aia-aerospace.org AIA July 14 , 2020 AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker United States House of Representatives Washington , D.C. 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate Washington , D.C. 20515 The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Democratic Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Republican Leader United StatesHouse of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi , MajorityLeader McConnell , Leader Schumerand Leader McCarthy : The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA represents over 300 businesseslarge and small that comprise the defense industrial base. Our companieshave seen the effects of COVID - 19 firsthand , including the human toll , the workforce productivity losses and the extraordinaryemergency expenses needed to respond to the pandemic and keep our employees safe . We are very appreciative ofyour leadership and bipartisan stewardship of the CoronavirusAid , Relief , and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) and the inclusion of Section 3610 , which authorized the reimbursementof extraordinary and unanticipated costs arising from COVID - 19 . As you know , the bill did not appropriate funds for those reimbursements . This situation creates a problematic burden on our defense industrial base and a difficult choice for the Departmentof Defense . Absorbing the magnitude of the Department's estimated costs without appropriations would threaten recent improvements to readiness, jeopardize criticaldefense sector jobs which have helped stabilize communities across the country during the pandemic , and further erode the domestic supply base. During a period of massive unemployment , the defense industrial base has risen to the challenge and gone above and beyond to keep essential manufacturing sites safe and open, and to ensure criticalnational security programs are not delayed indefinitely. The defense industrial base continues to be an economic driver during a period when many elements of commercial industry have been shaken by the pandemic . 1000 WilsonBoulevard , Suite 1700 Arlington , VA 22209-3928 703.358.1000
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AIAJuly 14, 2020
AEROSPACE
INDUSTRIESASSOCIATION The HonorableNancy Pelosi
SpeakerUnited StatesHouse ofRepresentativesWashington , D.C. 20515
TheHonorable Mitch McConnell
Majority LeaderUnited States Senate
Washington , D.C.20515
The Honorable CharlesE.SchumerDemocratic Leader
United States Senate
Washington, D.C.20515
TheHonorable Kevin McCarthy
RepublicanLeaderUnited StatesHouse ofRepresentatives
Washington, D.C.20515
DearSpeakerPelosi, MajorityLeaderMcConnell, Leader Schumerand LeaderMcCarthy:
The Aerospace IndustriesAssociation (AIA represents over 300 businesseslarge and
smallthat comprise the defense industrialbase. Our companieshave seen the effectsofCOVID - 19 firsthand, includingthehuman toll, theworkforce productivity lossesand
the extraordinaryemergency expensesneededto respond to the pandemicandkeep
our employeessafe .
Weare very appreciativeofyour leadership and bipartisan stewardship of theCoronavirusAid , Relief, and Economic SecurityAct (Public Law 116-136) and theinclusion of Section 3610 , which authorized the reimbursementof extraordinary and
unanticipated costs arising from COVID - 19. As you know , the billdid notappropriate
funds for those reimbursements. This situation creates a problematic burden on ourdefense industrialbase and a difficult choice for the DepartmentofDefense.
AbsorbingthemagnitudeoftheDepartment's estimated costs withoutappropriationswould threaten recentimprovements to readiness, jeopardize criticaldefense sector jobs
which have helped stabilize communitiesacross the country during thepandemic, and
further erode the domestic supply base. During a period ofmassive unemployment, the
defense industrialbasehas risen to the challenge and gone above and beyond to keepessentialmanufacturing sites safe and open, and to ensure criticalnationalsecurity
programsare notdelayed indefinitely. The defense industrialbase continuesto be an
economic driver during a periodwhen manyelements of commercialindustryhave been
shaken by the pandemic.
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Thankfully , the DepartmentofDefense hasbeen a strongpartner in helping industry
respond to this crisis . On June 10, 2020, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitionand Sustainment, Ellen M.Lordoffered testimonybefore the House Armed Services
Committee on the COVID - 19 pandemic's effecton thedefense industrialbase.
UndersecretaryLord acknowledged that the cost for 3610 is likely “wellbeyond theDepartment's resourced ability to do so withoutsignificantly jeopardizing modernizationor readiness efforts.
However, Section 3610 workforce costs are just one category ofCOVID -19 impacts on
industry . Other COVID - 19 costs include travel restrictions, facility closures , social
distancing within facilities, enhanced cleaningmeasures, thepurchase ofpersonal
protective and sterilization equipment, and costs associated with supply chaindisruptions. As with the previously discussed 3610 funding, the Departmentdoes nothave the funds to cover these costs.
As these expenses and claimsbecomeclearer, we believe that supplemental
emergency defense appropriations for COVID - 19-related claimsshould be addressed.
As the Senatebegins to consider the nextCOVID - 19 response bill, and later in
conference with House, we urgeyou to includean appropriate levelof funding for
these reimbursements and respectfully requestyour support of theDepartmentofDefense's request for emergency funding. Further, to ensure thatthe Department's
Section 3610 authorities aren't disrupted due to the impending expiration ofthe CARES
Acton September 30 , 2020, weurge you to consider an extension of those authoritiesto December 31, 2020.
Thank you for your continued support of theUnited States defense industrialbase andforconsidering this request.
Identicalletters are being sent to the Chair andRankingMember of the CongressionalDefense Committees.
Sincerely,
EricK.FanningPresident& CEO
Aerospace IndustriesAssociation
Kelly OrtbergAIA Chair
Raytheon Technologies
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Eileen DrakePresident & CEO
AerojetRocketdyne
Eric DeMarcoPresident& CEO
Kratos Defense & Security
Mark LeeChairman & Owner
Aero -Mark
Mike PettersPresident& CEO
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Tom ArsenaultPresident& CEO
BAESystems, Inc.
Clare McGarreyVice President
Interconnect Wiring
Robert Strain
President
BallAerospace
Jim Taiclet
President & CEOLockheed Martin
Leanne CaretPresident& CEO
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
William M.BrownChairman & CEO
L3Harris
NandaKumarPresident
AerospaceGroup, Eaton Corp.
Roger KroneChairman & CEOLeidos
David JoycePresident & CEOGE Aviation
Scott C.DonnellyChairman, President & CEOTextron
PhebeNovakovicChairman & CEO
GeneralDynamics
Mark Aslett
President & CEO
Mercury Systems
Mike MadsenPresident & CEO
HoneywellAerospace
Tom Gentile
President & CEO
SpiritAeroSystems
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Florian AigrainManagingDirectorACUTRONIC GroupPittsburgh, PA
TakayoshiOshimaChairman and CEO
Allied Telesis, Inc.San Jose , CA
Tom ViceChairman , President & CEO
Aerion CorporationReno, NV
Joe D'CruzExecutiveChairman
AlpineAdvancedMaterials
Dallas, TX
Marwan HammouriPresident
Aernnova AerospaceGardena, CA
Scott Smith
President
AMIMetals , Inc.
Brentwood,
MattCreagerPresident
Aernnova AerospaceChattsworth, CA
RobertMalkaniChairman andCEO
Apex InternationalManagementCompany
DaytonaBeach, FL
Christopher AllinsonPresidentand Owner
Aerospace Alloys, Inc.Bloomfield, CT
David Horner
ChiefExecutive Officer
Applied CompositesLake Forest, CA
Wahid Nawabi
Presidentand CEO
AeroVironment, Inc.
SimiValley, CA
Steve Irwin
PresidentAvascent
Washington, DC
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Horacio Rozanski
President& CEOBooz Allen Hamilton
McLean, VA
BradleyFeldmannChairman, Presidentand CEO
Cubic CorporationSan Diego, CA
Kevin FryerPresident & CEO
BrogdonMachine, Inc
Blue Springs, MO
Raanan Horowitz
President& CEO
Elbit SystemsofAmerica
FortWorth , TX
Rob Mionis
President & CEO
Celestica Corporation
Merrimack, NH
Arik Vrobel
President
El-Com Systems Solutions, An
ELROB CompanyGarden Grove, CA
KarlHutterPresidentand CEOClick Bond, Inc.
Carson City, NV
Gary SpulakPresident
EmbraerAircraft Holding, Inc.Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Shawn Black
ChiefExecutiveOfficer
Cobham
Arlington, VA
Dr.Harold Hess
CEO , -FounderEnduralock
Lenexa, KS
Douglas McCrossonDirector /President and CEOCPIAerostructures
Edgewood , NY
Bruce BreckenridgeChief Executive Officer
EnjetAero , LLCOverland Park , KS
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AntoinetteMusorrafiti
President& CEO
EPSCorporationTinton Falls,NJ
Terence LyonsVice Chairman & CEO
IntegralAerospace, LLCSanta Ana , CA
Bob SpenceChiefExecutiveOfficeretaGLOBALCharlotte, NC
Chris Lank
Chief Executive Officer
Ivis Technologies , LLCPhoenix , AZ
KrisstieKondrotis
President, DefenseBusiness
GKN AerospaceIrving, TX
Craig PfeffermanChief OperatingOfficer
JRI, Inc.
Westlake Village, CA
Anne Shybunko-Moore
President/Owner
GSE Dynamics, Inc.
Hauppauge, NY
Marlon JohnsonChief Executive Officer
LAIInternational, Inc.Wesminster, MD
Laurans A.Mendelson
Chairman and CEO
HEICO Corporation
Hollywood, FL
Ed Dickinson
Chief OperatingOfficer
LMIAerospace, Inc.St. Charles,MI
Pamela Cohn
Global Vice Presidentof Strategy &
Operation
HyundaiAmerica TechnicalCenter
Washington, DC
Kevin PhillipsPresident & CEO
ManTech InternationalCorporationHerndon, VA
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Patrick MarottaPresident & CEO
Marotta Controls
Montville, NJ
Niren ChoudhuryHead of theAviation, North AmericaNokia BellLabs
Murray Hill, NJ
DougLangExecutive Vice President
Meyer Tool, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
MichaelCanario
Chief Executive OfficerNorsk Titanium US Inc
Plattsburgh, NY
Steve SanghiChairman & CEO
Microchip CorporationChandler, AZ
Mike Lee
Preside & CEO
Page & Jones, Inc.Mobile, AL
Antonio PaganoChiefExecutive OfficerModula Inc.
Lewiston, ME
Benjamin RassiuerPresidentPaulo
St.Louis, MO
RayMilchovichPresident & CEO
NationalTechnicalSystems(NTS)Anaheim , CA
M.BriggsForelliChiefExecutiveOfficer
Precision Gear, Inc.College Point, NY
Darryl PigiliaChief Executive Officer
NMG AerospaceStow, OH
Thomas Bell
President & CEO
Rolls -Royce North America Inc.
Reston , VA
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Tony SabatinoChiefExecutiveOfficer
SecuritasCriticalInfrastructureServices, Inc.Herndon, VA
Tony FalboPresident
TomiEngineering, Inc.Santa Ana, CA
PeterKnapperPresidentand CEO
SIFCO Industries, Inc.Cleveland, OH
Daniel CrowleyPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Triumph Group , Inc.
Berwyn , PA
Tom VecchiollaPresident & CEO
ST EngineeringNorth America, Inc.
Alexandria , VA
KenGuss
ChiefExecutive Officer
Vantage Associates, Inc.
Santa Fe Springs, CA
Tony EspinozaPresident & CEO
Synergetic Technologies GroupLa Verne, CA
Kathleen BoyleChairman & CEO
VerifyIrvine, CA
Alan PellegriniChiefExecutiveOfficerThales USA, Inc.
Arlington, VA
Luke Fox
Chief Executive Officer
Whitefox Defense Technologies Inc.San Luis Obispo, CA
Robert Sprole, IIIPresident& ChiefExecutive OfficerTherm , Inc.
Ithaca, NY
Thomas Gendron
Chairman of the Board, CEO , andPresident
Woodward , Inc.Fort Collins, CO
MichaelMillerFounder & CEO
TIP TechnologiesMilwaukee, WI
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