AAU joined ACE and 8 other associations on a pair of letters to House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee leaders to thank them for their efforts to advance S. 3503 and H.R. 6322.
Reps. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) are circulating a bipartisan “dear colleague” letter to urge House leaders to provide $3 billion in research relief funding for the NSF. The requested funding parallels the authorization included in H.R. 7308/S. 4286, the “Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act (RISE) Act.”
Today, AAU joined ACE and 12 other higher education organizations on a letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders urging them to include Sec. 1763 of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act in the final conferenced FY21 National Defense Authorization Act.
AAU and APLU sent a letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee Leaders to outline critical policy provisions that negotiators should include in the final S. 4049/H.R. 6395, the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act
The Task Force on American Innovation, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to the leadership of the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee urging the need to include formal research and development provisions in their final FY21 NDAA conference report.
AAU joined EDUCAUSE, COGR, and APLU in sending a letter expressing concern for the DOD and the CMMC Accreditation Body urging DOD to exclude fundamental research from the CMMC program and establish a dialogue with member institutions.
The Coalition of National Security Research (CNSR), of which AAU is a member sent a letter to the leadership of the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee outlining their FY21 NDAA Conference priorities.
State Department Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach sent a letter to the governing boards of American colleges and universities and their affiliates seeking their assistance to safeguard American technology and institutions to ensure national and economic security remain safe and free from foreign interference.
AAU joined ACE, APLU, and NAFSA in writing United States Customs and Border Patrol regarding recent reports of students being denied entry to the U.S. while traveling on valid visas for hybrid programs.
Congressional Agricultural Research Caucus co-chairs Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) sent a letter to House and Senate leaders requesting they include relief for USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture in any future pandemic aid package. According to the representatives, investments in our nation’s agricultural research represents a major return on investment that helps “assist producers, businesses, and local families while helping our nation maintain its competitive edge as the leader of global agricultural research.”