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IEEE-USA R&D Policy Committee Update
Brendan Godfrey, RDPC Vice-Chair Sandra Biedron, NPSS Liaison
NPSS AdCom, 15 November 2014
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House Passes Manufacturing and Innovation Legislation
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act (RAMI) – HR 2996– Establishes institutes across country to increase
competitiveness of domestic manufacturing
Reflects IEEE-USA policy, “U.S. High-Value Job Growth through Manufacturing Innovation”– http://
www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/Manufacturing0914.pdf
IEEE-USA also strong advocate of SBIR/STTR– http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/SBIR0914.pdf
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New policy statement on federal support of fundamental research
Advocates– Stable physical sciences,
engineering support
– Expanded cooperation among funding agencies
– Streamlined regulatory oversight of research
IEEE-USA approval expected late November
Balanced Fundamental Research Funding Advocated
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Decreasing federal support for research disproportionately hurts engineering, physical sciences
Congressional Visits Day 2015
Explain importance of S&E funding, other issues to your members of Congress
Receive informative briefings (Congress, OSTP, etc)
Attend reception honoring Congressional advocate of S&E (this year, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson)
Details at http://www.setcvd.org/about-congressional-visits-day
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