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Chip Security Act
Technology companies will be required to build location-tracking and security features into advanced computer chips and artificial intelligence hardware before exporting them to foreign countries. Exporters must promptly report to the Department of Commerce if any covered chips are moved to unapproved locations, transferred to unauthorized users, or tampered with. Federal regulators will also maintain a registry tracking the location and end-users of exported chips and will study future requirements for anti-tamper safeguards and remote shutdown capabilities.
People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill applies specifically to entities that manufacture, export, reexport, or transfer covered advanced integrated circuit products and hold export licenses under the Export Control Reform Act.
Fiscal magnitude—CBO cost estimate published (H.R. 3447, Chip Security Act, 2026-05-01); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
Reach52provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Regulation (cross-sector)+35Trade & tariffs−35AI & emerging tech+35
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it burdens
- Exporters and manufacturers of advanced computing chipsMust equip covered advanced integrated circuits and computing hardware with location verification mechanisms and potential secondary security features before export, report any unauthorized diversion or tampering to Commerce, and provide end-user and location data to maintain federal tracking records (Sec. 4(a)(1), Sec. 4(a)(2), Sec. 4(b)(3), and Sec. 4(c)(3)).
- Department of CommerceRequired to mandate location tracking on covered chips within 180 days, conduct assessments on secondary security features and new technologies, maintain a tracking record of exported chips and end-users, verify product ownership and locations, and submit implementation plans and annual reports to Congress (Sec. 4(a)–(d)).