THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Outreach and monitoring related to: -NSF funding and NIH funding, generally; -Science and research funding, generally; -NASA science funding, generally; -H.R.5304 / S. 2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; -H.R.5342 / S. 2354, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; -H.R. 4016 / S. 2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026; -H.R.4553 / S. 3293, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

Monitoring and outreach related to: -Public health issues; -Facilities and Administrative Costs in Research/Graduate Student Loan Caps; -NIH administration and funding; -Regional Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response; -H.R.4184, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes; -H.R.3521, Clinical Trial Modernization Act.

Monitoring and outreach related to: -Higher education funding; -Visa and international student issues; -Indirect costs for research and the FAIR Model; -Graduate loan caps.