The House Foreign Affairs Committee is looking at ways to prevent U.S. technology from ending up in the hands of Chinese military end-users, Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., said Feb. 3.
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announced Feb. 5 that she and three other Democratic senators are introducing a resolution urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision to provide advanced AI chips to the United Arab Emirates.
The U.S. can’t rely only on export controls to stay ahead of China technologically, said Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He also said he believes the administration’s willingness to ease export controls on certain advanced chips doesn’t necessarily mean the U.S. is becoming less hawkish against China.
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called on the Trump administration Feb. 1 to cancel plans to sell advanced AI chips to the United Arab Emirates, saying she's worried that President Donald Trump's personal financial ties to the UAE may have overridden national security concerns about the deal.
A day after the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 42-2 to approve a bill to increase congressional oversight of chip exports to China (see 2601210037), panel Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., said Jan. 22 that additional steps are being taken to advance the legislation.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill Jan. 21 that would increase congressional oversight of sales of advanced AI chips to China and other “countries of concern.”
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., said Jan. 16 that he would “advise” President Donald Trump against allowing Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips to China.
Although the Trump administration plans to allow Nvidia H200 chips to be exported to China, a White House official stressed last week that those exports will be closely scrutinized and that the U.S. will continue to restrict exports of the most leading-edge American chips and technology. Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, also said he doesn’t believe the Bureau of Industry and Security needs any additional authorities from Congress to boost its export control implementation or enforcement powers.
Citing economic and national security concerns, a panel of experts called on lawmakers Jan. 14 to overturn the Trump administration’s decision last month to allow Nvidia to export its H200 AI chips to China (see 2512080059).
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