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

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.

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).