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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4657 

To establish a grant program for education related to semiconductor 

manufacturing and related industries. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 10, 2024 

Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mr. BUDD) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation 

A BILL 

To establish a grant program for education related to 

semiconductor manufacturing and related industries. 

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 ‘‘CHIPS Training in 

5 America Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CREATING HELPFUL IN2 CENTIVES TO PRODUCE SEMICONDUCTORS 

3 (CHIPS) FOR AMERICA WORKFORCE AND 

4 EDUCATION FUND. 

5 Section 102(d) of Public Law 117–167 (commonly 

6 known as the ‘‘CHIPS and Science Act of 2022’’) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘, in consultation with the 

10 Department of Commerce,’’ after ‘‘National 

11 Science Foundation’’; and 

12 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including establishment 

13 and maintenance of a single publicly accessible 

14 online clearinghouse of microelectronics edu15 cation and workforce development information’’ 

16 before the period at the end of the paragraph; 

17 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para18 graph (6); and 

19 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—Not later than 90 days 

22 after the date of enactment of the CHIPS Training 

23 in America Act of 2024, the Director of the National 

24 Science Foundation shall establish key performance 

25 indicators to measure and monitor the impact of 


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1 Fund allocations on growing the microelectronics 

2 workforce. 

3 ‘‘(4) WORKFORCE GOALS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) GOALS ESTABLISHED.—Not later 

5 than 90 days after the date of enactment of the 

6 CHIPS Training in America Act of 2024, the 

7 Director of the National Science Foundation 

8 and the Secretary of Commerce shall jointly de9 velop quantitative goals for growing the domes10 tic semiconductor workforce. 

11 ‘‘(B) SUBMISSION OF GOALS.—Such goals 

12 shall be submitted to— 

13 ‘‘(i) the Committee on Appropriations 

14 of the Senate, the Committee on Com15 merce, Science, and Transportation of the 

16 Senate, and the Committee on Health, 

17 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

18 Senate; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Appropriations 

20 of the House of Representatives, the Com21 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology 

22 of the House of Representatives, and the 

23 Committee on Education and the Work24 force of the House of Representatives. 


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1 ‘‘(5) NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY

2 CENTER.—In this subsection, the term ‘National 

3 Semiconductor Technology Center’ means the entity 

4 established under section 9906(c) of the William M. 

5 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4656(c)).’’. 

7 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR 

8 TECHNOLOGY CENTER ACTIVITIES. 

9 Section 9906(c)(2) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn10 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

11 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4656(c)(2)) is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (C)— 

13 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

14 the semicolon; 

15 (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 

16 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(iii) the development of competency19 based degree, credentialing, and certificate 

20 frameworks to increase standardization 

21 within semiconductor and microelectronics 

22 workforce development programs.’’; and 

23 (2) by inserting the following after subpara24 graph (C): 


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1 ‘‘(D)(i) Subject to clause (ii), in coordina2 tion with the National Science Foundation, as3 sist in the management and maintenance of the 

4 single publicly accessible online clearinghouse 

5 authorized in section 102(d) of Public Law 

6 117–167. 

7 ‘‘(ii) If the National Science Foundation 

8 and the National Semiconductor Technology 

9 Center agree, the National Semiconductor 

10 Technology Center may take over primary man11 agement and maintenance of such single pub12 licly accessible online clearinghouse, with sup13 port from the National Science Foundation.’’. 

14 SEC. 4. NATIONAL STRATEGY ON MICROELECTRONICS 

15 WORKFORCE. 

16 Section 9906(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

17 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

18 (15 U.S.C. 4656(a)) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

20 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 

21 subparagraph (J); and 

22 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(I) For purposes of the duties described 

25 in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (3) only, the 


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1 Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, 

2 and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting after sub4 paragraph (C) the following: 

5 ‘‘(D) NATIONAL STRATEGY ON MICRO6 ELECTRONICS WORKFORCE.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— 

8 ‘‘(I) NATIONAL STRATEGY ON

9 MICROELECTRONICS WORKFORCE DE10 VELOPMENT.—Not later than 1 year 

11 after the date of enactment of the 

12 CHIPS Training in America Act of 

13 2024, in consultation with appropriate 

14 stakeholders in the microelectronics 

15 industry, relevant researchers or ex16 perts at institutions of higher edu17 cation, economic development organi18 zations, and other apposite stake19 holders, the Subcommittee shall de20 velop a 5-year national strategy on 

21 microelectronics workforce develop22 ment. 

