Congress pushes GPS tracking for every exported semiconductor

The American pursuit of the protection of semiconductor technology from China has taken a growing turn over the past few years – from the ban issued to global restrictions – but the last proposal from congress projects to an unprecedented area.

Legionships are now pushing the compulsory GPS compulsory tracking in each Amnesty International SIM, which mainly transforms semiconductor semiconductors into devices compared to its location to Washington.

On May 15, 2025, a group of eight representatives of the house out of eight representatives in the House of Representatives has submitted the Chips Security law, which will require companies such as NVIDIA to include the site verification mechanisms in their processors before export.

Perhaps this is the most invasive approach yet in America’s technological competition with China, which goes beyond limiting where the chips can go to active monitoring where it ends up.

Mechanics monitoring artificial intelligence chip

Under the proposed chips security law, artificial intelligence chips monitoring will become mandatory for all “covered integrated circuits products” – including those classified under the 3A090, 3A001.Z, 4A090 and 4A003.z. Companies such as NVIDIA will be asked to include the location verification mechanisms in artificial intelligence chips before export, re -export or transport within the country to foreign countries.

“We must use guarantees to help ensure that the export controls are not defrauded, allowing these advanced chips of artificial intelligence to fall into the hands of thorny actors,” said actor Bill Huzena, a Republican in Michigan who presented the draft law of the House of Representatives.

“I know that we have technical tools to prevent strong artificial intelligence technology from entering the wrong hands.”

The legislation exceeds the follow -up of the simple site. Companies will face continuous monitoring obligations, required to report any reliable information about the conversion of chips, including site changes or unauthorized users or tampering.

This creates a continuous monitoring system that extends indefinitely beyond the point of sale, which mainly changes the relationship between manufacturers and their products.

Useful support to control technology

Perhaps this is the most striking view of the AI ​​chips initiative is its partisan nature. The draft law enjoys widespread support through the party lines, and is led by a committee to choose the House of Representatives for the Chairman of China John Molinaar and a member of the Raja Krishnamothy. Among the other perceptions are the actors Ted Liu, Rick Crowford, Josh Gutimer and Darin Lamud.

“The Chinese Communist Party has taken advantage of the weaknesses in our anti -export enforcement system – using shelling companies and smuggling networks to convert sensitive American technology,” Molinaar said.

The consensus of the two parties reflects the monitoring of artificial intelligence chips how deep the China challenge that penetrated American political thinking and overcomes traditional party divisions.

The Senate has already provided similar legislation through Senator Tom Couton, indicating that semiconductor monitoring has wide support for Congress. Coordination between the rooms indicates that a form of artificial intelligence controls may become a law regardless of the party that controls Congress.

Technical challenges and implementation questions

Technical requirements for implementing artificial intelligence controls are important questions about feasibility, security and performance. The draft law requires that the chips apply “checking the site using possible and appropriate technologies” within 180 days of legislation, but it provides few details about how these mechanisms work without prejudice to the performance of chips or providing new weaknesses.

For industrial leaders such as NVIDIA, the implementation of mandatory monitoring technology can mainly change the processes of designing and manufacturing products. Each slice will need guaranteed capabilities to verify its location, which may require additional components, increase energy consumption, and process public expenditures that may affect performance – greatly what customers in artificial intelligence applications cannot tolerate.

The draft law also gives the authority of the Minister of Commerce on a large scale “to verify, in a way that determines the Secretary, the ownership and the site of” exporting chips. This creates a actual time monitoring system where the American government can follow all semiconductors all over the world, raising questions about data and privacy.

Commercial monitoring meets national security

The proposal to monitor artificial intelligence chips is an unprecedented mixture of national security necessities with commercial technology products. Contrary to the traditional controls of export that simply restrict destinations, the approach creates continuous monitoring obligations that blur the lines between private trade and government control.

The background of actor Foster Kfizia gives artistic credibility to this initiative, but also highlights how scientific experience in geopolitical competition can be recruited. Legislation reflects the belief that technical solutions can solve political problems – that including monitoring capabilities in semiconductors can prevent their misuse.

However, the proposed law raises basic questions about the nature of technology export in a globalized world. Should all advanced connectors become a potential monitor?

How will the monitoring of mandatory AI chips affect innovation in countries that depend on American technology? What is the previous appointment to this other countries that seek to monitor their technology exports?

Speech of technology separation

The requirements for monitoring of mandatory AI chips can accelerate the development of alternative ecosystems of semiconductors. If the US chips come with built -in tracking mechanisms, the two countries may intensify efforts to develop local alternatives or the source of suppliers without such requirements.

China, which is already invested in the self -sufficiency of the semi -conductors after years of American restrictions, may consider these monitoring requirements as an additional justification for the separation of technology. The paradox is remarkable: the efforts made to track the Chinese use of American chips may eventually reduce their attractiveness and share in the market in global markets.

Meanwhile, the Allied countries may ask whether they want their critical infrastructure that depends on the chips that the US government can monitor. The extensive language of legislation indicates that the monitoring of artificial intelligence chips will apply to all foreign countries, not only opponents, and may strive relations with partners who appreciate technological sovereignty.

The future of semiconductor governance

As the Trump administration continues to formulate its replacement of the base of spreading artificial intelligence in Biden, Congress appears to be not ready to wait. The Chips Security Law represents a more aggressive approach than the traditional control elements of export, and the transition from restrictions to active monitoring in ways that can reshape the global semiconductor industry.

This development reflects deeper changes in how countries are offered to export technology in the era of superpower competition. The semiconductor industry, which is governed by the market forces and technical standards in the first place, is increasingly operating in light of the geopolitical necessities that give priority to the control of trade.

Whether monitoring artificial intelligence chips become the law depends on the action of Congress and the response to the industry. But support from the two parties indicates that a form of semiconductor monitoring may be inevitable, which represents a new chapter in the relationship between technology, trade and national security.

Conclusion: The end of the unknown semiconductors from America?

The question that faces the industry is no longer whether the United States will control technology exports, but however it has been widespread after leaving American beaches. In this emerging model, each segment becomes a potential assets of intelligence, and every point of export database in a global observation network.

The semiconductor industry is now facing a decisive option: adapting to the future in which products carry their tracking systems, or are completely excluded from the American market.

While the Congress pushes the mandatory monitoring of artificial intelligence chips, we may see the end of the unknown conductors and the beginning of an era that knows exactly each therapist where it belongs – and reports again accordingly.

See also: The US -Chinese technology war is escalating with controls for exporting new AI chips

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