Over 130 Industry Leaders Express Support for Supply Chain Provisions in America COMPETES Act
Washington,
May 10, 2022
Today, over 130 industry leaders authored a letter to House & Senate leadership praising the supply chain provisions in the America COMPETES Act of 2022. The America COMPETES Act of 2022 includes proposals authored by Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.), Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), Susan Wild (D-Pa.), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) to bolster U.S. supply chains and spur domestic manufacturing of critical goods. The conference process to reconcile the two bills passed in the House and Senate will begin imminently. Blunt Rochester, Malinowski, and Kinzinger all serve on the conference committee. “The pandemic laid bare what many of us have known for years: American workers and consumers—and thus the American economy—depend on a robust supply chain bolstered by American manufacturers,” the business leaders wrote. “The federal government needs dedicated funding to help manufacturers meet these challenges in times of crisis, as well as supply chain expertise and the ability to nimbly coordinate across agencies and policy silos to strengthen U.S. competitiveness, drive manufacturing growth, and ensure the continued availability, accessibility, and affordability of critical products.” “As you discuss the path forward for provisions subject to the conference process in both chambers, we encourage you to support enactment of this Program and the other critical measures in the supply chain resilience subtitle,”the business leaders continued. “Adopting these provisions of the House-passed COMPETES Act as part of bipartisan legislation to support American competitiveness will empower unprecedented expertise at the Department and the ability to invest in sectors critical to the health, economic well- being, and security of our country.”
The full letter can be found below:
May 10, 2022 Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leaders Schumer, McCarthy, and McConnell: As members of Congress come together to advance bipartisan legislation strengthening supply chains and enhancing U.S. economic competitiveness, the undersigned organizations write to express our strong support for the Manufacturing Security and Resilience Program and other critical provisions included in the supply chain resilience subtitle of the House-passed America COMPETES Act (Sec. 20201 through 20211 of H.R. 4521). The pandemic laid bare what many of us have known for years: American workers and consumers— and thus the American economy—depend on a robust supply chain bolstered by American manufacturers. The federal government needs dedicated funding to help manufacturers meet these challenges in times of crisis, as well as supply chain expertise and the ability to nimbly coordinate across agencies and policy silos to strengthen U.S. competitiveness, drive manufacturing growth, and ensure the continued availability, accessibility, and affordability of critical products. The America COMPETES Act contains provisions that would establish a Manufacturing Security and Resilience Program (“Program”) to support businesses working to develop, diversify, preserve, and improve critical supply chains and the manufacturing of critical goods. The Program would be administered within the Department of Commerce (“Department”), which would be responsible for leading a government-wide effort to invest in manufacturing and address supply chain risk. Through grants, loans, and loan guarantees, the Program would support the development of new technologies, growth in the U.S. manufacturing base, re-tooling of industrial equipment, and production of critical goods. We believe that such a Program will play an essential role in strengthening supply chains crucial for consumers and ensuring Americans’ quality of life and economic prosperity for decades to come. Additionally, we appreciate that the America COMPETES Act empowers the Department to conduct comprehensive supply chain mapping and monitoring, provide $45 billion of financial assistance to strengthen supply chains and manufacturing, and equip the private sector with the tools and best practices needed to address supply chain weaknesses before they become full blown crises. Critically, the subtitle outlines a clarified vision for the Department on its implementation of the Program, benefiting from the lessons learned from the supply chain disruptions experienced in the timeframe since Senate passage of the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (“USICA”). As you discuss the path forward for provisions subject to the conference process in both chambers, we encourage you to support enactment of this Program and the other critical measures in the supply chain resilience subtitle. Adopting these provisions of the House-passed COMPETES Act as part of bipartisan legislation to support American competitiveness will empower unprecedented expertise at the Department and the ability to invest in sectors critical to the health, economic well-being, and security of our country.
Sincerely,
AICC, The Independent Packaging Association Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute American Automotive Policy Council American Chemistry Council American Cleaning Institute American Coatings Association American Composites Manufacturers Association American Feed Industry Association American Foundry Society American Frozen Foods Institute American Mold Builders Association American Wood Council Ames Chamber of Commerce Associated Equipment Distributors Associated Industries of Florida Associated Industries of Massachusetts Associated Industries of Missouri Associated Industries of Vermont Association of Equipment Manufacturers Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers Auto Care Association Barrow County Chamber of Commerce Battery Materials & Technology Coalition Beer Institute Berkeley Chamber of Commerce Brick Industry Association Buffalo Niagara Manufacturers Alliance Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire California Manufacturers & Technology Association Can Manufacturers Institute Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce Cobb Chamber of Commerce Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Association Composite Can and Tube Institute Consumer Brands Association Consumer Healthcare Products Association Corn Refiners Association Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce Dental Trade Alliance Effingham County Chamber of Commerce Electronic Components Industry Association Employ America Action Fund Flexible Packaging Association Forging Industry Association Glass Packaging Institute Global Cold Chain Alliance Greater Des Moines Partnership Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Illinois Manufacturers' Association INDA, The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association Industrial Fasteners Institute Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America Industrial Truck Association Information Technology Industry Council International Bottled Water Association International Food Additives Council Iowa Association of Business and Industry Iowa Business Council IPC - Build Electronics Better Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce Kansas Chamber and the Kansas Manufacturing Council Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Maine State Chamber of Commerce Manufacturing Alliance of Philadelphia Metal Powder Industries Federation Midwest Manufacturers Association Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Mississippi Manufacturers Association Montana Chamber of Commerce Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association Murray County Chamber of Commerce National Association of Manufacturers National Association of Trailer Manufacturers National Automatic Merchandising Association National Confectioners Association National Electrical Manufacturers Association National Foreign Trade Council National Glass Association National Marine Manufacturers Association National Seasoning Manufacturers Association, Inc. National Tooling and Machining Association National Waste & Recycling Association Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry Non-Ferrous Founders' Society North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers North American Die Casting Association North Carolina Chamber Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers & Employers Association Norwin Chamber of Commerce Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc. Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Pet Advocacy Network Plastics Pipe Institute Plumbing Manufacturers International Power Tool Institute Precision Machined Products Association Precision Metalforming Association PRINTING United Alliance Railway Supply Institute Reshoring Initiative Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce Rowan Chamber of Commerce Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce San Antonio Manufacturers Association Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce SNAC International Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates Society of Glass & Ceramic Decorators Products Software & Information Industry Association Somerset County Chamber of Commerce South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association St. Paul Area Chamber SynBio Coalition Texas Association of Manufacturers Texas International Produce Association The Aluminum Association The Association For Manufacturing Technology The Carpet and Rug Institute The Hardwood Federation The Ohio Manufacturers' Association The Toy Association Utah Manufacturers Association Valve Manufacturers Association Virginia Chamber of Commerce Window & Door Manufacturers Association York County Economic Alliance
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