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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8414 

To support efforts of the governments of Western Hemisphere countries 

to increase the diversity of their upstream supply chains and downstream 

supply chains. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 15, 2024 

Mr. STANTON (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To support efforts of the governments of Western Hemisphere countries to increase the diversity of their upstream supply chains and downstream supply chains. 

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 ‘‘Semiconductor Supply 

5 Chain Security and Diversification Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act— 


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1 (1) the term ‘‘upstream supply chain’’ includes 

2 mining, production, or processing of critical minerals 

3 used in semiconductor manufacturing, including— 

4 (A) zinc; 

5 (B) gallium; 

6 (C) germanium; 

7 (D) silicon; 

8 (E) lithium; and 

9 (F) cobalt; and 

10 (2) the term ‘‘downstream supply chain’’ in11 cludes— 

12 (A) testing and packaging facilities for 

13 semiconductors; and 

14 (B) advanced testing and packaging facili15 ties for semiconductors. 

16 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS; STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

17 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of congress 

18 that the United States has an economic and national secu19 rity interest in diversifying the semiconductor supply 

20 chain, specifically by encouraging the development of a re21 gionally-based semiconductor ecosystems in the Western 

22 Hemisphere to compliment the investments in the United 

23 States under the CHIPS and Science Act. 

24 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

25 United States— 


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1 (1) to promote the security of allies and part2 ners of the United States by encouraging the devel3 opment of accessible, transparent, competitive, and 

4 robust semiconductor markets that provide diversi5 fied sources, types, and parts of the semiconductor 

6 chip; and 

7 (2) to encourage United States public and pri8 vate sector investment in Latin American semicon9 ductor infrastructure projects to bridge the gap be10 tween national security needs and commercial de11 mand in a way that is consistent with the region’s 

12 absorptive capacity. 

13 SEC. 4. SUPPORTING EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF 

14 WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRIES TO IN15 CREASE THE DIVERSITY OF THEIR UP16 STREAM SUPPLY CHAINS AND DOWNSTREAM 

17 SUPPLY CHAINS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the policy de19 scribed in section 3(b), the Secretary of State, in consulta20 tion with the Secretary of Commerce and the heads of 

21 other relevant United States agencies, shall, as appro22 priate, focus the efforts of the Department of State and 

23 those agencies in supporting the efforts of the govern24 ments of Western Hemisphere countries to increase the 


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1 diversity of their upstream supply chains and downstream 

2 supply chains, including through— 

3 (1) providing diplomatic and political support to 

4 the Organization of American States and Western 

5 Hemisphere governments, as necessary— 

6 (A) to facilitate international negotiations 

7 concerning cross-border infrastructure; 

8 (B) to enhance the Western Hemisphere’s 

9 regulatory environment with respect to semi10 conductors; and 

11 (C) to develop accessible, transparent, and 

12 competitive supply chain markets and down13 stream supply chain markets that are supplied 

14 by diverse sources, types, and routes of energy; 

15 and 

16 (2) providing support to improve Western 

17 Hemisphere upstream supply chains and down18 stream supply chains for semiconductors, includ19 ing— 

20 (A) to diversify the sources and supply 

21 routes of Western Hemisphere countries; and 

22 (B) to enhance semiconductor market inte23 gration across the regions. 


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1 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—For the purposes of 

2 providing support for projects under this section, the fol3 lowing terms and conditions shall apply: 

4 (1) The United States International Develop5 ment Finance Corporation may provide support for 

6 upstream supply chain and downstream supply chain 

7 projects in countries in the Western Hemisphere 

8 with upper-middle-income economies or high-income 

9 economies (as those terms are defined by the World 

10 Bank). 

11 (2) The restrictions under section 1412(c)(2) of 

12 the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to De13 velopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9612(c)(2)) shall 

14 not apply. 

15 (3) The Corporation shall restrict the provision 

16 of such support in a country described in paragraph 

17 (1) unless— 

18 (A) the President certifies to the appro19 priate congressional committees that such sup20 port furthers the national economic or foreign 

21 policy interests of the United States; and 

22 (B) such support is— 

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1 mental benefits to the poorest population 

2 of that country; or 

3 (ii) necessary to preempt or counter 

4 efforts by a strategic competitor of the 

5 United States to secure significant political 

6 or economic leverage or acquire national 

7 security-sensitive technologies or infra8 structure in a country that is an ally or 

9 partner of the United States. 

10 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE11 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres12 sional committees’’ has the meaning given that term in 

13 section 1402 of the Better Utilization of Investments 

14 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601). 

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