Encouraged Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to pass a clean continuing resolution to fund federal government operations after the start of the new fiscal year on October 1. (PL 118-83) Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to lobby for funding of select research and education programs in the FY25 budget and appropriations cycle, including: Agriculture (HR 9027, S 4690): NIFA programs for capacity for research (Hatch, McIntyre-Stennis, Veterinary Services Grant, Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment, Animal Health & Disease Research) and extension (Smith-Lever, EFNEP) at land grant universities; competitive agriculture research programs (AFRI, SARE, Agriculture Genome-to-Phenome Initiative, Research Facilities); integrated activities (NAHLN, Crop Protection/Pest Management); Intermural research at ARS for Salaries and Expenses (Grape Genomics, Hemp) and Buildings and Facilities (National Grape Improvement Center + Greenhouses and Growth Chambers); ERS; APHIS Veterinary Diagnostics; FDA CFSAN; SCRI Matching Funds Commerce, Justice, Science (HR 9026, S 4795): EDA Build to Scale, EDA Regional Technology & Innovation Hubs, NSF, NSF Facilities (CHEXS), NSF Cross-Cutting Activities (NNIN), NASA Science, NASA Aerospace, NASA Space Technology, NASA Early-Stage Innovation & Partnerships, NASA Education-Space Grant, NOAA-OAR, NOAA-Sea Grant and Aquaculture, NOAA-Regional Climate Centers, NIST, DOJ OJP National Institute of Justice Research & Evaluation Defense: (HR 8774, S 4921): Defense Basic Research (category 6.1), DARPA, Defense Health Research (including Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program), AF-RDT&E-Applied Research Materials; Defense Wide RDT&E-Cybersecurity Research; Navy RDT&E Applied Research Environmental Protection Energy and Water (HR 8997, S 4927): DoE Office of Science, ARPA-E, EERE Geothermal Technologies, Energy Programs: Clean Energy/Green Energy Plant Research Facility Interior (HR 8998, S 4802): NEH, EPA Science & Technology, EPA Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound, USGS-WRRI, USGS-Cooperative Research Unit Labor-HHS-Education (HR 9029, S 4942): Education Programs - Pell Grant, SEOG, FWS, TRIO, GAANN, Title VI International Education, FIPSE Higher Education Farmworker Law Curriculum Development; HHS Programs - Title VII Health Professions, CDC, CDC Vector Borne Disease Research, CDC Lyme Disease, CDC Centers for Public Health Preparedness & Response, NIH, AHRQ, ARPA-H, NIH Reorganization, NIH Cap on Facilities & Adminisitration Reimbursement State, Foreign Ops: (HR 8771, S 4947) Educational & Cultural Exchange Programs (Fulbright), USAID Feed the Future Innovation Labs Transportation: (HR9028, S 4876) University Transportation Research Centers
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to discuss tax-exempt university endowment issues. (No bill number) Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to express opposition to endowment tax provision proposed as an offset to Workforce Pell Act (HR 6585). Encouraged Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to repeal, offset, or otherwise not increase the excise tax on scholarships and other programs funded by university endowment investments (no bill number). Discouraged co-sponsorship of HR 4380, S 3465, S 4295, HR 7033, HR 6620, S 3355, S 3514, HR 7033, HR 5109, S 4247, HR 8224, HR 8316, S 4287.
Lobbyistsms DIANNE L MILLER · KRISTEN ADAMS · ms ALESSIA DANIELE LEAL
Covered position (ms DIANNE L MILLER): Legislative Director & Counsel
Covered position (KRISTEN ADAMS): Professional Staff Member
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Science/Technology
Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to discuss issues in the implementation of and to encourage full funding for the CHIPS & Science Act (PL 117-167). Issues include authorizations for the NSF, DoE Office of Science, NIST, STEM education, graduate education and young investigator support, open access to research, technology transfer enhancement, provisions on research security, and disclosure of foreign gifts and contracts. Met with legislative staff to discuss and encourage support of Administration actions to implement National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 to improve and better coordinate research security; discouraged enactment of additional legislative mandates for research security in the annual defense authorization bill (HR 8070, S 4368). Met with legislative staff to express support for continuation of the fundamental research exclusion from legislative proposals to address export controls and research security. Met with legislative staff to discuss issues involved in reauthorization of NASA (HR 8958). Met with legislative staff to discuss facilities & administrative cost recovery process, and to discourage efforts to cap F&A reimbursement. Met with legislative staff to request support for projects funded by the National Science Foundation.
Lobbyistsms DIANNE L MILLER · KRISTEN ADAMS · ms ALESSIA DANIELE LEAL
Covered position (ms DIANNE L MILLER): Legislative Director & Counsel
Covered position (KRISTEN ADAMS): Professional Staff Member
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Education
Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to express continued support and increased funding for federal student aid programs, including Pell Grant, SEOG, Federal Work Study, TRIO, federal direct subsidized loan program. Encouraged lawmakers to restore funding for Work Study and SEOG campus-based aid programs. Met with legislative staff to discourage support for the endowment tax offset to the Workforce Pell Act (HR 6585). Met with Representatives and legislative staff to express concern with provisions of the College Cost Reduction Act (HR 6951) Met with legislative staff to encourage support for continued funding for Title VI International Education and Area Studies, and the Fulbright/Hayes programs. (HR 9029) Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to express support for TRIO programs that increase access to higher education for first generation and underserved minority students. (HR 9029) Met with legislative staff to express support for STEM education programs. Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to encourage continuation of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and other income-driven repayment programs that benefit Cornell graduates. Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to request support for graduate education and federal aid for graduate students. Met with legislative staff to discuss concerns with and explain the impact of proposed changes to foreign gift reporting and other provisions in HR 5933. Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to discuss and explain activities, programs, and initiatives that address antisemitism and Islamophobia and activities to promote free speech on campus. Encouraged Senators to sign letter to Secretary of Education, asking to delay reporting deadlines for new Financial Value Transparency/Gainful Employment Rules, in light of incomplete information from the Department on the form of the reports.
Lobbyistsms DIANNE L MILLER · KRISTEN ADAMS · ms ALESSIA DANIELE LEAL
Covered position (ms DIANNE L MILLER): Legislative Director & Counsel
Covered position (KRISTEN ADAMS): Professional Staff member
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
