Seven Senate and House Democrats issued a joint statement May 16 criticizing the Trump administration’s reported new AI agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, saying the deals don't have “credible security assurances” to prevent U.S. “adversaries” from accessing advanced American chips.
A bipartisan group of eight House members May 15 introduced a companion to a Senate bill that would require export-controlled advanced computing chips to contain location verification mechanisms. The legislation is intended to prevent the diversion of chips to “adversaries” such as China.
Trade groups representing three strong exporting sectors -- soybeans, semiconductors and medical devices -- and an expert in critical minerals trade all told the Senate Finance Committee that higher tariffs on all countries and products, and constantly changing tariff policy, aren't good for American competitiveness.
China criticized new guidance from the Bureau of Industry and Security this week that said using Huawei Ascend chips likely violates export controls (see 2505130018), saying the announcement is another example of U.S. “unilateral bullying.”
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., announced May 14 that he has reintroduced a bill that would bar federally funded private companies, as well as U.S. government agencies and federally funded universities, from conducting research with Chinese military-linked entities on such sensitive technologies as AI, semiconductors, biotechnology, quantum computing and aerospace. The Preventing PLA Acquisition of U.S. Technology Act would also require the Defense Department to maintain a public list of restricted Chinese entities and technologies. Then-Rep. Banks and then-Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., previously reintroduced the bill in the last Congress.
The U.K. should be wary of language in the recently announced trade framework with the U.S. (see 2505090006) that calls on Britain to comply with certain supply chain security requirements, which they said the U.S. could use to pressure the U.K. in its trading relationship with China, the U.K. Parliament heard from witnesses this week.
The Trump administration has a chance to create a “simpler, stronger” version of the soon-to-be-repealed AI diffusion rule (see 2505130018), including one that maintains strict export controls on adversaries while imposing few or no controls on close allies, researchers said this month.
House Select Committee on China ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., said May 13 that he’s concerned the potential transfer of advanced U.S. computing chips to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates could allow the sensitive technology to fall into China’s hands.
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The Bureau of Industry and Security officially announced this week that it plans to rescind the Biden administration’s AI diffusion export control rule and issue a “replacement rule in the future.” The agency also issued new guidance about how using Huawei Ascend chips and other Chinese chips likely violates U.S. export controls, published recommendations for companies to protect their supply chains against “diversion tactics,” and outlined the types of activities involving AI chips and AI models that may trigger a license requirement.