ACE Policy Recommendations to 2024 Presidential Candidates
| 9/11/2024 | Ahead of the November election, ACE wrote to the presidential candidates’ campaigns with recommendations for key policies to strengthen higher education.
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Topic(s): Affordability; Research; Campus Safety; Taxation and Finance; Immigration and International Students; Veterans Education; Mental Health
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Type: Memo
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Letter to House Leadership on China Legislation
| 9/9/2024 | On behalf of five other higher education associations, ACE wrote to House leadership with comments on several bills under consideration that concern China and could impact U.S. colleges and universities. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Research; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments on Cyber Incident Reporting Rule for the Critical Infrastructure Act
| 7/3/2024 | Comments to the Department of Homeland's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency regarding the proposed rule for cyber incident reporting under the Critical Infrastructure Act. The comments focus on the inclusion and sudden designation of the entire higher education sector as “covered entities” and the resulting impact. |
Topic(s): Data; Science and Technology; Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the Rules Committee on the National Defense Authorization Act
| 6/7/2024 | Along with 22 other higher education associations, ACE sent this letter to the House Rules Committee urging lawmakers to oppose efforts to add the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act and the DETERRENT Act to the National Defense Authorization Act. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Pell Grants; Financial Aid; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the FBI on the Restructuring of the Office of Private Sector
| 5/15/2024 | Along with three other higher education organizations, ACE wrote to the Federal Bureau of Investigation with concerns about how the new structure for its Office of Private Sector affects the Academic Liaison program. |
Topic(s): Campus Safety; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program
| 2/26/2024 | Along with four other higher education associations, ACE sent comments to the Department of Defense a proposed rule to make contracts adhere to a series of cybersecurity standards. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments on the Department of Labor's Plan to Expand Foreign Worker Certification to STEM Jobs
| 2/20/2024 | On behalf of 18 other higher education organizations, ACE sent comments to DOL in support of expanding the labor certification for permanent employment of foreign workers to include STEM occupations. |
Topic(s): Regulation; STEM; Labor and Employment; Immigration and International Students; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to NIST on Bayh-Dole Framework
| 2/1/2024 | Along with five other higher education organizations, ACE wrote to the National Institute for Standards and Technology opposing a proposed framework that would modify procedures for federally funded research. |
Topic(s): Science and Technology; Research
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments to OMB on Draft AI Memo
| 12/5/2023 | Comments to the Office of Management and Budget on a draft memorandum on use of artificial intelligence. |
Topic(s): Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the House Opposing the DETERRENT Act
| 12/4/2023 | On behalf of 17 other higher education associations, ACE wrote to the leaders of the House with concerns about recently proposed legislation that would amend institutions' foreign gift and contract reporting requirements. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Science and Technology; Research; Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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