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Engineers and Public Policy IEEE GRC

Discover the latest updates on the FY2020 budget and policy priorities in engineering and public policy. Learn about potential cuts, immigration reform, energy policy, artificial intelligence, patent reform, and more.

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Engineers and Public Policy IEEE GRC

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  1. Engineers and Public Policy IEEE GRC April 5, 2019 Russell Harrison Daniel E Sniezek

  2. Outlook for FY2020 Budget • President’s budget requests significant cuts to most R&D budgets (other than DOD and NASA) • Congress will likely ignore, as they have for the past 10 years • House is moving ahead aggressively with hearings and deadlines • Senate is moving slower, as required by the Constitution • But …. This is the easy part • Already hearing whispers … “We are going to do a Continuing Resolution”

  3. Immigration Policy • Not really on Congress’ agenda yet, but we are pushing • Country Cap bill to move in House after DACA and Ag • May? June? • Prospects in Senate are good, but not as good as last year • Some resistance from Iranian, Greek & Romanian groups • High-Skill timing: late spring or summer at the earliest • Bureaucratic reforms? • Light H-1B reforms • Long shot – more green cards

  4. Energy Policy – Notable Bills • $3.7 B in loan guarantees for nuclear power • Southern Co. project in Georgia • Last nuclear reactor construction project in the Untied States • Carbon capture bill, USE IT Act introduced by Sen. Barrasso (R-WY) • ARPA-A Reauthorization legislation introduced soon, Rep. E. Bernice Johnson (D-TX)

  5. Energy Policy • One of the few areas of bipartisanship left on Capitol Hill • Focus on rural issues, cybersecurity and resilience • Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) and Manchin (D-WV) run the Senate Energy committee and appear to actually be talking to each other • Similar states • Similar interest • They may be able to draft a bipartisan bill

  6. Artificial Intelligence • House: • Key legislation has not been introduced yet • Bipartisanship is breaking down • No clear path forward • Senate • Still in information-gathering mode • Senior staff have been put on the issue • More interest in doing “something” • Focus on legal limits placed on AI • Privacy and ethics big

  7. Patent Reform • Sen Coons (D-DE) to re-introduce his patent reform bill “soonish.” • Similar to last Congress • Changed to reflect court cases from last year • IEEE-USA expects to endorse • Bill will strengthen property rights for inventors, helping small and independent inventors especially

  8. IEEE-USA 2019 CVD • April 2 & 3 • Focused on: • R&D Budget • Internet Bill of Rights • Immigration • 65 IEEE Attendees met with nearly 20% of Congress Next CVD – Late March or Early April 2020 All are welcome and needed!

  9. Thanks

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