HEATHER BLOEMHARD

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 UBIT General tax issues that impact students and universities including the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid H.R. 8913, the Protecting American Students Act - provisions related to expanding the endowment tax

General issues related to status of policies and visa processing for international students, including OPT and F visas General issues related to DACA recipients H.R. 8771/S. 4797, the FY 2025 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Act - provision related to PP 10043 and student visas for certain Chinese graduate students

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); provisions related to F&A cost reimbursements 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; potential amendments related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting for universities and Workforce Pell Act S. 4667, the Risky Research Review Act - provisions related to creation of a Life Sciences Research Security Board to oversee certain high risk research S. 2220, the PREVAIL Act - provisions related to reforms to the PTAB H.R. 8958, the NASA Reauthorization Act - provisions related to Science, Space Technology, Aeronautics, and STEM Education H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the American Privacy Rights Act - provisions related to inclusion of universities as covered entities; impact on education research H.R. 1157, the Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act of 2023 - provisions that authorize funding for a Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund H.R. 7686 - provisions that would amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction H.R. 1398, the Protect Americas Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act - provisions related to restoring DOJ's "China Initiative" H.R. 1516, the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act - provisions related to the definition of "Chinese entities of concern" and DHS funding S. 2714, the CREATE AI Act - provisions related to NSF's AI programs including NAIRR S. 1956, the Invent Here, Make Here Act - provisions related to manufacturing and commercialization of federally funded research; tech transfer S. 2220, the PREVAIL Act - provisions related to reforms to the PTAB framework H.R. 8333, the BIOSECURE Act - provisions related to prohibitions on certain biotech suppliers S. 4394, the NSF AI Education Act - provisions related to scholarship and fellowship programs in AI at NSF H.R. 6213, the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act - provisions relate to quantum science programs at NSF, DOE, and NASA 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 F&A cost reimbursements General issues related to AI legislation related to science and innovation; and proposals impacting NSF and DOE

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; potential amendments related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting for universities and Workforce Pell Act S. 2076, the SERVE Act - provisions related to academic status for Guard/Reserve members activated for more than 30 days 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

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; provisions related to F&A cost reimbursements H.R. 8998/S. 4802, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities; amendments seeking to reduce NEH funding 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. 8534, the Protecting Student Athlete's Economic Freedom Act - provisions related to the employment status of student-athletes H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the American Privacy Rights Act - provisions related to inclusion of universities as covered entities; impact on education research H.R. 8913, the Protecting American Students Act - provisions related to expanding the endowment tax H.R. 8914, the University Accountability Act - provisions related to financial penalties for Title VI violations 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 reporting and disclosure requirements related to hazing on campus S. 2076, the SERVE Act - provisions related to academic status for Guard/Reserve members activated for more than 30 days H.R. 8932, the FAFSA Deadline Act - provisions related to the FAFSA General issues related to the value of higher education General issues related to university endowments General issues related to campus free speech and civil discourse on campus; general issues related to antisemitism and anti-Muslim harassment; general issues related to Title VI General issues related to policy proposals related to Title VI General issues related to Sec. 117 foreign gift and contract reporting General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students General issues related to the healthcare workforce, including need for additional nursing faculty and clinical placements for nursing students 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 EDs regulatory action around Title IX General issues related to the FAFSA launch General issues related to future regulatory action by ED General issues related to impact of DOL NPRM on higher education

H.R. 9029/S. 4942, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and ARPA-H; provisions related to F&A cost reimbursements 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 proposed restructuring of NIH and NIH reforms General issues related to the CURES Act

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