23 ‘‘(II) ADDITIONAL SUB24 COMMITTEE MEMBERS.—For the pur25 poses of this subparagraph only such 


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1 Subcommittee shall also include the 

2 Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 

3 Education, and the Secretary of Vet4 erans Affairs. 

5 ‘‘(ii) ELEMENTS.—The strategy devel6 oped under this subparagraph shall— 

7 ‘‘(I) specify and prioritize annual 

8 and long-term objectives, including 

9 the role of each agency in supporting 

10 programs and activities designed to 

11 meet the objectives, to ensure a ro12 bust, skilled domestic microelectronics 

13 workforce; 

14 ‘‘(II) specify the common metrics 

15 that will be used to assess progress 

16 toward achieving the objectives; 

17 ‘‘(III) describe the roles of and 

18 means of coordination with elemen19 tary and secondary, and postsec20 ondary, education systems in achiev21 ing the objectives; 

22 ‘‘(IV) describe how Federal fund23 ing will be used to support the strat24 egy’s microelectronics workforce ini25 tiatives; 


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1 ‘‘(V) describe the approaches to 

2 be taken by each participating agency 

3 to assess the effectiveness of the agen4 cy’s microelectronics workforce pro5 grams and activities; 

6 ‘‘(VI) describe how objectives 

7 outlined in the strategic plan will 

8 align with investments made using 

9 funds from divisions A and B of Pub10 lic Law 117–167 (commonly known as 

11 the ‘CHIPS and Science Act of 

12 2022’); 

13 ‘‘(VII) describe how objectives 

14 outlined in the strategic plan will 

15 align with the objectives of the 5-year 

16 STEM education strategic plan re17 quired under section 101 of the Amer18 ica COMPETES Reauthorization Act 

19 of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621); 

20 ‘‘(VIII) describe how objectives 

21 outlined in the strategic plan will 

22 align with the objectives of the na23 tional strategy on microelectronics re24 search, as required under subpara25 graph (A), as applicable; and 


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1 ‘‘(IX) be made publicly available 

2 through the online clearinghouse au3 thorized in section 102(d) of Public 

4 Law 117–167. 

5 ‘‘(iii) FOSTERING COORDINATION OF

6 WORKFORCE PROGRAMS.—The Sub7 committee shall coordinate programs and 

8 activities of Federal agencies relating to 

9 microelectronics workforce development, 

10 and ensure such programs and activities 

11 are consistent with the strategy required 

12 under this subparagraph. 

13 ‘‘(iv) REPORTING AND UPDATES.— 

14 Not less frequently than once every 5 

15 years, the Subcommittee shall— 

16 ‘‘(I) update the strategy under 

17 this subparagraph; 

18 ‘‘(II) submit the revised strategy 

19 to the appropriate committees of Con20 gress; and 

21 ‘‘(III) make such strategy pub22 licly available through the online 

23 clearinghouse authorized in section 

24 102(d) of Public Law 117–167.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. GRANT PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION RELATED TO 

2 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING AND RE3 LATED INDUSTRIES. 

4 Division H of title XCIX of the William M. (Mac) 

5 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651 et seq.) is amended by insert7 ing after section 9906 the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 9906A. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. 

9 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi11 ble institution’ means— 

12 ‘‘(A) an institution of higher education, as 

13 defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 

14 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), at which the 

15 highest degree predominantly awarded to stu16 dents is not a baccalaureate degree or higher 

17 degree; 

18 ‘‘(B) a postsecondary vocational institu19 tion, as defined in section 102(c) of the Higher 

20 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)); 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(C) an area career and technical edu23 cation school, as defined in subparagraphs (A) 

24 or (B) of section 3(3) of the Carl D. Perkins 

25 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 

26 (20 U.S.C. 2302(3)). 


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1 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘eligi2 ble partnership’ means a partnership that— 

3 ‘‘(A) includes— 

4 ‘‘(i) an eligible institution; 

5 ‘‘(ii) a covered entity; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) a State, Indian Tribe, or polit7 ical subdivision thereof; and 

8 ‘‘(B) may include other entities. 

