SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION for SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal expenditures on semiconductor R&D, semiconductor manufacturing incentives, basic research and education (Appropriations for Dept ofCommerce, NSF, NIST, DARPA, Dept of Defense, Dept of Energy), as authorized by CHIPS & Science Act (P.L. 117-167).

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Immigration IMM

Visa Policy & Procedures, Visas for Highly Skilled Immigrants & Foreign Graduates of U.S. Universities; Executive action on high skilled immigration; including proposed rules on fees.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export Control Reform Act (P.L. 115-232) implementation, potential controls on emerging and foundational technologies, matters related to Commerce Department Entity list and export licenses,White House supply chain report under (EO 14017) and expansion of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA); Semiconductor supply chain rebalancing.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Defense DEF

Export control reform initiatives, cybersecurity, industrial base policy, National Semiconductor Technology Center, DARPA Microelectronics Commons, Trusted and Assured Microelectronics Program, sect. DOD appropriations, DARPA ERI Program. Inquiry on the semiconductor supply chain. Issues related to U.S trade, national security, and semiconductor supply chain resiliency in relation to Taiwan.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-260)), PFAS legislative and regulatory policy. Sale of Federal Helium System and resiliency of the helium supply chain. Permitting reform, including NEPA process.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Science/Technology SCI

Science Research Funding, NIST Funding, Funding for Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs, NSF funding, research and funding related to Trusted and Assured Microelectronics, STEM Education Initiatives as authorized by CHIPS & Science Act (P.L. 117-167).

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Telecommunications TEC

Americas Supply Chains Executive Order 14017, ICTS Supply Chain Executive Order 13873. Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

American Innovation and Jobs Act (S. 866); American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act H.R. 2673. Policy issues related to Treasury proposed regulations on 48D of the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); tax policy issues related to incentivizing research and development and semiconductor design activities

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2673 (118th), S. 866 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Technical education and work-based learning opportunities, opportunity and equity in STEM and innovation, expansion of access to Pell Grants. Funding for workforce development as authorized by the CHIPS & Science Act (P.L. 117-167).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES