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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7372 
To amend the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 to require the President 
to establish a semiconductor supply chain working group in response 
to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and submit reports to Congress 
on potential future disruptions to the supply chain. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 1, 2022 
Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. MEIJER, and Mr. MEEKS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 to 
require the President to establish a semiconductor supply 
chain working group in response to the Russian invasion 
of Ukraine and submit reports to Congress on potential 
future disruptions to the supply chain. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Semicon-
ductor Supply Chain Materials from Authoritarians Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE UKRAINE FREEDOM SUP-
PORT ACT OF 2014. 
The Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 (22 
U.S.C. 8921 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 11 as section 13; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 10 the following 
new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 11. WORKING GROUP ON SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY 
DISRUPTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the President shall 
establish an interagency working group to address semi-
conductor supply chain issues caused by the Russia’s ille-
gal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The interagency working group 
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be comprised 
of the head, or designee of the head, of each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The Department of State. 
‘‘(2) The Department of Defense. 
‘‘(3) The Department of Commerce. 
‘‘(4) The Department of the Treasury. 
‘‘(5) The Office of the United States Trade 
Representative. 
‘‘(6) The Department of Interior. 
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‘‘(7) The Department of Energy. 
‘‘(8) The Department of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(9) The Department of Labor. 
‘‘(10) Any other Federal department or agency 
the President determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) CHAIR.—The Secretary of State shall serve as 
the chair of the working group established pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
‘‘SEC. 12. REPORTS ON SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN 
DISRUPTIONS. 
‘‘(a) REPORT ON IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S INVASION OF 
UKRAINE.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the committees listed in subsection (b) a report of 
the interagency working group that— 
‘‘(1) reviews and analyzes— 
‘‘(A) the impact of Russia’s unprovoked at-
tack on Ukraine on the supply of palladium, 
neon gas, helium, and hexafluorobutadiene 
(C4F6); and 
‘‘(B) the impact, if any, on supply chains 
and the global economy; 
‘‘(2) recounts diplomatic efforts by the United 
States to work with other countries that mine, syn-
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thesize, or purify palladium, neon gas, helium, or 
hexafluorobutadiene (C4F6); 
‘‘(3) quantifies the actions resulting from these 
efforts to diversify sources of supply of these items; 
‘‘(4) sets forth steps the United States has 
taken to bolster its production or secure supply of 
palladium or other compounds and elements listed in 
paragraph (1)(A); 
‘‘(5) lists any other important elements, com-
pounds, or products in the semiconductor supply 
chain that have been affected by Russia’s illegal at-
tack on Ukraine; and 
‘‘(6) recommends any potential legislative steps 
that could be taken by Congress to further bolster 
the supply of elements, compounds, or products for 
the semiconductor supply chain that have been cur-
tailed as a result of Russia’s actions. 
‘‘(b) COMMITTEES LISTED.—The committees listed 
in this subsection are— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate. 
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‘‘(c) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
POTENTIAL
FUTURE 
SHOCKS TO SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAINS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, and 
annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
of the interagency working group that— 
‘‘(A) outlines and plans for the most likely 
future geopolitical developments that could se-
verely disrupt global semiconductor supply 
chains in ways that could harm the national se-
curity or economic interests of the United 
States; 
‘‘(B) forecasts the various potential im-
pacts on the global supply chain for semi-
conductors, and products that use semiconduc-
tors, from the developments outlined pursuant 
to subparagraph (A), as well as the following 
contingencies— 
‘‘(i) an invasion of Taiwan or geo-
political instability or conflict in East Asia; 
‘‘(ii) a broader war or geopolitical in-
stability in Europe; 
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‘‘(iii) strategic competitors dominating 
parts of the supply chain and leveraging 
that dominance coercively; 
‘‘(iv) a future international health cri-
sis; and 
‘‘(v) natural disasters or shortages of 
natural resources and raw materials; 
‘‘(C) describes the kind of continency plans 
that would be needed for the safe evacuation of 
individuals with deep scientific and technical 
knowledge of semiconductors and their supply 
chain from areas under risk from conflict or 
natural disaster; and 
‘‘(D) evaluates the current technical and 
supply chain work force expertise within the 
Federal government to carry out these assess-
ments.’’. 
Æ 
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