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    Your Support Needed to Ensure Critical Funding for PCB Industry

    Your support is needed to ensure critical funding in support of the PCB industry is not cut from the Defense Production Act.  Please express your support by signing on to this letter to Congressional Leadership. 

    As you know, IPC and PCBAA advocated for the Presidential Determination declaring PCBs as a critical defense industrial base need, qualifying the industry for investment from the Defense Production Act program. Congress must follow through to fund the account for Fiscal Year 2024.  

    As Congress negotiates full year funding by the March 8 deadline, we are calling on leadership to fulfill the Presidential Determination for Printed Circuit Boards and Substrates by fully funding the Defense Production Act Purchases account at the higher, House-passed level of $618.6 million.

    The success of the United States strategic investments like the CHIPS and Science Act hinge on advanced Printed Circuit Boards. Unfortunately, the U.S. lags behind in PCB production, jeopardizing our investments. The Defense Production Act Purchases program has started presenting awards using funds from prior years. However, without complete funding, it cannot proceed with additional essential investments in the PCB industry, as identified by the President and multiple U.S. government supply chain reviews.  

    Now is not the time for Congress to lift its foot off the pedal. Help us convey industry support by adding your voice to our letter. If we can achieve this small win now, we can continue our push for increased funding in the FY25 appropriation, which is just around the corner. 

    Please review the letter and consider adding your name and your company to the list of signatories.

    Thank you for your attention and support.

    Sincerely,

    Rich Cappetto

    Senior Director, North American Government Relations 

    IPC

    RichardCappetto@ipc.org

     

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