Congress May Consider Tighter Semiconductor, Research Export Controls, CRS Says
As U.S.-China technology competition grows, Congress may consider mandating stronger export controls over U.S. research and semiconductor equipment, the Congressional Research Service said in a report this month. Congress might consider “assessing” whether Chinese efforts to target U.S. research and…
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development capabilities “merits additional government oversight and controls over U.S. basic and applied research,” the report said. Congress might also consider more restrictions over “technical expertise that U.S. industry shares with China over open source technology platforms” and more controls over exports of semiconductor equipment, tools and software. The Commerce Department is reviewing candidate controls for its emerging and foundational technology process (see 2103190037) and has received pushback from universities that are concerned those controls could restrict fundamental research (see 2012020044).