2013 Federal Relations Annual Report

The Ohio State University

2013 Federal Relations

Annual Report

Prepared by

The Ohio State University Office of Federal Relations

Washington, DC

JANUARY 2014

Table of Contents

Executive Summary 3

Legislative Initiatives 4

Agency Engagement 7

Advocacy and Outreach Events 8

Appendices

Meetings and Events A1

Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations Chart A7

Sequestration Impact A10

Government Shutdown Impact A12

Ohio Institutions FY14 Letter A14

Contact Information A15

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Executive Summary

The Ohio State University engaged with policymakers in Washington to strategically support the University’s federal agenda in 2014 through meetings and events with participation from students, faculty, and administrators. By the numbers, the Office of Federal Relations coordinated more than 160 meetings on Capitol Hill, 11 events in DC and Ohio, and directly involved more than 70 university leaders, faculty, and students in advocacy.

Pursuit of new grants and research centers paralleled an effort to preserve key federal investments as lawmakers continued their focus on deficit reduction. Congress began consideration of comprehensive legislation addressing tax reform, higher education programs, transportation, research agencies, and immigration which will continue in to next year. Despite increased scrutiny on federal programs due to budget constraints, support for higher education and research programs remained steady, yielding many positive results in a year during which the legislative environment was characterized by political and procedural challenges.

External Legislative Environment

The results of the 2012 election led to further entrenchment of the political parties, resulting in not just gridlock but a 16-day government shutdown in October, the first since 1995. The shutdown, coupled with the challenged rollout of the Affordable Care Act, spurred Congress and the Administration to finally come together to develop a bipartisan budget agreement in December which will minimize the likelihood of shutdowns in the short-term. In Congress, the Ohio Delegation welcomed Congresswoman Joyce Beatty to represent a new district including the City of Columbus and Ohio State’s main campus, and she has continued to work for Ohio State in this new capacity. Representatives Brad Wenstrup and David Joyce also joined the Ohio delegation this year, representing the southwest and northeast parts of the state, respectively.

Washington, DC Office Update

In September, Jessica Martin joined the office as Staff Assistant. Jessica graduated from American University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2008. Jessica brings administrative experience in the non-profit and private sectors, and two years as a staffer in the U.S. Senate. Joey Clark, who held the staff assistant position from April 2011-July 2012, entered the Fisher College of Business to pursue a Master’s of Business Administration in August.

Dr. Ken Kolson, Director of the Washington Academic Internship Program (WAIP) for the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, will retire in 2014. Dr. Kolson was awarded a Fulbright grant to teach public administration classes in Lithuania in the first half of 2014, capping more than five

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years with the John Glenn School. Kevin Scott, an OSU alumnus who earned a Ph.D. in Political Science in 2002, will serve as interim director of the WAIP.

2013 Legislative Initiatives

Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations

Ohio State advocated for key education and research programs as part of the fiscal year 2014 appropriations process. University representatives met with congressional offices throughout the year to educate staff and Members on the value of federal investments on campus and benefits to faculty and students. As spending bills were crafted over the summer, several Ohio delegation members supported key federal education and research programs at our request through letters to the Appropriations committees. Unable to reconcile top-line spending levels in the House and Senate, the government operated on an extension of FY13 funding levels through the end of the year. Congress is expected to complete FY14 appropriations bills in January 2014. The list of university appropriations priorities is included in the appendix A7.

Deficit Reduction and Sequestration

Throughout the year, the Office of Federal Relations coordinated the university’s effort to repeal the budget cuts due to sequestration. This included numerous meetings, letters, and advocacy materials prepared to demonstrate the impact of budget cuts on the university. This fall, Interim President Alutto met with key leaders including Senator Portman, an appointee to the year-end budget conference, and senior staff for Speaker Boehner to advocate for a budget agreement. In December, Ohio State partnered with the University of Cincinnati and Case Western Reserve University to send a joint letter to Ohio delegation members urging action on the sequester. The Office also supported targeted efforts to protect programs at high risk for elimination under sequestration, including the FAA Contract Tower program affecting Don Scott Airport and the National Longitudinal Surveys program under the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Included in the appendices is a summary of the impacts of sequestration on Ohio State as well as the letter from the three Ohio research universities.

