[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.