDA Regional Tech Hubs program

General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to tax legislation and inclusion of provisions that could impact research universities General tax issues that impact students and universities including the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2024 H.R. xxxx /S. 2321, the FY 2024 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education) H.R. 4365 /S. 2587, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 4394 /S. 2443, the FY 2024 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. 2624, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) S. 2226 /H.R. 2670, the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2024 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; research programs within Army Futures Command; supporting STEM students and workforce development; cybersecurity; TALENTS high-skilled immigration provision General issues related to the importance of robust funding for NSF, DOD, NASA, and DOE Office of Science General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to the potential for future legislation related to China competitiveness, including provisions related to research security and key technology areas General issues related to the outlook for NASA reauthorization, including provisions related to Science and Space Technology General issues related to the outlook for legislation related to AI and quantum science General issues related to research security and NSPM-33 General issues related to the funding of ARPA-H General issues related to potential competitiveness legislation General issues related to cybersecurity, including workforce General issues related to DOD procurement and acquisition to support innovators General issues related to the government-university-industry partnership related to R&D General issues related to smart mobility research and building a mobility ecosystem, including R&D

General issues related to the outlook for high-skilled immigration policies and proposals in the 118th Congress General issues related to international students and scholars including visa processing and retaining international talent

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. xxxx /H.R. xxxx, the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2024 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; research programs within Army Futures Command; supporting STEM students and workforce development; cybersecurity; TALENTS high-skilled immigration provision General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2024 General issues related to research security at DOD General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty S. 1627, the PRECEPT Nurse Act - provisions related to a tax credit for nurse preceptors to address nursing shortages and shortages of clinical teaching nurses General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students

General issues related to the outlook for high-skilled immigration policies and proposals in the 118th Congress General issues related to international students and scholars including visa processing and retaining international talent General issues related to the proposed National Security Innovation Pathway General issues related to the DHS Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council

Issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty P.L. 118-5, the Fiscal Responsibility Act - provisions related to discretionary spending caps

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and ARPA-H General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2024 General issues related to NIH and biomedical research General issues related to the biomedical workforce

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. 1627, the PRECEPT Nurse Act - provisions related to a tax credit for nurse preceptors to address nursing shortages and shortages of clinical teaching nurses H.R. xxxx, the FAIR College Sports Act - provisions related to NIL S. 1349/H.R. 2957, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to student unit data records S. Res. Xxxx, Commemorating the 20th anniversary of IES - provisions related to the resolution General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to increasing the maximum Pell Grant to increase access to and affordability of higher education General issues related to federal and institutional student aid, access to and affordability of higher education as well as completion, student debt, and accountability General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes and the future of college athletics General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students General issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for research and education at agencies including IES General issues related to potential reauthorization of IES - provisions related to education research, special education research, support for early career faculty, and support for high risk, high reward research General issues related to ED NPRM including provisions related to gainful employment, financial value reporting, professional licensure, and consumer protection General issues related to FAFSA simplification General issues related to EDs guidance on third party servicers General issues related to EDs regulatory issues including free speech on college campuses, low financial value programs, and Title IX General issues related to campus climate surveys

S. 1627, the PRECEPT Nurse Act - provisions related to a tax credit for nurse preceptors to address nursing shortages and shortages of clinical teaching nurses General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to tax legislation and inclusion of provisions that could impact research universities General tax issues that impact students and universities including the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. xxxx /H.R. xxxx, the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2024 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; research programs within Army Futures Command; supporting STEM students and workforce development; cybersecurity H.R. 2617/P.L. 117-328, the FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 2023 appropriations for science and engineering research at DOD General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2024 General issues related to research security at DOD General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to implementation of P.L. 117-167, the CHIPS and Science Act - provisions related to DOD

Potential impacts of an overtime NPRM on higher education institutions

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2024 H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) S. xxxx /H.R. xxxx, the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2024 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; research programs within Army Futures Command; supporting STEM students and workforce development H.R. 2617/P.L. 117-328, the FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 2023 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, IES, NSF, and NASA General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to the funding of ARPA-H General issues related to language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making General issues related to implementation of P.L. 117-167, the CHIPS and Science Act, particularly at NSF General issues related to NSFs new TIP directorate and its programs General issues related to building research capacity, the EPSCoR program, and proposals to require a set-aside General issues related to implementation of EPSCoR language in the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167) General issues related to technology and knowledge transfer General issues related to the Bayh-Dole Act and march-in rights General issues related to research security, particularly implementation of research security provisions of P.L. 117-167, the CHIPS and Science Act General issues related to research security and NSPM-33, including issues related to common disclosure from, research security plans, and international travel General issues related to the Administrations open access proposal General issues related to NISTs implementation of P.L. 117-167, the CHIPS and Science Act General issues related to AI research plans and proposals General issues related to support for engineering education and workforce development

General issues related to the DACA regulations and potential legislation General issues related to visa reforms and fee increases General issues related to the outlook for high-skilled immigration policies and proposals in the 118th Congress

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 2617/P.L. 117-328, the FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) H.R. xxxx, the New Essential Education Discoveries Act - provisions related to authorization of a National Center for Advanced Development in Education (NCADE) H.R. 9385/S. 5178 (117), the DITCH (Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings) Act - provisions related to endowment investments in Chinese corporations that have ties to the Chinese Communist Party H.R. 7939, the Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act - provisions related to veterans education benefits H.R. xxxx, the FAAN Act - provisions related to nursing workforce S. xxxx, draft legislation that would create a tax credit for nurse preceptors - provisions related to nursing shortages and shortages of clinical teaching nurses General issues related to the potential reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to doubling the maximum Pell Grant to increase access to and affordability of higher education General issues related to federal and institutional student aid, access to and affordability of higher education as well as completion, student debt, and accountability General issues related to the federal student aid programs including origination fees, interest rates, loan repayment plans, and reform of the loan programs General issues related to support for graduate students and graduate education General issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for research and education at agencies including IES General issues related to potential reauthorization of IES - provisions related to education research, special education research, support for early career faculty, and support for high risk, high reward research General issues related to the proposal to create a National Center for Advanced Development in Education (NCADE) within IES General issues related to research in learning loss and social and emotional learning General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes and the future of college athletics General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students General issues related to EDs Title IV NPRMs and other regulatory priorities including rating low financial value programs, campus free speech and free inquiry, liability for individual college leaders and board members General issues related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting - provisions related to information collection General issues related to EDs guidance on third party servicers General issues related to upcoming changes to the FAFSA General issues related to institutional eligibility and administering VA educational benefits

H.R. 7939, the Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act - provisions related to veterans education benefits General issues related to institutional eligibility and administering VA educational benefits

H.R. 9385/S. 5178 (117), the DITCH (Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings) Act - provisions related to endowment investments in Chinese corporations that have ties to the Chinese Communist Party S. xxxx, draft legislation that would create a tax credit for nurse preceptors - provisions related to nursing shortages and shortages of clinical teaching nurses General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to tax legislation and inclusion of provisions that could impact research universities General tax issues that impact students and universities including the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid

Issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty H.R. 2617/P.L. 117-328, the FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 2023 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs

Issues related to FY 2023 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 2617, the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 2023 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, Dept. of Commerce/EDA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 8256/S. 4664, the FY 2023 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. 8236/S. 4663, the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 8255/S. 4660, the FY 2023 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 8262/S. 4686, the FY 2023 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 8295/S. 4659, the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps H.R. 8294/S. 4670, the FY 2023 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act - provisions related to transportation research H.R. 8204, the FY 2023 Appropriations package - provisions related to DOE's Office of Science and ARPA-E; and NEH Issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOE Office of Science, IES, NSF, and NASA

H.R. 2617, the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 2023 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including DOD, basic and applied research and provisions related to research program within Army Futures Command H.R. 8236/S. 4663, the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. 4543/H.R. 7900, the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2023 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; research programs within Army Futures Command; supporting STEM students and workforce development; cybersecurity; the Minerva social science research program; high skilled immigration and visa processing; SBIR/STTR reauthorization; anti-money laundering General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2023 General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to research security at DOD

General issues related to potential patent legislation

H.R. 2617, the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 2023 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including ED, including federal student aid such as Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, IES and NCSER, Title VI international education, and the NEH H.R. 8295/S. 4659, the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty H.R. 8262/S. 4686, the FY 2023 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 8548, the New Essential Education Discoveries Act - provisions related to authorization of a National Center for Advanced Development in Education (NCADE) S. 4772, the Changing Our Learning, Loans, Endowments and Graduation Expectations (COLLEGE) Act - provisions that would require institutions to discount cost of attendance for students based on endowment size S. 4912, the Make the Universities Pay Act - provisions that would impose institutional skin in the game related to federal student loans and defaults and add reporting requirements related to post-graduate outcomes H.R. 8655, the Responsible Education Assistance through Loan (REAL) Reforms Act - provisions that would make changes to the federal student loan programs and Pell Grant eligibility H.R. 8872, the Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act - provisions that would make changes to federal student aid programs, including PSLF, Pell Grants, and federal student loans H.R. 3946/S. 2081, the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act - provisions related to changes to the Pell Grant program S. 5178, the DITCH (Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings) Act - provisions related to endowment investments in Chinese corporations that have ties to the Chinese Communist Party H.R. 9429, the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act - provisions related to financial aid award offers S. 4588, the College Athlete Compensation Rights Act - provisions related to NIL for student athletes Issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for research and education at agencies including IES General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to doubling the maximum Pell Grant to increase access to and affordability of higher education General issues related to student aid, access to and affordability of higher education as well as completion, student debt, and accountability General issues related to free speech on college campuses General issues related to diversity on college campuses General issues related to the FY 2023 budget request for IES and NCSER General issues related to the proposal to create a National Center for Advanced Development in Education (NCADE) within IES General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness and healthcare for student-athletes General issues related to the reauthorization of Title VI international education programs General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty General issues related to EDs Title IV NPRMs and other regulatory priorities General issues related to campus climate surveys as mandated in VAWA (P.L. 107-113) General issues related to campus safety General issues related to VA education regulatory issues, including proposed revisions to the 85/15 rule and the 35% exemption General issues related to administering VA educational benefits

S. 264 DREAM Act/H.R. 6 the DREAM and PROMISE Acts - provisions related to codifying the legal status of DACA recipients and Dreamers H.R. 3648, the EAGLE Act (Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment Act) - provisions related to per-country caps for employment-based Green cards General issues related to the DACA regulations and potential legislation

S. 4912, the Make the Universities Pay Act - provisions that would impose institutional skin in the game related to federal student loans and defaults and add reporting requirements related to post-graduate outcomes S. 4969, the Athlete Opportunity and Taxpayer Integrity Act - provisions related to charitable contributions and NIL General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to potential year-end tax bill and inclusion of provisions that could impact research universities General tax issues that impact students and universities including, provisions that incentivize saving and paying for college; charitable giving; UBIT; the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid General issues related to the taxability of Pell Grants

H.R. 2617, the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 2023 appropriations for research and education at agencies including NIH; provisions related to ARPA-H authorization; provisions related to biomedical research security H.R. 8295/S. 4659, the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and ARPA-H General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2023 General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2024 General issues related to the authorization and funding of ARPA-H General issues related to legislative and policy proposals related to the bioeconomy and biomanufacturing

H.R. 2617, the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 2023 appropriations for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs, including potential traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty H.R. 8295/S. 4659, the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty

H.R. 8198/S. 4458, the Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act - provisions related to revising the 85/15 rule and the 35% exemption General issues related to VA education regulatory issues, including proposed revisions to the 85/15 rule and the 35% exemption General issues related to administering VA educational benefits General issues related to attracting veterans as students and employees

H.R. 8295 /S. 4659, the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty

S. 4543/H.R. 7900, the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to high skilled immigration and visa processing General issues related to the status of student/scholar visa processing General issues related to visa and green card pathways for high skilled immigrants General issues related to the DACA regulations

H.R. 8295 /S. 4659, the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and ARPA-H H.R. 5585/S. 3819, the ARPA-H Act - provisions related to the authorization of ARPA-H Issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for research at agencies including NIH General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2023 General issues related to the authorization and funding of ARPA-H General issues related to regulatory and policy priorities for NIH including research security

General issues related to potential NPRM related to FLSA and impact on institutions of higher education and employees

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2023 Issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for science and engineering research at agencies including NIH, DOE, IES, NSF, and NASA H.R. 8256/S. 4664, the FY 2023 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. 8236 /S. 4663, the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 8255 /S. 4660, the FY 2023 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review H.R. 8295 /S. 4659, the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) S. 4543/H.R. 7900, the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2023 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; research programs within Army Futures Command; supporting STEM students and workforce development; the Minerva social science research program; SBIR/STTR reauthorization H.R. 8204, the FY 2023 Appropriations package - provisions related to DOE's Office of Science and ARPA-E; and NEH P.L. 117-167/H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act - general provisions related to research and science; provisions related to authorizations for NSF, DOE Office of Science, and NASA; EPSCoR language, including proposed 20% set-aside and modified language; broader provisions related to geographic and institutional diversity; research security provisions included and those excluded, including provisions that require disclosure of certain foreign gifts and contracts to NSF; tech transfer provisions; general provisions related to NIST; general provisions related to Dept. of Commerce Regional Technology Hubs; excluded provisions related to high-skilled immigration; provisions related to sexual harassment S. 4900, SBIR/STTR reauthorization Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs; provisions that would add disclosure and reporting requirements General issues related to innovation legislation and the need for supplemental funding General issues related to building research capacity, the EPSCoR program, and proposals to require a set-aside General issues related to implementation of EPSCoR language in the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167) General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to SBIR/STTR re-authorization General issues related to the authorization and funding of ARPA-H General issues related to DOT University Transportation Center research grant proposal General issues related to NSF Regional Innovation Engines grant proposal General issues related to research security General issues related to the Administrations open access proposal General issues related to DOEs plans for fundamental and applied research related to climate change

Issues related to FY 2023 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 8256/S. 4664, the FY 2023 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. 8236 /S. 4663, the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 8255 /S. 4660, the FY 2023 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 8262 /S. 4686, the FY 2023 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 8295 /S. 4659, the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps H.R. 8294/S. 4670, the FY 2023 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act - provisions related to transportation research H.R. 8204, the FY 2023 Appropriations package - provisions related to DOE's Office of Science and ARPA-E; and NEH Issues related to FY 2024 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOE, IES, NSF, and NASA

H.R. 8236 /S. 4663, the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. 4543/H.R. 7900, the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2023 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; research programs within Army Futures Command; supporting STEM students and workforce development; cybersecurity; the Minerva social science research program; high skilled immigration and visa processing; SBIR/STTR reauthorization; anti-money laundering General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2023 General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to research security at DOD

H.R. 5152, the Higher Education Endowment Reform Act - provisions that would reform the net investment income excise tax to require schools to provide significant grant aid to financially needy students to earn relief from the tax H.R. 2832, the Dont Tax Higher Education Act - provisions that would repeal the net investment income (NII) excise tax H.R. 8128 - provisions that would increase the NII tax to offset an expansion of 529 savings plan H.R. 8447, the Protecting Endowments from our Adversaries Act - provisions that would impose a 100% excise tax on income from investments in interests included on the Commerce Entity List, MEU List, Unverified List, and FCC Covered List H.R. 8883, the Higher Education Accountability (HEAT) Act - provisions that would increase the NII tax and changes to eligibility criteria S. xxxx, the Student Loan Reform Act - provisions related to institutional skin in the game related to federal student loans; provisions related to the NII excise tax S. 1547 Ivory Tower Tax Act - provisions that would impose 1% tax on the fair market value of private higher ed institution with assets of $2.5 billion and above and impose a 30% excise tax on undistributed excess endowment amounts S. 4912, the Make the Universities Pay Act - provisions that would impose institutional skin in the game related to federal student loans and defaults and add reporting requirements related to post-graduate outcomes General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to potential tax provisions in a reconciliation package that could impact research universities General issues related to potential year-end tax bill and inclusion of provisions that could impact research universities General tax issues that impact students and universities including, provisions that incentivize saving and paying for college; charitable giving; UBIT; the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid

H.R. 8128, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the uses for funds under qualified tuition programs - provisions related to increasing the endowment tax as an offset H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the Protecting Endowments from our Adversaries Act - provisions related to university endowments General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to potential tax provisions in a reconciliation package that could impact research universities

H.R. 8198/S. 4458, the Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act - provisions related to revising the 85/15 rule and the 35% exemption General issues related to VA education regulatory issues, including proposed revisions to the 85/15 rule and the 35% exemption General issues related to administering VA educational benefits General issues related to attracting veterans as students and employees

H.R. 8295 /S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty General issues related to GNE legislative proposals

H.R. 8295 /S. xxxx - the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and ARPA-H H.R. 5585/S. 3819, the ARPA-H Act - provisions related to the authorization of ARPA-H and research costs General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2023 General issues related to the authorization and funding of ARPA-H General issues related to costs of biomedical research General issues related to regulatory and policy priorities for NIH including diversity and harassment

H.R. 8295 /S. xxxx - the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty H.R. 8262 /S. 3034 - the FY 2023 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act - provisions related to STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; provisions from S. 1169, the Strategic Competition Act related to Sec. 3138 that would require CFIUS review of certain gifts and contracts between US universities and foreign entities; provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting that would lower the reporting threshold; Sec. 124 provisions that would require institutions to maintain a database of individual foreign gifts or contracts H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act - provisions related to broadening participation in STEM; STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; support for early career faculty and graduate students; provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting that would lower the reporting threshold; provisions related to Sec. 124 that would require institutions to maintain a database of individual foreign gifts or contracts; provisions related to creation of federal student unit record database H.Res. 1193/S. Res. 676, to designate June 23, 2022 National Pell Grant Day - provisions that would commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Pell Grant program H.R. 2030/S. 839, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to student data and student unit records, including implementation and data collection H.R. 6843/S. xxxx, the Building Civic Bridges Act - provisions related to a new grant program within AmeriCorps to support university efforts to foster civil discussion H.R. 5817/S. 3943, the NCAA Accountability Act - provisions that would change the NCAA infractions and enforcement policies General issues related to doubling the maximum Pell Grant to increase access to and affordability of higher education General issues related to access to and affordability of higher education as well as completion and accountability General issues related to campus free speech and free expression General issues related to IES reauthorization including provisions that relate to constituting the National Board on Education Sciences; maintaining a separate authorization for NCSER; and providing robust authorization levels General issues related to the role of IES in national competitiveness and grant funding competitions General issues related to the policy recommendations made in the National Academies of Sciences report on IES education research General issues related to the FY 2023 budget request for IES and NCSER and the need to support early career faculty General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness and healthcare for student-athletes General issues related to data privacy proposals that could impact private institutions of higher education General issues related to changes to the Dept. of Educations Title IX regulations General issues related to EDs negotiated rulemaking, including provisions related to professional licensure requirements, multi-state consumer protection laws, and gainful employment General issues related to potential regulatory action related to Sec. 504, disability accommodations General issues related to proposed regulatory changes to IPEDS General issues related to campus climate surveys as mandated in VAWA (P.L. 107-113) General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty General issues related to GNE legislative proposals General issues related to VA education regulatory issues, including proposed revisions to the 85/15 rule and the 35% exemption General issues related to administering VA educational benefits

General issues related to the status of student/scholar visa processing, visa fees, and other administrative changes to rules related to international students/scholars General issues related to changes to the STEM OPT program and expansion of OPT General issues related to Afghan refugees and Fulbright scholars General visa issues related to Ukrainian students/staff/scholars General issues related to visa and green card pathways for high skilled immigrants General issues related to administrative policies for Temporary Protected Status and Special Student Relief for Afghans and Ukrainians

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2023 H.R. 8256/S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. 8236 /S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 8255 /S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review H.R. 8295 /S. xxxx - the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) S. xxxx/H.R. 7900, the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2023 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students and workforce development; provisions related to the Minerva social science research program S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act - provisions related to creation of a new Technology Directorate at NSF; authorization levels for new directorate and NSF; identification of priority technology areas; impact on NSF basic research; provisions related to EPSCoR; creation of regional innovation hubs and regional technology strategy program at Dept. of Commerce; STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; support for early career faculty and graduate students; technology transfer; research security provisions; provisions from S. 1351, the Safeguarding American Innovation Act related to immigration; provisions from S. 1169, the Strategic Competition Act related to Sec. 3138 that would require CFIUS review of certain gifts and contracts between US universities and foreign entities; provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting that would lower the reporting threshold; provisions related to Sec. 124 that would require institutions to maintain a database of individual foreign gifts or contracts; provisions related to sexual harassment in the sciences; provisions related to Sec. 2526 related to disclosure requirements; language related to participation in talent recruitment programs; provisions related to NASA; provisions related to DOE H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act - provisions related to authorization levels for NSF and DOE Office of Science; high-skilled immigration; general provisions related to research and innovation; broadening participation in STEM; provisions related to creation of a new Technology Directorate at NSF; creation of regional innovation hubs and regional technology strategy program at Dept. of Commerce; STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; support for early career faculty and graduate students; technology transfer; sexual harassment; research security provisions; provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting that would lower the reporting threshold; provisions related to Sec. 124 that would require institutions to maintain a database of individual foreign gifts or contracts; provisions related to creation of federal student unit record database General issues related to innovation legislation and the need for supplemental funding General issues related to NSFs plans for the new Technology, Innovation and Partnerships directorate General issues related to NSF I-Corps Innovation Hub grant competition General issues related to building research capacity, the EPSCoR program, and proposals to require a set-aside General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command General issues related to helium shortages General issues related to SBIR/STTR re-authorization General issues related to NASAs Space Technology Mission Directorate General issues related to the authorization and funding of ARPA-H General issues related to implementation of OSTP NSPM-33 General issues related to the FY 2023 budget request for IES and NCSER and the need to support early career faculty General issues related to cybersecurity policy proposals, particularly at NIST

