I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6879 
To prohibit sales of the most advanced artificial intelligence chips to countries 
of concern and facilitate the safe and efficient transfer of chips to 
approved United States persons abroad. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. 
TITUS, Mr. STANTON, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. 
DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. AMO, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. OLSZEWSKI, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit sales of the most advanced artificial intelligence 
chips to countries of concern and facilitate the safe and 
efficient transfer of chips to approved United States 
persons abroad. 
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 ‘‘Restoring Export and 
Security Trade Restrictions for Integrated Circuit Tech-
nologies Act’’ or the ‘‘RESTRICT Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF ADVANCED INTE-
GRATED CIRCUITS TO COUNTRIES OF CON-
CERN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of the Export Control Re-
form Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4811 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 1758 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1758A. CONTROL OF EXPORTS OF ADVANCED INTE-
GRATED CIRCUITS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED
INTEGRATED
CIRCUIT
OR 
PRODUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the term ‘advanced integrated cir-
cuit’ means an integrated circuit, computer, or 
other product containing such a circuit— 
‘‘(i) classified under Export Control 
Classification Number 3A090 or 4A090 or 
a ‘.z’ Export Control Classification Num-
ber on January 1, 2025; or 
‘‘(ii) that is functionally equivalent or 
substantially similar to a circuit, computer, 
or product described in clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) that is designed or marketed for 
data centers. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY
TO
UPDATE
DEFINI-
TION.—Beginning 24 months after the date of 
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the enactment of this section, to keep pace with 
technological advancements in computing, the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and 
Security may revise the definition of ‘advanced 
integrated circuit’ through notice in the Federal 
Register, so long as— 
‘‘(i) the revision poses no adverse im-
pact on the national security of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(ii) the Under Secretary has con-
sulted with the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate on the pro-
posed change to the definition at least 30 
days prior to making the change. 
‘‘(2) COMMERCE
CONTROL
LIST.—The term 
‘Commerce Control List’ means the list set forth in 
Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Admin-
istration Regulations. 
‘‘(3) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘coun-
try of concern’ means— 
‘‘(A) a country listed in Country Group 
D:5 in Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the 
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Export Administration Regulations on January 
1, 2025; 
‘‘(B) the Macau Special Administrative Re-
gion of the People’s Republic of China; or 
‘‘(C) the Hong Kong Special Administra-
tive Region of the People’s Republic of China. 
‘‘(4) COVERED COUNTRY.—The term ‘covered 
country’ means a country listed in Country Group D 
in Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the Export Ad-
ministration Regulations on January 1, 2025. 
‘‘(5) APPROVED UNITED STATES PERSON.—The 
term ‘approved United States person’ means any 
United States person designated as an approved 
United States person pursuant to the regulations 
outlined in subsection (d)(2). 
‘‘(b) LICENSE REQUIREMENT.—The Under Secretary 
of Commerce for Industry and Security shall require a li-
cense for the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of 
an advanced integrated circuit or product to a covered 
country. 
‘‘(c) LICENSE POLICY
FOR COUNTRIES
OF CON-
CERN.—The Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry 
and Security shall deny a license for the export, reexport, 
or in-country transfer of an advanced integrated circuit 
or product to an entity that is primarily located or 
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headquartered in, or the ultimate parent company of 
which is headquartered in, a country of concern. 
‘‘(d) EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN LICENSE RE-
QUIREMENT
FOR
APPROVED
UNITED
STATES
PER-
SONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The license requirement 
under subsection (b) shall not apply to the export, 
reexport, or in-country transfer of an advanced inte-
grated circuit or product if the advanced integrated 
circuit or product— 
‘‘(A) is destined for a country that is not 
a country of concern; and 
‘‘(B) remains under the ownership and 
control of an approved United States person. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and 
Security shall prescribe regulations— 
‘‘(A) establishing clear standards and re-
quirements a United States person is mandated 
to meet to obtain a designation as an approved 
United States person, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) a requirement that not more than 
10 percent of the ultimate beneficial own-
ership of the United States person may be 
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held, directly or indirectly, by any entity 
that primarily resides or is domiciled in a 
country of concern; 
‘‘(ii) physical security, cybersecurity, 
remote access security, and other measures 
designed to prevent the misuse, illicit ac-
cess, illicit transfer, or diversion of ad-
vanced integrated circuits and products; 
‘‘(iii) robust know your customer 
standards; and 
‘‘(iv) annual audit or attestation re-
quirements to ensure compliance with 
clauses (i), (ii), and (iii); and 
‘‘(B) describing the process by which the 
Under Secretary shall approve such a designa-
tion. 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 
this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
is amended— 
(1) in the table of contents in section 2(b), by 
inserting after the item relating to section 1758 the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 1758A. Control of exports of advanced integrated circuits.’’; and 
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(2) in the table of contents for title XVII of di-
vision A, by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 1758 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1758A. Control of exports of advanced integrated circuits.’’. 
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