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Duke in DC's Top News Today:

Budget and Appropriations Updates
Biden-Harris Administration Passes First CHIPS for America R&D Facilities Selection Processes
Title IX Bills Face Blocks, Delays
House Advances FAFSA Deadline Bill
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Budget & Appropriations

The latest coverage on Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations that are relevant to Duke.

Duke Government Relations' primer on the federal appropriations process.

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS UPDATES

The appropriations process continues to move along both in the House and the Senate. Since our update on Tuesday, the Senate has successfully passed subcommittee allocations, Legislative Branch, Ag-FDA, and Military Construction-VA bills. On the House side, legislators completed the committee markup of Labor-HHS-Education, Transportation-HUD and Agriculture-FDA. However, they failed to pass the Legislative Branch funding in a vote by the full House before a week-long break for the Republican National Convention. When they return, the Rules Committee is expected to meet to set up the Agriculture-FDA, Interior-Environment, Energy-Water and Financial Services bills for floor action, as they look to pass the remaining seven bills before the August recess.

Research

The latest updates on legislation and regulations that impact Duke's research enterprise.

BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN PASSES FIRST CHIPS FOR AMERICA R&D FACILITIES SELECTION PROCESSES

Today the Department of Commerce and Natcast, the operator of the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) has released the selection processes for the first three R&D facilities funded through the CHIPS and Science Act. The facilities include a NSTC Prototyping and National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) Advanced Packaging Piloting Facility, a NSTC Administrative and Design Facility, and a NSTC extreme ultraviolet (EUV) Center. According to Natcast, the selection process will begin today with further information to follow at a later date.

Selections Starting

Student Aid, Institutional Support and Taxes

The latest updates regarding legislation and regulatory actions related to student aid, higher education institutional support, taxes and more.

NASFAA Student Aid Reference Desk

HOUSE COMMITTEE ADVANCES FAFSA RELEASE MANDATE BILL

The House Education and Workforce Committee advanced this week a bill that would mandate the Education Department to release the FAFSA application on Oct. 1 every year, the usual available date. We summarized the bill in Tuesday's digest. The bill passed out of committee with a bipartisan 34-6 vote in support. ACE led an association letter in support of the bill earlier this week before it was passed.

FAFSA Bill

HOUSE PASSES CRA BLOCKING TITLE IX RULE

The House voted along party lines this week to invoke the Congressional Review Act in an effort to overturn the Department of Education's Title IX rule. The CRA allows for the overturning of the final Title IX rule. The Senate's version of the bill was filed in June but has not seen movement since it was referred to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

Title IX Update

TITLE IX ATHLETICS RULE DELAYED

The other Title IX component for athletics is also facing setbacks. The Office of Management and Budget provided a regulatory update through the Spring 2024 Unified Agenda, which indicated the rule's status had changed from the “final rule stage,” or one step away from release, to “long-term action,” without a rough deadline. The Department of Education has delayed the release of the bill multiple times, citing a large volume of public feedback.

Title IX (Athletics) Update

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