Issues related to FY 2023 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 8256/S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. 8236 /S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 8255 /S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 8262 /S. 3034 - the FY 2023 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 8295 /S. xxxx - the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs and traineeship/fellowship program to support future nursing faculty, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to higher education including increase to the maximum Pell Grant and other higher ed funding; and public health workforce, particularly advanced practice nurses H.R. 4502 /S. 3062, the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs; amendment that would allow federal funding to go to institutions of higher education that conduct research on marijuana H.R. 4372 /S. 3034 - the FY 2022 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 2471, the FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs, Pell Grants, SEOG, Federal Work Study, International Education programs, IES and NCSER, and NEH; also, provisions related to campus climate surveys H.R. xxxx /S. 3034 - the FY 2023 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act - provisions related to STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; provisions from S. 1169, the Strategic Competition Act related to Sec. 3138 that would require CFIUS review of certain gifts and contracts between US universities and foreign entities; provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting that would lower the reporting threshold; Sec. 124 provisions that would require institutions to maintain a database of individual foreign gifts or contracts; amendments related to campus free speech, computer science education, and MSIs H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act - provisions related to broadening participation in STEM; STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; support for early career faculty and graduate students; provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting that would lower the reporting threshold; provisions related to Sec. 124 that would require institutions to maintain a database of individual foreign gifts or contracts S. xxxx, the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization - provisions related to campus climate surveys, frequency of surveys, and format of surveys S. xxxx, the Education Sciences Reauthorization Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of IES H.R. 2030/S. 839, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to student data and student unit records H.R. 5817/S. 3943, the NCAA Accountability Act - provisions that would change the NCAA infractions and enforcement policies General issues related to the outlook for reconciliation legislation that would include funding for Pell Grants General issues related to doubling the maximum Pell Grant to increase access to and affordability of higher education General issues related to access to and affordability of higher education as well as completion and accountability General issues related to repayment and forgiveness of federal student loans; also origination fees and interest rates; general issues related to federal student aid for graduate students General issues related to equity in higher education and upward social mobility General issues related to mental health of students, including need for a more robust pipeline of school-based mental health counselors General issues related to the use of American Rescue Plan Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds General issues related to campus free speech and free expression General issues related to IES reauthorization including provisions that relate to constituting the National Board on Education Sciences; maintaining a separate authorization for NCSER; and providing robust authorization levels General issues related to the role of IES in national competitiveness General issues related to the FY 2023 budget request for IES and NCSER and the need to support early career faculty General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes General issues related to potential changes to the Dept. of Educations Title IX regulations General issues related to EDs negotiated rulemaking, including provisions related to professional licensure requirements General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships General issues related to the National Endowment for the Humanities; general issues related to outlook for FY 2023 budget request for NEH General issues related to VA education regulatory issues, including proposed revisions to the 85/15 rule and the 35% exemption General issues related to administering VA educational benefits

Issues related to FY 2022 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issues related to FY 2023 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to higher education including increase to the maximum Pell Grant and other higher ed funding; research and research infrastructure including funding for NSF, DOE Office of Science and other federal science agencies; regional innovation institutes; tax provisions related to higher education including modification of endowment tax and other tax provisions; immigration provisions related to Dreamers and DACA recipients; and public health workforce, particularly advanced practice nurses H.R. 4505/S. 3042, the FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. 4432/S. 3023, the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 4549 /S. 2605, the FY 2022 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 4372 /S. 3034 - the FY 2022 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 4502 /S. 3062 - the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps H.R. 2471, the FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for DOD research, NIH, ARPA-H, NSF, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NEH, NASA Science and STEM Engagement, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs, Pell Grants, SEOG, Federal Work Study, International Education programs, IES and NCSER H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. 3034 - the FY 2023 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps General issues related to the outlook for reconciliation legislation that would include funding for Pell Grants and research and research infrastructure, including at DOE and NSF General issues related to doubling the maximum Pell Grant to increase access to and affordability of higher education

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to immigration including Dreamers and DACA recipients General issues related to the status of student/scholar visa processing, visa fees, and other administrative changes to rules related to international students/scholars General issues related to changes to the STEM OPT program and expansion of OPT General issues related to Afghan refugees and Fulbright scholars General visa issues related to Ukrainian students/staff/scholars General issues related to the reinstatement of the DHS Homeland Security Academic Advisory Committee General issues related to ability of international student athletes to benefit from NIL

H.R. 4502 /S. 3062 - the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health H.R. 2471, the FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NIH and ARPA-H H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and ARPA-H General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2022 General issues related to the creation and funding of ARPA-H General issues related to regulatory and research compliance; research security related to NIH General issues related to creating an innovation ecosystem and economic development; importance of biomedical innovation; importance of supporting commercialization of technologies

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - provisions related to higher education including modification of endowment tax and other provisions General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to taxability of scholarships and fellowships, including Pell Grants; tax implications of NIL for student athletes; tax issues related to international students General issues related to tax exempt status of universities General issues related to charitable giving proposals General issues related to potential tax provisions in a reconciliation package that could impact research universities including modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, advanced refunding bonds, changes to the AOTC, and changes to the tax implications of Pell Grants

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to public health workforce, particularly advanced practice nurses H.R. 4502 /S. 3062, the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 2471, the FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs General issues related to advanced practice nursing education, workforce, and faculty shortages; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships

General issues related to creating an innovation ecosystem and economic development; importance of biomedical innovation; importance of supporting commercialization of technologies; importance of public-private research and economic development partnerships

General issues related to VA education regulatory issues, including proposed revisions to the 85/15 rule and the 35% exemption General issues related to administering VA educational benefits General issues related to attracting veterans as students and employees

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2022 General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2023 H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to research and research infrastructure including funding for NSF, DOE Office of Science and other federal science agencies; regional innovation institutes H.R. 4505 /S. 3042, the FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. 4432 /S. 3023, the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 4549 /S. 2605, the FY 2022 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 4502 /S. 3062, the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH H.R. 2471, the FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for DOD research, NIH, ARPA-H, NSF, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NASA Science and STEM Engagement, IES and NCSER H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2023 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) S. xxxx/H.R. xxxx, the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2023 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students and workforce development; provisions related to the Minerva social science research program S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act - provisions related to creation of a new Technology Directorate at NSF; authorization levels for new directorate and NSF; identification of priority technology areas; impact on NSF basic research; provisions related to EPSCoR; creation of regional innovation hubs and regional technology strategy program at Dept. of Commerce; STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; support for early career faculty and graduate students; technology transfer; research security provisions; provisions from S. 1351, the Safeguarding American Innovation Act related to immigration; provisions from S. 1169, the Strategic Competition Act related to Sec. 3138 that would require CFIUS review of certain gifts and contracts between US universities and foreign entities; provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting that would lower the reporting threshold; provisions related to Sec. 124 that would require institutions to maintain a database of individual foreign gifts or contracts; provisions related to sexual harassment in the sciences; provisions related to Sec. 2526 related to disclosure requirements; language related to participation in talent recruitment programs; provisions related to NASA; provisions related to DOE H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act - provisions related to authorization levels for NSF and DOE Office of Science; high-skilled immigration; general provisions related to research and innovation; broadening participation in STEM; provisions related to creation of a new Technology Directorate at NSF; creation of regional innovation hubs and regional technology strategy program at Dept. of Commerce; STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; support for early career faculty and graduate students; technology transfer; sexual harassment; research security provisions; provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting that would lower the reporting threshold; provisions related to Sec. 124 that would require institutions to maintain a database of individual foreign gifts or contracts; H.R. 2225, the NSF for the Future Act - provisions related to a new directorate; authorization levels; funding for emerging research institutions; provisions related to STEM education, broadening participation, and research security H.R. 3593/S. 3699, DOE Science for the Future Act - provisions related to the authorization of the DOE Office of Science, including authorization levels; provisions related to energy research and workforce; mid-scale instrumentation H.R. 4588, the Regional Innovation Act - provisions related to regional tech hubs General issues related to the outlook for reconciliation legislation that would include funding for research and research infrastructure, including at DOE and NSF General issues related to global competitiveness in basic research and innovation, particularly related to China General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage General issues related to NSFs plans for a new technology directorate General issues related to NSF funding, including programs such as I-Corps, creation of a new directorate focused on technology and innovation General issues related to building research capacity, the EPSCoR program, and proposals to require a set-aside General issues related to DOEs domestic manufacturing requirement and determination of exceptional circumstances General issues related to the creation and funding of ARPA-H General issues related to the outlook for space research at NASA and DOD General issues related to the Defense basic research programs General issues related to implementation of OSTP NSPM-33, including certification of research security programs General issues related to the FY 2023 budget request for IES and NCSER and the need to support early career faculty General issues related to creating an innovation ecosystem and economic development; importance of biomedical innovation; importance of supporting commercialization of technologies; importance of public-private research and economic development partnerships General issues related to the role of engineering education programs in addressing workforce needs, particularly in computer and data science and cybersecurity

P.L. 117-58, the Infrastructure and Innovation Jobs Act - general issues related to research funding opportunities through USDOT General issues related to FHWA guidance for the CMAQ program

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to immigration including Dreamers and DACA recipients General issues related to proposals to recapture green cards General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers and NPRM related to DACA General issues related to the status of student/scholar visa processing General issues related to Afghan refugees

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to higher education including increase to the maximum Pell Grant, free community college, retention and completion grants, and tuition assistance for MSI's and HBCU's; and public health workforce education programs, particularly for advanced practice nurses H.R. 4502 /S. 3062, the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs; amendment that would allow federal funding to go to institutions of higher education that conduct research on marijuana H.R. 4372 /S. 3034 - the FY 2022 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act - provisions related to STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; provisions from S. 1169, the Strategic Competition Act related to Sec. 3138 that would require CFIUS review of certain gifts and contracts between US universities and foreign entities; provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting that would lower the reporting threshold; Sec. 124 provisions that would require institutions to maintain a database of individual foreign gifts or contracts; amendments related to campus free speech, computer science education, and MSIs S. xxxx, the Education Sciences Reauthorization Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of IES H.R. 2030/S. 839, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to student data and student unit records H.R. 5817/S. xxxx, the NCAA Accountability Act - provisions that would change the NCAA infractions and enforcement policies General issues related to access and affordability in higher ed, including doubling the maximum Pell Grant General issues related to IES reauthorization including provisions that relate to constituting the National Board on Education Sciences; maintaining a separate authorization for NCSER; and providing robust authorization levels General issues related to the role of IES in national competitiveness General issues related to the FY 2023 budget request for IES and NCSER and the need to support early career faculty General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes, transfer policies, education scholarships, health/wellness proposals, revenue sharing, federal pre-emption, liability, and enforcement General issues related to potential changes to the Dept. of Educations Title IX regulations General issues related to the impact of vaccine mandates on federal contractors/institutions of higher education and OSHA ETS for large employers General issues related to EDs negotiated rulemaking General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages General issues related to the National Endowment for the Humanities including outlook for confirmation of NEH chair nominee and relationship between humanities and STEM; general issues related to outlook for FY 2023 budget request for NEH

General issues related to Dept. of Commerce Economic Development Administration grant opportunities, including the Build Back Better program General issues related to creating an innovation ecosystem and economic development; importance of biomedical innovation; importance of supporting commercialization of technologies

Issues related to FY 2022 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to higher education including increase to the maximum Pell Grant, free community college, retention and completion grants, and tuition assistance for MSI's and HBCU's; research and research infrastructure including funding for NSF, DOE Office of Science and other federal science agencies; regional innovation institutes; tax provisions related to higher education including modification of endowment tax, restoration of advanced refunding bonds, and other provisions; immigration provisions related to Dreamers and DACA recipients; and public health workforce, particularly advanced practice nurses H.R. 4505/S. 3042, the FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. 4432/S. 3023, the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 4549 /S. 2605, the FY 2022 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 4372 /S. 3034 - the FY 2021 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 4502 /S. 3062 - the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps H.R. 5305, Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act - provisions related to the FY 2022 Continuing Resolution General issues related to the FY 2023 budget request for research and student aid accounts, particularly for IES and NCSER, and NEH

H.R. 4432 /S. 3023, the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. 2792/H.R. 4350, the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2022 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students and workforce development; provisions related to cybersecurity General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2022 General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command General issues related to national security and science issues General issues related to the Defense basic research programs

H.R. 5545, the REMOTE Act - provisions related to extending COVID flexibilities for GI bill benefits until June 2022, implementing technical corrections regarding rounding-out, incentive compensation for foreign student recruitment, and streamlining consumer information

H.R. 4502 /S. 3062 - the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2022 General issues related to the creation and funding of ARPA-H General issues related to NINRs priorities and strategic plan General issues related to creating an innovation ecosystem and economic development; importance of biomedical innovation; importance of supporting commercialization of technologies

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to public health workforce, particularly advanced practice nurses, and Momnibus provisions H.R. 4502 /S. 3062, the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - provisions related to higher education including modification of endowment tax, elimination of Pell taxability, provisions related to bonds, and other provisions General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to potential tax provisions in a reconciliation or infrastructure package that could impact research universities including modifications to IRC SEC. 4968, advanced refunding bonds, changes to the AOTC, and changes to the tax implications of Pell Grants

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to ARPA-H H.R. 4502 /S. xxxx - the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act - provisions related to research security; provisions related to biomedical research General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2022 General issues related to the creation and funding of ARPA-H General issues related to sexual harassment in biomedical research

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to public health workforce, particularly advanced practice nurses, and Momnibus provisions H.R. 4502 /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs General issues related to advanced practice nursing education

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to higher education including increase to the maximum Pell Grant, free community college, retention and completion grants, and tuition assistance for MSI's and HBCU's; and public health workforce education programs, particularly for advanced practice nurses H.R. 4502 /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs; amendment that would allow federal funding to go to institutions of higher education that conduct research on marijuana H.R. 4372 /S. xxxx - the FY 2022 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 4502, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (LHHSED, AG, E&W, FSGG, Int., MCVA, THUD) - provisions related to NIH, HRSA/Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs, Pell Grants, SEOG, Federal Work-Study, GAANN, IES, NCSER, International Education programs, and NEH S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act - provisions related to STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; provisions from S. 1169, the Strategic Competition Act related to Sec. 3138 that would require CFIUS review of certain gifts and contracts between US universities and foreign entities; provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting that would lower the reporting threshold; Sec. 124 provisions that would require institutions to maintain a database of individual foreign gifts or contracts; amendments related to campus free speech, computer science education, and MSIs S. xxxx, the Education Sciences Reauthorization Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of IES S. xxxx, draft legislation to protect the rights of student athletes, and for other purposes - provisions related to NIL for student-athletes, health care provisions, education/scholarship provisions, oversight and enforcement provisions, liability protections, and pre-emption H.R. 2030/S. 839, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to student data and student unit records General issues related to access and affordability in higher ed, including doubling the maximum Pell Grant General issues related to IES reauthorization including provisions that relate to constituting the National Board on Education Sciences; maintaining a separate authorization for NCSER; and providing robust authorization levels General issues related to the role of IES in national competitiveness General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes, transfer policies, education scholarships, health/wellness proposals, revenue sharing, federal pre-emption, liability, and enforcement General issues related to potential changes to the Dept. of Educations Title IX regulations General issues related to the impact of vaccine mandates on federal contractors/institutions of higher education

Issues related to FY 2022 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - reconciliation provisions related to higher education including increase to the maximum Pell Grant, free community college, retention and completion grants, and tuition assistance for MSI's and HBCU's; research including funding for NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-H, regional innovation institutes, research infrastructure and other federal science agencies; tax provisions related to higher education including modification of endowment tax, restoration of advanced refunding bonds, and other provisions; immigration provisions related to Dreamers and DACA recipients; and public health workforce, particularly advanced practice nurses H.R. 4505/S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. 4432/S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 4549 /S. 2605, the FY 2022 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 4372 /S. xxxx - the FY 2021 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 4502 /S. xxxx - the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps H.R. 4502, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (LHHSED, AG, E&W, FSGG, Int., MCVA, THUD) - provisions related to NIH, HRSA/Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs, Pell Grants, SEOG, Federal Work-Study, GAANN, IES, NCSER, International Education programs, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NEH S. Con. Res. 14, the FY 2022 Budget Resolution - provisions that provide reconciliation instructions, particularly related to higher education, research, higher ed tax, and immigration

P.L. 116-315, the Isakson/Roe Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act - issues related to the implementation of provisions related to veterans education benefits

H.R. 4432 /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. xxxx/H.R. 4350, the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2022 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students and workforce development General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2021 and FY 2022 General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command General issues related to national security and science issues General issues related to the Defense basic research programs General issues related to cybersecurity and CMMC compliance

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - provisions related to higher education including modification of endowment tax, restoration of advanced refunding bonds, and other provisions H.R. 5152, the Higher Education Endowment Tax Reform Act - provisions that would modify the excise tax on certain private university endowments H.R. 2832, the Don't Tax Higher Ed Act - provisions that would repeal the Sec. 4968 net investment income excise tax H.R. 4174, the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - provisions that would make Pell Grants tax free H.R. 4408, the Carbon Capture Improvement Act - provisions that would authorize tax-exempt private activity bonds to be used to finance qualified carbon dioxide carbon capture facilities H.R. 2954, the SECURE 2.0 Act - provisions related to retirement contributions General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to potential tax provisions in a reconciliation or infrastructure package that could impact research universities including modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, advanced refunding bonds, changes to the AOTC, and changes to the tax implications of Pell Grants

General issues related to Dept. of Commerce Economic Development Administration Build Back Better grant opportunity

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2022 H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH S. xxxx/H.R. xxxx, the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2022 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students and workforce development H.R. 2731/S. 1260, the Endless Frontier Act - provisions related to creation of a new Technology Directorate at NSF; authorization levels for new directorate and NSF; identification of priority technology areas; impact on NSF basic research; creation of regional innovation hubs and regional technology strategy program at Dept. of Commerce; STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; support for early career faculty; provisions related to geographic diversity in NSF funding; technology transfer; University Technology Centers created in the new NSF Technology and Innovation Directorate; provisions related to authorization of funding at DOE S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act - provisions related to creation of a new Technology Directorate at NSF; authorization levels for new directorate and NSF; identification of priority technology areas; impact on NSF basic research; creation of regional innovation hubs and regional technology strategy program at Dept. of Commerce; STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; support for early career faculty; and technology transfer; research security provisions; provisions from S. 1351, the Safeguarding American Innovation Act related to immigration; provisions from S. 1169, the Strategic Competition Act related to Sec. 3138 that would require CFIUS review of certain gifts and contracts between US universities and foreign entities; provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting that would lower the reporting threshold; provisions related to Sec. 124 that would require institutions to maintain a database of individual foreign gifts or contracts; provisions related to sexual harassment in the sciences; provisions related to Sec. 2526 related to disclosure requirements; language related to participation in talent recruitment programs; provisions related to NASA; provisions related to DOE H.R. 2225, the NSF for the Future Act - provisions related to a new directorate; authorization levels; funding for emerging research institutions; provisions related to STEM education, broadening participation, and research security H.R. 3593, DOE Science for the Future Act - provisions related to the authorization of the DOE Office of Science, including authorization levels; provisions related to energy research and workforce; mid-scale instrumentation S. 1169, the Strategic Competition Act - Sec. 138, provision that would create a pilot program that would expand the scope of current Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) reviews to include certain gifts and contracts between U.S. universities and foreign persons (including foreign governments and other foreign entities) S.1351, the Safeguarding American Innovation Act - provisions related to international scholars; research security; and language related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting H.R 869, the RISE Act - provisions that would authorizes $25 billion in COVID research relief to agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, NSF, IES, NASA, and others H.R. 144/S. 637, the Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act - provisions related to NSF support for early-career researchers H.R. 2695, the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act - provisions related to NSF reporting requirements General issues related to R&D funding in an infrastructure package General issues related to the Defense basic research programs General issues related to global competitiveness in basic research and innovation General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage General issues related to research partnerships between universities, national labs, and federal partners; the importance of federal support for technology and innovation, particularly defense technology; role of research universities in innovation, discovery, and workforce and economic development Issues related to a recovery and infrastructure package that would include research, education, and human infrastructure investments General issues related to NASA including status of NASA missions, outlook for NASA strategy, general issues related to NASA authorization General issues related to AI General issues related to OSTP including COVID, COVID recovery, climate change, and racial justice/equity issues, research security issues, investments in R&D in the American Jobs Plan

General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to potential tax provisions in a reconciliation or infrastructure package that could impact research universities General issues related to tax provisions in the American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan that could impact research universities General issues related to tax proposals in the Administrations FY 2022 budget proposal that could impact research universities General issues related to potential changes to UBIT, advanced refunding of bonds, modifications to the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and changes to charitable giving

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S. xxxx/H.R. 851, the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act - provisions that would provide grants to support nursing education H.R. 1212, the Kira Johnson Act - provisions related to support for doulas and midwives H.R. 945, the Perinatal Workforce Act - provisions related to support for doulas and midwives General issues related to advanced practice nursing education General issues related to advanced practice nursing, particularly related to mental health and opioids; practicing to the full extent of their education; regulatory barriers; need to diversify the workforce General issues related to Black maternal health, particularly Black/BIPOC doulas and midwives; need to create appropriate educational programs/curricula for Black doulas; role of doulas in a workforce pipeline for Black maternal healthcare providers; need for federal grant programs to support training of doulas; legislation related to maternal health and perinatal health programs General issues related to the Momnibus legislative package, including provisions that would address maternal mortality, particularly among minorities; legislation related to workforce support and pandemic preparedness

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. xxxx/H.R. xxxx, the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2022 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students and workforce development General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2021 and FY 2022 General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command General issues related to national security and science issues General issues related to the Defense basic research programs

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health S. 1260, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act - provisions related to research security; provisions related to biomedical research H.R 869, the RISE Act - provisions that would authorizes $25 billion in COVID research relief to agencies including NIH General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2022 General issues related to the creation and funding of ARPA-H General issues related to biomedical research regulations General issues related to NIH reporting and disclosure requirements General issues related to R&D investments in the American Jobs Plan, particularly in biomedical research

Issues related to FY 2022 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs P.L. 117-2 (H.R. 1319), the America Rescue Plan - provisions including the HEERF funding for public and private IHEs; $100 million for IES for research related to learning loss caused by COVID H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2021 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps General issues related to 302(b) funding allocations for research and federal student aid programs General issues related to a recovery and infrastructure package that would include research, education, and human infrastructure investments

