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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1745

To repeal certain provisions of the CHIPS Act of 2022 and the Research 
 and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, to limit Federal 
 mandates imposed on entities seeking Federal funds, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 13, 2025

 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Ricketts) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
 on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To repeal certain provisions of the CHIPS Act of 2022 and the Research 
 and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, to limit Federal 
 mandates imposed on entities seeking Federal funds, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) In General.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dismantling 
Ideological Policies for Semiconductors and Science Act''.

    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Sense of Congress.
 TITLE I--REPEALS AND MODIFICATIONS

Sec. 101. Repeal of certain requirements relating to opportunity and 
 inclusion.

Sec. 102. Repeal of redundant scientific collaboration programs.

Sec. 103. Repeal of requirements relating to educational outreach and 
 support for underrepresented communities.

Sec. 104. Repeal of requirement to recruit STEM educators that advance 
 DEI for National STEM Teacher Corps.

Sec. 105. Repeal of diversity requirements for participation in 
 national network for microelectronics 
 education.

Sec. 106. Repeal of diversity considerations in STEM research capacity 
 program.

Sec. 107. Repeal of diversity in technology research program.

Sec. 108. Repeal of NSF Chief Diversity Officer position.

Sec. 109. Repeal of program to award funds for research to support DEI 
 in STEM.

Sec. 110. Repeal of DEI activities in higher education.

Sec. 111. Modification of outreach requirement for the Entrepreneurial 
 Fellowship Program.

Sec. 112. Amendment of requirements for NSF scholarships and 
 fellowships.

Sec. 113. Repeal of review of Federal research awards to remove or 
 reduce cultural and institutional barriers.

Sec. 114. Repeal of data collection on demographics of faculty.

Sec. 115. Repeal of DEI best practices in the academic and Federal STEM 
 workforce.

Sec. 116. Repeal of required report to Congress.

Sec. 117. Preservation of STEM achievements for historically Black 
 colleges or universities and Tribal 
 Colleges or Universities and removal of 
 race-based activities.

Sec. 118. Repeal of certain requirements for the Foundation for Energy 
 Security and Innovation.

Sec. 119. Repeal of clean energy technology university prize 
 competition.

Sec. 120. Repeal of cleaner, quieter airplanes initiative with 
 requirements for equity in sponsorship 
 outcomes.

Sec. 121. Modification of purpose of Office of STEM Engagement.

Sec. 122. Clerical amendments.
 TITLE II--LIMITING FEDERAL MANDATES

Sec. 201. Limitation on nonstatutory Federal mandates imposed on 
 entities seeking Federal funds.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

 It is the sense of Congress that--

    (1) the efforts of the Federal Government to support the 
 domestic semiconductor industry and increase our science, 
 technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this 
 Act as ``STEM'') workforce capacity is imperative for the 
 United States to remain technologically competitive;

    (2) such efforts should prioritize speed and leverage all 
 relevant STEM talent in the United States, without regard to 
 race, color, ethnicity, sex, or sexual orientation;

    (3) programs, initiatives, and other activities related to 
 diversity, equity, and inclusion (referred to in this Act as 
 ``DEI'') allow preferential treatment based on the 
 characteristics described in paragraph

    (2) ;

    (4) these activities are discriminatory and divisive, and 
 deviate away from the main objectives and priorities, actively 
 adding more bureaucracy and neglecting to provide equal 
 opportunity to all STEM workers and students; and

    (5) repealing or amending programs and requirements related 
 to DEI that were passed into law as part of the CHIPS Act of 
 2002 (division A of Public Law 117-167; 136 Stat. 1372) and the 
 Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 
 (division B of Public Law 117-167; 136 Stat. 1399) (commonly 
 known, collectively, as the ``CHIPS and Science Act'') will 
 restore the original intention.

 TITLE I--REPEALS AND MODIFICATIONS

SEC. 101. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OPPORTUNITY AND 
 INCLUSION.

 The CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117-167; 136 Stat. 
1372) is amended--

    (1) by striking 

section 104 (15 U.S.C. 4652 note); and

    (2) by redesignating sections 105, 106, and 107, as 
 sections 104, 105, and 106, respectively.

SEC. 102. REPEAL OF REDUNDANT SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Repeals.--

    (1) Department of energy research and innovation act.--
 

Section 312 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation 
 Act (42 U.S.C. 18650) is repealed.

    (2) Research and development. competition, and innovation 
 act.--

Section 10111 of the Research and Development, 
 Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117-
 167; 136 Stat. 1456) is repealed.

    (b) Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act.--The 
following sections of the Department of Energy Science Education 
Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381 et seq; Public Law 101-510) are 
repealed:

    (1) Section 3167A (42 U.S.C. 7381c-2).

    (2) Section 3167B (42 U.S.C. 7381c-3).

    (3) Section 3169 (42 U.S.C. 7381e).
            (c) Clerical Amendments.--

    (1) The table of contents in 

section 1

    (b) of the Department 
 of Energy Research and Innovation Act (Public Law 115-246; 132 
 Stat. 3130) is amended by striking the item relating to 

section 312.

    (2) The table of contents in 

section 2

    (b) of the National 
 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-
 510; 104 Stat. 1497; 136 Stat. 1459) is amended by striking the 
 items relating to sections 3167A, 3167B, and 3169.

SEC. 103. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND 
 SUPPORT FOR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Repeal.--

Section 10241 of the Research and Development, 
Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117-167; 136 
Stat. 1486) is repealed.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--

Section 18 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-1) is amended to read as 
it read immediately before the enactment of the Research and 
Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 
117-167; 136 Stat. 1399).

SEC. 104. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO RECRUIT STEM EDUCATORS THAT ADVANCE 
 DEI FOR NATIONAL STEM TEACHER CORPS.

 

Section 10311
            (c) (6)
        (B) of the Research and Development, 
Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18991
            (c) (6)
        (B) ) is amended 
by striking ``applicants,'' and all that follows through the semicolon 
at the end and inserting ``applicants;''.

SEC. 105. REPEAL OF DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN 
 NATIONAL NETWORK FOR MICROELECTRONICS EDUCATION.

 

Section 10318

    (b) of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18997

    (b) ) is amended--

    (1) by striking paragraph

    (5) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (5) Partnerships.--The Director shall encourage the 
 submission of proposals that are led by or include partnerships 
 with historically Black colleges and universities, or Tribal 
 Colleges or Universities.'';

    (2) by striking paragraph

    (6) ; and

    (3) by redesignating paragraphs

    (7) and

    (8) as paragraphs

    (6) and

    (7) , respectively.

SEC. 106. REPEAL OF DIVERSITY CONSIDERATIONS IN STEM RESEARCH CAPACITY 
 PROGRAM.

 

Section 10325

    (b) of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19014

    (b) ) is amended--

    (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Diversity 
 and'';

    (2) by striking paragraphs

    (5) and

    (7) ; and

    (3) by redesignating paragraphs

    (6) and

    (8) as paragraphs

    (5) and

    (6) , respectively.

SEC. 107. REPEAL OF DIVERSITY IN TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM.

 

Section 10326 of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19015) is repealed.

SEC. 108. REPEAL OF NSF CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER POSITION.

 

Section 10327 of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19016) is repealed.

SEC. 109. REPEAL OF PROGRAM TO AWARD FUNDS FOR RESEARCH TO SUPPORT DEI 
 IN STEM.

 

Section 10328 of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19017) is repealed.

SEC. 110. REPEAL OF DEI ACTIVITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--

Section 10329 of the Research and Development, 
Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117-167; 136 
Stat. 1546) is repealed.

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--

Section 305 of the American Innovation 
and Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s-5) is amended--

    (1) by striking subsections

    (e) and

    (f) ; and

    (2) by redesignating subsections

    (g) and

    (h) as subsections

    (e) and

    (f) , respectively.

SEC. 111. MODIFICATION OF OUTREACH REQUIREMENT FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL 
 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

 Subsection
            (c) of 

section 10392 of the Research and Development, 
Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19112
            (c) ) is amended to read 
as follows:
 ``
            (c) Outreach.--The Director shall conduct program outreach to 
recruit fellowship applicants from all regions of the country.''.

SEC. 112. AMENDMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR NSF SCHOLARSHIPS AND 
 FELLOWSHIPS.

