SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY

NAT · Natural Resources

* Comments to Dept. of Interior re: department's request for information (DOI-2025-0005) on modification and repeal of existing regulations

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

* Support for release of FY2025 funding for Historic Preservation Fund grants in aid to state and tribal historic preservation offices; * Support for higher funding in FY2026 appropriations cycle for Historic Preservation Fund.

COM · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

* Comments to FCC in opposition to petition for rulemaking (RM-12003) for exemption for certain cellular undertakings for compliance measures under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

* testimony to the State Department's Cultural Property Advisory Committee in support of the renewal of Memoranda of Understanding with Chile and Costa Rica for the protection of their archaeological resources; * testimony to the State Department's Cultural Property Advisory Committee in support of the creation of a Memorandum of Understanding with Vietnam for the protection of its archaeological resources.

FOR · Foreign Relations

* Letter to Sec. of State regarding need for transparent visa process for visiting scholars.