S. 264, the Dream Act - provisions related to a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and DACA recipients H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act - provisions related to DACA recipients S. 348/H.R. 1177, the U.S. Citizenship Act - provisions related to student visas, employment-based immigration, and DACA recipients General issues related to agencies COVID-19 guidance for international students, scholars, and staff, particularly as it relates to J, F, and H-1B visas including embassy and consulate closures/re-opening plans General issues around regulatory policies related to international students and scholars General issues around DHS/USCIS/ICE regulatory changes that would impact international students, scholars, and university employees General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers General issues around potential legislation for international STEM doctoral students General issues related to the delays in OPT processing

H.R. 1319, the America Rescue Plan - provisions including the inclusion of additional HEERF funding in the next COVID-19 relief package for public and private IHEs and to remove the language in CRRSAA that reduces an institution's allocation by 50% if they are subject to the net investment income excise tax; inclusion of $100 million for IES for research related to learning loss caused by COVID; and $135 million for the NEH S. Con. Res. 5, the FY 2021 Budget Resolution - provisions that would express support for public and private colleges and universities in receiving HEERF funding; provisions related to HEERF funding allocations, and other provisions related to higher education H.R 869, the RISE Act - provisions that would authorizes $25 billion in COVID research relief to agencies including IES H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2022 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. xxxx, the Collegiate Athlete Compensation Rights Act - provisions related to NIL S. xxxx, the College Athletes Bill of Rights Act - provisions related to student athletes and NIL S. 414, the Amateur Athlete Protection and Compensation Act - provisions related to NIL, and student athlete medical and educational protections S. 924, the Rural America Health Corps Act - provisions that would establish a demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals who are eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program S. xxxx/H.R. 851, the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act - provisions related to nursing workforce programs and nursing education S. xxxx, the Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act - provisions that would require universities to provide contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental health center on student identification cards General issues related to COVID-19 pandemic relief for higher education institutions and students including the need for federal support for expenses incurred in bringing students back to campus, including testing/tracing/isolation and other expenses resulting from the pandemic General issues related to the need for stimulus funding in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic for institutions of higher education and students, including provisions that would tie eligibility to IRC Sec. 4968 and the allocation formula General issues related to the need for research relief in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption to federally funded education research caused by the pandemic including at IES General issues related to access and affordability in higher ed, including doubling the maximum Pell Grant General issues around college athletics, including name/image/likeness for student-athletes, education and healthcare provisions General issues related to potential changes to the Dept. of Educations Title IX regulations General issues around free speech and free expression on university campuses General issues around the reauthorization of IES including the independence of IES, roles of NBES and NCSER, and balance between basic and applied education research General issues around HEA reauthorization priorities General issues related to building capacity at universities General issues related to investments in graduate education General issues related to a recovery and infrastructure package that would include research, education, and human infrastructure investments General issues related to equity and diversity at universities General issues around Dept. of Education Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting General issues related to the implementation of the FAFSA Simplification Act and changes to the need analysis General issues related to advanced practice nursing education

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health H.R 869, the RISE Act - provisions that would authorizes $25 billion in COVID research relief to agencies including NIH General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2022

Issues related to the need for higher education and research relief in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption caused by the pandemic Issues related to FY 2022 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 1319, the America Rescue Plan - provisions including the inclusion of additional HEERF funding in the next COVID-19 relief package for public and private IHEs and to remove the language in CRRSAA that reduces an institution's allocation by 50% if they are subject to the net investment income excise tax H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2021 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps S. Con. Res. 5, the FY 2021 Budget Resolution - provisions that would express support for public and private colleges and universities in receiving HEERF funding; provisions related to HEERF funding allocations, and other provisions related to higher education Issues related to a recovery and infrastructure package that would include research, education, and human infrastructure investments

General issues related to the need for research relief in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption to federally funded research caused by the pandemic for agencies including NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, IES, and others General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2022 H.R. 1319, the America Rescue Plan - provisions including the inclusion of $600 million for NSF; $150 million for NIST; $100 million for IES for research related to learning loss caused by COVID; $135 million for the NEH H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH S. xxxx/H.R. xxxx, the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2022 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students and workforce development H.R 869, the RISE Act - provisions that would authorizes $25 billion in COVID research relief to agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, NSF, IES, NASA, and others H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the Endless Frontier Act - provisions related to creation of a new Technology Directorate at NSF; authorization levels for new directorate and NSF; identification of priority technology areas; impact on NSF basic research; creation of regional innovation hubs and regional technology strategy program at Dept. of Commerce; STEM education for undergraduate and graduate students; support for early career faculty; and technology transfer H.R. xxxx, draft NSF reauthorization legislation - provisions related to creation of a new NSF directorate; undergraduate and graduate education; research and related activities; and authorization levels H.R. xxxx, draft DOE Office of Science reauthorization legislation - provisions related to basic research at the Office of Science General issues related to global competitiveness in basic research and innovation General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage General issues related to the reauthorization of NSF, including provisions related to undergraduate and graduate education, research and related activities, and creating a new directorate General issues related to the reauthorization of DOE Office of Science General issues related to NASA authorization General issues related to federal support for engineering research and education programs at agencies including NSF, DOE, DOD, and NIH, including workforce needs and partnerships with the private sector and national labs General issues related to research partnerships between universities, national labs, and federal partners; the importance of federal support for technology and innovation, particularly defense technology; role of research universities in innovation, discovery, and workforce and economic development Issues related to a recovery and infrastructure package that would include research, education, and human infrastructure investments General issues related to tech transfer

H.R. 1319, the America Rescue Plan - provisions including the removal of the language in CRRSAA that reduces an institution's HEERF allocation by 50% if they are subject to the net investment income excise tax; expansion of the Employee Retention Tax Credit General issues related to potential tax provisions that would impact research universities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to language limiting institutional eligibility for Education Stabilization Fund for institutions subject to the net investment income excise tax General issues related to potential changes to UBIT and advanced refunding

H.R. 842, the PRO Act - provisions that would impact unionization at private universities General issues related to employment policies at universities

H.R. 133, the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 7617 /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. 4049/H.R. 6395, the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2021 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students and workforce development General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2021 and FY 2022 General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command General issues related to national security and science issues General issues related to the importance of federal support for technology and innovation, particularly defense technology

H.R. 7256, the National Security Innovation Pathway Act - provisions related to admitting international researchers; provisions related to attracting and retaining the best and the brightest STEM students H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigration Act - provisions that would change how green cards are allocated General issues related to agencies COVID-19 guidance for international students, scholars, and staff, particularly as it relates to J, F, and H-1B visas General issues related to proposed DHS rule to replace duration of status for international students General issues around regulatory policies related to international students and scholars General issues around DHS/USCIS/ICE regulatory changes that would impact international students, scholars, and university employees General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers

H.R. 133, the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 7614 /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S. 4396/H.R. 7945, the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act - provisions related to nursing workforce programs and nursing education

General issues related to the need for research relief in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption to federally funded research caused by the pandemic for agencies including NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, IES, and others General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2021 General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2022 H.R. 133, the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education); basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making; the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); and NIH H.R. 7667 /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. 7617 /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 7613 /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 7614 /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH S. 4049/H.R. 6395, the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2021 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students and workforce development H.R 7308, the RISE Act - provisions that would authorizes $26 billion in COVID research relief to agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, NSF, IES, NASA, and others H.R. 7256, the National Security Innovation Pathway Act - provisions related to admitting international researchers; provisions related to attracting and retaining the best and the brightest STEM students H.R. 4373, the Bioeconomy Research and Development Act - provisions related to the proposed definition of engineering/synthetic biology General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage General issues related to the reauthorization of NSF, including provisions related to undergraduate and graduate education, research and related activities, and creating a new directorate General issues related to the reauthorization of DOE Office of Science General issues related to the reauthorization of NIST General issues related to cybersecurity at research universities General issues related to research partnerships between universities, national labs, and federal partners; the importance of federal support for technology and innovation, particularly defense technology; role of research universities in innovation, discovery, and workforce and economic development

H.R. 4625, the Protect the GI Act - provisions related to expanding educational benefits and provisions related to collecting overpayments from veterans

Issues related to the need for higher education and research relief in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption caused by the pandemic Issues related to FY 2021 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issues related to FY 2022 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 133, the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 2021 funding for NSF, NASA Science and STEM Education, Defense-wide basic research and the services' University Research Initiatives and research programs within Army Futures Command, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NEH, NIH, HRSA's Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs, Pell Grants, SEOG, Work-Study, IES, IES' NCSER, and Title VI International Education programs H.R. 133, the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act/the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act - provisions related to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund including funding for higher education institutions and students, allocation of funding, allowable uses of funding, student eligibility, and limitations on funding for institutions subject to IRC Sec. 4968. H.R. 7667/S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. 7617/S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 7613 /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 7612 /S. xxxx - the FY 2021 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 7614 /S. xxxx - the FY 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps

H.R. 133, the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NEH, Pell Grants, SEOG, Work-Study, IES, IES' NCSER, and Title VI International Education programs, and funding for HRSAs Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 133, the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act/the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act - provisions related to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund including funding for higher education institutions and students, allocation of funding, allowable uses of funding, student eligibility, and limitations on funding for institutions subject to IRC Sec. 4968. S. 2667, the FAFSA Simplification Act/H.R. 133, the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to changes to the federal need analysis and FAFSA simplification H.R 7308, the RISE Act - provisions that would authorizes $26 billion in COVID research relief to agencies including IES H.R. 7614 /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 7612 /S. xxxx - the FY 2021 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. 4396/H.R. 7945, the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act - provisions related to nursing workforce programs and nursing education S. 5003, the Collegiate Athlete Compensation Rights Act - provisions related to NIL S. 5062, the College Athletes Bill of Rights Act - provisions related to student athletes and NIL General issues related to COVID-19 pandemic relief for higher education institutions and students including the need for federal support for expenses incurred in bringing students back to campus, including testing/tracing/isolation and other expenses resulting from the pandemic; and the need for temporary, targeted liability protections General issues related to the need for stimulus funding in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic for institutions of higher education and students, including provisions that would tie eligibility to IRC Sec. 4968 and the allocation formula General issues related to the need for research relief in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption to federally funded education research caused by the pandemic including at IES General issues related to access and affordability in higher ed General issues around college athletics, including name/image/likeness for student-athletes General issues related to the Dept. of Educations Notice of Interpretation related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting General issues around free speech and free expression on university campuses

H.R. 7256, the National Security Innovation Pathway Act - provisions related to admitting international researchers; provisions related to attracting and retaining the best and the brightest STEM students General issues related to agencies COVID-19 guidance for international students, scholars, and staff, particularly as it relates to J, F, and H-1B visas General issues around DHS/USCIS/ICE regulatory changes that would impact international students, scholars, and university employees General issues related to ICE directive regarding new and returning international students General issues related to USCIS funding and fee increases General issues related to expected proposed regulations including H-1B visas and duration of status for international students General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers

Issues related to the need for higher education and research relief in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption caused by the pandemic Issues related to FY 2021 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 925, the (revised) HEROES Act - provisions related to research relief funding at NIH, NSF, DOE Office of Science, and NEH; HRSA's Health Workforce programs; and Education Stabilization Funding for private non-profit institutions S. xxxx, the HEALS Act - COVID-19 relief package provisions including research relief funding for NIH; funding for higher education institutions and students, eligibility for higher ed funding, the allocation formula for funding and use of funding H.R. 7617, the 2nd FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA Science and STEM Education, Defense-wide basic research and the services' University Research Initiatives, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NIH, HRSA's Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs, Pell Grants, SEOG, Work-Study, IES, IES' NCSER, and Title VI International Education programs H.R. 7608, the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to NEH funding H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2021 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps

H.R. 925, the (revised) HEROES Act - provisions related to research relief funding at NIH H.R 7308, the RISE Act - provisions that would authorizes $26 billion in COVID research relief to agencies including NIH H.R. 7617, the 2nd FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NIH H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health General issues related to the need for research relief for NIH in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption to federally funded medical research caused by the pandemic General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2021

H.R. 7617, the 2nd FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for Defense-wide basic research and the services' University Research Initiatives H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. 4049/H.R. 6395, the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2021 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students and workforce development General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command General issues related to national security and science issues General issues related to the importance of federal support for technology and innovation, particularly defense technology

General issues related to the need for research relief in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption to federally funded research caused by the pandemic for agencies including NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, IES, and others General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2021 H.R. 925, the (revised) HEROES Act - provisions related to research relief funding at NIH, NSF, DOE Office of Science, and NEH S. xxxx, the HEALS Act - provisions related to research relief funding H.R 7308, the RISE Act - provisions that would authorizes $26 billion in COVID research relief to agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, NSF, IES, NASA, and others H.R. 8044, the Early Career Researchers Act - provisions that would support early career researchers who have been disrupted by COVID-19 H.R. 7617, the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA Science and STEM Education, Defense-wide basic research and the services' University Research Initiatives, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NIH, IES, and IES' NCSER H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH S. 4049/H.R. 6395, the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to national security and research; FY 2021 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students and workforce development H.R. 6978/S. 3832, the Endless Frontier Act - provisions related to creation of a Technology Directorate at NSF, identify priority technology areas, and impact on NSF basic research S. 3997, the Safeguarding American Innovation Act - provisions related to national security and research; provisions that would grant OMB authority over federal science and security decisions; grant State authority to deny J-1 visas and the potential impact on J-1 visa holders; create a new "sensitive technologies" definition; and change Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting H.R. xxxx, draft NSF reauthorization legislation - provisions related to creation of a new NSF directorate; undergraduate and graduate education; research and related activities; and authorization levels H.R. xxxx, draft DOE Office of Science reauthorization legislation - provisions related to basic research at the Office of Science H.R. 7256, the National Security Innovation Pathway Act - provisions related to admitting international researchers; provisions related to attracting and retaining the best and the brightest STEM students General issues related to COVID-19 regulatory relief from federal research agencies including OMB, OSTP, NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, and others General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage General issues related to the reauthorization of NSF, including provisions related to undergraduate and graduate education, research and related activities, and creating a new directorate General issues related to research partnerships between universities, national labs, and federal partners; the importance of federal support for technology and innovation, particularly defense technology; role of research universities in innovation and discovery

H.R. 925, the (revised) HEROES Act - provisions related to HRSA's Health Workforce programs H.R. 7617, the 2nd FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for HRSA's Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs General issues related to providing telehealth services across state lines, licensure and scope of practice regulations as they relate to advanced practice nurses

P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income (Sec. 4968) S. xxxx, the HEALS Act - provisions related to limitations on eligibility for institutional and student funding based on IRC Sec. 4968 General issues related to potential tax provisions that would impact research universities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, including provisions such as an expanded employee retention tax credit, payroll tax credits, tax credits for PPE, and safe and healthy workplace tax credits General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to the employee payroll tax executive order General issues related to the final regulations for IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. 4049/H.R. 6395, the FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act - potential provisions related to national security and research; FY 21 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to supporting STEM students General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA General issues related to national security and science issues

Issues related to the need for higher education and research relief in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption caused by the pandemic General issues related to COVID-19 federal loan programs and eligibility of higher education institutions Issues related to FY 21 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to relief for higher education institutions and students including the Education Stabilization Fund and Higher Education Emergency Relief program; COVID-19-related research funding at NIH, NSF, DOE Office of Science, DOD, NEH, and others; provisions related to nursing H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act - provisions related to need for research funding to address costs of research disrupted due to COVID at agencies including NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, IES, and NASA, and continued support for students and institutions of higher education H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 21 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 21 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 21 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps

General issues related to the need for research relief in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption to federally funded research caused by the pandemic for agencies including NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, IES, and others General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 21 H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to COVID-19-related research funding at NIH, NSF, DOE Office of Science, DOD, NEH, and others H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act - provisions related to need for research funding to address costs of research disrupted due to COVID H.R 7308, the RISE Act - provisions that would authorizes $26 billion in COVID research relief to agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, NSF, IES, NASA, and others H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH S. 4049/H.R. 6395, the FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act - potential provisions related to national security and research; FY 21 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 6978/S. 3832, the Endless Frontier Act - provisions related to creation of a Technology Directorate at NSF, identify priority technology areas, and impact on NSF basic research S. 3997, the Safeguarding American Innovation Act - provisions related to national security and research; provisions that would grant OMB authority over federal science and security decisions; grant State authority to deny J-1 visas and the potential impact on J-1 visa holders; create a new "sensitive technologies" definition; and change Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting S. 2831, the 21st Century Space Grant Modernization Act - provisions that would reauthorize NASA's space grant program H.R. 7256, the National Security Innovation Pathway Act - provisions related to admitting international researchers; provisions related to attracting and retaining the best and the brightest STEM students S. 2800, the NASA Authorization Ac t- general issues related to reauthorization of NASA science and STEM education programs General issues related to COVID-19 regulatory relief from federal research agencies including OMB, OSTP, NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, and others General issues related to the need for research funding in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage

General issues related to agencies COVID-19 guidance for international students, scholars, and staff, particularly as it relates to J, F, and H-1B visas General issues around DHS/USCIS/ICE regulatory changes that would impact international students, scholars, and university employees General issues around White House proclamation on H-1B and J-1 visas General issues around potential changes to OPT/CPT General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers

H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act - provisions including the employee retention credit; taxability of emergency student grants; tax credits related to paid sick leave; and loan forgiveness programs H.R. 748, the CARES Act - issues related to potential tax provisions in the legislation including employee retention tax credit; delay of payment of employer payroll tax; net operating loss provisions; temporary expansion of Sec. 127 to include student loan payments; temporary above-the-line charitable deduction; SBA loans; and other provisions; potential taxability of emergency student aid funding for students through the Education Stabilization Fund/Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income (Sec. 4968); and changes to UBIT (Sec. 512 (a)(6)) General issues related to the need for tax relief for institutions of higher education in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, including modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax General issues related to expected regulations for IRC Sec. 4968, UBIT, and other provisions that impact institutions of higher education General issues related to the regulatory outlook and proposed regulations for IRC Sec. 512 (a)(6) related to UBIT General outlook for COVID-19 relief and potential tax provisions that would impact research universities General issues around implementation of the employee retention tax credit

H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to relief for higher education institutions and students in the Higher Education Emergency Relief funding including distribution of the funds by ED and by Vanderbilt; provisions related to Title IV federal student aid programs; regulatory relief; provisions related to relief funding for the NEH; and provisions that reauthorize the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act - provisions related to need for research funding to address costs of research disrupted due to COVID and continued support for students and institutions of higher education (including new allocation formula and distribution method); unemployment insurance for self-insured university employers H.R 7308, the RISE Act - provisions that would authorizes $26 billion in COVID research relief to agencies including IES H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 21 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. 3997, the Safeguarding American Innovation Act - provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting S. xxxx, the Fairness in College Athletics Act - provisions related to college athletics, student-athletes, and name/image/likeness General issues related to campus plans for students and researchers returning to campus including the need for temporary, targeted liability protections, testing/tracing/isolation, and other expenses expected to be incurred General issues related to the need for regulatory relief and stimulus funding in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic for institutions of higher education and students General issues related to the need for research relief in COVID-19 relief packages to address the costs associated with the disruption to federally funded education research caused by the pandemic including at IES General issues around the implementation of and guidance for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund General issues around future COVID relief funding for the humanities General issues around college athletics, including name/image/likeness for student-athletes General issues related to the Dept. of Educations proposed information collection related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting including the new reporting portal and expected ED rulemaking on true copies of gifts and contracts General issues around the Dept. of Educations Title IX regulations and implementation deadline General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts including regulations related to distance education

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 21 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act - provisions related to comprehensive Higher Education Act reauthorization including changes to Title IV (including Pell Grants, SEOG, work-study, and loans for graduate/professional students), student unit records, accountability, provisions to ensure high quality programs, accreditation, reporting requirements, campus safety and Clery Act, Title VI international education programs, Title VII inclusive higher education programs, non-profit governance, and Americas College Promise proposal H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to relief for higher education institutions and students including the Education Stabilization Fund (and formula for distributing aid) and regulatory relief H.R. 5363/P.L. 116-91, the FUTURE Act - implementation of provisions that would expand IRS data retrieval, simplify the FAFSA, ease the burden of income verification, and streamline enrollment in and annual recertification of income for IDR repayment plans S. 800/H.R. 1766, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to creation of a federal student unit record, data privacy, and use of the data S. 2406/H.R. 4899, the Rural America Health Corps Act - provisions that would provide loan forgiveness for advanced practice nurses who serve in rural communities H.R. 728/S. 1399, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs S. xxxx, the Protecting Americas Research Advantage Act - provisions related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting S. xxxx, the Fairness in College Athletics Act - provisions related to college athletics, student-athletes, and name/image/likeness S. 3503/H.R. 6194, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions - provisions related to providing flexibility in administering GI Bill education benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic General issues related to the need for regulatory relief and stimulus funding in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic for institutions of higher education and students General issues around reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including provisions related to Title IV, including higher loan limits for certain healthcare professions such as advanced practice nurses General issues around affordability, college costs, federal student aid, simplifying the FAFSA, loan repayment, low-income student access, and completion General issues around college athletics, including name/image/likeness General issues related to potential legislation promoting workforce development programs in STEM and foreign language/area studies General issues related to Title VI international education funding General issues around the Dept. of Educations expected Title IX regulations Issues related to the Dept. of Educations proposed information collection related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts including regulations related to accreditation General issues related to EDs NPRM related to religious freedom and expression General issues around EDs experimental sites program and regulatory packages such as borrower defense and accountability

S. 3503/H.R. 6194, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions - provisions related to providing flexibility in administering GI Bill education benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 21 H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH S. xxxx/H.R. xxxx, the FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act - potential provisions related to national security and research; FY 21 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to COVID-19-related research funding at NIH, NSF, DOE Office of Science, DOD, NEH, and others S. xxxx, the Protecting Americas Research Advantage Act - provisions related to national security and research H.R. 36, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act - provisions related to agencies' reporting policies H.R. 5733, the Foreign Influence Registration Modernization Act - provisions related to FARA registration requirements as it relates to science and national security General issues related to COVID-19 regulatory relief from federal research agencies including OMB, OSTP, NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, and others General issues related to the need for research funding in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage General issues related to policies on university-federal government-industry partnerships, workforce development and STEM education, particularly related to engineering education and research General issues around federal funding for transportation research at the Dept. of Transportation General issues related to OSTPs RFI on public access to research outputs and data General issues around an NSF reauthorization and 70th anniversary General issues around a DOE Office of Science reauthorization General issues around legislation related to critical technology areas General issues related to AI research

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 728/S. 1399, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs S. 2406/H.R. 4899, the Rural America Health Corps Act - provisions that would provide loan forgiveness for advanced practice nurses who serve in rural communities.

