The U.S. should ensure its export controls are not so restrictive that they harm the ability of American computing chip manufacturers to compete internationally, Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., said this week.
A group of 18 national security experts, including several former government officials, urged Congress Oct. 30 to pass legislation that would restrict U.S. sales of advanced AI chips to China and other arms-embargoed countries if there's unmet demand from American firms.
Reps. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the House Select Committee on China, announced Oct. 30 that they're introducing a companion to a Senate bill that would require U.S. manufacturers of advanced AI chips to make their products available to American firms before selling them to China and other "countries of concern."
House Select Committee on China ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., said Oct. 29 that Congress might need to pass legislation to enhance the ability of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to screen transactions for national security risks.
Nvidia’s Blackwell AI processors, the company’s latest advanced AI chip, will be part of trade negotiations in talks with China this week, President Donald Trump told reporters Oct. 28.
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., has put forth several changes to try to soften opposition to a bill that would require U.S. manufacturers of advanced AI chips to make their products available to American firms before selling them to China and other "countries of concern," a supporter of such restrictions said Oct. 24.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., are working together to ensure that their bill to restrict U.S. outbound investment in China clears its last major hurdle in Congress, Cornyn said late Oct. 22.
The success of the Trump administration's AI export plan depends on how fast the U.S. can export its AI technology around the world and whether the project allows the U.S. to strengthen relationships with allies, said Pablo Chavez, an adjunct senior fellow with the Center for a New American Security's Technology and National Security Program.
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Asked whether the Trump administration is considering new software-related export controls on China in response to Beijing's sweeping export restrictions over rare earths, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said: "I will confirm that everything is on the table."