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HR 3447 Cleared committee

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to set standards that make advanced computer chips carry location-verification and other security features before they are exported, reexported, or transferred within a foreign country.

Official title: Chip Security Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 15-MAY-2025
Referred 15-MAY-2025
Approved by committee 26-MAR-2026
Key points
  • Requires the Secretary of Commerce, within 180 days of enactment, to require covered advanced integrated circuits and computers to include location-verification mechanisms before export, reexport, or in-country transfer.
  • Requires licensed exporters to report promptly to the Under Secretary of Industry and Security if a product is found in an unapproved location, diverted to another user, or tampered with.
  • Requires a one-year assessment of additional security mechanisms, with a report to the Senate Banking and House Foreign Affairs committees, and implementation within two years of the assessment's completion if mechanisms are found appropriate.
  • Authorizes the Secretary to verify the ownership and location of exported products and to keep a record of each product's location and end user.
  • Requires annual assessments and reports for three years, beginning two years after enactment, on new security mechanisms and on whether export rules could be loosened for products that use them.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in House, 15-MAY-2025).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Sponsor Bill Huizenga (R-MI) Cosponsors · 43
■ 25 R■ 18 D