Issues related to FY 21 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 21 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education) H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 21 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 21 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx - the FY 21 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), Title VIII nursing workforce programs, AHRQ, CDC, and National Health Service Corps H.R. 748, the CARES Act - provisions related to relief for higher education institutions and students including the Education Stabilization Fund; COVID-19-related research funding at NIH, NSF, DOE Office of Science, DOD, NEH, and others

H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 21 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command S. xxxx/H.R. xxxx, the FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act - potential provisions related to national security and research; FY 21 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA General issues related to national security and science issues

H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 - provisions that eliminate per-country quotas for all employment-based immigrant visa petitions General issues around legal high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including fee increases, increased vetting of Designated School Officials, H-4 work authorization, and OPT General issues around DHS/USCIS regulatory changes that would impact international students, scholars, and university employees General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers

Issues related to FY 20 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 1158, the FY 20 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to Defense (including funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA) and Commerce-Justice-Science (including funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education/Space Grant) H.R. 1865, the FY 20 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to Labor-HHS-Education (including funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting language, the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs), Energy-Water (including funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E), Interior (including funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities), and tax provisions (including the parking tax, kiddie tax, and above-the-line tuition deduction) H.R. 3055/S. 2584, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education/Space Grant) H.R. 2968/S. 2474, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA H.R. 2960/S. 2470, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 3052/S. 2580 - the FY 20 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 2740/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), the National Institutes of Health, Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), language related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting, and Title VIII nursing workforce programs

H.R. 1865, the FY 20 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to Labor-HHS-Education (including funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), language related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting, and Title VIII nursing workforce programs) H.R. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 3052/S. 2580 - the FY 20 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act - provisions related to comprehensive Higher Education Act reauthorization including changes to Title IV (including Pell Grants, SEOG, work-study, and loans for graduate/professional students), student unit records, accountability, provisions to ensure high quality programs, accreditation, reporting requirements, campus safety and Clery Act, Title VI international education programs, Title VII inclusive higher education programs, and Americas College Promise proposal H.R. 5363, the FUTURE Act - provisions that would expand IRS data retrieval, simplify the FAFSA, ease the burden of income verification, and streamline enrollment in and annual recertification of income for IDR repayment plans S. 2557, the Student Aid Improvement Act - provisions related to standardized financial aid award letters S. 800, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to data privacy and use of the data H.R. 4098, the HERO Act - provisions including a $50k cap on graduate federal loans, allowing states to accredit institutions or individual courses, the need for institutional "skin in the game", and the collection of consumer information H.R. 4899, the Rural America Health Corps Act - provisions that would provide loan forgiveness for advanced practice nurses who serve in rural communities H.R. 728/S. 1399, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs General issues around reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including provisions related to Title IV, standardized financial aid award letters, student debt, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness General issues around campus safety in an HEA reauthorization Issues related to the Dept. of Educations proposed information collection related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting General issues around college costs, federal student aid, simplifying the FAFSA, loan repayment, low-income student access, affordability, and completion General issues around the Dept. of Educations Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts including regulations related to accreditation General issues around college athletics, including name/image/likeness General issues around potential reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences

H.R. 1158, the FY 20 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to Defense (including funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA) H.R. 2968/S. 2474, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA H.R. 2500/S. 1790 the FY 20 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to Sec. 1089/Securing American Science and Technology Act of the House bill related to research security; FY 20 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA General issues related to national security and science issues

H.R. 1865, the FY 20 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to Labor-HHS-Education (including funding for the National Institutes of Health) H.R. 2740/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 20

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 20 H.R. 1158, the FY 20 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to Defense (including funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA) and Commerce-Justice-Science (including funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education/Space Grant) H.R. 1865, the FY 20 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to Labor-HHS-Education (including funding for the National Institutes of Health and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research)), Energy-Water (including funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E), Interior (including funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities) H.R. 3055/S. 2584, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education/Space Grant) H.R. 2968/S. 2474, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA H.R. 2960/S. 2470, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH H.R. 2500/S. 1790 the FY 20 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to Sec. 1089/Securing American Science and Technology Act of the House bill related to research security; FY 20 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA H.R. 4091/S. 2714, the ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of FY 19 - provisions related ARPA-E and energy research H.R. XXXX/S. 2800, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions related to space technology research and STEM education General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage

H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 - provisions that eliminate per-country quotas for all employment-based immigrant visa petitions General issues around legal high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including potential changes to H-1B visas (including processing times), H-4 work authorization, and OPT General issues around DHS/USCIS regulatory changes that would impact international students, scholars, and university employees General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers

H.R. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 728/S. 1399, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs S. 2406, the Rural America Health Corps Act - provisions related to a demonstration project to support rural healthcare providers, including APRNs, in rural communities General issues around MAT prescribing authority for Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives General issues around VA scope of practice regulation for APRNs

General issues related to draft legislation that would change Sec. 101 of the Patent Act related to patent subject matter eligibility

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 20 H.R. 3055/S. 2584, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education/Space Grant) H.R. 2968/S. 2474, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA H.R. 2960/S. 2470, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH H.R. 2500/S. 1790 the FY 20 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 20 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to national security and science research including modifications to Sec. 1286, which provides training and other support to universities to protect researchers from undue foreign influence; other provisions or potential language related to science and national security H.R. 36, the Combatting Sexual Harassment in Science Act - provisions related to the definition of grant personnel and sexual harassment; harmonizing the policies and guidelines across federal science agencies; the trigger/threshold for reporting sexual harassment to federal funding agencies; and confidentiality around such information H.R. 3915, the ARPA-E Reauthorization and Reform Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of ARPA-E General issues related to the FY 20 defense and non-defense discretionary spending caps and the impact of budget cuts to science and engineering research General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage

H.R. 2968/S. 2474, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA H.R. 2500/S. 1790 the FY 20 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 20 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to national security and science research including modifications to Sec. 1286, which provides training and other support to universities to protect researchers from undue foreign influence; other provisions or potential language related to science and national security General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA General issues related to the FY 20 defense discretionary spending caps and the impact of budget cuts on defense research General issues related to national security and science issues General issues related to Army Futures Command research priorities

Issues related to FY 20 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 3055/S. 2584, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science and STEM Education/Space Grant) H.R. 2968/S. 2474, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA H.R. 2960/S. 2470, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 3052/S. 2580 - the FY 20 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 2740/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); the National Institutes of Health; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); and Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R 3877, the Bipartisan Budget Act - provisions related to the FY 20 and FY 21 defense and non-defense discretionary spending caps

H.R. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 3052/S. 2580 - the FY 20 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 3334, the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act - provisions that would allow Pell-eligible graduate students to use unused Pell eligibility in graduate school H.R. 2562, the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VI international education programs H.R. 728/S. 1399, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including provisions around consumer information, College Scorecard, and program level data; provisions related to regulatory reform General issues around college costs, federal student aid, simplifying the FAFSA, loan repayment, low-income student access, affordability, and completion General issues around low income student access to higher education General issues around campus safety and sexual misconduct General issues related to the Dept. of Educations Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting requirements General issues around the Dept. of Educations Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts related to the negotiated rulemaking session on accreditation and innovation, including state authorization of distance education programs General issues related to state authorization/distance education with respect to students from CA enrolled in online programs at public or private non-profit institutions

H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income (Sec. 4968); changes to UBIT (Sec. 512 (a)(6)); and changes to fringe policies (Sec. 512 (a)(7)) H.R. 1994, the SECURE Act - provisions related to the "kiddie tax" and the definition of compensation as it relates to graduate students S. 1732, the College Admissions Fairness Act - provisions related to charitable contributions and admissions General issues related to potential technical corrections tax legislation that may include provisions that impact universities, particularly related to the net investment income excise tax

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 20 H.R. 3055/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF (including the I-Corps and STEM education programs) and NASA (including Science and STEM Education/Space Grant) H.R. 2968/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA H.R. 2960/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH H.R. 2500/S. 1790, the FY 20 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 20 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to national security and science research including modifications to Sec. 1286, which provides training and other support to universities to protect researchers from undue foreign influence H.R. 3038, the Securing American Science and Technology Act - provisions related to protecting university research from foreign influence H.R. 36, the Combatting Sexual Harassment in Science Act - provisions related to the definition of grant personnel and sexual harassment; harmonizing the policies and guidelines across federal science agencies; the trigger/threshold for reporting sexual harassment to federal funding agencies; and confidentiality around such information General issues related to the FY 20 defense and non-defense discretionary spending caps and the impact of budget cuts to science and engineering research General issues around national security and research including agency responses including issues related to academic espionage General issues around reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences General issues around funding for scientific infrastructure General issues related to STEM education at NSF General issues related to a possible NASA reauthorization General issues around sexual misconduct policies at federal research agencies, such as NSF and NIH, and sexual misconduct in academia

H.R. 2968/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA H.R. 2500/S. 1790 the FY 20 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 20 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA; provisions related to national security and science research including modifications to Sec. 1286, which provides training and other support to universities to protect researchers from undue foreign influence H.R. 3038, the Securing American Science and Technology Act - provisions related to protecting university research from foreign influence General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA General issues related to the FY 20 defense discretionary spending caps and the impact of budget cuts on defense research General issues related to national security and science issues General issues related to Army Futures Command research priorities

H.R. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 3052/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 728/S. xxxx, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs H.R. 2321/S. 888, the Understanding the True Cost of College Act - provisions that would provide standard definitions, consumer test aid offers, and standardize information provided on financial aid offers S. Res 233, A resolution recognizing the importance of protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education - provisions related to campus free speech General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including provisions around consumer information, College Scorecard, and program level data; provisions related to regulatory reform General issues around the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Title VII, Part D - provisions related to inclusive higher education programs and language relate to residential housing General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, low-income student access, affordability, and completion General issues around low income student access to higher education General issues around campus safety and sexual misconduct General issues around the Institute of Education Sciences, including reauthorization General issues related to the Executive Order on Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency and Accountability at Colleges and Universities General issues around disclosure by the Dept. of Education on program level debt and earnings information General issues related to the Dept. of Educations foreign gift reporting requirements General issues around the Dept. of Educations Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts related to the negotiated rulemaking session on accreditation and innovation, including state authorization of distance education programs

Issues related to FY 20 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 3055/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF (including the I-Corps and STEM education programs) and NASA (including Science and STEM Education/Space Grant) H.R. 2968/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA H.R. 2960/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 3052/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 2740/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); the National Institutes of Health; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); and Title VIII nursing workforce programs General issues related to the FY 20 defense and non-defense discretionary spending caps and need for another bipartisan budget deal General issues around funding for scientific infrastructure

General issues around MedPac June 2019 report recommendation to eliminate incident to billing

H.R. 2740/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 20 General issues related to anti-sexual harassment efforts at NIH

H.R. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 728/S. xxxx, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF and NASA in FY 19 General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 20 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, the FY 19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. 648, the FY 19 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA Space Grant H.J.Res. 31, the FY 19 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA Space Grant H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH H.R. 36, the Combatting Sexual Harassment in Science Act - provisions related to research on sexual harassment in science, reporting requirements related to sexual harassment General issues related to the FY 20 defense and non-defense discretionary spending caps and the impact of budget cuts to science and engineering research General issues around national security and research including agency responses General issues around reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences General issues around sexual misconduct policies at federal research agencies, such as NSF and NIH, and sexual misconduct in academia General issues around innovation and technology including AI and cybersecurity General issues around STEM education, particularly for underrepresented minorities

H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 19 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 648, the FY 19 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NEH H.J.Res. 31, the FY 19 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NEH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 728/S. xxxx, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs S. 342, the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of Title VI international education programs, particularly National Resource Centers and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) program General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including changes to Title IV, institutional risk-sharing, and disclosure requirements General issues around federal student aid (including Pell Grants, SEOG and Federal Work Study); loan limits, particularly for graduate students; loan repayment plans and disclosure of loan repayment by program, particularly for graduate education; PSLF; and FAFSA simplification, including income verification General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, low-income student access, and affordability General issues around the Dept. of Educations Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts related to the negotiated rulemaking session on accreditation and innovation, including state authorization of distance education programs General issues around potential disclosure by the Dept. of Education on earnings by program General issues related to the Dept. of Educations foreign gift reporting requirements General issues related to the Executive Order on Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency and Accountability at Colleges and Universities General issues around the Institute of Education Sciences, including reauthorization

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 20 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA General issues related to the FY 20 defense discretionary spending caps and the impact of budget cuts on defense research

Issues related to FY 19 appropriations for science and engineering research at agencies including NSF, NASA, and NEH Issues related to FY 20 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 5952/S. 3072, the FY 19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. 6147/S. 3073 - the FY 19 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 648, the FY 19 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA Space Grant, and NEH H.J.Res. 31, the FY 19 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA Space Grant, and NEH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); the National Institutes of Health; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); and Title VIII nursing workforce programs General issues related to the FY 20 defense and non-defense discretionary spending caps General issues related to the impact of the partial government shutdown on research, specifically NSF-funded research

H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income (Sec. 4968); changes to UBIT (Sec. 512 (a)(6)); and changes to fringe policies (Sec. 512 (a)(7)) General issues related to potential technical corrections tax legislation that may include provisions that impact universities, particularly related to the net investment income excise tax General issues related to tax provisions that impact graduate students and tax implications of scholarships/grants

H.R. xxxx/S. 3158, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 728/S. xxxx, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES, in FY 19 General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES, in FY 20 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, the FY 19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH H.R. 6227/S. 3143, the National Quantum Initiative - provisions related to authorizing quantum research programs at agencies including NSF, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Dept. of Energys Office of Science H.R. 4700/S. 2257, the Increasing and Mobilizing Partnerships to Achieve Commercialization of Technologies for Energy Act (or IMPACT for Energy Act) - provisions related to authorizing a new research program at the Dept. of Energy General issues around national security and research including implementation of Sec. 1286 of H.R. 5515/S. 2987, the FY 19 National Defense Authorization Act General issues around reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences General issues around the Dept. of Commerce NPRM related to export controls General issues around sexual misconduct policies at federal research agencies such as NSF and NIH

H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income (Sec. 4968); changes to UBIT (Sec. 512 (a)(6)); changes to fringe policies (Sec. 512 (a)(7)); and an excise tax on executive compensation (Sec. 4960(c)(2)) H.R. 88, the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act - provisions related to the repeal of Sec. 274 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with respect to the 21% excise tax on certain fringe benefits provided by nonprofit employers; and the extension of the tuition deduction General issues related to potential technical corrections tax legislation that may include provisions that impact universities, particularly related to the net investment income excise tax

H.R. 6543, the Aim Higher Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including changes to the Title IV federal student aid program H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 19 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); international education and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 2434/S. 1121, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to student unit records H.R. 4479/S. 2169, the Student Right to Know Before You Go Act - provisions related to student unit records H.R. 959/S. 1109, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs General issues around EDs Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts related to the upcoming negotiated rulemaking session on accreditation and innovation General issues around needed guidance from the Dept. of Education related to unreimbursed Perkins Loan cancellations General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around the Institute of Education Sciences, including reauthorization General issues around federal student aid, loan limits and repayment plans for graduate education General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, low-income student access, and affordability

H.R. xxxx/S. 3158, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 959/S. 1109, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs

H.R. 6147/S. 3158, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for NIH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding in FY 19 and FY 20 General issues related to anti-sexual harassment efforts at NIH General issues related to NIHs science and security working group

General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research, DARPA, and DOD-funded medical research General issues around national security and research including implementation of Sec. 1286 of H.R. 5515/S. 2987, the FY 19 National Defense Authorization Act

General issues around potential changes to Bayh-Dole technology transfer and intellectual property legislation as it relates to drug discovery

Issues related to FY 19 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH, and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 5952/S. 3072, the FY 19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. 6157/S. 3159, the FY 19 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and defense health sciences research H.R. 5895/S. 2975, the FY 19 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; provisions related to funding for programs that support EM clean-up efforts H.R. 6470/S. 3158, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); international education programs; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and NIH H.R. 6147/S. 3073 - the FY 19 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities

H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income; changes to UBIT; changes to fringe policies; and an excise tax on executive compensation H.R. 5220, the Don't Tax Higher Education Act - provisions related to the net investment income excise tax General issues related to potential technical corrections tax legislation that may include provisions that impact universities, particularly related to the net investment income excise tax

H.R. 6157/S. 3159, the FY 19 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research H.R. 5515/S. 2987, the FY 19 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 19 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and DOD-funded medical research; provisions around national security issues as they relate to university-based research General issues related to the outlook for FY 19 authorization and appropriations for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research, DARPA, and DOD-funded medical research General issues around national security and university-based research

H.R. xxxx/S. 3158, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 959/S. 1109, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs

H.R. 4508, the PROSPER Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including changes to the Title IV federal student aid program (ONE Loan, Federal Work-Study, SEOG, repayment plans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, loan repayment rates by program, aid distribution, and FAFSA simplification); regulatory reform; campus safety (changes to Title IX and the Clery Act); accreditation; free speech; teacher preparation; and specific impacts on graduate students including loss of some federal student aid H.R. 6543, the Aim Higher Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including changes to the Title IV federal student aid program H.R. 6470/S. 3158, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); international education and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 19 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 2434/S. 1121, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to student unit records H.R. 4479/S. 2169, the Student Right to Know Before You Go Act - provisions related to student unit records H.R. 959/S. 1109, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts related to borrower defense, financial responsibility standards, gainful employment, changes to College Scorecard, and the upcoming negotiated rulemaking session on innovation General issues around expected Title IX regulations General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around the Institute of Education Sciences, including reauthorization General issues around Public Service Loan Forgiveness General issues around federal student aid, loan limits and repayment plans for graduate education General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, low-income student access, and affordability

General issues around legal high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including H-1B visas, work authorization for H-1B spouses, Optional Practical Training, and overall availability of visas for international students and scholars General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers General issues around DHS regulations related to new and anticipated USCIS rules that would impact international students, scholars, and university employees including increased scrutiny of visas and changes in duration of visas for certain students, changes to unlawful presence, a proposed increase in SEVIS fees, use of Request for Evidence and Notice of Intent to Deny, and the proposed public charge rule

H.R. 6147/S. 3158, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for NIH General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding in FY 19

Issues related to FY 19 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH, and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs General issues around the possibility of inclusion of research or student aid funding in a potential rescission package. H.R. 1625, the FY 18 Omnibus Appropriations bill - provisions related to science and engineering research and education including NIH, DOD science & technology, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E and clean-up efforts at EM, ED (research including IES and NCSER, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH, and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 5895/S. 2975, the FY 19 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; provisions related to funding for programs that support EM clean-up efforts H.R. 5952/S. 3072, the FY 19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. 6157/S. 3159, the FY 19 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and defense health sciences research H.R. xxxx/S. 3158, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); the Institute of Education Sciences; international education programs; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and NIH H.R. 6147/S. 3073 - the FY 19 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities

H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income; changes to UBIT; changes to fringe policies; and an excise tax on executive compensation H.R. 5220, the Don't Tax Higher Education Act - provisions related to the net investment income excise tax H.R. 5916, the REDUCE Act - provisions that would impact institutions of higher education General issues related to potential technical corrections tax legislation that may include provisions that impact universities, particularly related to the net investment income excise tax

H.R. 6136, the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act - provision related to DACA General issues around legal high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including H-1B visas, work authorization for H-1B spouses, Optional Practical Training, and overall availability of visas for international students and scholars General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers

H.R. 4508, the PROSPER Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including changes to the Title IV federal student aid program (ONE Loan, Federal Work-Study, SEOG, repayment plans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, loan repayment rates by program, aid distribution, and FAFSA simplification); regulatory reform; campus safety (changes to Title IX and the Clery Act); accreditation; free speech; teacher preparation; and specific impacts on graduate students including loss of some federal student aid H.R. 1625, the FY 18 Omnibus Appropriations bill - provisions related to ED research including IES and NCSER, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs H.R. xxxx/S. 3158, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); international education and the Institute of Education Sciences; funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 6147/S. 3073 - the FY 19 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around the possibility of inclusion of student aid funding in a potential rescission package. General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around the Institute of Education Sciences, including reauthorization General issues around Public Service Loan Forgiveness General issues around regulatory reform including potential Title IX regulations from the Dept. of Education General issues around federal student aid, loan limits and repayment plans for graduate education General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, low-income student access, and affordability General issues around university endowments General issues around campus free speech General issues around inclusive higher education

H.R. xxxx/S. 3158, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs

H.R. 6157/S. 3159, the FY 19 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research H.R. 5515/S. 2987, the FY 19 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 19 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and DOD-funded medical research General issues related to the outlook for FY 19 authorization and appropriations for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research, DARPA, and DOD-funded medical research General issues around national security and research

H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income; changes to UBIT; changes to fringe policies; excise tax on executive compensation General issues related to university endowments and the excise tax on net investment income General issues related to potential technical corrections tax legislation that may include provisions that impact universities, particularly related to the net investment income excise tax

H.R. 4508, the PROSPER Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including changes to the Title IV federal student aid program (ONE Loan, Federal Work-Study, SEOG, repayment plans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, loan repayment rates by program, aid distribution, and FAFSA simplification); regulatory reform; campus safety (changes to Title IX and the Clery Act); accreditation; free speech; teacher preparation; and specific impacts on graduate students including loss of some federal student aid H.R. 1625, the FY 18 Omnibus Appropriations bill - provisions related to ED research including IES and NCSER, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); international education and the Institute of Education Sciences; funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 19 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around the Institute of Education Sciences, including reauthorization General issues around Public Service Loan Forgiveness General issues around regulatory reform General issues around federal student aid, loan limits and repayment plans for graduate education General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, low-income student access, and affordability General issues around university endowments

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES, in FY 18 and FY 19 H.R. 1892, the Continuing Resolution and Bipartisan Budget deal - provisions around increasing the spending caps for both defense and non-defense discretionary spending H.R. 1625, the FY 18 Omnibus Appropriations bill - provisions related to science and engineering research including DOD science & technology, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, ED research including IES and NCSER, NSF, and NASA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 19 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; provisions related to funding for programs that support EM clean-up efforts H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 19 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and NIH General issues around reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences General issues around sexual misconduct and sexual harassment among federally-funded researchers Issues around the administrations budget proposal to cap facilities & administrative cost reimbursements at NIH to universities at 10% of the total research

General issues around legal high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including H-1B visas, work authorization for H-1B spouses, Optional Practical Training, and overall availability of visas for international students and scholars General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers

H.R. 1625, the FY 18 Omnibus Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NIH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for NIH General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding in FY 18 and FY 19 Issues around the administrations budget proposal to cap facilities & administrative cost reimbursements at NIH to universities at 10% of the total research

H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - provisions that would impact research universities, students, and donors including student provisions such as Sec. 117(d), Sec. 127, student loan interest deduction, and AOTC; provisions that would establish an excise tax on net investment income; changes to UBIT; changes to charitable giving; changes to tax-exempt financing General issues related to university endowments General issues related to impact of tax reform proposals on nonprofit colleges and universities including student tax provisions, tax-exempt financing, UBIT and charitable giving

General issues around the repeal of net neutrality and potential impact on higher education

General issues around high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including H-1B visas General issues around potential changes to Optional Practical Training General issues around the DACA Executive Order and its rescission and potential legislative activity

H.R. 3219/S. xxx, the FY 18 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research H.R. 2810/S. 1519, the FY 18 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 18 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and DOD-funded medical research including provisions that would restrict the CDMRP programs General issues related to the outlook for FY 17 and FY 18 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

H.R. 3358/S. 1771, the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs

H.R. 3358/S. 1771, the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for NIH and the proposed cap for facilities & administrative cost reimbursements to universities General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding in FY 18 Issues around the administrations budget proposal to cap facilities & administrative cost reimbursements at NIH to universities at 10% of the total research

H.R. 4508, the PROSPER Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including changes to the Title IV federal student aid program, regulatory reform, campus safety, and specific impacts on graduate students including loss of some federal student aid H.R. 3358/S. 1771, the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); international education and the Institute of Education Sciences; funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 3354/S. xxx - the FY 18 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around international education programs in the context of reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around Public Service Loan Forgiveness General issues around regulatory reform General issues around federal student aid, loan limits and repayment plans for graduate education General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, low-income student access, and affordability General issues around university endowments

H.R. 3358/S. 1771 - the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs

General issues related to university endowments General issues related to impact of tax reform proposals on nonprofit colleges and universities including student tax provisions, tax-exempt financing, UBIT and charitable giving

H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act - amendments related to DACA and DREAMers S. 1852, the SUCCEED Act - provisions related to DACA and DREAMers General issues around high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including H-1B premium processing General issues around potential proposals to increase scrutiny of international students by requiring annual renewals of visas General issues around the DACA Executive Order and its rescission and potential legislative activity

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, and STEM education in FY 18 H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for IES, NSF, NASA, and NEH; amendment that would cut $195 million from IES; language related to facilities & administrative cost reimbursements H.R. 3266/S. 1609, the FY 18 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 3267/S. 1662, the FY 18 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. 3219/S. xxx, the FY 18 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research H.R. 3358/S. 1771 - the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research and NIH S. 1460, the Energy and Natural Resources Act - provisions related to authorization levels for the DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E and the proposed cost sharing exemption and authorization for ARPA-E and Office of Science General issues around the outlook for education research funding Issues around the administrations budget proposal to cap facilities & administrative cost reimbursements at NIH to universities at 10% of the total research

H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (Pell Grants, work-study, and SEOG), Title VIII nursing workforce development programs, IES, Title VI international education programs, and NEH; amendment that would cut $195 million from IES H.R. 3358/S. 1771 - the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); international education and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 3354/S. xxx - the FY 18 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 2434/S. 1121, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to student unit records, data collection related to student outcomes, and expanding data collection to provide more useful information to students and families H.R. 2482/S. 1808, the Perkins Loan Extension Act - provisions related to the extension of the Perkins Loan program General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around federal student aid, loan limits and repayment plans for graduate education General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, low income student access, and affordability General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the outlook for education research funding General issues around international education programs General issues around university endowments General issues around announcements from EDs Office of Civil Rights related to Title IX

H.R. 3219/S. xxx, the FY 18 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research H.R. 2810/S. 1519, the FY 18 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 18 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and DOD-funded medical research including provisions that would restrict the CDMRP programs General issues related to the outlook for FY 17 and FY 18 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NIH and language related to facilities & administrative cost reimbursements H.R. 3358/S. 1771 - the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for NIH and the proposed cap for facilities & administrative cost reimbursements to universities and other policy riders including the executive salary cap General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding in FY 18 Issues around the administrations budget proposal to cap facilities & administrative cost reimbursements at NIH to universities at 10% of the total research

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH Issues related to FY 18 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH, and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issues around the administrations budget proposal to cap facilities & administrative cost reimbursements at NIH to universities at 10% of the total research H.R. 244, the Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 18 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 18 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 18 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and defense health sciences research H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; international education programs; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and NIH H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 18 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities

H.R. 244, the Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 17 appropriations for ED research, such as IES and NCSER, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants (and Year Round Pell) and campus-based aid programs; and appropriations for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs, international education and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 18 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 2434, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to student unit records, data collection related to student outcomes, and expanding data collection to provide more useful information to students and families General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around federal student aid, loan limits and repayment plans for graduate education General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, low income student access, and affordability General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the outlook for education research funding in both FY 17 and FY 18 General issues around international education programs General issues around university endowments Issues around the impact of the loss of the Data Retrieval Tool on FAFSA completion

H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs

H.R. 244, the Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 17 appropriations for DOD-funded science and engineering research including DARPA and DOD-funded medical research H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 18 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research H.R. XX/S. XX, the FY 18 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 18 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and DOD-funded medical research General issues related to the outlook for FY 17 and FY 18 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

H.R. 244, the Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to FY 17 appropriations for NIH H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for NIH General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding in FY 17 and FY 18 Issues around the administrations budget proposal to cap facilities & administrative cost reimbursements at NIH to universities at 10% of the total research General issues around NIHs proposed Grants Support Index

General issues around the response to the Jan. 27 and Mar. 6 travel-ban Executive Orders General issues around high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including potential changes to Optional Practical Training and H-1B visas and the Buy American, Hire American Executive Order

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, and STEM education in both FY 17 and FY 18 H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 5296/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research and NIH H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 18 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 18 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 18 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research and NIH H.R. 589, the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act - provisions related to the Department of Energys Office of Science S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to the Department of Energys Office of Science S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to NSF, STEM education, and general topics related to federally funded research General issues around technology transfer General issues around opportunities related to an infrastructure package and the inclusion of scientific infrastructure General issues around the outlook for education research funding General issues around the STEM pipeline General issues around manufacturing funding

S. xxx/H.R. xxx, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Title VIII Nursing Workforce programs

H.R. xxxx, the REDUCE Act - provisions related to endowments and charitable giving General issues related to university endowments General issues related to impact of tax reform proposals on nonprofit colleges and universities including student tax provisions, tax-exempt financing, UBIT and charitable giving

H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research H.R. 1301, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding levels for defense basic and applied research and DARPA H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 18 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research H.R. XX/S. XX, the FY 18 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 18 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA General issues related to the outlook for FY 17 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

S. 128/H.R. 496, the BRIDGE Act - provisions related to DREAM students General issues around the response to the Jan. 27 and Mar. 6 travel-ban Executive Orders General issues around high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including potential changes to Optional Practical Training and H-1B visas General issues around DACA-eligible students

H.R. 5926/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs, international education and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs, international education and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 18 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.J.Res. 58 - provisions related to the Congressional resolution of disapproval with respect to the Dept. of Educations teacher preparation regulation H.R. XX, the Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education (AIM-HE) Act - provisions related to accessibility of electronic instructional materials and related technologies used in postsecondary education H.R. xxxx, the Campus Equality, Fairness and Transparency Act - provisions related to campus sexual assault including confidential advisers, disciplinary procedures, and MOU's. S. xxx/H.R. xxx, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Title VIII Nursing Workforce programs General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities including the National Council on the Humanities General issues around federal student aid, loan limits and repayment plans for graduate education General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, low income student access, affordability and endowments General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around accreditation General issues around regulatory reform General issues around the outlook for education research funding in both FY 17 and FY 18 General issues around campus sexual violence General issues around state authorization of distance education programs General issues around international education programs

General issues around the Dept. of Labors final rule related to overtime regulations

H.R. 5926/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. 3368, the ASPIRE Act - provisions related to low income student access and completion S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to campus sexual assault and safety on campus S. 3380, the Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act - provisions around reforming the accreditation process H.R. 6122, the Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act - provisions related to accessibility of electronic instructional materials and related technologies used in postsecondary education S. 3245/H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Title VIII Nursing Workforce programs General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, access, affordability and endowments General issues around regulatory reform General issues around HEA reauthorization including Title IV programs, accreditation and accountability General issues around campus sexual violence General issues related to graduate student health insurance plans General issues around ED regulations including teacher preparation, borrower defense, and state authorization

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 2028, the FY 17 Appropriations Continuing Resolution - provisions related to funding for science and engineering research and education H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 5926/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; policy language related to the DOL overtime regulation; and NIH H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - FY 17 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for science and engineering research and education priorities

S. 3245/H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Title VIII Nursing Workforce programs General issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

General issues related to university endowments General issues related to impact of tax overhaul proposals on nonprofit colleges and universities including student tax provisions and charitable giving

H.R. 5296/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to NIH funding and regulatory reform

S. 3245/H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Title VIII Nursing Workforce programs General issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

General issues around the Dept. of Labors final rule related to overtime regulations

H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research, language related to the micro-purchasing threshold, and provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs General issues related to the outlook for FY 17 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

General issues related to university endowments General issues related to impact of tax overhaul proposals on nonprofit colleges and universities including student tax provisions and charitable giving

H.R. 5926/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. 3368, the ASPIRE Act - provisions related to low income student access and completion S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to campus sexual assault and safety on campus S. 3380, the Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act - provisions around reforming the accreditation process H.R. 6122, the Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act - provisions related to accessibility of electronic instructional materials and related technologies used in postsecondary education S. 3245/H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Title VIII Nursing Workforce programs General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, access, affordability and endowments General issues around regulatory reform General issues around HEA reauthorization including Title IV programs, accreditation and accountability General issues around campus sexual violence General issues related to graduate student health insurance plans General issues around ED regulations including teacher preparation, borrower defense, and state authorization

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 2028, the FY 17 Appropriations Continuing Resolution - provisions related to funding for science and engineering research and education H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 5926/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; policy language related to the DOL overtime regulation; and NIH H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - FY 17 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for science and engineering research and education priorities

H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold General issues related to the outlook for FY 17 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants, restoration of year-round Pell Grants, and campus-based aid programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 5528 - the Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act - provisions related to simplifying the FAFSA. H.R. 3178 - the Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act - provisions related to consumer information disclosure requirements related to college costs H.R. 3179 - the Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act - provisions related to loan counseling requirements H.R. 2690, the HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act - provisions on campus climate surveys, best practices around addressing campus violence, and other efforts to reduce campus violence H.R. 1490, the SOS Campus Act - provisions related to resources for survivors of sexual assault on college campuses General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments General issues around regulatory reform General issues around proposed regulations including state authorization of distance education and borrower defense General issues around federal student aid for graduate students General issues around campus violence General issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans package - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to NIH funding and efforts around conferencing the legislation

H.R 5813, the Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act - provisions related to phasing in the FLSA overtime rule General issues around the Dept. of Labors final rule related to overtime regulations

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants, restoration of year-round Pell, and campus-based aid programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and NIH H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - FY 17 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for science and engineering research and education priorities

General issues related to university endowments General issues related to impact of tax overhaul proposals on nonprofit colleges and universities

H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold General issues related to the outlook for FY 17 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants, restoration of year-round Pell, and campus-based aid programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; and NIH H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - FY 17 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for science and engineering research and education priorities

General issues related to university endowments General issues related to impact of tax overhaul proposals on nonprofit colleges and universities

General issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants, restoration of year-round Pell Grants, and campus-based aid programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 5528 - the Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act - provisions related to simplifying the FAFSA. H.R. 3178 - the Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act - provisions related to consumer information disclosure requirements related to college costs H.R. 3179 - the Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act - provisions related to loan counseling requirements H.R. 2690, the HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act - provisions on campus climate surveys, best practices around addressing campus violence, and other efforts to reduce campus violence H.R. 1490, the SOS Campus Act - provisions related to resources for survivors of sexual assault on college campuses General issues around the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around college costs, federal student aid, access, affordability and endowments General issues around regulatory reform General issues around proposed regulations including state authorization of distance education and borrower defense General issues around federal student aid for graduate students General issues around campus violence General issues related to graduate student health insurance plans

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research and NIH H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 4783/S. 2812, SBIR/STTR reauthorization - provisions related to reauthorization and changes to language related to the set-aside S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to sub-recipient monitoring, STEM education, I-Corps and mid-scale equipment funding H.R. 5583, the University Regulation Streaming and Harmonization Act - provisions related to reducing the regulatory burden and streamlining regulations related to research S. 3346, the NASA Authorization Act of 2016 - provisions related to NASA science programs General issues around technology transfer General issues around FAA regulations for small Unmanned Aerial Systems as they relate to research and universities

H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold General issues related to the outlook for FY 17 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and social science research H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, and language supporting all disciplines at NSF. H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA and defense medical research and language related to the micro-purchasing threshold S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act/North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and energy research provisions H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the NSF including authorization levels, STEM education, and streamlining regulations H.R. 4783/S. 2812, Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs and the set aside levels. S. 2972, the GRANT Act - provisions related to transparency around federal grants General issues around energy research General issues around support for early career faculty General issues around regulatory reform

H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to HIPPA and NIH funding H.R. xxxx/S. 3040, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 5001, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act - provisions related to EHR Meaningful Use stage 3 Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs Issues related to state regulation of air ambulance services General issues around precision medicine Issues around HHS guidance on fee structure of medical record requests General support for greater public health response on Zika Issues related to liver redistricting at HRSA/UNOS Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests

H.R. 9, the Innovation Act - provisions related to patent reform S. 1137, the PATENT Act - provisions related to patent reform

H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans package - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to NIH funding and efforts around conferencing the legislation H.R. 4909/S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense medical research General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues around support for nursing research General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative General issues around clinical trial design and Institutional Review Boards General issues around Zika research and funding

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 5055/S. 2028, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5393/S. 2837, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. 5293/S. 3000, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. 3040 - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General issues around Zika research and funding

General issues around the Dept. of Labors NPRM related to overtime regulations

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans bill - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions S.2742, the Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act - provisions regarding administrative burdens on researchers S. 2014, the Next Generation Researchers Act - provisions related to opportunities for early career investigators and earlier research independence S. 849, the Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act - provisions related to expanding infrastructure to track and address neurological diseases General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative General issues around Zika research and funding General issues around the Cancer Moonshot Initiative General issues around Undiagnosed Disease Network Issues around the use of health care data for research purposes Issues around research diversity, including gender diversity in research

Issues related to FY 17 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E including Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA and the importance of funding all NSF directorates H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; Title VIII nursing workforce programs; and nurse-managed health clinics H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED - IES/NCSER, NSF, NASA, and NEH General issues around Zika research and funding

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the IRA charitable rollover, and tuition deduction General issues related to university endowments General issues related to the outlook for tax reform

H.R. 9, the Innovation Act - provisions related to patent reform S. 1137, the PATENT Act - provisions related to patent reform General issues related to potential copyright reform

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E including Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA, potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences, and language supporting the NSF merit review process and for NSF to support all scientific disciplines H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; and AHRQ S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act - provisions related to E-COMPETES and cost sharing by universities; the Durbin-Alexander amendment to increase authorization levels for DOE Office of Science; S. xxx, the Higher Education UAS Modernization Act - provisions related to the use of small Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and education purposes at universities S. 1398/S. xxxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - general issues around status of the legislation and authorization levels H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act - provisions related to NSF grant funding General issues around the upcoming SBIR/STTR reauthorization and the set aside level General issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research General issues around regulatory reform General issues around STEM education

Christina/Gabriella House/Senate H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 17 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions around FY 17 authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA General issues related to the outlook for FY 17 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.546, the ACE Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs H.R. xxxx, the Maternity Providers Education Act - provisions related to the ability of Certified Nurse Midwives to be reimbursed for time while instructing medical interns and residents or midwifery students. H.R.4442/S.2484, the CONNECT for Health Act - provisions related to telemedicine reimbursement General issues around outlook for health legislation Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues around Medicaid waivers Issues related to the use of medical device unique device identifiers in Medicare claims

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act - provisions related to interoperability H.R.4442/S.2484, the CONNECT for Health Act - provisions related to telemedicine reimbursement H.R.2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, and S.1945, the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015-general discussion on impact to Tennessees behavioral health services Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues around mental health legislation Issues related to graduate student health insurance plans General issues around outlook for health legislation General issues around telehealth General issues around value based insurance design Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA Issues related to health care cybersecurity and data ransoming Issues related to Medicare cuts to certain ophthalmology codes Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings Issues around the use of health care data for research purposes Issues related to the use of medical device unique device identifiers in Medicare claims Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs General issues around addressing the opioid epidemic

Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 General issues around medical device interoperability General issues around the FDA nomination of Dr. Robert Califf General issues around healthcare access and workforce issues of importance to childrens hospitals H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 - provisions related to nursing workforce

H.R.3292, the Medicare IME Pool Act - provisions related to treatment of IME H.R.546, the ACE Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 General issues around healthcare access and workforce issues of importance to childrens hospitals

H.R. 3466/S. 2014, the Next Generation Researchers Act - provisions related to supporting early career investigators and faster roads to research independence H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to the Innovation Fund for NIH, streamlining clinical trials, reducing research administrative burden, and NCATS. S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans bill - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions H.R. 3537, the Synthetic Drug Act - provisions related to restrictions of synthetic drug compounds as they pertain to use by researchers General issues related to the NPRM on the Common Rule Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH General issues related to the Precision Medicine Initiative

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the IRA charitable rollover, and tuition deduction General issues related to university endowments

Issues related to FY 16 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES and NCSER, and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED - IES/NCSER, NSF, NASA, and NEH; provisions related to federal student aid, Title VI international education programs; tax provisions related to the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the IRA charitable rollover, and tuition deduction; language related to the administrations proposed teacher preparation regulations H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs and potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research; NIH; AHRQ; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act/S. xxx, the Innovations for Healthier Americans bill- provisions related to mandatory funding language for the NIH General issues around proposed funding mechanisms for the NIH

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research at DOD H.R. 2685/S. 1558 - the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA S. 1356, the National Defense Authorization Act- provisions around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including DARPA General issues related to the outlook for FY 16 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

Issues related to the 340B drug discount program, particularly related to HRSAs proposed mega-guidance General issues related to the 340B drug discount program

H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Act - provisions related to funding for research agencies including the Institute of Education Sciences (and its National Center for Special Education Research) and NEH; provisions related to federal student aid and Title VI international education programs; language related to the administrations proposed teacher preparation regulations H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences and its National Center for Special Education Research H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program, particularly as it relates to graduate students S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 2713, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015 - provisions related to nurse education such as through the advanced nursing education program, nursing education loan repayment program, and nurse faculty loan program. H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 3402, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data General issues around the extension of the Perkins Loan program General issues around college costs, access, affordability and endowments General issues around regulatory reform General issues around proposed teacher preparation regulations General issues around university endowments General issues related to graduate student education including access to federal loans General issues around proposed cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Special Education Research General issues around Title VI international education programs Issues related to a Capitol Hill event honoring the 50th Anniversary of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

S. 779/H.R. xx, the FASTR Act - provisions related to open access General issues related to potential copyright reform General issues related to patent reform

H.R. 2685/S. 1558 - the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA General issues related to the outlook for FY 16 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

S.799, the Protecting Our Infants Act - provisions related to prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA General issues around medical device interoperability Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3

H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for biomedical research, particularly at NIH, and AHRQ; language related to proposed NIH salary cap H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to the Innovation Fund for NIH, streamlining clinical trials, reducing research administrative burden, and NCATS. S. xxx, the Medical Innovations Act - provisions related to NIH funding, regulatory reform, laboratory developed tests, and other policy provisions Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH and AHRQ Issues related to research regulatory reform Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests

Issues related to the 340B drug discount program

General issues around university endowments

H.R.3292, the Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 - provisions related to treatment of IME Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3

H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. 1482/H.R. 2604, The Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015 - provisions related to access to need-based financial aid S. xxx/H.R. xxxx, - provisions related to accommodation requirements for college students with disabilities H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act of 2015 - provisions related to extension of the Perkins Loan program H.R. 3157/S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data H.R. 3402, the Safe Campus Act of 2015 - provisions related to campus and student safety S. 108, the FAST Act - provisions around simplifying the FAFSA and the federal student loan programs General issues around proposed cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, specifically Title IV programs, Title VI international education programs, and regulatory reform Issues around higher ed regulatory reform at the Dept. of Education and as it relates to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues around Title VI international education programs General issues around proposed teacher preparation regulations General issues around university endowments General issues related to graduate student education including access to federal loans

H.R. 9, the Innovation Act - provisions related to patent reform S. 1137, the PATENT Act - provisions related to patent reform General issues related to potential copyright reform

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, IES, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 3020/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ S. xxx/H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorization of OSTP, NSF, and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines including social sciences, and the peer review process S. 1398, the E-COMPETES Act - provisions related to reauthorizations of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research S. XX, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 - provisions related to energy research H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act - provisions around new guidelines for accountability in awarding National Science Foundation grants General issues around regulatory reform at research agencies

