Comment by Mark Beall

I write to express our support for the Chip Security Act (S.1705/H.R.3447) and to share our views on the key provisions of this bipartisan and bicameral legislation to stop advanced U.S. AI chips from falling into the hands of our adversaries. This legislation is urgently needed and the intent is clear: allies and trusted partners of the United States should benefit from our advanced computing capabilities while our adversaries should not. [...] While there are several legislative proposals before your respective committees that would enhance our current security posture, the Chip Security Act uniquely requires location verification for advanced AI chips. Absent this capability, any additional export control regime established by Congress or individual export decision by the Administration to approve the sale of a specific AI chip cannot be adequately enforced.