ELECTRONICS

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide for diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic agricultural equipment (see H.R. 6879), H6998 [19DE]

CPSC: issue consumer product safety standard for portable electric heater devices (see S. 238), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 823), H679 [2FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish procedures to include certain foreign persons that pose threat to security of supply chains of Internet of Things devices on Entity List (see H.R. 942), H824 [9FE]

——— establish voluntary program to identify and promote Internet-connected products that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security standards, guidelines, and procedures (see H.R. 4623), H3574 [13JY]

——— establish working group on performance criteria for radio receivers (see H.R. 3431), H2425 [17MY]

——— prohibit support for remote use or cloud use of certain integrated circuits by entities located in China or Macau (see H.R. 4683), H3639 [17JY]

——— require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production (see S. 229), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 752), H675 [2FE]

——— strengthen export controls for emerging and foundational technologies that bolster destabilizing activities of Iran and prevent U.S. products and components from being used to support Iranian terrorism (see S. 450), S426 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit from acquiring computers or printers manufactured by or from entities controlled by China (see H.R. 5227), H4191 [18AU]

EPA: control exports of electronic waste to ensure that such waste does not become source of counterfeit goods that may reenter U.S. military and civilian electronics supply chains (see H.R. 4217), H2990 [20JN]

Executive Office of the President: establish semiconductor supply chain working group in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine and report to Congress on potential future disruptions (see H.R. 5058), H4141 [27JY]

FCC: collect and maintain data on growth in use of Internet of Things devices and devices that use fifth generation (5G) mobile networks to determine amount of electromagnetic spectrum needed for such use (see H.R. 904), H823 [9FE]

FTC: require original equipment manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, software, and tools for electronics-enabled agricultural implements (see H.R. 5604), H4437 [20SE]

Information technology: preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure uniform, national policy for interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 5311), H4211 [29AU]

Motor vehicles: ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide choices for maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles (see H.R. 906), H823 [9FE]

Technology: establish requirements for labeling and user agreements of Internet-connected toys for children (see H.R. 413), H249 [20JA]

——— provide incentives for domestic production of printed circuit boards (see H.R. 3249), H2309 [11MY]

Remarks in House

Defense Production Act: prohibit use of authorities for technologies relative to electric vehicles or solar panels, H1667 [30MR], H3695 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prioritize purchase from equipment manufacturers who provide service manuals and dealer equivalent software, H4527 [26SE]

——— prohibit funding to mandate electronic identification eartags for cattle and bison, H4557 [26SE]

Dept. of Commerce: require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production (H.R. 752), H3930–H3932 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Commerce: require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semicondutor-related manufacturing and production (S. 229), S5966 [13DE]

Reports filed

Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 229), S5749 [5DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 752) (H. Rept. 118–136), H3203 [11JY]

Texts of

H.R. 752, Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act, H3930 [25JY]

S. 229, Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act, S6061 [19DE]