Government Shutdown

The Office of Federal Relations worked with the Provost to collect examples of the impact of the 16-day federal government shutdown on campus to share with Congress and the Administration. In addition, the office coordinated a statement by Interim President Alutto thanking Members of Congress that voted in favor of legislation that ended the shutdown in October. Attached in appendix A12 is a document highlighting the negative effect of shuttered federal agencies on students and faculty.

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Research Policy

In addition to advocating for federal research funding, the Office of Federal Relations is working with other academic and scientific stakeholders in engaging Congress on the reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act. The push for legislation that strongly supports research programs at the NSF, NIST, DOE, and in a bill separate from the COMPETES framework, NASA, will continue in 2014.

Student Aid

University leaders and students weighed into the process of modifying the student loan interest rate this summer. Undergraduate Student Government leaders visited Capitol Hill to share their policy priorities with the delegation in April. Leading up to and following the expiration of a one-year extension of a fixed interest rate on July 1, Ohio State shared with legislators information on the university’s student aid profile and policy priorities in House and Senate proposals. Congress passed on August 9 a market-based variable rate for federal student loans capped at 8.25%, 9.5%, and 10.5% respectively for undergraduate, graduate, and PLUS loans, ending a period of uncertainty for prospective students.

Immigration

Ohio State pushed for inclusion of provisions that would positively impact students and universities in comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Immigration policies related to higher education include the DREAM Act, modernization of the green card process for advanced degree graduates, non-immigrant visas, and several others that influence the ability to retain and recruit talented students and faculty members. Congress continues to work toward legislation that would combine the Senate-passed comprehensive bill and several smaller bills under consideration in the House.

Advanced Manufacturing

Ohio State supported advanced manufacturing research initiatives and legislation that would help realize the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. The university advocated for legislation introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown to authorize funding for a nationwide investment in strengthening the U.S. manufacturing sector, and worked with the research community to help advance the bill. In partnership with the University of Michigan, Ohio State garnered bipartisan support from the Ohio Delegation for an application to lead one of the first national centers focused on lightweight materials.

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Farm Bill Reauthorization

The university joined land grant institutions in pushing for strong investment in research and extension programs in the farm bill reauthorization process. The 2008 farm bill expired on September 30 and negotiations continue with the conference committee expected to report a final measure in January. Support for research and extension programs remains strong in both the House and Senate bills, while potential cuts to the SNAP-Ed program included in the House bill remain a concern for the university.

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2013 Agency Engagement

National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – March 29

College of Engineering Dean David Williams met with Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Acting Administrator at NOAA, to discuss the agency’s strategic plan and opportunities for further engagement by the College of Engineering. Prior to returning to federal service, Dr. Sullivan was the director of the Battelle Center for Science Policy at the Glenn School for Public Affairs.

Department of Education, International Education - September 24

Dr. Kelechi Kalu, Associate Provost for International Programs at Ohio State, led a meeting of several area studies directors with then-Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education Clay Pell. The group discussed the global competency graduation requirement and internationalizing student learning experiences, and the important role Title VI grants play in supporting those academic initiatives.

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2013 Advocacy and Outreach Events

Mount Leadership Society – March 12

Undergraduate students in the Mount Leadership Society were hosted for a lunch during which they discussed advocacy and the policymaking process with four Ohio State alumni working in government affairs. As part of their annual trip to Washington, the Mount Scholars heard from Joe Flarida (Battelle), Oyango Snell (State Government Relations Counsel for Property Casualty Insurers Association of America), Melissa Froelich (National Retail Federation), and Stacy Rastauskas (OSU Federal Relations).

USG Student Advocacy Day – April 10 & 11

Student leaders from the Undergraduate Student Government made their annual advocacy trip to Washington to educate the Ohio delegation about policy issues impacting Ohio State’s student population. The 17 student advocates held meetings with all 16 House offices and both Senate offices to discuss the importance of federally funded student aid programs.

