Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)Commerce, Dept of (DOC)Defense, Dept of (DOD)Energy, Dept ofHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNatl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)Natl Economic Council (NEC)Natl Security Council (NSC)Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)SENATETreasury, Dept ofU.S. Trade Representative (USTR)Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)Natl Science Foundation (NSF)
Specific issues
Issues related to R&D in semiconductor and software fields, including implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act (Public Law 117-167), H.R. 8462/S. 3597 the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, and utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools to support emerging technologies - fusion, nuclear energy, and quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Genesis Mission.
Science/Technology · 2026 Q2
Issues related to international trade rules; U.S.-China relations; tariffs, including Sec. 232 and IEEPA; outbound investment, including the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60); export controls, including amendments to Export Administration Regulations(EAR) and implementation of P.L. 115-232 Export Control Reform Act (integrated circuits (ICs) specific provisions), H.R. 2683/S.3519 Remote Security Access Act, H.R. 3447/S.1705 Chip Security Act, H.R.8170 MATCH Act, H.R.5853, H.R.4920 BIS IT Modernization Act, and corresponding provisions and amendments in H.R. 8800/S.4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (S. 4784 and H.R. 8800).
Trade (domestic/foreign) · 2026 Q2
Issues related to semiconductor and software fields including utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60) and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (S. 4784 and H.R. 8800).
Defense · 2026 Q2
Issues related to tax treatment and competitiveness in semiconductor design, including those in P.L. 115-97 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and H.R. 802 the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research Act of 2025 (the STAR Act).
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · 2026 Q2
Issues related to the value of engineering simulation software in government appropriations, including H.R. 8845 and the Senate version, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 and H.R. 9495, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027.
Budget/Appropriations · 2026 Q2
Issues related to use of engineering simulation software in space applications.