Comment on OMB-2026-0034-0001

Summary: The Alliance 4 American Leadership, a bipartisan coalition of veterans, students, and other citizens, opposes the proposed rule because it allows the executive branch to override Congressional intent and replace merit-based grant awards with political "purity tests." They argue the rule creates significant legal, constitutional, and practical risks, including the potential for arbitrary termination of grants, the undermining of peer review processes, and the creation of a chilling effect on grantees.