MEMA Advocacy Accomplishments

2021 Advocacy Accomplishments

Supply Chain

• Secured invitations for member companies to testify before House Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate

Commerce Committee on challenges posed by supply chain disruptions and port delays. • Successfully advocated for the inclusion of language in Senate-passed competitiveness legislation to provide funding for the semiconductor industry to build semiconductor facilities in the U.S. The funding includes $2 billion specifically for mature nodes used by the motor vehicle industry. • Submitted comments to multiple federal agency dockets outlining supply chain resiliency needs within the auto supplier sector. • Supported legislation to focused on port delays and ocean shipping reform. • Attendees of the Spring 2021 advocacy event heard from White House National Security Council about steps the administration was taking to protect supply chain resiliency. Dialogue continued throughout the year with the

White House, Department of Commerce and other federal agencies and Congress.

COVID-19

• Sponsored webinar on the Emergency Temporary

Standard (ETS) published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requiring employers to enforce rules requiring weekly COVID testing or COVID vaccinations amongst their employees.

Vehicle Safety

• Testified before Senate Commerce Committee on role of suppliers in developing vehicle safety technology and need for certainty in domestic policy to regulations and legislation supports competitiveness of supplier industry in domestic development and manufacture of advanced safety technology. • Advocated for legislation to require updates to the New

Car Assessment Program (NCAP). The Infrastructure

Investment and Jobs Act included this language in the final bill.

• Urged administration and Congress to support automated vehicle deployment by implementing a robust AV policy and framework.

Trade

• Encouraged the administration to relieve supply chain and cost strains on auto suppliers by ending the tariffs on steel, aluminum, and imports from China and reinstating vigorous tariff exclusion processes. • Advocated for supplier needs in the implementation of labor rules of the United States-Mexico-Canada

Agreement (USMCA).

Vehicle Emissions and Transition to Zero Emissions Transportation Fleed

• Joined Alliance for Automotive Innovation and the United

Auto Workers on letter to White House outlining industry priorities and needs to transition to zero emissions transportation fleet. • Successfully advocated for supplier eligibility in programs to fund battery manufacturing and recycling in surface transportation legislation. • Engaged regularly with White House, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy, and others on needs for auto suppliers as new motor vehicle fleet transitions to net-zero emissions propulsion technologies. • Provided input to California Air Resources Board (CARB) on their Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC-II) proposal.

Tax

• Educated Congress and the administration on the impact proposed corporate tax changes would have on auto suppliers and urged against the adoption of harmful policies in any reconciliation measure. • Supported the extension of Research and Development (R&D) tax credits and urged Congress to reinstate firstyear deductibility of R&D expenses.

The MEMA Government Affairs team lobbies on behalf of the Supplier Community.

The mission at MEMA is to advance technology, fair intellectual property rights protections and policies that bolster the competitiveness of the supplier community in both domestic and global markets.

To learn how MEMA can assist vehicle suppliers, contact the MEMA team:

Ann Wilson

Senior Vice President Government Affairs 202.312.9246 awilson@mema.org

Alex Boesenberg

Vice President Regulatory Affairs 202.312.6249 aboesenberg@mema.org

Simon Fischer

Government Affairs Representative 202.312.9243 sfischer@mema.org

Catherine Boland

Vice President Legislative Affairs 202.312.9241 cboland@mema.org

Brian Daugherty

Chief Technology Officer 248.430.5966 bdaughterty@mema.org

Bill Frymoyer

Vice President Public Policy 202.312.9253 bfrymoyer@mema.org