Speaking at the briefing will be Dr. Arpad Berg, president of the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association. He will discuss what needs to be done to bring optoelectronics component and systems manufacturing back to the United States. The Senate Appropriations Committee last week marked up several bills that include programs of interest to the Northeast-Midwest region. Below is a sampling of such programs. Senate floor action may occur this week or in early September.
Numbers below are in millions of dollars.