[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8763 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8763

 To direct the Director of National Intelligence to award contracts or 
 grants, or enter into transactions other than contracts, to encourage 
    microelectronics research in support of artificial intelligence.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 2020

    Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself and Mr. Stewart) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on 
                              Intelligence

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Director of National Intelligence to award contracts or 
 grants, or enter into transactions other than contracts, to encourage 
    microelectronics research in support of artificial intelligence.

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

SECTION 1. SEEDLING INVESTMENT IN NEXT-GENERATION MICROELECTRONICS IN 
              SUPPORT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) developing faster, more energy efficient, and more 
        resilient computing is important to the future of the national 
        security of the United States and the leadership by the United 
        States in artificial intelligence; and
            (2) multidisciplinary teams co-designing microelectronics 
        for artificial intelligence will lead to unprecedented 
        capabilities that will help ensure that the United States 
        maintains its superiority in this worldwide competition for 
        economic and national security.
    (b) Awards for Research and Development.--The Director of National 
Intelligence, acting through the Director of the Intelligence Advanced 
Research Projects Activity, shall award contracts or grants, or enter 
into transactions other than contracts, to encourage microelectronics 
research.
    (c) Use of Funds.--The Director shall award contracts or grants to, 
or enter into transactions other than contracts with, entities under 
subsection (b) to carry out any of the following:
            (1) Advanced engineering and applied research into novel 
        computing models, materials, devices, architectures, or 
        algorithms to enable the advancement of artificial intelligence 
        and machine learning.
            (2) Research efforts to--
                    (A) overcome challenges with engineering and 
                applied research of microelectronics, including with 
                respect to the physical limits on transistors, 
                electrical interconnects, and memory elements; or
                    (B) promote long-term advancements in computing 
                technologies, including by fostering a unified and 
                multidisciplinary approach encompassing research and 
                development into algorithm design, computing 
                architectures, microelectronic devices and circuits, 
                and the chemistry and physics of new materials.
            (3) Any other activity the Director determines would 
        promote the development of microelectronics research.
    (d) Award Amounts.--In awarding contracts or grants, or entering 
into transactions other than contracts, under subsection (b), the 
Director may award not more than a total of $15,000,000.
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