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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 6879 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6879
To prohibit sales of the most advanced artificial intelligence chips to
countries of concern and facilitate the safe and efficient transfer of
chips to approved United States persons abroad.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 18, 2025
Mr. Meeks (for himself, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms.
Titus, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Dean of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Amo, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Olszewski, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Sherman) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To prohibit sales of the most advanced artificial intelligence chips to
countries of concern and facilitate the safe and efficient transfer of
chips to approved United States persons abroad.
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 ``Restoring Export and Security Trade
Restrictions for Integrated Circuit Technologies Act'' or the
``RESTRICT Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS TO
COUNTRIES OF CONCERN.
(a) In General.--Part I of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018
(50 U.S.C. 4811 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1758 the
following:
``SEC. 1758A. CONTROL OF EXPORTS OF ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Advanced integrated circuit or product.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
term `advanced integrated circuit' means an integrated
circuit, computer, or other product containing such a
circuit--
``(i) classified under Export Control
Classification Number 3A090 or 4A090 or a `.z'
Export Control Classification Number on January
1, 2025; or
``(ii) that is functionally equivalent or
substantially similar to a circuit, computer,
or product described in clause (i); and
``(iii) that is designed or marketed for
data centers.
``(B) Authority to update definition.--Beginning 24
months after the date of the enactment of this section,
to keep pace with technological advancements in
computing, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry
and Security may revise the definition of `advanced
integrated circuit' through notice in the Federal
Register, so long as--
``(i) the revision poses no adverse impact
on the national security of the United States;
and
``(ii) the Under Secretary has consulted
with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate on the proposed change to the definition
at least 30 days prior to making the change.
``(2) Commerce control list.--The term `Commerce Control
List' means the list set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774
of the Export Administration Regulations.
``(3) Country of concern.--The term `country of concern'
means--
``(A) a country listed in Country Group D:5 in
Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the Export
Administration Regulations on January 1, 2025;
``(B) the Macau Special Administrative Region of
the People's Republic of China; or
``(C) the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
of the People's Republic of China.
``(4) Covered country.--The term `covered country' means a
country listed in Country Group D in Supplement No. 1 to part
740 of the Export Administration Regulations on January 1,
2025.
``(5) Approved united states person.--The term `approved
United States person' means any United States person designated
as an approved United States person pursuant to the regulations
outlined in subsection (d)(2).
``(b) License Requirement.--The Under Secretary of Commerce for
Industry and Security shall require a license for the export, reexport,
or in-country transfer of an advanced integrated circuit or product to
a covered country.
``(c) License Policy for Countries of Concern.--The Under Secretary
of Commerce for Industry and Security shall deny a license for the
export, reexport, or in-country transfer of an advanced integrated
circuit or product to an entity that is primarily located or
headquartered in, or the ultimate parent company of which is
headquartered in, a country of concern.
``(d) Exemption From Certain License Requirement for Approved
United States Persons.--
``(1) In general.--The license requirement under subsection
(b) shall not apply to the export, reexport, or in-country
transfer of an advanced integrated circuit or product if the
advanced integrated circuit or product--
``(A) is destined for a country that is not a
country of concern; and
``(B) remains under the ownership and control of an
approved United States person.
``(2) Implementation.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Industry and Security shall prescribe
regulations--
``(A) establishing clear standards and requirements
a United States person is mandated to meet to obtain a
designation as an approved United States person, which
shall include--
``(i) a requirement that not more than 10
percent of the ultimate beneficial ownership of
the United States person may be held, directly
or indirectly, by any entity that primarily
resides or is domiciled in a country of
concern;
``(ii) physical security, cybersecurity,
remote access security, and other measures
designed to prevent the misuse, illicit access,
illicit transfer, or diversion of advanced
integrated circuits and products;
``(iii) robust know your customer
standards; and
``(iv) annual audit or attestation
requirements to ensure compliance with clauses
(i), (ii), and (iii); and
``(B) describing the process by which the Under
Secretary shall approve such a designation.
``(e) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is
five years after the date of the enactment of this section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--The John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 is amended--
(1) in the table of contents in section 2(b), by inserting
after the item relating to section 1758 the following:
``Sec. 1758A. Control of exports of advanced integrated circuits.'';
and
(2) in the table of contents for title XVII of division A,
by inserting after the item relating to section 1758 the
following:
``Sec. 1758A. Control of exports of advanced integrated circuits.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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