Issues related to FY 16 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs and potential cuts to social sciences and geosciences H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences; NIH; AHRQ; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11, the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related amendments that express support for scientific research and overall spending limits

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. 2028/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 2578/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. 2685/S. 1558, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ H.R. 1735 - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorizations of OSTP, NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-E and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines including social sciences, and the peer review process S. 1398, the E-COMPETES Act - provisions related to reauthorizations of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11, the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related amendments that express support for scientific research and overall spending limits H.R. 810, H.R. 2039, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions around support for university-based research H.R. 1477/S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research H.R. 1426, the Public Access to Public Science Act - provisions related to open access of federally-funded research Issues related to FAA regulations on the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and other academic purposes

S.799/H.R.1462, the Protecting Our Infants Act - provisions related to addressing neonatal abstinence syndrome and opioid abuse General issues around Electronic Health Records and meaningful use requirements Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA

H.R. 2685/S. 1558 - the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs H.R. 1735 - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and Defense Health programs General issues related to the outlook for FY 16 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

H.R. xxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 2680, the HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 970, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act - provisions which prohibit ED from regulating on state authorization, teacher preparation, and college ratings H.R. 2822/S. xxx - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx, the FERPA Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S.1341, the Student Privacy Protection Act - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1322, the Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 - general provisions around student privacy and access to data S. 1482/H.R. 2604, The Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015 - provisions related to access to need-based financial aid S.1374, the Foreign Medical Schools Accountability Act - provisions related to foreign medical schools S. XX, the SMART Act - provisions related to accommodation requirements for college students with disabilities H. Res. 294, Expressing support for the continuation of the Perkins Loan Program - provisions related to the continuation of the Perkins Loan Program General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, specifically Title IV programs, Title VI international education programs, and regulatory reform Issues around higher ed regulatory reform at the Dept. of Education and as it relates to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues around the proposed college ratings system

H.R. xxxx/S. 1695 - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for biomedical research, particularly at NIH, and AHRQ H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to the Innovation Fund for NIH, laboratory diagnostic tests, clinical trials and clinical and translational research Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH and AHRQ Issues related to a newly formed NIH Caucus in the Senate Issues related to the HELP Committees Innovations for Healthier Americans and innovation agenda including regulatory reform and reducing administrative burdens, Issues related to precision medicine Issues related to proposed regulatory frameworks for laboratory developed tests

H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - provisions related to SGR reform, CHIP reauthorization, and Tennessee Medicaid DSH funding Issues related to Tennessees Medicaid DSH funding Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to the Medicaid uncompensated care cost pool Issues related to the reforms to the Medicare area wage index Issues related to RAC reforms

S. xxx, the GRANT Act - provisions related to releasing grant information and peer review information

Issues related to the 340B drug discount program S.185, the PATH Act - provisions related to development of new antimicrobial drugs

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA S. xxx, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorizations of NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-E and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines, and the peer review process H.R. 810, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions around support for university-based research H.R. 1030/S.544, the Secret Science Reform Act - provisions around access to scientific data

H.R. xxx/S. xxxx - the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA General issues related to the outlook for FY 16 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA

S. xxx, the GRANT Act - provisions related to releasing grant information and peer review information

H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences S. 108, the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act - provisions related to simplification of the FAFSA and reform/consolidation of student loan programs including graduate student loan programs H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 970, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act - provisions which prohibit ED from regulating on state authorization, credit hour, teacher preparation, gainful employment, and college ratings H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11 - the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related to Pell Grants, other student aid programs, discretionary spending, and the use of Fair Value Accounting General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, specifically Title IV programs, Title VI international education programs, and regulatory reform Issues related around teacher preparation and regulations related to Title II programs Issues around higher ed regulatory reform at the Dept. of Education and as it relates to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues related to STEM education

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for biomedical research, particularly at NIH, also AHRQ H.R. xxxx, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to drug development, clinical trials and clinical and translational research H.R. xxx, the Clinical Research Modernization Act - provisions related to institutional review boards (IRBs) S.185, the PATH Act - provisions related to development of new antimicrobial drugs General issues around alternative funding legislation for NIH including S. 289 the American Cures Act; H.R. 531/S. 318, the Accelerating Biomedical Research Act; and H.R. 744/S. 320, the Medical Innovation Act Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH and AHRQ Issues related to the HELP Committees Healthier America Initiative and innovation agenda Issues related to funding for the hospital preparedness program

S. 98, the STEM Jobs Act - provisions related to high-skilled immigration S.153, the Immigration Innovation Act - provisions related to high-skilled immigration S.299/H.R. 644, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act - provisions related to travel to Cuba General issues around the outlook for high-skilled immigration reform

H.R. 708, the Better On-Line Ticket Sales Act - provisions related to online ticket sales

H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - provisions related to SGR reform, CHIP reauthorization, and Tennessee Medicaid DSH funding S.298/H.R.546, the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs Issues related to Tennessees Medicaid DSH funding Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to site neutral payment cuts to cancer centers and hospital outpatient departments Issues related to CHIP extension

General issues around Title VIII nursing workforce programs and the GNE demonstration program General issues around Electronic Health Records and meaningful use requirements General issues around conversion to ICD-10 General issues around academic medicine including the Academic Medicine Caucus Issues related to funding for the hospital preparedness program Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA

H.R. 9, the Innovation Act - provisions related to patent reform General issues related to copyright reform

General issues around Title VIII nursing workforce programs and the GNE demonstration program General issues around Electronic Health Records and meaningful use requirements General issues around conversion to ICD-10 General issues around academic medicine including the Academic Medicine Caucus Issues related to funding for the hospital preparedness program Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA

S. 98, the STEM Jobs Act - provisions related to high-skilled immigration S.153, the Immigration Innovation Act - provisions related to high-skilled immigration S.299/H.R. 644, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act - provisions related to travel to Cuba General issues around the outlook for high-skilled immigration reform

H.R. 644, the Fighting Hunger Incentive Act - provisions related to making the IRA Charitable Rollover permanent General issues around the outlook for comprehensive tax reform and specific higher ed tax provisions

H.R. 708, the Better On-Line Ticket Sales Act - provisions related to online ticket sales

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, STEM education and behavioral and social science research H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA, and STEM education programs H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, and AHRQ H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA S. xxx, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions around reauthorizations of NSF, DOE Office of Science, ARPA-E and NIST including support for early career faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, STEM education, support for all disciplines, and the peer review process H.R. 810, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions around support for university-based research H.R. 1030/S.544, the Secret Science Reform Act - provisions around access to scientific data

H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs, and the Institute of Education Sciences S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences S. 108, the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act - provisions related to simplification of the FAFSA and reform/consolidation of student loan programs including graduate student loan programs H.R. 1310/S. 590, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses H.R. 970, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act - provisions which prohibit ED from regulating on state authorization, credit hour, teacher preparation, gainful employment, and college ratings H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H. Con. Res. 27/S. Con. Res. 11 - the FY 16 Budget Resolution - provisions related to Pell Grants, other student aid programs, discretionary spending, and the use of Fair Value Accounting General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, specifically Title IV programs, Title VI international education programs, and regulatory reform Issues related around teacher preparation and regulations related to Title II programs Issues around higher ed regulatory reform at the Dept. of Education and as it relates to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act General issues related to STEM education

Issues related to FY 16 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs H.R. xxx/S. xxx, the FY 16 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs; Title VI international education programs; the Institute of Education Sciences; NIH; AHRQ; and Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. xxx/S. xxx - the FY 16 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities

Issues related to the 340B drug discount program S.185, the PATH Act - provisions related to development of new antimicrobial drugs

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 16 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for biomedical research, particularly at NIH, also AHRQ H.R. xxxx, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to drug development, clinical trials and clinical and translational research H.R. xxx, the Clinical Research Modernization Act - provisions related to institutional review boards (IRBs) S.185, the PATH Act - provisions related to development of new antimicrobial drugs General issues around alternative funding legislation for NIH including S. 289 the American Cures Act; H.R. 531/S. 318, the Accelerating Biomedical Research Act; and H.R. 744/S. 320, the Medical Innovation Act Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH and AHRQ Issues related to the HELP Committees Healthier America Initiative and innovation agenda Issues related to funding for the hospital preparedness program

H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - provisions related to SGR reform, CHIP reauthorization, and Tennessee Medicaid DSH funding S.298/H.R.546, the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs Issues related to Tennessees Medicaid DSH funding Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to site neutral payment cuts to cancer centers and hospital outpatient departments Issues related to CHIP extension

S. xxx, the Higher Education Affordability Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act S.xxxx, the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act - provisions related to simplification of the FAFSA and reform/consolidation of student loan programs H.R. 3136 , the Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013 - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 4983, the Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 4984, the Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 5134, to extend the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance for one year - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 4366, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 5354/S. 2692, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses S.1822, the Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act - provisions related to foreign medical school participation in the federal direct student loan program H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 5100/S.xx, the Standardization of Collegiate Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures (SCORE) Act - general provisions related to the bill Issues related around teacher preparation and forthcoming regulations related to Title II programs

Issues related to 340B drug discount program

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA STEM education and behavioral and social science research. S. xxx, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions related to the reauthorization of NSF, NIST, DOEs Office of Science, ARPA-E and other STEM related issues H.R. 4186, the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act - provisions related to authorization levels, length of authorization, authorization levels for directorates, open access, impact on peer review system, and other provisions H.R. 5031 - A bill to define STEM education to include computer science, and to support existing STEM education programs at the National Science Foundation - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 5035 - A bill to reauthorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 5056 - A bill to improve the efficiency of Federal research and development, and for other purposes - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 5029 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a body to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation that can strengthen the domestic science and technology enterprise and support United States foreign policy goals - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 4923/S. xxxx, the FY 15 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 4660/S. 2437, the FY 15 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs H.R. 4870/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx, the DOE R&D Act - provisions related to Office of Science and ARPA-E as well as DOE research overall H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act - provisions related to public reporting of scientific data H.R. 2981, the Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency Act (TRANSFER) Act - provisions related to advanced manufacturing H.R. 4438/S. xx, the American Research and Competitiveness Act - provisions that would simplify and make permanent the R&D tax credit S. 1347, the Conference Accountability Act - provisions that would restrict the ability of federal contractor scientists and engineers to participate in scientific and technical conferences Issues related to FAA regulations on the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and other academic purposes General funding opportunities within the research portfolio of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture

H.R. xxxx, the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (TROL) - provisions that would deter bad faith demand letters

H.R. 3393, the Student and Family Tax Simplification Act - provisions related to education tax benefits for undergraduate and graduate students and families H.R. 4619, the Permanent IRA Charitable Contribution Act - provisions related to making the IRA charitable rollover permanent H.R. xxxx, Chairman Camp's draft comprehensive tax reform bill - provisions related to students and families as well as higher education institutions H.R. xxxx, Tax Extenders legislation - provisions related to higher education-related tax extenders being included in an end-of-year tax extenders bill H.R. 4438/S. xx, the American Research and Competitiveness Act - provisions that would simplify and make permanent the R&D tax credit

Issues related to outlook for high skilled immigration reform

H.R. 4930, the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs Issues related to the CMS Medicare wage index H.R. 4188, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - provisions related to accounting for socio-economic status for purposes of Medicares Hospital Readmission Reduction Program S. 2501, the Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act - provisions related to accounting for socio-economic status for purposes of Medicares Hospital Readmission Reduction Program General issues related to the outlook for SGR reform Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME)

H.R. 2146/ S.2244, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act - general provisions related to reauthorization

Issues related to FY 15 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 83, the FY 15 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to research funding at NIH, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NSF, NASA, Defense research, IES, and NEH; student aid funding at ED; HRSA nursing program funding; and supplemental funding for Ebola research at NIH and DARPA. H.R. 4923/S. xxxx, the FY 15 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 4660/S. 2437, the FY 15 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs H.R. 4870/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences; NIH; AHRQ H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities General provisions related to the outlook for FY 16 funding for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH

H.R. xxxx, the Hospital Improvements for Payment Act of 2014 - provisions related to the Two Midnights rule, RAC reforms and the Tennessee DSH provision H.R. 4930, the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs Issues related to Tennessees DSH funding Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to Childrens GME General issues related to the outlook for SGR reform General issues related to the reauthorization of the CHIP program

H.R. 4870/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 83, the FY 15 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to defense research funding, proof of concept center language at DOD and supplemental funding for Ebola research at DARPA H.R. 3979 - the FY 15 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA; language on proof of concept centers General issues related to the outlook for FY 16 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA STEM education and behavioral and social science research. H.R. 4923/S. xxxx, the FY 15 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 4660/S. 2437, the FY 15 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs H.R. 4870/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 83, the FY 15 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to research funding at NIH, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NSF, NASA, Defense research, IES, and NEH; and supplemental funding for Ebola research at NIH and DARPA H.R. 2981, the Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency Act (TRANSFER) Act - provisions related to advanced manufacturing H.R. 3979 - the FY 15 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA; language on proof of concept centers H.R. 4186, the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act - provisions related to the authorization of NSF H.R. 4366, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences Issues related to FAA regulations on the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and other academic purposes Issues related to peer review research at NSF and NIH and oversight of research grants Issues around reauthorization of NSF in the 114th Congress Issues around reauthorization of DOE Office of Science in 114th Congress General issues around outlook for research funding in FY 16

H.R. 83, the FY 15 Omnibus Appropriations Act - provisions related to research funding at NIH and supplemental funding for Ebola research at NIH and DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for NIH and AHRQ Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH Issues related to the supplemental funding request for Ebola research Issues related to 21st Century Cures Initiative

Issues related to FY 15 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 4923/S. xxxx, the FY 15 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E as well as the Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. 4660/S. 2437, the FY 15 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs; issues related to amendments that would reduce funding for NSF or for social science in particular H.R. 4870/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA; potential amendments to House bill that would affect funding levels for those programs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences; NIH; AHRQ H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S.2658, the Accelerating Biomedical Research Act - provisions related to funding opportunities for the NIH General provisions related to the outlook for FY 16 funding for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH

Issues related to outlook for high skilled immigration reform

H.R. 4870/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA; potential amendments to House bill that would affect funding levels for those programs H.R. 4435/S. 2410 - the FY 15 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA; potential amendments to House bill that would affect authorizations levels for those programs General issues related to the outlook for FY 16 DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research General issues related to the DOD's most recent MOU for institutions of higher education

H.R. 3393, the Student and Family Tax Simplification Act - provisions related to education tax benefits for undergraduate and graduate students and families H.R. 4619, the Permanent IRA Charitable Contribution Act - provisions related to making the IRA charitable rollover permanent H.R. xxxx, Chairman Camp's draft comprehensive tax reform bill - provisions related to students and families as well as higher education institutions H.R. xxxx, Tax Extenders legislation - provisions related to higher education-related tax extenders being included in an end-of-year tax extenders bill H.R. 4438/S. xx, the American Research and Competitiveness Act - provisions that would simplify and make permanent the R&D tax credit

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA STEM education and behavioral and social science research. S. xxx, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization - provisions related to the reauthorization of NSF, NIST, DOEs Office of Science, ARPA-E and other STEM related issues H.R. 4186, the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act - provisions related to authorization levels, length of authorization, authorization levels for directorates, open access, impact on peer review system, and other provisions H.R. 5031 - A bill to define STEM education to include computer science, and to support existing STEM education programs at the National Science Foundation - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 5035 - A bill to reauthorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 5056 - A bill to improve the efficiency of Federal research and development, and for other purposes - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 5029 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a body to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation that can strengthen the domestic science and technology enterprise and support United States foreign policy goals - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 4923/S. xxxx, the FY 15 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 4660/S. 2437, the FY 15 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs H.R. 4870/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx, the DOE R&D Act - provisions related to Office of Science and ARPA-E as well as DOE research overall H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act - provisions related to public reporting of scientific data H.R. 2981, the Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency Act (TRANSFER) Act - provisions related to advanced manufacturing H.R. 4438/S. xx, the American Research and Competitiveness Act - provisions that would simplify and make permanent the R&D tax credit S. 1347, the Conference Accountability Act - provisions that would restrict the ability of federal contractor scientists and engineers to participate in scientific and technical conferences Issues related to FAA regulations on the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for research and other academic purposes General funding opportunities within the research portfolio of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture

S. xxx, the Higher Education Affordability Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act S.xxxx, the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act - provisions related to simplification of the FAFSA and reform/consolidation of student loan programs H.R. 3136 , the Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013 - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 4983, the Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 4984, the Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 5134, to extend the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance for one year - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 4366, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 5354/S. 2692, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses S.1822, the Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act - provisions related to foreign medical school participation in the federal direct student loan program H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 5100/S.xx, the Standardization of Collegiate Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures (SCORE) Act - general provisions related to the bill Issues related around teacher preparation and forthcoming regulations related to Title II programs

H.R. 3309/S. 1720 - the Innovation Act of 2013/ the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013- provisions related to technology transfer at universities

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA STEM education and behavioral and social science research. H.R. 4186, the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act - provisions related to authorization levels, length of authorization, authorization levels for directorates, open access, impact on peer review system, and other provisions H.R. xxxx, the Enabling Innovation for Science, Technology, and Energy in America Act (EINSTEIN) Act - provisions related to the authorization of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science H.R. 4923/S. xxxx, the FY 15 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E as well as the Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. 4660/S. 2437, the FY 15 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs; issues related to amendments that would reduce funding for NSF or for social science in particular H.R. 4870/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. 4412/S.1317, the NASA Authorization Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of NASA and, in particular, research and education programs H.R. xxxx, the DOE R&D Act - provisions related to Office of Science and ARPA-E as well as DOE research overall H.R. 2981, the Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency Act (TRANSFER) Act - provisions related to advanced manufacturing

Issues related to FY 15 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including HHS, NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 4923/S. xxxx, the FY 15 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E as well as the Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. 4660/S. 2437, the FY 15 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs; issues related to amendments that would reduce funding for NSF or for social science in particular H.R. 4870/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA; potential amendments to House bill that would affect funding levels for those programs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences; NIH; AHRQ H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Interior Appropriations Act - issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities S. xxx, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act - provisions related to funding for the NIH

H.R. 4879, the Research for All Act - provisions related to gender differences in NIH supported research S. xxx, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act - provisions related to funding for the NIH Issues related to biomedical research funding, particularly at NIH Issues related to the FDA Innovation Pathway program Issues related to AHRQ learning laboratories grant program Issues related to the 21st Century Cures Initiative

H.R. 4870/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill - priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA; potential amendments to House bill that would affect funding levels for those programs H.R. 4435/S. 2410 - the FY 15 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA; potential amendments to House bill that would affect authorizations levels for those programs

S. xxxx, the DATA Act - provisions related to reporting requirements for federal grants and development of government-wide standard data standards and elements

H.R. xxxx, S. xxxx, the FY 15 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill funding for Title VIII nursing programsIssues around the impact of the Affordable Care Act on Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Issues around healthcare reform including payment reforms and the regulatory burden facing complex healthcare providers

General issues around the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education ActGeneral issues around funding for federal student aid programs General issues around Title VI, international education programs General issues around regulations for institutions of higher education General issues related to STEM education policies H.R. 4366, the Strengthening Education through Research Act issues around the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx the FY 15 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx the FY 15 Interior Appropriations Act issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 3547, the FY 14 Omnibus Appropriations bill provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid; funding for the Institute of Education Sciences; Title VI international education programs and the National Endowment for the Humanities

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA STEM education and behavioral and social science research.General principles related to the reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act Issues related to the FY 14 budget conference agreement with respect to support for science and engineering research General issues related to STEM education H.R. 3547, the FY 14 Omnibus Appropriations bill provisions related to research funding at NIH, NSF, DOE Office of Science, DOD and other relevant programs H.R. 4186, the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act provisions related to authorization levels, length of authorization, authorization levels for directorates, open access, and other provisions H.R. xxxx, the Enabling Innovation for Science, Technology, and Energy in America Act (EINSTEIN) Act provisions related to the authorization of the Dept. of Energys Office of Science H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 15 Energy-Water Appropriations bill provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E as well as the Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 15 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA

Issues related to FY 14 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEHIssues related to FY 15 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH H.R. 3547, the FY 14 Omnibus Appropriations bill provisions related to research funding at NIH, NSF, DOE Office of Science, DOD, IES, NEH and other relevant programs as well as federal student aid programs and Title VI international education programs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx the FY 15 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx the FY 15 Interior Appropriations Act issues related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 15 Energy-Water Appropriations bill provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E as well as the Energy Frontier Research Centers and Energy Innovation Hubs H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 15 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill provisions related to funding for NSF, NASA and STEM education programs

S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act - provisions regarding fee-shifting, transparency, customer stays, and demand letters

H.R. 2996/S. 1468, the Revitalizing American Manufacturing and Innovation (RAMI) Act provisions related to advanced manufacturing

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx the FY 15 Defense Appropriations bill priorities around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPAH.R. xxxx/S. xxx the FY 15 National Defense Authorization Act - priorities around authorization levels for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA Issues related to efforts by the Air Force to move the basic research division from Virginia to Wright Patterson Air Force Base

General provisions related to Tennessees Medicaid DSH programGeneral provisions related to Medicare/Medicaid cuts to VUMC Issues related to potential offsets for SGR reform and short-term patch for SGR Issues related to HOPD payments Issues related to CMS Two Midnights Rule Issues related to proposed Medicare/Medicaid provider cuts H.R. 3796, the Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act provisions related to Medicare bundled payments H.J.Res. 59, the Bipartisan Budget Act provisions related to the budget agreement and 3-month SGR patch, particularly the extension of 2% Medicare cut for 2 years

