[PDF] Chip Security Act - Bill Huizenga

(Original Signature of Member)

119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

H. R. \_\_

To require the Secretary of Commerce to issue standards with
respect to chip security mechanisms for integrated circuit
products, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. HUIZENGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

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A BILL

To require the Secretary of Commerce to issue standards with
respect to chip security mechanisms for integrated circuit
products, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Chip Security Actd

It is the sense of Congress that—

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(1) technology developed in the United States should serve
as the foundation for the global ecosystem of artificial intelligence to advance the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States and allies and partners of the United States;

(2) the United States can foster goodwill, strengthen
relationships, and support innovative research around the world by providing allies and partners of the United States with advanced computing capabilities;

(3) advanced integrated circuits and computing hardware
that is exported from the United States must be protected from diversion, theft, and other unauthorized use or exploitation in order to bolster the competitiveness of the United States and protect the national security of the United States;

(4) implementing chip security mechanisms will improve
compliance with the export control laws of the United States, assist allies and partners with guarding computing hardware, and enhance protections from bad actors looking to access, divert, or tamper with advanced integrated circuits and computing hardware; and

(5) implementing chip security mechanisms may help with
the detection of smuggling or exploitation of advanced integrated circuits and computing hardware, thereby allowing for increased flexibility in export controls and opening the door for more international partners to receive streamlined and larger shipments of advanced computing hardware.

**SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.**

## In this Act:

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate; and

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(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.

(2) CHIP SECURITY MECHANISM.—The term “chip
security mechanism” means a software-, firmware-, or hardware-enabled security mechanism or a physical security mechanism.

(3) COVERED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PRODUCT.—
The term “covered integrated circuit product” means—

(A) an integrated circuit classified under Export Control
Classification Number 3A090 or 3A001.z;

(B) a computer or other product classified under Export
Control Classification Number 4A090 or 4A003.z; or

(C) an integrated circuit or computer or a product
containing an integrated circuit or computer that is classified under an Export Control Classification Number that is 

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