 

Section 10393 of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19113) is amended--

    (1) by striking subsection

    (b) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (b) Implementation.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Director may carry out subsection

    (a) by making awards--
 ``
        (A) directly to students; and
 ``
        (B) to institutions of higher education or 
 consortia of institutions of higher education, 
 including those institutions or consortia involved in 
 operating Regional Innovation Engines established under 
 

section 10388.
 ``

    (2) Addressing gaps.--The Director shall address current 
 and expected gaps in the availability or skills of the STEM 
 workforce and needs of the STEM workforce, including by 
 increasing educational capacity at institutions and 
 prioritizing awards to citizens or lawful permanent residents 
 of the United States and individuals that will grow the 
 domestic workforce. The Director may take steps to--
 ``
        (A) support traineeships or other relevant 
 programs at historically Black colleges or universities 
 and Tribal Colleges or Universities;
 ``
        (B) enable low-income populations to pursue 
 associate, undergraduate, or graduate degrees in STEM; 
 and
 ``
            (C) address geographic diversity in the STEM 
 workforce.'';

    (2) by striking subsection
            (c) ;

    (3) by redesignating subsections
            (d) through

    (g) as 
 subsections
            (c) through

    (f) , respectively; and

    (4) in subsection
            (d) , as so redesignated--
        (A) in paragraph

    (1)
            (C) 
            (ii) , by inserting ``and'' 
 after the semicolon in the end;
        (B) by striking paragraph

    (2) ;
            (C) by redesignating paragraph

    (3) as paragraph

    (2) ; and
            (D) in paragraph

    (2) , as so redesignated, by 
 striking ``paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) '' and inserting 
 ``paragraph

    (1) ''.

SEC. 113. REPEAL OF REVIEW OF FEDERAL RESEARCH AWARDS TO REMOVE OR 
 REDUCE CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS.

 

Section 10503 of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19153) is repealed.

SEC. 114. REPEAL OF DATA COLLECTION ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF FACULTY.

 

Section 10504 of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19154) is repealed.

SEC. 115. REPEAL OF DEI BEST PRACTICES IN THE ACADEMIC AND FEDERAL STEM 
 WORKFORCE.

 

Section 10505 of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19155) is repealed.

SEC. 116. REPEAL OF REQUIRED REPORT TO CONGRESS.

 

Section 10507 of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (Public Law 117-167; 136 Stat. 1613) is repealed.

SEC. 117. PRESERVATION OF STEM ACHIEVEMENTS FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK 
 COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES AND TRIBAL COLLEGES OR 
 UNIVERSITIES AND REMOVAL OF RACE-BASED ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title V of the Research and 
Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19181 et seq.) 
is amended--

    (1) in the subtitle heading, by striking ``MSI'' and 
 inserting ``HBCU and TCU'';

    (2) by striking ``HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs'' each place the 
 term appears and inserting ``HBCUs and TCUs'';

    (3) by striking ``HBCUs, TCUs, or MSIs'' each place the 
 term appears and inserting ``HBCUs or TCUs'';

    (4) in 

section 10524

    (f) --
        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``MSI 
 Centers'' and inserting ``Centers'';
        (B) by striking ``five MSI'' and inserting 
 ``five''; and
            (C) by striking ``and research training of 
 underrepresented minority students''; and

    (5) in 

section 10526--
        (A) by striking paragraph

    (3) ; and
        (B) by redesignating paragraph

    (4) as paragraph

    (3) .

    (b) Report on Coordination of Federal STEM Education.--

Section 101
            (d) (9) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 
U.S.C. 6621
            (d) (9) ) is amended by striking ``HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs'' 
each place the term appears and inserting ``HBCUs and TCUs''.

SEC. 118. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY 
 SECURITY AND INNOVATION.

 

Section 10691

    (b) of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19281

    (b) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (3)
        (B) --
        (A) in clause
            (v) , by adding ``and'' at the end 
 after the semicolon;
        (B) by striking clause
            (vi) ; and
            (C) by redesignating clause
            (vii) as clause
            (vi) ; 
 and

    (2) in paragraph

    (5)
            (D) --
        (A) in clause
            (iv) , by adding ``and'' at the end 
 after the semicolon;
        (B) by striking clause
            (v) ; and
            (C) by redesignating clause
            (vi) as clause
            (v) .

SEC. 119. REPEAL OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY PRIZE 
 COMPETITION.

    (a) In General.--

Section 10714 of the Research and Development, 
Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19302) is repealed.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--

Section 9007 of the Energy Act of 2020 
(42 U.S.C. 16391a) is amended in each of subsections

    (a) and

    (b) by 
striking ``10714,''.

SEC. 120. REPEAL OF CLEANER, QUIETER AIRPLANES INITIATIVE WITH 
 REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUITY IN SPONSORSHIP OUTCOMES.

    (a) In General.--

Section 40112 of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended--

    (1) by striking subsection

    (b) ; and

    (2) by redesignating subsections
            (c) through

    (g) as 
 subsections

    (b) through

    (f) , respectively.

    (b) Repeal of Related Technology Focus Areas, Implementation, and 
Annual Report.--

Section 10833 of the Research and Development, 
Competition, and Innovation Act (Public Law 117-167; 136 Stat. 1749) is 
repealed.

SEC. 121. MODIFICATION OF PURPOSE OF OFFICE OF STEM ENGAGEMENT.

 

Section 10851 of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (Public Law 117-167; 136 Stat. 1753) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b) , by striking ``, increasing 
 diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM,''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) (2) , by striking ``diverse'' and 
 inserting ``robust and capable''.

SEC. 122. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) General Table of Contents.--The table of contents in 

section 1 
of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other 
purposes'' (Public Law 117-167; 136 Stat. 1366) is amended--

    (1) in the items relating to division A--
        (A) by striking the item relating to 

section 104; 
 and
        (B) by redesignating the items relating to sections 
 105, 106, and 107 as relating to sections 104, 105, and 
 106 respectively; and

    (2) in the items relating to division B--
        (A) by striking the items relating to sections 
 10111, 10241, 10326, 10327, 10328, 10329, 10503, 10504, 
 10505, 10507, 10521, 10522, 10523, 10524, 10525, 10526, 
 10714, and 10833; and
        (B) in the item relating to subtitle C of title V, 
 by striking ``MSI'' and inserting ``HBCU and TCU''.

    (b) Table of Contents of Division B.--The table of contents in 

section 10000 of the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117-167; 136 Stat. 1399) is 
amended--

    (1) by striking the items relating to sections 10111, 
 10241, 10326, 10327, 10328, 10329, 10503, 10504, 10505, 10507, 
 10521, 10522, 10523, 10524, 10525, 10526, 10714, and 10833; and

    (2) in the item relating to subtitle C of title V, by 
 striking ``MSI'' and inserting ``HBCU and TCU''.

 TITLE II--LIMITING FEDERAL MANDATES

SEC. 201. LIMITATION ON NONSTATUTORY FEDERAL MANDATES IMPOSED ON 
 ENTITIES SEEKING FEDERAL FUNDS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section--

    (1) the term ``agency'' means an establishment in the 
 executive branch of the Federal Government; and

    (2) the term ``nonstatutory mandate'' means a requirement 
 that is not specified in Federal statute and is established by 
 an agency.

    (b) Limitation.--The head of an agency may not impose on an entity 
seeking Federal funding from the agency a nonstatutory mandate to have 
in effect any of the following policies:

    (1) Policies relating to prioritizing hiring, training, and 
 retaining employees comparable to policies established in 
 Executive Order 14035 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593; relating to 
 diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the Federal 
 workforce), as in effect on January 19, 2025.

    (2) Policies for a workforce plan or a commitment to 
 include plans to hire, train, and retain a diverse workforce, 
 including economically disadvantaged individuals.

    (3) Policies on the provision of childcare for children of 
 employees.

    (4) Policies on the provision of wraparound services for 
 the workforce, including adult care, transportation services, 
 housing assistance, and emergency cash assistance.

    (5) Policies on a community investment plan, including 
 affordable housing, housing vouchers, and transportation 
 services.

    (6) Policies on planning projects specifically designed to 
 minimize potentially adverse impacts on the environment and 
 local communities.

    (7) Policies on planning to mitigate climate change or 
 environmental justice concerns.

    (8) Policies on sustaining existing or establishing new 
 project labor agreements.

    (9) Policies on consultation with local labor 
 organizations.
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