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Text of Senate Amendment 6484

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6484" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6484

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3607] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6484. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1270A. SEMICONDUCTOR DIPLOMACY STRATEGY. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Semiconductor Diplomacy Strategy Act''. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Advanced semiconductor.--The term ``advanced semiconductor'' means an integrated circuit, computer, or other product classified under Export Control Classification Number 3A090, 4A090, related .z Export Control Classification Numbers, or any other functionally equivalent or substantially similar item. (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (3) Foreign country of concern.--The term ``foreign country of concern'' has the meaning given the term ``covered nation'' in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code (c) Strategy.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 2 years, the Secretary of State shall submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the Department of State's plan to counter illicit access by foreign countries of concern to advanced semiconductors. (2) Elements.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall-- (A) identify countries functioning as hubs for data centers operated or utilized by entities affiliated with foreign countries of concern for the purpose of remotely accessing computing power that could not lawfully be exported to, or located within, a foreign country of concern; (B) identify countries functioning as hubs for the smuggling or transshipment of advanced semiconductors that cannot otherwise be legally exported to, or located within, a foreign country of concern; and (C) present a diplomatic engagement plan-- (i) to reduce the illicit transshipment or smuggling of advanced semiconductors; and (ii) to reduce the number of countries operating as hubs for remote access by foreign countries of concern to otherwise restricted computing power; and (D) identify barriers or limits to implementing the diplomatic engagement plan described in subparagraph (C). (3) Form of strategy.--The strategy required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6484 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3607] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6484. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1270A. SEMICONDUCTOR DIPLOMACY STRATEGY. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Semiconductor Diplomacy Strategy Act''. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Advanced semiconductor.--The term ``advanced semiconductor'' means an integrated circuit, computer, or other product classified under Export Control Classification Number 3A090, 4A090, related .z Export Control Classification Numbers, or any other functionally equivalent or substantially similar item. (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (3) Foreign country of concern.--The term ``foreign country of concern'' has the meaning given the term ``covered nation'' in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code (c) Strategy.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 2 years, the Secretary of State shall submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the Department of State's plan to counter illicit access by foreign countries of concern to advanced semiconductors. (2) Elements.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall-- (A) identify countries functioning as hubs for data centers operated or utilized by entities affiliated with foreign countries of concern for the purpose of remotely accessing computing power that could not lawfully be exported to, or located within, a foreign country of concern; (B) identify countries functioning as hubs for the smuggling or transshipment of advanced semiconductors that cannot otherwise be legally exported to, or located within, a foreign country of concern; and (C) present a diplomatic engagement plan-- (i) to reduce the illicit transshipment or smuggling of advanced semiconductors; and (ii) to reduce the number of countries operating as hubs for remote access by foreign countries of concern to otherwise restricted computing power; and (D) identify barriers or limits to implementing the diplomatic engagement plan described in subparagraph (C). (3) Form of strategy.--The strategy required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ______