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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 Hemi-
sphere countries to increase the diversity of their up-
stream supply chains and downstream supply chains. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Semiconductor Supply 
Chain Security and Diversification Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
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(1) the term ‘‘upstream supply chain’’ includes 
mining, production, or processing of critical minerals 
used in semiconductor manufacturing, including— 
(A) zinc; 
(B) gallium; 
(C) germanium; 
(D) silicon; 
(E) lithium; and 
(F) cobalt; and 
(2) the term ‘‘downstream supply chain’’ in-
cludes— 
(A) testing and packaging facilities for 
semiconductors; and 
(B) advanced testing and packaging facili-
ties for semiconductors. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS; STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of congress 
that the United States has an economic and national secu-
rity interest in diversifying the semiconductor supply 
chain, specifically by encouraging the development of a re-
gionally-based semiconductor ecosystems in the Western 
Hemisphere to compliment the investments in the United 
States under the CHIPS and Science Act. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States— 
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(1) to promote the security of allies and part-
ners of the United States by encouraging the devel-
opment of accessible, transparent, competitive, and 
robust semiconductor markets that provide diversi-
fied sources, types, and parts of the semiconductor 
chip; and 
(2) to encourage United States public and pri-
vate sector investment in Latin American semicon-
ductor infrastructure projects to bridge the gap be-
tween national security needs and commercial de-
mand in a way that is consistent with the region’s 
absorptive capacity. 
SEC. 4. SUPPORTING EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF 
WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRIES TO IN-
CREASE 
THE 
DIVERSITY 
OF 
THEIR 
UP-
STREAM SUPPLY CHAINS AND DOWNSTREAM 
SUPPLY CHAINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the policy de-
scribed in section 3(b), the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Commerce and the heads of 
other relevant United States agencies, shall, as appro-
priate, focus the efforts of the Department of State and 
those agencies in supporting the efforts of the govern-
ments of Western Hemisphere countries to increase the 
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diversity of their upstream supply chains and downstream 
supply chains, including through— 
(1) providing diplomatic and political support to 
the Organization of American States and Western 
Hemisphere governments, as necessary— 
(A) to facilitate international negotiations 
concerning cross-border infrastructure; 
(B) to enhance the Western Hemisphere’s 
regulatory environment with respect to semi-
conductors; and 
(C) to develop accessible, transparent, and 
competitive supply chain markets and down-
stream supply chain markets that are supplied 
by diverse sources, types, and routes of energy; 
and 
(2) providing support to improve Western 
Hemisphere upstream supply chains and down-
stream supply chains for semiconductors, includ-
ing— 
(A) to diversify the sources and supply 
routes of Western Hemisphere countries; and 
(B) to enhance semiconductor market inte-
gration across the regions. 
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(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—For the purposes of 
providing support for projects under this section, the fol-
lowing terms and conditions shall apply: 
(1) The United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation may provide support for 
upstream supply chain and downstream supply chain 
projects in countries in the Western Hemisphere 
with upper-middle-income economies or high-income 
economies (as those terms are defined by the World 
Bank). 
(2) The restrictions under section 1412(c)(2) of 
the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to De-
velopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9612(c)(2)) shall 
not apply. 
(3) The Corporation shall restrict the provision 
of such support in a country described in paragraph 
(1) unless— 
(A) the President certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that such sup-
port furthers the national economic or foreign 
policy interests of the United States; and 
(B) such support is— 
(i) designed to produce significant de-
velopmental outcomes or provide develop-
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mental benefits to the poorest population 
of that country; or 
(ii) necessary to preempt or counter 
efforts by a strategic competitor of the 
United States to secure significant political 
or economic leverage or acquire national 
security-sensitive technologies or infra-
structure in a country that is an ally or 
partner of the United States. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 1402 of the Better Utilization of Investments 
Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601). 
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