119-hr5022

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5022 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5022

To require congressional approval for the export of advanced artificial 
intelligence semiconductors to the People's Republic of China, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 August 22, 2025

 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Bera, and Ms. Tokuda) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
 Affairs

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 A BILL

To require congressional approval for the export of advanced artificial 
intelligence semiconductors to the People's Republic of China, and for 
 other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``No Advanced Chips for the CCP Act of 
2025.''

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL REQUIREMENT FOR ADVANCED AI CHIP EXPORTS 
 TO CHINA.

    (a) In General.--No person may export, reexport, or transfer an 
advanced AI semiconductor to the People's Republic of China unless--

    (1) the Secretary of Commerce has approved such export, 
 reexport, or transfer pursuant to subsection

    (b) ; and

    (2) Congress has enacted a joint resolution approving such 
 export, reexport, or transfer pursuant to subsection
            (c) .

    (b) Executive Branch Approval Process.--

    (1) Interagency review.--Before approving any export, 
 reexport, or transfer under subsection

    (a)

    (1) , the Secretary of 
 Commerce shall conduct an interagency review involving the 
 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
 State, and the Director of National Intelligence in 
 coordination with the appropriate elements of the intelligence 
 community (as such term is defined in 

section 3 of the National 
 Security Act of 1947).

    (2) Factors for consideration.--In conducting the review 
 under paragraph

    (1) , the Secretaries shall consider--
        (A) the potential impact on United States national 
 security;
        (B) the potential impact on United States 
 technological leadership;
            (C) the risk of enabling military applications by 
 the People's Republic of China;
            (D) the risk of enabling the perpetration of human 
 rights abuses in the People's Republic of China;
        (E) the availability of comparable technology at a 
 comparable volume from other sources; and
        (F) the economic impact on United States companies 
 and workers.

    (3) Determination.--The Secretary of Commerce may approve 
 an export, reexport, or transfer under this subsection only if 
 the Secretary determines, in coordination with the other 
 Secretaries described in paragraph

    (1) , that such action is in 
 the national security and foreign policy interests of the 
 United States.
            (c) Congressional Approval Process.--

    (1) Submission to congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
 making a determination under subsection

    (b)

    (3) , the Secretary 
 of Commerce shall submit to Congress a report describing--
        (A) the specific advanced AI semiconductor that is 
 the subject of the determination;
        (B) the intended recipient in the People's Republic 
 of China of such semiconductor;
            (C) the intended use of such semiconductor;
            (D) the analysis conducted under subsection

    (b)

    (2) ; 
 and
        (E) the basis for the determination under 
 subsection

    (b)

    (3) .

    (2) Joint resolution required.--An export, reexport, or 
 transfer may proceed under subsection

    (a) only if Congress 
 enacts a joint resolution specifically approving such action.
            (d) Exceptions.--The requirements of this section shall not apply 
to--

    (1) exports, reexports, or transfers for humanitarian 
 purposes, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce;

    (2) exports, reexports, or transfers necessary for the 
 operation of United States diplomatic or consular facilities in 
 the People's Republic of China; or

    (3) exports, reexports, or transfers of advanced AI 
 semiconductors that were lawfully exported to the People's 
 Republic of China before the effective date of this Act and are 
 being returned for repair or replacement.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) The term ``advanced AI semiconductor'' means a 
 semiconductor that exceeds any of the following thresholds:
        (A) A total processing performance of 2,400 or a 
 performance density of 1.6 or more.
        (B) A DRAM bandwidth exceeding 4,100 GB/s.
            (C) An interconnect bandwidth exceeding 1,100 GB/s.
            (D) A sum of DRAM bandwidth and interconnect 
 bandwidth exceeding 5,100 GB/s.

    (2) The term ``People's Republic of China'' means--
        (A) the territory of the People's Republic of 
 China, including Hong Kong and Macau; or
        (B) any entity that is owned or controlled by, or 
 acting on behalf of, the Government of the People's 
 Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party.

    (3) The term ``person'' means any individual, corporation, 
 partnership, association, or other legal entity, wherever 
 located.

SEC. 4. SUNSET.

 This Act shall cease to be effective beginning on the date that is 
three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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