SCALE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8306 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8306 To require the Secretary of Commerce in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence to implement a process for establishing a rolling annual standard for the sale of certain integrated circuits to certain countries. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2026 Mr. Moolenaar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 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 require the Secretary of Commerce in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence to implement a process for establishing a rolling annual standard for the sale of certain integrated circuits to certain countries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Semiconductor Controls Adjusted to Limit Exports Act'' or the ``SCALE Act''. SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. It is the policy of the United States to-- (1) lead in global diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) hardware and software; (2) shape international markets so that foreign adversaries remain reliant on United States and allied supply chains for AI hardware and software; (3) pursue export promotion and export control agendas that enable the diffusion of United States AI hardware and software and enduring United States leadership in advanced artificial intelligence; (4) ensure that the United States and its allies consistently apply export restrictions to ensure natio