The Association of American Universities (AAU), American Council on Education (ACE), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) submitted a joint statement for the record to the Senate Judiciary Committee ahead of the subcommittee hearing on "Student Visa Integrity: Protecting Educational Opportunity and National Security," noting that they welcome the opportunity to continue to work constructively and cooperatively with Congress and the major national security agencies to protect America's intellectual property, trade secrets, and sensitive data from academic exfiltration, espionage, or exploitation.