Semiconductor research and development
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(a) Short title
This section may be cited as the “National Advisory Committee on Semiconductor Research and Development Act of 1988”.
(b) Findings and purposes
(1) The Congress finds and declares that—
(A)
semiconductor technology is playing an ever-increasing role in United States industrial and commercial products and processes, making secure domestic sources of state-of-the-art semiconductors highly desirable;
(B)
modern weapons systems are highly dependent on leading edge semiconductor devices, and it is counter to the national security interest to be heavily dependent upon foreign sources for this technology;
(C)
governmental responsibilities related to the semiconductor industry are divided among many Federal departments and agencies; and
(D)
joint industry-government consideration of semiconductor industry problems is needed at this time.
(2) The purposes of this section are—
(A)
to establish the National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors; and
(B)
to assign to such Committee the responsibility for devising and promulgating a national semiconductor strategy, including research and development, the implementation of which will assure the continued leadership of the United States in semiconductor technology.