Scarlet and Gray Congressional Breakfast – April 17

In conjunction with the Ohio State Alumni Association, the ninth annual Scarlet and Gray Congressional Breakfast was held at a rooftop venue overlooking the U.S. Capitol, hosting more than 230 alumni, congressional staff, and other friends of the university. The keynote address was given by Rep. Marcia Fudge and attended by Senators Brown and Portman, and Reps. Stivers, Beatty, Tiberi, Joyce and Wenstrup from the Ohio delegation. OSU alumni Sen. Tom Carper (DE) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (CA) also attended the event

Coalition for National Science Funding Exhibition – May 7

The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) holds an annual exhibition showcasing examples of research funded by the National Science Foundation. Ohio State was represented by Dr. Jessica Winter, Associate Professor of Chemical & Biological and Biomedical Engineering, for her research on nanotechnology applications in medicine. Accompanying Dr. Winter was graduate student Aaron Short and former student Kunal Parikh. Core Quantum Technologies Inc., was founded in 2012 by Winter and Parikh to commercialize a process for mass producing nanoparticles that has the potential for a wide variety of biomedical applications.

OH-TECH Congressional Briefing – June 3

The Ohio Technology Consortium (OH-TECH) hosted a briefing for congressional staff on Ohio’s role as a national technology hub and leader in supplying high speed internet connection on a statewide scale. Presenting at the briefing were Dwayne Sattler, Associate Vice President for

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Policy for OH-TECH, Carol Whitacre, Vice President for Research at Ohio State, Pankaj Shah, Executive Director of the Ohio Supercomputer Center, and John Conley from the Ohio Board of Regents.

Columbus Partnership Fly-In – June 11

Dr. Steven Gabbe represented the university as part of the annual Columbus Partnership DC Fly-In. Led by Mayor Michael Coleman, leaders and CEO’s from central Ohio held meetings with Senator Brown, Senator Portman, and members of the Ohio House delegation and hosted a reception in the U.S. Capitol. Christine Kontra represented the university in staff level meetings with the offices of Senators Brown and Portman and Representatives Beatty, Tiberi, Johnson, and Joyce.

Excellence in Public Service Reception – June 5

The John Glenn School of Public Affairs honored Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, with its 23rd annual Excellence in Public Service Award during a reception at the Phoenix Park Hotel. Leading the commission’s efforts to identify bipartisan solutions to achieve fiscal sustainability, Bowles previously served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and Simpson served three terms as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming. More than 140 guests attended including the 2013 Summer class of Glenn School fellows.

Discovery Tour (Columbus campus) – August 13-14

Congressional staff visited campus over the August recess for a day-long tour of research facilities focused on the Discovery Themes. Starting at the Technology Commercialization Office, staffers were escorted to labs, classrooms, and meetings with university leaders to experience the investment of federal research funding first hand. The Office of Federal Relations worked with the Wexner Medical Center and the Office of Energy and Environment to host representatives from the offices of Sen. Sherrod Brown, Rep. Joyce Beatty, Rep. Pat Tiberi, and Rep. Jim Renacci.

Golden Goose Award Ceremony – September 19

The second annual Golden Goose Award Ceremony honored researchers whose seemingly obscure federally funded research led to highly impactful discoveries. Thomas Brock, a three-time OSU alumnus, was among those being honored for his research on highly resilient strains of bacteria that made DNA replication possible and opened the door to the field of biotechnology.

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John Glenn School of Public Affairs Policy Forum – October 23

Glenn School faculty members Neil Hooker and Jill Clark were featured in a policy forum at the National Press Club entitled “Should Food Policy be Part of the Farm Bill?” Hooker and Clark engaged policymakers and alumni on timely issues related to the 2013 Farm Bill Reauthorization debate, the impact of investment in food policy programs, and the pros and cons of decoupling food programs from the farm bill.

Sparking Economic Growth 2.0 Report Congressional Briefing – November 21

John Lannutti, Associate Professor of Material Science Engineering and Founder of NanoFiber Solutions, participated in a briefing for congressional staff with three other researchers featured in the Sparking Economic Growth 2.0 Report. Released by The Science Coalition in October 2013, the SEG report highlights 100 companies spurred by university research that was supported by federal funding. More than 60 staffers listened to Lannutti and others describe the role of federal grants in the process of successfully taking their innovations from the laboratory into the marketplace.

