GPRC members are kept informed on current issues by regular mailings which include opportunities to participate in task groups and information on current legislative and regulatory initiatives. Qualified representatives with involvement in international sales, marketing, export administration and licensing, foreign military sales, or international public policy issues belong to the committee. The DTC sponsors quarterly meetings, including discussion of ongoing business items of interest to the defense exporting community. Working groups address specific subjects or issues as they arise, developing position papers on government relations or policies affecting defense trade or the administration of munitions export licenses. It sponsors meetings and speaking engagements bringing EIA representatives together with members of Congress and their staffs.
Membership consists of company representatives having legislative liaison responsibilities.
Committee members monitor NASA budget matters and help to communicate the space industry's views to Capitol Hill and the Executive Branch. The committee serves as a forum to educate and inform EIA's membership on the overall NASA budget process as well as changes to individual NASA program areas. Monthly meetings also give EIA members the opportunity to discuss these issues with key individuals from Congress.