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Federal Tax Benefits for Manufacturing: Current Law, Legislative Proposals, and Issues for the 112th Congress

Congress Research Service: This report examines a key element of current federal support for manufacturing: tax benefits. More specifically, it describes current federal tax preferences that offer significant benefits for small and large manufacturing firms. The report also provides an overview of federal non-tax support for manufacturing. In addition, the report identifies bills in Congress that would enhance current tax preferences and explains how eligible manufacturers might be affected. It concludes with a discussion of the chief arguments for and against additional targeted support for manufacturing and their implications for federal policy. (more)

MAPI: Macroeconomic Impacts of Federal Regulation of the Manufacturing Sector

Public awareness about the importance of manufacturing’s role in economic growth is on the rise. Concurrently, concern is increasing about the number of federal regulations on the books, the rate at which the number of new regulations is growing, and the impact of regulation on business—particularly manufacturing. (more)

AMP Report Outlines Approaches to Spur Domestic Manufacturing Investment and Innovation

Echoing AMT’s Manufacturing Mandate, the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership report, Capturing Domestic Competitive Advantage in Advanced Manufacturing, issued a set of 16 recommendations around three pillars: enabling innovation; securing the talent pipeline; and improving the business climate. The recommendations are aimed at reinventing manufacturing in a way that ensures U.S. competitiveness, feeds into the Nation’s innovation economy, and invigorates the domestic manufacturing base. The objective is to position the Nation to lead the world in new disruptive advanced manufacturing technologies that are changing the face of manufacturing, (more)
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Trends In Manufacturing Report

The AMT Global Technology Advisory Board (GTAB) released their “Trends in Manufacturing” report for membership review. This report outlines the group's view on manufacturing trends occurring globally in manufacturing, especially in their companies and as it relates to manufacturing equipment needs. (2008; 24 pages) (more)

Trade Reorganization: Overview and Issues for Congress

Congressional Research Service (CRS) - Early this year,  President Obama asked Congress for authority to reorganize and consolidate several federal trade agenicies into one department. This CRS report looks at whether reorganization would enhance the effectiveness of U.S. trade policy or merely result in bureaucratic reshuffling. (more)