[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3524-S3525]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2086. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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     SEC. ___. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE STUDY ON STATUS OF 
                   SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES IN THE UNITED STATES 
                   INDUSTRIAL BASE.

       (a) In General.--Commencing not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     undertake a survey, using authorities in section 705 of the 
     Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4555), to assess the 
     capabilities of the United States industrial base to support 
     the national defense in light of the global nature of the 
     supply chain and significant interdependencies between the 
     United States industrial base and the industrial base of 
     foreign countries with respect to the manufacture, design, 
     and end use of semiconductors.
       (b) Response to Survey.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     compliance with the survey from among all relevant potential 
     respondents, including the following:
       (1) Corporations, partnerships, associations, or any other 
     organized groups domiciled and with substantial operations in 
     the United States.
       (2) Corporations, partnerships, associations, or any other 
     organized groups domiciled in the United States with 
     operations outside the United States.
       (3) Foreign domiciled corporations, partnerships, 
     associations, or any other organized groups with substantial 
     operations or business presence in, or substantial revenues 
     derived from, the United States.
       (4) Foreign domiciled corporations, partnerships, 
     associations, or any other organized groups in defense treaty 
     or assistance countries where the production of the entity 
     concerned involves critical technologies covered by section 
     2.
       (c) Information Requested.--The information sought from a 
     responding entity pursuant to the survey required by 
     subsection (a) shall include, at minimum, information on the 
     following with respect to the manufacture. design, or end use 
     of semiconductors by such entity:
       (1) An identification of the geographic scope of 
     operations.
       (2) Information on relevant cost structures.
       (3) An identification of types of semiconductor 
     development, manufacture, assembly, test, and packaging 
     equipment in operation at such entity.
       (4) An identification of all relevant raw materials and 
     semi-finished goods and components sourced domestically and 
     abroad by such entity.
       (5) Specifications of the semiconductors manufactured or 
     designed by such entity, descriptions of the end-uses of such 
     semiconductors, and a description of any technical support 
     provided to end-users of such semiconductors by such entity.
       (6) Information on domestic and export market sales by such 
     entity.
       (7) Information on the financial performance, including 
     income and expenditures, of such entity.
       (8) A list of all foreign and domestic subsidies, and any 
     other financial incentives, received by such entity in each 
     market in which such entity operates.
       (9) A list of information requests from the People's 
     Republic of China to such entity, and a description of the 
     nature of each request and the type of information provided.
       (10) Information on any joint ventures, technology 
     licensing agreements, and cooperative research or production 
     arrangements of such entity.
       (11) A description of efforts by such entity to evaluate 
     and control supply chain risks it faces.
       (12) A list and description of any sales, licensing 
     agreements, or partnerships between such entity and the 
     People's Liberation Army or People's Armed Police, including 
     any business relationships with entities through which such 
     sales, licensing agreements, or partnerships may occur.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, submit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the survey required by subsection (a). The report 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the results of the survey.
       (B) A list of critical technology areas impacted by 
     potential disruptions in production of semiconductors, and a 
     detailed description and assessment of the impact of such 
     potential disruptions on such areas.
       (C) A description and assessment of gaps and 
     vulnerabilities in the semiconductor supply chain and the 
     national industrial supply base.
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) may be 
     submitted in classified form.
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