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The House approved its final compromise NDAA bill, S. 1605 on December 7, 2021 on a 363-70 vote. The final NDAA authorizes $768.1 billion in defense spending, $25 billion more than the President’s FY22 budget request.
Department of Defense | Science & Security | FY22New guidance from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to federal agencies on implementing National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33) is encouraging for America’s scientific research enterprise
Science & Security | Barbara's BlogSenators Mazie Hirono (D-HI); Jack Reed (D-RI); and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are circulating a letter in support of the Federal Pell Grant Program.
Student Aid | Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | LettersAAU joined 79 other organizations in resending a letter to House and Senate leaders of the appropriations subcommittees on energy and water to request a one-time appropriation of $31.5 million to establish the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation at the Department of Energy.
FY23 | Department of Energy | Innovation and Competitiveness | Federal Budget | Science & Security | LettersAAU has joined in endorsing a letter sent by ACE in responding to a U.S. Department of Justice Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking the clarification and modernization of the implementing regulations for the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA).
Science & Security | LettersAAU sent a letter to President Biden requesting that the Department of Education extend FAFSA verification waivers for the 2022-23 award year.
Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | LettersFederal student aid is an essential element in the nation’s economic growth and prosperity, enabling low- and middle-income students to attend college and current workers to retrain for new careers.
FY23 | Agency Budgets | Federal Budget | Student Aid | Department of EducationPresident Snyder sent a letter to House and Senate leaders outlining priorities for several key provisions that Congress is discussing as part of the conference process for the Senate-passed USICA and the House-passed America COMPETES Act.
Innovation and Competitiveness | National Science Foundation | Science & Security | Department of Energy | Technology Transfer | Immigration | Higher Education Legislation | LettersAAU joined ACE and 20 higher education associations in a letter to Congress outlining priorities for provisions related to STEM education and scientific research and innovation in the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act…
Innovation and Competitiveness | Higher Education Regulation | Higher Education Legislation | Department of Education | Science & Security | Immigration | National Science Foundation | Department of Energy | LettersThe Student Aid Alliance, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies seeking increased funding for federal student aid programs in FY23.
FY23 | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Letters