On the recordApril 27, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7372) to amend the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 to require the President to establish a semiconductor supply chain working group in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and submit reports to Congress on potential future disruptions to the supply chain. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 7372 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 ``Protecting Semiconductor Supply Chain Materials from Authoritarians Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE UKRAINE FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT OF 2014. The Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8921 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 11 as section 13; and (2) by inserting after section 10 the following new sections: ``SEC. 11. WORKING GROUP ON SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS. ``(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the President shall establish an interagency working group to address semiconductor supply chain issues caused by the Russia's illegal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine. ``(b) Membership.--The interagency working group established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be comprised of the head, or designee of the head, of each of the following: ``(1) The Department of State. ``(2) The Department of Defense.…





