[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H3930-H3932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            SECURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAINS ACT OF 2023

  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 752) to require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level 
economic development organizations to increase foreign direct 
investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production, as 
amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                H.R. 752

       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 ``Securing Semiconductor 
     Supply Chains Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 2. SELECTUSA DEFINED.

       In this Act, the term ``SelectUSA'' means the SelectUSA 
     program of the Department of Commerce established by 
     Executive Order 13577 (76 Fed. Reg. 35,715).

     SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Semiconductors underpin the United States and global 
     economies, including manufacturing sectors. Semiconductors 
     are also essential to the national security of the United 
     States.
       (2) A shortage of semiconductors, brought about by the 
     COVID-19 pandemic and other complex factors impacting the 
     overall supply chain, has threatened the economic recovery of 
     the United States and industries that employ millions of 
     United States citizens.
       (3) Addressing current challenges and building resilience 
     against future risks requires ensuring a secure and stable 
     supply chain for semiconductors that will support the 
     economic and national security needs of the United States and 
     its allies.
       (4) The supply chain for semiconductors is complex and 
     global. While the United States plays a leading role in 
     certain segments of the semiconductor industry, securing the 
     supply chain requires onshoring, reshoring, or diversifying 
     vulnerable segments, such as for--
       (A) fabrication;
       (B) advanced packaging; and
       (C) materials and equipment used to manufacture 
     semiconductor products.
       (5) The Federal Government can leverage foreign direct 
     investment and private dollars to grow the domestic 
     manufacturing and production capacity of the United States 
     for vulnerable segments of the semiconductor supply chain.
       (6) The SelectUSA program of the Department of Commerce, in 
     coordination with other Federal agencies and State-level 
     economic development organizations, is positioned to boost 
     foreign direct investment in domestic manufacturing and to 
     help secure the semiconductor supply chain of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 4. COORDINATION WITH STATE-LEVEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Executive Director of SelectUSA shall solicit 
     comments from State-level economic development 
     organizations--
       (1) to review--
       (A) what efforts the Federal Government can take to support 
     increased foreign direct investment in any segment of 
     semiconductor-related production;
       (B) what barriers to such investment may exist and how to 
     amplify State efforts to attract such investment;
       (C) public opportunities those organizations have 
     identified to attract foreign direct investment to help 
     increase investment described in subparagraph (A);
       (D) resource gaps or other challenges that prevent those 
     organizations from increasing such investment; and
       (2) to develop recommendations for--
       (A) how SelectUSA can increase such investment 
     independently or through partnership with those 
     organizations; and
       (B) working with countries that are allies or partners of 
     the United States to ensure

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     that foreign adversaries (as defined in section 8(c)(2) of 
     the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 
     (47 U.S.C. 1607(c)(2))) do not benefit from United States 
     efforts to increase such investment.

     SEC. 5. REPORT ON INCREASING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN 
                   SEMICONDUCTOR-RELATED MANUFACTURING AND 
                   PRODUCTION.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Executive Director of SelectUSA, in 
     coordination with the Federal Interagency Investment Working 
     Group established by Executive Order 13577 (76 Fed. Reg. 
     35,715; relating to establishment of the SelectUSA 
     Initiative), shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
     report that includes--
       (1) a review of the comments SelectUSA received from State-
     level economic development organizations under section 4;
       (2) a description of activities SelectUSA is engaged in to 
     increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related 
     manufacturing and production; and
       (3) an assessment of strategies SelectUSA may implement to 
     achieve an increase in such investment and to help secure the 
     United States supply chain for semiconductors, including by--
       (A) working with other relevant Federal agencies; and
       (B) working with State-level economic development 
     organizations and implementing any strategies or 
     recommendations SelectUSA received from those organizations.

     SEC. 6. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

       No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the purpose of carrying out this Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Bucshon) and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana.


