"If approved by Congress and signed into law by the president, the legislation, introduced as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act by Senator Jim Banks (R-IN), would require exporters seeking licenses to countries of concern to certify US buyers had the right-of-first-refusal on advanced silicon. It would also make vendors meet all domestic demand before they can flog their wares to foreign customers."
""It should be the policy of the United States and the Department of Commerce to deny licenses for the export of the most powerful AI chips including such chips with total processing power of 4,800 or above and to restrict the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to foreign entities so long as United States entities are waiting and unable to acquire those same chips," the proposed legislation reads."
"The rules would enact new trade restrictions mandating that exporters obtain approval from the US Commerce Department for any shipment of advanced semiconductors exceeding steep performance caps, which we've covered in depth previously. "These performance caps, which were enacted in large part during the Biden administration, were designed to prevent the United States' most powerful chips from reaching countries of concern, most notably China.""
The GAIN AI Act of 2025 would require exporters seeking licenses to countries of concern to certify that United States buyers have a right-of-first-refusal on advanced silicon. Vendors would have to meet all domestic demand before exporting high-end chips. Exporters would need Commerce Department approval for shipments of advanced semiconductors exceeding established performance caps. The bill calls for denying licenses for chips with total processing power of 4,800 or above and restricting exports while U.S. entities are waiting and unable to acquire those chips. The caps aim to prevent powerful chips from reaching countries of concern, notably China, and cover many datacenter GPUs and some gaming cards.
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