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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8251 
To authorize the National Science Foundation to make awards to institutions 
of higher education and non-profit organizations for research, develop-
ment, and related activities to advance innovative approaches to devel-
oping, improving, and expanding evidence-based microelectronics edu-
cation and workforce development activities and learning experiences 
at all levels of education, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2022 
Ms. STEVENS (for herself, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. KILDEE, and Mr. GONZALEZ of 
Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the National Science Foundation to make 
awards to institutions of higher education and non-profit 
organizations for research, development, and related ac-
tivities to advance innovative approaches to developing, 
improving, and expanding evidence-based microelec-
tronics education and workforce development activities 
and learning experiences at all levels of education, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Creating Helpful Ini-
tiatives to Produce Personnel In Needed Growth INdus-
tries Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘CHIPPING IN Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) While microelectronics are a primary driver 
of economic growth and scientific advancement, the 
United States has lost much of its capacity to design 
and manufacture, test, and package microelectronics 
and microelectronics systems domestically. 
(2) Current educational and vocational training 
opportunities are insufficient to meet the domestic 
microelectronics industry workforce needs. The def-
icit between open jobs and qualified workers is pro-
jected to grow as design and manufacturing activi-
ties increase. 
(3) Growth in microelectronics design and man-
ufacturing capabilities may be limited by a lack of 
qualified workers. 
(4) The United States education pathways for 
microelectronics faces significant challenges, from a 
lack of gender and racial diversity to an inability of 
universities and community colleges to attract and 
retain faculty and other instructors qualified to 
teach microelectronics. 
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(5) Students often fail to get the hands-on 
training they need to succeed in microelectronics ca-
reers, especially at the community or technical col-
lege level. 
(6) Skilled technical jobs in the manufacturing 
industry and in the microelectronics design industry 
are well-suited for apprenticeship and other paid 
training models, however prospective participants 
must have adequate STEM training. 
(7) The microelectronics industry suffers from 
a lack of awareness and visibility as pre-college stu-
dents, students pursuing STEM degrees, technical 
workers, and doctorate-level researchers seek em-
ployment in other industries. 
(8) Lack of access to co-located design and fab-
rication facilities, including attendant software li-
censing issues is a deterrent for United States com-
petitiveness and workforce development. 
(9) In order to help drive forward advances in 
microelectronics and increase domestic microelec-
tronics design and manufacturing capability, the 
Federal Government must provide sufficient re-
sources and use its convening power to facilitate the 
growth of microelectronics talent in academia, the 
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Federal Government, and the microelectronics indus-
try. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION MICROELEC-
TRONICS EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Science Foundation. 
(2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the National Science Foundation. 
(3) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGE
OR
UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college or 
university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 
institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(5) K–12 EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘K–12 edu-
cation’’ means elementary school and secondary edu-
cation, as such terms are defined in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(6) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 
organization’’ has the meaning given the term in 
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