9 ‘‘(3) NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY

10 CENTER.—The term ‘National Semiconductor Tech11 nology Center’ means the entity established under 

12 section 9906(c). 

13 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The National Semicon14 ductor Technology Center shall make awards, on a com15 petitive basis, to eligible partnerships to establish or ex16 pand workforce development and academic programs of17 fered by an eligible institution (which may include short18 term programs or non-credit programs offered by that eli19 gible institution), related to semiconductor manufacturing 

20 and related equipment, materials, advanced packaging, 

21 microelectronics, computer science, engineering, and re22 lated industries. 

23 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible partnership desiring 

24 a grant under this section shall submit an application to 

25 the National Semiconductor Technology Center at such 


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1 time, in such manner, and containing such information as 

2 the National Semiconductor Technology Center may re3 quire. The application shall require— 

4 ‘‘(1) a description of the eligible partnership; 

5 ‘‘(2) a description of the workforce needs that 

6 will be addressed through the activities funded by 

7 the grant; 

8 ‘‘(3) a description of the eligible partnership’s 

9 strategy to sustain such activities after the grant pe10 riod; 

11 ‘‘(4) a description of how the eligible partner12 ship will recruit and retain individuals with barriers 

13 to employment (as defined in section 3 of the Work14 force Innovation and Opportunity Act definition (29 

15 U.S.C. 3102)) in programs that receive grant fund16 ing; and 

17 ‘‘(5) a description of how programs supported 

18 by grants under this subsection align with the work19 force pathways and credential frameworks estab20 lished by the National Semiconductor Technology 

21 Center or the National Science Foundation. 

22 ‘‘(d) SELECTION.—In selecting eligible partnerships 

23 to receive a grant under this section, the National Semi24 conductor Technology Center shall give priority to eligible 

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1 tronics ecosystems, as determined by the National Semi2 conductor Technology Center, that serve or intend to serve 

3 as members of broader sectoral partnerships and coordi4 nate with State and local workforce development boards 

5 (as established under sections 101 and 107 of the Work6 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111; 

7 29 U.S.C. 3122)), respectively. 

8 ‘‘(e) AMOUNT; DURATION.— 

9 ‘‘(1) AMOUNT.—A grant awarded under this 

10 section shall be for an amount equal to or less than 

11 $7,000,000. 

12 ‘‘(2) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 

13 section shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years. 

14 ‘‘(f) FEDERAL COST SHARE.— 

15 ‘‘(1) MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal 

16 share of the costs of a grant under this section shall 

17 not exceed 50 percent of such costs. 

18 ‘‘(2) REQUIRED WORKER AND COMMUNITY IN19 VESTMENTS.—Non-Federal costs contributed by a 

20 covered entity under this section shall be considered 

21 as part of an eligible entity’s commitments to worker 

22 and community investments as required under sec23 tion 9902(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II). 

24 ‘‘(g) REPORT.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) REPORT TO THE NATIONAL SEMICON2 DUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CENTER.—Each eligible part3 nership receiving a grant under this section shall 

4 prepare and submit an annual report to the National 

5 Semiconductor Technology Center that contains in6 formation about each of the following with respect to 

7 individuals participating in a program funded by a 

8 grant under this section: 

9 ‘‘(A) The total number of participants, 

10 disaggregated by sex, race, and ethnicity. 

11 ‘‘(B) The total number of participants who 

12 completed the program. 

13 ‘‘(C) The indicators required by section 

14 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation 

15 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

16 3141(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

17 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

18 180 days of receiving the annual report under para19 graph (1), the National Semiconductor Technology 

20 Center shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) prepare and submit a report con22 taining a summary of the information described 

23 in paragraph (1) to the Committee on Com24 merce, Science, and Transportation and the 

25 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 


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1 Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 

2 Science, Space, and Technology and the Com3 mittee on Education and the Workforce of the 

4 House of Representatives; and 

5 ‘‘(B) make such report publicly available. 

6 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to carry out this section $50,000,000 for 

8 each of fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027.’’. 

9 SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL MICROELECTRONICS 

10 EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE CLEARING11 HOUSE. 

12 A Federal agency shall not establish a microelec13 tronics education and workforce clearinghouse that is du14 plicative or alternative to the online clearinghouse author15 ized in section 102(d) of Public Law 117–167 (commonly 

16 known as the ‘‘CHIPS and Science Act of 2022’’). 

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