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AAU urges Congress and the Administration to harmonize, streamline, and eliminate unnecessary, duplicative regulations and reporting requirements.
Research Administration & Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | RecommendationThis letter is in response to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) January 26, 2016 Request for Information (RFI), asking for comments on regulations that should be modified, expanded, streamlined, or repealed to increase flexibility and reduce burden.
Higher Education Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | LettersAAU joined CUPA-HR-led comments in response to the Labor Department’s proposed overtime rule, which formally rescinds the Department’s 2016 rule. The rule, published in March 2019, would increase the annual salary threshold that determines which employees qualify for overtime pay from $455 to $679…
Reducing Regulatory Burden | CommentsThe Coalition for National Security Research, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III urging him to “reverse recent trends of requesting cuts for defense basic research.”
Department of Defense | Federal Budget | FY23 | LettersAAU joined more than 200 organizations in sending a letter urging state governors across the United States to maintain and expand licensure and telehealth flexibilities for the duration of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency.
Reducing Regulatory Burden | LettersAAU and APLU sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Shalanda Young urging continued robust support in the administration’s FY23 budget for higher education and scientific research investments that are crucial to the health, security, prosperity, and future of our nation.
FY23 | Federal Budget | LettersAAU joined 34 organizations in sending a letter urging Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to prioritize and strengthen the Education Department's international and foreign language education and research funding in FY23, specifically for the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs.
FY23 | Federal Budget | Higher Education Legislation | LettersThe Coalition for National Science Funding, which includes AAU, sent a letter to the directors of OMB and OSTP with a list of policy priorities for NSF funding for Fiscal Year 2023.
FY23 | Science & Security | National Science Foundation | LettersAAU joined the Energy Sciences Coalition (ESC) in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Shalanda D. Young, urging continued support in the administration’s FY23 budget for the Department of Energy Office of Science.
FY23 | Federal Budget | LettersTFAI urged appropriators to fully fund NIST, DOE Office of Science, and NSF at the funding levels authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act.
FY23 | National Science Foundation | Department of Energy | Innovation and Competitiveness | Department of Defense | Letters