H.R. 3447 · In committee · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Chip Security Act

What it does

Requires covered advanced computing chips to incorporate location-verification security mechanisms before export, reexport, or in-country transfer to a foreign country.
Mandates licensees under export law to report to Commerce if they learn that exported chips have been diverted from intended location or tampered with.
Directs Commerce to assess whether additional chip security mechanisms are needed and report findings to Congress within two years.
Grants Commerce authority to verify ownership and location of exported chips and take enforcement action against diversion or tampering.

Official summary

Chip Security Act This bill requires covered integrated circuit products (e.g., advanced computing chips) to incorporate certain security mechanisms. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Commerce to require any covered integrated circuit product to have chip security mechanisms that implement location verification before the product is exported, reexported, or in-country transferred to or in a foreign country. Commerce must require any person that has received a license or other authorization under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to export, reexport, or in-country transfer a covered product to promptly report to Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security if the person obtains credible information that the product has been diverted away from its intended location or has been subjected to tampering. Additionally, Commerce must conduct an assessment and report to Congress on whether additional chip security mechanisms should be adopted. If Commerce determines additional security measures are necessary, then Commerce must require any covered product to include the secondary chip security mechanisms before the product is exported, reexported, or in-country…

Latest action

Mar 26, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.

Committee: House Foreign Affairs