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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 752 

To require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development 

organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductorrelated manufacturing and production. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2023 

Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. PENCE) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic 

development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and 

production. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Semicon5 ductor Supply Chains Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SELECTUSA DEFINED. 

7 In this Act, the term ‘‘SelectUSA’’ means the 

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1 tablished by Executive Order 13577 (76 Fed. Reg. 

2 35,715). 

3 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress makes the following findings: 

5 (1) Semiconductors underpin the United States 

6 and global economies, including manufacturing sec7 tors. Semiconductors are also essential to the na8 tional security of the United States. 

9 (2) A shortage of semiconductors, brought 

10 about by the COVID–19 pandemic and other com11 plex factors impacting the overall supply chain, has 

12 threatened the economic recovery of the United 

13 States and industries that employ millions of United 

14 States citizens. 

15 (3) Addressing current challenges and building 

16 resilience against future risks requires ensuring a se17 cure and stable supply chain for semiconductors that 

18 will support the economic and national security 

19 needs of the United States and its allies. 

20 (4) The supply chain for semiconductors is 

21 complex and global. While the United States plays 

22 a leading role in certain segments of the semicon23 ductor industry, securing the supply chain requires 

24 onshoring, reshoring, or diversifying vulnerable seg25 ments, such as for— 


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1 (A) fabrication; 

2 (B) advanced packaging; and 

3 (C) materials and equipment used to man4 ufacture semiconductor products. 

5 (5) The Federal Government can leverage for6 eign direct investment and private dollars to grow 

7 the domestic manufacturing and production capacity 

8 of the United States for vulnerable segments of the 

9 semiconductor supply chain. 

10 (6) The SelectUSA program of the Department 

11 of Commerce, in coordination with other Federal 

12 agencies and State-level economic development orga13 nizations, is positioned to boost foreign direct invest14 ment in domestic manufacturing and to help secure 

15 the semiconductor supply chain of the United States. 

16 SEC. 4. COORDINATION WITH STATE-LEVEL ECONOMIC DE17 VELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. 

18 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact19 ment of this Act, the Executive Director of SelectUSA 

20 shall solicit comments from State-level economic develop21 ment organizations— 

22 (1) to review— 

23 (A) what efforts the Federal Government 

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1 vestment in any segment of semiconductor-re2 lated production; 

3 (B) what barriers to such investment may 

4 exist and how to amplify State efforts to attract 

5 such investment; 

6 (C) public opportunities those organiza7 tions have identified to attract foreign direct in8 vestment to help increase investment described 

9 in subparagraph (A); 

10 (D) resource gaps or other challenges that 

11 prevent those organizations from increasing 

12 such investment; and 

13 (2) to develop recommendations for— 

14 (A) how SelectUSA can increase such in15 vestment independently or through partnership 

16 with those organizations; and 

17 (B) working with countries that are allies 

18 or partners of the United States to ensure that 

19 foreign adversaries (as defined in section 

20 8(c)(2) of the Secure and Trusted Communica21 tions Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 

22 1607(c)(2))) do not benefit from United States 

23 efforts to increase such investment. 


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1 SEC. 5. REPORT ON INCREASING FOREIGN DIRECT INVEST2 MENT IN SEMICONDUCTOR-RELATED MANU3 FACTURING AND PRODUCTION. 

4 Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, the Executive Director of SelectUSA, 

6 in coordination with the Federal Interagency Investment 

7 Working Group established by Executive Order 13577 (76 

8 Fed. Reg. 35,715; relating to establishment of the 

9 SelectUSA Initiative), shall submit to the Committee on 

10 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 

11 the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 

12 of Representatives a report that includes— 

13 (1) a review of the comments SelectUSA re14 ceived from State-level economic development organi15 zations under section 4; 

16 (2) a description of activities SelectUSA is en17 gaged in to increase foreign direct investment in 

18 semiconductor-related manufacturing and produc19 tion; and 

20 (3) an assessment of strategies SelectUSA may 

21 implement to achieve an increase in such investment 

22 and to help secure the United States supply chain 

23 for semiconductors, including by— 

24 (A) working with other relevant Federal 

25 agencies; and 


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1 (B) working with State-level economic de2 velopment organizations and implementing any 

3 strategies or recommendations SelectUSA re4 ceived from those organizations. 

5 SEC. 6. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS. 

6 No additional funds are authorized to be appro7 priated for the purpose of carrying out this Act. The Exec8 utive Director of SelectUSA shall carry out this Act using 

9 amounts otherwise available to the Executive Director for 

10 such purposes. 

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