Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act

The Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act was introduced in 2025 as part of the 119th Congress’s first session. The bill aims to require SelectUSA to coordinate with state-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production.

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119 TH CONGRESS
1 ST S ESSION
S. 97
AN ACT
To require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic
development organizations to increase foreign direct in-
vestment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and
production.

The bill may be cited as the ‘Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act’.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Semicon-
ductorsupply chains Act’’.

The SelectUSA program of the Department of Commerce established by Executive Order 13577 (76 Fed. Reg. 35715).

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In this Act, the term ‘‘SelectUSA’’ means the

the SelectUSA program of the Department of Commerce established by Executive Order 13577 (76 Fed. Reg. 35715).

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Congress makes the following findings:

(1) Semiconductors underpin the United States and global economies, including manufacturing sectors.

Semiconductors are also essential to the national security of the United States.
A shortage of semiconductors, brought about by the COVID–19 pandemic and other complex factors impacting the overall supply chain, has threatened the economic recovery of the United States and industries that employ millions of United States citizens.

(3) Addressing current challenges and building resilience against future risks requires ensuring a secure and stable supply chain for semiconductors that will support the economic and national security needs of the United States and its allies.

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COORDINATION WITH STATE-LEVEL ECONOMIC DE-VELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

The Executive Director of SelectUSA shall solicit comments from State-level economic development organizations—

(1) to review — what efforts the Federal Government can take to support increased foreign direct investment in any segment of semiconductor-related production;
(2) what barriers to such investment may exist and how to amplify State efforts to attract such investment;
(3) public opportunities those organizations have identified to attract foreign direct investment to help increase investment described in subparagraph (A);
(4) resource gaps or other challenges that prevent those organizations from increasing such investment;

(2) to develop recommendations for — how SelectUSA can increase such investment independently or through partnership with those organizations;

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REPORT ON INCREASING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN SEMICONDUCTOR-

RELATED MANU-FACTURING AND PRODUCTION.

The Executive Director of SelectUSA, in coordination with the Federal Interagency Investment Working Group established by Executive Order 13577 (76 Fed. Reg. 35,715; relating to establishment of the SelectUSA Initiative), shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes—

(1) a review of the comments SelectUSA received from State-level economic development organizations under section 4;
(2) a description of activities SelectUSA is engaged in to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production;
(3) an assessment of strategies SelectUSA may implement to achieve an increase in such investment

and to help secure the United States supply chain for semiconductors, including by — working with other relevant Federal agencies; and

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NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this Act. The Executive Director of SelectUSA shall carry out this Act using amounts otherwise available to the Executive Director for such purposes.