A bill to include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes.

This bill expands the expedited environmental review and permitting process under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, commonly known as FAST-41, to include certain computer-related infrastructure projects. Specifically, the bill provides for the expedited review of infrastructure projects concerning semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, quantum information science and technology, data storage and data management, or cybersecurity.

[117th Congress Public Law 173]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-173
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting 
         program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other 
             purposes. <<NOTE: Aug. 16, 2022 -  [S. 3451]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT.

    Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
``semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-
performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, 
quantum information science and technology, data storage and data 
management, cybersecurity,'' after ``manufacturing,''.

    Approved August 16, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3451:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Jan. 10, considered and passed Senate.
            July 28, 29, considered and passed House.

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