S1705-119

In Committee

Chip Security Act

119th Congress Introduced May 8, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— technology developed in the United States should serve as the foundation for the global ecosystem, expands a appropriation, trade restriction, definition change provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Requirements for security mechanisms for export of integrated circuit products Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. It relies on trade restrictions, appropriations, compliance mandates, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Defense and Finance.

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

  • Expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— technology developed in the United States should serve as the foundation for the global ecosystem...
  • Expands a appropriation, trade restriction, definition change provision: 3.
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Requirements for security mechanisms for export of integrated circuit products Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— technology developed in the United States should serve as the foundation for the global ecosystem, expands a appropriation, trade restriction, definition change provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Requirements for security mechanisms for export of integrated circuit products Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— technology developed in the United States should serve as the foundation for the global ecosystem, expands a appropriation, trade restriction, definition change provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Requirements for security mechanisms for export of integrated circuit products Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Policy Domains

Defense Finance

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 8, 2025

Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

May 8, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …

May 8, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Finance
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"chip security mechanism" §id28738a829cf8442393f593834582be2a

a software-, firmware-, or hardware-enabled security mechanism or a physical security mechanism. The term covered integrated circuit product means— an integrated circuit classified under Export Control Classification Number 3A090 or 3A001.z

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