AAU joined COGR and APLU in sending a comment letter to the Bureau of Industry and Security, expressing concerns on their Interim Final Rule titled “Expansion of End-User Controls to Cover Affiliates of Certain Listed Entities”.
AAU joined ACE and 30 other higher education organizations in submitting a comment letter to DHS, urging them to withdraw the proposed rule titled “Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions.”
AAU sent a comment letter to DHS and USCIS in regards to their notice of proposed rulemaking titled “Weighted Selection Process for Registrations and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions,” urging them to reconsider and withdraw the proposed rule.
AAU sent a comment letter in response to the Department of Education’s request for comments on utilizing the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey component to expand data collection on admissions in higher education.
The Compete America Coalition, of which AAU is a member, submitted comments in response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) proposed duration of status rule.
AAU joined ACE and 52 other higher education associations to submit comments to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in opposition to its proposed duration of status rule.
AAU submitted comments in opposition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) notice of proposed rulemaking on duration of status.
The Association of American Universities has requested the U.S. Department of Energy to withdraw five Direct Final Rules issued on May 16, 2025, citing concerns over increased burden and confusion for students, staff, and faculty at U.S. colleges and universities.
The American Council on Education (ACE), Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), COGR, and EDUCAUSE submitted comments on the proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule regarding Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), emphasizing the need for consistent definitions and exclusions for fundamental research across all fields. They also highlighted concerns about training burdens, reporting deadlines, and patent security requirements, advocating for adjustments to ensure that the final rule supports both CUI security and the efficient operation of higher education research institutions.
AAU responds to the Department of Justice's NPRM regarding preventing access to U.S. sensitive personal data and government-related data by countries of concern or covered persons. AAU requests clarification on whether this applies to non-commercial basic research and agrees with COGR that various categories of ‘omic data encompass a wide set of measurements related to human physiological, pathological, or genetic measurements that are used to help understand basic mechanisms or functions of human health states and that do not contain identifiable information.