[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10170 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10170

    To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the 
  marketplace for advanced memory technology, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 27, 2026

 Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Mr. Soto) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the 
  marketplace for advanced memory technology, 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 ``Memory Chip Competitiveness 
Assessment Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ADVANCED MEMORY TECHNOLOGY STUDY.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
marketplace for advanced memory technology.
    (b) Elements.--In conducting the study required by subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall assess the following:
            (1) The marketplace for advanced memory technology, 
        including factors relating to the following:
                    (A) Demand for advanced memory technology.
                    (B) Industries and products that use advanced 
                memory technology.
                    (C) Supply constraints associated with advanced 
                memory technology.
            (2) The impact of trends in such advanced memory technology 
        marketplace on the cost of end products for consumers and small 
        businesses in the United States.
            (3) Capital intensity, investment cycles, and technology 
        transition considerations for advanced memory technology.
            (4) The supply chain for advanced memory technology, 
        including an analysis of suppliers of advanced memory 
        technology that are not domiciled in a country of concern.
            (5) Any legal, regulatory, or policy barrier related to 
        limitations in the supply of advanced memory technology.
            (6) Any regulatory, legislative, or market solution to 
        increase supply in advanced memory technology without obtaining 
        a greater amount of such supply from a country of concern.
    (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall consult with the following:
            (1) The head of any relevant Federal agency.
            (2) Non-governmental stakeholders, including the following:
                    (A) Manufacturers of advanced memory technology.
                    (B) Manufacturers of semiconductor manufacturing 
                equipment and materials for advanced memory technology.
                    (C) Customers of advanced memory technology, 
                including internet service providers and manufacturers 
                of consumer electronics and motor vehicles.
    (d) Submission; Publication.--Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report on the study required by subsection (a); and
            (2) publish such report on a website of the Department of 
        Commerce.
    (e) Opportunity for Public Comment.--Before the Secretary submits 
the report as required by subsection (d)(1), the Secretary shall 
provide an opportunity for public comment with respect to such report.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Advanced memory technology.--The term ``advanced memory 
        technology'' means semiconductor memory products that--
                    (A) are manufactured using leading-edge process 
                technologies; and
                    (B) are primarily designed for high-performance, 
                high-bandwidth, or energy-efficient computing 
                applications, including--
                            (i) dynamic random-access memory at or 
                        below industry-leading nodes;
                            (ii) high-bandwidth memory and 3-
                        dimensional-stacked memory architectures;
                            (iii) 3-dimensional NAND that employ high-
                        layer-count architectures that exceed 200 
                        layers; and
                            (iv) memory solutions that enable systems 
                        relating to artificial intelligence, data 
                        centers, motor vehicle autonomy, and advanced 
                        communications, including DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR, 
                        and any other commercially significant memory 
                        technologies.
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate.
            (3) Country of concern.--The term ``country of concern'' 
        has the same meaning given the term ``covered nation'' in 
        section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce (acting through the Office of the Secretary of 
        Commerce).
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