PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

SPO · Sports/Athletics

Expressing concern with S.4668, the Protect College Sports Act.

Literal federal measure citations: S.4668

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Defense Appropriations Act - In support of funding for Submarine Acoustic Warfare Development: CRAW, MK-48 Advanced Capability, Lightweight Torpedo Development: MK-54 MOD 2, Navy Manufacturing Technology Program, and Next Generation Attack Submarine. In support of funding for Navy Advanced Manufacturing, Facility Upgrades, Defense Wide Manufacturing, and University Research Initiatives. Education Appropriations - In support of funding for the Pell Grant Program, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, Federal Work-Study program, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Agriculture Appropriations - In support of funding for Regional Rural Development Centers, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Smith-Lever Cooperative Extension, Hatch Act, McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research, and Sun Grant. In support of NIFA Buildings and Facilities Congressionally Directed Spending project. Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - In support of funding for National Science Foundation. In support of funding for NOAA Sea Grant program. In support of funding for NASA, including Science Mission Directorate and Space Grant. Energy Appropriations - In support of funding for Fossil Energy R&D, Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Science, and Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. In support of funding for domestic mining workforce development. Health and Human Services Appropriations - In support of funding for the National Institutes of Health, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations - In support of FTA Bus Testing Facility, FRA Railroad R&D, and FAA Federal Contract Tower program. In support of HUD Economic Development Initiative Congressionally Directed Spending projects. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - In support of funding for SBA Veterans Outreach. Interior, Environment, and Related Appropriations - In of funding for the Water Resources Research Act Program, National Endowment for the Humanities, and National Endowment for the Arts. Labor Appropriations - In support of Education and Training Administration Congressionally Directed Spending project.

EDU · Education

Education Appropriations - In support of funding for the Pell Grant Program, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, Federal Work-Study program, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Expressing concern with the omission of professions in the proposed rule for student loan limits.

DEF · Defense

Defense Appropriations Act and Authorization Act - In support of funding for Submarine Acoustic Warfare Development: CRAW, MK-48 Advanced Capability, Lightweight Torpedo Development: MK-54 MOD 2, Navy Manufacturing Technology Program, and Next Generation Attack Submarine. In support of funding for Navy Advanced Manufacturing, Facility Upgrades, Defense Wide Manufacturing, and University Research Initiatives.

AGR · Agriculture

Agriculture Appropriations - In support of funding for Regional Rural Development Centers, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Smith-Lever Cooperative Extension, Hatch Act, McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research, and Sun Grant. In support of NIFA Buildings and Facilities Congressionally Directed Spending project. Expressing concern with provisions of the General Terms and Conditions related to historical and broadly applicable foreign engagements.

HCR · Health Issues

Health and Human Services Appropriations - In support of funding for the National Institutes of Health, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. In support of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Health relief. In opposition to effort to impose site-neutral payment mechanisms. In support of H-1B visa fee carve-out for graduate medical education faculty. Expressing concern with H.R.9504, the Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act. In support of FEMA release of COVID-19 relief funds. In support of H.R.8355, the Accountable Produce in Medicine Act.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.9504, H.R.8355

SCI · Science/Technology

Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - In support of funding for National Science Foundation. In support of funding for NOAA Sea Grant program. In support of funding for NASA, including Science Mission Directorate and Space Grant. Expressing concern with NSF plan to dissolve Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate.

TRA · Transportation

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations - In support of funding FTA Bus Testing Facility, FRA Railroad R&D, and FAA Federal Contract Tower program. In support of highway, rail, and transit research and development, and bus testing in surface transportation reauthorization.

ENG · Energy/Nuclear

Energy Appropriations - In support of funding for Fossil Energy R&D, Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Science, and Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. In support of funding for domestic mining workforce development.

ENV · Environment/Superfund

Interior, Environment, and Related Appropriations - In support of funding for the Water Resources Research Act Program.

ART · Arts/Entertainment

Interior, Environment, and Related Appropriations - In support of funding for National Endowment for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts.

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Labor Appropriations - In support of Education and Training Administration Congressionally Directed Spending project.

ECN · Economics/Economic Development

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations - In support of HUD Economic Development Initiative Congressionally Directed Spending projects.

SMB · Small Business

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - In support of funding for SBA Veterans Outreach.

GOV · Government Issues

Expressing concern with provisions of the Office of Management and Budget Uniform Guidance that negatively affects education, research, and workforce grants.