H.J.Res. 59, the Bipartisan Budget Act provisions related to the budget conference agreement, funding outlook for FY 14 and 15, the need to reduce or replace sequester and to prioritize federal investments in science and engineering research and educationFY 14 appropriations funding priorities for the University including NIH, NSF, NASA, DOD research, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NEH, federal student aid, and Institute for Education Sciences H.R. 2609/S. 1245, the FY 14 Energy-Water Appropriations bill provisions related to DOEs Office of Science and ARPA-E. H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act provisions related to federal student aid (Pell Grants, work-study, SEOG grants and GANN), international education, NIH and biomedical research H.R. 2787/S.1329, the FY 14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA as well as STEM education H.R.2397/ S.1429, the FY 14 Defense Appropriations Act - provisions related to defense-funded science and engineering research Issues related to FY 14 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH Issues related to the FY 13 sequester as it impacts science and engineering research and education Issues related to the impact of sequestration and deficit reduction efforts on programs that impact academic medical centers, including GME Issues around federal funding for social and behavioral research Issues around funding for STEM education programs Issues around outlook for science research funding in FY 15

H.R.2397/ S.1429, the FY 14 Defense Appropriations Act issues related to basic and applied (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3) research at DODH.R. 1960/S. 1197, the FY 14 National Defense Authorization Act - issues related to basic and applied (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3) research at DOD and future funding trends for defense S&T; inclusion of proof of concept center language Issues related to impact of budget cuts on DOD funded research and science & technology in general and the outlook for future funding, particularly in FY 15

General priorities within immigration reform including high-skilled immigration; provisions related to international students, residents and scholars at universities; and additional immigration-related regulations and fees

H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act provisions related to implementation of the America Invents Act (P.L. 112-29) including the grace period and patent litigation reform

H.R. 3316, the GRANT Act - provisions related to potential disclosure requirementsS. 994/H.R. 2061, the DATA Act provisions related to streamlining some federal regulations and establishing a pilot program for federal reporting requirements; provisions related to potential offsets

H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act provisions around support for biomedical research, particularly at NIH.Issues related to biomedical research funding in the FY 14 appropriations process Issues related to funding opportunities through PCORI Issues related to nursing research funded by NIH Issues related to a GAO report on NIH indirect costs

Tax reform provisions including education tax benefits, charitable contributions and tax-exempt financingH.R. 3393, the Student and Family Tax Simplification Act provisions related to tax credits for higher education including undergraduate and graduate students

FY 14 appropriations funding priorities for the University including NIH, NSF, NASA, DOD research, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NEH, federal student aid, and Institute for Education SciencesH.R. 2609/S. 1245, the FY 14 Energy-Water Appropriations bill provisions related to DOEs Office of Science and ARPA-E. H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act provisions related to federal student aid (Pell Grants, work-study, SEOG grants and GANN), NIH and biomedical research H.R. 2787/S.1329, the FY 14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA as well as STEM education H.R.2397/ S.1429, the FY 14 Defense Appropriations Act - provisions related to defense-funded science and engineering research Issues related to FY 14 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH Issues related to the FY 13 sequester as it impacts science and engineering research and education, particularly the innovation deficit Issues related to the impact of sequestration and deficit reduction efforts on programs that impact academic medical centers, including GME Issues around federal funding for social and behavioral research Issues around funding for STEM education programs

H.R.2397/ S.1429, the FY 14 Defense Appropriations Act issues related to basic and applied (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3) research at DODH.R. 1960/S. xxx, the FY 14 National Defense Authorization Act - issues related to basic and applied (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3) research at DOD and future funding trends for defense S&T Issues related to impact of budget cuts on DOD funded research and science & technology in general and the outlook for future funding Provisions related to STEM education programs within DOD General issues related to the DOD MOU with universities

H.R. xxxx, the GRANT Act - provisions related to potential disclosure requirements

General issues around Bayh-Dole and technology transferProvisions related to implementation of grace period language in the America Invents Act (P.L. 112-29)

Tax reform provisions including education tax benefits, charitable contributions and tax-exempt financing

H.R. 1911, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act - provisions related to student loan interest ratesH.R. 2637, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act provisions related to reducing the regulatory burden on institutions of higher education H.R. 2196/S. 1052, the Great Teachers and Principals Act - provisions related to creating new teacher preparation academies H.R. xxxx, the Education Sciences Research Act issues around the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences. Issues related to accreditation, student financial aid, consumer disclosure, state authorization, Clery Act, affordability, accountability, gainful employment and other issues related to the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Issues related to the National Endowment for the Humanities and their impact on communities General issues around the administrations proposed STEM reorganization and consolidation proposal General issues related to international education General issues related to the DOD MOU with universities

General issues around Bayh-Dole and technology transferProvisions related to implementation of grace period language in the America Invents Act (P.L. 112-29)

H.R. xxxx, the GRANT Act - provisions related to potential disclosure requirements

H.R.2397/ S.1429, the FY 14 Defense Appropriations Act issues related to basic and applied (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3) research at DODH.R. 1960/S. xxx, the FY 14 National Defense Authorization Act - issues related to basic and applied (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3) research at DOD and future funding trends for defense S&T Issues related to impact of budget cuts on DOD funded research and science & technology in general and the outlook for future funding Provisions related to STEM education programs within DOD General issues related to the DOD MOU with universities

S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act provisions around high-skilled immigration; provisions related to international students, residents and scholars at universities; and additional immigration-related regulations and feesH.R. 2131, the SKILLS Visa Act provisions related to high-skilled immigration H.R. xxxx, the KIDS Act provisions around undocumented students General priorities within immigration reform including high-skilled immigration; provisions related to international students, residents and scholars at universities; and additional immigration-related regulations and fees

H.R. 1911, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act - provisions related to student loan interest ratesH.R. 2637, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act provisions related to reducing the regulatory burden on institutions of higher education H.R. 2196/S. 1052, the Great Teachers and Principals Act - provisions related to creating new teacher preparation academies H.R. xxxx, the Education Sciences Research Act issues around the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences. Issues related to accreditation, student financial aid, consumer disclosure, state authorization, Clery Act, affordability, accountability, gainful employment and other issues related to the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Issues related to the National Endowment for the Humanities and their impact on communities General issues around the administrations proposed STEM reorganization and consolidation proposal General issues related to international education General issues related to the DOD MOU with universities

H.R. 2609/S. 1245, the FY 14 Energy-Water Appropriations Act provisions related to research funding at the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-EH.R. 2787/S. 1329, the FY 14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA as well as STEM education H.R. 2397/S. 1429, the FY 14 Defense Appropriations Act provisions related to DOD-funded science and engineering research H.R. 2981, the TRANSFER Act provisions related to proof of concept centers H.R. 527/S.783, the Helium Stewardship Act provisions related to the Helium reserve H.R. 1287, the Sound Science Act provisions related to the use of science in government decisions and regulations H.R. xxxx, the High Quality Research Act provisions related to the legislation's impact on the peer review process H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization discussions around reauthorization priorities General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA STEM education and social science research. Issues related to the impact of the FY 13 sequester on science and engineering research and education FY 14 science and engineering research funding priorities for NSF, DOE, DOD, and NASA General issues around the administrations proposed STEM reorganization and consolidation proposal

FY 14 appropriations funding priorities for the University including NIH, NSF, NASA, DOD research, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NEH, federal student aid, AHRQ, University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Title VIII, Nurse Managed Health Clinics, Institute for Education Sciences and Title VI international education programsH.R. 2397/S. xxx, the FY 14 Defense Appropriations Act issues related to basic and applied (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3) research at DOD H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act provisions related to federal student aid (Pell Grants, work-study, SEOG grants and GANN), NIH, education research funding at IES and Title VI international education programs H.R. 2609/S. 1245, the FY 14 Energy-Water Appropriations Act provisions related to research funding at the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA as well as STEM education H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Interior-Environment Appropriations Act provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities Issues related to FY 14 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH Issues related to the FY 13 sequester as it impacts science and engineering research and education Issues related to the impact of sequestration and deficit reduction efforts on programs that impact academic medical centers, including GME Issues around federal funding for social and behavioral research General issues around NSF funding, in particular, funding for political science research grants Issues around funding for STEM education programs Issues around funding for education research including special education research

S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act provisions around high-skilled immigration; provisions related to international students, residents and scholars at universities; and additional immigration-related regulations and feesGeneral priorities within immigration reform including high-skilled immigration; provisions related to international students, residents and scholars at universities; and additional immigration-related regulations and fees

Tax reform provisions including education tax benefits, charitable contributions and tax-exempt financingH.R. 2253/S.1090, the Higher Education and Skills Obtainment Act provisions related to higher education tax provisions

H.R. 2609/S. 1245, the FY 14 Energy-Water Appropriations Act provisions related to research funding at the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-EH.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA as well as STEM education H.R. xxxx, the High Quality Research Act provisions related to the legislation's impact on the peer review process H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act preliminary discussions around reauthorization priorities General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA and STEM education. Issues related to the impact of the FY 13 sequester on science and engineering research and education FY 14 science and engineering research funding priorities for NSF, DOE, DOD, and NASA Issue around Tennessees NSF EPSCoR program including STEM education outreach efforts General advocacy on behalf of NSF funding General advocacy around federal support for social and behavioral research General issues around the administrations proposed STEM reorganization and consolidation proposal Issues related to the implementation of the Coburn Amendment related to political science research funding at NSF Provisions related to language severely limiting NASAs interactions with China General advocacy related to the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and its funding sources at NSF and the Dept. of Energy General issues related to the presidents climate change proposal

H.R. 708, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act provisions related to making the results of federally-supported research available to the public with a 6 or 12 month embargo periodH.R. 2061/S. 994, the DATA Act provisions that would streamline and increase transparency in federal grant reporting H.R. 714/S. 310, the START-Up 3.0 Act provisions around promoting entrepreneurialism and technology transfer Issues related to regulatory burden facing research universities General issues around the implementation of the administrations directive to make the results of federally-funded research available to the public

General provisions related to Tennessees Medicaid DSH programS.1012, the Medicare Audit Improvement Act provisions related to recovery audit contractors General issues related to the impact of potential entitlement cuts and reductions in Medicare funding on academic medical centers General issues related to Medicare/Medicaid reforms General issues related to Medicare provider reimbursement policies Efforts related to protecting or reforming GME and continued funding of GME Discussions at CMS around quality incentive programs and nursing, potential funding opportunities and other advanced practice nursing priorities

Issues related to potential tax reform that would impact institutions of higher education including student/family tax provisions, tax extenders and charitable deductions.

Issues related to the implementation of P.L. 112-29, the America Invents Act with respect to language on the grace period language.

Issues related to FY 13 appropriations and continuing resolution for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH.Issues related to the FY 13 sequester as it impacts science and engineering research and education. Issues related to the impact of sequestration and deficit reduction efforts on programs that impact academic medical centers, including GME. H.R. 933, an Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 provisions related to an amendment offered by Sen. Coburn related to political science funding at NSF. Issues related to FY 14 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NEH and NASA. S.Con.Res.8, the FY 14 budget resolution provisions related to the amendment offered by Sens. Durbin and Moran related to biomedical research funding.

General issues related to the impact of the FY 13 sequester on academic medical centers and potential reductions in Medicare funding.General issues related to Medicare/Medicaid entitlement reform. Efforts related to protecting or reforming GME. Issues around potentially increasing the GME residency slots.

Issues related to NIH funding in the FY 13 continuing resolution.Issues related to the FY 13 sequester as it impacts NIH. Issues related to NIH funding for FY 14. General issues related to VA research funding. General issues related to implementation of the Sunshine Act provisions that require disclosure of payments by industry to academic researchers.

General advocacy related to comprehensive immigration reform provisions that impact research universities including high-skilled immigration.S. 169, the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 provisions related to high-skilled immigration.

General issues related to upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including accountability, assessment, college costs, student aid and debt, regulatory issues and retention/completion.Issues related to Title IV, federal student aid programs including the outlook for the Pell Grant program and student loan interest rates. Issues related to Title VI, international education programs including funding. Issues related to graduate education including federal student aid programs. Issues related to the National Endowment for the Humanities including funding and the role of humanities in higher education. General advocacy related to education research. S.2098/H.R.4061, the Student Know Before You Go Act provisions related to consumer information disclosure requirements.

General issues related to the continued implementation of the Affordable Care Act including Medicaid expansion.General provisions related to the 340B drug program.

H.R. 1911, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act - provisions related to student loan interest ratesH.R. 2637, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act provisions related to reducing the regulatory burden on institutions of higher education H.R. 2196/S. 1052, the Great Teachers and Principals Act - provisions related to creating new teacher preparation academies H.R. xxxx, the Education Sciences Research Act issues around the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences. Issues related to accreditation, student financial aid, consumer disclosure, state authorization, Clery Act, affordability, accountability, gainful employment and other issues related to the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Issues related to the National Endowment for the Humanities and their impact on communities General issues around the administrations proposed STEM reorganization and consolidation proposal General issues related to international education General issues related to the DOD MOU with universities

General issues around Bayh-Dole and technology transferProvisions related to implementation of grace period language in the America Invents Act (P.L. 112-29)

Tax reform provisions including education tax benefits, charitable contributions and tax-exempt financing

H.R. xxxx, the GRANT Act - provisions related to potential disclosure requirements

H.R. 2609/S. 1245, the FY 14 Energy-Water Appropriations Act provisions related to research funding at the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-EH.R. 2787/S. 1329, the FY 14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA as well as STEM education H.R. 2397/S. 1429, the FY 14 Defense Appropriations Act provisions related to DOD-funded science and engineering research H.R. 2981, the TRANSFER Act provisions related to proof of concept centers H.R. 527/S.783, the Helium Stewardship Act provisions related to the Helium reserve H.R. 1287, the Sound Science Act provisions related to the use of science in government decisions and regulations H.R. xxxx, the High Quality Research Act provisions related to the legislation's impact on the peer review process H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the America COMPETES Act reauthorization discussions around reauthorization priorities General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA STEM education and social science research. Issues related to the impact of the FY 13 sequester on science and engineering research and education FY 14 science and engineering research funding priorities for NSF, DOE, DOD, and NASA General issues around the administrations proposed STEM reorganization and consolidation proposal

FY 14 appropriations funding priorities for the University including NIH, NSF, NASA, DOD research, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NEH, federal student aid, and Institute for Education SciencesH.R. 2609/S. 1245, the FY 14 Energy-Water Appropriations bill provisions related to DOEs Office of Science and ARPA-E. H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act provisions related to federal student aid (Pell Grants, work-study, SEOG grants and GANN), NIH and biomedical research H.R. 2787/S.1329, the FY 14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA as well as STEM education H.R.2397/ S.1429, the FY 14 Defense Appropriations Act - provisions related to defense-funded science and engineering research Issues related to FY 14 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH Issues related to the FY 13 sequester as it impacts science and engineering research and education, particularly the innovation deficit Issues related to the impact of sequestration and deficit reduction efforts on programs that impact academic medical centers, including GME Issues around federal funding for social and behavioral research Issues around funding for STEM education programs

FY 14 appropriations funding priorities for the University including NIH, NSF, NASA, DOD research, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, NEH, federal student aid, AHRQ, University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Title VIII, Nurse Managed Health Clinics, Institute for Education Sciences and Title VI international education programsH.R. 2397/S. xxx, the FY 14 Defense Appropriations Act issues related to basic and applied (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3) research at DOD H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act provisions related to federal student aid (Pell Grants, work-study, SEOG grants and GANN), NIH, education research funding at IES and Title VI international education programs H.R. 2609/S. 1245, the FY 14 Energy-Water Appropriations Act provisions related to research funding at the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA as well as STEM education H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Interior-Environment Appropriations Act provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities Issues related to FY 14 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH Issues related to the FY 13 sequester as it impacts science and engineering research and education Issues related to the impact of sequestration and deficit reduction efforts on programs that impact academic medical centers, including GME Issues around federal funding for social and behavioral research General issues around NSF funding, in particular, funding for political science research grants Issues around funding for STEM education programs Issues around funding for education research including special education research

S. 915/H.R. 1937, the Student Right to Know Before You Go Act provisions related to consumer information disclosure requirementsH.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act provisions related to interest rates on federal student loans H.R. 1949, the IPEDS Act provisions related to reporting requirements for universities H.R. 2020, the Truth in Tuition Act provisions related to disclosure of future tuition rates S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act provisions related to evidenced-based program evaluation S. 1003, regarding student loan interest rates, and S. 953, the Student Loan Affordability Act provisions related to federal student loan interest rates H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act provisions related to federal student aid (Pell Grants, work-study, SEOG grants and GANN), education research funding at IES and Title VI international education programs FY 14 appropriations priorities within the Dept. of Education including federal student aid (Pell Grants, work-study, SEOG grants and GANN), education research funding at IES and Title VI international education programs General issues related to upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including accountability, assessment, college costs, student aid and debt, state authorization, transfer of credit, Clery Act reporting, regulatory issues and retention/completion Issues related to Title IV, federal student aid programs including the outlook for the Pell Grant program and student loan interest rates Issues related to Title VI, international education programs including funding Issues related to graduate education including federal student aid programs Issues related to the National Endowment for the Humanities including funding and the role of humanities in higher education General advocacy related to education research General provisions related to education research policies and funding at IES and the importance of evidence-based education policies Provisions related to federal student loan interest rates General issues around STEM education and outreach in Tennessee schools General issues around state authorization and the regulatory burden facing universities General issues around University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities General issues around the administrations proposed STEM reorganization and consolidation proposal

General provisions related to Tennessees Medicaid DSH programS.1012, the Medicare Audit Improvement Act provisions related to recovery audit contractors General issues related to the impact of potential entitlement cuts and reductions in Medicare funding on academic medical centers General issues related to Medicare/Medicaid reforms General issues related to Medicare provider reimbursement policies Efforts related to protecting or reforming GME and continued funding of GME Discussions at CMS around quality incentive programs and nursing, potential funding opportunities and other advanced practice nursing priorities

S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act provisions around high-skilled immigration; provisions related to international students, residents and scholars at universities; and additional immigration-related regulations and feesGeneral priorities within immigration reform including high-skilled immigration; provisions related to international students, residents and scholars at universities; and additional immigration-related regulations and fees

H.R. 2609/S. 1245, the FY 14 Energy-Water Appropriations Act provisions related to research funding at the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-EH.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the FY 14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA as well as STEM education H.R. xxxx, the High Quality Research Act provisions related to the legislation's impact on the peer review process H.R. xxxx/S. xxx, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act preliminary discussions around reauthorization priorities General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA and STEM education. Issues related to the impact of the FY 13 sequester on science and engineering research and education FY 14 science and engineering research funding priorities for NSF, DOE, DOD, and NASA Issue around Tennessees NSF EPSCoR program including STEM education outreach efforts General advocacy on behalf of NSF funding General advocacy around federal support for social and behavioral research General issues around the administrations proposed STEM reorganization and consolidation proposal Issues related to the implementation of the Coburn Amendment related to political science research funding at NSF Provisions related to language severely limiting NASAs interactions with China General advocacy related to the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and its funding sources at NSF and the Dept. of Energy General issues related to the presidents climate change proposal

Tax reform provisions including education tax benefits, charitable contributions and tax-exempt financingH.R. 2253/S.1090, the Higher Education and Skills Obtainment Act provisions related to higher education tax provisions

Issues related to the implementation of P.L. 112-29, the America Invents Act with respect to language on the grace period language.

General issues related to the impact of the FY 13 sequester on academic medical centers and potential reductions in Medicare funding.General issues related to Medicare/Medicaid entitlement reform. Efforts related to protecting or reforming GME. Issues around potentially increasing the GME residency slots.

General advocacy related to comprehensive immigration reform provisions that impact research universities including high-skilled immigration.S. 169, the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 provisions related to high-skilled immigration.

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA and STEM education.Preliminary conversations related to a potential reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act. Issues related to the impact of the FY 13 sequester on science and engineering research. H.R. 933, an Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 provisions related to an amendment offered by Sen. Coburn related to political science funding at NSF. General issues related to burdensome or duplicative regulations that impact research universities. Preliminary conversations related to a potential NASA reauthorization. S.350/H.R. 708, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act - provisions related to public access of federally funded research and the inclusion of a 6 month embargo period. S. 189, the Start-Up 3.0 Act - provisions related to technology transfer.

General issues related to the continued implementation of the Affordable Care Act including Medicaid expansion.General provisions related to the 340B drug program.

Issues related to FY 13 appropriations and continuing resolution for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NASA and NEH.Issues related to the FY 13 sequester as it impacts science and engineering research and education. Issues related to the impact of sequestration and deficit reduction efforts on programs that impact academic medical centers, including GME. H.R. 933, an Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 provisions related to an amendment offered by Sen. Coburn related to political science funding at NSF. Issues related to FY 14 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research and student aid), NSF, NEH and NASA. S.Con.Res.8, the FY 14 budget resolution provisions related to the amendment offered by Sens. Durbin and Moran related to biomedical research funding.

General provisions related to science and engineering research at DOD.Issues related to the impact of the FY 13 sequester on DOD-funded science and engineering research.

General advocacy related to expiring tax provisions including the American Opportunity Tax Credit in budget negotiations. General advocacy related to potential changes to the tax deduction for charitable giving, tax-exempt bonds and other tax provisions that impact higher education in budget negotiations.

S. 810, the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act provisions related to animal research.

S. 2241, the GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012 Provisions related to additional reporting requirements.

H.R. XXXX/S. 3295, the FY 13 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act issues related to biomedical research funding. Issues related to potential budget cuts in biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health.

S. 3600, the DATA Act Provisions related to the new version of the bill with respect to streamlining federal reporting requirements.

General advocacy related to the impact of sequestration and deficit reduction efforts on institutions of higher education. General advocacy related to federal student aid programs. General advocacy related to the role of education research in federal policy, particularly as it relates to the Institute of Education Sciences. Issues related to the DODs Memorandum of Understanding with institutions of higher education. Issues related to the Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Excellence for institutions of higher education.

Issues related to potential budget cuts or reforms to Graduate Medical Education. Issues related to potential Medicare reforms during budget negotiations. Issues related to Recovery Audit Contractors. Issues related to the application for a CMS waiver from national organ allocation requirements filed by the Transplant Institute at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.

General advocacy related to the future competitiveness of research universities and federal support for science, education and engineering research at universities from agencies such as NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, ED, and NASA. General advocacy related to the impact of potential budget cuts on research programs. General advocacy related to STEM education and high-skilled immigration. General advocacy related to federal reporting requirements that impact research universities.

S. 3211, the Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2012 provisions related to including language on research satellites in the FY 13 Senate Defense Authorization Act.

