S 3374 Secure and Feasible Exports of Chips Act of 2025

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2025-12-04

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Competitive dynamics
• AI possessing dangerous capabilities

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 4 key risk subdomains, with strong focus on malicious actors (4.1, 4.2) preventing cyberattacks and weapons development, dangerous AI capabilities (7.2), competitive dynamics (6.4) in AI development between nations, and AI system security (2.2). Coverage is concentrated in national security, misuse prevention, and strategic competition domains.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Information
• National Security

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Information sector (data processing, telecommunications infrastructure), Manufacturing sector (semiconductor/integrated circuit production and export), and has significant implications for National Security through export controls to foreign adversaries.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a Congressional bill amending the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 with mandatory language creating binding legal obligations for license denial, enforcement through existing export control mechanisms, and specified penalties.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: This is a Senate bill introduced to Congress, as indicated by the designation 'S 3374' and the enacting clause referencing the Senate and House of Representatives.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Infrastructure_Provider, AI_Developer
• Summary: The document targets exporters of advanced integrated circuits and specifically restricts exports to foreign adversaries including China, Macau, and Hong Kong. It also explicitly references impacts on Chinese AI firms.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Secretary is given authority to require and deny licenses, modify technical parameters, and provide briefings. The End-User Review Committee must approve modifications through majority vote.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: Congressional committees receive mandatory briefings on any modifications to the definition of advanced integrated circuits, providing oversight. The Secretary monitors ongoing implementation.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Build and Use Model
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily addresses the Build and Use Model stage by controlling access to advanced computing hardware (integrated circuits) essential for AI model development. It implicitly covers deployment and operations by restricting the infrastructure needed for these stages. The focus is on compute hardware rather than specific lifecycle processes.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• Compute Threshold

Technical Scope Summary

The document focuses on hardware infrastructure (advanced integrated circuits) rather than specific AI system types. It references 'artificial intelligence firms' and capabilities but does not explicitly define or distinguish between different AI model types, frontier AI, GPAI, or foundation models. It does specify detailed compute thresholds through technical parameters for chip performance.