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MATCH Act
This bill cuts off targeted factories in countries of concern, such as China and Russia, from purchasing advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment or receiving maintenance services on their machines. It directs U.S. officials to push allied nations that make chip tools to adopt matching export bans within 150 days. If an allied country does not match these rules, the U.S. will use its trade authority to directly block foreign companies from exporting or servicing chip tools that contain American software or components.
People affected—not determinable from the text provided; the bill regulates commercial entities, foreign facilities, and trade transactions rather than specifying an individual population count.
Fiscal magnitude—no CBO estimate published
Reach60provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Aid & alliances+25Trade & tariffs−55
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it burdens
- U.S. semiconductor equipment manufacturers and service providersRequires them to comply with comprehensive countrywide export restrictions and licensing policies of denial when exporting covered chipmaking equipment, components, or providing remote/in-person servicing to covered facilities in countries of concern under Sec. 3(c)(1) and Sec. 3(i)(6), (11).
- Semiconductor equipment suppliers in allied nationsFaces extended U.S. export controls, jurisdictional claims, and restrictions on exporting or servicing semiconductor equipment to covered facilities if their home countries do not adopt matching export control regimes under Sec. 3(c)(3).
- Covered federal agencies (Departments of Commerce and State)Mandates that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security and the Secretary of State (with DoD and DoE) conduct annual reviews of chokepoint equipment, engage in diplomatic negotiations, enforce export regulations within 150 days, and deliver periodic briefings and reports to Congress under Sec. 3(a)–(e).
Who opposes it
- Advanced semiconductor fabrication facilities in countries of concernDirectly cuts off their access to advanced semiconductor manufacturing tools, essential components, and equipment servicing from both the U.S. and allied supplier nations under Sec. 3(c)(1), Sec. 3(c)(3), and Sec. 3(i)(8).