1. 12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 IEEE-USA R&D Policy Committee Update Brendan Godfrey, RDPC Vice-Chair Sandra Biedron, NPSS Liaison NPSS AdCom, 15 November 2014 11/5/20141

2. 12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 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/Manufacturing09 14.pdfhttp://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/Manufacturing09 14.pdf IEEE-USA also strong advocate of SBIR/STTR –http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/SBIR0914.pdfhttp://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/SBIR0914.pdf 211/4/2014

3. 12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 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 311/5/2014 Decreasing federal support for research disproportionately hurts engineering, physical sciences

4. 12-CRS-0106 REVISED 8 FEB 2013 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-dayhttp://www.setcvd.org/about- congressional-visits-day 411/5/2014