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Appendices

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Appendix A1

2013 Congressional Visits by Ohio State Students, Faculty, and Senior Leaders

Date Ohio State Participant (s) Purpose Member/Staff Meeting February 5, 2013 Bruce McPheron, Vice President for

Agricultural Administration and Dean, CFAFS and Gwen Wolford, Director, Government Relations, CFAES

Introduction Brown, Portman, Renacci, Beatty, Tiberi, Wenstrup, Boehner, Stivers, Gibbs, Kaptur, Fudge, Joe Shultz, Senior Economist and Jonathan Coppess, Chief Counsel (Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee),

February 7, 2013 Dr. Steven Gabbe, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences

NIH Funding Brown, Portman Boehner, Isakson, Chambliss

February 12-13, 2013

Linda Weavers, John Lenhart, Zuzana Bohrerova from the Ohio Water Resources Center

Ohio Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI)

Brown, Portman, Joyce, Kaptur, Ryan, Beatty

February 12-13, 2013

David Williams, Dean, College of Engineering

Federally funded research; Advanced manufacturing

Brown, Portman, Kaptur, Stivers, Tiberi, Fudge, Beatty, Latta, Turner

February 18, 2013 Columbus Partnership GR Fly-In Communicate FY14 regional priorities

Brown, Portman, Tiberi, Stivers, Beatty, Turner, Wenstrup, Ryan, Johnson

February 27, 2013 Carol Whitacre, Vice President for Research

Research, Sequestration

Brown, Portman, Stivers, Wenstrup, Ryan, Joyce, Tiberi, Beatty

February 28, 2013 Randy Smith, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Geography

Geography Education Brown, Portman, Boehner, Jordan, Beatty, Fudge, Ryan

March 4-5, 2013 President E. Gordon Gee Update on Ohio State University and the future of Higher Education and to discuss a National Commission on Higher Education Attainment Report.

Joyce, Stivers, Beatty, Wenstrup, Tiberi, Fudge, Alexander, Foxx

March 13, 2013 Geoff Chatas, Senior Vice President & CFO

Funding, tuition, tax incentives

Brown, Portman, Boehner, Tiberi, Fudge, Beatty, Stivers, Amy Jones (House Ed & Workforce Committee)

March 18-19, 2013

Nina Berman, Professor of Comparative Literature, and Paul Reitter, Associate Professor of Germanic Languages & Literature; Director of the Humanities Institute

NHA Humanities Advocacy Day

Brown, Portman, Beatty, Stivers, Tiberi, Joyce

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(Congressional Visits Continued)

March 29, 2013 David Williams, Dean, College of Engineering

Manufacturing Research Brown, Department of Energy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Battelle STEM Innovation Lab and Department of Defense

April 10-11, 2013 USG Advocacy Trip (17 students) To educate Ohio delegation about the policy issues impacting Ohio State’s student population

Brown, Portman, Beatty, Boehner, Chabot, Fudge, Gibbs, Johnson, Jordan, Joyce, Kaptur, Latta, Renacci, Ryan, Stivers, Tiberi, Turner, Wenstrup

May 8, 2013 Jessica Winter, Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, and Graduate Students, Kunal Parikh and Aaron Short

CNSF Funding, Research Brown, Portman, Tiberi, Beatty, Stivers

May 16, 2013 Milt Dunlop, Senior Vice President and Jeff Sprague, Vice President, the Transportation Research Center (TRC)

TRC and Ohio State partnership

Beatty, Tiberi, Stivers, Gibbs

June 11, 2013 Columbus Partnership Fly-In with Dr. Steven Gabbe, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences

Communicate federal priorities of the Columbus region to federal policymakers, including Ohio delegation

Brown, Portman, Beatty, Johnson, Joyce, Stivers, Tiberi

June 27, 2013 Dr. Steven Gabbe, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and Jerry Friedman, Office of Health Sciences

Graduate Medical Education

Brown, Portman, Boehner, Tiberi, Pelosi, Matsui Eddie Garcia (House Energy & Commerce Committee)

July 11-12, 2013 Benjamin Reinke, Graduate Student, Nuclear Engineering

Research funding Brown, Portman, Tiberi, Turner, Stivers, Latta, Kaptur, Beatty, Ryan, Fudge

September 18-19, 2013

Interim President Joe Alutto Federal Student aid and research investments, participate in Ohio Birthday party

Brown, Tiberi, Stivers

September 30- October 1, 2013

David Williams, Dean, College of Engineering

Manufacturing, Research

Brown, Portman, Beatty, Tiberi, Joyce, Boehner, Johnson, Stivers, Wenstrup, Gibbs

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(Congressional Visits Continued)

