Committee on Transportation and Aerospace Policy

 

Mission Statement	Position Statements	Committee Organization	How to Participate	[StarDate: 5:5:2007]
Issues & Activities	Policy Communications	Meeting Schedule	Resource Links

Mission Statement

IEEE-USA's Committee on Transportation and Aerospace Policy (CTAP) was chartered to contribute to the formulation of sound aeronautics and astronautics technology legislation, regulation and policy in the United States.  The committee's scope has been expanded to include aviation, intelligent transportation and other air, space and ground transportation related issues.  The committee also coordinates IEEE-USA's participation in the Aviation R&D Coalition.

Priority Issues

The following priority issues have been identified for committee focus in 2006:

• Innovation and Competitiveness in U.S. Aviation and Aeronautics
• Applications of Technology to Enhance Transportation Security

• Application of Science & Technology to Enhance US Aerospace Leadership

Committee Charters

• Governing Documents for the CTAP

Position Statements

CTAP has developed the following current IEEE-USA position statements:

• U.S. Aviation and Aerospace Industries Require R&D Support (Nov. 2003)
• The Hubble Space Telescope  (Nov. 2004)
• Surface Transportation Security (June 2004)
• Remote Sensing (Feb. 2003)
• National Aviation Safety Program (June 2002)
• Upgrading the National Airspace System While Supporting the Leadership of Related U.S. Industries (June 2002)

Policy Communications

• Letter to the House of Representatives expressing support for passage of The Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act (H.R. 4954)
• Letter to House and Senate Conferees thanking them for supporting NASA programs, specifically NASA aeronautics, in the FY2006 Science, State, Justice and Commerce and Related Agencies appropriations conference report (21 Nov. 2005)
• Letter requesting Senate Appropriations Bill Conferees to support the Senate-proposed $250 million appropriation for a Hubble Space Telescope repair mission during their deliberations on FY 2006 NASA appropriations (H.R. 2862) (21 Oct. 2005)
• Letter to members of the Senate urging them to increase appropriations for the aeronautics and aviation research and technology development (R&D) program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for fiscal year 2006 (7 Sept. 2005)
• Letter to House Science Committee urging incorporation of the Aeronautics Research and Development Revitalization Act of 2005 (H.R. 2358), into NASA authorization legislation (13 July 05)
• Letter to NASA Administrator Michael Griffin supporting the decision to develop a plan for a servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. (25 May 05)
• ACTION ALERT: Hubble Space Telescope Budget at Risk (2 May 05)
• Statement for the House Science Committee's hearing concerning the Hubble Space Telescope. (2 Feb. 05)
• Letter to Congressional and Administration Leaders Supporting a Servicing Mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (30 August 2004)
• Aviation Coalition letter to Sens. Brownback and Hollings endorsing the Second Century of Flight Act (S.788) (2 May 2003)
• Aviation Coalition letter to Senators Christopher Dodd, George Allen and Rep. John Larson endorsing the Aeronautics Research and Development Act of 2003. (5 Feb. 2003)
• Aviation Coalition Letter to Rep. John Larson endorsing the Aeronautics Research and Development Revitalization Act of 2002 (H.R. 4653)
• Endorsed Statement by the Aviation Coalition on the Crisis in U.S. Aviation Research and Technology submitted for the record of the House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics hearing on U.S. Civil Aeronautics R&D. (7 March 2002)
• Letter to Dr. John Marburger (Director, OSTP) seeking clarifications to the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. Part 120, et. seq. restrictions on technology and technical publications. (25 Feb. 2002)
• Space Technologies for Disaster Mitigation and Global Health (IEEE-USA TPC Symposium, June 2-3, 1998)
• What the United States Must Do to Realize the Economic Promise of Space (IEEE-USA CTP Whitepaper, December 17, 1993)

Committee Organization

IEEE-USA members are invited to serve on the committee to assist with the activities and message of CTAP: 

Chair: Edge Nowlin

Vice Chair: Jay Greenberg
Staff:  Bill Williams

Meeting Schedule

The Committee's schedule of meetings for 2006 and 2007is as follows:

• March 21
• May 3
• July 11
• September 19

Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the IEEE-USA Conference Room, 1828 L Street, N.W, Suite 1202 in Washington, DC.  

How to Participate

The Committee on Transportation and Aerospace Policy (CTAP) invites IEEE U.S. members who have an interest in public policy coupled with expertise in the field of aerospace, astronautics, aviation technology, and/or other transportation modes (including surface transportation, rail and Maglev) and who are willing to be active contributors to the committee's activities to join the committee as an Internet Corresponding Member. As an ICM, you will be invited to recommend committee activities, comment on draft position statements and testimonies, and otherwise participate in the business of the committee. To become an ICM, please complete and submit the following information: