    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [April 16, 1991]
    [Page 377]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting the Report on Semiconductors, Fiber
    Optics, Superconducting Materials, and Advanced Manufacturing
    April 16, 1991

    To the Congress of the United States:
        Pursuant to the provisions of section 5141, 102 Stat. 1444, of the
    Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-418) and
    Executive Order No. 12661, I transmit herewith the Report to the
    Congress on Federal Policies, Budgets, and Technical Activities in
    Semiconductors, Fiber Optics, Superconducting Materials, and Advanced
    Manufacturing.
        This report focuses on Federal research and development (R&D)
    funding levels and policies for four technologies: semiconductors, fiber
    optics, superconducting materials, and advanced manufacturing. There is
    an additional discussion of organizational and management issues that
    affect innovation. The report makes clear that the Administration
    continues to support R&D in these technologies as well as in other high-
    technology areas consistent with U.S. technology policy. It highlights
    Administration views on the appropriate roles for the Government as well
    as the private sector in such areas as these four technologies.

                                                                 George Bush

    The White House,
    April 16, 1991.