October 7-8, 2013 Geoff Chatas, Senior Vice President & CFO

Financial Service Products, Huntington National Bank Partnership

Brown, Portman, Stivers, Beatty

October 23, 2013 Neal Hooker, Professor and Jill Clark, Associate Professor

Farm Bill /Food Policy Advocacy

Brown, Portman, Joe Shultz (Senate Ag Committee)

November 20, 2013

Interim President Joe Alutto Replace the sequester in federal budget agreement

Brown, Portman, Joyce, Boehner, Beatty, Tiberi

November 20, 2013

Chris Hill, Associate Professor of Physics

Higgs boson Reception Brown, Portman, Beatty

November 21, 2013

John Lannutti, Professor of Materials Science Engineering

Sparking Economic Growth Briefing

Brown, Beatty, Stivers, Johnson

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Appendix A4

2013 Federal Events in Washington, D.C.

Date Event Purpose Ohio Delegation Participants

Ohio State Participants

March 12, 2013 Mount Leadership Society Lunch

Discuss OSU federal agenda and lobbying in DC

N/A Matthew Black, Lindsay Brown, Rachel Lieberman, Seth McGuire, Nicole Parke, Sarah Perry, Taylor Slivka, Alex Temple, Ceri Turner, Nicole Wallace, Logan Whitten, Grant Ames, Jacob Bradley, Kathryn Krajnak

April 17, 2013 Scarlet and Gray Breakfast

OSU Advocates event to recognize Ohio Congressional Delegation

Brown, Portman, Fudge, Stivers, Tiberi, Gibbs, Beatty, Wenstrup

Archie Griffin, President Gee, Carol Whitacre, Bruce McPheron, Javaune Adams-Gaston

May 7, 2013 Coalition for National Science Funding Exhibition

Highlight NSF-funded research

N/A Jessica Winter, Kunal Parikh, Aaron Short

May 8, 2013 Breakfast of Champions

Science Coalition N/A Jessica Winter, Aaron Short, Kunal Parikh

June 3, 2013 OH-Tech Congressional Briefing

Portman, Stivers, Tiberi, Ryan

Dwayne Sattler, Carol Whitacre

June 5, 2013 Excellence in Public Service Award

Honoring Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles with Excellence in Public Service Award

N/A Ken Kolson, Glenn Fellows

September 19, 2013 Golden Goose Award Ceremony

Award given to OSU Alumnus Thomas Brock

N/A Thomas Brock

October 21, 2013 OSU DC Campaign Rollout

Advancement Staff from Portman, Tiberi, Beatty

Interim President Joe Alutto, Michael Eicher, Javaune Adams-Gaston, Bruce McPheron, others

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(Federal Events Continued)

November 20, 2013 Congressional Briefing on Concussion Research

Session on Capitol Hill featuring panelists from Ohio State, NIH, and PA medical centers on the importance of additional research on concussion treatment

Beatty, Dent Dr. Christopher Kaeding

November 21, 2013 Sparking Economic Growth Briefing

Science Coalition report that highlight 100 companies that trace their roots back to federally funded university research.

Beatty, Stivers, Johnson

John Lannutti

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Appendix A6

2013 Federal Events on Campus

Date Event Purpose Ohio Delegation Participants

Ohio State Participants

January 24, 2013 Senator Portman staff DoD Research Tour

Tour research facilities including Gas Turbine Lab, ElectroScience Lab, and NanoTech West

Portman staff: Brent Bombach, Stephen White, Lt. Col. Susan Simpkins (AF Fellow), Lt. Col. Steve Strain (AF Fellow)

Carol Whitacre, David Williams, Randy Moses, Blake Thompson

January 29, 2013 Congressman Bill Johnson

Tour the Center for Automotive Research and attend a discussion on energy and the environment

Congressman Bill Johnson, Christian Palich, Political Director for Congressman Johnson

Kate Bartter, Giorgio Rizzoni, Ron Sega, David Williams

August 13-14, 2013

Congressional Research Tour

Visit Ohio State research facilities and technology commercialization office; Health and Energy themes

(Staff) Brown, Beatty, Renacci, Tiberi

Carol Whitacre, Dr. Steven Gabbe, Brian Cummings, Ron Sega

August 15-16, 2013

Agriculture Tour Visit OARDC in Wooster; District appointments with Extension educators and constituents

