Aerospace Industries Association
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Read the latest AIA positions on key congressional policy issues that impact the competitiveness and vitality of the aerospace industry.

The following documents are PDF files that can be opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader .

2010

• The Critical Importance of the US.-Turkish Alliance: We believe that resolutions similar to H. Res. 252 are detrimental to our strategic alliance with Turkey. That same sentiment was echoed by eight former Secretaries of State and three former Secretaries of Defense when they sent separate letters to Speaker Pelosi arguing that resolutions such as H. Res. 252 would do great harm to our national security interests in the region.(February 2010, PDF)
• February 24, 2010 - Letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee leadership regarding H. Res. 252.

2009

• November 23, 2009 - Letter to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure leadership urging expedition of NextGen capabilities to provide a platform for domestic job creation.
• October 21, 2009 - Letter to key administration officials expressing concern over foregin repair station language in the FAA Reauthorization Act.
• July 27, 2009 - Letter to the Administrator of the EPA urging transparency in its risk assessment of non-cancer TCE clean-up values. 
• July 1, 2009 - Letters to Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, Subcommittees on Defense, supporting funding that would preserve the U.S. space industrial base.
• June 26, 2009 - Letter to the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security suggesting steps towards export control modernization. 
• June 5, 2009 - Letter to House Foreign Relations Committee leadership expressing support for the Committee's Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY2010 and 2011.
• June 2, 2009 - Letters to Senate and House Committees on Appropriations regarding the President's FY2010 NASA and NOAA funding.
• May 13, 2009 - Letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy making recommendations to ensure scientific integrity throughout the executive branch.
• March 23, 2009 - Letter to Sec. of State Clinton from AIA member CEOs urging support for the ratification of treaties with the UK and Austraila.  
• March 3, 2009 - Letter to House Leadership outlining the importance of sustaining and growing the U.S.-Turkey relationship.
• February 25, 2009 - Letters to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Subcommittee on Aviation leadership voicing concern over foreign repair station language contained in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009.
• February 9, 2009 - Letters to senior lawmakers on the House and Senate Committees on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Committee on Ways and Means, and Senate Finance Committee stressing the importance of passing a comprehensive, long-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration as soon as practicable.
• February 9, 2009 - Letter to House and Senate Leadership on behalf of international business organizations urging that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act avoid trade-restrictive mandates.
• February 3, 2009 - Letter to Senate Leadership on behalf of 100 businesses and associations urging the elimination of Buy American provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
• January 22, 2009 - Letter to House and Senate Leadership on behalf of a broad coalition of 14 business associations urging that the economic stimulus package does not include trade-restrictive provisions that would undermine the ability of American companies and workers to export goods and services made in the United States.
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2008

• Next Generation Air Transportation System : Increasing capacity, efficiency, safety, and security while protecting the environment, NextGen's satellite-based system relies on new navigation and communication capabilities. It enables more efficient routing of aircraft that reduces noise, fuel burn, emissions, and airport congestion. (July 2008, PDF)
• Research and Development Tax Credit : Congress allowed the federal Research and Development (R&D) tax credit to expire on December 31, 2007, for the 13th time since its original enactment in 1981. (July 2008, PDF)
• Industrial Policy Provisions : The preservation and enhancement of the U.S. military industrial base has been a subject of intense discussion and legislation over the past several decades. (July 2008, PDF)
• Three Percent Withholding Requirement on Government Payments : Section 511 of the Tax Reconciliation Act for 2006 (P.L. 109-222) mandated that beginning in 2011, Federal, state, and local governments withhold 3 percent from payments for goods and services. (July 2008, PDF)
• December 10, 2008 - Letter to House and Senate Leadership on behalf of aviation industry representative associations in support of proposals for economic stimulus in response to the economic crisis. (Accompanying Issue Paper: Equipping Aircraft Will Create Jobs and Achieve Environmental & Safety Benefits Now)
• November 11, 2008 - Letters to House and Senate Leadership urging consideration of four key issues to foster economic growth and job creation in the near term and for years to come.
• October 28, 2008 - Letter to Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rangel and Ranking Member McCreary on behalf of multi-industry representative associations in support of changes to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 in response to the economic crisis.
• February 8, 2008 - Letter to President Bush on behalf of Coalition for Security and Competititivness in support of the export control reform directives released January 22.
• February 8, 2008 - Letters to House Ways & Means and Senate Finance Committee leaders in support of Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama and Korea.

2007

• Fall 2007 Legislative Briefing : AIA's legislative team recently presented an overview of legislative matters of importance to the aerospace industry as Congress returned to work after its summer recess. (September 2007, PDF)
• Industry Tax Compliance : The vast majority of aerospace companies operate as law-abiding taxpayers. Potential legislation on liability, reporting, however, would jeopardize industry's due process and appeal rights. (July 2007, PDF)
• NASA Restoration Amendment : AIA has taken a leading role in seeking emergency funds for NASA to keep the nation's historic new space exploration program on schedule. (June 2007, PDF)
• U.S.-Egyptian Alliance : America's cooperation with the Arab world's largest country bolsters our counter-terrorism efforts and secures critical lanes of maritime commerce. (June 2007, PDF)
• U.S.-Turkish Alliance : AIA has generated nine basic reasons to solidify congressional support for our partnership with the second-largest member of NATO. (February 2007, PDF)
• Research & Development Tax Credit : Congress has renewed this dynamic aerospace tax incentive 12 times in the last quarter century. (PDF)
• Keep NASA Intact : NASA makes critical contributions to our quality of life on Earth, and AIA continuously educates Congress on these little-noticed facts. (PDF)
• December 4, 2007 - Letters to Congressional Appropriations Committee leaders in support of full and balanced funding for the spectrum of NASA space exploration, aeronautics research, and scientific missions.
• December 4, 2007 - Letters to Congressional Appropriations Committee leaders to advocate a long-term, sustainable budget for the Next-Generation Air Transportation System.
• November 29, 2007 - Letters to senior lawmakers on the House and Senate Appropriations Foreign Operations Subcommittees on behalf of the strategically vital U.S.-Egyptian alliance.
• September 20, 2007 - AIA organized aviation stakeholders to sign a letter to congressional leaders urging them not to impose needless restrictions on U.S. air carrier access to FAA-certified foreign repair stations.
• March 28, 2007 - Letter to Chairwoman Nydia Velasquez regarding the March 22, 2007 hearing of the Small Business Committee on Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-222).

 

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