                             General Leave

  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material in the Record on the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Indiana?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 752, the Securing 
Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2023, sponsored by Ms. Eshoo of 
California and Mr. Pence of Indiana.
  I am pleased that we can look at ways to attract investment into our 
country as opposed to shifting more demands onto our taxpayers.
  This legislation requires SelectUSA to find ways that we can bolster 
foreign direct investment in U.S. semiconductor supply chains.
  Semiconductor technology powers much of our modern economy, including 
payment cards, automobiles, cell phones, and the list goes on.
  While we have led in chip design over the years, we have seen chip 
manufacturing and its surrounding supply chains shift overseas.
  Among the many lessons we learned from COVID-19 and the pandemic is 
that the United States must lead in both the design and production of 
semiconductor chips to ensure we do not fall behind China.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this legislation, 
and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in support of H.R. 752, the Securing 
Semiconductor Supply Chains Act.
  Semiconductors are necessary for the production of everything from 
consumer electronics to automobiles to our national defense weapons 
systems.
  The United States was once a global powerhouse in semiconductor 
fabrication, but over the years, it has become dangerously reliant on 
other countries for the production of these chips, which are vital to 
both our national economic and security interests.
  That is why I was proud to lead the effort last Congress when 
Democrats were in the majority here in the House to pass and enact the 
CHIPS and Science Act. This law was transformational. It will 
strengthen our manufacturing base to grow our economy for the future, 
help create good-paying jobs for American workers, unleash more 
innovation, and lower costs for consumers. It does this by investing 
more than $52 billion into domestic semiconductor research, 
development, and production so that more of these semiconductors are 
built here in the United States by American workers.
  When you travel to the industrial heartland, spend time in our 
industrial communities, and talk to hardworking, middle-class Americans 
whose manufacturing jobs have been sent offshore, it is clear that we 
still have to do more. H.R. 752 will provide valuable information about 
how we can increase foreign direct investment to further advance our 
efforts to strengthen the semiconductor supply chains, create more 
jobs, and continue to revitalize American manufacturing.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Representatives Eshoo and Pence for their 
bipartisan leadership on this issue.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence), one of the primary sponsors of the 
bill.
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Bucshon), the chairman and my esteemed friend, for yielding time.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to join me in 
supporting H.R. 752, the Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act, 
which I co-led with Congresswoman Eshoo, who I thank for her 
leadership.
  This bipartisan bill seeks to uncover barriers to expanding foreign 
direct investment into domestic manufacturing for semiconductor chips.
  Over the past few years, Hoosiers in southern Indiana felt the 
ripples in our economy caused by the shortages of semiconductor chips. 
Auto manufacturers like Honda in Greensburg and Cummins engine company 
in Columbus, Indiana, told me firsthand the potential impacts on day-
to-day operations because of this shortage.
  We learned the hard way that our economy cannot rely solely on 
adversarial nations like China to secure chips for our economy.
  My greatest priority in Congress has been fighting for policies that 
have the opportunity to create good-paying jobs for our Hoosiers and 
for all Americans, and I urge support for this bill.
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Eshoo), the Democratic sponsor of this bill and the 
ranking member of our Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on 
Health.
  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding time 
to me, and I thank him for support of my bill, the Securing 
Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2023.
  My congressional district was named for the materials that 
semiconductors are made of--Silicon Valley.
  Mr. Speaker, 30 years ago, the United States manufactured nearly 40 
percent of all semiconductors. Today, we produce only 12 percent. This 
lack of domestic semiconductor manufacturing poses a significant risk 
to our economy and national security.
  The semiconductor supply chain is fragile, and it can be disrupted 
easily, with serious consequences to our daily lives.

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  To bolster domestic semiconductor production and reduce reliance on 
foreign suppliers, my legislation directs the Department of Commerce's 
SelectUSA program to develop strategies to attract investment in U.S. 
semiconductor manufacturers and supply chains.
  It will leverage the considerable downpayment Congress made in the 
CHIPS and Science Act and expand opportunities for the private sector 
to invest in American manufacturing.
  This bipartisan, bicameral legislation, along with the investments 
made in the CHIPS and Science Act, will bring the U.S. back to being 
number one in the world in semiconductor manufacturing and maintain 
leadership in technological innovation.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Pence for his partnership on this 
legislation, and I urge my colleagues to vote for it. This is a very 
good bill, and it is going to build on what we need to bring this 
manufacturing back to the United States and make us number one in the 
world.
  Mr. BUCSHON. Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.

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  Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume 
to close.
  I urge support for this bipartisan bill, which continues our efforts 
to deal with chips, basically a follow-up on the CHIPS and Science Act, 
which was so important in bringing back American manufacturing and 
American innovation.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. BUCSHON. Madam Speaker, I also urge support for H.R. 752, the 
Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2023, as amended, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Miller-Meeks). The question is on the 
motion offered by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Bucshon) that the 
House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 752, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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