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Semafor: FY2027 bill text remains unsettled

Lawmakers from both parties are seeking to advance three proposed chip-export measures through the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), but the final legislation remains unsettled. The proposals address different parts of the industry: the Chip Security Act would establish Commerce Department standards for security mechanisms in integrated-circuit products; the MATCH Act would address export restrictions on certain semiconductor-manufacturing equipment and components; and the AI OVERWATCH Act would address licensing requirements for certain integrated-circuit exports. The introduced texts on Congress.gov present these measures as proposals. On Nov. 9, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jim Banks announced that the AI OVERWATCH Act was included in the Senate’s FY2027 NDAA. Semafor reported on Nov. 12 that lawmakers from both parties supported tighter controls, but no agreement had been reached on the final House-Senate text. The Senate inclusion has not enacted the measure or resolved the broader negotiations.

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