CHRISTINA WEST

General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax, other tax policy proposals related to university endowments General issues related to tax legislation and inclusion of provisions that could impact nonprofits including research universities; proposals related to family/student tax provisions such as Sec. 127, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, Lifetime Learning Tax Credit; charitable giving proposals; proposals related to UBIT and other provisions that could impact the tax exempt sector. General tax issues that impact students and universities including the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid

General issues related to visas for international students and scholars, including policies related to H-1B visas, OPT and STEM OPT

General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2025 H.R. 9026 /S. 4795, the FY 2025 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, STEM Education, and lunar gravitational waves) H.R. 8774 /S. 4921, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. 8997 /S. 4927, the FY 2025 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) H.R. 8070/S. 4368, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security S. 4667, the Risky Research Review Act - provisions related to creation of a Life Sciences Research Security Board to oversee certain high-risk research H.R. 8958, the NASA Reauthorization Act - provisions related to Science, Space Technology, Aeronautics, and STEM Education S. 2714, the CREATE AI Act - provisions related to NSF's AI programs including NAIRR S. 4664/H.R. 9671, the DOE AI Act - provisions related to DOE-wide support for AI programs S. 2220, the PREVAIL Act - provisions related to reforms to the PTAB framework S. 2140, the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act - provisions related to patent protections General issues related to the importance of robust funding for NSF, DOD, NASA, and DOE Office of Science General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to the outlook for NASA reauthorization and budget, including provisions related to Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education General issues related to research security and NSPM-33 General issues related to AI legislation related to science and innovation; and proposals impacting NSF and DOE General issues related to technology transfer

H.R. 8774 /S. 4921, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security H.R. 8070/S. 4368, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2024 and FY 2025 General issues related to research security at DOD General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program General issues related to national security and a cybersecurity workforce

H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing H.R. 8998/S. 4802, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 5933/S. 3362, the DETERRENT Act - provisions related to lowering the threshold for reporting, waivers from ED for gifts or contracts from foreign countries of concern, individual reporting of foreign gifts and contracts, and disclosures related to endowment investments H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - provisions related to the offset that would require institutions subject to the endowment tax to reimburse ED for the unpaid balances of federal student loans H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act - provisions related to institutional risk sharing payments; provisions related to Title IV and student loans including eliminating PLUS loans, caps on borrowing, and elimination of origination fees; and other provisions of the bill H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act - provisions related to the use of the IHRA definition and contemporary examples H.R. 3724, the End Woke Higher Education Act, which packages together H.R. 3724, the Accreditation for College Excellence Act, and H.R. 7683, the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act - provisions related to free speech protections H.R. 5646, Stop Campus Hazing Act - provisions related to definitions and reporting and disclosure requirements related to hazing on campus H.R. 8932, the FAFSA Deadline Act - provisions that would compel ED to release the FAFSA by Oct. 1 H.R. 10085, the Saving Lives on Campuses Act - provisions related to providing opioid rescue kits on campus H.R. 9770, the Cyber PIVOTT Act - provisions related to cybersecurity workforce and education General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to college access and affordability General issues related to accreditation General issues related to campus free speech and civil discourse on campus; general issues related to Title VI General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes, employment status of student-athletes, and the future of college athletics General issues related to IES and education research General issues related to implementation of EDs gainful employment and financial value reporting regulations General issues related to the FAFSA launch General issues related to future regulatory action by ED

H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health S. 4667, the Risky Research Review Act - provisions related to oversight board, provisions related to certain kinds of biomedical research General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding in FY 2025 General issues related to NIH and biomedical research General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding and support in FY 2026

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY