In early February, the US House of Representatives passed, by a voice vote of 222-210, the American Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022. While under consideration, the majority of the attention focused on the bill’s language to counter anti-competitive actions taken by the People’s Republic of China. There are provisions of this legislation that seek to enhance and support domestic manufacturing with an emphasis on establishment of a strong knowledge base to help the US government make smart and responsible policy …