[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5289 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5289
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit reports on strategies
regarding the manufacturing of, and research relating to,
semiconductors and other similar technologies, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 2025
Mr. Vindman (for himself and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition
to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and
Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit reports on strategies
regarding the manufacturing of, and research relating to,
semiconductors and other similar technologies, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Semiconductor Sovereignty Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON STRATEGIES REGARDING THE MANUFACTURING OF, AND
RESEARCH RELATING TO, SEMICONDUCTORS AND OTHER SIMILAR
TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) Initial Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 240 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting
through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and
Security, shall carry out the following:
(A) To the extent practicable, identify the
following:
(i) The critical and foundational inputs
for semiconductors and other similar
technologies, including the following:
(I) Tools for the manufacturing of,
and research relating to, such
semiconductors and technologies,
including the following:
(aa) Equipment for
photolithography, including
photomasks.
(bb) Software.
(II) The processes for such
manufacturing and research, including
the following:
(aa) Designing.
(bb) Packaging.
(III) The minerals, gases, and
other chemical substances utilized in
such manufacturing and research.
(IV) The supply chains for such
minerals, gases, and substances.
(ii) The trends with respect to the
following:
(I) The offshoring of such
manufacturing and research from January
1, 1990, to such date of enactment.
(II) Any reshoring of such
offshored manufacturing and research.
(III) Partnerships between domestic
entities and foreign entities for such
inputs.
(IV) Investments by such entities
for the domestic manufacturing of, and
research relating to, such
semiconductors and technologies.
(iii) Each location to which such
manufacturing and research is being offshored.
(iv) The bottlenecks with respect to the
following:
(I) Such manufacturing and
research.
(II) The international trade of
such semiconductors and technologies.
(v) The role of foreign nationals who
receive in the United States an education or
work experience in the manufacturing of, and
research relating to, such semiconductors and
technologies, and subsequently work for foreign
entities, including adversaries of the United
States, in fields relating to such
semiconductors and technologies.
(vi) The role of private sector officials
and public sector officials who are American
and work for such foreign entities.
(vii) The domestic assets, including
intellectual property, for such manufacturing
and research that such foreign entities have
acquired, including by means of a bankruptcy.
(viii) The domestic entities and foreign
entities that have received funding or other
incentives from the Federal Government,
including by means of the CHIPS Act of 2022
(division A of Public Law 117-167), for the
domestic manufacturing of, and research
relating to, such semiconductors and
technologies and, subsequent to such receipt,
have engaged in the offshoring of such
manufacturing and research.
(B) Based upon such identifications, determine the
trends in such offshore manufacturing and research from
such date of enactment to a date that is not earlier
than 30 years after such date of enactment.
(C) Conduct an assessment of the implications to or
on, as the case may be, the following as a result of
such offshore manufacturing and research:
(i) The national economy.
(ii) National security.
(iii) The supply chains of the United
States for such semiconductors and
technologies.
(iv) Allies and partners of the United
States.
(v) Adversaries of the United States,
including the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the
People's Republic of China, and the Russian
Federation, and the proxies of such
adversaries.
(vi) Geopolitically vulnerable markets,
including Taiwan.
(D) Based upon such determination and assessments,
identify and, as appropriate, recommend strategies for
the following:
(i) Disincentivizing such offshore
manufacturing and research.
(ii) Increasing, including by means of tax
incentives, subsidies, and the attraction and
retention of foreign human capital, the
domestic manufacturing of, and research
relating to, such semiconductors and
technologies.
(iii) Strengthening the long-term
competitiveness of the United States with
respect to such semiconductors and technologies
as a result of so increasing such domestic
manufacturing and research.
(iv) Strengthening governmental oversight
of acquisitions described in subparagraph
(A)(vii).
(v) Reducing the incidence of such
acquisitions.
(E) Submit to Congress and publish in the Federal
Register a report that includes information relating to
the following:
(i) The determination made pursuant to
subparagraph (B).
(ii) The assessments conducted pursuant to
subparagraph (C).
(iii) Each strategy identified pursuant to
subparagraph (D).
(iv) Each strategy recommended pursuant to
such subparagraph and, for each such strategy,
recommendations on policy to implement such
strategy.
(2) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Commerce may not include
in the report under paragraph (1) personally identifiable
information of the foreign nationals described in subparagraph
(A)(v) of such paragraph or the officials described in
subparagraph (A)(vi) of such paragraph.
(b) Subsequent Reports.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the report
under subsection (a) is submitted and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Industry and Security, shall determine whether the
strategies submitted in such report are outdated.
(2) Updated strategies.--If the Secretary of Commerce,
pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3), as the case may be, makes a
determination in the affirmative pursuant to either of such
paragraphs, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and publish
in the Federal Register a report that includes information
relating to updated strategies.
(3) Further determinations.--If a report is submitted
pursuant to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Commerce, not later
than one year after such submission and annually thereafter,
shall make a determination described in paragraph (1).
(c) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of
Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry
and Security, shall consult with the heads of other Federal agencies
and departments, as appropriate.
(d) Foreign Entity Defined.--In this section, the term ``foreign
entity'' means a corporation, partnership, or other entity that
satisfies any of the following requirements:
(1) Is organized under the laws of a foreign country.
(2) Has a principal place of business located outside of
the United States.
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