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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to tax treatment and competitiveness in semiconductor design, including those in P.L. 115-97 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and H.R. 802 the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research Act of 2025 (the STAR Act).

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 802 (119th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to international trade rules; U.S.-China relations; tariffs, including Sec. 232 and IEEPA; outbound investment, including the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60); export controls, including amendments to Export Administration Regulations(EAR) and implementation of P.L. 115-232 Export Control Reform Act (integrated circuits (ICs) specific provisions), H.R. 2683/S.3519 Remote Security Access Act, H.R. 3447/S.1705 Chip Security Act, H.R.8170 MATCH Act, H.R.5853, H.R.4920 BIS IT Modernization Act, and corresponding provisions and amendments in H.R. 8800/S.4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (S. 4784 and H.R. 8800).

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2683 (119th), S. 1705 (119th), H.R. 8170 (119th), H.R. 4920 (119th), H.R. 3447 (119th), S. 3519 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th), H.R. 5853 (119th), S. 4784 (119th)

Defense DEF

Issues related to semiconductor and software fields including utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60) and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (S. 4784 and H.R. 8800).

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 4784 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to R&D in semiconductor and software fields, including implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act (Public Law 117-167), H.R. 8462/S. 3597 the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, and utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools to support emerging technologies - fusion, nuclear energy, and quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Genesis Mission.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Bills named: S. 3597 (119th), H.R. 8462 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the value of engineering simulation software in government appropriations, including H.R. 8845 and the Senate version, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 and H.R. 9495, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 9495 (119th), H.R. 8845 (119th)

Aerospace AER

Issues related to use of engineering simulation software in space applications.

Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE