Cases & Developments

The American Council on Education (ACE) sent a letter to Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, Chairman Reed, and Ranking Member Wicker of the Armed Services Committee expressing concerns regarding the House draft of the NDAA, which includes provisions that could restrict academic collaborations with institutions in other countries and further impose career restrictions on researchers who engage in U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) projects. The letter expressed additional concerns with Section 220 of the Senate draft of the bill as it would allow the DOD to withhold funding from institutions that violate Title VI, a measure that would both duplicate and complicate existing enforcement by the U.S. Department of Education.