S. 3459, the Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act provisions related to advanced computing. H.R. 5326/S. 2323, the FY 13 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill provisions related to NSF and NASA. H.R. 5325/S. 2465, the FY 13 Energy-Water Appropriations bill provisions related to Office of Science and ARPA-E research funding. H.R. 4310/S. 3254, the FY 13 Defense Authorization Act provisions related to DOD S&T broadly and defense research in particular (6.1, 6.2 and 6.3) as well as the potential impact of sequestration and the treatment of research satellites. General advocacy related to the future competitiveness of research universities and federal support for science, education and engineering research at universities from agencies such as NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, ED, and NASA. General advocacy in support of DOE Office of Science basic research at universities and national labs. General advocacy related to NASA-funded research as it relates to China. General advocacy related to STEM education and high-skilled immigration.

H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act provisions related to increasing high-skilled immigration. General policies related to high-skilled immigration.

General policies around tax reform, including changes to the charitable deduction and tax extenders that impact higher education and students/families. H.R. 4137, the Employee Educational Assistance Act provisions related to the extension of the Sec. 127 educational assistance tax benefit.

Policies related to education regulatory reform. Provisions related to the impact of sequestration on student aid and Pell Grants. Policies related to the VAs Principles of Excellence and the DODs Memorandum of Understanding with institutions of higher education. H.R. xxxx/S. 3295, the FY 13 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill provisions related to college cost proposals. Policies related to Department of Education regulations on state authorization and accreditation. S. 2241, the G.I. Bill Consumer Awareness Act and H.R. 4057, the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act provisions related to additional reporting requirements and consumer information disclosures for veterans and service members.

S. 3217, the START UP Act provisions related to high-skilled immigration reform for graduates in STEM fields. S. 3192, the SMART Jobs Act provisions related to high-skilled immigration reform for graduates in STEM fields. S. 3185, the STAR Act provisions related to high-skilled immigration reform for graduates in STEM fields.

H.R. 4628,the Interest Rate Reduction Act - provisions related to extending the interest rate for new, federal subsidized student loans. S. 2366, the Interest Rate Reduction Act - provisions related to extending the interest rate for new federal subsidized student loans. S. 2343, the Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act - provisions related to extending the interest rate for new federal subsidized student loans. Issues related to general K-12 STEM education reform efforts. Issues related to developmental disabilities.

S. 1222/H.R. 2146, the DATA Act provisions related whether the reforms proposed in the bill would sunset existing reporting requirements and provisions related to new reporting requirements. S. 3217, the START-UP Act provisions in the bill related to tech transfer language. S. xxx, a bill to establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program provisions related to establishing a congressional clerkship program. Provisions related to the administrations Advanced Notice of Proposed Guidance related to OMB Circular A-21 regulatory reform.

H.R. 5326/S. 2323, the FY 13 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill provisions related to NSF and NASA; amendments related to cutting funding for NSF and, specifically, funding for political science research. H.R. 5856/S. xxxx, the FY 13 Defense Appropriations bill provisions related to basic and applied research (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3) including DARPA, STEM education programs and the Minerva program. H.R. 5325/S. 2465, the FY 13 Energy-Water Appropriations bill provisions related to Office of Science and ARPA-E research funding. H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 13 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill provisions related to the National Endowment for the Humanities. H.R. xxxx/S. 3295, the FY 13 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill provisions related to biomedical research, including NIH, HRSA and AHRQ; healthcare programs at CMS; developmental disability services programs at HHS; federal student aid, including Pell Grants, Work-Study, SEOG, and graduate education programs; college costs and affordability; education research at IES; and Title VI international education programs. General provisions related to the potential FY 13 sequestration and the impact on discretionary research and education programs as well as Medicare and Medicaid.

H.R. 4310/S. 3254, the FY 13 Defense Authorization Act provisions related to DOD S&T broadly and defense research in particular (6.1, 6.2 and 6.3) as well as the potential impact of sequestration.

Issues related to the future of U.S. competitiveness and, in particular, the outlook for research at the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energys Office of Science and NASA. H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 13 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Issues related to research funding for NSF, the Large Synoptic Space Telescope at NSF, and NASA. H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 13 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act Issues related to research funding in the Office of Science. Issues related to applied energy research at universities.

Issues related to tax provisions that affect institutions of higher education as well as students and families.

Issues pertaining to the DOD MOU with institutions of higher education to participate in the tuition assistance program. General provisions related to DOD-funded basic research at universities. Provisions related to the funding of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine.

FY 13 budget, appropriations and potential sequestration provisions related to student aid; graduate medical education; and science and engineering research at DOD, NSF, HHS, NIH, NEH, NASA, ED and DOE. H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 13 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill provisions related to student aid (including Pell Grants), NIH (including NCATS and CTSAs), AHRQ, the Institute of Education Sciences, graduate education programs and Dept. of Education Title VI international programs. H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 13 Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill provisions related to the National Science Foundation, the Large Synoptic Space Telescope at NSF, education research funding at NSF and NASA education and science programs, including the Space Grant and EPSCoR programs. H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 13 Energy-Water Appropriations Act provisions related to the Office of Science (specifically Energy Innovation Hubs and Energy Frontier Research Centers) and ARPA-E. H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 13 Defense Appropriations Act provisions related to 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 university-based research. General provisions related to the funding of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine. H.R. xxxx/S. xxxxx, FY 13 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provisions related to the National Endowment for the Humanities. H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, FY 13 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs provisions related to international education programs at the Dept. of State. H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act provisions related to the Sustainable Growth Rate and healthcare offsets included in the bill.

Issues pertaining to potential reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences. Issues pertaining to college tuition and costs as it relates to access, affordability and completion as proposed in the Administrations FY 13 budget request. Issues related to the 90/10 rule. Issues related to STEM education policies and programs including policies aimed at attracting more domestic students into engineering. Issues related to the consolidation of the Javits graduate education program into the GANN program. H.R. 2117, the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act provisions related to Department of Education regulations related to credit hour and state authorization. H.R. xxxx/S. xsxx, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization Provisions related to teacher preparation and teacher evaluation. Issues around Title II teacher preparation including TEACH Grants and evaluation of teachers and teacher preparation programs as they relate to ongoing Deptartment of Education negotiated rulemaking sessions. Issues related to Department of Education Title VI international education programs.

High-skilled immigration policies related encouraging international engineering graduates to remain in the U.S.

Potential opportunities for collaboration between the House Nursing Caucus as the Deans Nursing Policy Coalition on issues related to advanced practice nursing. H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act provisions related to the Sustainable Growth Rate and proposed offsets that would impact academic medical centers.

S. 1297 legislation that would repeal federal regulations on the definition of credit hour and state authorization. Discussions regarding a Senate letter to Defense Secretary Panetta urging him to delay the implementation deadline for their MOU for participation in the tuition assistance program.

Support for National Science Board nomination.

S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act provisions related to the reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs (S. 493) which was added by amendment to the Senate bill, specifically language that would increase the small business set-aside for research funding at the major federal research agencies. Discussions regarding a Senate letter to Defense Secretary Panetta urging him to delay the implementation deadline for their MOU for participation in the tuition assistance program. General support for defense basic research.

H.R. 2146/S. 1222, the DATA Act discussions on current federal reporting requirements for research grants and provisions related to the potential for increased reporting requirements required under the DATA Act. H.R. 3433, the GRANTS Act - provisions related to the posting of full grant proposals online and the posting of the names of peer reviewers. Potential opportunities for collaboration between the House Nursing Caucus as the Deans Nursing Policy Coalition on issues related to advanced practice nursing.

H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act provisions related to patent reform including prior user rights and USPTO fee collections as well as general patent reform.

General conversations regarding federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants (SEOG) including efforts to contain costs of these programs. General conversations regarding the Department of Educations Title IV international education programs including National Resource Centers and Foreign Language and Area Studies programs. H.R. 2117, the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act provisions related to the Department of Educations regulations on credit hour and state authorization.

General conversations regarding role of scientific and engineering research and STEM education in the US economy and the role of the federal government in supporting these efforts. General conversations regarding nanotechnology and its importance in an innovation economy. S. 948, the Promoting Electric Vehicles Act provisions related to scientific research. S. 493, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act provisions related to the reauthorization of the programs including the increase in the set-aside. S. 990, the Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act provisions related to the one-year reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs.

S. 493, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 provisions related to the reauthorization of the programs including the increase in the set-aside. S. 990, the Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act provisions related to the one-year reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs. HR 1425, the Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act provisions related to an amendment by Rep. Lipinski to create a Proof of Concept Pilot program at NIH.

H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act provisions related to patent reform including prior user rights and USPTO fee collections as well as general patent reform.

HR 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act provisions related to science and technology including university-based research.

HR 2146, the DATA Act provisions related to federal reporting requirements.

S. 493, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 provisions related to the reauthorization of the programs including the increase in the set-aside. S. 990, the Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act provisions related to the one-year reauthorization of the SBIR/STTR programs. HR 1425, the Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act provisions related to an amendment by Rep. Lipinski to create a Proof of Concept Pilot program at NIH.

General conversations related to the fiscal outlook and importance of federal support for university-based basic scientific and engineering research and student aid. FY 12 Appropriations General conversations related to funding for scientific research and student aid at NSF, NASA, DOD basic research, DOE Office of Science, DOE ARPA-E, NEH, NIH, federal student aid programs, IES, ED international education and HHS/UCEDDs. HR xxxx, FY 12 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act provisions related to NSF funding and research. S xxx/HR xxxx, the Interior Appropriations Act provisions related to the National Endowment for the Humanities. S xxx/HR xxxx, FY 12 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill provisions related to: federal student aid including the Pell Grant program and SEOG; Title VI international education programs including National Resource Centers and Foreign Language and Area Studies programs; health care programs at HHS including GME and DSH; and the National Institutes of Health. S xxx/HR 2354, FY 12 Energy-Water Appropriations provisions related to DOE Office of Science (including Energy Frontier Research Centers, Energy Innovation Hubs and graduate fellowships) and ARPA-E.

S. 23, the America Invents Act - provisions and amendments concerning patent reform. H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act - provisions and amendments concerning patent reform.

H.R. 5116/S. 3605, the America COMPETES Act Provisions concerning authorization of appropriations and programs for NSF, DOE Office of Science, DOE ARPA-E and NIST.

H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act Expired and expiring higher education and charitable giving tax provisions.

HR 1586, the legislative vehicle for Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) aid to states and K-12 education funding - Funding for extension of FMAP.

HR 5297, the Small Business Jobs Act - Sec. 2043 which would remove cell phones from the IRS' listed property; language is identical to HR 690/S 144, the MOBILE Act. Misc. tax legislation - 2009 tax extenders (including IRA charitable rollover, tuition deduction and state sales tax deduction) and tax treatment of university endowments.

HR 151/S 27, the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act - Establishment of a congressional clerkship program.

HR 5116/S 3605, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act - Provisions concerning authorization of appropriations and programs for NSF, Dept. of Energy's Office of Science and ARPA-E, and NIST.

HR 151/S 27, the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act Establishment of congressional clerkship program.

H.R.5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 potential amendment containing the language of S. 144, the MOBILE Act. HR 4944, the Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010 - Sec. 101 which would remove cell phones from listed property, effective Dec. 31, 2009. HR 5078, the Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act provisions related to postsecondary education. HR 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act provisions related to education tax extenders.

HR 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act - addtional funding for Pell Grants, provisions eliminating FFEL program, and increased role of states in influencing educational outcomes. TN Members of Congress were lobbied.

H.J. Res 45, increasing the statutory limit on the public debt - Coburn amendment to rescind funding for Department of Education programs. TN members of Congress were lobbied. FY Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations Act - science funding for NSF and NASA. TN Members of Congress were lobbied. FY 11 Labor - HHS - Education Approprations Act - student aid funding priorities; NIH funding; funding for the Institute of Education Sciences; restoration of funding for the Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERT) Program in ARHQ. TN Members of Congress were lobbied. FY 11 Energy - Water Appropriations Act - science funding for the Department of Energy including Office of Science, ARPA - E, and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. TN Members of Congress were lobbied. FY Interior Appropriations Act - funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities. TN Members of Congress were lobbied. FY 11 Defense Appropriations Act - funding for basic research at DOD. TN Members of Congress were lobbied. FY 11 Defense Appropriations Act - Appropriations request for Advanced Proteomics Project. TN Senator was lobbied.

HR 690/S 144, the MOBILE (Modernize Our Bookkeeping in the Law for Employee's Cell Phone) Act - expressed support for the legislation to Tennessee congressional delegation. HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act - inclusion of extension of the student tuition deduction, R&D tax credit, higher education related provisions, and IRA charitable rollover in the tax extenders legislation. Tennessee Members of Congress were lobbied.

S 1776, Medicare Physician Fairness Act - expressed support for the bill to Tennessee Senators. Opposition to a waiver request submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by Methodist and LaBonheur Hospitals of Memphis. The Members of Congress lobbied were: Representatives Cooper, Tanner, Cohen, and Blackburn. CMS was not contacted.

HR 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act General advocacy in support of federal programs related to basic research in education at the Department of Education and National Science Foundation.

S. Con. Res. 13, the FY 2010 Budget Resolution S. 813/H.R. 1461 - the Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act (no specific legislation) - proposed changes in federal student aid (no specific legislation) - support of education research (no specific legislation) - concerns regarding higher education regulatory issues

H.R. 2410, the State Department Authorization Act which included the Senator Paul Simon Student Abroad Foundation Act

Tax provisions of interest in higher education S. 864/H.R. 1250 - the Public Good IRA Rollover Act S. 144/H.R. 690 - the MOBILE Cell Phone Act

FY 2010 programmatic appropriations requests for student aid and science/research programs S. Con. Res. 13, the FY 2010 Budget Resolution Draft bill - the FY 2010 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - funding for DOE Office of Science, Energy Innovation Hubs and Regaining our Energy Science and Engineering Edge (RE-ENERGYSE) proposal and distinguished scientist program H.R. 2487 - the FY 2010 Commerce - Justice - Science Appropriations bill - funding for NSF H.R. 2996 - the FY 2010 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities Draft bill - the FY 2010 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill - funding for education research, student aid programs, and NIH

Energy & Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearings for Dr. Kristina Johnson and Dr. Steve Koonin at DOE

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (HR 1) Student aid, research, and scientific infrastructure components in the stimulus (HR 1; S1) S. 1 - the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the importance of Pell Grants, private institution access to construction funding, and science/research funding. Opposition to provision of Nelson-Collins amendment to HR 1/S 1 that would cut funds for research and education. Support of research and education funding in the stimulus. Funding for education research at IES, NSF, and NIH in the FY 10 appropriatons bills. FY 2010 list of programs/agencies for which Vanderbilt will be submitting programmatic requests. HR 1105 - support for the FY 09 Omnibus Appropriations Act. Support of "Dear Colleague" letters in support of FY 10 funding for NSF, NEH, and education research (at IES, NSF, NICHD, and NIMH). American Society for Engineering Education meetings on research funding.

HR 1409/S 560 - Employee Free Choice Act HR 1461 - Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act

Steven Chu confirmation hearing questions. Student aid, research, and scientific infrastructure components in the stimulus (HR 1; S1). Sec. Gates HASC hearing questions. Support of research and education funding in the stimulus. S 1 - the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the importance of Pell Grants, private institution access to construction funding, and science/research funding. Opposition to provision of Nelson-Collins amendment to HR 1/S 1 that would cut funds for research and education. Funding for education research at IES, NSF, and NIH in the FY 10 appropriations bills. American Society for Engineering Education meetings on research funding.

Reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences Mandatory payouts of university endowments

HR 3195, ADA Restoration Act

HR 4854, False Claims Correction Act

Increases in research funding for FY 09 Continuing Resolution Support for science funding (NIH, DOE Ofc of Science, NASA) in the Senate stimulus package Defense basic research funding NIH Appropriations LEARN Coalition - research funding for the science of learning and teaching, the Institute for Education Sciences, and research as it relates to a future reauthorization of No Child Left Behind IES reauthorization - importance of education funding

HR 5882, Recapture Unused Green Cards Act

HR 1469/S991 Paul Simon Study Abroad Act

HR 3195 - ADA Restoration Act

S 1642 - HEA reauthorization act and specific provisions related to conference negotiations including reporting requirements, international initiatives, Title VI, and Title II Letter to Tennessee delegation on student loans HR 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act H-1B visa importance for faculty, students, and scholars visa process facilitation for international students HR 4137 - HEA negoiations/concerns over this bill

National Endowment for Humanities funding for FY 09 in the Interior Appropriations Bill Supplemental funding for science research at National Science Foundation, National Instititue of Health, and Dept of Energy Federal support for student aid and university-based research Federal energy policy related to fuel prices Funding statement on Department of Defense basic research from the Coalition for National Security Research HR 2642 - Science funding in FY 08 supplemental bill NIH, HHS (Vanderbilt Children's Hospital), and DOD (Advanced Proteomics Program) appropriations Medicare - physician fee schedule, allocation of Disproportionate Share Hospital payments for Tennessee, and coverage for routine health care costs of those in clinical trials. Medicaid - New Moratoria on CMS rules on graduate medical education and certified public expenditures, Kentucky medicaid reimbursment.

HR 3195 - ADA Restoration Act HR 4854 - False Claims Act HR 5889 - Orphan Works Acts

HR 5819 - SBIR/STRR Reauthorization Act, support for Ehlers amendment to bill

H-1B visa importance for faculty, students, and scholars visa process facilitation for international students

education, health care, research, and other related issues to the university's mission

education, health care, research, and other related issues to the university's mission

education, health care, research, and other related issues to the university's mission

education, health care, research, and other related issues to the university's mission

education, health care, research, and other related issues to the university's mission

education, health care, research, and other related issues to the university's mission

education, health care, research, and other related issues to the university's mission

education, health care, research, and other related issues to the university's mission

education, health care, research, and other related issues to the university's mission

education, health care, research, and other related issues to the university's mission

Basic research funding at Department of Defense

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDDs) Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilties (LEND) Programs

Basic research funding FY 08 supplemental appropriations STEM education

Authorizations and appropriations for overall research budgets at: NIH, NSF, NASA, and NEH Basic research funding at Department of Defense Department of Energy - Office of Science funding HR 4137 - Higher Education Act reauthorization bill Student aid in the FY 09 Department of Education budget Engineering research funding at multiple agencies Funding for science of teaching and learning (Department of Education's Institute for Education Studies; NIH's NICHD and NIMH; and NSF's Education Directorate) FY 09 budget resolution re: HHS appropriations Medicare coverage of health costs for those enrolled in Phase I trials Medicaid moratorium re: Graduate Medical Education funding Research in Cyber Physical Systems at NSF FY 08 supplemental appropriations bill - adding funds for NIH, NSf, and DOE Office of Science STEM education budgets at multiple agencies Increased federal funding for research in the life sciences and physical sciences Funding for National Endowment of the Humanities

Science and engineering research funding at DOD (basic research), NIH, NSF, NASA, and DOE - Office of Science Research in Cyber Physical Systems at NSF FY 08 supplemental appropriations bill - adding funds for NIH, NSF, and DOE Office of Science STEM education budgets at various agencies Increased federal funding for research in the life sciences and physical sciences.

Various proposals to mandate payouts from university endowments HR 5450 - Modernize Our Bookkeeping in the Law for Employees (MOBILE) Cell Phone Act

NIH appropriations DOE Office of Science appropriations NASA authorization and appropriations DOD basic research authorization and appropriations

Patent reform Illegal filesharing

University endowments

SCHIP Reauthorization Medicare (physician fee schedule, clinical trials policy) Medicaid (direct graduate medical education payments, certified public expenditures, & disapproportionate share hospital payments) McKendree Village - Medicaid and Medicare payments and recertification of the nursing facility

DOE Office of Science funding Graduate research programs and priorities COMPETES Act LEARN Coalition - education research funding

Patent legislation/reform Illegal downloading

Living wages for campus employees

Defense basic research authorization funding National Endowment for the Humanities funding Department of Defense basic research programs National Institutes of Health funding Financial aid funding NSF funding in the FY 07 continuing resolution Innovation and competitiveness legislation NASA and NSF appropriations Education research funding 2007 Emergency Supplemental Spending bill NIH and HHS program funding FY 08 Federal funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research NEH funding Medical Free Electron Laser funding Higher education reconciliation legislation HEA reauthorization and funding in FY 08 appropriations for student aid programs

Student loan issues (preferred vendor lists and school as lender program) Research aimed at students with development disabilities National Endowment for the Humanities funding Priorities for student financial aid Student safety legislation College accreditation proposals Education research HR 1469 - Paul Simon Study Abroad Act - support request Higher education reconciliation legislation HEA bill concerns HEA reauthorization and funding in FY 08 appropriations for student aid programs

Potential collaboration with Nashville firm on DHS research opportunities

VISA provisions included in immigration bill

Opposition to Kyl amendment to Minimum Wage Bill (HR 2)

Medical Free Electron Laser funding Defense basic research authorization funding Department of Defense basic research programs Innovation-competitiveness legislation

Immigration Reform

Legislative and policy priorities for next year Animal Terrorism Bill Innovation and competitiveness legislation package National Science Board Authorizations and appropriations for science and technology research at DOD, DOE, NSF, NIH, and NASA American Competitiveness Initative Medical Free Electron Laser Federal science funding

Appropriations (HHS programs, NIH, Education, etc) Science Committee outlook National Endowment for Humanities research funding Medical Free Electron Laser funding

Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

National Endowment for Humanities research Innovation and competitivenesss legislative package National Science Board FY 07 appropriations for student aid programs and education research 110th Congress priorities: higher education, student aid, affordability, access, and research Developmental Disabilities Research Higher Education Policy Outlook for Science Committee Legislative and policy priorities

FY 07 appropriations for NIH Stem cell legislation

Mediciad (Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment Allocation for Tennessee) Medicare (Physician Fee Schedule, Language to preserve the District Court Judgment in Cookeville Case on Medicare DSH)

Veterans Administration approval of Enhanced Use Lease Agreement

education, health care, research and other related issues to the university's mission

education, health care, research and other related issues to the university's mission

education, health care, research and other related issues to the university's mission