House Lawmakers Introduce Chip Security Act to Address Smuggling of AI Chips to China

‘For too long, the Chinese Communist Party has exploited weaknesses in our export control enforcement system,’ Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) said.

Semiconductor chips on a circuit board of a computer, in this illustration picture taken on Feb. 25, 2022. Florence Lo/Reuters

Bipartisan House lawmakers on May 15 introduced a bill aimed at preventing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from accessing advanced U.S. semiconductor chips.

The United States has put export controls on advanced chips since 2022, intending to cut off the CCP’s access to cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) technology, that would advance its military. But they have not had the intended effect because of smuggling, loopholes, and technological developments, according to the eight lawmakers introducing the Chip Security Act.