SCALE Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Semiconductor Controls Adjusted to Limit Exports Act or the SCALE Act, adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 2. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to— lead in global diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) hardware and software; shape international, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Export promotion and control policy. It relies on trade restrictions, appropriations, reporting requirements, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Defense and Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Semiconductor Controls Adjusted to Limit Exports Act or the SCALE Act.
- Adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 2. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to— lead in global diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) hardware and software; shape international...
- Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Export promotion and control policy.
- Reduces a trade restriction provision: 4. Rules of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to direct the Secretary to— decontrol or reduce export control thresholds based on assessment findings; or approve...
- Expands a appropriation, trade restriction, definition change provision: 5.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Semiconductor Controls Adjusted to Limit Exports Act or the SCALE Act, adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 2. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to— lead in global diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) hardware and software; shape international, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Export promotion and control policy.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Transportation
Primary Purpose
The bill adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Semiconductor Controls Adjusted to Limit Exports Act or the SCALE Act, adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 2. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to— lead in global diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) hardware and software; shape international, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Export promotion and control policy.
Policy Domains
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition …
Introduced in House
Mr. Moolenaar introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Director of National Intelligence. The term entity of concern means any entity— organized under the laws of any country of concern
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