Chip Security Act
Sponsored By: Senator Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced
Summary
Requires covered integrated circuits destined for export, reexport, or in-country transfer to include built-in chip security and location verification. The bill would set firm deadlines for initial location checks, require licensees to report diversion or tampering, and create a phased program to add stronger secondary protections and enforcement tied to export controls.
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- Exporters and licensees: Within 180 days they would need to outfit covered integrated circuit products with location-verification mechanisms and report to the Commerce Department if a product is diverted, tampered with, or found in a different location than the license states.
- Allies and national security partners: The bill aims to let the United States safely supply advanced chips to allies and partners and could allow larger or more flexible shipments when devices meet the security requirements.
- Implementation and oversight: Commerce, working with the Department of Defense, would assess secondary mechanisms within one year, implement them within two years if appropriate, and run annual assessments starting two years after enactment for three years to guide export-control changes.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Assessment for extra chip security
If enacted, the Commerce Secretary (with Defense) would finish an assessment within one year of enactment on additional chip security methods. The assessment must study tamper prevention, workload verification, costs, benefits, and vulnerabilities, and send Congress an unclassified report with an optional classified annex. If the Secretary finds extra measures appropriate, covered chips could be required to add those secondary mechanisms within two years after the assessment. The Secretary would also do yearly reviews starting two years after enactment for three years to decide on adding or replacing these secondary requirements.
New export rules for chip makers
If enacted, covered chips would need built-in location verification within 180 days before export, reexport, or in-country transfer. The Secretary of Commerce could verify and keep records of where exported chips are and who has them. People with export licenses would have to report quickly if a chip is in a different place, was diverted, or was tampered with. The bill would define which chips and security measures are covered and would tie these rules to existing export-control definitions.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
AR • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 6/16/2025
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 10/30/2025
Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
PA • R
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
MO • R
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
ND • R
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 4/27/2026
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
AL • R
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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