Staff) Portman, Latta, Jordan, Gibbs, Johnson, Stivers, Chabot, Tiberi, Renacci, Ryan, Turner, Boehner

Bruce McPheron, Steve Slack, Gwen Wolford

August 26, 2013 Congressman Steve Stivers

Tour Technology Commercialization Office and Veterans House

Stivers Mike Carrell, Brian Cummings

September 5, 2013 Jennifer Storipan, Legislative Director for Congresswoman Beatty

Visit to OSU Sports Medicine, Veteran’s House, Law School, Thompson Library, and Office of Energy & Environment

Beatty Dr. Christopher Kaeding, Carla Strieb, Alan Michaels, Dick Stoddard, Mike Forrest

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Appendix A7

FY2014 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS PRIORITIES Alpha by Bill, all $ in Millions

APPROPRIATIONS BILL/PROGRAM

FY 2011 Enacted

FY 2012 Enacted

FY 2013 Enacted (pre-sequester)

FY 2014 President’s Request

Ohio State Request

House FY 2014Mark

Senate FY 2014 Mark

BILL: AGRICULTURE USDA, Hatch Act Funds 236.3 236.3 218.3 236.3 236.3 236.6 243.7

USDA, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)

264.5 264.5 277 383.4 383.4 264.5 316.4

USDA, Smith Lever Funds 3(b) and 3(c)

294 294 271.6 294 294 294 300

USDA, McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry

32.9 32.9 30.4 32.9 32.9 32.9 33.9

USDA, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP)

67.9 62.7 67.9 67.9 67.9 67.9

USDA, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)

375 388 285 401 401 350 401

Animal Health Disease 4 4 4 - 4 4 4 Veterinary Medical Services 4.79 4.79 4.79 4.79 4.8 4.79 4.79

BILL: COMMERCE-JUSTICE-SCIENCE

National Science Foundation (NSF)

6,860 7,033 7,393 7,626 7,626 6,995 7,400

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Science Mission Directorate

4,945 5,090 5,144 5,017 5,144 4,781 5,154

NASA, Aeronautics Research Directorate

535 570 570 565.7 570 566 559

NASA, Space Technology - 575 642 743 743 576 670

NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

427 385 391 472.4 472.4 348.5 446

BILL: DEFENSE Department of Defense Basic Research (6.1)

1,947 2,112 2,130 2,165 2,165 2,170 2,170

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FY2014 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS PRIORITIES Alpha by Bill, all $ in Millions

APPROPRIATIONS BILL/PROGRAM

FY 2011 Enacted

FY 2012 Enacted

FY 2013 Enacted (pre-sequester)

FY 2014 President’s Request

Ohio State Request

House FY 2014 Mark

Senate FY 2014 Mark

BILL: ENERGY and WATER

Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science

4,897 4,875 4,875 5,152 5,152 4,650 5,153

DOE, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E)

180 275 265 379 379 70 379

BILL: INTERIOR- ENVIRONMENT

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

155 146 146 154 154 75 154.4

United States Geological Survey (USGS), Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI)

6.5 6.5 6.5 1 6.5 6.5 6.5

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Science and Technology

813 794 794 784 800 636 791

BILL: LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

30,689 30,640 30,640 31,331 32,000 n/a 30,950

Department of Education Student Aid, Pell Grant discretionary request

4,860 (5,550)

4,860 (5,550)

4,860 (5,645)

(5,785) 4,860 (5,785)

n/a 5,785

ED Student Aid, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)

736 735 735 735 735 n/a 733

ED Student Aid, Federal Work Study

980 977 977 1,127 1,127 n/a 1,025

ED International Programs

75 74 74 81 81 n/a 81

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FY2014 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS PRIORITIES Alpha by Bill, all $ in Millions

APPROPRIATIONS BILL/PROGRAM

FY 2011 Enacted

FY 2012 Enacted

FY 2013 Enacted (pre-sequester)

FY 2014 President’s Request

Ohio State Request

House FY 2014 Mark

Senate FY 2014 Mark

BILL: LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION (cont’d)

ED Institute of Education Sciences

610 595 595 671 671 n/a 652

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Professions Funding

515 500 500 462 520 n/a 536

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)

31 31 31 31 n/a 31

BILL: STATE-FOREIGN OPERATIONS

Agency for International Development (USAID), Higher Education in Africa

15 15 15 Not Referenced

15 (Report) language

(Report) 15

USAID, Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs)

31.5 31.5 31.5 Not Referenced

31.5 (Report) at PBR

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Appendix A10

February 2013

IMPACT OF FEDERAL BUDGET SEQUESTRATION As a means to reduce the federal deficit, the Budget Control Act of 2011 established sequestration as a mechanism to levy automatic, across-the-board cuts to federal spending beginning in FY2013 and lasting through FY2021. This process could cut 5.1 percent from key federal programs that support students, faculty, and patients at Ohio State, including federally supported scientific research, student aid, and health care. The information below illustrates the potential impact of sequestration on Ohio State students and researchers. WHAT WILL BE AFFECTED? Student Aid: While Pell Grants are protected under sequestration, other need-based student financial aid programs will be affected. According to estimates compiled by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Ohio State students would lose $113,222 in Federal Work Study. A similar reduction to the Supplemental Opportunity Education Grant (SEOG) would see a loss of $62,433 to Ohio State students. SEOG awards equal $500 per student per year to students with an Expected Family Contribution of zero. Combined, this would affect more than 200 of our neediest students. Research: The proposed reduction to federally funded research will significantly curtail existing and new grants that support Ohio State researchers. Internal estimates predict losses ranging from $27 million to $133 million to the Ohio State research enterprise in fiscal year 2013 alone. We have already seen a 20% decrease in National Science Foundation grants this year in anticipation of the sequester. Such an abrupt reduction in funding will not only hurt the advancement of critical research that could lead to new breakthroughs in medicine, national security, agricultural or environmental science, but will harm the career development of young researchers who will be the next generation of scientists to keep our nation globally competitive. This decrease could result in a permanent loss of 140 graduate student and 50 postdoctoral positions. Equally disturbing, it will decrease opportunities for scientific advancement, job creation, technology commercialization, and the solution of global problems. Health care: The 2 percent reduction to Medicare will impact Ohio State by a loss of approximately $4 million in FY13 and $8 million each year going forward. While difficult to predict where the cuts will occur exactly, we do know that it will impact patients, doctors, and medical students.

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February 2013 INNOVATION AND JOBS WILL BE AT RISK As illustrated in the following examples, federal investment in research is critical to innovation and job creation in Ohio. If sequestration goes into effect, it will seriously curtail the discoveries, treatments, and workforce of the future. These are just a few of the hundreds of federal research grants which are funded every year at Ohio State, and the return on that investment: • NanoFiber Solutions LLC, a company that originated from a federal research award to Ohio State, is producing products in the field of regenerative medicine using patented technology to help the body grow replacement tissues in response to a wide range of disease and injury. This company is creating scaffolds which can support the growth of cells resulting in a new trachea or bowel segment. Imagine what that could mean for patients with head and neck or intestinal cancer. • Coal-fired power plants produce nearly 50% of the electricity used in the US today. The abundance and low cost of coal make it an attractive source of power, but its continued use results in large amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere. A team of Ohio State researchers, led by Professor Liang-Shi Fan, has discovered a process to effectively convert carbon-based fuels to electricity, hydrogen and/or liquid fuels with near- zero carbon emissions. This research, supported by the Department of Energy, demonstrates that CO2 can be captured and coal can then be turned into additional electricity and liquid fuel. The success of this research has led to addition federal funding to be scaled up for more widespread use. • Dr. Yebo Li’s patent-pending technology which produces a renewable, biodegradable foam with waste from biodiesel production is being commercialized by Poly-Green Technologies LLC in Mansfield, Ohio. • Research in the area of plant pathology at Ohio State, led by Dr. Brian McSpadden-Gardner and supported by the USDA, has discovered certain strains of bacteria that produce antibiotics and naturally inhibit soil-borne plant diseases. This approach is currently being commercialized and will be of tremendous value to farmers. • A ground-breaking new treatment for neurologic diseases like Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, depression and tremor is being pioneered at Ohio State by Dr. Ali Rezai. Called deep-brain stimulation, this treatment activates parts of the brain that have been affected by disease processes and has had miraculous results. Patients with severe tremors due to Parkinson’s disease have a cessation of tremor when the deep brain stimulation is applied. Initiated with federal funding, this line of therapy is currently in use and in clinical trials for many more diseases. Critical work such as this will be slowed or stopped under the proposed sequestration policies. • The Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute conducts groundbreaking Phase I and Phase II clinical trials for cancer research. Due to current year reductions, NCI has reduced by half the number of participants in clinical trials at Ohio State. Under sequestration, these trials will likely be completely eliminated, affecting patients under treatment for leukemia, lymphoma, breast cancer, and a variety of other forms of cancer.

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Appendix A12

Government Shutdown: Impact on Ohio State

Government Shutdown Affects Innovation, Jobs and Access to Data Federally funded research has come to a grinding halt due to the government shutdown. A wide range of constraints—from submitting proposals to receiving award notifications to entire projects being placed on hold—will cause long-lasting harm to innovation at Ohio State. University employees who work on important federal contracts have been furloughed and/or reassigned. Faculty and students across campuses cannot access federal data—affecting substantial research projects and routine class assignments.

By the Numbers

From the Ohio State Community

• Graduate student Jonathan Wille’s research station is closed for the year—halting his work to improve the safety of flight and research operations in the Antarctic region. “I now lose a full year's worth of data for my research… I only had a few years’ worth of data to begin with, so this will adversely affect the quality of my research,” he said.

• New clinical studies of fatal diseases by NIH/NCI will not be reviewed and approved for compliance, thus impacting patient options for treatment of life-threatening diseases.

• “[The] shutdown undermines data collection in multiyear projects with very narrow windows in which to obtain data,” said Vice President for Agriculture and Dean Bruce McPheron. “One specific example is a crop breeding project—our federal partners cannot harvest the field plots, and multiple years of data collection and genetic resources are at risk.”

195 Number of Research Proposals Stuck

in Review at Federal Agencies

31 Number of Faculty with Pending

Visa Applications

215 Number of OSU Employees Furloughed,

Reassigned or At-risk

140 Number of NSF and NIH Proposals that

Cannot be Submitted or Started

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• “Government websites are down, such as the U.S. Census Bureau website, resulting in students being unable to complete assignments or having access to reliable government data for term papers and projects,” said Engineering Professor Jennifer Cowley.

• “The Center for Human Resource Research received a stop work order on our contract with the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the National Longitudinal Surveys. I have reassigned staff to other projects,” said Director Randall Olsen.

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Appendix A14

November 26, 2013

The Honorable John Boehner U.S. House of Representatives 1011 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Speaker Boehner: On behalf of Case Western Reserve University, The Ohio State University, and University of Cincinnati—the three largest research universities in Ohio—we strongly encourage Congress and the budget conferees to reach a bipartisan budget agreement for fiscal year (FY) 2014 that eliminates sequestration and provides stable funding for federal research and education programs. For the past three years, domestic discretionary programs, including federal research and student aid, have been reduced, negatively affecting students and faculty on our campuses. Should this trend continue, not only will it affect the next generation of science and discovery; it will slow the job growth in Ohio and harm the innovation capacity of both Ohio and the nation. Like other U.S. research institutions, Ohio’s premier universities benefit immensely from federal investments in research and education programs. Each year, our institutions receive over $967 million for federally-funded research. In turn, these funds are put to use in world-class labs, clinical trials networks, energy innovation centers, training hospitals, cancer treatment centers, materials science and manufacturing initiatives, community health research programs and much more. Sequestration severely hampers these investments, reducing necessary funds and disrupting important research. We are at a pivotal moment where the decisions we make now will affect the long-term economic stability for the state of Ohio and the nation. Sequestration is not a viable solution to our fiscal difficulties. We strongly urge you to pursue a bipartisan budget agreement for FY 2014 that eliminates sequestration and provides stable funding for federal research and education programs. Making key investments now in research and education programs will help the U.S. achieve stability by producing technological innovations and training the next generation of the American workforce. Please let us know how we can be of assistance to you and your staff as you work through these challenging fiscal issues. Sincerely,

Barbara R. Snyder Joseph A. Alutto Santa J. Ono President Interim President President Case Western Reserve University The Ohio State University University of Cincinnati

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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Washington, DC 20001 (p) 202-624-3520 (f) 202-624-3519

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Stacy Rastauskas Associate Vice President for Federal Relations

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Christine Kontra Associate Director for Federal Relations

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Jessica Martin Staff Assistant for Federal Relations

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